CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

BHOLI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At what age did she begin to speak?
A
2
B
4
C
5
D
1
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bholi started speaking at the age of 5. However because of injury in her brain, she could not speak properly. Instead, she stammered badly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Bholi’s real name was Sulekha but she was called Bholi, the simpleton as she was a backward child. She started speaking only when she turned five but she stammered when she spoke and as a result she was always mimicked or made fun of by the other children.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bholi was seven years old when Mangla was married. The same year a primary school for girls was opened in their village. The Tehsildar sahib came to perform its opening ceremony.

Detailed explanation-4: -That was why she remained a backward child and came to be known as Bholi, the simpleton. At birth, the child was very fair and pretty. But when she was two years old, she had an attack of small-pox. Only the eyes were saved, but the entire body was permanently disfigured by deep black pock-marks.

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