CLASS 10
BHOLI
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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falling off the stairs
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falling off a verandah
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falling off a cot
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small-pox
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Ten months. Let’s have a look at the 3rd sentence from the given paragraph: “When she was ten months old, she had fallen off the cot on her head and perhaps it had damaged some part of her brain."
Detailed explanation-2: -Some part of Bholi’s brain had got damaged when she fell from a cot at the age of ten months. This made her a little backward and simpleton. She learnt to speak a little late and stammered a lot. Thus, the children made fun of her and mimicked her.
Detailed explanation-3: -Simpleton. A person without the usual ability to use reason and understand.
Detailed explanation-4: -iv. Why did the teacher stand in one corner watching the drama? a) She was elated to see what was happening.
Detailed explanation-5: -The next day Ramlal caught Bholi by the hand and said, “Come with me. I will take you to school.” Bholi was frightened. She did not Bholi 55 2022-23 Page 3 Footprints without Feet 56 know what a school was like. She remembered how a few days ago their old cow, Lakshmi, had been turned out of the house and sold.