First Flight - Lesson. No. 9 Madam Rides the Bus - Vallikkannan. Glossary, Summary, Question, and Answers. THANK YOU SIDDHARTH Glossary - ...
First Flight - Lesson. No. 9
Madam Rides the Bus - Vallikkannan.
Glossary, Summary, Question, and Answers.
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Glossary -
1. wistfully - longingly.
2. kindle - set alight.
3. A slang expression - informal words often used within a close group.
4. discreet - careful.
5. slack time - a time when there is not much work.
6. gleaming - shining.
7. devoured - quickly.
8. haughtily - proudly.
9. chimed - joined.
10. repulsive - causing strong dislike.
11. curtly - showing displeasure.
12. drivel - silly nonsense.
13. painstaking - taking a long time and effort.
14. thriftily - spend money carefully.
15. resolutely stifled - controlled with determination.
16. excursions - a short journey.
17. ventured out - went cautiously, courageously.
18. gobbling - to eat quickly.
19. honked - to sound the horn of the car.
20. galloped - at a fast speed.
21. speck - a tiny spot.
22. thoroughfare - a busy public road.
23. merchandise - things for sale.
24. gaped - to look.
25. shrugged - to lift shoulders.
26. Haunted - returned repeatedly in mind, often used for describing horror.
27. pokes her nose - takes an interest in something that doesn't concern her.
Summary -
Oral Comprehension Check (page. no. 119)
1. What was Valli's favorite pastime?
Ans - Valli's favorite pastime was to stand in the frontway of her house, and she used to watch different activities on the street outside.
2. What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
Ans - The source of unending joy for Valli was the sight of the bus filled with passengers. Her strongest desire was to ride on that bus.
3. What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out the details?
Ans-Valli found out that the town was six miles away from the village and the one-sided fare was thirty paise. She found out the details about the bus, after hearing the conversations between passengers and her neighbors.
4. What do you think Valli was planning to do?
Ans - Valli was planning to ride the bus. She would take the afternoon bus at 1.00- o'clock, reach the town at one forty-five, and be back home by two forty-five, which was her mother's nap time.
Oral Comprehension Check (page. no. 122)
1. Why does the conductor call Valli 'madam'?
Ans - The conductor calls Valli 'madam' because she gives all the answers to the conductor's questions very confidently like a mature and responsible person. By her responsible behavior, the conductor got surprised and called Valli 'madam'.
2. Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?
Ans - Valli stands up on the seat because the lower part of her window is covered and she is excited to see outside, she sees different landscapes such as the canal, palm trees, grasslands, mountains, and the blue sky.
3. What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?
Ans - When the elderly man calls her a child, she replies that nobody on the bus is a child. She also said that she has paid the fare of 30 paise like everyone else.
4. Why didn't Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?
Ans - Valli didn't like the elderly woman because of her ugly look and habits as the lady was continuously chewing betel nuts and its juice was about to spill at any time, and its smell irritated her.
Oral Comprehension Check (page. no. 125)
1. How did Valli save up money for her first journey? Was it easy for her?
Ans - For her first journey, Valli saved up money by not spending it on peppermints, toys, balloons, etc. It was tough for her.
2. What did Valli see on her way that made her laugh?
Ans - Valli saw a cow that had come before the bus, and she was running very fast right in front of the bus, as the driver horned, the animal was frightened and remained in front of the bus. The scene became funny and that made her laugh.
3. Why didn't she get off the bus at the bus station?
Ans - She didn't get off the bus at the bus station because she intended to come back home by the same bus, and she had only a return fare of 30 paise.
4. Why didn't Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does this tell you about her?
Ans - Valli didn't want to go to the stall and have a drink because she didn't have enough money to buy the drink, even refused the free drink offered by the conductor of the bus, this shows that she was a wise, confident, and self-respected girl.
Thinking about the text -
1. What was Valli's deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this?
Ans - Valli's deepest desire was to ride on the bus between her village and a nearby town. The following sentences show her desire-
"Day after day she watched the bus, and gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and grew there. She wanted to ride on that bus, even if just once. This wish became stronger and stronger until it became an overwhelming desire."
2. How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?
Ans - Valli planned that she would take the one 'o'clock afternoon bus, reach the town by one forty-five, and would come back home by two forty-five which was her mother's nap time. She also discovered that the town was six miles away from her village, and one side fair was 30 paise, and she saved her bus fair money by controlling herself by not buying peppermints, toys, and balloons.
3. What kind of person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentences from the text and fill in the blanks. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
1. " Stop the bus! Stop the bus!" And a tiny hand was raised-------------.
2. "Yes, I ------------ go to town," said Valli, still standing outside the bus.
3. " There's nobody here ------------ " she said haughtily. " I've paid my thirty paise like everyone else."
4. " Never mind, " she said, " I can ------------. You don't have to help me. " I'm not a child, I tell you," she said, -----------.
5. " You needn't bother about me. I -----------, " Valli said, turning her face toward the window and staring out.
6. Then she turned to the conductor and said, " Well, sir, I hope ----------, "
Ans - 1. commandingly,
2. simply have to,
3. who's a child,
4. get on by myself,
5. can take care of myself,
6. to see you again.
From the above sentences, we can say that Valli is a wise, intelligent, self-respected, and confident girl. In spite of the fact it was his first bus ride, she did not take anybody's help to board the bus, get her ticket, and behaved like a mature and grown-up adult. Even she dislikes being treated as a child.
4. Why does the conductor refer to Valli as ' Madam'?
Ans - The conductor refers to Valli as ' Madam' because of her sensible, mature behavior. She answered all the questions of the conductor very confidently. She was more mature than children of her age. So, the conductor was surprised and to tease her, he called her 'madam'.
5. Find the lines in the text which tell you that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus.
Ans - The lines that show that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus -
1. Valli devoured everything with her eyes.
2. Suddenly Valli clapped her hands with glee.
3. Somehow this was very funny to Valli. She laughed and laughed until there were tears in her eyes.
4. Struck dumb with wonder, Valli gaped at everything.
6. Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back?
Ans - Valli refuses to look out of the window on her way back because she saw a young cow lying dead by the roadside, and it was the same cow that was running in front of their bus while coming. The memory of the dead cow haunted her mind so she did not want to look outside.
7. What does Valli mean when she says, " I was just agreeing with what you said about things happening without our knowledge."
Ans - Valli's mother said, "So many things happen around us, but we are usually unaware of them." Valli had gone on a bus ride all alone without telling her mother, hence she agreed with what her mother said.
8. The author describes the things that Valli sees from an eight-year-old's point of view. Can you find evidence from the text for this statement?
Ans - The author describes the things that Valli saw from an eight-year-old girl's point of view-
1. She was fascinated by the bus.
2. Watching the bus filled with people was a source of her unending joy.
3. Her strongest desire was to ride the bus.
4. She saved money for the bus fare.
5. She clapped her hands in glee on watching a cow run in front of the bus.
Apart from the above sentences, there are many sentences in the text that could describe how excited she was on the bus and how she enjoyed her first bus ride.
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