Available Answers

1. 1.

   Can you think of other ideas to conserve the environment?

2. 2.

   How do you think Sneha's parents might have felt had she requested a new bicycle?

3. 3.

   How could Sneha have handled her task better? Why do you think time management skill is important for students?

4. 4.

   Number these statements in the correct order.

   1. Priya took out a pleasant jasmine-scented perfume spray and spattered herself with it.
   2. The sun is our father because he gives us energy.
   3. The first prize was a whopping 2001 rupees!
   4. 'Oh, Grandma!' Sneha wailed, but knew she had no choice.
   5. The whole society was to blame.
   6. Everyone booed Preksha for being arrogant.
   7. Sneha wrote furiously through the night without stopping even once.
   8. I did not know you wrote with your bike!
5. 5.

   There was only one solution. If religion could be combined with the protection of environment, it would be an ideal discipline. Sneha quickly grabbed a flashlight began scribbling.

   1. What led Sneha to think of this 'solution'?
   2. How did Sneha combine religion and environment?
   3. What does the word 'discipline' mean here?
6. 6.

   Preksha knows nothing of the pains of walking with such a heavy bag, after all she was carried everywhere in a car! 'Anyway, who has time for essays?' she added feigning indifference although she wanted to write.

   1. Who is the speaker? Why did the speaker think that Preksha didn't understand her pain?
   2. Through these lines what can you make out about the speaker's relationship with Preksha?
   3. Why did the speaker feign her indifference when she wanted to write?