Question

SQ 5. Reference to Context: Then Grandfather, just to get his own back, took from his pocket our pet tortoise, and said, “What must I pay for this, since you charge for all animals?” 1. Where are these lines taken from? 2. Who is the author? 3. What does the writer mean by “to get his own back”? 4. Who is referred to ‘this’? 5. Who is referred to ‘you’? 6. Where did this conversation take place?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. From the story written by Ruskin Bond "The adventures of Toto"
2. Ruskin Bond is the author of the story
3. 'To get his own back" means to save himself from any trouble .
4. "this" refers to the the pet tortoise.
5. "you" is the ticket collector.
6. This conversation took place the train the grandfather took to reach Saharanpur

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