Students are taught through NCERT books in a number of state board and CBSE Schools. As the chapter comes to an end, there's an exercise provided to help students prepare for evaluation. Students should solve these exercises thoroughly as the questions in the final exam are asked from these. Sometimes, students get stuck in the exercises and are unable to solve all the questions. To help students solve all the questions and continue their studies without a doubt, we have provided step by step NCERT Solutions for the students for all classes. These solutions will further assist students in scoring higher marks with the help of well illustrated answers that will further help the students and answering the questions right.
Q:
What was the girl’s explanation for his lightning exit?
A:
The girl explained that Nuttle had a bitter experience of the dogs. So he made a sudden exit on seeing the dog.
Q:
The horror on the girl’s face made Framton swing around in his seat. What did he see?
A:
Framton swung around to know the reason for the girl’s horror. Soon he saw three figures coming towards the widow.
Q:
What did Mrs Sappleton say about the open window?
A:
Mrs. Sappleton said that her husband and brothers would be entering the house any time. The window was kept open till it was dark. They would enter through the open window.
Q:
Why had Framton Nuttel come to the “rural retreat”?
A:
Framton Nuttle suffered from some nervous disorder and worry. So he decided to spend a few days in some village and relax in peace.
Q:
Which phrases/sentences in the text do you find difficult to understand? Select a few and guess the meaning of each. Rewrite a simple paraphrase of each.
A:
Came into the nice division - The category of nice people.
Masculine habitation - The room seemed to suggest that there lived some male persons there.
Bertie, why do you bound? – Bound means ‘jump’. But here it means a person whose behaviour is unpleasant to other people.
Q:
You are familiar with the ‘irony’ of the situation in a story. (Remember The Cop and the Anthem in Class VII Supplementary Reader!) Which situations in ‘The Open Window’ are good examples of the use of irony?
A:
Irony refers to the contrast between what is intended or expected and what actually occurs. The open window has irony of situation. Poor Framton goes to countryside for rest and relief from his nervousness. But Mrs Sappleton’s niece plays such a joke that he suddenly rushes out. He mistakes Mrs Sappleton’s husband and brother as their ghosts.
Q:
Is this a mystery story? Give a reason for your Answer.
A:
The open window is not truly a mystery story. It shows the fertile imagination of a young girl. She plays a joke on Framton and tells a cooked up story. Poor Framton falls a prey to her prank and runs out of the house hurriedly.
Q:
Why did Framton rush out wildly?
A:
The niece had told Nuttle that her aunt’s husband and brother had been missing, for three years. When Nuttle saw them coming, he thought they were ghosts. So he rushed out wildly in fear.
Q:
What had happened in the Sappleton family as narrated by the niece?
A:
The niece played a practical joke on Mrs Sappleton when she came to know that he was a total stranger. She said that her aunt’s husband, two brothers and a dog had gone for hunting through the window three years ago. They never returned. But the aunt was still hoping to see them back through the open window.
Q:
Why had his sister given him letters of introduction to people living there?
A:
His sister knew that Framton would meet very few people in the countryside. He would feel lonely and bored. His condition would grow worse. So she gave him letters of introduction to all people she knew there. One was addressed to Mrs. Sappleton.
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