Question

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chapter - the potrait of a lady
I. RTC- Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:
A. ‘’She often told us of the games she used to play as a child. That seemed quite absurd and
undignified on her part and we treated it like the fables of the Prophets she used to tell us.’’
(i) Name the lesson and its author.
(ii) Who is ‘She’ in the above lines?
(iii) Why did the listeners find whatever ‘she’ said, unusual & improper?
B. When I went up to University, I was given a room of my own. The common link of friendship
was snapped. My grandmother accepted her seclusion with resignation.’’
(i) Who is ‘I’ in the above lines?
(ii) What was ‘the common link of friendship’?
(iii) Explain the last line of the extract in your own words.

Answer 1

Hi, there!

Q.1 The lesson name is 'Portrait of a Lady' written by Kushwant Singh.