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Extract from the Story
His heart thudded anxiously when he saw Grandpa zigzagging through the traffic as he crossed the road. He shut his eyes in panic when he heard the screech of brakes and opened them just in time to see Grandpa entering the barber shop.
Summary in Bullet Points
- Grandpa crosses the road through traffic, making Ravi panic. zigzagging = moving from side to side instead of in a straight line.
- Ravi follows closely because Grandpa entering a barber shop seems suspicious.
- Since Grandpa is bald, Ravi cannot understand why he has gone to a barber. bald = having little or no hair on the head.
- Ravi rushes into the shop next door by mistake: a Ladies’ Hairdressing Salon.
- He is thrown out amid shrieks, adding another comic failure to his chase. evicted = forced to leave a place.
Grandpa traffic mein zigzagging (aage-peeche, idhar-udhar) karte hue road cross karte hain — Ravi ka dil thud karta hai (anxious hota hai). Phir Grandpa barber shop mein jaate hain. Ravi confuse hai kyunki Grandpa ganje (bald) hain — toh barber se kya kaam? Bald matlab sir pe baal nahi hona.
NCERT Questions (from the Textbook)
Check Your Understanding — Part II (NCERT Kaveri page 102)
The barber shop incident is covered in CYU Part II ("Was Grandpa lost as feared?"). See Check Your Understanding
Board Pattern
Questions Mapped to Exam Format
Fill in the Blank (Bracket Choice). 1 mark
Ravi heard the __________ of brakes when Grandpa crossed the road. (screech / whisper)
How to answer:
Use the clue in the sentence and the extract. Choose the word or phrase that fits both meaning and grammar.
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Answer:
screech
screech = a loud, harsh sound.
screech = a loud, harsh sound.
Ravi entered the wrong shop and was __________. (evicted / welcomed)
How to answer:
Use the clue in the sentence and the extract. Choose the word or phrase that fits both meaning and grammar.
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Answer:
evicted
evicted = forced to leave.
evicted = forced to leave.
MCQ. Irony (1 mark)
Why is Grandpa entering the barber shop comic?
How to answer:
Read the question stem first. Check each option against the story/extract and eliminate the unsupported options before choosing.
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Answer:
A. He is bald.
Why: A bald man going to a barber shop seems unnecessary, so Ravi is confused.
Why: A bald man going to a barber shop seems unnecessary, so Ravi is confused.
Short Answer. Explain (2 marks)
How does the barber-shop episode make Ravi look like an inexperienced detective?
How to answer:
Answer directly in the first sentence. Then support it with one clear reason or textual clue from the story.
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Answer:
Ravi jumps to conclusions, follows too closely, and enters the wrong shop in panic. Instead of gathering evidence calmly, he keeps embarrassing himself.
