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Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 9 Bholi Read and Find Out (Page 54) Question 1. Why is Bholi’s father worried about her? Answer: Bholi was not like other children. She fell off a cot as a child due to which her brain was slightly damaged. She learnt to speak very late and used to stammer. Her face and whole body was covered with pockmarks. Thus, her father was worried about her marriage prospects. Question 2. For what unusual reason is Bholi sent to school? Answer: As Ramlal was a government official and the Tehsildar had asked Ramlal to send his daughters to the new school in his village, Bholi was sent to school just to satisfy the Tehsildar. As Randal’s wife felt that sending girls to school affected their marriage prospects adversely, she did not want to send any of her daughters to school. However, Bholi, with her pock-marked face and dull brain would not be possible to get married anyway, so Bholi’s parents decided to send her to school to satis...
ENGLISH THE NECKLACE
Footprints Without Feet Chapter 7 The Necklace NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 7 The Necklace Read and Find Out (Page 39) Question 1. What kind of a person is Mme Loisel and why is she always unhappy? Answer: Mme Loisel is young, pretty, ordinary but discontented woman. She is of a humble background but dreams of riches and comforts. She is proud of her beauty and wants to be admired. Her meagre resources are not enough to satisfy her expensive cravings making her angry all the time. Question 2. What kind of a person is her husband? Answer: Her husband M Loisel, is an ordinary and average young man. A mere clerk by profession, he is still contented with his job. Also, he is a caring man as he is excited to show the dinner invitation to his wife. Page 41 Question 3. What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel? Answer: After spending a fortune on a beautiful dress, Mme Loisel is faced with yet another disaster. She frets over the fact that she do...
THE TALE OF CUSTARD THE DRAGON
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ENGLISH AMANDA
Amanda Class 10 Poem 6 Question Answers Q1- How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this? A1- Amanda’s age could be between 10-12 years old. We can guess this because of the reference to mermaid or Rapunzel. These stories are read by children of age group of 10-12 years. Q2- Who do you think is speaking to her? A2- One of her parents is speaking to her. We think that probably it could be her mother. We think this because it’s a general perception that children are taken care of by their mothers at home. Q3- Why are Stanzas 2, 4 and 6 given in parenthesis? A3-Parenthesis is a remark that is added to a sentence, often to provide an explanation. So, in stanzas 2, 4 and 6 parenthesis is used to describe the reaction of child Amanda towards her mother’s continuous nagging. Q4- Who is the speaker in Stanzas 2, 4 and 6? Do you think this speaker is listening to the speaker in Stanzas 1, 3, 5, and 7? A4- The speaker in Stanzas 2, 4 and 6 is Amanda. No, she is not paying an...
ENGLISH THE PROPOSAL
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