NIOS Class 12 English Chapter 25 Solution – Bholi
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NIOS Class 12 English Chapter 25 Solution
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NIOS |
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12th (Higher Secondary) |
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English |
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Question Answer, Solution, Notes |
25.1.)
A.)
1.) When bholi was 10 months old she had fallen off the cot on her head and perhaps it had damaged some part of her brain. That was why she remained a backward child.
2.) When bholi was 2 years old, she had an attack of small-pox.
Her entire body was permanently disfigured by deep black pock-marks.
3.) Whenbholi learnt to speak finally she stammered. Other children often made her fun and mimicked her. So, bholi talked very little.
4.) ramlal was a prosperous farmer.
Ramlal was worried to find bridegroom for bholi because she had neither good looks nor intelligence.
5.) the tehsildar asked ramlal to set an example in the village by sending his daughters to school and he was revenue official, a representative of the government.
6.) ramlal’s wife disagreed first for sending bholi to school because it was hard for girls to get married if they go to school at that time.
7.) ramlal did not have the courage disobey the tehsildar. Bholi had little chance of getting married with her ugly face and lack of sense so ramlal’s wife got agreed finally to send bholi school.
8.) bholi had no idea what a school was like. She remembered how a few days ago their old cow, Lakshmi, had been turned out of the house and sold. So she felt frightened at the idea of being taken to school.
9.) bholi’s parents did not care about her. They did not treat her equally like all of their children.
B.)
I have noticed for some days that you mimic your specially abled friend. It is never his fault that he limps. You need to understand that it can happen to anybody at any time. Even people lose their limbs due to accident. You are his friend and you should be his emotional and moral support. But you mimic him for his inability where nothing is in his control. Your behaviour towards him can be the reason for his lack of self-confidence and emotional break down. So, you should be kind to others and behave properly. You cannot hurt others in such ways.
C.)
1.) bholi’s mother were worried to send daughter to school because it was hard for girls to get married at that time if they go to school.
2.) bholi’s parents never made new dresses for her. Old dresses of her sisters were passed on to her. Bholi’s mother agreed to send her school as she had little chance to get married and wanted teachers to worry about her.
3.) on the day of going to school, bholi wore clean clothes for first time. she even bathed and her hair was oiled. Then she started to think that she was going somewhere better place than home.
25.2.)
A.)
1.) Bholi was taken to school by her father because …the tehsildar wanted his faher to send his daughters in school to set an example in village……………. .
2.) Bholi was …excited……………. when she reached school and saw so many girls of her age.
3.) Bholi liked …colourful…………. pictures on the wall.
4.) The teacher, in the class, asked Bholi …to get up and tell her name………….
5.) Bholi stammered and …could tell full name………….. when the teacher talked to her.
6.) The teacher’s …soft and soothing…………. address touched Bholi’s heart.
7.) She felt relaxed and relieved because …no one had ever called her………..
8.) Bholi could stammer her full name later because …the teacher encouraged her………
9.) Bholi was no longer scared of the teacher or anybody else in the class because ……the teacher was kind and sympathetic…………..
10.) Bholi was assured by the teacher that soon in a month’s time she would be able to i) …read the school book then she would get bigger books ………….. and ii) …he would be more learned than anyone else in the village, no one would laugh at her, people will speak with respect, she would be able to speak without the slightest stammer ………..
11.) Bholi felt (i) …relaxed ………. at these assurances of the teacher and she became hopeful of (ii) ……a new life…………..
B.)
i) sit on one’s heels with knees bent up- squat
ii) frightened- fear-laden
iii) attracted- fascinated
iv) paid attention- noticed
- v) examine closely- look at
C.)
Cause Effect
1.) Bholi was nervous. D. the class girls were laughing at her.
2.) The teacher assured Bholi that H. Bholi’s heart throbbed with new hope for new life.
she would get respect from all and she would
be the most learned person.
3.) The teacher patted Bholiaffectionately. K.Bholi felt cheered up and confident.
4.) Bholi couldn’t understand what the teacher taught. A. Bholi kept looking at the pictures in the classroom.
5.) The headmistress had asked her to sit there in the corner.G. Bholi sat in a corner of the class.
6.) There were many girls of Bholi’sage in the class.F. Bholi hoped she would make friend with any one of the girls.
7.) The teacher asked Bholi to getup in a suggested manner. J. Bholi left the corner where she sat for a long time.
8.) She feared her stammering tongue
would betray and disgrace her again.B. Bholi was sweating all over her body.
9.) The teacher was very encouraging and spoke in soothing words.E. Bholi could overcome her sit there in the corner.
