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प्रश्न
Find the lines in the text which tell you that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus.
उत्तर
The following lines in the text show that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus:
(i) “Valli devoured everything with her eyes.”
(ii) “On the one side there was the canal and, beyond it, palm trees, grassland, distant mountains, and the blue, blue sky. On the other side was a deep ditch and then acres and acres of green fields − green, green, green, as far as the eye could see. Oh, it was all so wonderful!”
(iii) “Everyone laughed, and gradually Valli too joined in the laughter. Suddenly, Valli clapped her hands with glee.”
(iv) “Somehow this was very funny to Valli. She laughed and laughed until there were tears in her eyes.”
(v) “Valli wasn’t bored to the slightest and greeted everything with the same excitement she’d felt the first time.”
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?
Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?
How did Valli save up money for her first journey? Was it easy for her?
How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?
What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentence from the text and fill in the blank. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
“Stop the bus! Stop the bus!” And a tiny hand was raised ________________.
What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentence from the text and fill in the blank. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
“Yes, I ____________ go to town,” said Valli, still standing outside the bus.
What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentence from the text and fill in the blank. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
“There’s nobody here ____________,” she said haughtily. “I’ve paid my thirty paise like everyone else.”
What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentence from the text and fill in the blank. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
“Never mind,” she said, “I can ___________. You don’t have to help me. “I’m not a child, I tell you,” she said, _____________.
What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentence from the text and fill in the blank. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
Then she turned to the conductor and said, “Well, sir, I hope ______________.”
Why does the conductor refer to Valli as ‘madam’?
What does Valli mean when she says, “I was just agreeing with what you said about things happening without our knowledge.”
Answer the following question in 80-100 words :
Whenever we want to achieve something difficulties always come in our way. What did Valli have to do to go and ride in a bus?
Valli’s unique maiden bus ride experience could be possible because she belonged to a small village. Do you agree? Why?/Why not? (2 reasons)
Answer the following in about 40-50 words:
How did Valli gather the details of the bus journey?
Answer the following in about 40-50 words:
How did Valli save money to travel by bus?
Answer the following in about 40-50 words:
Why did Valli spend her time all alone and what became her favourite pastime.
You have been chosen to address the school assembly on the occasion of Women’s Day. You choose to speak on the resilience and indomitable spirit of the young girls: Anne Frank and Valli. Prepare the speech draft, with reference to the commonality and contrast in the situations and circumstances of both the girls. (Madam Rides the Bus and From the Diary of Anne Frank)
You may begin like this: Good morning everyone. Today, I’d like to express my insights on the resilience of two young girls ______.
You may end this way: To conclude I’d like to say that ______.
Thank you.
