English Supplimentry book class 10 pseb
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Simplified Material X
– English L 1: Bed No. 29
Short Answer Type Questions
Q1. How did the author of ‘Bed Number-29’ lose his eyesight?
Ans. He was hit by a car and lost his eyesight.
Q2. What did the author of ‘Bed Number-29’ do before he lost his eyesight?
Ans. He was a painter.
Q3. Who did the author of ‘Bed Number-29’ meet in the hospital ward? Why was he there?
Ans. He met Naeem in the hospital. He was there for the treatment of his eyes.
Q4. When did the author regain his confidence and how?
Ans. The author regained his confidence when Naeem praised his paintings.
Q5. What happened when the author’s second operation failed? Who consoled him then?
Ans. The author got upset. Naeem consoled him.
Q6. How did the author of ‘Bed Number-29’ get the money to get operated the third time? Who helped him?
Ans. He got the money by selling his paintings. Naeem helped him. He bought his paintings.
Q7. Where was Naeem when the author regained his eyesight?
Ans. Naeem had left the hospital then.
Q8. Did the author know that Naeem was also blind like him? Give reasons to support your answer.
Ans. No, the author did not know that Naeem was also blind like him. Because Naeem described the scenes in detail.
Q9. Why could Naeem not get his treatment done?
Ans. Because he had spent all his money in buying the paintings of the author.
Q10. How did the author feel when he learnt that Naeem had left the hospital because he had no money for the treatment?
Ans. The author got upset. His eyes were filled with tears.
Q11. How could Naeem describe different seasons in detail?
Ans. Naeem was a painter and he had painted four seasons before losing eyesight.
Q12. What does the message “The goddess of art smiled on me….. and then it vanished” mean?
Ans. Goddess of art refers to Naeem who helped the author. He went away in the end.
Short one liner question Answer
Question 1.What did the author use to do before he lost his eyesight ?
Answer: He used to paint pictures.
Question 2. What did Naeem ask the author to do?
Answer: He asked him to start painting again.
Question 3. Who consoled the author when his second operation failed ?
Answer: Naeem.
Question 4.Who bought the paintings made by the author when he was in the hospital ?
Answer: Naeem.
Question 5. What would Naeem describe for the author ?
Answer: He would describe the scenes outside the window for the author.
Question 6. Why did Naeem have no money for his third operation ?
Answer: He had spent all his money in buying the author’s paintings.
Question 7. When did the author get deeply shocked ?
Answer: When he learnt that Naeem had left the hospital because he had no money left for the treatment.
Question 8. What does the story, ‘Bed Number-29 describe ?
Answer: The supreme sacrifice made by Naeem for the sake of the author.
Question 9. Did the author know that Naeem was also blind like him ?
Answer: No, the author did not know that Naeem was also blind like him.
Write True or False against each statement :
Q1. Naeem was a short story writer.
Answer:False
Q2. The author first met Naeem in the operation theatre in the hospital.
Answer:False
Q3. Naeem urged the author to start singing again.
Answer:False
Q4. Naeem used to admire the author’s paintings.
Answer:True
Q5. Naeem would sell each painting made by the author to a rich man.
Answer:False
Q6. The author was deeply depressed at the failure of his third operation.
Answer:True