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Read the extract and answer the following questions
Extract:
“Won’t your mother be looking for you?” the conductor asked when he gave the girl her ticket. “No, no one will be looking for me,” she said. The bus started, and again there were the same wonderful sights. Valli wasn’t bored in the slightest and greeted everything with the same excitement she’d felt the first time. But suddenly she saw a young cow lying dead by the roadside, just where it had been struck by some fast-moving vehicle. “Isn’t that the same cow that ran in front of the bus on our trip to town?” she asked the conductor. The conductor nodded, and she was overcome with sadness. What had been a lovable, beautiful creature just a little while ago had now suddenly lost its charm and its life and looked so horrible, so frightening as it lay there, legs spreadeagled, a fixed stare in its lifeless eyes, blood all over…
(Madam rides the bus)
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Question (i)
Which of the following is NOT true about Valli's statement "No, no one will be looking for me" to the conductor?
- (a) She had saved money for the bus fare without telling anyone.
- (b) She had lied to her mother that she was going to a friend's house.
- (c) She had planned her bus trip for a long time and waited for the right opportunity.
- (d) She had told her neighbors that she was going on a bus ride to town.
Answer:
As written by the student:
She had told her neighbours that she was going on a bus ride to town.
Step-by-step explanation:
- The question asks us to identify the option that is not true or false according to the extract.
- We can eliminate option A because it is true that Valli had saved money for the bus fare without telling anyone, as mentioned in the chapter.
- We can eliminate option B because it is true that Valli had lied to her mother that she was going to a friend's house, as mentioned in the chapter.
- We can eliminate option C because it is true that Valli had planned her bus trip for a long time and waited for the right opportunity, as mentioned in the chapter.
- We can choose option D because it is false that Valli had told her neighbours that she was going on a bus ride to town. There is no mention of this in the extract or the chapter.
- Therefore, the correct answer is D.👍
Question (ii)
Why is it fair to say that Valli's tone, when she saw the dead cow, was shocked and saddened? Answer in about 40 words.
Answer:
As written by the student:
Valli's tone, when she saw the dead cow, was shocked and saddened because she had seen the same cow alive and beautiful just a little while ago. She was overcome with sadness and felt that the cow had lost its charm and life and looked horrible and frightening.
Step-by-step explanation:
- The question asks us to analyze Valli's tone in a given sentence from the extract.
- We can use clues from the extract to infer Valli's tone, such as her words, punctuation, and emotions.
- We can see that Valli used words like "suddenly", "overcome", "horrible", and "frightening" to describe the dead cow, which show her shock and sadness.
- We can also see that Valli used an exclamation mark when she asked the conductor if it was the same cow, which shows her surprise and disbelief.
- We can also see that Valli felt empathy for the cow and its lifeless state, which shows her sorrow and compassion.
- Therefore, it is fair to say that Valli's tone was shocked and saddened.😢
Question (iii)
Read the following descriptions (a)-(c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to the extract.
- (a) A flashback is a scene that interrupts the present action of a story to show something that happened in the past.
- (b) A foreshadowing is a hint or clue about what will happen later in the story.
- (c) A contrast is a difference between two or more things that highlights their opposite or distinctive qualities.
Answer:
As written by the student:
(c) A Contrast is a difference between two or more things that highlights their opposite or distinctive qualities.
Step-by-step explanation:
- The question asks us to match the correct description to the extract.
- We can eliminate option A because there is no flashback in the extract. The extract does not interrupt the present action of the story to show something that happened in the past.
- We can eliminate option B because there is no foreshadowing in the extract. The extract does not give any hint or clue about what will happen later in the story.
- We can choose option C because t here is a contrast in the extract. The extract shows a difference between Valli's excitement and joy when she saw the cow alive and her shock and sadness when she saw it dead. This highlights their opposite or distinctive qualities.
- Therefore, the correct answer is C.👏
Question (iv)
How would an actor express Valli’s emotions and expressions through his/her voice while enacting this extract? Answer in about 40 words.
Answer:
As written by the student
An actor would express Valli's emotions and expressions through his/her voice by changing the tone, volume, and pitch according to the situation . He/she would use a confident and cheerful tone for Valli's excitement, a loud and surprised tone for Valli's disbelief, and a low and sad tone for Valli's sorrow.
Step-by-step explanation:
- The question asks us to suggest how an actor would use his/her voice to enact this extract.
- We can use clues from the extract to identify Valli's emotions and expressions, such as her words, punctuation, and actions.
- We can see that Valli was excited when she said "No, no one will be looking for me" and greeted everything with excitement. This shows her confidence and joy.
- We can see that Valli was surprised when she asked "Isn't that the same cow that ran in front of the bus on our trip to town?" and used an exclamation mark. This shows her shock and disbelief.
- We can see that Valli was sad when she saw the dead cow and described it as horrible and frightening. This shows her sorrow and empathy.
- Therefore, an actor would express these emotions and expressions through his/her voice by changing the tone, volume, and pitch accordingly.😊
