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प्रश्न
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della was not too happy about bargaining for grocery etc.
उत्तर
Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The moment you hear the word ‘Gift’, what feelings do you experience? Complete the web with those feelings.
‘Gifts’ need not be material gifts. They can be abstract and yet priceless. For example, favours, kindness, help in times of need, etc.
Think of and enlist such unforgettable gifts given to you by :
Siblings/ relatives : ________________.
‘Gifts’ need not be material gifts. They can be abstract and yet priceless. For example, favours, kindness, help in times of need, etc.
Think of and enlist such unforgettable gifts given to you by :
Friends: ______________.
Answer the following question:
Why did Jim sell his gold watch? Do you think he did well?
Answer the following question:
How did the Magi want to celebrate their Christmas (OR) Who were the first people to give Christmas gifts?
Complete: Use the chart below to explain the situational irony in ‘The Gift of the Magi’. For each character, identify what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
| SITUATIONAL IRONY | |
| What Della plans : | What actually happens |
| What Jim plans : | What actually happens : |
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Think of two alternatives that could have prevented Della as well as Jim from selling their most precious possessions.
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Justify the title of the story, ‘The Gift of the Magi’.
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Who were the very first people to give Christmas gifts? What had inspired them to do so?
Read the following and answer.
Say WHAT
______ troubled Della on Christmas Eve?
