Who made his musical entry on the scene with the ‘jhang, jhang’ sound?

* Who made his musical entry on the scene with the ‘jhang, jhang’ sound?

(i) The children
(ii) The elders of the village
(iii) The baker
(iv) All of these
Answer: (iii) The baker

* How did the baker greet the lady of the house?
(i) Saying ‘Good morning’
(ii) Saying ‘How are you’
(iii) Saying ‘Good bye’
(iv) Both (ii) and (iii)
Answer: (i) Saying ‘Good morning’

* Pushing aside the kids, the loaves were delivered to the ……………………
(i) house owner
(ii) women of the hosue
(iii) servant
(iv) old men
Answer: (iii) servant

* For whom were the loaves and the bangles made?
(i) Loaves for children and bangles for the ladies
(ii) Loaves for the elders and bangles for the children
(iii) Loaves for the ladies only
(iv) Both (i) and (iii)
Answer: (ii) Loaves for the elders and bangles for the children

* Find out a word from the passage similar in meaning to ‘scold’.
(i) praise
(ii) acquaint
(iii) repent
(iv) rebuke
Answer: (iv) rebuke

* When did the baker usually collect his bills?
(i) In the starting of the month
(ii) In the mid of the month
(iii) At the end of the month
(iv) At the end of the year
Answer: (iii) At the end of the month

* Where were monthly accounts recorded?
(i) On some wall in pencil
(ii)

On plain paper
(iii) In notebooks
(iv) In diaries
Answer: (ii) On plain paper

* ……………………… was indeed a profitable profession in the old days?
(i) Cooking
(ii) Serving
(iii) Writing
(iv) Baking
Answer: (iv) Baking

* Who always looked happy and prosperous?
(i) The baker
(ii) The baker, his family and servants
(iii) The relatives of the baker
(iv) All of these
Answer: (ii) The baker, his family and servants

* Find out a word from the passage similar in meaning to ‘evidence’.
(i) disproof
(ii) contradiction
(iii) contravention
(iv) testimony
Answer: (iv) testimony