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Answer the following question in 80-100 words:

Whenever we want to achieve something difficulties always come in our way. What did Valli have to do to go and ride a bus?

It is a true fact that whenever we want to achieve something, difficulties always come in our way. Achieving your dreams requires determination, hard work, and a strong will power. Valli possessed all three. She wanted to go on the bus, so she tried her best to save money wherever she could. She resisted the temptation of sweets, peppermints etc. She scrounged for coins saved whatever she could. In the village, she was very tempted to go on the merry go round. But she suppressed her desire and saved money for the ride instead.


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“Please don’t shout! You can shout yourself hoarse in your own house but here I must ask you to restrain yourself!”

A. Who is speaking and to whom?


B. What is the dispute over?


C. What does the word, ‘restrain’ mean?

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Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each:

A. What do the elders in Goa still love to remember?


B. What are the three things that can’t happen in a treeless forest?


C. Why was Mathilda always unhappy after her marriage?


D. How did Richard Ebright’s mother help him?

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Education is always a great asset in the life of a woman. How did Bholi, an educated girl, face the challenge posed by Bishambar’s greed?

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Answer the following question in 150-200 words:

How did Miss Sullivan help Helen Keller when she was studying at Cambridge School?