Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Is Velu a smart boy? Which instances in the text show that he is or isn’t?
Advertisements
Solution
Yes. Velu seems to be a smart boy.
He ran away from home because of bad circumstances. When he reached Chennai, the girl, who was a ragpicker, tried to help him. Initially, he thought of not taking her help. However, he was smart enough to realize that he was very hungry and did not know where to go. Therefore, he followed the girl. He knew how to read Tamil. When the girl told him to eat the banana that she found in the garbage, he refused at first. However, he quickly realized that he was very hungry and therefore, ate it. Even though he found the place and even the girl very strange, he continued to walk along with her. He tried to understand why she collected rubbish. He knew that he had not come to the big city to collect rubbish; however, he adjusted to the circumstances and decided to do the same work till he found a better job.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Who did Connie Macpherson think her visitor was?
What is Connie’s Christmas present? Why is it “the best Christmas present in the world”?
How did the speaker feel after talking to the child on the beach?
The emotion that gripped him was one of
Choose the right item.
Use all or both in the blank. Tell your partner why you chose one or the other.
More than ten persons called. _________ of them wanted to see you.
Where do the snakes and rodents take shelter? Why?
Look carefully at the diary entries for June 24-25, August 2, and March 23. Now write down the changes that happen as the rains progress from June to March.
Mention a few things that can happen when there is endless rain for days together.
Put the verbs in the brackets into their proper forms.
We (get out) of the school bus. The bell (ring) and everyone (rush) to class.
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against the following statement.
Though not very rich, Gathergold was a skilful merchant
What did young Ernest wish when he gazed at it?
Write ‘Ernest’ or ‘Poet’, against statement below.
There was a gap between his life and his words.
On one occasion the children said: “How happy we are here!”
Later they said: “How happy we were there!”
What are they referring to in both the cases?
When spring came, it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or indicate here?
Who, in your view, is an ‘unusual’ learner?
What was her mother’s reaction to it?
Why, in your view, did they do it?
Which, to you, is the most important idea in this story, and why?
Ranji sees his adversary in the bazaar.
What does he actually do, and why?
Why does Sir John say that James’ paper should not be published?