10.) The teacher affectionately patted her. I. Bholi had no fear of being laughed at.
11.) The teacher assured better treatment from people of the village.C. Bholi became hopeful of a better affectionately.
25.3.)
1.)
(a) The village did not change at all. F
(b) Ramlal’s wife was in a hurry to marry off Bholi to anyone. T
(c) Ramlal was reluctant to get Bholi married to Bishamber. T
(d) On seeing the grand wedding Bholi’s sister envied Bholi’s luck. T
(e) Bholi’s father readily gave Rs. 5,000/- to the bridegroom. F
(f) In the end the dumb cow Bholi had gathered enough courage to face any difficulty. T
2.) (c) he had gambled and won.
3.) (b) bold and confident.
4.) In some years, the village became a small town. The little primary school became a big high school. There were a new cinema hall and a cotton ginning mill. The mail train started to stop at their railway station.
5.) bishambernath has a big grocery shop, a house of his own and several thousand rupees in the bank which showed he was an well-to-do bridegroom to bholi’s parents.
6.) bholi’s mother did not consult bholi for her marriage because she thought bholi was an dumb cow. She was in hurry to get bholi married to any person sooner. She also thought bholiwuld not get any better groom than bishambernath for her looks and lack of sense.
7.) bishamber laid the condition of getting Rs. 5000 from bholi’s father to marry her. He wanted to gamble and wn for marrying bholi.
8.) bholi’s father requested bishamber to consider and agree for Rs. 2000 but he was not agreed. He humiliated bholi and his father till ramlal gave him the money. Ramlal had to give the money for avoiding any disgrace of his family and let his daughter married peacefully. But bholi became bold and confident in her decision at last of not marrying such heartless person like bishamber. She protested boldly and called off her marriage despite all the negative scenarios.
9.) there was a light of deep satisfaction in the teacher’s eyes after seeing bholi as a bold and confident woman finally who showed the courage to protest against wrong and call off her own marriage. The teacher realised that bholi became a truly learned person with the value of education.
10.)
(a) of good omen- auspicious
(b) jealous- contemptible
(c) victorious- envious
(d) despicable- contemplate
(e) to consider- triumphant
11.)
(g) A great transformation had taken over the village.
(e) Bishamber was considered a well to do bridegroom for Bholi by her parents.
(b) The marriage was a show of great pomp and splendour.
(a) Bishamber refused to marry Bholi and demanded money.
(f) Bholi confidently told her father to take back the money and refused to marry Bishamber.
(h) The guests called Bholi shameless and a disgrace to the family.
(d) The bandsmen got confused and struck up a closing song.
(c) The teacher felt a deep satisfaction on seeing Bholi as a bold and confident girl.
2.)
It was a _cloudy___ and _pleasant___ day. A _perfect___ day to go out for a picnic. We decided to book a _luxury___ bus and go to the ____ lake. The lake was full of _clear___ water and the _green___ meadows were an added attraction. Many picnickers had surrounded the place but we managed to get a _quiet___ place near the trees. The _delicious___ food was a pleasure to eat. We returned _happy___ and _content___ after a _enjoyable___ picnic.
3.)
- conversation- converse, b. humiliation- humiliate, c. consideration- consider, d. announcement- announce, e. satisfaction- satisfy, f. contemplation- contemplate, completion- complete
3.) yes, I think bholi would have got a better childhood if she got better treatment and equality from her parents. Bholi always got mistreatment, listened hurting words from her parents, siblings. She never got the courage to express her feelings or get out of stammering. If she got the encouragement to speak up then she would have got over stammering in her home itself. So, if bholi’s parents would get proper counselling about parenting and treating special child they would have understood the fact. They could have realised their mistakes that they did for long years with bholi.
1.)
Bholi suffered __disfigurement_________ (disfigure, disfigurement) following a bout of small pox. As a results she became withdrawn and spoke very seldom. When she did speak it was with a ___stammering________ (stammer, stammering) and children mimicked her. This ___mimicking________ (mimic, mimicking) and ____humiliation_______ (humiliate, humiliation) prevented her __growth_________ (grow, growth). Then she met her teacher who treated Bholi with __understanding_________ (understand, understanding) and spoke to her as to an __intelligent_________ (intelligence, intelligent) person. She provided her with a book to read and a lot of __encouragement_________ (encourage, encouragement). As a result she lost her fear and blossomed into a self confident girl. This was her __triumph_________ (triumph, triumphant) over her short coming.
2.)
