Classes VI - X

Q1. What was Vijay Singh’s weakness? Which awkward situation did it push him into?  Ans. Vijay Singh’s weakness was that he was fond of boasting. He boasted that he wished that he met a ghost and taught him a lesson. This pushed him to an awkward situation where he was suggested to go to the Haunted Desert where he could find ghosts.  Q2. Was the old woman’s gift to Vijay Singh eccentric? Why?  Ans. The old woman gifted a lump of salt and an egg to Vijay Singh. Yes, the gift was eccentric because Vijay Singh could not understand what the purpose of such a gift was on a desert.  Q3. Why did Vijay Singh ask the ghost disguised as Natwar to come closer?  Ans. Vijay Singh asked the ghost disguised as Natwar to come closer so that he could size up his enemy like all other good wrestlers. Q4. What made the ghost speechless? Why?  Ans. Vijay Singh pretended to be brave. He looked at Natwar’s face and said that he was a plain, lying ghost. This made the ghost speec...

Q1. Who were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch, or did they join in the fight? Ans. The other two spectators were a myna and a jungle crow. They settled on the cactus to watch the outcome. They were not content only to watch the fight, they took part in the proceedings and hurled themselves at the cobra. Q2. (i) What happened to the crow in the end? (16)  (ii) What did the myna do finally? (17)  Ans. (i) Towards the end of the fight, the crow flung nearly twenty feet across the garden as the cobra whipped his head back and struck with great force. His snout thudded against the crow’s body and it fluttered about for a while, then it lay still and dead.  (ii) The myna dropped cautiously to the ground, hopped about, peered into the bushes from a safe distance and then with a shrill cry of congratulation flew away. Q3. The word ‘round’ usually means a kind of shape. What is its meaning in the story?  Ans. The word ‘round’ in the s...