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2. Life never turns out the way we expect it to.

3. Grandmother sold most of their belongings.

4. Grandmother loved parting with some of her possessions such as carved
gilt-wood mirror.
5. Ayah was very happy.

6. Grandmother had not taken the precaution of reserving berths in a first
class compartment.
C. Fill in the blanks.

1. Bansi ______________ the reins and shouted to his pony.
2. The ______________ was crowded with people waiting to catch the train.

3. The ______________ had become a bazaar!
4. Ayah had told that the stars are the ______________ of good men.

5. By a strange ______________ his wish to return to Dehra was coming true.
D. Complete the following sentences.

1. Ayah was very unhappy __________________________________________________
2. Bansi flicked ____________________________________________________________

3. The platform was crowded ________________________________________________
4. As the train come alongside _______________________________________________

E. One word answer questions.
1. Who is the little boy in the story ‘The Wish’?

2. Who bought the house from the Grandma?
3. Have you ever made a wish from shooting star?

4. Who had a thriving medical practice in Dehra?
5. At what time they arrived at the station?

6. Who was giving the author all sorts of warnings?
F. Answer the following questions.

1. Why had the house in Dehra been sold?
2. What happened to the house of the Grandma?

3. Why was the Grandmother selling her belongings at throwaway prices and to whom?
4. List the things that Grandmother hated parting, as it was not possible to take with them.

5. What things did the narrator forget in the hole of banyan tree?
6. What do you understand by the line ‘For once in her life Grandmother allowed
herself to be carried along the road at a brisk trot.’
7. What did Bansi mean to say ‘you will see me starve to death.’

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