1. Read the passage and answer the questions that follows:
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sleep..
It was a moonless night in December. A cool breeze was blowing. It disturbed Indrani Debi and she woke
up and knew that Duttada was not in bed.
So he has gone to hobnob with that wretched Dibya! At least he should have closed the door". But she
Smiled. She knew how utterly oblivious her husband was of the practical problems of living. The doctor had
told him to be careful of the cold. But he would never remember to put on a sweater
She picked up the white woollen pullover wrapped herself in a shawl and made her way to the roof, to
break up his tete-a-tete with Dibya.
She found them both huddled together eye to eye. At least Duttada was looking into Dibya's eyes.
When Dattada acquired this telescope he was so thrilled that he called it Dibya Chakshu- Divine Eye.
To Dattada the telescope marked the fulfilment of the ambition of a lifetime. As an amateur astronomer
he had longed for enough money to buy a good telescope and for enough spare time in which to observe the
heavens. He got them both when he retired with ample money.
Like every other amateur astronomer, Duttada had a secret ambition that he would one day discover a
new comet. For, comets can be new, coming as they do from the remote corners of the Solar System. Like
planets, eomets also orbit round the Sun but orbits are highly eccentric.
QUESTIONS:
Save the ben
heavens
1. What had Dattada forgotten to put on? Sweavy
2. What disturbed Indrani Debi's sleep?
3. What did Debi see when she went on to the terrace?
4. What is Dibya Chakshu? Devine
5. Why did Dattada long for enough money?
6. What was his ambition?
7. Find the word in the passage which means far away?
8. Pick out the word from the passage which means private talk/meeting between two people
nough money? To buy a telescope to obseave the meg
Answers
Answer:
Duttada had a secret ambition that he would one day discover a
new comet. For, comets can be new, coming as they do from the remote corners of the Solar System.
Explanation:
Answer of6
Answer:
1) Dattada had forgotten to put on a sweater for even after being warned of the cold by the doctor.
2) The cool breeze blowing on that moonless December night disturbed Indrani Debi's sleep.
3) Indrani Debi saw Dattada and Dibya(a telescope) huddled eye to eye. In essence she found her husband watching the night sky through his telescope.
4) Dibya-Chakshu means divine eye. When Dattada acquired the telescope he was so thrilled that he named it as said.
5) Dattada longed for enough money to buy a telescope and observe the heavens. He got the money he longed for when he retired.
6) His ambition like every other amateur astronomer was to find a new comet in the skies.
7) Far way: Corners (of the Solar system)
8) Tete-a-tete means the same as a private talk between two people.
Explanation: