Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
If you share this story with some friends in a junior class, how would they react in the end?
Advertisements
उत्तर
They would probably just feel that all the sacrifice was wasted. They would not have realized the deeper meaning of the story.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
The moment you hear the word ‘Gift’, what feelings do you experience? Complete the web with those feelings.

‘Gifts’ need not be material gifts. They can be abstract and yet priceless. For example, favours, kindness, help in times of need, etc.
Think of and enlist such unforgettable gifts given to you by :
Friends: ______________.
Complete the following.
Della’s beautiful hair tell about _____________.
Answer the following question:
How did the Magi want to celebrate their Christmas (OR) Who were the first people to give Christmas gifts?
Complete the following basic plot diagram :

Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Think of two alternatives that could have prevented Della as well as Jim from selling their most precious possessions.
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Gifts that you buy have fixed prices/ rates. How can the buyer increase the value of a gift bought for someone very dear in the family?
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
At the end of the story, O Henry remarks that of all who give gifts, Della and Jim were the wisest. Think and explain this paradoxical remark.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della was not too happy about bargaining for grocery etc.
Read the following and answer.
Say WHAT
____________ was the current family income?
