Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Early in the New Year of 1965 I travelled to Southern Iraq. By then it crossed my mind that I should like to keep an otter instead of a dog and that Camusfearna, ringed by water a stone's throw from its door would be an eminently suitable spot for this experiment. When I casually mentioned this to a friend, he as casually replied that I had better get one in the Tigris marshes, for there they were as common as mosquitoes, and were often tamed by the Arabs. We were going to Basra the Consulate-General to collect and answer our mail from Europe. At the Consulate General we found that my friend's mail has arrived but that mine had not.
1. What crosses the author's mind?
a. The thought of selling the otter came across the mind of the author.
b. The thought of buying a dog instead of a otter came across the authors mind.
c. The idea of selling the otter online once bought came across the mind of the author.
d. The idea crossed the author's mind that instead of a dog, he would keep an otter as a pet.
2. Why did he think that his home would be suitable for an otter?
a. He thought that his house would be suitable for an otter because it was surrounded by sand.
b. He thought that his house would be suitable for an otter because it was surrounded by water.
c. He thought that his house would be suitable for an otter because it was surrounded by ice
d. He thought that his house would be suitable for an otter because it was surrounded by fire.
3. What did the author mention to his friend?
a. The author mentioned to his friend that he wanted to have an otter as a pet.
b. The author mentioned to his friend that he wanted to have a dog as a pet.
c. The author mentioned to his friend that he wanted to have a cat as a pet.
d. The author mentioned to his friend that he wanted to have a lion as a pet.
4. From where could he get the otter?
a. He could get one from the pet store.
b. He could get one from his friend.
c. He could get one from Tigris.
d. He could get one from his mother.
5. Find the phrase from the passage which means 'surrounded by'.
a. The phrase which means 'surrounded by' is seperated by.
b. The phrase which means 'surrounded by' is together
c. The phrase which means 'surrounded by' is ringed by
d. The phrase which means 'surrounded by' is shocked by.
