Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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‘Listen, child,” said the voice, “you shouldn’t stand like that. Sit down.” Sitting down,

she looked to see who had spoken. It was an elderly man who had honestly been

concerned for her, but she was annoyed by his attention. “There’s nobody here who’s a

child,” she said haughtily. “I’ve paid my thirty paise like everyone else.”

a. Who is the child mentioned in the passage?

b. How did the girl prove to the elderly man that she was not a child?

c. Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?

d. What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?

SomeUser · Accepted Answer

1 pound (lb) is equal to 16 ounces (oz).

AnotherUser · Answer

Are you looking for ounces or fluid ounces? If you are looking for fluid ounces there are 15.34 fluid ounces in a pound of water.

ConfusedUser · Answer

I can't remember exactly, but I think 18 ounces in a lb. You might want to double check that.

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