CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ADVENTURES OF TOTO

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ticket collector categorized Toto as a dog as ____
A
he looked like a dog.
B
he wanted his ticket fare.
C
he disliked monkeys.
D
he wanted to earn money.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ticket collector classified Toto as a dog because there was no mention of fare in his rulebook for a monkey to travel in the railways.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ticket collector insists on calling Toto a dog because he only charged for dogs on the train and Toto was probably almost the same size as a dog.

Detailed explanation-3: -Toto was classified a dog by the ticket-collector; and three rupees was the sum handed over as his fare.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ticket collector was following his rulebooks. As there seems to be no rule for fixing a monkey’s fare so he equated Toto with dog.

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