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    Read the following comprehension passage for the Class 8 exam carefully and answer

    the questions given below: (1 X 5 = 5 Marks)

    This is the story of one of the most amazing incidents of my life. It was out of
    the ordinary, something almost supernatural that happened to me. Let me tell you
    what happened.

    Once, I was in search of a house. That is nothing new. I am always looking for a
    house. I never get a house or a room that I like. I had found a hundred faults in
    the place I was staying. But to whom could I complain? I was asked to leave if I
    disliked the place. But where could I go? So I continued to live there in
    resentment. Those were the days when it was almost impossible to get a good house
    for a low rent. And so I wandered about in search of a house. And suddenly, there
    it was! It was a small single-story house, far from the bustle of the town, near
    the outskirts. There was an ancient board—‘To Let’. I liked it. Upstairs, there
    were two rooms and a balcony. And, on the ground floor, four rooms and a bathroom.
    I was delighted and surprised. Why hadn’t anyone taken the house? I was excited. I
    paid an advance rent of two months and got the key from the owner. The next day, I
    shut the door of my new house and locked it. I stepped onto the road and shut the
    gate. I put the key in my pocket and walked on with a sense of pride. First, I met
    the postman. When I told him of the house I had occupied, he said with a look of
    fear, “Ooh Sir… in that house…a violent death had taken place. No one stays there.
    That’s why the house has remained vacant.” I was taken aback. I asked, “What kind
    of violent death?” “Isn’t there a well in the yard? Someone jumped into it. Since
    then, there has been no peace or quiet in that house. At night, the doors would
    shut with a bang; the taps would start running…” “The ghost will hold you by the
    throat and throttle you,” added the postman, “Didn’t anyone tell you, Sir?”

    6.1 Complete these sentences in your own words.

    Q 1) It was not something new that the writer was looking for a house because…….

    Q 2) The writer was delighted and surprised because…….

    Q 3) He walked with a sense of pride because…….

    Q 4) The postman had a look of fear on his face because……..

    Q 5) There has been no peace or quiet in that house because………

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