Maharashtra Board Class 10 English Solution Chapter 4.2 – The Luncheon
Balbharati Maharashtra Board Class 10 English Solution Chapter 4.2: The Luncheon. Marathi or English Medium Students of Class 10 get here The Luncheon full Exercise Solution.
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Maharashtra Class 10 |
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English Solution |
Chapter |
The Luncheon |
WARMIMNG UP
2.) People with foibles are often not conscious of them. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Ans.First of all what does the word foible means? It means a person with some peculiar behavior or habit, or I a simple language he or she is a ‘quirk’. And of course I agree with this fact that People with Foibles are often not conscious about them as they tend to be very ignorant and if you even try to tell them to change their behavior, they’ll not do so, instead they’ll feel about it and they continue with their peculiar behaviour. They actually remain ignorant throughout their lives and they love to be like that only.
3.) As you know, every country has its own currency. Find out the currency of at least 6 countries along with their current exchange rate in India, with the help of the internet:
Ans. 1.) United States of America- Dollar 1 dollar=72.04 rupees
2.) Dubai- Emirati Dirham 1 Dirham= 20.21 rupees
3.) South Korea- Won 1 South Korean won = 0.063 rupees
4.) Japan- Yen 1 Yen =0.6422 rupees
5.) Indonesia- Rupiah 1 Rupiah= 0.005 rupees
6.) Malaysia- Malaysian ringgit 1 Malaysian ringgit= 17.412 rupees
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
Q.) What is the profession of the narrator?
Ans: The narrator was a writer.
Q.) When was the lady free?
Ans: The lady was free on the following Thursday.
Q.) Where and when did they decide to have a luncheon?
Ans: They planned for a luncheon on the following Thursday at Foyot’s.
Q.) What do you think the woman reassured narrator about?
Ans: The woman reassured the narrator that she does not eat much for luncheon only one thing at a time.
Q.) “I never eat anything for luncheon”. Explainthe irony in this line.
Ans: The irony in this line extends to the woman, who continuously keeps on saying that she does not eat much for luncheon, but ends up ordering some of the most costly dishes like salmon and carrier. The narrator on the other hand does not eat much but only mutton chop. And the lady tells him to follow her example and should not eat morethanone thing in luncheon, but eats more than one dish, that too the very costly ones.
Q.) What does the use of the word ‘sank’ suggest about the narrator’s feelings?
Ans: The word ‘sank’ here refers to the narrator’s deep worry about the costly dishes, that the lady ordered and he had limited money. He was only thinking of the final amount that he’ll have to pay after the luncheon.
Q.) “I was past caring now”. In your view, explain why the narrator feels this way?
Ans: he soon understood that the lady saying, “I only eat one item for luncheon, not more” is contradictory of what she was actually doing and she was gobbling all the costly dishes. The narrator soon realized that the situation was past his control so he cared less afterwards.
Q.) ‘Then a terrible thing happened.’ Describe the narrator’s emotion at this point in the story. Why does he express this emotion?
Ans: The narrator already had less money with him and the lady had already ordered many costly dishes and then suddenly the waiter appeared in front of them with a basket full of peaches and he was sure that the lady will surely take at least one peach and then he will have to pay even more.
Q.) How many things did the guest eat in all?
Ans: The lady ate total seven items – a salmon, a caviar, asparagus, ice-cream, coffee and lastly peach.
ENGLISH WORKSHOP:
1.) Choose the correct option from the bracket and fill in the blanks given below:
(Addressed, luncheon, generously, unwise, insist)
Ans: a) The chief guest addressed the students.
b) The crow was unwise to sing.
c) I invited my relatives to
d) Parents always insist on their children to be all-rounders.
e) The king decided to donate his wealth among his subjects generously.
3) Who said these words/sentences? Under what circumstances?
a) I never eat anything for luncheon
Ans: Who said– The lady said to the narrator
Circumstances– When the narrator was going to order the menu for lunch he asked her what she would like to take.
b) Its many years since we met first
Ans: Who said– The lady said to the narrator
Circumstances– When they first met during a play in a theater after almost 20 years.
c) Are you still hungry?
Ans: Who said– The narrator to the lady
Circumstances– When the lady was continuously ordering one after other meal and was also saying, “I don’t eat much during luncheon”.
d) I don’t believe in overloading my stomach
Ans: Who said– The lady said to the narrator
Circumstances-When the narrator asked her what else she would like to have after eating salmon and caviar.
e) I’ll eat nothing for dinner tonight
Ans: Who said– The narrator to the lady
Circumstances– When at the end the lady said to the narrator to be like her and shouldn’t eat more than one meal for lunch. Then the narrator made the above statement sarcastically.
4.) Answer in your own words:
a) Although the author was not vindictive man, he was very happy to see her weigh twenty one stone and had finally had his revenge. What makes him say this? Explain.
