CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
I was able to tell her that the little fellow was out of danger and convalescing rapidly. What does ‘convalescing’ mean?
A
deteriorating
B
improving
C
running
D
walking
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution : The moment Mrs Pumphrey heard that Tricki was out of danger and convalescing, she was excited. She started bringing fresh eggs, two dozen at a time, to build up his strength.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mrs. Pumphery got excited to know that Tricky was improving in health. She brought round fresh eggs and bottles of wine to strengthen its health further. She even sent brandy for it supposing it would enrich its health.

Detailed explanation-3: -Convalescence is the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness or injury. It refers to the later stage of an infectious disease or illness when the patient recovers and returns to previous health, but may continue to be a source of infection to others even if feeling better.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The word convalescing affected Mrs Pumphrey in such a way that when she heard that her dog is recovering fastly and swiftly, she started bringing 2 dozen round eggs every day to build up trickie’s strength, later she started bringing 2 bottles of wine to enrich trickie’s blood.

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