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प्रश्न
Beside him in the shoals as he lay waiting glimmered a blue gem. It was not a gem, though: it was sand—?worn glass that had been rolling about in the river for a long time. By chance, it was perforated right through—the neck of a bottle perhaps?—a blue bead. In the shrill noisy village above the ford, out of a mud house the same colour as the ground came a little girl, a thin starveling child dressed in an earth—?coloured rag. She had torn the rag in two to make skirt and sari. Sibia was eating the last of her meal, chupatti wrapped round a smear of green chilli and rancid butter; and she divided this also, to make
it seem more, and bit it, showing straight white teeth. With her ebony hair and great eyes, and her skin of oiled brown cream, she was a happy immature child—?woman about twelve years old. Bare foot, of course, and often goosey—?cold on a winter morning, and born to toil. In all her life, she had never owned anything but a rag. She had never owned even one anna—not a pice.
Why does the writer mention the blue bead at the same time that the crocodile is introduced?
Ans. The author mentions the blue bead at the same time that the crocodile is introduced to create suspense and a foreshadowing of the events’to happen.
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
Describe Sibia’s home.
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उत्तर
Sibia lived in a mud hiuse which was the same colour as the ground.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Thinking about the poem
Is there any difference between the two roads as the poet describes them
(i) in stanzas two and three?
(ii) in the last two lines of the poem?
Find the sentences in the text where these words occur:
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erupt |
surge | trace | undistinguished | casualty |
Look these words up in a dictionary which gives examples of how they are used.
Now answer the following questions.
1. What are the things that can erupt? Use examples to explain the various meanings of erupt. Now do the same for the word surge. What things can surge?
2. What are the meanings of the word trace and which of the meanings is closest to the word in the text?
3. Can you find undistinguished in your dictionary? (If not, look for the word distinguished and say what undistinguished mean.)
Based on your reading of the story, answer the following question by choosing the correct option:
Harold felt that he was deprived of the respect that his classmates would give him as
Working in groups of four, create your own mystery story. You may use the following chart to plan your story.
| Title of 'Solve-it Story' | |
| Main Character | |
| Secondary character | |
| Setting (where and when) | |
| Problem | |
| Main events | |
| Climax | |
| Solution |
"They say it was a shocking sight
After the field was won;
For many thousand bodies here
Lay rotting in the sun;
But things like that, you know, must be
After a famous victory.
"Great praise the Duke of Marlbro'won,
And our good Prince Eugene."
"Why,'twas a very wicked thing!"
Said little Wilhelmine.
"Nay...nay...my little girl,"quoth he,
"It was a famous victory.
"And everybody praised the Duke
Who this great fight did win."
"But what good came of it at last?"
Quoth little Peterkin.
"Why that I cannot tell,"said he,
"But 'twas a famous victory."
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.
What is Wilheinien’s reaction to the description of the war?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
"What's your name ?" he asked.
"Bmillnvaite," I replied, "Ricardo Bmithwaite.
'"I'm Pinkus and this is Mama Pinkus."
The introduction was effected with a filial devoti~ which was good to see.
"How d'you do, Mama Pinkus."
"I think I know someplace for you." He went the little noticeboard and removed a small car, on which was written a short advertisement of, room to let near-by.
(i) Why was Braithwaite looking for a new placet? stay? Why was he impressed by the place that was on rent?
(ii) What reception did Ile get wizen he reached the address that had been advertised? Whom did tit house belong to?
(iii) Why did Mrs. Pegg come lo see Braithwaite? Wh• reply did Braithwaite give to her?
(iv) What changes occurred in Pamela's persona/ii after the August holiday?
(v) What comment did Potter make wizen Braithwait? hurt himself? What did he mean by that comment How did Pamela react to Potter's remark?
What is a dream?
What is the story’s underlying message or advice to the readers? Do you also support the author’s view?
Which all surprises must the poet be talking about in these stanzas?
What is the central idea of the poem, John Brown?
