The Concert

Two Marks Questions

Answer:
* Anant wanted to see and hear P. Ravi Shankar.
* To fulfil his wish, Smita went to the concert and requested the artists to visit her house and play for Anant.
* They fulfilled her request.

Answer:
* Smita read the newspaper announcement loudly.
* She was so excited that for a moment she forgot that Anant was ill.

Answer:
* Anant suffered from cancer.
* To get treatment for him they came to Mumbai.

Answer:
* Anant was the fastest runner & the best table tennis player in his school.
* He could play the sitar.

Answer:
* The artists are very busy but they are kind and generous.
* They took pity on Anant.
* As they promised the next day they came to Anant’s house and played for him.

Answer: They had high hopes in the miracle of modern science. They hoped that Anant would be cured, he would run and walk and play table tennis and sitar again.

Answer: When P. Ravi Shankar began to play, Smita felt as if the gates of enchantment and gates were opening. She was spellbound on hearing the music.

Answer:
* To listen to the sitar by P. Ravi Shankar.
* To request him to come home and play the sitar to Anant.

Answer:
* Yes, Anant got this chance.
* The artists came to his and played for him.

Answer:
* They smiled, laughed and talked with him.
* They gave him whatever he asked for.

Answer:
* Smita told the story of Anant and his wish to see them.
* They were kind and generous.

Three Marks Questions

Answer:
a. Ustad Allah Rakha.
b. Anant.
c. Smita told them about Anant’s critical condition and requested them to play for Anant.

Answer:
a. Aunt Susheela’s neighbours.
b. The great artists got out of a taxi and went to her house.
c. The artists were very busy. They could not come for a boy.

Answer:
a. The programme organiser of the concert.
b. Smita.
c. To request them to visit her house and play for Anant.

Answer:
a. P. Ravi Shankar.
b. Ustad Allah Rakha.
c. He agreed to perform for the boy.

Answer:
a. P. Ravi Shankar.
b. To go to Anant’s house and play for him.
c. The critical condition of Anant and his wish.

Answer:
a. Smita and her family.
b. To Mumbai.
c. Anant would be cured, walk, run, and play again.

Answer:
a. Anant.
b. To attend P. Ravi Shankar’s concert.
c. He was excited to see and hear P, Ravi Shankar.
d. When they came to his house and played for him.

Answer:
a. Anant.
b. P. Ravi Shankar.
c. Anant was a great fan of P. Ravi Shankar.

Four Marks Questions

Answer:
* Anant wanted to see and hear P. Ravi Shankar.
* Smita made a daring thought to fulfil his wish.
* She went to the concert.
* She met P. Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha.
* She told Anant’s story and his wish.
* She invited them to her house and to play for Anant.
* The next day they came there and played for Anant.