English class 10
2.2 the boy who brake the bank
Write in your own words a few sentences about the following: (पुढील प्रत्येक व्यक्तींविषयी तुमच्या स्वतःच्या शब्दांत काही वाक्ये लिहा :)
(i) Nathu (ii) Sitaram.
Ans. (i) Nathu : Nathu was a sweeper working with the Pipalnagar Bank, owned by Seth Govind Ram. He was annoyed because the Bank had not paid his salary though they were the last days of the month. He was sweeping hurriedly and carelessly because he was not happy with owner. He was thinking of leaving that job.
(ii) Sitaram : Sitaram was a washerman's son. He used to deliver freshly pressed clothes to every home. He plodded barefoot along the road to deliver a big bundle of clothes on his head. He was a helpful person. He was glad that he was to be of service to
Complete the sentences given below using your own adjective clauses: (Answers are directly underlined.)
(1) I know of a school boy who is expert in horse riding. (2) I know the joke that will split your sides with
laughter. (3) I know of a doctor who is hard of hearing. (4) I know of a place where people crave for bull-fights. (5) I know the reason why the girl is always gloomy in the class.
(2) Rewrite the following sentence joining them with 'when'/'where'/ 'which'/'why':
Sitaram had a bundle of freshly pressed clothes. He balanced it on his head.
Ans. Sitaram had a bundle of freshly pressed clothes which he balanced on his head.(3) Do as directed:
(1) He called out to Nathu
. (Rewrite the sentence in Past Continuous Tense.)
Ans. He was calling out to Nathu.
(2) Mrs Srivastava said, "Tell him to come and see me tomorrow." (Change into indirect speech.)
Ans. Mrs Srivastava told (asked) him to tell him to come and see her the next day. A5. Personal Response:
(1) What qualities do you find in Sitaram? (सीताराममध्ये तुम्हांला कोणते गुणविशेष आढळतात?)
Ans. Sitaram was a hardworking young boy. He was always ready to help others and sympathetic towards suffering people. He felt happy to serve his customer and his friend.Complete the sentences given below using your own adjective clauses: (Answers are directly underlined.)(1) I know of a school boy who is expert in horse riding. (2) I know the joke that will split your sides with
laughter. (3) I know of a doctor who is hard of hearing. (4) I know of a place where people crave for bull-
fights. (5) I know the reason why the girl is always gloomy in the class.
What was the root cause of the rumour
an hour. The heat was trying enough for her.about Pipalnagar Bank? How did rumour about Pipalnagar Bank begin? (पिपलनगर बँकेच्या अफवेचे मूळ कारण कोणते होते? किंवा पिपलनगर बँकेच्या अफवेला कशी सुरुवात झाली ?)
Ans. Sitaram told Mrs Srivastava that the Bank is not giving Nathu, the sweeper boy, his pay. She told Mrs Bhushan that the Bank could not pay even had been of servi sweeper's wages for over a month. Mrs Bhushan guessed that if the Bank could not pay the sweeper they must be in bad financial condition. She told her husband the Bank was about to go bankrupt. From then on the news spread everywhere in Pipalnagar.
*(3) Write in your own words a few sentences about Mrs Srivastava ( श्रीमती श्रीवास्तव यांच्याविषयी तुमच्या स्वतःच्या शब्दांत काही वाक्ये लिहा.)
Ans. Mrs Srivastava was Sitaram's customer and was the lady of the house he visited. She gave some instructions to ayah and cook and then went the Pipalnagar market place, to make her usual tour of the cloth market. At one end of the bazaar she met her friend Mrs Bhushan. They both complained of the hot summer and they talked about a sample of cloth. Then Mrs Srivastava told Mrs Bhushan that Seth Govind Ram's bank could not pay their sweeper for over a month. She seems to be very talkative lady and was the root cause of the rumour about Pipalnagar Bank.
Mrs Bhushan went in search of her husband. He was sitting in front of Kamal Kishore's photography shop.
(Rewrite the sentence joining it with 'who') Ans. Mrs Bhushan went in search of her husband who was sitting in front of Kamal Kishore's photography shop.
(2) That summer was the hottest in the history of Pipalnagar.
(Change the sentence into Positive Degree.)
Ans. No other summer in the history of
Pipalnagar was so hot as that.
(3) A large shady tamarind tree grew at one end of the bazaar. Mrs Srivastava found her friend Mrs Bhushan there. (Join the sentence with 'where' Ans. Mrs Srivastava found her friend Mrs Bhushan where a large shady tamarind tree grew at
one end of the bazaar.
(4) 'Shocking!' (Rewrite it as an assertive sentence.)
Ans. It was really very shocking.
