“I were young once and I wanted things I could not get.”—Who is the speaker? What detail about her youth does she confess to the listener? What lesson from her experience did she want to teach the listener? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: Mrs Jones is the speaker. Roger admits that … Read more
Why did Roger not try to run away later although he had an opportunity to do so Or, Why did the boy in ‘Thank You Ma’am’ not run away though he found the door open ? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: At first, on being caught by Mrs Jones, Roger pleaded … Read more
We will discuss here Thank You Ma’am SAQ (Short) Question Answer | Class 12 English | WBCHSE. এই আর্টিকেলে আমরা Class 12 English Textbook থেকে Langston Hughes এর লেখা Thank You Ma’am এর SAQ (Short) Question Answer নিয়ে এসেছি। Class XII English Textbook এর অন্যান্য সমস্ত Prose এবং Poetry -এর Question Answer পেতে এই লিঙ্কে … Read more
“He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run, run!”- Where do these lines occur? Who is the speaker? Who is ‘he’? Why did he not run? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: These lines occur in Langston Hughes’ short story ‘Thank You Ma’am’. Here, … Read more
“There was a long pause. A very long pause.”- Bring out the significance of ‘pause’. Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: When Mrs Jones asked Roger why he had tried to snatch her pocketbook, Roger replied that he wanted a pair of blue suede shoes. She said that he could have asked … Read more
“You could of asked me.”- What did the speaker expect to be asked? What light does it throw upon the character of the speaker? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: The speaker, Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones expected the teenager, Roger who tried to steal her purse, to ask her for the … Read more
“You could of asked me.”- Who said the quoted words? When did the speaker say this? What was its impact upon the person spoken to? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: The quoted words were said by Mrs Jones to Roger. When Mrs. Jones expressed her assumption that Roger must have been … Read more
“I wanted a pair of…..shoes.” – What reply did the speaker get and how did he react? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: When Roger in a low voice defended his misdeed saying that he wanted to buy a pair of blue suede shoes, Mrs Jones remarked that the boy could have … Read more
“Then we’ll eat,” said the woman, – Who said this and to whom? Why did the speaker say these words? What food did the speaker offer to the other person? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: Mrs. Jones said this to Roger, Mrs. Jones took Roger to her house and ordered him … Read more
What had Mrs Jones guessed to be the real reason behind Roger’s action? What was the real reason ? What did Mrs Jones do so that Roger could fulfil his wish? What did she tell him then? Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks Ans: Mrs Jones had guessed that hunger was the real … Read more