The Attic by Satyajit Ray
In-text Questions
a. When did Aditya leave the local school?
Ans: Aditya left the local school, after he had passed the matriculation examination.
b. Why did Aditya think that the school would not be recognisable?
Ans: It would not be recognisable, as it had undergone many changes during the passage of time.
c. Who were Aditya’s ancestors?
Ans: Aditya’s ancestors were once the Zamindars.
d. How was the landscape through which they travelled?
Ans: On either side of the road were paddy fields. Harvest was aver.
e. What did Aditya visit?
Ans: Aditya visited his school first. Beyond the iron gates were the playing field and the two-storeyed school building.
f. Where was Nagen uncle’s shop?
Ans: Nagen uncle’s shop was next to a grocery shop and apposite to a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Besides tea,
g. what did Nagen uncle have in his shop?
Ans: Besides tea, he had biscuits and sayouries.
h. What did Nagen uncle tell about Sanyal?
Ans: Nagen told them that Sanyal was short of sight and hearing, He had no money to buy spectacles.
i. In what way was Mr. Sanyal’s behaviour strange?
Ans: Mr. Sanyal suddenly stood up, stretched himself, raised his lean right arm and with eyes wide – began to recite a poem by Tagore “Panraksha”, After reciting, he left the place making a gesture of Namaste to nobody in particular,
j. What did Nagen uncle tell about Sanyal’s past life?
Ans: Sanyal had lost his wife and only son last year. Hle sold all his lands to get his only daughter married. Since then, he was somewhat changed and not really normal.
k. How did Sanyal show that he had a sense of self-respect?
Ans: Sanyal had tea and biscuits in Nagen’s tea shop. But be never failed to pay for it. This shows that he had a sense of self-respect.
l. Why was the attic u favourite place’ for the children?
Ans: The attic had been a favourite place for the children because it was in the attic the children seemed to be in a world of their own.
m. What did Aditya do on reaching the attic?
Ans: He searched for an article and found it on top of the packing case in the attic.
n. What did the jeweller say about the article?
Ans: The jeweller sald that it was an antique.
o. Was Sanyal happy about his visitors?
Ans: No, he was not happy about his visitors.
p. Why did Sanyal recite the poem in the tea shop earlier?
Ans: Sanyal recited the poern in the tea shop in order to make Aditya remember the incidents en the prize-giving day, He recited the same poem that he had recited oa the prize-giving day.
q. What was engraved on the medal?
Ans: Sriman Sasanka Sanyal – Special Prize for Recitation 1948.
TEXTUAL QUESTIONS:
A. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.
1. Write a few lines about the owner of the shop.
Ans: The owner of the tea shop was uncle Nagen. His age wvas over sixty. He was a litle rustc in appearance, with his white neatly-combined hair and clean look. He was wearing a dhoti and a blue striped shirt under a green shawl.
2. What was the daily routine of Sanyal?
Ans: Sanyal comes to the tea shop, has tea and biscuits and always remembers to pay for it as he bas an acute sense of self-respect.
3. Why was there a sudden change in Aditya’s expression?
Ans: While leaving the tea shop, Sanyal recited a poem, written by Tagore. It was the same poem Aditya heard at his school, twenty-nine years ago, on the prize-giving day. So, there was a sudden change in Aditya’s expression.
4. Why did Aditya decide to visit his ancestral home?
Ans: Aditya decided to visit his ancestral house to take the medal from his attic.
5. What was the condition of the attic?
Ans: A portion of a wall of the attic had crumbled down. Through the created window, we could see suy the sky, the fields, a part of the rice mill, the tall structure of the old temple. In the whole house, the attic had probably been the worst hit by wind and weather. The floor was strewn with twigs. straw and pigeon droppings.
6. When did Aditya heave a sigh of relief? Why?
Ans: Aditya heaved a sigh of relief, when he had got what he had been looking for in the attic. It was a silver medal belonged to Sanyal. He took it from him twenty-nine years ago and lied that was lost. Now he wanted to return it to him.
7. Why did Aditya and his friend go to the jeweller?
Ans: Aditya and his friend went to the jeweller to find out the weight of the article
8. What did Aditya offer Sanyal?
Ans: AditYa offered Sanyal one hundred and fifty rupees. It was the price of the medal, which Sanyal received in school for recitation.
9. “Your grievances are absolutely justified. Who says this to whom? Why?
Ans: Aditya said this to Sanyal, because Aditya was the cause for Sanyal’s grievances.
B. Answer in detail the following questions in about 100-150 words.
1. Give a detailed account of all thoughts and questions in the narrator’s mind while accompanying Aditya from the tea shop to Sanyal’s house?
Ans: There were a lot of thoughts and questions in the narrator’s mind, while accompanying Aditya from the tea shop to Sanyal’s house. First, when they visited Nagen’s tea shop, be was surprised to see the strange behaviour of Sanyal. He noticed a sudden change in Aditya expression When he asked him the reason for it, Aditya did not answer him. Aditya just collected information about Sanyal from Nagen and left to his ancestral house. The narrator thought that Aditya wanted to see his house. But when he went there, he found a medal in the attic. He went to a jeweller to find out the weight of the medal. When the narrator questioned him what it was he simply said that he would get to know about it very soon. Then they went to the house of Ans Jogesh Kabiraj. The narrator was little curious to know. But he didn’t ask him. When they saw Sanyal, the narrator got the clear picture of Aditya’s actions.
