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प्रश्न
Find the lines in the text which tell you that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus.
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उत्तर
The following lines in the text show that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus:
(i) “Valli devoured everything with her eyes.”
(ii) “On the one side there was the canal and, beyond it, palm trees, grassland, distant mountains, and the blue, blue sky. On the other side was a deep ditch and then acres and acres of green fields − green, green, green, as far as the eye could see. Oh, it was all so wonderful!”
(iii) “Everyone laughed, and gradually Valli too joined in the laughter. Suddenly, Valli clapped her hands with glee.”
(iv) “Somehow this was very funny to Valli. She laughed and laughed until there were tears in her eyes.”
(v) “Valli wasn’t bored to the slightest and greeted everything with the same excitement she’d felt the first time.”
संबंधित प्रश्न
What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details?
What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?
Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?
How did Valli save up money for her first journey? Was it easy for her?
What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentence from the text and fill in the blank. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
“Stop the bus! Stop the bus!” And a tiny hand was raised ________________.
What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentence from the text and fill in the blank. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
“Never mind,” she said, “I can ___________. You don’t have to help me. “I’m not a child, I tell you,” she said, _____________.
What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentence from the text and fill in the blank. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
“You needn’t bother about me. I _____________,” Valli said, turning her face toward the window and staring out.
Why does the conductor refer to Valli as ‘madam’?
Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back?
What does Valli mean when she says, “I was just agreeing with what you said about things happening without our knowledge.”
Answer the following question in 30-40 words :
What was the most fascinating thing that Valli saw on the street?
Answer the following question in 80-100 words :
Whenever we want to achieve something difficulties always come in our way. What did Valli have to do to go and ride in a bus?
Answer the following question in 30-40 words :
What was the most fascinating thing that Valli saw on the street?
Answer of the following question in 100-120 words:
Valli was an extra-ordinary girl who had self-confidence and courage to realise her ambition by planning and drawing on her spirit of adventure. Discuss in reference to the chapter 'Madam Rides the Bus'.
Answer the following in about 40-50 words:
Why did Valli spend her time all alone and what became her favourite pastime.
You have been chosen to address the school assembly on the occasion of Women’s Day. You choose to speak on the resilience and indomitable spirit of the young girls: Anne Frank and Valli. Prepare the speech draft, with reference to the commonality and contrast in the situations and circumstances of both the girls. (Madam Rides the Bus and From the Diary of Anne Frank)
You may begin like this: Good morning everyone. Today, I’d like to express my insights on the resilience of two young girls ______.
You may end this way: To conclude I’d like to say that ______.
Thank you.
