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English Core · 2022 · 2 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 1 · Set 1 · Q5
What made the peddler think that he had fallen into a trap? (The Rattrap)
What made the peddler think that he had fallen into a trap ? (The Rattrap)
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stole money from crofter, avoided taking highway, entered forest
got lost in the forest - felt the trees and branches were closing in on him like the bars of rat trap
similar thoughts of entrapment when going to the manor house
regretted succumbing to the temptation of thirty kronors / felt would not be able to come out of his trap and his end was near
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2022board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.