Opposite to my flat was a single-storied primary school, along wh… - Vidyadip

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$\quad$Opposite to my flat was a single-storied primary school, along whose frontage ran a low wall some two feet high. On his way home, but never on his way out, Mij would tug me to this wall, jump on to it, and gallop the full length of its thirty yards, to the hopeless distraction both of pupils and of staff within.
Q.1. What was located opposite to the narrator's flat?
(A) A park
(B) A market
(C) A primary school
(D) A zoo
Q.2. What did Mij do every time while returning home?
(A) Climbed a tree
(B) Ran into the school
(C) Sat quietly on the road
(D) Jumped onto a low wall and ran across it

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1. (C) A primary school
2. (D) Jumped onto a low wall and ran across it

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(A) Buying the ticket
(B) Choosing the right time to go
(C) Slipping out of the house without her mother's knowledge
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(A) 12 to 2
(B) 1 to 4
(C) 2 to 5
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