SECTION-C: LITERATURE (20 MARKS)

Read the following extract and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two given:

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"Not a leaf remained on the trees. The corn was totally destroyed. The flowers were gone from the plants. Lencho's soul was filled with sadness. When the storm had passed, he stood in the middle of the field and said to his sons, 'A plague of locusts would have left more than this. The hail has left nothing.'"

1. Who said, "A plague of locusts would have left more than this"?

a) Lencho's son
b) Lencho's wife
c) Lencho's friend
d) Lencho

2. Which crop was growing on Lencho's fields?

a) Corn
b) Barley
c) Rice
d) All of the above

3. What destroyed Lencho's fields?

a) Heavy rainfall
b) Hailstorm
c) Landslide
d) Flood

4. Find the word that means the opposite of 'restored' as used in the passage.

a) Remained
b) Destroyed
c) Passed
d) Sadness

5. What do you mean by 'hail' in the last line of the given extract?

a) Hell
b) Hale
c) Hailstorm
d) Downpour