Question

You recently visited your cousin’s place in Baroda to see her six month old baby. You were amazed at
the little wonder. Your excitement knew no bounds when you carried your little niece in your arms.
Describe her to your parents. You may use the clues given in the box if you wish.

Answer 1

Explanation:

I entered the second class compartment and took a corner seat. A few minutes later a large noisy family rushed in and spread themselves all over the compartment. The parents arranged and rearranged their belongings on the luggage racks. A suitcase fell on the grandmother’s feet and she shouted at them. The children quarrelled and the baby cried.

Suddenly the whistle blew and with much clanging and groaning, the train moved out of the station. It soon gathered speed and rushed on through the night.

My companions opened large tiffin-carriers and settled down to their meal. But the baby’s cries became howls and the grandmother hung a sari from a chain on the roof of the carriage. She put the baby in this cradle and the baby stopped crying almost at once.

At the same time the train came to a stop. There was a great commotion. I looked out of the window and everyone was asking who had pulled the chain. Suddenly, I saw that grandmother had hung the cradle on the alarm chain.