CLASS 10
A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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1. bend
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2. worried
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3. upset
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4. both 2 and 3
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Detailed explanation-1: -Let us the meaning of the word ‘Distraught’. Distraught: very worried, distressed and upset.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Mrs Pumphrey was worried and distraught because Tricki would not eat anything. It even refused its favourite dishes. It had bouts of vomiting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mrs. Pumphrey is worried about Tricki because he would eat nothing and spend all his time lying on the rug and panting. He refused to eat his favourite dishes and would have bouts of vomiting. Tricki did not want to go for walks or do anything at all.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pumphrey told about Tricki that he was very unenergetic. Mrs. Pumphrey thought that he must be suffering from malnutrition, so she had been giving him some little extra food between meals to build his health. She also gave him some malt and cod-liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks at night to make him sleep.