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This way Valli picked up various small details about the bus journey. The town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paise one way “which is almost nothing at all,” she heard one well-dressed man say, but to Valli, who scarcely saw that much money from one month to the next, it seemed a fortune.
Question: 1
Complete the sentence by choosing the most suitable option:
The town was ....................... from Valli’s village.
Complete the sentence by choosing the most suitable option:
The town was ....................... from Valli’s village.
The town was ....................... from Valli’s village.
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Always pay attention to numbers and exact figures in passages, as they are usually directly tested in comprehension questions.
Updated On: Oct 22, 2025
- ten miles
- five miles
- six miles
- very near
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The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Recall the passage.
The passage explicitly states: “The town was six miles from her village.”
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) ten miles – Incorrect.
(B) five miles – Incorrect.
(C) six miles – Correct, directly mentioned.
(D) very near – Too vague, not the exact distance.
Step 3: Conclusion.
Hence, the correct answer is (C) six miles.
The passage explicitly states: “The town was six miles from her village.”
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) ten miles – Incorrect.
(B) five miles – Incorrect.
(C) six miles – Correct, directly mentioned.
(D) very near – Too vague, not the exact distance.
Step 3: Conclusion.
Hence, the correct answer is (C) six miles.
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Question: 2
The fare of the bus was ....................... one way.
The fare of the bus was ....................... one way.
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When the question asks about exact values (like cost, fare, or distance), always look for the precise line in the passage.
Updated On: Oct 22, 2025
- thirty paise
- fifty paise
- twenty paise
- forty paise
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Refer to the passage.
The text clearly states: “The fare was thirty paise one way.”
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) thirty paise – Correct, exactly from the passage.
(B) fifty paise – Incorrect.
(C) twenty paise – Incorrect.
(D) forty paise – Incorrect.
Step 3: Conclusion.
Thus, the correct fare is (A) thirty paise.
The text clearly states: “The fare was thirty paise one way.”
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) thirty paise – Correct, exactly from the passage.
(B) fifty paise – Incorrect.
(C) twenty paise – Incorrect.
(D) forty paise – Incorrect.
Step 3: Conclusion.
Thus, the correct fare is (A) thirty paise.
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