CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

MADAM RIDES THE BUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Being jealous, what words would Valli utter whose meaning even she didn’t know?
A
Good, Good!
B
Okay, Okay!
C
Proud, Proud!
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Valli would be jealous to listen and would shout, in English: “Proud! Proud!” a) had been watching the bus for a long time. b) was inspired by the people travelling on the bus.

Detailed explanation-2: -If one of her friends happened to ride the bus and tried to describe the sights of the town to her, Valli would be too jealous to listen and would shout, in English: “Proud ! proud!” Neither she nor her friends really understood the meaning of the word, but they used it often as a slang expression of disapproval.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Vallu would be jealous when one of her friends described the sight of the town to her. 10. How did Valli react when she saw the dead cow by the roadside? Answer: When Valli saw the dead cow by the roadside, she became very sad.

Detailed explanation-4: -Each day Valli would watch the bus pass in front of her house and wish to climb that bus to see how it feels being a passenger on one of them. Whenever a friend of hers, after visiting the town, would describe it to her, Valli would instantly get jealous and call out disapprovingly at her friend.

Detailed explanation-5: -Valli was so jealous that she did not listen to her and shouted ‘Proud! Proud! ‘ Question 6.

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