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प्रश्न
Why did Mathilde not notice the loss of her necklace?
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उत्तर
Mathilde was so joyful and interested in the celebration that she didn't know she had lost her necklace. She had always wanted to be a part of something great and luxurious. She was so focused on herself that she didn't notice the necklace was missing.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did Matilda not want to see her rich friends?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel − why is she always unhappy?
What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel?
How is the problem solved?
What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?
What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?
If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde was beautiful, and so she wanted to marry an aristocrat.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde was sad because she did not get any luxuries
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde felt that her house was shabby and poorly furnished.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde wanted other people to envy her.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde was not happy to see the invitation.
Read the following :
- The necklace
- an error
- all these things
- another woman
- one evening
- her husband.
In all these phrases we see some words used before the nouns. They specify or make it clear what noun we are talking about. These words that are used at the beginning of a noun phrase are known as determiners.
Determiners include articles (a, an, the), possessive pronouns (my, our, your, her, etc.), demonstratives (words like this, that), quantifiers (much, many, etc.), numerals, etc.
Write your phrases using each type of determiner.
Briefly state how Matilda invited ‘a dreadful life of necessity’ into her family.
Imagine that M. Loisel, from The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant, writes a diary entry, exploring the theme of class and social status, and the nature of social mobility, in the context of his own experience.
Write this diary entry, as M. Loisel, in about 120 words.
Answer the following in about 100-120 words:
Contentment in one's life is very important to lead a peaceful life. We should be happy with what we have and should not crave for what we don't have. Matilda suffered in life because she was not content in her life. Her desires led to her disaster. What do you learn from her mistake in life?
Do you like jewellery and ornaments?
Why was Mathilde married to a ‘minor official’?
Why did Mathilde weep with misery after visiting her schoolmate?
Was the husband a considerate person? How do we now that?
What did Madame Forestier’s large box contain?
Who is Madame Loisel?
Have you ever lost anything valuable?
