The Eyes Have It suggestion 2022। Model Questions for H.S 2022 । Ruskin Bond । Question Answer Suggestion । Higher Secondary 2022

The Eyes Have It Suggestion 2022

Broad Question Suggestions:

“She had beautiful eyes, but they were of no use to her.”- Whose eyes are mentioned here? Why were the eyes useless to her? Bring out the irony of the situation. [1+1+4 = 6]
“I’m tired of people telling me I have a pretty face.” – Who said this, to whom and when? What did the person spoken to reply? [HS 2015]
“Then I made a mistake.” – Who made the mistake? What was the mistake? Why did the speaker call it a mistake? [HS 2017] [1+1+4 = 6]
“Yes this is the best time.” – Who said this and to whom? What was the occasion of the remark? Why according to the narrator is the best time? [1+2+3 = 6]
“The girl got up and began to collect her thing.” – Who is the girl? When did she get up? Why did she collect her things? What had the speaker thought about the brief encounter he had with the girl? [1+1+1+3 = 6] [H.S. – 2019]
“She would forget our brief encounter.” – Who said this about whom? What is the ‘brief encounter’ referred to here? Why did the speaker think so? [2+2+2 = 6] [H.S. – 2016]

To See Various Types of Writing Skills

Short Question Suggestions:

“I answered quite confidently” – What did the narrator answer quite confidently?
“Then I made a mistake.” – What mistake did the speaker make?
“But they were of no use of her.” – Why were ‘they’ of no use to her?
“Once again, I had a game to pay.” – What game did the narrator play?
At which station did the girl get into the train? [H.S. – 2015]
By what the girl tired of?
How can one enjoy the nights in the hills?
How did the blind narrator know that the girl wore slippers?
How did the girl describe the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’? [H.S. – 2018]
How did the narrator feel that the couple were his parents?
How did the narrator in The Eyes Have It’ describe the voice of the blind girl? [H.S. – 2017]
What according to the narrator in Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ is the best time to visit the hills? [H.S. – 2016]
What could not the girl bear in a train journey?
What could the narrator see in his mind’s eyes?
What did the narrator ask to the new fellow-traveler about the girl? [H.S. – 2020]
What did the narrator hear sitting in the train?
What did the narrator like about the girl when he met her?
What did the narrator wonder about the hair of the girl?
What did the woman instruct the girl?
What did they hear when the train drew slowly into the Saharanpur station?
What do the people, who cannot see or see very little, take in?
What does the narrator think about the aunts? Or. Who did the narrator of ‘The Eyes Have It’ think to be formidable creatures? [H.S. – 2019]
What is the impact of the perfume from the girl’s hair on the narrator?
What made the narrator feel troubled and lonely?
What made the narrator tantalizing to touch the hair of the girl?
What remark did the narrator make about people with good eyesight? [H.S. -2018] Or what do people with good eyesight fail to see?
What was the impact of the brief encounter on the narrator?
What was the narrator preventing from the girl to be discovered?
What were the eyes of the narrator in ‘The Eyes Have It’ sensitive to? [H.S. – 2017]
When did the girl laugh pleasantly?
Where was the girl in the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ getting off? [H.S. – 2019]
Where was the narrator going?
Who broke into the narrator’s reverie? [H.S. – 2016]
Who came to see the girl?
Who stammered an apology?
Who would receive the girl at the destination? [H.S. – 2015]
Whose voice startled the girl?
Whose voice was heard near the carriage door?
Why did the girl consider the girl that the narrator was lucky?
Why did the girl consider the narrator as gallant young man?
Why did the narrator answer quite confidently?
Why did the narrator face the window?
Why did the narrator make pretense of studying the outside landscape?
Why did the narrator think that his voice must have startled the girl? [H.S. – 2020]
Why did the narrator wonder that the girl might think him a romantic fool?
Why is the October the best time in the hills?
Why was the girl startled by the voice of the narrator?
Why was the narrator becoming quite daring?
Why was the narrator prepared to sit in the train for any length of time?
Why was the narrator unable to tell anything about the look of the girl?

MCQ Suggestions:

1. The eyes of the narrator were sensitive to

Light

Shadow

Light and darkness

Darkness

2. The girl was getting off at –

Mussoorie

Saharanpur

Rohana

Dehra

3. According to the narrator, aunts are usually

Formidable creatures

Amiable at heart

friendly

Repelling

4. The lingered after the girl left

Shadow

Memory

Footmarks

The scent of perfume

5. The man broke into the narrator’s

Reverie

Dream

Compartment

Thoughts

6. The girl said that the narrator was –

Brave

Coward

Shy

Gallant

7. The narrator could not see the girl’s face because—

The girl was in a different coach

He was stone blind

The girl kept her face covered

The narrator’s vision was only sensitive to light and darkness

8. The couple who came to see the girl off were –

Sorry about her journey

Worried about her comfort

Angry at her conduct

Disappointed at her blindness

9. Even the sound made out of the girl’s ___ was beautiful to the narrator’s ears.

Bangles

Ringing laugh

Slippers

Heart beat

10. “Aunts are usually formidable creatures” – The meaning of the word ‘formidable’ is

