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प्रश्न
Briefly state how Matilda invited ‘a dreadful life of necessity’ into her family.
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उत्तर
- Matilda’s extreme self-indulgence dreams of a luxurious life, riches and jewellery.
- Don’t pay heed to the advice of wearing natural flowers borrows the necklace and lose it.
- In paying for the necklace invited a horrible life of necessity and deprivation/a life that resulted in a hand-to-mouth existence OR any other relevant point.
Notes
Guidance:
The question does not require a summary of the story but needs an answer only with relevant reference to Matilda’s extreme self-indulgence and loss of the necklace.
Content -
Award 1 mark for a full explanation of the two strands
Award ½ mark for a partial explanation.
Expression -
1 mark when both aspects are included.
✓ Answer organised effectively
✓ usage of words for elaboration and cause-effect
✓ ½ mark when either aspect is missing
Deduct ½ mark from the overall score if the error density is high (more than a total of 2 spellings and grammatical errors).
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did Matilda not want to see her rich friends?
What kind of a person is her husband?
What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel?
How is the problem solved?
What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?
How do they replace the necklace?
What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?
If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde was beautiful, and so she wanted to marry an aristocrat.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde wanted a new dress for herself.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde borrowed a diamond necklace from her friend and wore it to the party.
Read the following :
- The necklace
- an error
- all these things
- another woman
- one evening
- her husband.
In all these phrases we see some words used before the nouns. They specify or make it clear what noun we are talking about. These words that are used at the beginning of a noun phrase are known as determiners.
Determiners include articles (a, an, the), possessive pronouns (my, our, your, her, etc.), demonstratives (words like this, that), quantifiers (much, many, etc.), numerals, etc.
Write your phrases using each type of determiner.
Answer the following in about 100-120 words:
Contentment in one's life is very important to lead a peaceful life. We should be happy with what we have and should not crave for what we don't have. Matilda suffered in life because she was not content in her life. Her desires led to her disaster. What do you learn from her mistake in life?
Why was Mathilde sad, restless and anxious though her dress was ready?
Why did Mathilde not notice the loss of her necklace?
Who is Madame Loisel?
Why does Madame Forestier speak coldly to Mathilde?
What is meant by the horrible life of the very poor?
Who do you think was responsible for Mathilde’s misery? Was it her friend, she herself, her husband or the circumstances?
Name a book/movie that made you think. What was it about? What was the best part about the book/movie?
