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Subjects
English Language State Board
Class 9
Prose
Seventeen Oranges

1. Choose the correct answers from the options given below.

Exercise condition:

5 m.

Choose the correct answer:

1. The narrator was very fond of _____________.

eating oranges.
munching away at something.
reading detective stories.
driving a pony-and-cart.

2. The narrator was searched by the policeman, because ____________.

he was carrying a box.
the oranges could be smelt.
his pockets were bulging.
he was singing songs.

3. The narrator kept his mouth shut when questioned by Pongo, because__________.

the oranges would fall out.
he did not steal the oranges.
he was scared of Pongo.
anything said would be held as evidence against him.

4. The voice in the narrator’s head advised him to____________.

confess the truth to Pongo.
deny his guilt
eat all the oranges
hide all the oranges.

5. Pongo found no trace of the oranges on the table, because___________.

Pongo’s mate had stolen them.
all the oranges were sold.
the narrator had eaten them
they disappeared mysteriously

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