This is only the first step on the ladders
My dear better half, the just & first step that
Will ,God willing, mark the rise to fame and fortune
of your beloved husband !"
(1) what does this sentence tell you about him ?
Answers
Explanation:
Question 1.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“This is only the first step on the ladder, my dear better-half! Yes. the first that would…..
God willing….. mark the rise to fame and fortune of your beloved husband!”
What was “the first step on the ladder”?
What characteristic does the speaker display here?
What does the word, ‘fortune’ mean?
Answer:
The first step was the break in the film, which he had got.
The speaker’s overconfidence is displayed here.
The word ‘fortune’ means ‘luck’.
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Question 2.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh… ’’Patol Babu began giving the exclamation a different inflection each time he uttered it. After doing it a number of times he made an astonishing discovery.
Why did Patol Babu repeat the word, ‘oh’ over and over again ?
What ‘astonishing discovery’ did he make ?
What does the word, ‘uttered’ mean ?
Answer:
Patol Babu repeated the word ‘Oh’ over and over again to bring ofit different meanings of the word.
He made that the single word ‘Oh’ could be spoken with different inflections and when spoken in a different manner it conveyed a different meaning.
‘Uttered’ means ‘spoke’.
Short Answer Type Questions [2 Marks]
Question 3.
Why does Patol Babu’s wife tell him that he is counting his ‘chickens before they’re hatched’ ?
Answer:
Patol Babu broke the news about his acting debut in a movie. He told his wife that it would be his first step to rise to fame and fortune. But his wife knew that Patol Babu always used to get overenthusiastic even before anything concrete happened. So she told him not to count the chicks before the eggs hatched.
Question 4.
What did Gogon Pakrashi teach Patol Babu?
Answer:
Gogon Pakrashi was Patol Babu’s mentor. He was a wonderful actor without a trace of vanity in him. He told Patol Babu that whatever part he was offered he should never consider it beneath his dignity. He told him to squeeze the essence of every dialogue and serve it to the audience.
Question 5.
What idea did Patol Babu have while rehearsing? What was the director’s reaction?
Answer:
Patol Babu got an idea that he should hold a newspaper in his hands to make the scene more effective. He also suggested that he should wear moustache in the scene. Both his suggestions were accepted by the director.
Question 6.
What attention did Patol Babu pay to the minor role he played in the movie ?
Answer:
Patol Babu was given only a minor role in the film, as a pedestrian, who was to collide into the main actor Chanchal Kumar and utter a monosyllabic sound “oh”. But his passion for the job drove him hard and he rehearsed for that single word many a time. He discovered that each time he pronounced the word it came out differently and conveyed a different meaning. He suggested the director that he should hold a newspaper in his hand and also wear a moustache to look more authentic. He ultimately delivered the role to his utmost satisfaction.
Question 7.
What good news did Patol Babu receive at the start of the day?
Answer:
Patol Babu received the news that one of Nishikanto Babu’s brothers-in-law who was involved into film-making was looking for a bald, middle-aged man for a role in the film. Nishikanto Babu being Patol Babu’s neighbour and friend had suggested his name to them.