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प्रश्न
Was the husband a considerate person? How do we now that?
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उत्तर
Yes, the husband was considerate. We know this from his kindness and nice behaviour.
- He had been saving money to buy a gun and go hunting with a few of his friends in an area near Nanterre this summer.
- But when he saw his wife was unhappy and wanted to buy a new outfit, he gave her all his savings.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did Matilda not want to see her rich friends?
How is the problem solved?
What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
Answer the following question in 30-40 words:
Why was Matilda unhappy in her early married life?
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Choose, my dear.”
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 other people to envy her.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde was not happy to see the invitation.
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 lost the necklace.
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.
Read: ‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry.
Briefly state how Matilda invited ‘a dreadful life of necessity’ into her family.
As a reader do you sympathise with Matilda? Give reasons from the text to support your answer.
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?
Do you like jewellery and ornaments?
Why was Mathilde married to a ‘minor official’?
Why did Mathilde weep with misery after visiting her schoolmate?
What did the envelope hold?
Which sentences tell us that Mathilde greatly desired the necklace?
What was the arrangement with the jeweller? Do you think it was fair?
Who is Madame Loisel?
What is meant by the horrible life of the very poor?
Have you ever lost anything valuable?
Read the conversations in the story (The Necklace) aloud using proper intonation.
