Madam Rides the Bus is the 9th Chapter from the Book First Flight Class 10th. This is one of the chapters from the Class X English Core that is dealing with children and their dreams. In this article, we will analyze this chapter from Board Examination point of view.
Written by Vallikkannan – this beautiful short story depicts the different moods and mental swings of a child named Valliammai through a short bus journey.
Theme
This short story discusses about the curious nature of children. Every child is fascinated by new things and he wants to explore such things. A child fantasy and his curiosity is the major theme of the story.
Question asked in Board Examinations
- Who was Valli? [B-2017]
- Who was Valli? What was her overwhelming desire? [C-2017]
- Who was Valli? What was her favorite past-time? [A-2018]
- How did Valli plans her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus? [C-2018]
- How did Valli saves money for her first journey? Was it easy for her? [D-2018]
- How did Valli plans her visit to the town, Explain? [B-2019]
- Why does the conductor call Valli Madam? [B-2019, C-2020]
- Why did not Valli want to go to the Stall and have a drink? What does this tell you about her? [C-2019, D-2020]
Analysis
Following is the analysis of this chapter –
- In previous 4 years, there are 10 questions that came in the board examinations & only 2 questions were repeated in previous 4 years.
- You will find it surprising that term Valli can be found in each question. This signifies that whole chapter is revolving around Valli. Hence student must learn the character-sketch of Valli i.e. her hobbies, pastime, fantasy, nature and behavior. This will help answering maximum questions from this chapter.
- This chapter is a boon for all students who found themselves weak in sentence formation, Maximum questions that were asked in board examinations were short-answer type in nature.
- Question 7 & 8 were repeated in year 2020. In these questions – we must understand that Valli was travelling alone in the bus hence she kept the confidence and attitude intact. This was the reason Conductor called her madam. She did not come out from the bus to take any drink because she does not have extra money. This means she plans the trip effectively.
In last 4 years, Comprehension from Madam Rides the Bus came in various Sets. This make this chapter important from comprehension point of view.
Comprehension Part
There was a girl named Valliammai …………………………………………….. joy for Valli. [D-2017 & B-2020] Major synonym were asked for the word Eagar and the word Hobby which means Curious and Pastime from the text.
The bus rolled on ………………………………………………………………………….. in front of the bus. [A-2018] Major synonym were asked for the word Small and the word Village which means Tiny and Hamlet from the text.
After she had enough………………………………………………………… outside the village. [B-2018] Major synonym was asked for the word Went Cautiously which means Slip Out from the text.
Sometimes the bus seemed ………………………………………………………… in front of the bus. [C-2019] Major synonym was asked for the word Swallowing which means Gobbling Up from the text.
Following is the text taken by NCERT First Flight for Class X and analysis is carried out on the basis of Board of School Education, Haryana previous year question papers. Read the Text of the chapter for enhancing reading and speaking skills.