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Had the beggar come to Rukku Manni's house for the first time? Give reasons for your answer.

No, the beggar had not come to Rukku Manni's house for the first time. He had been coming there from past one week. Everyone was fed up with him and Paati herself said that now the beggar should find another house to beg from.


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(i) Ravi compares Lalli's playing the violin to ____________


(ii) Trying to hide beneath the tray of chilies, Mahendran ____________


(iii) The teacher played the few notes on his violin and Lalli ____________


(iv) The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household ____________


(v) After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked Lalli if ____________