Tshemika
At that moment there was a commotion from downstairs, and Bonnie…
At that moment there was a commotion from downstairs, and Bonnie turned, her face alight with expectancy. As the noise of dogs barking, men shouting, and the doorbell clanging continued, she flew recklessly along the huge expanse of nursery floor, gleaming and polished as glass, and down the main staircase to the entrance hall. Her impetuosity brought her in a heap to the feet of an immensely tall, thin lady, clad from neck to toe in a traveling dress of swathed gray twill, with a stiff collar, dark glasses, and dull green buttoned boots. Bonnie’s headlong rush nearly sent this person flying, and she recovered her balance with an exclamation of annoyance.
“Who is guilty of this unmannerly irruption?” she said, settling her glasses once more upon her nose. “Can this hoydenish creature be my new pupil?””I-I beg your pardon!” Bonnie exclaimed, picking herself up.
“So I should hope! Am I right in supposing that you are Miss Green? I am Miss Slighcarp, your new governess. I am also your fourth cousin, once removed,” the lady added haughtily, as if she found the removal hardly sufficient.
“Oh,” Bonnie stammered, “I didn’t know-that is, I thought you were not expected until tomorrow. I was looking for my cousin Sylvia, who is arriving this evening.” I am aware of the fact,” Miss Slighcarp replied coldly,
“but that does not excuse bad manners. Where, pray, is your curtsy?”
1. Which of the following excerpts from the text best illustrates use of a formal register to indicate the relationship between Bonnie and Miss Slighcarp?
(A) At that moment there was a commotion from downstairs, and Bonnie turned, her face alight with expectancy.
(lines 1-2.
(B) Bonnie’s headlong rush nearly sent this person flying, and she recovered her balance with an exclamation of annoyance. (lines 10-12).
(C) “I was looking for my cousin Sylvia, who is arriving
this evening.” (lines 23-24).
(D) “I am aware of the fact,” Miss Slighcarp replied coldly,
“but that does not excuse bad manners. Where, pray, is your curtsy?” (lines 25-27).
2. Based on the context, which of the following best defines the word
“hoydenish” (line 15) of the passage?
(A) Studious.
(B) Startled.
(C) Boisterous.
(D) Embarrassed.
