DAV
Public School, Dwarka
Class-VIII(2016-17)
Subject-English L-The Luncheon
by
W. Somerset Maugham
Q1. Put
the events of the story in correct order:
a.
She gave me her last kind advice how to
improve my eating habits.
b.
I met her in the theatre after many years and
I could hardly recognize her.
c.
Twenty years ago I lived in Paris and earned
just enough money to get by.
d.
I was really scared what could happen when I
would pay the bill.
e.
"I never eat anything for
luncheon."
f.
I ordered a mutton chop for myself.
g.
She had read a book of mine.
h.
She ordered asparagus.
i.
I invited her to a famous and expensive
restaurant.
j.
I didn’t have dinner for the rest of the
month.
Q2. Choose the most appropriate option for the following
:
a.
The author was living in _______________.
i.
Foyot’s ii.
Latin iii. Paris iv. cemetery
b.
The lady wanted to have a ____________ with
the author.
i.
meeting ii.
luncheon iii. dinner iv. cup of tea
c.
Before the luncheon, the author had
____________ francs to last him for the rest of the month.
i.
fifty ii.forty iii.eighty hundred
d.
The first dish ordered for the lady was
_____________.
i.
salmon ii.
cavaire iii. asparagus iv.mutton chops
e.
The author was in _________ when the
asparagus were being cooked.
i.
dreams ii.
panic iii.high spirits iv.pleasure
f.
After twenty years,the lady weighed twenty
one stones. It means she had_____
i.
lost weight ii.
become obese iii.become 21 years old iv.turned ugly
Q3. Match the following words with their meaning:
Word Meaning
1.
modest very
sad
2.
miserable extremely
large
3.
enormous quickly
4.
succulent excellent
5.
panic having
a preference
6.
splendid juicy
7.
promptly moderate
in size
8.
inclined state
of fear
Q4.
Answer the following questions:
a.
Why did the narrator decide to invite the
lady for the luncheon?
b.
Inspite
of the hefty bill thoughts on the narrator’s mind, he orders a coffee for
himself and a coffee with ice-cream for the lady. Why?
c. Why did the lady call the narrator a
‘humorist’?
d.
What kind of revenge did the narrator have
after many years when he met her at the theatre?
Q5.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
"You
know, there's one thing I thoroughly believe in
a.
Who is the speaker of the above line?
b.
Who is referred to as ‘you’ in the above
line?
c.
What is the ‘one thing’ which the speaker
believes in?