Ans. As we have already read in the story that how the lady wanted the writer to give her a luncheon at Foyot’s, an expensive restaurant. The writer was barely earning much that time and thought that he could stand her a not so costly luncheon. The lady reassured him that she won’t eat much and ended up eating about seven different really expensive items and kept on repeating her very favourite sentence, “I do not each much for luncheon” and even kept on asking the writer to be like her and shouldn’t fill his stomach with a lot of meat, but he only ate one small mutton chop – the cheapest item on the menu. The writer was finally left with no money in his pocket and the whole month was still left. He could not forget this incident, and when he met her twenty years later, she had become very fat and weighed as good as twenty-one stone. This made the writer feel that though he was not a vindictive man, he had got his revenge.
b) There are quite a few places where the author uses the expressions ‘my heart sank, panic seized’etc. What was the reason for this? Explain.
Ans. The writer had less income at that time and he hardly took 80 francs to Foyot’s restaurant for the luncheon. The lady kept on ordering one after other items from the menu and most of them were very expensive, so every time she ordered something and the writer’s heart sank, thinking how much the final bill will be.
c) What are the instances which create humour in “The Luncheon”?
Ans. The instances that created humour in the story are-
i) When the lady insists the writer to go for a luncheon that to in one of the costliest restaurants. The Foyoyt’s.
ii) When she keeps on ordering one after other dishes, some very costly and was repeating that she hardly eats anything for luncheon, this is the biggest irony in the story.
iii) The writer only orders for a mutton chop, which the cheapest item in the menu and the lady asked him, not to eat so much and follow her diet instead.
iv) When she orders Asparagus and says that she ordered it because the writer insisted her to.
v) When the writer kept on thinking what he’ll do if he won’t be able to pay the bill.
vi) Lastly when the writer says that he’ll nothing for dinner.
d) Describe the use of irony and humour in “The Luncheon”.
Ans.In this story, the writer uses humour and irony to reflect on the character of the foible lady. The writer, on her insisting, takes the lady to Foyot’s, one of the costliest restaurants of the town. He was taken aback when he sees the high prices on the menu, but felt a sigh of relief when his guest says that she never eats anything for luncheon and that she never eats more than one thing. After saying so, ironically, the woman eats some of the most expensive dishes in the menu card and that too more than one dish, almost seven dishes, while the poor author only eats a mutton chop, as it was cheaper. Lastly, when the lady was about to leave, she asks the writer to have a light dinner and follow her instructions on diet, to which the writer replies that he’ll have nothing for dinner instead.
5) Pick out the words and phrases in the story that indicate that the author was not financially well off. One is done for you:
Ans.Words– modest, borrow, mean, cheapest.
Phrases– earning barely enough money, prices were a great deal higher, horribly expensive, not more than ten francs etc.
6.) After reading the story, put the following events into correct order:
Ans. (c) Twenty years ago, I lived in Paris and earned just enough money to get by.
(b) I met her in the theatre after many years and I could hardly recognize her.
(g) She had read a book of mine.
(i) She suggested him to invite her to a famous and expensive restaurant.
(e) “I never eat anything for luncheon.”
(f) I ordered a mutton chop for myself.
(h) She ordered asparagus.
(d) I was really scared what could happen when I would pay the bill.
(a) She gave me her last kind advice how to improve my eating habits.
(j) I didn’t have dinner for the rest of the month.
8) Fill in the blank a word or a phrase given in the brackets in their appropriate forms.
(Startle, catch sight of, overload, water, pass)
a) “I never overload my stomach”, she said.
b) I was startled when the menu was brought.
c) The author caught the sight of the guest at the play.
d) I had seen asparagus in the shops, my mouth often watered at the sight of them.
e) The author’s guest was passing through Paris.
9.) Use appropriate articles:
a) I have just had a
b) I have a cup of coffee in the morning.
c) I want just a nice cream and coffee.
d) Author and his guest gave an order and then waited for the asparagus to be cooked.
10.) Classify the following words in the given table appropriately:
(Modest, luncheon, generously, rank, restaurant, appearance, large, expensive, watch, coffee, brought, afford, practical, apartment, moment, brightly, started, thoroughly)
Ans.
Noun | Verb | Adjective | Adverb |
luncheon, restaurant, appearance, watch, coffee, apartment, moment | brought, afford, started, sank | modest, large, expensive, practical, | generously, brightly, thoroughly |
11.) Study the different uses of ‘could’. Identify what it indicates:
(a) Lack of rain could cause draught. (Possibility/condition)
Ans. Possibility
(b) Abhi could perform well in his school days. (Suggestion/past ability)
Ans. Past ability.
(c) Instead of playing computer games you could play real games with friends. (Past ability/suggestion)
Ans. Suggestion.
(d) Could I use your computer for surfing net? (Possibility/request)
Ans. Request.
(e) We could go on an excursion, if we didn’t have exam. (Suggestion/condition)
Ans. Condition.
12.) Fill in the gaps with appropriate Prepositions to make the passage meaningful:
Ans. I waited at the airport in Atlanta. My old school-mate was going to arrive by New Airlines from Mumbai, on 21st of March the year 2018. We had not met for 40 years since 1978. She was going to stay for a week with me in Atlanta, from 21st to 27th March, 2018.
My joy knew no bounds, when I saw her after 40 years. At home, I introduced her to my family. Then I took her to a big mall for shopping. It was just near my house. We went across the street and climbed up using the elevator, near the staircase.