Rajneesh Sir

 # Ranga's Marriage> The material #question & answer# <mcq> will be helpful to prepare for the cbse Term 1 Exam QUESTIONS FROM TEXTBOOK A. Reading With Insight Question 1: Comment on the influence of English—the language and the way of life— on Indian life as reflected in the story. What is the narrator’s attitude to English? Answer: According to the narrator the use of English has increased in the past ten years. Ten years back people did not understand a simple word like ‘change’ for money but now during the vacations English is openly spoken by the school going children in the village. The Narrator has a very optimistic attitude for the language. He himself makes an effort to learn the common new words. The story is a true mirror on the growing influence of English. Today every one knows the meaning of ‘pure’ , ‘program’, ‘current’ for electricity, light, lamp, name of the days and months, etc. Question 2: Astrologers’ perceptions are based more on hearsay and conje...

  Word Meaning Chink – narrow opening Fleetingly – for a short time  Musty – stale  Enamel – an opaque or semi-transparent substance that is a type of glass Jamb – side post of a window, fireplace or doorway Acquaintance – stranger or social contact  Lugging – carry a heavy object with great effort Pityingly – feeling sorrow Crick – cramp or spasm in muscles  Reprovingly – critically showing disapproval  Beckoned – signaled  Liberation – Liberty or Freeing someone/something  Endured – suffered Vain – hopeless  Hanukkah – The Feast of Lights, a Hebrew festival in December Cumbersome – unmanageable Midst – middle Muggy – humid, unpleasantly hot  Pewter plate – plate made of a gray alloy of tin Jingling – ringing Summary The story is about the human predicament that follows the pre-War and Post-War period.  Mrs. S who was a Jews was a rich lady whereas, Mrs. Dorling was a non-Jews. The girl,  daughter of Mrs. S, had lost her house...