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Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) is well known for his novels The Jungle Book
and Kim, among many other notable works of prose and poetry. His tales
have often been adapted on-screen. Born to British parents in Bombay
(now Mumbai), he had a lifelong affi nity for India, which is often refl ected in
his vivid and colourful descriptions of the country.

Comprehension

A. Tick the best option to state what the underlined words or phrases refer to.
1. Weather and rain have undone it again . . .
a. made it fall

b. made it disappear among the undergrowth
c. opened for travel

d. remade
2. Only the keeper sees . . .
a. the caretaker of the trees b. a mysterious presence in the woods

c. an animal in the woods d. the owner of the land
3. When the night-air cools on the trout-ringed pools . . .

a. the night-air settles down on the trout-ringed pools
b. the cool night-air makes the trout pools colder
c. the warm night-air becomes cooler when it settles on the trout pools

d. the night-air surrounds the rings of the trout pools
4. And the swish of a skirt in the dew . . .

a. bustle b. hustle
c. rustle d. tussle

5. As though they perfectly knew . . .
a. the doves b. the badgers
c. the keepers d. the horse and its rider

6. Steadily cantering through/The misty solitudes . . .
a. sadness b. mysteriousness

c. wilderness d. desolation

B. Answer the following questions.

1. When was the road through the woods shut? Who were ‘they’ who shut it?
2. Why would one never know there was a road through the woods once?
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