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Treasure Chest Story 5 The Boy who Broke the Bank MCQs 1 - a 2 - b 3 - b 4 - a 5 - d 6 - b 7 - c 8 - d 9 - a 10 - c 11 - d 12 - c 13 - b Contextual Questions Extract 1 Ans 1: Nathu was a sweeper. He was annoyed and frustrated so he raised dust while sweeping the steps of the bank with a broom. Ans 2: Nathu was annoyed. He was not paid his salary, nor the increment of two rupees a month which he had asked for. He was frustrated as he had no means of solving his problems. Due to this reason he was doing his duty hurriedly and carelessly. Ans 3: Nathu banged his pan against the dustbin to show his annoyance. Nathu could do nothing other than raising dust and banging his pan to solve this issue. This shows us that Nathu was pragmatic. Ans 4: Sitaram was the washerman's son. He was Nathu's friend and well wisher. He asked Nathu if he was angry because the bank didn't give him the increment that he had asked for. He helped Nathu by getting him a job. When he heard that Mrs. S...

Poem 4 A Doctor's Journal Entry of For August 6, 1945 MCQs 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. d 9. c 10. b 11. d 12. a 13. d 14. a Contextual Questions Extract 1 Ans 1: The morning is described as calm, beautiful and warm. The narrator was waking up, getting out of bed and looking out of window. He was optimistic like the morning. Ans 2: The narrator was startled by two sudden flashes. He thought that they were magnesium flares seen during a war. Ans 3: The walls of the building collapsed and the debris got scattered all over and the dust swirled around him. The clothes of the people got burnt. The people were either dead or mutilated. They walked like zombies, naked but not conscious of it. Ans 4: The narrator was severely injured. A splinter protruded from his thigh, his right side bled, his cheek was torn. His blood gushed out from his neck. Ans 5: (a) The morning dawned, there were no strong winds, picturing nature and warm sunlight. (b) A bright sudden flesh of light fo...