English class 10
3.2 a lesson in life from a beggar
State whether the following statements are Right or Wrong. Correct the wrong ones:
(1) The author and Meena were great
enemies.
-Wrong
Corrected sentence: They were
good friends. (2) Meena was a very cheerful person initially.
-Wrong
sentence: Meena was forever unhappy.
(3) Meena stayed alone in an apartment in Delhi.
-Wrong
Corrected sentence: She stayed alone in an apartment in Mumbai. (4) Meena was the second child of her parents.
-Wrong
Corrected sentence: She was the only child of her parents.
L(5) The author spotted Meena at
Bombay's Flora Fountain.
-Right
What was Meena's nature like?
मीनाचा स्वभाव कसा होता ?)
Ans.- There was always something strange about Meena. She was always unhappy. Any person who came in contact with her would feel depressed. Her thoughts were negative about everything and about every person.
(3) Arrange the following sentences in proper sequence according to their occurrence in the passage : (परिच्छेदात घडलेल्या योग्य क्रमाने पुढील घटना मांडा)
(1) Many years later the writer saw Meena at Bombay's Flora Fountain in pouring rain..
(2) Unfortunately Meena saw the writer and caught hold of her hands warmly.
(3) Meena was really excited to meet her old friend.
(4) The writer wanted to avoid her for her never ending complaints.
Ans.-
(1) Many years later the writer saw Meena at Bombay's Flora Fountain in pouring rain.
(4) The writer wanted to avoid her for her never ending complaints.
(2) Unfortunately Meena saw the writer and caught hold of her hands warmly. (3) Meena was really excited to meet her old friend.
2) Make the following sentences negative
(i) She was forever unhappy.
Ans. She was never happy.
(ii) Meena was a pessimistic girl.
Ans. Meena was not an optimistic girl. (3) Make it exclamatory.
(i) She was very cheerful.
Ans-. How cheerful she was!
(ii) Shwetha is a very beautiful girl.
Ans. What a beautiful girl Shwetha is!
What surprised the writer? (fachen a
गोष्टीचे आश्चर्य वाटले?)
Ans.- The writer was greatly surprised by the difference in Meena's attitude of bygone days. She looked happy and was smiling. That was not the same Meena the writer had known. She seemed ready to make any number of adjustments.
Make 4 meaningful words by using letters from the word 'Pessimistic'.
Ans. -Pessimist, mist pest, pet
Make the following sentences negative:
(i) She was forever unhappy.
Ans. She was never happy
. (ii) Meena was a pessimistic girl.
Ans. Meena was not an optimistic girl.
(3) Make it exclamatory. (i) She was very cheerful.
Ans. How cheerful she was!
(ii) Shwetha is a very beautiful girl.
Ans. What a beautiful girl Shwetha is
What lesson did Meena learn from her Guru-the beggar? (मीनाने त्या भिकारी गुरुकडून कोणता बोध घेतला?)
Ans. From her Guru-the beggar, Meena learnt how to be happy with life as it was. She also learnt to find happiness in every small thing, in every situation and in every person.
*(6) What did Meena do to show gratitude to her Guru? (आपल्या गुरुबद्दल कृतज्ञता व्यक्त करण्याकरिता मीनाने काय केले?)
How did Meena show her gratitude to her Guru? (मीनाने आपल्या गुरूबद्दलची कृतज्ञता कशा प्रकारे दर्शवली ?)
Ans. Meena changed her attitude towards life using the beggar as her role model. Unfortunately, by the time she understood things, he was dead. So she sponsored his granddaughter to a boarding school as a mark of respect to him.
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