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Why did Valli stand up?
(a) She wanted to enjoy the ride
(b) she wasn’t able to look outside properly
(c) she liked standing
(d) she was tired of sitting
Answer
(b) she wasn’t able to look outside properly
Why did Valli not get off the bus for sight-seeing?
(a) she was afraid
(b) she didn’t want to
(c) she didn’t have the time
(d) she didn’t like the city
Answer
(a) she was afraid
Why did Vali find the woman repulsive?
(a) she had large piercings in her ears
(b) she wore ugly earrings
(c) she was chewing betel nut which could spill out any moment
(d) all of the above
Answer
(d) all of the above
Why did the old lady ask Vali so many questions?
(a) she was bothered about Valli
(b) she liked Valli
(c) she was poking her nose
(d) she was bored
Answer
(a) she was bothered about Valli
Who was Vlliammai?
(a) Eight year old girl
(b) Nine year old boy
(c) Ten year old boy
(d) Eleven year old boy
Answer
(a) Eight year old girl
Who was a “real chatterbox”?
(a) Valli
(b) conductor
(c) her aunt
(d) all of the above
Answer
(c) her aunt
Who is the author of the lesson “Madam rides the Bus”?
(a) Gavin Maxwell
(b) Vallikkannan
(c) Paulo Coehlo
(d) Arup Kumar Dutta
Answer
(b) Vallikkannan
What would make Valli jealous?
(a) strangers ravelling by bus
(b) hearing stories of her friend’s bus journey
(c) her mother travelling the bus
(d) all of the above
Answer
(b) hearing stories of her friend’s bus journey
What was Valli’s full name?
(a) Vallikkannan
(b) Valliammai
(c) Valliannai
(d) Vallikannam
Answer
(b) Valliammai
What was Valli’s age?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) None of these
Answer
(b) 8
What was the timing of the afternoon nap taken by Valli’s mother?
(a) 1 to 3
(b) 1 to 4
(c) 2 to 4
(d) 2 to 3
Answer
(b) 1 to 4
What was the one way fare from the village to the town?
(a) one rupee
(b) 50 paise
(c) 40 paise
(d) 30 paise
Answer
(d) 30 paise
What was the next challenge once she’d saved enough money?
(a) tell her mom about it
(b) know about the timings
(c) buy a ticket
(d) to sneak out of the house
Answer
(d) to sneak out of the house
What was the most fascinating scene for Valli in the street?
(a) The bus with new set of curtains every time.
(b) The bus with new set of passengers every time.
(c) The bus with new driver every time.
(d) The bus with new conductor every time.
Answer
(b) The bus with new set of passengers every time.
What was her overwhelming desire?
(a) to have friends
(b) to travel by bus
(c) to top the class
(d) None of these
Answer
(b) to travel by bus
What was her favourite pastime?
(a) watching the street outside
(b) playing outside
(c) travelling the bus
(d) reading books
Answer
(a) watching the street outside
What saddened Valli?
(a) the dead cow
(b) car accident
(c) the handicapped passenger
(d) all of the above
Answer
(a) the dead cow
What made her laugh on her journey?
(a) the sight of a running cow
(b) the old woman’s earrings
(c) the old man
(d) None of the above
Answer
(a) the sight of a running cow
What does it tell you about Valli when she refused to accept the conductor’s treat?
(a) responsible
(b) stubborn
(c) rude
(d) disrespectful
Answer
(a) responsible
What did Valli wish?
(a) Bus ride
(b) Truck ride
(c) Car ride
(d) Cycle ride
Answer
(a) Bus ride
What did Valli do one fine spring day?
(a) Caught the bus to the town.
(b) Caught the bus to the village.
(c) Caught the car to the town.
(d) Caught the car to the village.
Answer
(a) Caught the bus to the town.
What did the old man say to Valli that annoyed her?
(a) He shouted at her
(b) he asked why she’s alone
(c) he merely asked her to sit
(d) None of the above
Answer
(c) he merely asked her to sit
What did the conductor offer Valli at the bus stop in the town?
(a) Water
(b) Soft Drink
(c) Pizza
(d) Burger
Answer
(b) Soft Drink
What did the conductor call Valli?
(a) Cute Girl
(b) Madam
(c) First Passenger
(d) None of the Above
Answer
(b) Madam
What did she have to resist on Village Fair Day to save for the ride?
(a) balloons
(b) merry go round
(c) toys
(d) peppermint
Answer
(b) merry go round
What can you tell about the conductor from the text?
(a) he was funny
(b) he was grumpy
(c)he was quiet
(d) all of the above
Answer
(a) he was funny
What amused Valli the most?
(a) The sight of buffalo running in front of the bus.
(b) The sight of people running in front of the bus.
(c) The sight of dog running in front of the bus.
(d) The sight of cow running in front of the bus.
Answer
(d) The sight of cow running in front of the bus.
Valli found the woman absolutely repulsive. What do you mean by “repulsive”?
(a) causing strong dislike
(b) showing displeasure
(c) extremely attractive
(d) admirable
Answer
(a) causing strong dislike
How much money did Valli pay for her to and fro journey?
(a) Fifty paise
(b) Sixty paise
(c) Seventy paise
(d) Hundred paise
Answer
(b) Sixty paise
How many times did the bus cross her street per hour?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 6
Answer
(b) 2
How does the conductor address Valli?
(a) as Valli
(b) as Madam
(c) as kiddo
(d) None of the above
Answer
(b) as Madam
How did she pick up small details about the bus journey?
(a) listening to conversations of neighbours
(b) asking a few discreet questions
(c) All of the above
(d) None of the above
Answer
(c) All of the above
How did she collect information about the bus?
(a) By checking the bags of passengers every time.
(b) By asking some discreet questions.
(c) By checking the luggage of passengers every time.
(d) None of the Above
Answer
(b) By asking some discreet questions.
“Valli would stare wistfully at the people who got on or off the bus.” What is the meaning of wistfully?
(a) fearfully
(b) carefully
(c) willingly
(d) longingly
Answer
(d) longingly