The author describes the things that Valii sees from an eight-year-old’s point of view. Can you find evidence from the text for this statement?
On the basis of your reading of the lesson "Madam Rides the Bus", describe the inidents that happened when 'Valli' took a ride in the bus. Do you think that Valli should have taken the ride in the bus without telling her parents? Express your views whether the children shouls fulfill their desires without thinking about the opinion/permission of their parents in such matters.
(5 marks )
what was valli favourite pastime
juliuscaesar chapter summary
Why does the conductor refer to Valli as ‘madam’?
Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back?
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 ______________.”
What was Valli’s deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this.
How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?
Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
Q1. Describe Valli's reactions to the elderly man and woman who travelled as passenger with her in the bus?
The author describes the things that Valii sees from an eight-year-old’s point of view. Can you find evidence from the text for this statement?
On the basis of your reading of the lesson "Madam Rides the Bus", describe the inidents that happened when 'Valli' took a ride in the bus. Do you think that Valli should have taken the ride in the bus without telling her parents? Express your views whether the children shouls fulfill their desires without thinking about the opinion/permission of their parents in such matters.
(5 marks )
what was valli favourite pastime
juliuscaesar chapter summary
Why does the conductor refer to Valli as ‘madam’?
Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back?
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 ______________.”
What was Valli’s deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this.
How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?
Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
Q1. Describe Valli's reactions to the elderly man and woman who travelled as passenger with her in the bus?
Q2. Describe how the fatal scene of the dead cow haunted Valli? Did she learn something serious about life?Q. Describe Valli's ride from her village to her town and again to the village?