The corridor I was in began angling left and slanting downward and I thought that was wrong, but I kept on walking. All I could hear was the empty sound of my own footsteps and I didn’t pass a soul. Then I heard that sort of hollow roar ahead that means open space and people talking. The tunnel turned sharp left; I went down a short flight of stairs and came out on the third level at Grand Central Station. For just a moment I thought I was back on the second level, but I saw the room was smaller, there were fewer ticket windows and train gates, and the information booth in the centre was wood and old-looking. And the man in the booth wore a green eyeshade and long black sleeve protectors.
(The Third Level)
What initially made the narrator uncertain about the corridor he was walking through ?
What initially made the narrator uncertain about the corridor he was walking through ?
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- The corridor changed direction unexpectedly.
- Dim lights and strange signs.
- The walls echoed with unfamiliar voices.
- The floor felt uneven and unstable underfoot.
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
The extract begins: 'The corridor I was in began angling left and slanting downward and I thought that was wrong'. His doubt arose from the change in the corridor's direction.
Step 2: Check the other options:
No dim lights or signs are mentioned, he hears only his own footsteps and no voices at this point, and nothing is said about an uneven floor.
Final Answer:
(A) The corridor changed direction unexpectedly.
The ‘hollow roar’ that the narrator heard signifies __________.
The ‘hollow roar’ that the narrator heard signifies __________.
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Solution and Explanation
The narrator says he 'heard that sort of hollow roar ahead that means open space and people talking'. The author himself tells us what the sound means.
Step 2: Complete the blank:
The roar is the sound of a large space filled with the voices of many people.
Final Answer:
open space and people talking
Complete the sentence :
The narrator’s realization that he was not on the second level was triggered by _________.
Complete the sentence :
The narrator’s realization that he was not on the second level was triggered by _________.
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Solution and Explanation
He thought for a moment he was on the second level, 'but' then saw several differences: the room was smaller and there were fewer ticket windows and train gates.
Step 2: Add the other clues:
The information booth was made of wood and looked old, and the man in it wore a green eyeshade and long black sleeve protectors.
Final Answer:
the smaller room with fewer ticket windows and train gates, the old wooden information booth and the man's old-fashioned dress
Read the assertion and the reason below, with reference to the given extract.
Assertion : The narrator got confused about his location in the Grand Central Station.
Reason : The third level of the Grand Central Station was smaller than the second level.
Choose the correct option :
Read the assertion and the reason below, with reference to the given extract.
Assertion : The narrator got confused about his location in the Grand Central Station.
Reason : The third level of the Grand Central Station was smaller than the second level.
Choose the correct option :
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- Both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
- Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
- The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
- The assertion is false, but the reason is true.
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
The narrator walked on although he thought the corridor was wrong, and for a moment took the third level to be the second. So he was indeed confused about where he was.
Step 2: Check the reason and its link:
The extract says the room was smaller than on the second level. This difference is the very thing that told him he was in a different place, so it explains the confusion.
Final Answer:
(A) Both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
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