COMPREHENSION WORKSHEET

i. 1. Escorted
2. Pardon
3. Fondly
4. Flourishing

ii. 1. Sentence: No sooner did the commander complete the sentence than the sniper pulled the trigger.
2. Bill: The Lok Sabha is likely to pass a bill regarding the necessary safety measures to be taken on
reopening of schools.
3. Panel: The guilty was brought in front of the panel of judges for his judgement.
4. Notes: The author had left several notes hidden under his bed before he disappeared.

iii. 1. Jimmy Valentine got his pardon, signed by the governor, after he served nearly 10 months of a
four-year sentence. He was given a railroad ticket and a five dollar bill to rehabilitate himself.
2. Ben Price was a detective. He compared the methods of each safe-burglary that had been since
Jimmy was released and discovered a similarity in all of them.

3. Jimmy had visited Elmore to look for a location to go into business. Hence, he opened a shoe-store
and established a good trade.
4. While Mr. Adams was explaining the working of the new safe and vault he had installed in his bank
to Jimmy, there was a scream from the women folk. On investigation, it was found that May had shut
Agatha in the vault. Jimmy got out of his disguise as Ralph and opened up his briefcase to bring in the
tools for safe picking. He effortlessly opened the door of the vault. Finally, he was caught by detective
Ben and was arrested.

iv.

1. Jimmy Went To Planter’s Hotel,

2. Registered Himself As Ralph And
3. Hired A Room. He Had
4. An Eye On Annabel Adams,
5. The Daughter Of The Owner
6. Of Elmor Banks. He Started
7. A Shoe-store In Elmor And
8. Became Successful. He Earned Both
9. The Respect And Love Of
10. The Community, And The Hand
11. Of Annabel For Marriage. Mr. Adams
12. Had Installed A New Vault
13. In Elmor Bank Whose Workings
14. He Described To Jimmy. Unfortunately,
15. May Locks Agatha In The
16. Vault While Playing. Jimmy Exposed
17. Himself As A Professional Lock-picker
18. And Effortlessly Picked The Safe.
19. However, Ben Price Happened To
20. Witness It And Jimmy Was
21. Immediately Arrested.
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