Question

Suddenly she was startled by a voice. “Listen, child,” said the voice, “you shouldn’t
stand like that. Sit down.”

Sitting down, she looked to see who had spoken. It was an elderly man who had hon-
estly been concerned for her, but she was annoyed by his attention.

“There’s nobody here who’s a child,” she said haughtily. “I’ve paid my thirty paise like
everyone else.”
The conductor chimed in. “Oh, sir, but this is a very grown-up madam. Do you think a
mere girl could pay her own fare and travel to the city all alone?”

Valli shot an angry glance at the conductor and said, “I am not a madam. Please re-
member that. And you’ve not yet given me my ticket.”

“I’ll remember,” the conductor said, mimicking her tone. Everyone laughed, and
gradually Valli too joined in the laughter.



i. How did Valli feel when the elderly man expressed concern that she was standing?
a) Rather shocked
b) Somewhat happy
c) Fairly displeased
d) Quite embarrassed

ii. Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the
given extract.
1. Valli was travelling without a guardian.
2. The conductor was bullying Valli.
3. Valli was nervous in her interactions.
4. Valli was a child passenger.
5. Valli followed the elderly man’s advice.
6. Valli’s response to the elderly man was respectful.
7. It took Valli some time to participate in the jocular conversations.
Suddenly she was startled by a voice. “Listen, child,” said the voice, “you shouldn’t
stand like that. Sit down.”

Sitting down, she looked to see who had spoken. It was an elderly man who had hon-
estly been concerned for her, but she was annoyed by his attention.

“There’s nobody here who’s a child,” she said haughtily. “I’ve paid my thirty paise like
everyone else.”
The conductor chimed in. “Oh, sir, but this is a very grown-up madam. Do you think a
mere girl could pay her own fare and travel to the city all alone?”

Valli shot an angry glance at the conductor and said, “I am not a madam. Please re-
member that. And you’ve not yet given me my ticket.”

“I’ll remember,” the conductor said, mimicking her tone. Everyone laughed, and
gradually Valli too joined in the laughter.

a) 2, 3, 4
b) 5, 6, 7
c) 3, 5, 7
d) 2, 3, 6
Which word does ‘chimed in’ NOT correspond to?
a) Intervened
b) Interrupted
c) Intersected
d) Interjected

v. Choose the characteristic displayed by the conductor when he addressed Valli and
declared that she couldn’t be ‘a mere girl’.
a) encouragement
b) indulgence
c) embarrassment
d) authority

Answer 1

Answer:

I)d) Quite embarrassed

ii)The conductor was bullying Valli.

b) Interrupted

b) indulgence

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Answer 2

Answer:

( i ) Quite Embarrassed.

( ii ) Valli's Response for the elderly man was respectful. This extract is not true.

( iii ) 2, 3, 4

( iv ) Intersected.

( v ) Authority.

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