CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Valli planned that she would take the one o’clock afternoon bus, reach the town at one forty-five, and be back home by about two forty-five. She found out that the town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paise one way. The trip to the town took forty-five minutes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Valli found out that the bus journey to the town took 45 minutes and the two-way fare was 60 paise.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Valli was planning to go to the town and then return back by the same bus. The fare was 30 paise one way and the ride took forty-five minutes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The bus took forty-five minutes to reach the nearby town, which was around six miles from her village. Valli also found out that the bus conductor would charge thirty paise for one way ride on the bus. Valli’s small wish became her deepest desire.

Detailed explanation-5: -The trip to the town took forty-five minutes. On reaching the town, if she stayed in her seat and paid another thirty paise, she could return home on the same bus.