PROSE 2 - THERE’S A GIRL BY THE TRACKS - 3MARKS

1. “There’s a girl by the tracks!”

A. Who is the speaker?

Ans.: traveller's voice

B. Who is the ‘girl’ referred here?

Ans.: Roma Talreja

C. Why was she by the tracks?

Ans.: she was pulled down from train

2. Let’s go and help her.

A. What happened there?

Ans.: There was a girl by the tracks.

B. Why did they have to help?

Ans.: She had fallen from the train.

C. Who should go there?

Ans.: People of the train

3. “Take girl to Airoli”, suggested the cop, “there’s a hospital there”.But Baleshwar disagreed.

A. Who is the girl here?

Ans.: Roma Talreja.

B. Why did Baleshwar disagree to his suggestion?

Ans.: Because Airoli was at least 10 kilo meters away.

C. What did he do then?

Ans.: He took her to a nearby hospital to give first aid

4. “Oh, I couldn’t thank him,” Baleshwar thought.

A) Who was not thanked?

Ans.: Baleshwar Mishra could not thank the tempo-truck driver.

B) Why should he thank him?

Ans.: Because the tempo-truck driver helped Baleshwar to take Roma Talreja to the hospital. 

C) Why couldn’t he thank him?

Ans.: Because the tempo-truck driver slipped from the hospital.

5. “I can never repay Baleshwar”.

A) Who is Baleshwar?

Ans.: Baleshwar is a young man who helped Roma

B) Why can’t she repay?

Ans.: He has done a great deed. He saved her life from dying.

C. When did the speaker make the statement?

Ans.: when she came to know about Baleshwar’s help

6. I can’t imagine what would have happened if Baleshwar hadn’t been there.

A. Why was Baleshwar there?

Ans.: to help Roma

B. When was this statement made?

Ans.: When she was recovered and knowing about help.

C. What would have happened if he had not come there?

Ans.: If Baleshwar had not come forward to help Roma, She would have bled to death.

7. I hope I am not too late

A) Who does ‘I’ refer here?

Ans.: Baleshwar

B) Why did he hope so?

Ans.: He knew she was hurt badly and hoped he could help her

C) What did he do?

Ans.: He carried her to the roadside and shifted her to the nearby hospital.

8. ‘Chacha, can I borrow your mobile?”

A) Who wanted the mobile?

Ans.: Baleshwar

B) Who is the chacha here?

Ans.: Truck driver

C) Why did he want the mobile?

Ans.: To inform Roma’s brother, Dinesh about her accident.

9. “It’s a regular scene”

A) Which is the regular scene referred here?

Ans.: The people swarming into the train and getting down hurriedly.

B) Where can one find this regular scene?

Ans.: In populated Metropolis.

C) Do you think is this necessary? If not, why?

Ans.: No, It is not necessary. Because if the people rush like that the children, women or aged or handicapped may fall down the tracks.

10. “There is a girl by the tracks” the voices cried out.

A) Who is the girl mentioned here?

Ans.: Roma Talreja is the girl referred here.

B) Whose voices were these?

Ans.: These were the voices of the people in the opposite train.

C) Why did the voices cry out?

Ans.: The people saw Roma Talreja falling from the train on the tracks.

11. Please help me take her to a hospital.

a. Who is the speaker?

Ans.: Baleshwar Mishra.

b. Who does‘her’ refer to ?

Ans.: Roma Talreja.

c. Why did he take her to the hospital?

Ans.: he was unconscious due to the fall and badly hurt. So he took her to the hospital.

12. Whom can I call? He asked quickly, fearing that she would black out once more.

a. Who does I refer to?

Ans.: Baleshwar Mishra.

b. What did the listener answer?

Ans.: Dinesh Telraja.

c. What do you mean by black out here?

Ans.: become unconscious.

13. “My sister is injured, Please help me take her to a hospital, But no one stopped.

A) Who does ‘sister’ refer to here?

Ans.: ‘sister’ refers to Roma Talreja.

B) Who requested here so?

Ans.: Baleshwar Mishra.

C) Who does ‘no one’ refers to here?

Ans.: ‘No one’ refers to the motorists on the road.

14. “Behanji aap theek hai?” he asked.

a. Who does behanji refer to here?

Ans.: Behanji refers to Roma Talreja..

b. Who is the speaker?

Ans.: Baleshwar.

c. Why was there no response?

Ans.: Because Roma was injured seriously and fell on the tracks unconsciously.