1. On the basis of your understanding of the story, tick the most suitable option.
(a).
Ans: (iv)
(b).
Ans: (i)
(c).
Ans: (iii)
2. Answer the following questions.
(a).
Ans: Bidesia Babu worked as a geologist in the Govt. Survey Office on weekdays. On Sundays, he worked as an amateur inventor and homeopathic doctor. He excelled at inventing things.
(b).
Ans: Bidesia Babu's most famous invention was the Immediate Upstart Finder. It was special because it could detect nervous responses typical of troublemakers, making it useful at gatherings like melas.
(c).
Ans: The Immediate Upstart Finder started shaking on a Sunday morning because it detected some sort of trouble or disturbance, possibly caused by someone approaching Bidesia Babu's house.
(d).
Ans: Khichri and Motia decided to sit at the edge of the forest and fast, believing that the power of their fasting would frighten the tiger back into the forest. They hoped to receive a reward from Bidesia Babu in return.
(e).
Ans: Khichri, one of the men fasting, had been sneaking away to eat guavas for three afternoons, which had tempted the tiger. However, when the tiger heard the rumbling sound made by Motia's hungry stomach, it got scared and retreated into the forest.
(f).
Ans: Bidesia Babu was inspired by Motia's honest fasting, which resulted in the rumbling sound that scared the tiger away. This gave him the idea to create the Rumbling Revolver, a device that could replicate the sound to chase away angry tigers without harming them.
3.
Ans: Do it your self.
4.
Ans: This is an activity where you translate expressions from the story into your local language and then perform a short scene with a partner, using those expressions
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