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Bishop: That is why they are left open. Convict: Well they are shut now! Bishop (sighs): For the first time in thirty years. (a) Why were ‘they’ left open?
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14/02/2021 10:18 am
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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
Bishop: That is why they are left open.
Convict: Well they are shut now!
Bishop (sighs): For the first time in thirty years.
(a) Why were ‘they’ left open?
(b) Why are they shut now?
(c) Why weren’t they shut for thirty years?
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14/02/2021 10:19 am
(a) ‘They’ are doors and windows which were left open to welcome any person who came in.
(b) ‘They’ are shut now by the convict to prevent anybody else in the house.
(c) ‘They’ were not shut for thirty years to let anyone come at any time to see the Bishop.
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