Comprehension: Read the passage and answer the questions. It is a truth universally acknowledged that every happy home should have a dog. Ours was a happy family but missed a dog. Our family comprised us four siblings, the parents and the grandfather. Our grandfather, who we called dadaji, was an awesome person - - a strict disciplinarian and a bit whimsical. One fine morning happiness exploded in our courtyard. Our maid had rescued a puppy from being crushed on the road and she came straight to our house. He was the cutest puppy we had ever seen. He was not a pedigreed one but was intelligent and had playful eyes. His white coat bore dark black tiger stripes. No sooner had he come to our house than he started playing with us as if he had found his old friends. Our maid called him Moti and it was approved by all instantaneously. But there was a catch. Dadaji never liked dogs. Our happiness was doused with the clearly visualized apprehension that Dadaji would throw away the puppy along with the maid from the house. Sensing the problem our mother devised a cogent argument to convince him of the utility of the puppy. Mother tried to convince Dadaji that the puppy, when he grew up, would protect the house against thieves. Dadaji looked at the puppy in a measured way and derisively commented: "Let's see,” and reclined on the easy chair with a newspaper in his hands. It was typical of him — whenever he would concede somebody's argument he would recline on his favorite easy chair with a newspaper. For three months ours was the happiest family in the world. But dogs will be dogs. Moti committed a huge mistake. Our Dadaji used wooden sandals with leather straps as footwear. On that fateful night Moti, nothing else attracting his attention, smelled something leathery and started chewing the leather straps off the sandals. By morning the leather straps were reduced to smithereens. When Dadaji woke up in the morning and lowered his feet to wear the sandals he was aghast. The sandals were missing. In the courtyard he saw the shocking scene of the total destruction of his sandals. From disbelief to anger and from anger to rage, within two minutes Dadaji was a fireball. "Where is Moti?” he shouted, heaving heavily. All of us including mom were looking for cover. Moti too realized his mistake and its consequences. He sheepishly sneaked behind the dining table. But his fate had been sealed. “‘Let’s see,” and reclined on the easy chair with a newspaper in his hands'. What did this indicate about Dadaji?

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Comprehension:   Read the passage and answer the questions.   It is a truth universally acknowledged that every happy home should have a dog. Ours was a happy family but missed a dog. Our family comprised us four siblings, the parents and the grandfather. Our grandfather, who we called dadaji, was an awesome person - - a strict disciplinarian and a bit whimsical. One fine morning happiness exploded in our courtyard. Our maid had rescued a puppy from being crushed on the road and she came straight to our house. He was the cutest puppy we had ever seen. He was not a pedigreed one but was intelligent and had playful eyes. His white coat bore dark black tiger stripes. No sooner had he come to our house than he started playing with us as if he had found his old friends. Our maid called him Moti and it was approved by all instantaneously. But there was a catch. Dadaji never liked dogs. Our happiness was doused with the clearly visualized apprehension that Dadaji would throw away the puppy along with the maid from the house. Sensing the problem our mother devised a cogent argument to convince him of the utility of the puppy. Mother tried to convince Dadaji that the puppy, when he grew up, would protect the house against thieves. Dadaji looked at the puppy in a measured way and derisively commented: "Let's see,” and reclined on the easy chair with a newspaper in his hands. It was typical of him — whenever he would concede somebody's argument he would recline on his favorite easy chair with a newspaper. For three months ours was the happiest family in the world. But dogs will be dogs. Moti committed a huge mistake. Our Dadaji used wooden sandals with leather straps as footwear. On that fateful night Moti, nothing else attracting his attention, smelled something leathery and started chewing the leather straps off the sandals. By morning the leather straps were reduced to smithereens. When Dadaji woke up in the morning and lowered his feet to wear the sandals he was aghast. The sandals were missing. In the courtyard he saw the shocking scene of the total destruction of his sandals. From disbelief to anger and from anger to rage, within two minutes Dadaji was a fireball. "Where is Moti?” he shouted, heaving heavily. All of us including mom were looking for cover. Moti too realized his mistake and its consequences. He sheepishly sneaked behind the dining table. But his fate had been sealed.    “‘Let’s see,” and reclined on the easy chair with a newspaper in his hands'. What did this indicate about Dadaji?

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Correct Answer is : Dadaji gave in to someone’s argument.

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