English Workshop 2.2 The Boy Who Broke The Bank, by Ruskin Bond, (with questions and answers) Std 10th, English

English Workshop

2.2 The Boy Who Broke The Bank 

 by Ruskin Bond

1.   Who am I? (Identify the character from the extract) 

a)             I am the washerman’s son. Who am I?

Sitaram.

b)            I am the owner of the bank. Who am I?

Govind Ram.

c)             I am the sweeper. Who am I?

Nathu.

d)            I am the friend of Mrs. Shrivastava. Who am I?

Mrs.Bhushan

e)             I am the hairdresser. Who am I?

Deep Chand.

f)               I have a crooked Lego am I?

Ganpat (the beggar).                                                                                 

2.   Make a list of customers of Pipalnagar Bank, from the extract.

• Nathu,
•  Mrs. Shrivastva,
•  Mrs.Bhushan,
• Deep Chand (the barber)       and his Customer,
• Ganpat, the beggar.

3.    Match the following and write the complete meaningful sentences.

	Group  A		Group B
i.	Sitaram was looking out for any job	A	holidaying in Kashmir
ii.	According to Mrs. Bhushan	B	to go home and come back the next day
iii.	Govindram was......	C	that might suit Nathu
iv.	the manager told the customers	D	it was the hottest summer in the history of Pipalnagar

Answers-

	Group  A		Group B
i.	Sitaram was looking out for any job	C	that might suit Nathu
ii.	According to Mrs. Bhushan	D	it was the hottest summer in the history of Pipalnagar
iii.	Govindram was......	A	holidaying in Kashmir
iv.	the manager told the customers	B	to go home and come back the next day

4.    Write who said to whom

(a)        “Don't raise such dust!”

               Sitaram said to Nathu.

(b)       “Who would have thought the bank would collapse!”

                Nathu said to himself.

(c)         “Where did you disappear?”

                Mrs. Bhushan said to Mr. Bhushan.

(d)        “The bird has flown!”

                An elderly gentleman said to Deep Chand.

5. Why does the manager of the bank in dilemma? Write down in 5 to 6 lines in your notebook.

• Answer- The small bank was flooded with the people of Pipalnagar. They wanted their money back immediately, they harassed the manager with many questions. the manager was in a dilemma because all the cash was given to all the people and emergency funds could not be obtained easily. And he could not persuade the crowd.

6. Cross out the odd.

a)    sweeper, hooligan, beggar, declare, locker

Explanation-declare is a verb and all other words are nouns.

b) hurriedly, carelessly, salary, definitely, suddenly

Explanation-salary is a noun and all other words are adverbs.

c)   imminent, latest, payment, awful, shocking

Explanation-payment is a noun and all other words are adjectives.

d) morning, scattering, raising, collecting, shouting

 Explanation-morning is a noun  and all other words are verbs

7. Find the describing words for the following from the text.

• customary  tour
• broken window
•  crooked leg

 8 Complete the following table.

Verb	Noun	Adjective	Adverb
pay	payment	payable	x
x	sudden	sudden	suddenly
declare	declaration	declarable	x
cheer	cheer	cheerful	cheerfully

9. Write in your own words of few sentences about each of the following:

·         Nathu-

Nathu is a sweeper boy, who used to sweep the Pipalnagar Bank every day. He is an important character in the story. Actually, he is the reason for the bank to break or fall.

         As Nathu has not got any payment for more than one and half months, he is discontented. He shows this dissatisfaction to his friend and the confusion begins there. Though he is the reason for this huge problem, he is the last to know about it.

·         Mrs Shrivastava

Mrs. Shrivastava is one of the customers of  Sitaram, the washer man’s boy, who suggests Nathu for her work.

Mrs. Shrivastava tells her friend, Mrs. Bhushan about the bad economic condition of the bank and its employees. She tells this without any wise thought, which creates many difficulties for the Pipalnagar bank. And the fall to the bank.

·         Seth Govind Ram

Unaware of the things at Pipalnagar, Seth Govind Ram is enjoying holidays in Kashmir. He is the owner of the bank. He is not seen directly in the story but has a lot of importance.

When he is not found at home, in the town, everybody thinks he and his bank became bankrupt.

·         Sitaram

Sitaram was washer man’s boy and friend to Nathu. He casually asks his friends farewell and wants to help him. But his words about the bank are taken differently by Mrs. Shrivastva and the rumour about the bankruptcy spreads like a forest fire in the town.

• 10. Expand the theme in a write-up of about 20 lines.

 a) ‘Rumours are spread by fools and accepted by greater fools’.

b) ‘Books are our real friends '.