Capable

Movable

Dreadful

Charitable

11. The scent of the perfume from the girl’s hair was –

Tantalizing

Pleasant

Attractive

Repelling

12. The narrator said that the girl had

An intriguing face

An attractive face

An interesting face

An amusing face

13. The girl’s voice had the spark of —

Stars

Ripples

Mountain stream

Diamonds

14. According to the narrator few girls can resist –

Flattery

Laughter

Gifts

Mockery

15. The narrator was alone in the compartment till

Dehra

Rohana

Saharanpur

Mussoorie

16. The narrator was actually going to –

Dehra

Rohana

Mussoorie

Saharanpur

17. The best time to visit the hill is –

October

November

August

December

18. The girl could not see the narrator because

The compartment was dark

She was blind

The narrator sat in a dark corner

There was a crowd

19. The girl’s hair was

Tied in a bun

Tied in a braid

Cut short

sweet-smelling

20. We and the narrator come to know that the girl was blind –

At the start of the story

At the end of the story

In the middle of the story

as soon as the girl starts speaking

21. The narrator is considered lucky by the girl because —

He was blind

He had a blind co-passenger

He had an interesting co-passenger

He was going to Mussoorie

22. The thought of laughter would make the narrator feel

Troubled

Lonely

Troubled and lonely

Sad and lonely

23. The girl said, she loved the hills especially in –

September

October

November

December

24. The girl was tired of people telling her, she had –

An interesting face

Beautiful eyes

A pretty face

Pleasant voice

25. There were some confusion —

On the platform

near the ticket counter

In the doorway

In the next compartment.

26. The girl could not bear to sit in a train for more than

Two or three hours

Three or four hours

Four of five hours

Five or six hours

27. The narrator wanted to prevent the girl from discovering

That he was there in the

That he felt troubled and lonely compartment

That he was blind

That he knew that even the girl was blind

28. According to the narrator, the high-pitched female voice must have belonged to the girl’s.

Sister

Mother

Friend

Aunt

29. The girl said that she could not bear to sit in a train more than

two hours

three hours

Two or three hours

four hours

30. "But her next question removed my doubts."— The next question was —

"What is it like outside?"

"Where are you going?"

"Why don’t you look out of the window?"

"Do you see any animals?"

31. The narrator was alone in the train compartment upto-

Saharanpur

Dehra

Rohana

Mussoorie

Grammar Suggestions:

Voice Change:

A man stammered an apology.
But I liked the sound of her voice.
Did she keep her hair long or short? Do you see any animals?
Few girls can resist flattery.
Had she noticed already that I could not see?
Her next questions removed my doubts.
I didn't know anyone else was here.
I didn't see you either.
I found the window.
I had a game to play.
I heard the panting of the engine.
I knew she wore slippers.
I knew that there were hardly any animals left in the forests near Dehra.
My aunt is meeting me there.
My voice started her.
She gave a little exclamation.
She thought me a romantic fool.
She would forget our brief encounter.
The carriage wheels changed their sound and rhythm.
The guard blew his whistle.
The hills are covered with wild dahlias.
The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie.
The thought of laughter only made me feel troubled and lonely.
The train gathers speed.
The wheels took up their song.
The woman gave the girl detailed instructions.
The world was shut out again.
Then I made a mistake.
They called their goodbyes.
Was it cut very short?
You must be disappointed.

Narration Change:

"Can you tell me---- did she keep her hair long or short? "I said to the Co - passenger.
"Goodbye, "said the girl. "Are you going all the way to Dehra?" I asked.
"I don't remember," he said.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
I asked her, "What is it like outside?"
I said to her, "But I heard you come in."
I said to her, "I didn't see you either."
I said, "Aunts are usually formidable creatures."
I said," Well, an interesting face can also be pretty.
She asked me, "Why don't you look out of the window?
She said to me, "Do you see any animals? "
She said to me, "You are a very gallant young man, but why are you so serious?" "
She said, "I didn't know anyone else was here."
The girl said to me, "Oh, how lucky you are. I wish I were going to Mussoorie."
The girl said, "I'm getting off at Saharanpur. My aunt is meeting me there."
The girls said," It's nice to be told I have an interesting face. I'm tired of telling people I have a pretty face.""She, was completely blind. Didn't you notice?" said the man.

