CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was a bowl of Horlicks given to Tricky?
A
to build him up
B
to put him to sleep
C
because of malnutrition
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans. To bring Tricki to normal health she started giving him a beer and cod-liver oil. She also gave him a bowl of Horlicks at night to make him sleep.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mrs Pumphrey thought that Tricki was suffering from malnutrition, as he was weak and listless. So, she started to give him extra snacks like cod-liver oil and malt between the main meals and Horlicks after dinner to make him stronger.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solution : Tricki was overfed by Mrs. Pumphrey. He became hugely fat and inactive. He was pampered with a lot of cream cakes, chocolates and Hotlinks.

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