Question

What did Madhurima feel when she was out on the balcony ?

Question Nos. 121-127: Read the passage given 122. From the passage, we understand that below and answer the questions that follow: Madhurima looked down from her balcony. It was early, much earlier than she had ever been up before. The springtime sun had come streaming between the curtains in her bedroom and headed straight for her face, like a warm feather duster tickling her nose, like a golden voice humming in her ear. And what was it humming? That a new fresh day was ready to start. And the sooner she got up, the sooner it would begin. Out on the balcony, the railing was wet with dew. The tiles under her bare feet were cold. The air was still chilly from the night. Madhurima pulled her dressing gown snug around her. Twelve storeys below, the street was empty. A bird twittered. Its voice was clear and pure. It warbled, stopped, and warbled again, as if it were so early that not even the birds were sure whether they should start singing yet. Madhurima listened. The chilly air made her skin tingle, and the chirping song of the birds made her smile, and the empty street made her happy, because everything she could see from her balcony, the whole city, was hers, and there wasn't anyone else to share it with.

• A. the sudden movement of the bird
• B. the rumble of the traffic from the street below
• C. the rain as it fell on her balcony
• D. the coolness of the tiles and the chill of the air

Answer 1

Answer:

D. the coolness of the tiles and the chill of the air

When Madhurima is out on the balcony, she feels the "coolness of the tiles" under her bare feet and the "chill of the air" from the night. The passage describes these sensory details, contrasting the coldness of the early morning with the warmth of the sunlight that begins to stream through her bedroom. These sensations—the coolness of the tiles and the chilly air—remind her that it's still early spring and that the day is just beginning to unfold.