Why does the conductor refer to Valli as ‘madam’?
What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentences from the text and fill in the blanks. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
(i) “Stop the bus! Stop the bus!” And a tiny hand was raised ________________.
(ii) “Yes, I ____________ go to town,” said Valli, still standing outside the bus.
(iii) “There’s nobody here ____________,” she said haughtily. “I’ve paid my thirty paise like everyone else.”
(iv) “Never mind,” she said, “I can ___________. You don’t have to help me. “I’m not a child, I tell you,” she said, _____________.
(v) “You needn’t bother about me. I _____________,” Valli said, turning her face toward the window and staring out.
(vi) Then she turned to the conductor and said, “Well, sir, I hope ______________.”
How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?
What was Valli’s deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this.
Why didn’t Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does this tell you about her?
Why didn’t she get off the bus at the bus station?
What did Valli see on her way that made her laugh?
How did Valli save up money for her first journey? Was it easy for her?
Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?
What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?
Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?
Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
What do you think Valli was planning to do?
What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details?
What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
Why does the conductor refer to Valli as ‘madam’?
What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentences from the text and fill in the blanks. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
(i) “Stop the bus! Stop the bus!” And a tiny hand was raised ________________.
(ii) “Yes, I ____________ go to town,” said Valli, still standing outside the bus.
(iii) “There’s nobody here ____________,” she said haughtily. “I’ve paid my thirty paise like everyone else.”
(iv) “Never mind,” she said, “I can ___________. You don’t have to help me. “I’m not a child, I tell you,” she said, _____________.
(v) “You needn’t bother about me. I _____________,” Valli said, turning her face toward the window and staring out.
(vi) Then she turned to the conductor and said, “Well, sir, I hope ______________.”
How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?
What was Valli’s deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this.
Why didn’t Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does this tell you about her?
Why didn’t she get off the bus at the bus station?
What did Valli see on her way that made her laugh?
How did Valli save up money for her first journey? Was it easy for her?
Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?
What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?
Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?
Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
What do you think Valli was planning to do?
What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details?
What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?