Read the excerpt from ‘The Jungle Air **’ and answer the questions that follow. Each question carries one score.*
Nights in the jungle are attractive only in films. In real life they are frightening. There was always a rustling somewhere : snakes ? Something was crawling over my legs : a tarantula. Even the air seemed poisoned by decaying trees. I slept fitfully.
On the third day, I heard vultures. Where there are vultures, there are usually bodies. I came upon a piece of air plane fuselage and saw twisted cables. The place stank of burnt fuel. But I could find no survivors. During the afternoon, I heard the noise of aircraft engines. I knew it was senseless, but I yelled, "Hello ! Help!" over and over again. They must have been quite near, though I never saw them and, of course, they didn't spot me. Then the noise of the planes faded and I was again alone. But I was not disheartened; I could walk. I wasn't hungry and I could drink from the clear stream.
I. Why does the writer feel that nights in the jungle are attractive only in films ?
II. "I knew it was senseless". What was senseless ? (Choose from the options given)
(a) To check for survivors
(b) To walk through the jungle
(c) To call for help
III. “On the third day, I heard vultures.” What conclusion does the writer arrive at ?
IV. Complete the sentence given below. If the rescuers saw the writer, .........................................
V. Identify the sentence which means ‘Juliane was not sad.’
