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Bholi had many apprehensions about going to school. What made her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?

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Bholi did have many apprehensions about going to school. She was frightened that she would be turned out of the house like her old cow, Laxmi. However, when clean clothes of Champa were given to her, she was even bathed and oil was rubbed into her dry and matted hair. Only then, Bholi started believing that she was taken to a place better than her home.
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Read the passage given below and complete the sentences that follow : What the matter with you fool? Shouted Ramlal. I am only taking you to school. "Then he told his wife" Let her wear some decent clothes today or else what will the teacher and the other school girls think of us when they see her? What made her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?

What preparations were made to send Bholi to school? When did she begin to think that school was a better place than her home?

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  • She told her brother that she was going to meet her friend.

    A
    She said to her brother, "I was going to meet my friend."
    B
    She said to her brother, "She will go to meet her friend."
    C
    She said to her brother, "I am gone to meet her friend."
    D
    She said to her brother, "I am going to meet my friend."

  • "What's the matter with you, you fool"? Shouted Ramlal. "I am only taking you to School." Then he told his Wife, "Let her wear some Decent Clothes today or else what will the Teachers and the other School Girls think of us when they see her? New clothes had never been made for Bholi. The Old Dresses of her Sisters were passed on to her. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes. But today, she was lucky to receive a Clean Dress which had shrunk after many washings and no longer fitted Champa. She was even bathed and oil was rubbed into her dry and matted hair. Only then did she believe that she was being taken to a Place better than her Home! When they reached the School, the Children were already in their Classrooms." What fear did Bholi have when she was told about being taken to School?

    A
    She thought she was going to be neglected by her parents.
    B
    She thought her Parents were going to get rid of her.
    C
    She felt that she would be thrown out of the House and sold.
    D
    She thought her Parents were thinking of ways to throw her out.

  • "What's the matter with you, you fool"? Shouted Ramlal. "I am only taking you to School." Then he told his Wife, "Let her wear some Decent Clothes today or else what will the Teachers and the other School Girls think of us when they see her? New clothes had never been made for Bholi. The Old Dresses of her Sisters were passed on to her. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes. But today, she was lucky to receive a Clean Dress which had shrunk after many washings and no longer fitted Champa. She was even bathed and oil was rubbed into her dry and matted hair. Only then did she believe that she was being taken to a Place better than her Home! When they reached the School, the Children were already in their Classrooms." Pick the option that best describes how Bholi felt at the end of her First Day in School.

    A
    Lost and scared
    B
    Calm and Peaceful
    C
    Elated and Peaceful
    D
    Hopeful and Elated

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    "What's the matter with you, you fool"? Shouted Ramlal. "I am only taking you to School." Then he told his Wife, "Let her wear some Decent Clothes today or else what will the Teachers and the other School Girls think of us when they see her? New clothes had never been made for Bholi. The Old Dresses of her Sisters were passed on to her. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes. But today, she was lucky to receive a Clean Dress which had shrunk after many washings and no longer fitted Champa. She was even bathed and oil was rubbed into her dry and matted hair. Only then did she believe that she was being taken to a Place better than her Home! When they reached the School, the Children were already in their Classrooms." Why did Ramlal call Bholi a fool? This was because:

    "What's the matter with you, you fool"? Shouted Ramlal. "I am only taking you to School." Then he told his Wife, "Let her wear some Decent Clothes today or else what will the Teachers and the other School Girls think of us when they see her? New clothes had never been made for Bholi. The Old Dresses of her Sisters were passed on to her. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes. But today, she was lucky to receive a Clean Dress which had shrunk after many washings and no longer fitted Champa. She was even bathed and oil was rubbed into her dry and matted hair. Only then did she believe that she was being taken to a Place better than her Home! When they reached the School, the Children were already in their Classrooms." Why was Bholi's hair matted?

    "What's the matter with you, you fool"? Shouted Ramlal. "I am only taking you to School." Then he told his Wife, "Let her wear some Decent Clothes today or else what will the Teachers and the other School Girls think of us when they see her? New clothes had never been made for Bholi. The Old Dresses of her Sisters were passed on to her. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes. But today, she was lucky to receive a Clean Dress which had shrunk after many washings and no longer fitted Champa. She was even bathed and oil was rubbed into her dry and matted hair. Only then did she believe that she was being taken to a Place better than her Home! When they reached the School, the Children were already in their Classrooms." Pick the sentence that brings out the meaning of 'decent' as used in the extract.

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