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प्रश्न
Attempt the following question in 100-120 words:
Bholi is a child different from others. This difference makes her an object of neglect and laughter. Elaborate.
उत्तर
Bholi’s real name was Sulekha but she was called Bholi, the simpleton as she was a backward child. She was the fourth daughter of Numberdar Ramlal who had seven children. Bholi remained a backward child due to an injury in her head when she was ten months old. She was fair and pretty at birth but when she was two years old, she had an attack of smallpox which left deep black marks all over her body. She started speaking only when she turned five but she stammered when she spoke and as a result, she was always mimicked or made fun of by the other children. Therefore, Bholi talked very little. Unlike Ramlal’s other children, she was not healthy and strong. She was frightened at first when her father wanted to take her to school. But when she was bathed and given new clothes to wear, she began to believe that she was being taken to a place better than her home. Bholi did not know what exactly a school was and what happened there, but when she saw girls like her present there, she was glad. She hoped that one of those girls would become her friend. In the class when her teacher asked her name, she tried to say but the girls started laughing when she stammered. She cried and kept her head down throughout the class.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?
Why does the marriage not take place?
Pick out Hindi words used in the story written in English. Give their English alternative.
- Bholi - simpleton
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After the accident, Juhi’s face was ____________.
I was ____________ to see a snake in my room.
The story focusses on some social problems and evil practices that are prevailing in the society. Read the text carefully and make a list of all social problems and evil practices. Discuss in the class to find some solutions to these problems. One is done for you.
| Social problems and evil practices | Probable Solutions |
| 1. Discrimination between a boy child and a girl child. | 1. Both must be treated equal at family, school, and society levels |
| 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. |
Glance through the story again and describe Bholi’s character before and after her meeting with the teacher. Complete the table and then write two paragraphs describing the change seen in her character. One is done for you.
| Before | After |
| 1. She was called simpleton, children made fun of her and mimicked her. | 1. She became confident and was able to utter her name. |
| 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. |
Fill in the boxes with proper letters so as to find various characters in the story by their specialities. One is done for you.
a.
| N | u | m | b | e | r | d | a |
r |
b.
| T | c |
c.
| h | d |
d.
| a | d | s |
e.
| a | h |
f.
| e | h | r |
How does education play a transformative role in Bholi's life?
A character arc is the transformation or development of a character throughout a story and refers to the changes a character undergoes as a result of their experiences, challenges and interactions with other characters.
In the light of the above information, trace the character arc of Bholi in K.A. Abbas’s ‘Bholi’.
