CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -It passed through her street each hour, once going to the town and once coming back. The sight of the bus filled each time with a new set of passengers, was a source of unending joy for Valli.

Detailed explanation-2: -Valli loved to watch the bus passing through her street every hour. The sight of the bus filled with new passengers gave her an unending joy. She wished to ride on that bus. The wish became an overwhelming desire due to her growing fascination for the bus ride.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer : Valli found out that the bus journey to the town took 45 minutes and the one-way fare costed 30 paisa.

Detailed explanation-4: -She came to know that the town was six miles from her village, the bus fare was thirty paise and the bus trip took forty-five minutes. She also thought that if she stayed on the bus and came back by the same bus it would only cost her sixty paise.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.