Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

PassageThe drama of birth passed, the midwife grew restless. She became conscious of the outer world. There were high excited voices, wagons clattered over stones, She turned to the window. Neighbours with carts piled high with household possessions hurried by. They called out to her. For a moment the woman hesitated. She looked at the mother on the bed with the infant in her arms, the excitement of the outside world seized her. Quickly she left the room. The small boy knelt as his mother's bedside, his little face against hers. Softly he kissed the pale cheek. The boy's heart had become a man's. He tried by touch and look to speak his love, his admiration. His mother smiled at him as she soothed the baby, glad to be free from pain. But presently the noise of the departing townspeople reached her ears. She stirred uneasily and fear crept into her eyes. Passionately she held her little one to her.

Which one of the following statements about the small boy is NOT true?

  1. The small boy knelt beside his mother's bed.

  2. He kissed the pale cheek of her mother.

  3. The boy's heart had become a man's.

  4. The small boy had done nothing for her ailing mother.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option D is correct as the NOT true statement. The passage shows the boy knelt at his mother's bedside (supporting A), kissed her pale cheek (supporting B), and his emotional maturity is described as 'The boy's heart had become a man's' (supporting C). Option D claims he 'had done nothing' which contradicts these caring actions. He showed love and support to his ailing mother.

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