2. “Man does change with time’-What were the various changes that came about in Aditya?
Ans: twenty-nine years ago Aditya was a child of a wealthy family. Sanyal and Aditya studied in the same school. Sanyal was always in the first position. Aditya was in the second position. Though he was a fairly good student, he could never beat Sanyal. He was jealous of Sanyal. One day, Sanyal got a medal as a prize for his recitation. Aditya could not bear it. He took the prize from Sanyal to show to his father. But he never returned it to Sanyal. He told lies that there was a hole in his pocket and it had fallen through it. This attribute of Aditya angered Sanyal and he thought he could never forgive him for his misdeeds. At present, time has changed him. He repented for what he had done to Sanyal. He was the cause for all his grievances. He got a chance to rectify his mistakes. So he gave Sanyal 150 as the price for the medal, But Sanyal refused it, saying that he only wanted his lost glory back, the medal. He got it back.
3. Give a brief character sketch of Sasanka Sanyal.
Ans: In his childhood, Sasanka Sanyal was a brilliant student. He always stood in the first position. He used to recite Tagore’s poems. Aditya, who studied with him, was jealous of him. Aditya could never beat him. One day, Sanyal received a prize for recitation of Tagore’s poem ‘Panraksha Aditya could not bear it. He took the medal from him and never returned it. Sanyal was angry but did not show it out. After twenty-nine years, they met again in uncle Nagen’s tea shop. Sanyal led a cursed life. But he did not forget any incident of the past. He sold his lands to get his only daughter married. He lost his wife and his only son the previous year. Since then, he was somewhat changed. When Aditya offered him Rs. 150 as a price for the medal, he refused it. He only wanted his lost glory back – the medal. When he got back the medal, he was happy.
VOCABULARY:
C. Complete the following table with two more compound words.
Noun + Noun – kitchen garden,
apple tree, neck tie.
Noun + Verb – mouthwash,
bus stop, sunrise.
Verb + Noun – watchman, driving licence,
swimming pool.
Preposition + Noun – overcoat,
underworlds, onlooker.
Gerund + Noun – bleaching powder,
washing machine,
drawing room.
Noun + Gerund – housekeeping,
horse riding,
bird watching.
Adjective + Preposition + Noun –
good for nothing,
best of luck, easy to play.
Noun + Preposition + Noun –
mother in law,
father in law, brother in law.
D. Combine the words in column A with those in column B to form compound words as many as you can.
Column A Column B Answers
rain light rainfall
snow thing snowball
star fall starlight
draw ball drawback
play back plaything
lottery ticket lottery ticket
under walk underworld
man note manhole
side world sidewalk
foot hole footnote
E. Form compound words from the boxes given below and fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow with the appropriate compound words.
[ waiting | out | income | green | sun | room | tax | alarm | dry | traffic | wall | house | clock | jam | glasses hair | cleaning | cut | put | paper ]
1. Siva visited the hair stylist to have a clean __________.
2. Tharani had given the sarees for __________.
3. The __________ is a natural process that warms the earth’s surface.
4. Never wait for an __________ to wake you up.
5. The children were late to school as there was a __________ near the toll plaza.
6. The government expects every individual to promptly pay the __________.
7. People usually wear __________ during summer.
8. The patients were asked to sit in the__________ until the doctor arrived.
9. With teamwork we are able to multiply our __________.
10. The room was looking bright with the colourful __________.
Answers
1. hair cut.
2. dry cleaning
3. green house
4. alarm clock.
5. traffic jam.
6. income tax.
7. sun glasses.
8. waiting room.
9. output.
10. wallpaper.
F (i) Form new words by adding appropriate prefix/suffix:
Answers
1. accurate – inaccurate
2. understand – misunderstand
3. practice – malpractice.
4. technology – technological.
5. fashion – fashionable.
6. different – differently.
7. child – children
8. national – nationality.
9. origin – originality.
10. enjoy – enjoyable.
(ii) Frame sentences of your own using any five newly formed words.
1. Your information is inaccurate.
2. Don’t misunderstand what I am trying to say.
3. The contractor was found guilty of malpractice.
4. During summer, he used to wear a fashionable hat.
5. We need to do things differently.
G Fill in the blanks by adding appropriate prefix/suffix to the words given in brackets.
1. He was sleeping __________ in his couch. (comfort)
2. Kavya rides a __________ to school.(cycle)
3. There was only a ___________ of people in the theatre.(hand)
4. It is ___________ to cut sandalwood trees.(legai)
5. The ___________ of the President has been expected for the last half an hour.(arrive)
6. The man behaved ___________ in front of the crowd. (normal)
7. Swathy had no ___________ of visiting the doctor. (intend)
8. The bacteria are so small that you need a ___________ to see them. (scope)
Answers
1. comfortably.
2. bicycle.
3. handful.
4. illegal
5. arrival.
6. normally.
7. intention.
8. microscope.
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