Beehive (Prose): The Little Girl · Class 9 · CBSE English
Why did Kezia tear up the fine yellow paper sheets?
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Why did Kezia tear up the fine yellow paper sheets?
- A.She wanted to play with paper boats.
- B.She wanted to punish her father for being mean.
- C.She wanted to fill a pin-cushion as a surprise birthday gift for her father.Correct answer
- D.She mistook them for scrap paper to draw pictures on.
Solution
Kezia wanted to make a birthday gift for her father by sewing a pin-cushion. Lacking stuffing, she tore up her father's important speech papers to stuff it.
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