Question

Here are some lines from the lesson. Match the meanings of the underlined words with their meanings listed below

(a) Then he had a job in a Bengali firm which he gave up in disgust when his boss began to treat him in too high-handed a fashion	stimulate the imagination
(b) A faint memory was stirred up in Patol Babu's mind.	to surrender or relinquish
(c) At first he opened a variety store which he had to wind up after five years.	staged
(d) In Jatras, in amateur theatricals, in plays put up by the club in his neighbourhood, Patol Babu was always in demand	to gain control over one's actions
(e) Patol Babu was about to step forward when he was pulled up short by a voice shouting 'Silence!'	shut down
(f) Patol Babu pulled himself together	stopped

Answer 1

(a) Then he had a job in a Bengali firm which he gave up in disgust when his boss began to treat him in too high-handed a fashion	to surrender or relinquish
(b) A faint memory was stirred up in Patol Babu's mind.	stimulate the imagination
(c) At first he opened a variety store which he had to wind up after five years.	shut down
(d) In Jatras, in amateur theatricals, in plays put up by the club in his neighbourhood, Patol Babu was always in demand	staged
(e) Patol Babu was about to step forward when he was pulled up short by a voice shouting 'Silence!'	stopped
(f) Patol Babu pulled himself together	to gain control over one's actions