I tried to sound severe : “Now I really mean this, If you don’t cut his food right down and give him more exercise he is going to be really ill. You must harden your heart and keep him on a very strict diet”.
(a) The speaker tried to sound severe because _______
(b) For whom was the advice given __________
(c) Find the word in the extract which is a synonym of the word ‘serious’.
1. severe
2. strict
3. exercise
4. sound
(d) The antonym of ‘hardened’ is ________
Class 10 English Chapter 1 Reference to context – RTC 1
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(a) The speaker tried to sound severe to make Mrs Pumphrey take his advice seriously and act on it.
(b) The advice was given for Tricki because he had become obese and listess. He was unwell and the speaker wanted him to be on a strict diet.
(c) (1) ‘severe’
(d) The antonym is ‘softened’.