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प्रश्न
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
The flat was in a dilapidated condition.
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उत्तर
It did not actually beggar description, but certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the following.
Della wanted to buy ___________________.
Answer the following question:
Why did Della take pride in the beauty of her hair?
Answer the following question:
Why did Jim and Della want to present the gifts?
Complete the following activity :
Map the problems and solutions in “The Gift of the Magi” on the diagram below. Two problems have already been filled in.
Complete: Use the chart below to explain the situational irony in ‘The Gift of the Magi’. For each character, identify what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
| SITUATIONAL IRONY | |
| What Della plans : | What actually happens |
| What Jim plans : | What actually happens : |
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
What would you do if you ran short of money, to buy a birthday gift for one of your parents/ siblings?
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Justify the title of the story, ‘The Gift of the Magi’.
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Who were the very first people to give Christmas gifts? What had inspired them to do so?
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della’s elated mood underwent a change as she opened her gift.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Let us set aside our gifts and get ready for dinner.
