How does Wanda feel about the dresses game? Why does she say that she has a hundred dresses?
Wanda feels very embarrassed but remains silent in the classroom. She doesn’t talk to none of the classmates and sits on the last bench with rough boys so that nobody can give attention to her. She is deeply hurt but never does complain about it. To avoid their taunts and humiliation, Wanda says that she has hundred dresses and sixty pairs of matching shoes in her closet. Later on, she draws each of hundred dresses on paper for the drawing competition.
Why is Maddie embarrassed by the questions Peggy asks Wanda? Is she also like Wanda, or is she different?
Where does Wanda live? What kind of a place do you think it is?
Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why?
How is Wanda seen as different by the other girls? How do they treat her? you know?
Who did Maddie think would win the drawing contest? Why?
Who won the drawing contest? What had the winner drawn?
Did Wanda have a hundred dresses? Why do you think she said she did?
1. This is the bus (what kind of bus?). It goes to Agra. (use which or that)
2. I would like to buy (a) shirt (which shirt?). (The) shirt is in the shop window. (use which or that)
3. You must break your fast at a particular time (when?). You see the moon in the sky. (use when)
4. Find a word (what kind of word?). It begins with the letter Z. (use which or that)
5. Now find a person (what kind of person). His or her name begins with the letter Z. (use whose)
6. Then go to a place (what place?). There are no people whose name begins with Z in that place. (use where)
Why didn’t Maddie ask Peggie to stop teasing Wanda? What was she afraid of?
What does Miss Mason think of Wanda’s drawings? What do the children think of them? How do you know?
What was Valli’s favourite pastime?
What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for?
What did Lencho hope for?
When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not?
Where did the ceremonies take place ? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstones?
What does Chubukov at first suspect that Lomov has come for? Is he sincere when he later says “And I’ve always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son”? Find reasons for your answer from the play.
Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some birds more timid than others? Do you think a human baby also finds it a challenge to take its first steps?
Do you keep a diary? Given below under ‘A’ are some terms we use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’? (You may
look up the terms in a dictionary if you wish.)
A B
(i) Journal – A book with a separate space or page for each day, in which you write down your and feelings or what has happened on that day
(ii) Diary – A full record of a journey, a period of time, or an event, written every day
(iii) Log – A record of a person’s own life and experiences (usually, a famous person)
(iv) Memoir(s) – A written record of events with times and dates, usually official
What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
Why does he go to Basra? How long does he wait there, and why?
Why does the narrator say, “I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota…”?
Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.
greedy naive stupid ungrateful
selfish comical unquestioning
What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some birds more timid than others? Do you think a human baby also finds it a challenge to take its first steps?
“The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest? What compelled the young seagull to finally fly?
Match, the italicised phrases in Column A with the phrase nearest meaning in Column B.
(Hint: First look for the sentence in the text in which the phrase in column A occurs.)
A | B |
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1. I was not unmindful of the fact | (i) had not forgotten; was aware of the fact (ii) was not careful about the fact (iii) forgot or was not aware of the fact |
2. when my comrades and I were pushed to our limits | (i) pushed by the guards to the wall (ii) took more than our share of beatings (iii) felt that we could not endure the suffering any longer |
3. to reassure me and keep me going | (i) make me go on walking (ii) help me continue to live in hope in this very difficult situation (iii) make me remain without complaining |
4. the basic and honourable freedoms of…earning my keep,… | (i) earning enough money to live on (ii) keeping what I earned (iii) getting a good salary |
When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not?
What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?
Why did such a large number of international leaders attend the inauguration ? What did it signify the triumph of?