Unit
- 08
THE WOMAN ON PLATFORM 8
Comprehension:
I. Answer the following in two or three
sentences each:
1) What was Arun doing all alone on the
platform? Why?
Ans: Arun was
perched on stage no. 8 at Ambala station hanging tight for the north-bound
train. His train was at midnight and he had shown up at the station at night
itself.
2) What normally happens when a train arrives
at the platform?
Ans: At the point when a train arrives, the
stage will be a hellfire of hurling, yelling, and fomented individuals. As the
carriage entryways open, individuals will surge towards the leave door.
3) “Are you alone, my son?” How did Arun
react when he heard the voice of a stranger? Why?
Ans: Arun answered in the positive way and
said that he was going to school. He stood up deferentially on the grounds that
there was a pride about her that deserved admiration.
4) How did the bond between Arun and the
stranger develop?
Ans: Arun enjoyed the outsider for she
appeared to be benevolent, thoughtful and understanding. She addressed him
tenderly. She took him to the station lounge area and caused him to eat some
food.
5) What was the reason
behind Arun‘s instinctive dislike towards Satish’s mother?
Ans: Satish's mom was an
impressive lady. She couldn't have cared less for others' assumptions. Her
legitimate way caused him to build up an intuitive abhorrence for her.
6) Why did Arun say, “I like strangers”?
Ans: Satish's mom prompted Arun to be
cautious when his mom was not with him. She harshly advised him not to converse
with outsiders. Arun needed to stand up for himself, so he said that he
preferred outsiders.
7) How did Satish and Arun react to the
advice of Satish’s mother saying “Never talk to Strangers”?
Ans: Arun frowned angrily at her, and drew
nearer to the lady who had become a close acquaintance with him. Satish stood
griming behind his mom. He was making the most of Arun's conflict with his mom.
8) What did Satish’s mother give and say to
Satish as a parting advice?
Ans: She gave him a sack of fruits, a cricket
bat and a major' box of chocolates. She advised Satish to impart the food to
Arun.
9) Why didn’t Satish’s mother think Arun’s
‘mother’ a very capable person?
Ans: The outsider didn't appear to show such
an extensive amount worry as Satish's mom. Satish's mom overwhelmed the
discussion. She continued exhorting the two young men. She thought Arun's 'mom'
was unequipped for dealing with her child.
10) How did Arun repay the strange woman for
her goodness?
Ans: At the point when the train was going to
move, Arun kissed the lady on her cheek. He tended to her as 'mother' and bade
her farewell.
II. Read the extracts and answer the questions
that follow:
1) “She drew me out very well”.
i) Who is the speaker?
Ans: Arun is the speaker.
ii) What do you mean by the above sentence?
Ans: The above sentence says about how the
stranger extracted information from Arun in a pleasant manner.
2) “Yes, I am Arun’s mother”.
i) Who is the speaker?
Ans: The strange woman is the speaker
ii) What do you think is the reason behind
the speaker saying so?
Ans: The reason behind the speaker saying so
that she did not want Satish’s mother to think that Arun’s mother had not come
to see him off.
3. “These days one has to be
very careful of strangers”.
i) Who said these words?
Ans: Satish’s mother said these words.
ii) Why did the speaker say so?
Ans: The speaker said so because those days outsiders and dubious characters
were sticking around looting, cheating and capturing individuals.
III. Complete the following:
1) The woman in a white sari was totally a
stranger. But Arun developed an instant liking for her the moment she spoke to
him.
Ans: Notice three things that Arun preferred
about this lady. The lady was wearing a basic way. She had dim kind eyes. There
was a pride about her that deserved admiration. The quietness of her face, the
profound delicate relieving voice intrigued Arun.
2) Arun says, “I had taken an instinctive
dislike to Satish’s mother.”
Ans: Notice three things that made Arun
disdain her. Satish's mom had an overwhelming character. She was glad and
overbearing. Her discussion and her offending conduct made Arun loathe her.
Work in Pairs and complete the table:
|
Who
is the person |
Extracts
from |
What
it tells us |
|
from the story |
the story |
about the person |
|
i) Arun |
Any way I can travel
alone |
independent, confident. |
|
ii) The stranger |
Then come with me and
have something to eat |
kind, helpful |
|
iii) Satishs mother |
It’s such a nuisance
having to wait for the train |
impatient |
|
iv) The stranger |
Arun can travel alone
though |
confident |
|
v) Arun |
I like strangers |
assertive |
|
vi) Satish’s mother |
Don’t iumD on and off
moving trains |
imposing |
|
vii) Satish’s mother |
Never talk to strangers |
authoritative |
|
viii) Arun |
Good-bye…mother |
emotional |
The
sequence of events has been jumbled up. Rewrite them according to the sequence
in the lesson:
Ans: Now tired of this game and of ambling about the platform,
I sat down on my suitcase and gazed dismally across the railway-tracks.
1.
‘She told a coolie to look after my suitcase
and then she led me away down the platform.
2.
She drew me out very well, and I had soon
forgotten that we were strangers.
3.
I had already forgiven her for lying; and
besides, i had taken an instinctive dislike to Satish’s mother.
4.
I looked from Satish’s mother to the woman
who had given me tea and sweets and then back at Satish’s mother.
5.
Satish was standing behind his mother,
grinning at me, delighting in my clash with his mother.
6.
We placed ourselves at the open windows, and
the two women stood outside on the platform talking up to us.
7.
She allowed me to share the benefit of her
advice, as she probably didn’t think my ‘mother’ a very capable person.
8.
I looked straight into the eyes of the woman
who held my hand, and she smiled in a gentle understanding way.
9.
She stood there on the busy platform; a pale
sweet woman in white and I watched her until she was lost in the milling crowd.
