| Q.9 | Select the option to fill in the missing sentence that fits into the context of the passage. A. At the next festival season, Beshang the widower died. B. ______. C. The villagers said the storm had come to take him, because as soon as Beshang died, it left as suddenly as it had come. D. At his funeral, he was given the honour due to the oldest member of the village. | |
| Ans | 1. If anyone wanted to attend the funeral, they would be able to come on hearing the message. | |
| 2. He had been ailing for a long time, and one night when a great storm raged through the countryside, he breathed his last. | ||
| 3. He was known as a young man respectful to older people and regarded well among his peers, and admired by his age-group people. | ||
| 4. For many people who had relatives or friends living in other villages, this was one way of communicating news of a death. |
Correct Ans Provided: 2
