Class 10 English

Chapter 7 Solutions — Madam Rides the Bus

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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for Madam Rides the Bus (Chapter 7, CBSE Class 10 English) — the full working for every question, not just the final answer. You can also read the Madam Rides the Bus textbook chapter.

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What these solutions cover

All 28 questions in Madam Rides the Bus are solved in the PDF. Here's what's inside, exercise by exercise:

Oral Comprehension Check

What was Valli's favourite pastime?
What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details?
What do you think Valli was planning to do?
Why does the conductor call Valli 'madam'?
Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?
What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?
Why didn't Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?
How did Valli save up money for her first journey? Was it easy for her?
What did Valli see on her way that made her laugh?
Why didn't she get off the bus at the bus station?
Why didn't Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does this tell you about her?

Thinking about the Text

What was Valli's deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this.
How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up the fare?
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What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentences from the text and fill in the blanks. The words you fill in are the clues to your answer.
- (i) "Stop the bus! Stop the bus!" And a tiny hand was raised _____.
- (ii) "Yes, I _____ go to town," said Valli, still standing outside the bus.
- (iii) "There's nobody here _____," she said haughtily. "I've paid my…
Why does the conductor refer to Valli as 'madam'?
Find the lines in the text which tell you that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus.
Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back?
What does Valli mean when she says, "I was just agreeing with what you said about things happening without our knowledge."
The author describes the things that Valli sees from an eight-year-old's point of view. Can you find evidence from the text for this statement?

Thinking about the Poem — The Tale of Custard the Dragon

Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names.
Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage? Why is the dragon called "cowardly dragon"?
"Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful..." Why?
The poet has employed many poetic devices in the poem. For example: "Clashed his tail like iron in a dungeon" — the poetic device here is a simile. Can you, with your partner, list some more such poetic devices used in the poem?
Read stanza three again to know how the poet describes the appearance of the dragon.
Can you find out the rhyme scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem?
Writers use words to give us a picture or image without actually saying what they mean. Can you trace some images used in the poem?
Do you find The Tale of Custard the Dragon to be a serious or a light-hearted poem? Give reasons to support your answer.

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