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Answer the following with reference to the story. “I wouldn’t throw it away.”
(i) Who says these words?
(ii) What does ‘it’ refer to?
(iii) What is it being compared with by the speaker?

Updated On: Jan 19, 2026
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Reference to the Story 

(i) Who says these words?
These words are said by Tommy, Margie’s friend.

(ii) What does ‘it’ refer to?
‘It’ refers to the old-fashioned school book that Tommy was reading about.

(iii) What is it being compared with by the speaker?
Tommy is comparing the old-fashioned school book with the mechanical teachers and screens that Margie and he use today. He values the book more than the machines.

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