Q. 13. Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions given below it:
The day of the race dawned. It turned out to be a close race. Towards the end, Mamta caught up with the champion. Her eyes were fixed at the finishing line. Like Arjuna in the Mahabharata aiming at the fish’s eye. Mamta too could see nothing else. And in the end she did win, though by a couple of seconds only. It was so unexpected that there was a moment’s silence all around as she crossed the finishing line. Even the judges on the field were surprised that someone looking so frail and delicate could run so fast. There was a lot of excitement on the field before Mamta was announced the winner.
Questions:
(1) The word in the passage similar in meaning to the beginning of a day is. (1)
(a) race (b) dawn (c) close

Ans. (a) Race

(2) The writer of this lesson, from which the extract has been taken is. (1)
(a) Sudha Murthy (b) Burt Dubin (c) Minakshi G. Jain

Ans. (a) Sudha Murthy

(3) Mamta’s eyes were fixed at. (1)
(a) the judges (b) the finishing line (c) the fish’s eye

Ans. The finishing line

(4) Who did win the race? (2)

Ans. Mamta win the race.