Question

Read the given extract and answer the following questions given below: 

It was a new bus, its outside painted a gleaming white with some green stripes along the sides. Inside, the overhead bars shone like silver. Directly in front of Valli, above the windshield, there was a beautiful clock. The seats were soft and luxurious. Valli devoured everything with her eyes. But when she started to look outside, she found her view cut off by a canvas blind that covered the lower part of her window. So she stood up on the seat and peered over the blind. (Madam Rides a Bus)

1. The effect on Valli as she describes the bus reveals that she is ______.
   Choose the most suitable option. 1
   
   1. awed
   2. scared
   3. disgusted
   4. repulsed
2. How does the author’s use of descriptive language enhance the narrative technique in the passage? 2
3. Fill in the blank with the correct word from the bracket. 1
   The use of the word ‘devoured’ adds to a sense of ______ (fascination/hunger) in the extract.
4. Which action of Valli shows that she did not want to miss out on any part of the experience? 1

Answer 1

1. The effect on Valli as she describes the bus reveals that she is awed.
2. The author’s descriptive language (gleaming white paint, overhead bars “shone like silver,” “soft and luxurious” seats, etc.) creates vivid sensory imagery that places the reader in Valli’s point of view, conveys her excitement, and builds character we see not just what the bus looks like but how it feels to her, which advances the narrative mood and emotional connection.
3. The use of the word ‘devoured’ adds to a sense of fascination in the extract.
4. The action that shows she did not want to miss any part of the experience is that she stood up on the seat and peered over the canvas blind to see outside.