Question

Ch :Rats on a train
By :Rabindranath Tagore (Adapted by illa Vij

Read the following ertracts and answer the questions that follow.
a) Why are you coming in here? Can't you see that this coach is
Go to the nert coach.
Who is speaking and to whom?
ii) What does the above line tell us about the speaker?
What was the listener's reaction?
b) 'Look at your pors. See what they have done while you were away.
Mister chose horrible rats have run away with most of your
food.
i) Who is the speaker and who are these lines being addressed
to?
ii) Where has the food gone?
iii) What is the listener's response?
c)'Then, you must come with us to our school. We need a Sanskrit teacher.'
i) Who are 'we'?
ii) Who is the listener?
iii) What does the above statement tell us about the speaker's attitude towards the listener

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Answer 1

Answer:

the kids

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

a)  i. One boy, whom everyone called 'Bichkun' to the old man.

   ii. A confident and disrespectful kid.

b) i.  Bichkun and another boy to the old man.

   ii. According to the kids, the rats have taken them but in reality it was the kids themselves.

iii.  The Gentlemen wasn't displeased nor angry with the situation but instead smiled and replied to the kids that, the rats were hungry.

c .i. the kids

   ii. the gentleman/ old man (same person)

   iii. A positive attitude towards the old gentleman as they have bonded over the feast.

Explanation: