Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Wanda Petronski, most of the children in Room Thirteen did not have names like that. They had names easy to say, like Thomas, Smith or Allen. There was one boy named Bounce, Willie Bounce, and people thought that was funny in the same way that Petronski was. Wanda did not have any friends. She came to school alone and went home alone. She always wore a faded blue dress that did not hang right. It was clean, but it looked as though it had never been ironed properly.
1. Which name in the passage was not matched with other names? Why?
a. The name 'Allen' was not matched with other names as it was a very rare name.
b. The name "Wanda Petronski' was not matched with other names as it was a polish name and she had joined an American school.
c. The name 'Smith' was not matched with other names as it was a boy's name.
d. The name 'Thomas' was not matched with other names as it was a Christian name and she was a Jew.
2. Why did Wanda have no friends?
a. Wanda had no friends because she was different from other girls, she was blind.
b. Wanda had no friends because she was very arrogant and rude.
c. Wanda had no friends because she was different from other girls, she didn‘t talk much, she was very serene.
d. Wanda had no friends because she was very deaf and everybody made fun of her.
3. Trace a word from the passage that means "worn".
a. 'Bounce' means same as 'worn'.
b. 'Faded' means same as 'worn'.
c. 'Funny' means same as 'worn'.
d. 'Ironed' means same as 'worn'.
4. How did Wanda go to school?
a. Wanda went to school alone.
b. Wanda went to school by car.
c. Wanda went to school with her friends.
d. Wanda went to school by the school bus.
5. What were the names of other children in Room Thirteen?
a. The names of the other children in Room Thirteen were Allen, Smith and Thomas.
b. The names of the other children in Room Thirteen were Rocky, Wanda and Smith.
c. The names of the other children in Room Thirteen were Amanda, Anne and Smith.
d. The names of the other children in Room Thirteen were Aron, Ashton and Ryan.
