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प्रश्न
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde was sad because she did not get any luxuries
उत्तर
Mathilde was so convinced that she was meant to be rich that she detested her real life.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did Matilda not want to see her rich friends?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?
If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?
Answer the following question in 30-40 words.
Why was Matilda unhappy in her early married life?
Answer the following questions in 30-40 words :
Why was Mathilda always unhappy after her marriage?
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde wanted a new dress for herself.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde lost the necklace.
Read the following :
- The necklace
- an error
- all these things
- another woman
- one evening
- her husband.
In all these phrases we see some words used before the nouns. They specify or make it clear what noun we are talking about. These words that are used at the beginning of a noun phrase are known as determiners.
Determiners include articles (a, an, the), possessive pronouns (my, our, your, her, etc.), demonstratives (words like this, that), quantifiers (much, many, etc.), numerals, etc.
Write your phrases using each type of determiner.
Read: ‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry.
As a reader do you sympathise with Matilda? Give reasons from the text to support your answer.
Answer of the following question in 100-120 words:
Matilda was very proud of her beauty and charm and this led to her downfall. Elaborate.
Answer the following in about 100-120 words:
Contentment in one's life is very important to lead a peaceful life. We should be happy with what we have and should not crave for what we don't have. Matilda suffered in life because she was not content in her life. Her desires led to her disaster. What do you learn from her mistake in life?
Do you like jewellery and ornaments?
Do you like to dress up for special occasions? How do you do that?
What makes a person happy and confident during special functions and parties?
Why was Mathilde married to a ‘minor official’?
Was the husband a considerate person? How do we now that?
What did Madame Forestier’s large box contain?
Which sentences tell us that Mathilde greatly desired the necklace?
Why did Mathilde not notice the loss of her necklace?
What was the arrangement with the jeweller? Do you think it was fair?
Who is Madame Loisel?
Why does Madame Forestier speak coldly to Mathilde?
Have you ever lost anything valuable?
Name a book/movie that made you think. What was it about? What was the best part about the book/movie?
Read the conversations in the story (The Necklace) aloud using proper intonation.
