Balbharati solutions for My English Coursebook 10 Standard SSC Maharashtra State Board chapter 2.2 - The Boy who Broke The Bank [Latest edition]

'A lie can run round the world before truth has got its boots on.'
The above quotation expresses how fast rumours spread.
Talk with your group about some recent rumour, when people believed at first and suffered for it, later.

Discuss, how one can decide whether some news is a fact or fake.

Who, do you think, are responsible for spreading false news?

Do you believe in all the news that you come across?

Give one example of a rumour which seemed to be fact in the beginning, later it was proved false.

Read the following statements. Describe whether they are facts or rumours. Justify your decision.

Who am I? (Identify the character from the extract.)

I am the washerman’s son. Who am I? 

Who am I? (Identify the character from the extract.)

I am the owner of the bank, who am I?

Who am I? (Identify the character from the extract.)

I am the sweeper, who am I?

Who am I? (Identify the character from the extract.)

I am the friend of Mrs. Srivastava, who am I?

Who am I? (Identify the character from the extract.)

I am the hair dresser. Who am I?

Who am I? (Identify the character from the extract.)

I have a crooked leg, who am I?

Make a list of customers of Pipalnagar Bank, from the extract (The Boy who Broke The Bank).

Match the following and write the complete meaningful sentences.

Write who said to whom.

“Don’t raise such dust!”

Write who said to whom.

“Who would have thought the bank would collapse !”

Write who said to whom.

“Where did you disappear ?”

Write who said to whom.

“The bird has flown!”

Why was the Manager of the Bank in a dilemma ? Write down in 5 to 6 lines in your notebook.

Cross out the odd man.

Cross out the odd man.

Cross out the odd man.

Cross out the odd man.

Find the describing words for the following from the text.

1. ____________ tour
2. ____________ shop
3. ____________ window
4. ____________ leg

Complete the following table.

Write in your own words a few sentence about the following:

Nathu

Write in your own words a few sentences about  the following:

Mrs. Shrivastava

Write in your own words a few sentences about  the following:

Seth Govind Ram

Write in your own words a few sentences about  the following:

Sitaram

Expand the theme in a write -up of about 20 lines.

‘Rumours are spread by fools and accepted by greater fools’.

Expand the theme in a write-up of about 20 lines.

‘Books are our real friends’

Project: Collect the names of books written by Ruskin Bond.

Complete the sentence given below using your own adjective clauses.

I know of a school boy ______.

Complete the sentence given below using your own adjective clauses.

I know the joke ______.

Complete the sentence given below using your own adjective clauses.

I know of a doctor ______.

Complete the sentence given below using your own adjective clauses.

I know of a place ______.

Complete the sentence given below using your own adjective clauses.

I know the reason ______.

Rewrite the following sentence joining them with ‘when’, where’, ‘which’, ‘why’.

Sitaram had a bundle of freshly pressed clothes. He balanced it on his head.

Rewrite the following sentence joining them with ‘when’, where’, ‘which’, ‘why’.

A large shady tamarind tree grew at one end of the bazaar. Mrs. Srivastava found her friend Mrs.Bhushan there.

Rewrite the following sentence joining them with ‘when’, where’, ‘which’, ‘why’.

The Pipalnagar Bank has stopped paying employees. It is about to collapse.

Rewrite the following sentence joining them with ‘when’, where’, ‘which’, ‘why’.

He had finished his work. He sat down on the highest step.