Chapter 2 – The Thief’s Story.

ssc, 10th std, chapter 2, the thief’s story, English, Maharashtra, board, ebalbharathi, solution, 

Q1.(a) Read the following incident.

In the given story, which words/phrase can be replaced by the following ones? 👈 Click here

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(b)Read the following incident.

Summarize the incident in 6 to 8 lines making Lokesh, the narrator:👈 Click here

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Q.1.1. Complete the web diagram. 👉 Click here.

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Q.1.2. Complete the web diagram. 👉 Click here.

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Q2.Insert the appropriate word/phrase given below, in the sentence that follows. 👈 Click here

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Q3.(a) Find from the text the collocation for the following. 👈 Click here

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Q3.(b)Complete the compound word from the story. 👈 Click here

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Q3.(c)Pick out from the story 3 or 4 examples of Code-mixing (Indian words used in English). 👈 Click here

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Q4.Read the story carefully and complete the table: 👈 Click here 

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Q5.Complete the given sentence. 👈 Click here

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Q6.Think and write in your own words, in your notebook. 

(a)Why did Anil employ Hari as a cook, although he could not afford to pay him?

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(b)What did Hari learn from Anil in the beginning?

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(c)Why didn’t Anil hand over Hari to the police? What effect would it have had on Hari?

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(d)Do you feel Anil’s way of handling a thief like Hari was effective? Justify your answer.

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(e)What tact had Anil used to change Hari’s dishonest ways?

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(f)‘And the smile came by itself without any effort.’ Say why. When do people give fake smiles?

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Q7.Write a character sketch of ‘Hari Singh’ with the help of the following points, using the paragraph format. 👈 Click here

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Q8.Frame ‘Wh’ question to get the answer underlined below. (Change the first-person pronouns to the second person where necessary.). 👈 Click here

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Q9.Imagine that Anil catches Hari red-handed when Hari is stealing the money from under the mattress. Compose a short dialogue between the two, which reflects Anil’s shock and Hari’s repeated apologies. 👈 Click here

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