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This English Grammar page offers two story-based comprehension passages, a clever tale of a pundit and a rich man and a folk tale about the Sun, a princess and a crow, with 30 questions in all, with answers and explanations. The exercises build skills in finding details, drawing conclusions and judging character, along with synonyms and antonyms from the text. Each question includes a short tip for tackling similar questions in bank exams.
Passage 11: The Pundit and the Rich Man
Directions (Qs. 126-135): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
A pundit was visiting a remote town. The people of the town worried him everyday with invitations for lunch or dinner. “I will only eat in a house where no one has ever told a lie,” said the pundit. A very rich man stepped up and said, “Come to my house, Oh master. No one in my home has ever told a lie.” The pundit accepted the invitation. Before going to the rich man’s house, the pundit inquired about the rich man and learned everything he could about him. Walking along with the rich man, the pundit asked, “How many children do you have ?” “Only one son,” replied the rich man. “The people of this town said he had three sons ! Why is he saying he has only one ? Is he lying ?” wondered the pundit, “but I should not be too hasty to judge him. Perhaps he is telling the truth. Let me wait.” “How old are you now ?” asked the pundit. “I am ten years old,” answered the rich man. “There he goes again ! His hair is gray, his face has wrinkles, he can barely walk, and he says he is only ten years old ! No, No. I should not come to a rushed conclusion. I shall give him one more chance,” decided the pundit. “How many acres of land do you have ?” asked the pundit, “I have only six feet of land for myself”, said the rich man. “This is like trying to hide a whole pumpkin in a spoonful of rice !” thought the pundit. “This man is indeed the king of liars ! How can I eat in his house ? Will it turn me into a liar as well ? Let me see how far he can go.”
When they arrived at the house the rich man told his wife, “We have a special guest today so make him your best lunch. I will take him to the lake for a walk. We will be back soon.” On their way back from the river, they passed an orchard. The rich man plucked two ripe mangoes, and cut a bunch of ripe bananas. “Whose orchard is this ?” asked the pundit. “This orchard belongs to the ones who do not sleep a wink at night,” replied the rich man. At the house, the rich man’s wife had laid out the lunch. “Please come and eat,” she said. “I need to clarify a few things first,” declared the pundit. “What is it ?” asked the rich man. “I know you have three sons, why did you say you had only one ?” demanded the pundit. The rich man immediately called for his sons and gave them a task. The eldest and the youngest both said, “Father, you are forever ordering us around”. Only the middle son promptly agreed to obey. “Did you see that, Oh Master ?” asked the rich man. “I do have three sons, but only one of them truly listens to me.” “Fine, but why did you claim that you were only ten years old ?” asked the pundit. “I am over sixty,” replied the rich man. “But for the last ten years, I have devoted myself to a spiritual life. I believe that it is only then since I have truly lived,” replied the rich man.
“Excellent answer,” applauded the pundit. “But you own thousands of acres of fertile land. Why did you claim to have only six feet ?” “I have acquired thousands of acres of land. I did every trick in the trade to become rich, but it has only made my sons proud and arrogant. What use is all this wealth to me ? When I die, the six feet of land where I will be buried is all that will truly be mine,” said the rich man.
The pundit sat down to eat. As he was taking his leave, he asked the rich man, “What did you mean when you said the orchard belongs to the ones who do not sleep a wink at night ?” “I do own the orchard and work hard tending to my trees, but at night, I am so tired that I fall asleep. Meanwhile the thieves, who stay awake all night, steal most of my yield. So in truth the orchard belongs to them. The ones who do not sleep a wink at night,” said the rich man.
(a) He would only eat from a rich man’s plate.
(b) He would only eat in a house where no one had lied.
(c) He would eat in a house that cooked only vegetarian food.
(d) He would only eat from a banana leaf.
(e) None of these
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Answer: (b) He would only eat in a house where no one had lied.
Explanation:
1. The pundit said, “I will only eat in a house where no one has ever told a lie.”
2. So (b) is correct.
3. The food, the leaf and the host’s wealth were never made conditions.
Teacher's Note:
1. A condition is usually given with the word “only”.
2. Find the pundit’s first speech.
1. The rich man had three sons.
2. The rich man was fifty years old.
3. The rich man owned vast acres of land.
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) Only 1 and 2
(e) Only 1 and 3
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Answer: (e) Only 1 and 3
Explanation:
1. The rich man proved that he had three sons, so 1 is true.
2. He said he was over sixty, not fifty, so 2 is false.
3. He admitted that he owned thousands of acres of land, so 3 is true. The answer is (e).
Teacher's Note:
1. Check numbers carefully: sixty, not fifty.
2. A statement that is not in the passage is false.
(a) He had a near death experience ten years ago.
