CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The poor lady almost swooned. What does ‘swooned’ mean here?
A
cried
B
fainted
C
slept
D
fell down
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pumphery is referred to as a poor lady because her dog is malnourished. b) Mr. Herriot advised her that Tricki should remain in surgery to receive treatment, and she agreed. This caused Her to swoon since she was afraid that if her dog didn’t see Mrs. Pumphery for for one day, he would languish and die.

Detailed explanation-2: -A) Mrs. Pumphery Is Called poor lady here because her dog is suffering from malnutrition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Did it help him? Mrs Pumphrey kept Tricki on extra diet because she felt he was suffering from malnutrition and needed malt, cod-liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks. No, it didn’t help him. On the other hand, he had put on a lot of weight which made him lethargic.

Detailed explanation-4: -The only way was to get Tricki out of the house for a period. I suggested that he be hospitalised for about a fortnight to be kept under observation. The poor lady almost swooned. She was sure he would pine and die if he did not see her every day.

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