CLASS 10
MADAM RIDES THE BUS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Drinking free cold drinks
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Riding merry-go-round
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To buy peppermints, toys, balloons
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The bus fare which was thirty paise only ;a sum considered so small
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: (d) The bus fare which was thirty paise only a sum considered so small, has been called ‘fortune’ for Valli.
Detailed explanation-2: -The fare was thirty paise one way-“which is almost nothing at all, ” “she heard one well-dressed man say, but to Valli, who scarcely saw that much money from onfc month to the next, it seemed a fortune. The trip to the town took forty-five minutes.
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: -Over many days and months, Valli listened carefully to conversations between her neighbours and people who regularly used the bus and asked a few discreet questions here and there. 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.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The town was located six miles from Valli’s village. The fare to travel to town by bus was thirty paise for one way.