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प्रश्न
Write a character sketch of Mrs. Van Daan.
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उत्तर
Mrs Van Daan was known among the people in the annex for her selfishness and habitual rude personality. She was concerned only about herself which was evident in her actions. She had a very contrasting personality. She had the ability to entertain and cheer the people around. However, she was also very critical about others, especially the children, thus driving them to dislike her. Anne notes that she was reprimanded on multiple occasions by Mrs Van Daan in spite of not having committed any mistake. However, she did not pay an equal amount of attention to her own son. She kept herself aloof of his responsibilities. Her discontent about the growing friendship between Anne and her son is the only emotion involving him we see. Her personal life was also filled with turmoil. She had a love–hate relationship with her husband. Though she was a fully grown person, her maturity did not seem to match her trivial actions—she lived in the happy days of her childhood. This is evident through her careless attempts at drawing the attention of the men in the annex.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following extract and complete the activities given below :
A1 Compare the old and new house and complete the table :
| Points | Old House | New House |
| Surrounding | razzle-dazzle | – |
| Size of the house | – | big |
I was thirteen, the year we moved to the Cantonment at Allahabad. In stark contrast to the razzle-dazzle of the city’s commercial areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, orderly place with broad tree-lined roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers. Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had ever lived in. The task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted mother.
“Is a slightly smaller house not available?” she asked father, “We do not have enough curtains for this place. And the furniture seems a little inadequate. Why did they have to plan the kitchen at such a distance from the dining-room? It is like doing a route march. And who is going to help me keep this place clean and dusted?”
Her misgivings and objections were undoubtedly valid. But, seeing our crestfallen faces, she sighed and gave in. We made extravagant promises to help in the household chores. Keep our rooms tidy. Put away our toys and books. She smiled with amused disbelief, her mind already working out how many meters of curtain-cloth would be needed and so on.
A2 Complete :
Complete the following list of objections that the mother had with the new house :
(i) Inadequate _______
(ii) Do not have _______
(iii) Kitchen at a distance from _______
(iv) A very big _______
A3 Personal response:
Do you agree with the objections raised by the mother? Explain.
Number the points.
Find from the story one word for the following.
a low constant sound made by cats ______
Enlist a few reasons for watching a drama live on the stage.
Read the passage and answer the following:
When was the book written?
Rewrite the following line in your own words.
.......... ‘till off they flash
Singing sweetly their delight.’
Read the lines and answer the questions.
And in fighting for their country, faith and king
noble impressions on people’s minds would ring
- What does ‘noble impression’ mean?
- Who can leave a noble impression?
_____ is called the red planet.
Who are already awake?
Why is the play called ‘The Giving Tree’?
