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प्रश्न
Thinking about the Text
Given below are some emotions that Kezia felt. Match the emotions in Column A with
the items in Column B.
| A | B |
| 1. Fear or terror | (i) Father comes into her room to give her a goodbye kiss |
| 2. glad sense of relief | (ii) Noise of the carriage grows fainter |
| 3. a “funny” feeling, perhaps of understanding |
(iii) Father comes home |
| (iv) Speaking to father | |
| (v) Going to bed when alone at home | |
| (vi) Father comforts her and falls asleep | |
| (vii) Father stretched out on the safa. snoring |
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उत्तर
| A |
B |
| 1. Fear or terror |
(iii) Father comes home |
| 2. glad sense of relief | (i) Father comes into her room to give her a goodbye kiss (ii) Noise of the carriage grows fainter |
| 3. a “funny” feeling, perhaps of understanding |
(vi) Father comforts her and falls asleep |
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