(b) The rich man was trying to appear younger than his actual age.
(c) He had truly lived only after he devoted himself to spiritual life.
(d) The rich man was trying to convey his innocence to the pundit.
(e) The rich man wanted the pundit to know that he was still a child at heart.
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Answer: (c) He had truly lived only after he devoted himself to spiritual life.
Explanation:
1. The rich man explained, “For the last ten years, I have devoted myself to a spiritual life. I believe that it is only then since I have truly lived.”
2. So he counted his age from the time he began truly living, (c).
3. He admitted he was over sixty, so he was not trying to look younger.
Teacher's Note:
1. The explanation is given later in the passage, so read ahead.
2. Figurative statements (“ten years old”) need the speaker’s own meaning.
(a) He did not want the pundit to know that the orchard belonged to him.
(b) The orchard was distributed equally among his sons and he had only six feet for himself.
(c) He believed that when he died, he would have only six feet of land that would truly be his.
(d) The land that was productive in the whole orchard was only six feet long.
(e) The orchard belonged to his ancestors and only six feet was rightfully his.
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Answer: (c) He believed that when he died, he would have only six feet of land that would truly be his.
Explanation:
1. The rich man said, “When I die, the six feet of land where I will be buried is all that will truly be mine.”
2. So (c) is correct.
3. He did not hide ownership (he said he owned the orchard), and no distribution or ancestors are mentioned.
Teacher's Note:
1. Quote the line: “all that will truly be mine”.
2. Wrong options add facts that the story never gives.
1. That only pumpkin and rice was served for dinner.
2. That the rich man was a liar.
3. That the rich man grew only pumpkins in his orchard.
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) Only 1 and 2
(e) Only 2 and 3
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Answer: (b) Only 2
Explanation:
1. The pundit thought this when the rich man said he had only six feet of land, though the pundit knew he owned much more.
2. Hiding a whole pumpkin in a spoonful of rice means trying to hide a big lie in a small way, so the rich man seemed a liar (2).
3. It says nothing about food served or what is grown, so (b) is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. A phrase of this kind is a comparison for a big lie.
2. Read the thought that follows: “the king of liars”.
(a) The orchard belonged to his sons who looked after it.
(b) The orchard belonged to the thieves who robbed from it.
(c) The owls looked after the orchard during the night.
(d) The orchard belonged to the neighbours.
(e) The orchard was donated to charity.
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Answer: (b) The orchard belonged to the thieves who robbed from it.
Explanation:
1. He later explained that he falls asleep tired at night while the thieves stay awake and steal most of his yield.
2. So, in truth, the orchard belonged to the thieves, (b).
3. The other options are never mentioned.
Teacher's Note:
1. The meaning of a riddle is explained at the end.
2. Those who “do not sleep a wink” = the thieves.
(a) The pundit was not accustomed to having rich food.
(b) He felt that the rich man was proud and a two-faced human being.
(c) The rich man’s sons were not at home for lunch.
(d) He did not want to cause any trouble to the rich man’s wife.
(e) He felt that the rich man lied to him.
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Answer: (e) He felt that the rich man lied to him.
Explanation:
1. The pundit thought the rich man’s answers about sons, age and land were lies and called him the king of liars.
2. He feared that eating in the house of such a liar might turn him into a liar as well.
3. So he hesitated because he felt the rich man had lied to him, (e).
Teacher's Note:
1. Link the hesitation to the pundit’s own condition (no liars).
2. Proud and arrogant describe the sons, not the rich man.
(a) The pundit was spying on the rich man.
(b) The pundit had inquired and learned about the rich man prior to the lunch.
(c) The rich man was avoiding certain questions asked by the pundit.
(d) The pundit found it hard to believe that the rich man never lied.
(e) The rich man had too many secrets.
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Answer: (b) The pundit had inquired and learned about the rich man prior to the lunch.
Explanation:
1. Before going to the house, the pundit inquired about the rich man and learned everything he could about him.
2. So he knew that the rich man had three sons and much land, which did not match what the rich man said.
3. That is why he felt he was lying, (b).
Teacher's Note:
1. The pundit’s earlier inquiry is the key detail.
2. The rich man answered every question, so he was not avoiding them.
(a) His middle son was the only child who obeyed him.
