12th English Elective Short Stories 5. One Centimetre - Bi Shu-Min
12th English Elective Short Stories 5. One Centimetre - Bi Shu-Min
प्रश्न बैंक - सह - उत्तर पुस्तक (Question Bank-Cum-Answer Book) Class - 12 English Elective 5.
One Centimetre - Bi Shu-Min Q1. How did Tao Ying's son influence the way she led her life? Ans-
Tao Ying came from a low income family and worked as a blue collar worker.
There was no surplus money, but still, she led her life as an example for her son
to follow. Her approach was gentle and she changed her ways to set a good
standard for Xiao Ye, going very far to preserve her respect that her son had
for her. Q2. Pick out instances from the story to show that official
rules are often arbitrary Ans-
Rules being arbitrary are shown by how Tao Ying gets a ticket for Xiao Ye for
the bus ride, even though he doesn't require one. The story enlightens us about
the old woman's scale's inaccuracy for the purpose of making people feel better
about themselves, showing how self esteem and standards of beauty often matter
more than simple rules. Q3. Tao Ying was very careful about spending money…