Transformation of Sentences:

A man got into the compartment. He stammered on apology. (Simple complex)
Few girls can resist flattery. [use noun form of 'resist']
Had she noticed already that I could not see? [make it assertive]
Her voice had the sparkle, It was like a mountain stream. (simple / complex)
I answered quite confidently. [use noun form of confidently]
I easily moved along the berth. I could feel the window ledge. (simple /complex /compound)
I found the window. I sat in front of it. (simple/ complex)
I had some doubts. Her next question removed them. (simple)
I had the train compartment to myself to Rohana. Then a girl got in. (complex)
I had the train compartment to myself up to Rohana. A girl got in. (Join into a single Sentence)
I heard the panting of the engine. I heard the rumble of the wheels. (simple)
I just wanted to listen to her talking. I was prepared to sit there for almost any length of time. (Join into a simple sentence)
I liked the sound of her voice. I liked the sound of her slippers. (simple / complex)
I moved easily along the berth. Then I felt for the window ledge. (join into a simple sentence)
I stared into the day light. It was darkness for me. (complex)
I turned from the window. I faced the girl. (simple)
I was blind. I wanted to prevent her from discovering my blindness. (simple/complex)
I was making a pretense of studying he landscape [use verb form of pretense]
I was prepared to sit there for almost any length at time. I wanted to listen to her talking. (simple / complex)
I was sitting in a dark corner. My voice startled her. (simple)
I was totally blind at the time. I was unable to tell what the girl looked like. (Join using an adverb clause)
I was totally blind at the time. My eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness. (simple/ complex)
I would try to laugh for her. But the thought of laughter only made me feel troubled and lonely. (Join using an adverb clause)
It could be a fascinating game guessing what went on out there. [noun form of fascinating']
It was a safe remark. [noun form of 'safe']
She had beautiful eyes. But they were of no use to her. (join using 'though')
She had beautiful eyes. [make it exclamatory]
She laughed pleasantly. (use the adjective form of 'pleasant')
She might think me a romantic fool. I wondered about it. (complex)
She might wear her hair in bun. t might be plaited. I wondered about it. (complex)
She was completely blind. [make it interrogative)
She was standing very close to me. The perfume from her hair was tantalizing. (Join using so ....... that)
She was standing very close to me. The perfume from her hair was tantalising (complex)
She wore slippers. They slapped against her heels. I know it. (simple)
She would leave the train. She would forget our brief encounter. (simple / complex)
Some people cannot see. They have to take in only essentials. (sinple / complex)
Something was going on out there. It could be a fascinating game to guess. (simple /complex)
Thank goodness, its a short journey. [make it assertive]
The man entered the compartment. He broke into my reverie. (simple / complex)
The train drew slowly into the station. [use adjective of 'slowly]
The train gathered speed. The wheels took up their song. The carriage groaned. It also shook. (complex)
The woman gave the detailed instructions as to where to keep her things. (use the verb from of 'instructions')
The woman gave the girl detailed instruction. [use verb form of "instruction]
There was a high pitched female voice. It was near the carriage door. It belonged to the girl's aunt. (simple / complex)
There were hardly any animals left in the forests near Dehra. I Knew that. (Join using a noun clause)
They called their goodbyes. Immediately the train pulled out of the station. (simple /complex)
They had an anxiety for her comfort.
They have too much to take in. [Remove too]
They seemed anxious about her comfort. [noun form of 'anxious]

Split the Following Sentences:

A man getting into the compartment, stammered an apology
As was totally blind at the time, my eyes sensitive only to light and darkness.
Finding the window, I sat in front of it, staring into the daylight that was darkness for me.
I had the train compartment to myself upto Rohana, then a girl got in.
It could be a fascinating game to guess what went out there.
It would take me some time to discover something about her looks.
Only the scent of perfume still lingered where she had stood.
People who cannot see have to take in only essentials.
She was standing so close to me that the perfume from her hair was tantalising.
The couple who saw her off were probably her parents.
The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie.
There was a high pitched female voice near the carriage door.
There was some confusion in the doorway.

Degree of Comparison:

I am not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who just left.(comparative)
My eyes were then more sensitive to light and darkness than anything else. (positive)
October is the best time. (positive/comparative)
Yes, this is the best time. (comparative)
Your face is more interesting than any other's. (positive/comparative)

Affirmative into Negative & Vice Versa:

As soon as she left the train, she would forget our brief encounter. (Negative)
Few girls can resist flattery. (Negative)
I answered quite confidently. (Negative)
I can't bear to sit in a train for more than two or three hours. (Affirmative)
I didn't see you. (Affirmative)
I know that there were hardly any animals left in the forest near Dehra. (Negative
I love hills. (Negative)
It shouldn't be difficult. (Affirmative)
It would stay with me for the rest of the journey. (Negative)
People have to take only the essentials. (Negative)
People with good eyesight fail to see what is right in front of them. (Negative)
She had beautiful eyes, but they were of no use to her. (Affirmative)
She seemed to find nothing strange in the question. (Affirmative)
She was completely blind. (Negative)
She was standing very close to me. (Negative)
The thought of laughter only made me feel troubled and lonely. (Negative)
The trees seem to be moving while we seem to be standing still. (Negative)
The window was open. (Negative)
This is the best time. (Negative)