(b) His eldest and youngest sons had long been married.
(c) He had adopted his other two sons.
(d) He did not want to introduce his eldest and youngest sons to the pundit.
(e) He only loved his second son, who was taking care of him.
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Answer: (a) His middle son was the only child who obeyed him.
Explanation:
1. The rich man called his three sons and gave them a task, and only the middle son agreed to obey.
2. He then said, “I do have three sons, but only one of them truly listens to me.”
3. So (a) is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Reasons are often given in the speaker’s later words.
2. “Truly listens” = obeys.
(a) The rich man claimed to have never told a lie.
(b) The rich man was an old friend of the pundit.
(c) The rich man could afford to treat the pundit.
(d) The rich man owed the pundit a favour.
(e) The pundit travelled a long distance and he was tired.
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Answer: (a) The rich man claimed to have never told a lie.
Explanation:
1. The pundit had decided to eat only where no one had ever told a lie.
2. The rich man said that no one in his home had ever told a lie, and so the pundit accepted the invitation, which matches (a).
3. Friendship, wealth, favours and tiredness are never mentioned.
Teacher's Note:
1. Match the condition and the claim made by the host.
2. Do not add background facts that the passage does not give.
Directions (Qs. 136-138): Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
(a) Growing
(b) Supplying
(c) Watching
(d) Attending
(e) Contributing
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Answer: (d) Attending
Explanation:
1. Tending to trees means looking after and taking care of them.
2. Attending (giving care and attention to) is the nearest, (d).
3. Growing means raising, supplying means providing, and contributing and watching do not mean looking after.
Teacher's Note:
1. Tend = look after; “tend to” = attend to.
2. Test each option in the sentence.
(a) Confirm
(b) Explain
(c) Simplify
(d) Describe
(e) Express
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Answer: (b) Explain
Explanation:
1. To clarify is to make something clear.
2. Explain is the nearest, (b).
3. Confirm means to say something is true, and simplify, describe and express do not mean making clear.
Teacher's Note:
1. Clarify = explain or make clear.
2. Confirm needs something that is already known.
(a) Easily
(b) Hardly
(c) Scantily
(d) Poorly
(e) Completely
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Answer: (b) Hardly
Explanation:
1. Barely means only just, with great difficulty.
2. Hardly has the same meaning, (b).
3. Easily and completely are opposites, and scantily and poorly do not fit with “walk”.
Teacher's Note:
1. Barely = hardly = scarcely.
2. These three words have a negative sense.
Directions (Qs. 139-140): Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
(a) Drained
(b) Sleepy
(c) Relaxed
(d) Energised
(e) Exhausted
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Answer: (d) Energised
Explanation:
1. Tired means lacking energy and needing rest.
2. The opposite is full of energy, energised, (d).
3. Drained, sleepy and exhausted are synonyms, and relaxed means calm, not full of energy.
Teacher's Note:
1. Remove the three synonyms first.
2. Relaxed is calm but may still be tired.
(a) Unique
(b) Exclusive
(c) Rare
(d) Important
(e) Ordinary
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Answer: (e) Ordinary
Explanation:
1. Special means different from the usual and of particular importance.
2. The opposite is ordinary, (e).
3. Unique, exclusive, rare and important are all synonyms in this sense.
Teacher's Note:
1. Four of the options are synonyms; the remaining one is the answer.
2. Special - ordinary.
Passage 12: Why the Crow is Black
Directions (Qs. 141-150): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
The Sun, while going on his daily rounds saw a princess and fell in love with her. Whenever he could slip away from the heavens he would take human form and go down to the princess to spend some time with her. The princess too became quite fond of him and would wait for him to come. One day the Sun decided to send her a blood-red ruby as a token of his love for her. He put the gem in a silk bag, and calling a crow that was flying past, asked the bird to deliver the gem to his beloved. Crows had milky white feathers in those days and it was considered auspicious if a crow came anywhere near you. So the Sun was pleased that he had found a crow to deliver the gem. As the crow sped through the sky with the silken bag, the aroma of food lured him. Looking down the crow saw that a wedding feast was in progress, and immediately it was distracted from its mission. Food was one thing it could never resist !
