CLASS 10
A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mrs. Pumphrey
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Mrs. Pumphrey’s maid
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James Herriot
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: (a) The sweet things mentioned in the extract are cream cakes and chocolates. (b) The speaker enquires if the sweet things have been cut down because these were spoiling Trickis health and he needed to be put on a strict diet. (c) The phrase cut down means to reduce the quantity of something.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Dr Herriot was worried about Tricki because he had become hugely fat and inactive. He suggested Mrs Pumphrey to cut down his food and give him some exercise, but she was reluctant to do so.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yes, Mrs. Pumphrey had cut down on sweet things from Tricki’s diet for some time but he seemed to be so weak that she had to back down. He loved cream cakes and chocolates so much that she couldn’t bear to refuse him.
Detailed explanation-4: -Herriot warned Mrs. Pumphrey that if she didn’t cut his food right down and give him more exercise he is going to be really ill. He advised her to harden her heart and keep Tricki on a very strict diet.