Neela was going to the basement café

Neela was going to the basement café in her hotel to have breakfast. She didn’t have a proper dinner the night before. She couldn’t sleep well and got up early. She got into the lift and pressed the button that read B1. On the 14^th floor a stranger got in. He was about 300lbs and more than six feet tall. He looked like a giant. Neela felt that there was not enough room for her. She was scared. She hoped that he would get out soon. Her heart sank when the man pressed B1 too. Neela eyed the giant nervously.

Perspiaration trickled down her forehead though the air-conditioner was working in the elevator. She felt weak at the knees. She looked at the man helplessly and thought to herself,`` My goodness! Will I be having breakfast at the same time as this man?” The giant suddenly spoke,`` Hello! Going for breakfast?” ``Yes,” Neela answered meekly. ``You are pretty early,” the giant said, ``I thought I was the only early bird”. Neela was surprised to hear such a soft voice. She looked at him……well he had soft eyes and she was no more afraid. May be he wasn’t so frightening after all.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives:                                      1  5 = 5

    a. The stranger was a man of …………….figure.

        i) tiny                           ii) little                         iii) gigantic                     iv) small

    b. Neela was afraid of the man because……………….

        i) he possed a huge body                                         ii) he possed a skeleton body

       iii) he was slender                                                   iv) he was skeleton like

    c. Neela replied to the question of the man……………

        i) boldly                    ii) cordially                    iii) mildly                    iv) sincerely

    d. At the sight of the man Neela’s forehead was………….

        i) bleeding                ii) sweating                 iii) shrinking               iv) contracting

    e. The stranger pressed………………button.

        i) the same                   ii) different                   iii) another              iv) the special

2. Write whether the statements are true or false.If false, give the correct answer:                                                                                                      1  5 = 5

    a. The café was situated in the underground.

    b. She got up early because she didn’t have a sound sleep.

    c. Last night she had a good dinner.

    d. Neela met the stranger on the first floor.

    e. Neela was going upstair.

3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box.There  are more word than necessary :                                       0.510  = 5

                                                                                                                                                                  

voice	frighten	situated	talking	small	overcame
look	having	glad	sweating	gigantic	sound

Neela could not enjoy a (a)---------- sleep last night because of not (b)---------- a proper dinner. So she left her bed early. She was going to the café (c)---------- at the basement of hotel for (d)---------- breakfast. In the lift she met a stranger who had a (e)---------- figure. Neela became (f)---------- to see such a giant like man. She took a nervous (g) at the man. She was (h)---------- though the air-conditioner was working. However, Neela (i)---------- her nervousness to hear the soft (j)---------- of the stranger.

4. Write a paragraph based on the information about Neela’s meeting a stranger in the lift. Use the clues in the box below.                                                5

sweat ----- voice ----- lift ----- meet ----- nervous ----- pacify ----- breakfast

5. Answer the following questions :                                                            1  5 = 5

    a. Why did Neela get up early ?

    b. Why did Neela feel that there was not enough room in the lift ?

    c. What did neela go to the basement for ?

    d. What did the man look like ?

    e. Why was Neela scared and what happened to her ?

6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the text :                                                               

Neela was going to the café (a)---------- at the basement in the hotel for (b)---------- breakfast. She couldn’t take her dinner (c)---------- the night before. She could have a sound (d)---------- and so she got up early. (e)---------- ino the lift, she pressed the button that read B1. A stranger (f)---------- 300 lbs and more than 6feet tall (g)---------- into the lift. He was (h)---------- . Her heart sank when she saw the man (i)---------- B1 too. Neela eyed the giant with (j)----------.  

7. Suppose you are Nila. Now write in about 70-80 words about your experience of going to the cafe and meeting with a strange man in the lift.       5

8. Read  the passage  again and write the  main idea of the passage in not more 

than five sentences.                                                                                                   5

9. Write a paragraph on “The School Magazine”.                                              10