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Short Questions and Answers Q.1: What was the author doing on the evening of 30th January, 1948? Ans: The author was having tea at home on the evening of 30th January, 1948. Q.2: When was the author called to Birla House by an urgent telephone? Ans: The author was called to Birla House by an urgent telephone on the evening of 30th January, 1948 when she was having tea at home. Q.3: How did the author came to know of Gandhiji’s death? Ans: The author came to know of Gandhiji’s death by an urgent telephone call. Q.4: Where had Gandhiji been shot to death? Ans: In the evening of 30th January, 1948, when Gandhiji had been on his way to a prayer meeting, he had been shot. Q.5: Why was the author numb with shock? Ans: When the author came to know that Gandhiji had been shot, she was numb with shock. Q.6: How did the news of Bapuji’s death spread? Ans: Words of Bapuji’s death spread throughout Delhi like a flame that had been fanned by wind. Q.7: How did the people react when they came to kno...

The Wizard of Hockey | Textual Exercises | Class 5 Quick answers 1. Create a timeline in your notebook in the manner shown below and fill it with the information you gave gathered from the story. 1905 — Dhyan Chand Singh was born. 1922 — Dhyan Chand joined the Indian Army. 1926 — Dhyan Chand played his first match for India in New Zealand. 1928 — Dhyan Chand won gold medals at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam. 1932 —  Dhyan Chand won gold medals at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. 1936 — Dhyan Chand won gold medals at the Olympic Games in Berlin. 1956 — Dhyan Chand retired from the army as a Major. 1979 — Dhyan Chand breathed his last. 2002 — A Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games was introduced.  Reference to contex 2. Young Dhyan Chand did not show any special interest in sports, though he loved wrestling. In fact, his hockey career had quite an ordinary beginning. a. Which sport did Dhyan enjoy when he was young? Ans: Dhyan enjoyed wrestling when he...

  Q.1: “Then I made a mistake.” — What ‘mistake’ did the speaker make? Why did he think that it was a ‘mistake’? What removed the speaker’s doubts? What did the speaker do then? 1+2+1+2 (HS Final - 2017) Ans: The speaker made the mistake of asking the girl the question “What is it like outside?” The speaker thought that it was a ‘mistake' because a normal person with good eyesight is not supposed to ask such a wrong question. Perhaps the speaker wanted to hide his blindness from the girl. When the girl asked the speaker why he did not look out of the window, it was then that the speaker’s doubts removed. The speaker then moved along the birth and felt for the window ledge. He faced the open window making a pretence of studying the landscape and tried to convince the girl that he could see. Q.2: …the girl got up and began to collect her things.” — Who is the girl? When did she get up? Why did she get up to collect her things? What had the speaker thought about the brief encounter he...