12th Eng.Ch-3 FLAMINGO DEEP WATER by William Douglas 5 SOLVED EXTRACTS
Ch-3 FLAMINGO DEEP WATER by William Douglas Directions: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. Extract -1 He yelled, 'Hi, Skinny! How'd you like to be ducked?' With that he picked me up and tossed me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, swallowed water, and went at once to the bottom. I was frightened, but not yet frightened out of my wits. (a) 'He yelled'. Who yelled in the first line? (i) The coach (il) The father (iii) An eighteen years old boy (iv) None of the above (b) Who is addressed as 'skinny'? (i) The other swimmer (ii) The narrator's friend (iii) The narrator (iv) The eighteen years old boy (c) What did the boy do with the narrator? (d) How did the narrator land? (e) The word 'swallow' means (f) Give an antonym of 'skinny'. Extract -1 Answers (a) (iii) An eighteen years old boy (b) (iii) The narrator (c) He tossed the narrator into the deep end of the pool. (d) The narrator landed...