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Question
Write in your own words a few sentences about the following:
Mrs. Shrivastava
Solution
Mrs. Srivastava is a housewife who has an ayah and a cook to help her run the household. She is in need of a sweeper and gets to know about Nathu from the washerman’s son, Sitaram. Sitaram also tells her that Nathu is thinking of leaving the bank as they are not paying him. Mrs. Srivastava meets her friend Mrs. Bhushan in the market and starts the rumour about the collapse of the bank.
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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.
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A1. Write whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’: (2)
- Mrs. Srivastava had to do some shopping.
- A large shady tamarind tree grew at one end of the bazaar.
- Mrs. Bhushan was fanning herself with a small handkerchief.
- Mrs. Srivastava’s husband was sitting in front of Kamal Kishore’s grocery shop.
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Mrs. Srivastava had to do some shopping. She gave instructions to the ayah about looking after the baby, and told the cook not to be late with the mid-day meal. Then she set out for the Pipalnagar market place, to make her customary tour of the cloth shops. A large shady tamarind tree grew at one end of the bazaar, and it was here that Mrs. Srivastava found her friend Mrs. Bhushan sheltering from the heat. Mrs. Bhushan was fanning herself with a large handkerchief. She complained of the summer, which she affirmed, was definitely the hottest in the history of Pipalnagar. She then showed Mrs. Srivastava a sample of the cloth she was going to buy, and for five minutes they discussed its shade, texture and design. Having exhausted this topic, Mrs. Srivastava said, ‘Do you know, my dear, that Seth Govind Ram’s bank can’t even pay its employees? Only this morning I heard a complaint from their sweeper, who hasn’t received his wages for over a month !’ ‘Shocking!’ remarked Mrs Bhushan. ‘If they can’t pay the sweeper they must be in a bad way. None of the others could be getting paid either'. She left Mrs. Srivastava at the tamarind tree and went in search of her husband, who was sitting in front of Kamal Kishore’s photography shop, talking with the owner. |
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