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प्रश्न
Why does the marriage not take place?
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उत्तर
The marriage did not take place because Bholi refused to marry Bishamber. When the groom saw that her face was covered with pock-marks, he declared that he would marry her only if her father paid him a dowry of five thousand rupees. Bishamber did not budge from his stand in spite of repeated pleadings by Ramlal. Finally, Ramlal placed the dowry amount at the groom’s feet. Consequently, when Bishamber was about to place the garland around Bholi’s neck, she struck out her hand and the garland was flung into the fire. She said that she was willing to marry that man only because of her father’s honour. However, on seeing that the man was mean, greedy and contemptible, she had decided not to go ahead with the marriage.
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What filled Bholi, a dumb cow, with a new hope?
Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?
Does Bholi enjoy her first day at school?
Does she find her teacher different from the people at home?
Attempt the following question in 100-150 words:
How did education change Bholi’s personality?
Answer the following question in 80-100 words :
Education is always a great asset in the life of a woman. How did Bholi, an educated girl, face the challenge posted by Bishambar's greed?
Very few youngsters like to take up social work as a career. Discuss reasons why they do not take it up seriously.
Pick out Hindi words used in the story written in English. Give their English alternative.
- Bholi - simpleton
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- ......................
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Complete the following sentence using the words given in the bracket.
(contemplating, humiliate, scurried, disfigured, envious, contemptible, matted, startled)
After the accident, Juhi’s face was ______.
Complete the following sentence using the words given in the bracket.
(contemplating, humiliate, scurried, disfigured, envious, contemptible, matted, startled)
One should never ______ the disabled people.
Complete the following sentence using the words given in the bracket.
(contemplating, humiliate, scurried, disfigured, envious, contemptible, matted, startled)
Nutan was ______ of her sister, who won the ‘Best Singer’ award.
Complete the following sentence using the words given in the bracket.
(contemplating, humiliate, scurried, disfigured, envious, contemptible, matted, startled)
Corruption is a ______ act.
Complete the following sentence using the words given in the bracket.
(contemplating, humiliate, scurried, disfigured, envious, contemptible, matted, startled)
I was ______ to see a snake in my room.
Glance through the story again and describe Bholi’s character before and after her meeting with the teacher. Complete the table and then write two paragraphs describing the change seen in her character. One is done for you.
| Before | After |
| 1. She was called simpleton, children made fun of her and mimicked her. | 1. She became confident and was able to utter her name. |
| 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. |
Fill in the boxes with proper letters so as to find various characters in the story by their specialities. One is done for you.
(a)
| N | u | m | b | e | r | d | a | r |
(b)
| T | c |
(c)
| h | d |
(d)
| a | d | s |
(e)
| a | h |
(f)
| e | h | r |
The credit of Bholi's transformation to Sulekha goes to her teacher. Elaborate with reference to the text.
How does education play a transformative role in Bholi's life?
A character arc is the transformation or development of a character throughout a story and refers to the changes a character undergoes as a result of their experiences, challenges and interactions with other characters.
In the light of the above information, trace the character arc of Bholi in K.A. Abbas’s ‘Bholi’.
