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प्रश्न
Now you are going to listen to your teacher read out from page no. 191, an article
about the Joint Family system in India.
As you listen to the passage, complete the boxes given below.
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उत्तर
Causes of neglect of the elderly:
(i) Diminishing concept of joint family
(ii) Pressure of modern life
(iii) Poor financial condition and job prospects
(iv) Individualistic aspirations of the younger generation
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Can you think of reasons for these feelings? Discuss with your partner and note
down possible reasons.
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Ali's walking to the Post Office daily even in biting cold weather shows his __________.
What does the post master's rudeness to Ali, reveal about him?
Answer the following question by ticking the correct option:
Ali did not come to the Post Office for several days as _____________________.
Why is the post office referred to as Ali's ‘place of pilgrimage’?
Answer the following question briefly.
Who was Ali? Where did he go daily?
Answer the following question briefly.
"Ali displays qualities of love and patience". Give evidence from the story to
support the statement.
Answer the following question briefly.
How do you know Ali was a familiar figure at the post office?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why did Ali give up hunting?
Answer the following question briefly.
What impression do you form of the postmaster after reading the story 'The
Letter'?
Answer the following question briefly.
"Ali came out very slowly, turning after every few steps to gaze at the post office. His eyes were filled with tears of helplessness, for his patience was exhausted, even though he still had faith." Why were Ali's eyes filled with tears of helplessness? What had exhausted his patience but not his faith?
Answer the following question briefly.
"Tortured by doubt and remorse, he sat down in the glow of the charcoal sigri to
wait." Who is tortured by doubt and remorse? Why? What is he waiting for?
The postmaster believes that he had seen Ali. What do you think? Discuss with your partner and present your views in front of the class.
The postmaster was anxiously waiting for his ailing daughter's news. On not getting any news, he visits his daughter's town. Now create a dialogue between the postmaster and his daughter and enact it.