Alighting on a tree nearby, it hung the bag on a twig and went off to find some food. While the crow was feasting, a merchant passing by saw the bag on the tree, and knocked it down with a pole. When he opened the bag and saw its contents he almost swooned in joy. Quickly pocketing the ruby, he filled the bag with dry cow dung that was lying there, and then deftly returned the bag to the branch. It was all done so quickly that the crow missed all the action. After having its fill, it flew up to the tree, and picking up the bag took it to the person it was intended for. The princess was in the garden. When the crow gave her the bag, she took it eagerly, knowing that it was from the Sun. But when she saw its contents she reeled back in shock and anger. Believing that it was the Sun’s way of telling her that he did not care for her, she flung the bag away, rushed to her palace, and never came out again. When the Sun learnt of what had happened he was furious.
So great was his anger that when he turned his scorching gaze on the crow, its feathers were burned black. Its feathers have been black ever since. The ruby did not stay with the man who stole it. It fell out of his pocket and rolled into a deep pit. Men have been trying to dig it out ever since. Many precious stones have been found in the process, making Myanmar one of the richest sources of rubies and sapphires, but the ruby that the Sun sent to the princess is yet to be found.
(a) He sent her the crow
(b) He sent her dry cow dung
(c) He sent her a red ruby
(d) He gifted her the city of Myanmar
(e) None of these
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Answer: (c) He sent her a red ruby
Explanation:
1. The Sun decided to send her a blood-red ruby as a token of his love.
2. So (c) is correct.
3. The cow dung was put into the bag later by the merchant, so (b) is wrong.
Teacher's Note:
1. Separate what was sent from what was received.
2. Find the line with “token of his love”.
(a) She did not like rubies
(b) The crow was known to bring bad luck
(c) She had found cow dung in the bag
(d) She thought the Sun was playing a cruel joke on her
(e) She had wanted the Sun to personally deliver it
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Answer: (c) She had found cow dung in the bag
Explanation:
1. The princess eagerly opened the bag and found dry cow dung in it, which shocked and angered her.
2. She flung the bag away on seeing this, so (c) is the reason.
3. The passage says she took it as a sign that the Sun did not care for her, not that he was joking, and crows were believed to be lucky.
Teacher's Note:
1. Choose the direct cause given in the passage.
2. Her belief about the Sun came after seeing the cow dung.
(a) Humans discovered the stones in their search for the lost ruby
(b) The crow spread the news of the lost ruby
(c) The princess went in search of the lost ruby and discovered other precious stones
(d) The merchant went in search of the ruby that fell off his pocket
(e) The merchant’s clumsiness led to the discovery of precious stones
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Answer: (a) Humans discovered the stones in their search for the lost ruby
Explanation:
1. The ruby fell into a deep pit, and men have been trying to dig it out ever since.
2. In this process, many precious stones were found, so (a) is correct.
3. The crow, the princess and the merchant did not search for it.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the last paragraph slowly.
2. “Men” in the passage = humans.
(a) The merchant calling out to him
(b) The wedding that was taking place below
(c) The ruby that the Sun sent for the princess
(d) The temptation of the smell of food
(e) The huge crowd at the wedding
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Answer: (d) The temptation of the smell of food
Explanation:
1. The passage says the aroma of food lured the crow, and food was one thing it could never resist.
2. So the temptation of the smell of food distracted it, (d).
3. The wedding was only where the food was, and the crowd and the merchant did not distract it.
Teacher's Note:
1. Look for the cause (food) rather than the place (wedding).
2. “Lured” = tempted.
(a) The princess loved crows
(b) The crow was the only bird available at the time
(c) The crow was considered to be an auspicious bird
(d) The crow knew where the princess lived
(e) The Sun trusted the crow
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Answer: (c) The crow was considered to be an auspicious bird
Explanation:
1. The passage says it was considered auspicious if a crow came near you.
2. The Sun was pleased that he had found a crow to deliver the gem, so (c) is correct.
3. The Sun did not choose the crow for trust or knowledge, but because it happened to fly past and was a lucky bird.
Teacher's Note:
1. The reason is found right after “So the Sun was pleased”.
2. Auspicious = lucky.
(a) He did not succeed in stealing the ruby
(b) The ruby fell out of his pocket
(c) The crow returned just in time and caught him red handed
(d) He soon discovered many more precious stones
(e) None of these
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Answer: (b) The ruby fell out of his pocket
Explanation:
1. The ruby did not stay with the man who stole it.
2. It fell out of his pocket and rolled into a deep pit, so (b) is correct.
3. He did steal the ruby, and the crow never saw him.
Teacher's Note:
1. Find what happened after he pocketed the ruby.
2. “Short lived” = lost soon.