Making fun of others and calling their names is __disrespectful_________ behaviour. We must learn to __respect_________ the individuality of persons and treat no one in a __contemptuous_______ manner. 2. Hard work and perseverance can help anyone to earn a _respectable__________ __place_________ in society. 3. __disobedience_________ is looked upon as a serious offence in the army. No __consideration_________ is shown towards a rule breaker. 4. I was ___terrified________ of the dark. My friend __suggested_________ that I should overcome my fear by practising stepping into a familiar dark __place_________ to begin with. I think his __suggestion_________ has helped me in controlling this __terror_________ of the dark that I had. 5. As I look back at my ___achievements________ with ___satisfaction________ I remember my teacher who showed me the right direction.
3.)
Event that happened first | Event that happened later |
a. Sister had discarded her dress | Bholi was given the dress |
b. all the girls had left | When the teacher came up to Bholi |
c. her father had been advised by the Tehsildar | Bholi went to school |
d. Bholi had not spoken a single word | The teacher was worried |
e. he had demanded extra money from her father. | Bholi decided not to marry Bishamber |
2.)
a.) When the authorities __woke up_________ (wake up), most of the forest __had_________ ___disappeared________ (disappear). b. Children in that village __were_________ (be) healthy because their parents ___had________ __taken_________ ___care________ (taken care) of their immunization. c. I ___could________ (can) decide quickly since my teacher __had_________ ___taught________ (teach) me how to take conscious decisions, way back in school. d. Everyone __appreciated_________ (appreciate) the lovely painting that she __had_________ ___made________ (make) e. We ____ran_______ (run) outside to look at the new car uncle__had_________ __bought_________ (buy) f. My aunt __liked_________ (like) the sweater I ___had________ ____knitted_______ (knit) for her.
3.)
a.) A: When _had______ you __seen_____ the film?
B: I saw it last week.
b.) A: _why______ __had_____ you __not_____ _complained______to the police?
B: I was afraid to do so.
c.) A: __how_____ __had_____ you __spent_____ for your holiday.
B: Oh, we went to Kashmir.
d.) A: __what_____ __had_____ the principal __told_____ you?
B: He told me to be careful in future.
A: __when_____ ___had____ you last __taken_____ your medicines?
B: About an hour back.
4.)
a.) You were sleeping so deeply when I came in, so I __did not disturb_____ (not disturb) you.
b.) It was raining the whole day, so I __did_____ __not_____ __go_____ (not go) out.
c.) Sumeet was deeply hurt by Rekha’s word, so he _did______ __not_____ _attend______ (not attend) her party.
d.) The man looked suspicious, so Deepak _did______ __not_____ ___let____ (not let) him enter the house.
e.) The road looked very crowded, so I _did______ __not_____ __take_____(not take) it. I took a different route.
1.) treatment of adolescents.
2.) Adolescents like to be treated asb) grown-up
3.) The resentment of adolescents stems from their parentsc) putting restrictions on them
4.) Many adolescents feel miserable and irritable because they thinkb) their parents do not understand them
5.) Parents ought toc) impose a reasonable amount of discipline on adolescent.
6.)
a) Parents should educate their children about the changes that occur during adolescents. T
b) They should treat adolescents as children. F
c) When there is not discipline adolescents feel let down. T
d) Parents should give a patient hearing to their children and hear their views. T
e) Adolescents never listen to reason. F
7.
a) Often a clash of _ideology______ gives rise to disagreement between adolescents and their parents.
b) Too much of _discipline______ affects the adolescents adversely. They might become rebellious.
c) Parents should handle the adolescents with (i) __understanding_____ and (ii) _sympathy______. They should act as _friends______ and _guides______ .
d) If parents give the adolescents a very long rope they might be in the danger of going (i) _astray______. Hence a bit of (ii) _control______ is necessary.
e) Adolescents respect parents who give them a chance to express their (i) __emotions_____ . This leads to mutual (ii) __understanding_____ and (iii) _respect______
2.)
To,
The editor,
The statesman,
Kolkata- 700053
Respected sir,
I beg to state that I am a resident of ABC who have become worried for quite a long time about a serious issue. I have seen many cases of child labour in nearby shops, restaurants and market. Shop owners hire underprivileged children whom they make work hard for day long with minimum wages and food. but children are not meant to waste their golden days in earning for livelihood. Our government should understand that and take strong initiatives to stop child labour. Children are future for us who can bring development in our society with their hard work, knowledge and dedication. I want to highlight on this serious issue through your newspaper so that people get more alert before employing any child in work.
Kindly consider my viewpoint and take action accordingly. Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Suniarora