What excuse did the traveller make to teach a lesson to the gate-keeper?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.

Which word in the passage is the opposite of ‘keep’?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.

Why was the man demanding a silver coin?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.

Why was the door locked?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.

How was the silver coin exchanged?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.

Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with a conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

Escaping from the bloodthirsty enemy, I crossed the fields ___________ there was a gate.

Directions: Choose the correct word to fill the blank.

I realised that it was __________ terrible thing to be sinful.

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

Let the _______________ of cows pass across the road.

Directions: Select the most similar meaning for the given word.

Introvert

Directions: Select the phrase similar in meaning to the underlined word.

Peter resembles his father greatly.

Directions: Arrange the following jumbled sentence.

A. was made B. the furniture C. of oak D. dining room E. in the

Directions: Insert the suitable preposition.

I have not seen Ramesh ________ Monday, when he last came to the office.

Directions: Choose the opposite word.

Lethal

Directions: Choose the correct linking verb to fill the blank.

He ________ exhausted after working all night.

Directions: Give one word for the underlined phrase.

The medical board performed examination of the corpse to determine the cause of death.