Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S

The poem is ____________ to Miss Pushpa T.S

• a welcome speech

• a farewell address

• a lesson in English

• none of the above

The poem is described as a ___________ on Indian English.

• criticism

• satire

• comment

'Friends, our dear sister is departing for foreign in two or three days'. Here 'departing for foreign' means _____________

• leaving for a foreign country

• going to die

• coming from a foreign country

Miss Pushpa is smiling and smiling because _____________

• somebody cracked a joke

• she feels free

• simply because she feels happy

• she is sweet

Miss Pushpa's colleagues have gathered to wish her ____________

• happy birthday

• bon voyage

• congratulations for her achievement

• happy wedding anniversary

Tick two points about Miss Pushpa’s family?

• She came from a poor background

• She belonged to a very high family

• She belonged to a low caste

• Her father was a well-known advocate in Bulsar or Surat

What are the various techniques used by the poet to make the poem humorous? Tick the correct options

• Use of direct translations

• Incorrect use of tenses

• Omission of articles

• Talking of irrelevant things

The speaker pays a rich tribute to Miss Pushpa. What qualities of Miss Pushpa are evident from the speaker’s address? Tick the correct options.

• Her internal and external sweetness

• Her good spirit

• Her helping nature

• Her popularity with her colleagues

What do you think the speaker means by external and internal sweetness?

• her inner beauty and her outer pleasing personality

• her arrogant nature

• her beautiful face

• her innocence

What do you think the speaker means by external and internal sweetness?

• she will cry because she is sad

• she will sum up and give vote of thanks

• she will give the summary of the speech

• she will say good bye