CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Valli slipped away at a time that she knew that her mother was sleeping. So taking advantage of the opportunity she managed to get away from the house and boarded the bus by herself.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: No, I don’t think that Valli did the right thing in travelling alone to the town without informing her mother. By doing this, she put herself in a vulnerable position as she could have easily been a victim of child abuse had she come in contact with wrong people. In fact, she was lucky to return home safelty.

Detailed explanation-3: -Valli saved up the money for her first journey by resisting the temptations to buy toys, balloons, peppermints, and so on. It was very difficult for her to save money. Thus, she had been able to save sixty paisa for her first bus journey.

Detailed explanation-4: -Valli had very painstakingly saved every stray coin that came her way by resisting every temptation to buy peppermints, toys, balloons, etc. It had been very difficult for her. Even at the village fair, she resisted the temptation to be on the merry-go-round.