A5. Personal Response:
Do you think, Mr Bhushan was right to compare his wife with a bee in a flower garden? Give your reason. (श्री भूषण यांनी आपल्या पत्नीची तुलना एखादया फुलबागेतील मधमाशीशी करणे योग्य होते, असे तुम्हांला वाटते का? तुमचे कारण लिहा :)
Ans. Yes, I think Mr Bhushan was absolutely right to compare his wife with a bee in flower garden. We know that bees buzz from flower to flower in gardens for collecting honey. He knew
Mrs Bhushan went in search of her husband. He was sitting in front of Kamal Kishore's photography shop.
(Rewrite the sentence joining it with 'who') Ans. Mrs Bhushan went in search of her husband who was sitting in front of Kamal Kishore's photography shop.
(2) That summer was the hottest in the history of Pipalnagar.
(Change the sentence into Positive Degree.)
Ans. No other summer in the history of Pipalnagar was so hot as that.
(3) A large shady tamarind tree grew at one end of the bazaar. Mrs Srivastava found her friend Mrs Bhushan there. (Join the sentence with 'where'.
Ans. Mrs Srivastava found her friend Mrs
Bhushan where a large shady tamarind tree grew at one end of the bazaar.
(4) 'Shocking!' (Rewrite it as an assertive sentence.)
Ans. It was really very shocking.
A5. Personal Response :
Do you think, Mr Bhushan was right to compare his wife with a bee in a flower garden? Give your reason. (श्री भूषण यांनी आपल्या पत्नीची तुलना एखादया फुलबागेतील मधमाशीशी करणे योग्य होते, असे तुम्हांला वाटते का? तुमचे कारण लिहा :)
Ans. Yes, I think Mr Bhushan was absolutely right to compare his wife with a bee in flower garden. We know that bees buzz from flower to flower in gardens for collecting honey. He knew
Who surprised everyone? How? (प्रत्येकाला कोणी आश्चर्यचकित केले? कसे?)
Ans. Ganpat, the beggar, surprised everyone. When Ganpat learnt that the Pipalnagar Bank was about to collapse, he got up on his feet and ran at top speed in the direction of the bank to withdraw his one thousand rupees. The people were astonished because he used to squat on pavement begging for years with his crooked leg. Every evening someone would come with a cart and take him away. He had never been known to walk. But now he ran fast to the Bank with leg which was never crooked. He decieved people with his pretence.
How did people react when the bank manager told them to return on the following day? (बँकेच्या व्यवस्थापकाने लोकांना दुसऱ्या दिवशी परत यायला सांगितले, तेव्हा त्यांनी कशी प्रतिक्रिया व्यक्त केली?)
Ans. When the bank manager told people to return on the following day, they refused to believe in his words. They gathered outside on the steps of the bank and started raising slogans against the Bank and the Seth. Mischief makers who didn't have a paisa in the bank also joined the crowd. The manager tried to pacify them but they became violent and hurled a brick through the air that crashed through the plate glass window of the Bank
Who said to whom?
Rumour
(1) "Who would have thought the bank would collapse!"
Ans. Nathu said to himself.
(2) "We want it now!"
Ans. Some of the crowd said to the manager.
(3) Who are the persons referred to in the - llowing sentences (पुढील वाक्ये कोणत्या व्यक्तींना देशून आहेत?)
(1) He was the last person to know about the Pipalnagar Bank going bankrupt.
(2) He was happy that he did not have a bank
account in Pipalnagar Bank.
Ans. (1) Nathu, the sweeper
(2) Sitaram, the washerman's son
Put the words in alphabetical order: (i) shook, beggar, thousand, jeweller
(ii) soon, street, seldom, speculate.
Ans. (i) beggar, jeweller, shook, thousand.
(ii) seldom, soon, speculate, street.
(4) Punctuate the following:
(1) fetch the Seth, we know hes hiding in a safe deposit locke
(2) Do you know my dear that Seth govind Rams bank cant even pay its employees
Ans. (1) "Fetch the Seth, we know he's
hiding in a safe deposit locker!"
(2) "Do you know, my dear, that Seth Govind Ram's bank can't even pay its employees?"
(5) Make four words each (minimum 3 letters) Using the letters in the given word: complaine
Ans. (1) plain (2) main (3) pain (4) plan
Rumours are spread by fools and accepted by greater fools' ['मूर्ख लोक अफवा पसरवतात आणि त्यांच्यापेक्षा मूर्ख असलेले लोक त्या स्वीकारतात (त्यांवर विश्वास ठेवतात.)']
Ans. 'Rumours are spread by fools and
accepted by greater fools'
It is a common tendency of idle people or mischief- makers to spread rumours. These rumour-mongers
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