ENGLISH JAYSHREE PERIWAL HIGH SCHOOL 2021-22
Grade 10 BHOLI answer key saq
1. Give two points to demonstrate that Bholi’s wedding was a grand one.
Ans. Bholi’s marriage was fixed with Bishamber who had a big shop, his
own house and several thousand in the bank. It was a grand marriage. A
brass-band playing a popular tune from an Indian film headed the
procession. Secondly, the bridegroom was riding on a decorated horse. He
came there with a big party of friends and relatives which looked like a
procession.
2. Draw a conclusion as to why Bholi’s teacher felt like an artist
admiring her masterpiece.
Ans. Bholi’s teacher felt like an artist admiring her masterpiece, when she
realized how her soothing words, education, and motivation gave
confidence to Bholi to face the world and transformed her from a girl who
was unsure about herself and a backward child, to a bold and confident
girl..
3. What did the Tehsildar suggest to Ramlal?
Ans. The Tehsildar had come to the village to open the first primary school
for girls. He told Ramlal that as a revenue official he is the representative of
the government in the village, and so should set an example for the
villagers by sending his daughters to school.
4. Everyone’s first day at school is generally filled with fun, joy and
happiness. How was Bholi’s first day at school?
Ans. The teacher gave her a book having colourful pictures of animals.
With every picture was a word in big black letters. The teacher told her that
she would be able to read that book in a month. Then she would give her a
bigger book. She liked the book very much. Thus she enjoyed her first day
in school.
5. How was Bholi different from the other children at home?
Ans. When Bholi was 10 months old, she fell from a cot. This damaged a
part of her brain and affected her intelligence. She became a slow learner,
a retarded child. So, she was called Bholi’, a simpleton. When she was two
years old, she had an attack of smallpox that left pockmarks on her face
and she looked ugly. Rest of her brothers and sisters were normal.
6. What idea do you form of Ramlal’s personality?
Ans. Ramlal was the revenue officer of the village. He was a prosperous
farmer and had seven children. He was orthodox. He did not believe in the
ideology of sending girls to school as it would be difficult to find a good
match for them. He wanted to get rid of Bholi as she was ugly and not
intelligent
7. Describe two accidents that had disfigured Bholi and made her a
backward child.
Ans. At birth, Bholi was very fair and pretty. When she was two years old,
she had an attack of smallpox. Her entire body was permanently disfigured
with deep pock-marks. When she was just ten months old, she fell off her
cot. Perhaps a part of her brain was damaged. It made her a backward
child. She learnt to speak at the age of five and stammered while speaking.
8. Was Bishamber a suitable bridegroom for Bholi? Give your opinion.
Ans. No, Bishamber was not at all a suitable match for Bholi. No doubt, he
was rich, had a big shop, a house of his own and thousands of rupees in
the bank. But he was mean, greedy and a worthless man. When he came
to know of the pock-marks on Bholi’s face, he demanded a dowry of 5000
rupees to marry her. Even the turban of Ramlal at his feet couldn’t melt his
heart. Bholi did the right thing to reject him.
9. A grieved father asked Bholi: “But what about you? No one will ever
marry you now,” What was Bholi’s reply to his grieved father?
OR
What did Bholi tell her father about her future plans when he was
grieved at the breakup of the marriage?
Ans. When her grieved father showed her anxiety about her still unmarried
daughter, Bholi replied calmly and steadily. He asked her father not to
worry about her. She assured that she would serve him and her mother in
their old age. And she also told that she would teach in the same school
where she had learnt so much.
10 How does Bholi become a masterpiece?
Ans. Bholi was a witless fool. She stammered. She was totally neglected.
But her teacher encouraged and inspired her. She became a confident and
vocal woman. She refused to marry a greedy man. She resolved to serve
her parents in old age. Thus, she becomes a masterpiece.
