Class
10 english first flight – MADAM RIDES THE BUS
IMPORTANT
QUESTION ANSWERS
BY
AARISH SIR
1.
What was Valli’s favourite pastime ?
Answer
Valli’s favourite pastime was
standing in the front doorway of her house and watching what was happening in
the street outside.
2. What was a source of unending joy for Valli ? What was her
strongest desire ?
Answer
Valli’s greatest desire was to ride
on the bus filled with new passengers. Her strongest desire was to ride on that
bus.
3. What did Valli find out about the bus journey ? How did she
find out these details ?
Answer
Valli found out that the town was
six miles from the village. The fare was thirty paise one way. The passenger’s
conversation gave her these details, such as the bus’s location, etc.
Answer
Valli’s greatest desire was to ride
on the bus filled with new passengers. Her strongest desire was to ride on that
bus.
4. What did Valli find out about the bus journey ? How did she
find out these details ?
Answer
Valli found out that the town was
six miles from the village. The fare was thirty paise one way. The passenger’s
conversation gave her these details, such as the bus’s location, etc.
5.
What do you think Valli was planning to do?
Answer
Valli was planning to take a bus
ride to the city and come back in the same bus.
6. Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’ ?
Answer
The conductor called Valli as
‘madam’ due to her behaviour. She answered questions quickly and spoke with
great confidence.
7. Why does Valli stand up on the seat ? What does she see now ?
Answer
Valli stood up on her seat because
her view was cut off by a canvas blind that covered the lower part of her
window. She stood up to look over the blind. She saw that the road was very
narrow, on one side of which there was the canal and beyond it were palm trees,
grassland, distant mountains, and the blue sky. On the other side, there was a
deep ditch and many acres of green fields.
8.
What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child ?
Answer
When the elderly man calls her a
child she gets annoyed and says that she is not a child as she has paid the
full fare.
9. Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman ?
Answer
The elderly woman looked
‘repulsive’ and smelled foul, so Valli refused to become friends with her.
10. How did Valli save up money for her first journey ? Was it
easy for her ?
Answer
Valli had saved up the money for
her first journey by resisting every temptation to buy peppermints, toys,
balloons etc.
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