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a) I-ii; II-iv; III-iii

b) I-i; II-iv; III-iii
c) I-iii; II-ii; III-i
d) I-iii; II-iii; III-iv

(B) “What’s the matter with you, you fool? Shouted Ramlal. “I am only taking you to
school.” Then he told his wife, “Let her wear some decent clothes today or else what will
the teachers and the other schoolgirls think of us when they see her?

New clothes had never been made for Bholi. The old dresses of her sisters were passed on
to her. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes. But today she was lucky to receive a
clean dress which had shrunk after many washings and no longer fitted Champa. She was
even bathed and oil was rubbed into her dry and matted hair. Only then did she believe that
she was being taken to a place better than her home! When they reached the school, the
children were already in their classrooms.”

i Why did Ramlal call Bholi a fool?

This was because
a) Bholi had become hysterical and was screaming.
b) Bholi shouted in fear and pulled her hand away.
c) Bholi was behaving foolishly and was running away.
d) Bholi had been behaving very strangely with her father.

ii Pick the sentence that brings out the meaning of ‘decent’ as used in the extract.
a) He gets a decent amount of salary.
b) One must be decent when having a conversation with strangers.
c) She was dressed in a decent manner for the interview.
d) It was very decent of him to lend me some money.

iii Pick the option that best describes how Bholi felt at the end of her first day in school.

a) lost and scared
b) calm and peaceful
c) elated and peaceful
d) hopeful and elated

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