NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 2 A Funny Man

Q1.

You will listen to a girl narrate a personal incident. As you listen, select the picture related to the narration. (Transcript for the teacher on pg. 88) — Pictures 1, 2, 3, 4

Answer

The correct picture is 3 — the girl sitting at the table eating from a bowl.

Picture	What it shows	Does the narration mention it?
1	Girl reading a book in a chair	She mentions studying at a friend's place, but this is not the incident itself
2	Girl sitting cross-legged, meditating	Never mentioned
3	Girl at a table with a bowl of food	✔ “I served myself dal-chawal and ate it” — the meal is the centre of the whole story
4	Girl standing at a table with a laptop	Never mentioned

Why picture 3: The funny mix-up in the story turns entirely on the plate and the shoes — she carried the plate to her room and the shoes to the kitchen. The meal is what sets that mix-up going.

Q2.

You will once again listen to the girl narrate a personal incident. As you listen, arrange the events in order of occurrence. 1. Ate lunch 2. Took off shoes 3. Put shoes in the room 4. Laughed at the mistake 5. Placed the plate in the room 6. Prepared for the presentation 7. Put the plate in the kitchen

Answer

The correct order is 6 → 2 → 1 → 5 → 4 → 3 → 7.

Order	Event no.	Event	From the narration
1st	6	Prepared for the presentation	“I was so preoccupied with preparing for my presentation… after a long day of studying at a friend's place”
2nd	2	Took off shoes	“Exhausted, I removed my shoes at the door”
3rd	1	Ate lunch	“I served myself dal-chawal and ate it”
4th	5	Placed the plate in the room	“I walked to my room with my plate in hand and left it on my desk” (and put the shoes in the kitchen)
5th	4	Laughed at the mistake	“I realised what I had done. I couldn't help but laugh at myself.”
6th	3	Put shoes in the room	“I… recovered my shoes from the kitchen” — and put them where they belonged
7th	7	Put the plate in the kitchen	“…and kept the plate in the kitchen”

Listening tip: Sequence tasks turn on time words — after, finally, once I finished, then, as I stood there. Mark them on your rough sheet during the first listening, and fill in the numbers during the second.

Notice the joke: Events 5 and the shoes-in-the-kitchen are the mistake; events 3 and 7 are the same two objects being put in the right places at last. It is very close to the funny man's own confusion of shoes and hats.

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