Journey in a Dream - Exercise Solution

 Journey in a Dream - Exercise Solutions

1. Answer the following questions :

    a. Where does Jhilik live? With whom?

Ans. : Jhilik lives in Jalpaiguri with her mother.

    b. Why does her father live in Kolkata?

Ans. : Jhilik's father works in Kolkata, so he lives there.

    c. Why does Jhilik feel that she is in dream?

Ans.: When Jhilik's father tells that metro rail runs underground, Jhilik fells that she is in dream.

    d. Why could not her father come home on one weekend?

Ans.: Jhilik's father could not come home one weekend because he was very busy in his work.

    e. What did Jhilik see in Kolkata?

Ans.: In Kolkata Jhilik saw many kinds of vehicles, high buildings, many busy people,Kolkata port, Eden Gardens, Esplanade Metro Station, College street etc.

    f. What did Jhilik see in the Eden Gardens?

Ans.: In the Eden Gardens Jhilik saw a vast green field.

    g. What are the moving stairs?

Ans.: Moving stairs are a kind of automatic stairs, which are used in shopping malls and stations. It is also called escalator.

Image Source: Google

    h. Where did Jhilik see her father?

Ans.: Jhilik saw her father in a book shop of College Street.

    i. Why did Jhilik become speechless with wonder?

Ans.: Jhilik became speechless with wonder seeing lacks of books in the book-shops of College Street.

    j. Why is College Street famous?

Ans.: There are many books shops and book-stalls in College Steet and lacks of books, so it is famous.

Image: College Street, Image Source: Wikipedia

    k. Whose voice was known to Jhilik?

Ans. Her father's voice was known to her.

    l. Whom did Jhilik see to stand before her?

Asn.: Jhilik saw her father to stand before her.