10th Class THE STOREYED HOUSE - 1 (Segment-1)
Important questions and answers for better comprehension
THE
STOREYED HOUSE – 1
(Segment-1)
Read the passage and answer the
questions that follow:
There was something really wrong
with the State Transport bus. It had come up the winding road in the mountain
as if with a life-time effort. The road was now down-hill and yet the bus moved
as slowly as a sick man walking with the help of another. It reached the plain where
the dispensary building was situated, and stood still, like an obstinate bull.
Now, the destination was hardly a mile or two away. But the driver was sore and
the conductor had no option but to be silent. When they realized that the bus
wouldn't move any faster, a couple of passengers exclaimed: "Goddammit for
a bloody nuisance!"
together to push the bus. Having gained this initial
momentum, the bus started. Passengers clambered up, jostling one another. The
conductor rang the bell and the bus gradually took on speed. It entered the
village reluctantly like a truant child being dragged to school. As it wound
its way through the curves on the outskirts, it groaned and croaked like a hen
about to lay eggs, and stopped with a bang in front of Bhujaba Patil's
residence. As it halted, it gave a big lurch, sending the passengers
helter-skelter, churned like water in a pitcher when the carrier stumbles.
1.What
was compared to ‘a sick man’?
The bus was compared to a sick man in the passage.
2.Why was
it compared to a sick man?
As the bus moved slowly it was compared to a sick man.
3.What
was compared to ‘an obstinate bull’?
The bus was compared to an obstinate bull.
4.Why was
it compared to an obstinate bull?
The bus seemed to move reluctantly. So, it was compared to an obstinate
bull.
5.Where
did the bus stop like an obstinate bull?
The bus stopped at the dispensary building.
6.Why do
you think the bus driver was sore?
The bus moved slowly as if with a life-time effort and stopped at the dispensary.
The driver worked hard to make it move. Hence, he was sore.
7.Why do
you think the conductor was silent?
The conductor knew about the bus and unable to do anything. Hence, he
was silent.
8.Who
realized that the bus wouldn’t move?
The passengers realized that the bus wouldn’t move.
9.What
did the conductor ask the passengers to do?
The conductor asked the passengers to get down and push the bus to make
it start.
10.Who
pushed the bus? Why?
The passengers understood the situation that the bus wouldn’t move
unless they give it a push. So, they pushed it and gave it a momentum to get
started.
11.How did
the bus start?
When the passengers pushed the bust, it got momentum and started.
12.How did
the bus gain momentum?
The bus gained momentum when the passengers got down and pushed it.
13.Who put
their strength together? Why?
The passengers put their strength together to give some momentum to the
but to get started.
14.How did
the passengers climb up the bus?
The passengers climbed up the bus jostling one another.
15.Who
rang the bell? Why did he ring it?
When the bus started, the conductor rang the bell to give signal to the
driver to move the bus.
16.Who
entered the village reluctantly? Why?
The bus entered the village reluctantly as it had got some problem in it.
17.Why do
you think a truant child being dragged to school?
There may be many reasons for a child to become truant. He may dislike
the school or not habituated to school, or not interested to school or afraid
of school. It is common that when a child is truant, he will be dragged to
school.
18.What
was compared to a truant child?
The bus was compared to a truant child.
19.Why do
you think it was compared to a truant child?
The bus moved like the child not interested to go to school. Hence, it
was compared to a truant child.
20.Who
groaned and croaked? Why?
The bus groaned and croaked as it was not able to move any faster.
21.What
was compared to a hen about to lay eggs?
The bus was compared to a hen about to lay eggs.
22.Where
did the bus stop in the village?
The bus stopped with a bang in front of Bhujaba Patil’s residence.
23.Why
were the passengers sent helter-skelter?
As the bus stopped suddenly with a jerk, the passengers sent
helter-skelter.
24.Who
were compared to the water?
The passengers were compared to the water in a pitcher.
25.What
was compared to a pitcher?
The bus was compared to a pitcher.
26.Did the
bus reach its destination?
Yes, the bus reached its destination.
27.How was
the journey in the bus?
The journey was really hard for any passenger in such a bus and on such
a road.
28.If you
were a passenger in the bus how would you feel?
I wouldn’t have enjoyed the journey if I were a passenger in the bus.
29.What
type of text is this passage?
This text is a “Description of the bus journey”.
This answer is for these passages only. If the question is about the complete lesson,
it would be a narrative (story).
30.As if
you were one among the passengers write a letter of complaint to the Regional Manager,
RTC explaining how difficult the journey was in an old and damaged bus. Request
him/her to arrange a new conditioned bus to run on the route you travelled.
31.As if
you were one among the passengers write an entry of your diary on the day about
your dreadful journey.
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