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1. 1.

   Tick (√) the better explanation for each of the following.

   1. Rajappa sensed a sudden drop in his popularity.
      1. Rajappa had a feeling that he was not so well-liked by his classmates any more.
      2. Rajappa felt that he was not as popular as he had been earlier.
   2. Rajappa tried to tell them that Nagarajan had become swollen-headed.
      1. Rajappa tried to say that Nagarajan's head had swollen up.
      2. Rajappa tried to tell his classmates that Nagarajan had become conceited and arrogant.
   3. The boys gathered around Nagarajan and devoured the album.
      1. The boys gathered around Nagarajan and feasted on the album.
      2. The boys gathered around Nagarajan and became totally absorbed in looking at the album.
   4. Nagarajan gave her the album after putting a jacket on it.
      1. To protect the album, Nagarajan covered it with paper and then gave it to the girls.
      2. Rajappa put the album into a jacket before giving it to the girls.
   5. Rajappa collected stamps in the painstaking way bees collect honey.
      1. Rajappa evaluated and studied each stamp carefully before adding it to his collection, quite like the way hardworking bees collect honey.
      2. Rajappa worked as hard as bees do while collecting honey, when he added stamps to his collection.
   6. 'To the shameless wretch trying to steal this album - See thou my name above? This is my album. It is my property and mine alone as long as the grass is green, the lotus red, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.'
      1. Anyone who attempts to steal this album must remember that it will be mine and only mine forever.
      2. Any unashamed miserable person who attempts to steal this album must see my name written on it and remember that it will be mine as long as the earth exists in its present form.
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2. 2.

   How did the children in the class make Rajappa feel that his album was really not as good as Nagarajan's one?

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3. 3.

   What effect did the loss of his popularity, and the attention received by Nagarajan, have on Rajappa?

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   Rajappa’s own loss of popularity, and attention received b...

4. 4.

   What opinion did Rajappa have of Nagarajan's stamp-collecting skills?

5. 5.

   What does the condition of Nagarajan's desk tell you about him?

6. 6.

   What effect did the loss of his album have on Nagarajan?