CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

MADAM RIDES THE BUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Who could be sociable with such a person?” Who said this line?
A
the old woman
B
the old man
C
Valli
D
the bus conductor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The conductor jokingly calls Valli as ‘Madam’ because she behaves like a matured woman though she was only eight years old.

Detailed explanation-2: -Valli is a confident and courageous girl. She had clarity about what she wanted to do.

Detailed explanation-3: -Valli was anxious to know more and more about the bus journey. She had nourished a strong desire to enjoy a bus ride from her village to the nearest town. She listened to the neighbours and people who regularly used the bus. She was collecting the necessary details from them to plan out her bus journey.

Detailed explanation-4: -An elderly woman came and sat beside her .”Are you all alone dear ?”she asked Valli as the bus started again . Valli found the woman absolutely repulsive-such big holes in her ear lobes and such ugly earrings in them !

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