Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Narrative / Factual)

Question:

Read the following passage carefully and answer the next five questions by choosing the correct options:

I am a king, I am a slave,
I am a worm, I am God,

DERZHAVIN

The following day Charsky sought our room number 35 in the dark and dirty corridor of an inn. He stopped at the door and knocked. The Italian of the previous day opened the door.

"Victory!" Charsky said to him. "The affair is settled. The Princess --- offers you her salon. At a big party last night I succeeded in recruiting half Petersburg. Get your tickets and programmes printed. I guarantee you, if not a triumph, at least a profit. . . ."

"And that's the main thing!" cried the Italian, expressing his delight by a spate of lively movements, characteristic of his southern origin. "I knew that you would help me. Corpo di Bacco! You are a poet like myself, and there's no denying that poets are splendid fellows! How can I express my gratitude? Wait... would you like to hear an improvisation?"

"An improvisation! ... But can you do without an audience, without music, without the thunder of applause?"

"Nonsense! Where could I find a better audience? You are a poet, you will understand me better than others, and your quiet encouragement will mean more to me than whole storms of applause.... Find yourself a seat somewhere and give me a theme".

Match the words in List - I with their meanings in List - II.

List – I
(Word)

List – II
(Meaning)

 (A) lively

 (I) series

 (B) splendid 

 (II) success

 (C) spate

 (III) active

 (D) triumph

 (IV) beautiful 

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)