Question

Valodya and Nicky, the siblings grew up, studied and played together. The age difference between the two was only a year and some months. Hence, no distinction of elder and younger was made between the two brothers. However, Nicky the younger brother began to realize that he was no equal to his elder brother Valodya in interests or ability. He found Valodya better at lessons, in arguments and in manners. Unfortunately, it seemed to Nicky that Valodaya himself was aware of his superiority and was proud of it. Though . Valodya never showed a big brother attitude, Nicky started feeling jealous of him.

Nicky started reading insult and humiliation in all acts on part of his elder brother. For example if his elder brother arranged his collar he thought it was done knowingly to annoy and tease him. Also Nicky developed a wrong notion that Valodya knew everything going on deep inside him. All this further added to the differences between the two brothers.

Valodya, though crazy about his hobbies changed them very often. Some time he would go all for collecting pictures, then it would be a craze for curios i.e. works of art valued for being unusual. Nicky was so proud that he would not copy his elder brother i.e. he would not take any of the hobbies being enjoyed by his elder brother. The Elder brother's passion for different hobbies impressed Nicky. At the same time he started envying Valodya all the more

Once when Valodya's passion for ornaments was at its peak, he had arranged all his curios on a table in symmetry, Accidently, Nicky broke one of Valodya's curios-a bright coloured little scent bottle, Instead of feeling sorry he behaved rudely. This resulted in a scuffle between the two brothers. Nicky thought all was over between him and his elder brother. Nicky was uncomfortable and ashamed for being rude and disrespectful to his elder brother. He wanted to go and make friends with his elder brother but his vanity stopped him from making up with Valodya. Yet showing large heartedness, Valodya requested forgiveness and hugged Nicky. It brought tears in Nicky's eyes and he also begged the elder brother to forgive him.

On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer ANY TEN questions from the eleven given below:

(a) What helped Valodya win Nicky's heart?

(i) Big brother attitude

(ii) Being proud and haughty

(iii) Large heartedness

(w) Being passionate about hobbies

(b) Accidently. Nicky broke one of Valodya's curios-a bright coloured little scent bottle. Pick the option in which the meaning of 'broke' is the SAME as it is in the passage.

(i) Corona broke out in Wuhan city in China.

(ii) Thieves broke into the Minister's office at night.

(iii) The car broke down after covering fifty kilometers only.

(iv) The child wept when he broke the toy he received on his birthday

(c) Choose the option that lists the correct sequence of the main events the story

1. Nicky realized that his elder brother was better than him.
2. The two brothers had scuffle.
3. Nicky asked for forgiveness.
4. Nicky started feeling jealous of Valodya.

(i) 4,2,1,3

fiii) 4,1,3,2

(ii) 1,3,2,4

(iv) 1,4,2,3

(d) Which of the following quotes has no connotation to the story?

(i) "To err is human, to forgive is divine."

(ii) "The first to apologize is the bravest."

(iii) "Forgiveness is a sign of weakness",

(iv) "Let us forgive each other - only then we will live in peace.

(e) What impressed Nicky?

(i) Valodya's passion for ornaments.

(ii) Valodya's strong love for different hobbies.

(iii) Valodya's big brother attitude.

(iv) All of these.

(f) Which of the following statements IS NOT TRUE?

(i) Nicky knowingly broke Valodya's little scent bottle.

(ii) Nicky and Valodya were siblings.

(iii) Nicky was less than two years younger to Valodya.

(iv) Nicky broke Valodya's little scent bottle, unintentionally.

(g) What did Nicky suffer from?

(i) Superiority complex

(ii) Nervousness

(iii) Inferiority complex

(iv) Ignorance

(h) *the younger brother began to realize that he was no equal to his elder brother here the phrase 'no equal' can be replaced with

(i) Matchless

(iii) Worth a match

(i) Not a match

(iv) A matching​

(i) Pick the option that correctly states what DID NOT happen after Nicky had a scuffle with Valodya.

(i) Nicky felt jealous of his brother.

(ii) Valodya asked for forgiveness.

(iii) Nicky and Valodya had all love and affection for each other.

(iv) Nicky did not feel annoyed when Valodya helped him.

(j) What did widen the gap between the two brothers?

(i) Nicky found Valodya better at arguments, in manners and at lessons.

(ii) Nicky's conclusion that Valodya could read his mind.

(iii) Valodya's switching from one hobby to another.

(iv) All of the above.

(k) Pick the option that correctly lists the final feelings of the two brothers for each other.

1. Attachment.
2. Affection.
3. Hatred.
4. Disillusionment.

(i) 1 and 2

(ii) 2 and 3

(iii) 3 and 4

(iv) 1 and 3.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a)iii.large-heartedness

b)iv.the child wept when he broke the toy he received on his birthday

c)iv.1,4,2,3

d)iii."Forgiveness is a sign of  weakness"

e)ii. Valodya's strong love for different hobbies

f)i. Nicky knowingly broke Valodya's little scent bottle

g)iii. Inferiority complex

h)iii. Not a match

i)iii. Nicky and Valodya had all love and affection for each other.

j)iv. All of the above

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Answer 2

Explanation:

children enjoy listening to stories. In sprite of our busy routine we also like to read stories as a pastime. My elder brother is a short story about two brothers and the changes in their behaviour as the story develops