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प्रश्न
So after that, dimly, dimly, she sensed it, she was different and they knew her difference and kept away. There was talk that her father and mother were taking her back to Earth next year; it seemed vital to her that they do so, though it would mean the loss of thousands of dollars to her family. And so, the children hated her for all these reasons of big and little consequence. They hated her pale snow face, her waiting silence, her thinness, and her possible future. “Get away 1” The boy gave her another push. “What’re you waiting for?”Then, for the first time, she turned and looked at him. And what she was waiting for was in her eyes. “Well, don’t wait around here !” cried the boy savagely. “You won’t see nothing!” Her lips moved. “Nothing 1” he cried. “It was all a joke, wasn’t it?” He turned to the other children. “Nothing’s happening today. Is it ?”
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
What is the ‘it’ referred to by William?
उत्तर
The ‘it’ referred to by William is the Sun which the scientists had predicted would shine for a short while that day.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Use the suffixes −ion or −tion to form nuns from the following verbs. Make the necessary changes in the spellings of the words.
Example:proclaim − proclamation
| cremate ___ | act ___ | exhaust ___ |
| invent ___ | tempt ___ | immigrate ___ |
| direct ___ | meditate ___ | imagine ___ |
| dislocate ___ | associate ___ | dedicate ___ |
Thinking about the Text
Answer these question.
A mystery I propose to explain.” What is the mystery the speaker proposes to explain?
A camel can do without water for days together. What is the reason given in the text?
How did Mr Gessler found that the boot was not comfortable for author?
In what way is Pambupatti different from any other village?
Multiple Choice Question:
What is the kite compared to?
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.
After a very long spell of heat, the weather is ………….. at last.
In the poem, The Darkling Thrush, the poet uses the words “evensong" and “carolling” to describe the thrush's song because ______.
In Ama Ata Aidoo’s short story, ‘The Girl Who Can’, Nana expressed her disapproval of Adjoa’s legs because ______.
