Question

Rukku Manni caught sight of Ravi, Mridu, and Meena sitting under the tree. “Have you children…” she

began, and then, seeing they were curiously quiet, went on more slowly, “seen anyone lurking around the

verandah?” A sharp V-shaped line had formed between her eyebrows. Another straight, tighter one appeared in

place of her usually soft, pleasant mouth. Rukku Manni was angry! Thought Mridu with a shiver. She wouldn’t

be so upset if she knew about the poor beggar with sores on his feet, she tried to tell herself.

Questions:

(a) Write the name of lesson.

(b) What did the line on Rukku Manni’s face suggest?

(c) Why was she upset?

(d) What did Mridu tell herself?

(e) Which word in the passage means ‘peeping’?
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Answer 1

1 the gift of chappal is the name of the story