1. What does the third level refer to?
2 marks
2. Would Charley ever go back to the ticket counter on the third level to buy
tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife?2 marks
Read with insight
1. Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?3
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[Link] modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress. What are
the ways in which we attempt to overcome them?
3. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:
The Presidents of the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads will
swear on a stack of timetables that there are only two. But I say there are three, because I’ve been
on the third level of the Grand Central Station. Yes, I’ve taken the obvious step: I talked to a
psychiatrist friend of mine, among others. I told him about the third level at Grand Central
Station, and he said it was a waking dream wish fulfilment
[Link] the chapter.
A. The Last Lesson
B. Should Wizard Hit Mommy
C. On the Face of It
D. The Third Level
ii. Name the author of this chapter.
A. Alphonse Daudet
B. Jack Finale
C. Jack Finney
D. John Updike
iii. Who is ‘l’ in the above extract?
A. Charley
B. Louisa
C. Sam
D. Coin Dealer
iv. There are only two” What is two in this statement?
A. Blocks
B. Platforms
C. Levels
D. Towers
[Link] the given extract and answer the questions that follow:
He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he meant
the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it, and that I just
want to escape. Well, who doesn’t? Everybody I know wants to escape, but they don’t
wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station. But that’s the reason, he said,
and my friends all agreed. Everything points to it. they claimed. My stamp collecting, for
example; that’s a ‘temporary refuge from reality.’ Well, maybe, but my grandfather didn’t
need any refuge from reality; things were pretty nice and peaceful in his days, from all I
hear, and he started my collection. (CBSE SQP 2021-22)
i. Why did Sam’s verdict make Charley’s wife ‘mad’?
A. It made it difficult for her to accept that Charley would consult a
psychiatrist.
B. It seemed to suggest to her that she was the cause of Charley’s
unhappiness.
C. It made her aware of Charley’s delicate state of mind.
D. It offended her that Charley and Sam collectively accused her.
ii. Sam’s explanation to the reaction of Charley’s wife was ___________
in nature
A. critical
B. aggressive
C. clarifying
D. accusatory
iii. Select the option that signifies the condition of people of the
‘modern world’ mentioned in the extract.
(1) unsure
(2) lazy
(3) offensive
(4) anxious
(5) afraid
A. (1) and (3)
B. (2) and (5)
C. (2), (3) and (4)
D. (1), (4) and (5)
iv. Select the option that displays a cause-effect set.
v. Why didn’t Charley’s grandfather need refuge from reality?
A. He was too busy to bother.
B. He had chosen to deny his reality.
C. He lived in peaceful times.
D. He was a very secure person.
