Question

Wedding Dinner
Find words from the passage which mean-
1 line
2 scientific
4. eamest requests 5. tired and bored
3. confusion
6. watched over
In 60 words, state the difference between wedding dinners in these
days and those that took place earlier. Give a litle to your summary.
What are the things that amuse you at wedding dinners? What are the
things that put you off on such occasions? Read how the author feel
aboul wedding dinners
And what a change! Have you noticed something about wedding
dinners-buffet, of course—these days? They are a strangely quiet aftak
The orderly queue of the guests leading up to the tables where the food
has been neatly laid out the silent efficient service by the catering star
the murmur of Yes, please' or 'No, thank you in the way of response, and
the ever-so-soft conversation thereafter to the equally soft accompanimene
of crockery coming into delicate contact with cutlery. A clinical setting
almost-the spotless white gloves worn by the catering staff contributing
their special touch For scalpel read serving spoon
Compare this with the bedlam al wedding dinner-time at an earlier point
in history. The maddening, yet so delightlul row that went on as one lot
or diners finished eating and the next lot moved in. The full-throated cries
of Now, bring the daal", What happened to the tried brinjal?' and 'Sene
the mutton curry and pulao the second time around', punctuated with the
personal entreaties by the hosts. These made a world of difference to the
meals. For the people who served you were not professionals, jaded and
tired of routine Those who supervised your meal in those dear old days
were almost always relatives and family friends. They knew your likes and
dislikes, perhaps even a fair bit about your health problems. "Okay, forget
the mutton but do have another piece of fish. You can't possibly expect
the caterer's men to know that red meat does you no good.
Answer these questions in about 75 words.
1 What is the one change that the author notices about wedding
dinners these days?
2. Quote a sentence to show that the author enjoyed wedding
dinners in earlier times
3. Mention three things that the author says about the people who
served us earlier​

Answer 1

Stop/ and tell me/ beating about/ what you want /the bush

2. Don't play/ if you/ attention /you might the wrong train / to the announcement / board

3. The villagers / tried / the crime / on the young woman/ to pin

4. Bepin Babu/orders to / telling people / under/loved / doctor's / eat early / that he was

5. The students / the teacher/his eyebrows / when/ said that /all their lesson / raised / they had revised