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About five hundred years ago, a town called Hamelin, in North Germany was over-run with rats. The rats were so big that they used to fight the dogs and kill the cats and bite the babies in the cradles. At last, all the people came to the town hall to see the Mayor who was the chairman of the town. They begged him to do something to rid them of the rats. The next day, the Mayor held a meeting. A tall man in queer long coat from heel to head entered the hall. He went up to the table and said, "I can rid your town of rats, if you pay me thousand pieces of gold." "We shall be glad to give you much more than that, to be rid of the rats," said the Mayor.
Question: 1
The town Hamelin was in
The town Hamelin was in
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- East Germany
- West Germany
- North Germany
- South Germany
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The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
The passage clearly states that Hamelin is in North Germany. Since this information is directly provided in the text, (C) is the correct answer.
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Question: 2
A tall man in queer long coat demanded
A tall man in queer long coat demanded
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- One thousand pieces of gold
- Five hundred pieces of gold
- Ten thousand pieces of gold
- Five thousand pieces of gold
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The Correct Option is D
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As mentioned in the passage, the tall man requested five thousand pieces of gold as a reward for eliminating the rats from the town. Hence, the correct answer is (D).
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Question: 3
Which word in the passage means ‘strange’?
Which word in the passage means ‘strange’?
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- big
- tall
- queer
- bite
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The Correct Option is C
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The passage describes the man’s long coat as "queer," which, in this context, means "strange" or "unusual." Therefore, the correct answer is (C).
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