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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for The Proposal (Chapter 9, CBSE Class 10 English) — the full working for every question, not just the final answer. You can also read the The Proposal textbook chapter.

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All 8 questions in The Proposal are solved in the PDF. Here's what's inside, exercise by exercise:

Thinking about the Text

  1. What does Chubukov at first suspect that Lomov has come for? Is he sincere when he later says "And I've always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son"? Find reasons for your answer from the play.
  2. Chubukov says of Natalya: "... as if she won't consent! She's in love; egad, she's like a lovesick cat..." Would you agree? Find reasons for your answer.
  3. Find all the words and expressions in the play that the characters use to speak about each other, and the accusations and insults they hurl at each other. (For example, Lomov in the end calls Chubukov an intriguer; but earlier, Chubukov has himself called Lomov a "malicious, doublefaced intriguer." Again, Lomov begins by describing Natalya as "an excellent housekeeper, not bad-looking…

Thinking about Language

  1. This play has been translated into English from the Russian original. Are there any expressions or ways of speaking that strike you as more Russian than English? For example, would an adult man be addressed by an older man as my darling or my treasure in an English play? Read through the play carefully, and find expressions that you think are not used in contemporary English, and contrast these…
  2. Look up the following words in a dictionary and find out how to pronounce them. Pay attention to how many syllables there are in each word, and find out which syllable is stressed, or said more forcefully. palpitations, interfere, implore, thoroughbred, pedigree, principle, evidence, misfortune, malicious, embezzlement, architect, neighbours, accustomed, temporary, behaviour, documents
  3. Look up the following phrases in a dictionary to find out their meaning, and then use each in a sentence of your own.
    • (i) You may take it that
    • (ii) He seems to be coming round
    • (iii) My foot's gone to sleep
  4. Reported Speech. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the pairs of direct/reported sentences given in the exercise. One has been done for you. 1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked. 2. To report a statement, we use the reporting verb ___. 3. The adverb of place here changes to ___. 4. When the verb in direct speech is in the…
  5. Here is an excerpt from an article from the Times of India dated 27 August 2006. Rewrite it, changing the sentences in direct speech into reported speech. Leave the other sentences unchanged. "Why do you want to know my age? If people know I am so old, I won't get work!" laughs 90-year-old A. K. Hangal... "What's the secret?" we ask. "My intake of everything is in small quantities. And I walk a…
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