CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

BHOLI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did Bholi think that the place she was being taken to would be better than home?
A
she hated her home
B
because that day she wore a clean and new dress
C
oil was rubbed into her dry and mated hair
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Bholi felt that she was going to a better place than her home when she got the treatment that she had never got before. New clothes had never been made for Bholi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bholi never knew anything about school. When her father suddenly caught her by the hand, she was frightened because she thought she would also be sold as her old cow, Lakshmi. When she saw that she got to wear decent clothes and got well groomed, she felt that she was going to a better place than her home.

Detailed explanation-3: -At first, Bholi was frightened to hear about school. However, when she was properly cared for, given good clothes and other things, she began to believe that she was being taken to a better place than her home. Moreover, she told her that she could overcome her stammering completely if she came to school daily.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why was Bholi’s hair matted? A. It was entangled and oiled.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bholi was afraid of going to school as she was not aware of what school was. Bholi was reminded that a few days ago, their cow, Lakshmi had been sent out of home and her father got money in return for it. She thought that she too would be sold like Lakshmi and so, pulled her hand away from her father’s hand.

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