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Treasure Chest Story 4 The Home-coming  Extract 1 Ans 1:  Makhan was the younger brother of Phatik, the protagonist of the story. He was by the riverside. 'Sauntered up' means walking slowly and silently. Ans 2:  The 'fun' was that Phatk and his companions planned to shift a log into the river. This would make the owner angry and the boys could laugh at the owner. To spoil 'the fun' Makhan sat on the log and it couldn't be moved. Ans 3:  One of the boys pushed Makhan from the log to carry out their plan. Makhan didn't react to it and continued sitting on the log. Ans 4:  Phatik was furious because Makhan spoiled their plan of having fun. He asked his companions to push the log together with Makhan on it. Ans 5:  No, Phatik didn't hit Makhan. He knew that Makhan would run to their mother and he would get into trouble. It reveals that Phatik was quick to anger and he had foresight. Extract 2 Ans 1:  The 'critical juncture' was when Phatik had p

Poem 15 The Power of Music MCQs 1. (c)            2. (d)           3. (b)  4. (c)           5. (d)           6. (a)  7. (d)           8. (a)           9. (c)  10. (b)           11. (a) Section B: Contextual Questions Extract 1 Ans 1: Bhisma Lochan Sharma is a singer. His singing is loud, irritating and persistent despite its ill effects on every one around. Ans 2: The sound of his singing is so loud that it appears to reach in all directions right from the Himalayas to the gangetic plains and from Delhi to Burma. Ans 3: The speaker says that Bhisma Lochan continues to sing without a pause as if he has bet his life on it and is hell-bent to draw the attention of the people, perhaps to seek their appreciation for his singing. Ans 4: The people think that his singing is well-meant i.e., the singer thinks his music is melodious. This suggests that Bhisma Lochan is a friendly character with no intention of harming anyone. Ans 5:   It is a carefully and artistically crafted compos