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Madam Rides the Bus
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Struck dumb with wonder, Valli gaped at everything. Then the bus stopped and everyone got off except Valli.
1. What did Valli gape at?
2. Why didn’t Valli get off the bus?
3. What does ‘struck dumb’ here mean?
1. Valli gaped at the glitter of the town shopping street.
2. Valli didn’t get off the bus because she had no money to buy anything from the town.
3. ‘Struck dumb’ means that she could not utter a word.
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What kind of a person was Valli?
What was Valli’s favourite pastime?
What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
When would Valli get on with her excursion? Why?
Why did Valli want to ride on the bus?
What did Valli require for her first bus journey? How did she arrange that?
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How did Valli arrange for her bus fare?
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Why did Valli need sixty paise? How did she collect them?
What information did Valli require to plan for her first journey? How did she get it?
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Why did Valli take so much interest in the conversations of the passengers?
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Why did Valli ask the passengers and neighbours about the bus journey?
What plans did Valli make and why?
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How did Valli plan for her first journey?
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What proves that Valli was a meticulous planner?
Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’? How does she react to it?
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Why does the conductor refer to Valli as ‘madam’?
What kind of a person was the conductor of the bus in which Valli travelled?
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