RESIGNATION
(C.D.S. 1995)
Read the Passage carefully and answers the following Questions:-
 After submitting his resignation, Albert came out and took the long narrow road leading to the railway station which was one of the busiest roads in the city. Sad and depressed and worried about looking for a new job, Albert looked around for a cigarette shop. He walked up to the end of the road but found no tobacconist. It was odd that such a busy thoroughfare with thousands of people passing through did not even have a single cigarette shop. He suddenly felt that it was no longer necessary for him to hunt for a job. He decided to open a tobacco shop himself It was bound to be profitable, he felt.
 1. After submitting his resignation, Albert came out worried about
(a) a shelter
(b) cigarettes
 (c) a job
(d) the next available train
2. Albert was sad and depressed because
(a) he had no money for the train journey.
(b) he had had to walk on a long road.
(c) he was not able to buy cigarettes.
 (d) he was worried about finding a job.
3. There was no cigarette shop on that road because
 (a) smoking is banned in that area.
 (b) just by chance nobody had opened one on that road.
(c) it was a very narrow road.
 (d) cigarette-shop owners do not make any profit.
4. Albert decided not to look for a new job because
(a) the thought of having to look for a job greatly distressed him.
(b) he did not want to work at all.
(c) there was no hope of finding a job.
 (d) he saw the possibility of self-employment.
5. A cigarette shop on a busy road was bound to be profitable because
(a) cigarette shops are known to make a great deal of profit.
(b) any shop on a busy street would attract a large number of customers.
 (c) cigarettes are inexpensive items and people buy them willingly.
(d) a cigarette shop on a busy road would attract a large number of customers.
ANSWERS:-
1.(b)
2. (d)
3. (b)
4. (d)
 5. (d)
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