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प्रश्न
Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?
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उत्तर
Bholi’s father was worried about her as she had neither good looks nor intelligence.He did not know how he would find a suitable groom for her.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question in 80-100 words:
“Don’t you worry, Pitaji! In your old age I will serve you and mother”. Through this statement the narrator wants to highlight the moral values Bholi was imbued with. Based on the reading of the lesson, what made Bholi aware of her rights and how did she use them?
What filled Bholi, a dumb cow, with a new hope?
For what unusual reasons is Bholi sent to school?
Does she find her teacher different from the people at home?
Bholi had many apprehensions about going to school. What made her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?
How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?
Why did Bholi at first agree to an unequal match? Why did she later reject the marriage? What does this tell us about her?
Bholi’s real name is Sulekha. We are told this right at the beginning. But only in the last but one paragraph of the story is Bholi called Sulekha again. Why do you think she is called Sulekha at that point in the story?
Attempt the following question in 100-150 words:
How did education change Bholi’s personality?
Attempt the following question in 100-120 words:
Bholi is a child different from others. This difference makes her an object of neglect and laughter. Elaborate.
Discuss the following in your groups.
- Various social evils that exist in
- big cities
- small towns
- villages
Pick out Hindi words used in the story written in English. Give their English alternative.
- Bholi - simpleton
- ......................
- ......................
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Complete the following sentence using the words given in the bracket.
(contemplating, humiliate, scurried, disfigured, envious, contemptible, matted, startled)
It took a long time to straighten the ______ bundle of wool.
Complete the following sentence using the words given in the bracket.
(contemplating, humiliate, scurried, disfigured, envious, contemptible, matted, startled)
After class, students ______ out for their lunch- break.
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)
Corruption is a ______ act.
Complete the following sentence using the words given in the bracket.
(contemplating, humiliate, scurried, disfigured, envious, contemptible, matted, startled)
We are ______ seriously about buying a new apartment.
The story focusses on some social problems and evil practices that are prevailing in the society. Read the text carefully and make a list of all social problems and evil practices. Discuss in the class to find some solutions to these problems. One is done for you.
| Social problems and evil practices | Probable Solutions |
| 1. Discrimination between a boy child and a girl child. | 1. Both must be treated equal at family, school, and society levels |
| 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. |
Answer of the following question in 100-120 words:
Destiny had been cruel to Bholi yet she made a place for herself in a conservative society. Discuss.
