Question

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1. 'The child was simply carried away by the rainbow glory of their silken colours and he was filled with an overwhelming desire to possess them all.'
a) Name the story and the author.
b) What does 'their' refer to here?
c) What is the child's reaction after seeing 'them'?
d) Give the meaning of the phrase 'overwhelming desire '.
e) What do you understand by the phrase 'rainbow glory '?

2. ' Thinking to humour his disconsolate charge by a gift of sweets , the man took him to the sweet shop. '
a) Why does the man want to 'humour' his disconsolate charge?
b) Who is the 'disconsolate charge '?
c) What has happened to this 'disconsolate charge '?
d) Give the meaning of the word 'humour'.
e) Is the man successful in humouring the disconsolate charge ?Why/ Why not?​

Answer 1

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Explanation:On his way to the fair the child sees toys, balloons of different colours, garland of gulmohur, a swing and a snake-charmer playing a flute. He gets attracted towards all these things. So, he lags behind