(a) The crow was punished by the Sun for its clumsiness
(b) The crow was burned black by the scorching gaze of the angry Sun
(c) The crow was not considered auspicious any more
(d) The crow was cursed by the merchant
(e) None of these
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Answer: (b) The crow was burned black by the scorching gaze of the angry Sun
Explanation:
1. The Sun was so angry that he turned his scorching gaze on the crow.
2. The crow’s feathers were burned black, so (b) is correct.
3. The Sun’s anger was about the failed delivery, and it was a burning gaze, not a curse or punishment for clumsiness.
Teacher's Note:
1. Pick the option that describes what actually happened.
2. “Punished for clumsiness” is a loose paraphrase, not the cause shown.
(a) The Careless Black Crow
(b) Myanmar and its Mineral Riches
(c) The Sun and the Princess
(d) The Depressed Princess
(e) The Sun and the Ruby
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Answer: (c) The Sun and the Princess
Explanation:
1. The story starts with the Sun’s love for the princess and goes on to the gift, its loss and the princess’s hurt.
2. The title “The Sun and the Princess” covers these main characters and the main theme, so it is the best, (c).
3. The other titles cover only a small part of the story.
Teacher's Note:
1. A title should name the main characters or the main theme.
2. Reject titles that focus on a small detail.
(a) To deliver the gift to the princess
(b) To attend the wedding
(c) To make the Sun angry
(d) To keep the princess in her palace
(e) To protect the princess from the harmful Sun
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Answer: (a) To deliver the gift to the princess
Explanation:
1. The Sun asked the crow to deliver the gem to his beloved.
2. So its mission was to deliver the gift to the princess, (a).
3. The wedding was only a distraction.
Teacher's Note:
1. Mission = the task given.
2. Read the start of the passage.
(a) That the Sun truly loved her
(b) That the crow was an evil bird
(c) That the crow was playing a joke on her
(d) That the Sun did not love her anymore
(e) That the cow dung was a token of the Sun’s love for her
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Answer: (d) That the Sun did not love her anymore
Explanation:
1. The passage says she believed that it was the Sun’s way of telling her that he did not care for her.
2. So the message she got was that the Sun no longer loved her, (d).
3. She never thought the crow was joking or evil.
Teacher's Note:
1. “Did not care for her” = did not love her.
2. Use the princess’s belief, not the real facts.
Directions (Qs. 151-153): Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
(a) Symbol
(b) Insurance
(c) Slip
(d) Assurance
(e) Investment
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Answer: (a) Symbol
Explanation:
1. A token is a thing given as a sign of a feeling.
2. Symbol means a sign that stands for something, so (a) fits.
3. Assurance means a promise, and insurance, slip and investment do not mean a sign.
Teacher's Note:
1. Token of love = symbol of love.
2. Assurance is a trap; it means a promise.
(a) Skillfully
(b) Blindly
(c) Eagerly
(d) Rightfully
(e) Innocently
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Answer: (a) Skillfully
Explanation:
1. Deftly means quickly and with skill.
2. Skillfully is the same, (a).
3. The merchant was neither blind nor innocent, and the sentence is not about right.
Teacher's Note:
1. Deft = skilful and quick.
2. Blindly is the opposite.
(a) Religious
(b) Lucky
(c) Fulfilling
(d) Charming
(e) Normal
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Answer: (b) Lucky
Explanation:
1. Auspicious means a sign of good luck and success.
2. Lucky is the nearest, (b).
3. Religious, fulfilling and charming do not mean a sign of good luck.
Teacher's Note:
1. Auspicious = favourable, lucky.
2. Do not choose religious just because auspicious events often have religious links.
Directions (Qs. 154-155): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
(a) Cool
(b) Heated
(c) Warm
(d) Silent
(e) Composed
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Answer: (a) Cool
Explanation:
1. Scorching means burning hot.
2. The opposite is cool, (a).
3. Heated and warm are similar in sense, and silent and composed are about sound and mood.
Teacher's Note:
1. Scorching - burning; opposite - cool or freezing.
2. Composed is the opposite of angry, not of hot.
(a) Beaming
(b) Angry
(c) Forgiving
(d) Calm
(e) Sulking
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Answer: (d) Calm
Explanation:
1. Furious means extremely angry.
2. The opposite is calm, (d).
3. Angry is a synonym, and sulking is a kind of silent anger.
Teacher's Note:
1. Furious - angry (synonym); calm - opposite.
2. Forgiving is a result of calm, not the direct opposite.
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