Indigo Think-as-you-read Questions Question 1.Strike out what is not true in the following.(a) Rajkumar Shukla was(i) a sharecropper(ii) a politician(iii) delegate(iv) a landlord(b) Rajkumar Shukla was(i) poor(ii) physically strong(iii) illiterate Answer:(a) (i) a sharecropper(b) (iii) illiterate Question 2.Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being resolute? Answer:Rajkumar Shukla was described as being resolute because he was […]
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The Rattrap Think-as-you-read Questions Question 1.From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap? Answer:The peddler lived a dull and monotonous life. He had no family, no money and no relatives. He was a vagabond. So, being alone most of the time, he used to go on thinking. While thinking
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Deep Water Think-as-you-read Questions Question 1.What is the ‘misadventure’ that William Douglas speaks about? Answer:The ‘misadventure’ is the incident in which the author at the age of ten or eleven was picked up and thrown into the swimming pool of Y.M.C.A. by a bruiser. The author didn’t know how to swim and was about to
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Lost Spring Think-as-you-read Questions Question 1.What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from? Answer:Garbage is gold for Saheb. He is looking for a rupee coin in it. Apart from money, he finds other valuable objects from this garbage. He lives at Seemapuri, at the periphery
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The Last Lesson The Last Lesson Textual Questions and Answers Think-as-you-read Questions Question 1.What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day? Answer:Franz was expected to be prepared with the lesson on ‘participles’. His teacher, M. Hamel, had announced an oral test on participles, but Franz didn’t know anything about the rules
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Love Defiled Question 1.‘It was so typical of her witty to the hilt, understanding to a fault.’ Sketch the character of the girl in the light of this statement.Answer:The girl was very gentle in nature. She represents the latest prototype of a modern educated girl. She feels a kind of remorse in her, But at
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Two Horizons Let’s Answer: Question 1.Point out the features of the two letters in terms of their format, language, and tone.Answer:The features of two letters are simple exchange of love and affection between a mother and an educated middle-class daughter. The format of the language is old. The language is simple but the tone of
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Sun and Moon Let’s discuss Question 1.Suppose you are Sun. There was a party at your house last night in which you were not allowed to attend. How did you feel? and how did you face such situation?Answer:Yes, I am Sun. A party was held at my house last night. I was not allowed to
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Quality Question 1.Who was Mr. Gessler? How did the author know him?Answer:Mr. Gessler was a German shoe-maker who had settled in London. The author knew him since his younghood because he made his father’s boots. Question 2.What was the author’s opinion about Mr. Gessler as a shoe-maker?Answer:The author’s opinion about Mr. Gessler as a shoemaker
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The Bet Question 1.What were the terms and conditions of the bet? Do you think them proper?Answer:The terms and conditions were the lawyers had to remain confined in a cell for fifteen years. The cell was within the house of the banker. During his confinement, the banker had to supply the necessary requisites to the
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