Read the following lines and then answer the questions that follow. Man: What's the matter? What are you looking at? Wife: Ssssh! Listen! Man: Somebody is trying to get in. Wife: I … I think he has got in … the noise has stopped. (i) What makes the man say the first line?
The man asks 'What's the matter?' because he notices that his wife is looking at something intently and seems worried or distracted. Her unusual behaviour makes him ask what is wrong.
The man observes his wife's strange behaviour – she is looking at something and seems concerned. This prompts him to ask what the matter is. The extract shows the wife's alertness to danger before the man notices it.
Explanation
The man observes his wife's strange behaviour – she is looking at something and seems concerned. This prompts him to ask what the matter is. The extract shows the wife's alertness to danger before the man notices it.
Solution Steps
The man notices his wife looking intently at something.
She appears worried, distracted, or concerned.
Her unusual behaviour prompts the man to ask what is wrong.
The wife shows alertness to danger before the man notices it.