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Pg 89 & 93 Chap 6 Q-A Expert Detectives, , Pg 89 Chap 6 Q-A Expert Detectives, Comprehension Check, Answer the following questions:, Question 1., What did Nishad give Mr. Nath? Why?, Answer: Nishad gave a bar of chocolate to Mr. Nath because his lean appearance projected, as if he was starving., , Question 2., What is “strange” about Mr. Nath’s Sundays?, Answer: Unlike other days, every Sunday, two lunches were carried to Mr. Nath’s room. Since, he hardly had friends, a particular visitor visited Mr. Nath on Sundays and they used to have, lunch together. This appeared strange to the children., , Question 3:, Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?, Answer: Nishad and Maya got a holiday due to bad weather. The heavy downpour flooded the, streets of the city., , Pg 93 Chap 6 Q-A Expert Detectives, Working with the text, Answer the following questions., , Question 1., What does Nishad find out about Mr. Nath from Ramesh?, Arrange the information as suggested below., • What he eats, • When he eats, • What he drinks, and when, • How he pays, Answer:, Nishad finds out the following about Mr. Nath from Ramesh:, He is not very particular about what he eats. He always ate the same food - two, chapattis, dal and a vegetable., He eats in the morning and evening.
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, , , He drinks two cups of tea, one in the morning and one in the afternoon., He pays in cash and also gives tip to Ramesh., , Question 2., Why does Maya think Mr. Nath is a crook? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is?, Answer: Maya thinks that Mr. Nath is a crook because of the following facts:, , , His tenant says that he is mad, strange, mannerless, and unfriendly., , , , He had been living in Shankar House for more than a year and never received any, letters or had any friends, except a strange man visiting him on Sundays., , , , She says that the Sunday visitor could be his partner in crime and visits him on, Sundays only to give him his share of money., , Question 3., Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr. Nath? How does he feel about him?, Answer: Maya’s theory did not make any impression on Nishad. He thinks that Mr. Nath is, lonely, poor and a thin person who is starving. Despite being poor, he is kind enough to pay, tips to Ramesh.