Chapter 10 The Comet – II

Chapter 10 The Comet – II Comprehension Check (Page 83) Question 1: “For a moment James wondered if he had done his sums right.” Why was James doubtful about his sums and calculations? Answer: James reached his hotel at 1 pm. He looked up from his window and saw...

Chapter 9 The Comet – I

Chapter 9 The Comet – I Comprehension Check (Page 77) Questions: Why does Indrani Debi dislike Duttada’s “hobnobbing’ with Dibya? She is complaining and smiling. Why is she smiling? ‘ (i) What was Duttada’s secret ambition? (ii) What did he do to achieve it?...

Chapter 8 Jalebis

Chapter 8 Jalebis Comprehension Check (Page 65) Questions: Why didn’t he pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school? (i) What were the coins ‘saying’ to him? (ii) Do you think they were misguiding him? Why didn’t he take the coin’s advice?...

Chapter 7 The open window

Chapter 7 The open window Comprehension Check (Page 57) Questions: Why had Framton Nuttel come to the “rural retreat”? Why had his sister given him letters of introduction to people living there? What had happened in the Sappleton family as narrated by the niece?...

Chapter 6 The fight

Chapter 6 The fight Comprehension Check (Page 49) Questions: In what way is the forest pool different from the one which Ranji knew in the Rajputana desert? The other boy asked Ranji to ‘explain’ himself. (i) What did he expect Ranji to say? (ii) Was he, in...
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