Question
(a) How old was Santosh when she scaled Mt. Everest?
(b) Mention three qualities of Santosh which impressed her seniors.
(c) Find out the words from the passage which mean the same as the following:
(i) hardly.
(ii) worry.
Solution
(a) Santosh was hardly twenty years old when she scaled Mt. Everest.
(b) (i) climbing skills
(ii) physical fitness
(iii) mental strength.
(c) (i) barely.
(ii) concern.
