PSEB CLASS 10TH ENGLISH CHAPTER 4 QUESTION ANSWER
Ch. 4. A Gift for Christmas
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS*
1. What did Della buy for Jim as a Christmas gift?
Ans. Watch-chain.
2. The signs of richness were everywhere in their house. (T/F)
Ans. False.
3. What did Jim buy for Della as a Christmas gift?
Ans. Set of combs.
4. Della sold her hair for ____.
Ans. Twenty dollars.
5. Who did not have enough money to buy a Christmas present?
Ans. Both Della and Jim.
6. The proud possession of Jim was ____.
Ans. Gold watch.
7. Name the author of the story.
Ans. O’ Henry.
SHORT QUESTIONS
1. Why was Della crying?
Ans. Della was crying because she had no money to buy a Christmas gift for Jim.
2. Describe the poverty of Della’s house.
Ans. The house was small. The sofa was small. Their clothes were old.
3. What were the two prized possessions of Jim and Della?
Ans. Jim’s gold watch and Della’s long hair.
4. Describe the present Della bought for Jim.
Ans. Della bought a simple platinum watch-chain for Jim.
5. How did Della manage to buy the gift?
Ans. She sold her hair.
6. What was Jim’s reaction on seeing Della’s hair gone?
Ans. He simply looked at her with a strange expression on his face.
7. What explanation did Della give to Jim?
Ans. She said she did not have enough money to buy a present for him.
8. What was in the package that Jim had brought for Della?
Ans. It was a beautiful set of combs.
LONG QUESTIONS
1. Why was Della pleased with her selection of the present for Jim?
Ans. Jim had a golden watch. So, Della bought a simple but well-made platinum watch-chain for Jim. She felt it was made for Jim’s watch only.
2. Both Jim and Della gave each other the gifts of rare love. How?
Ans. Jim’s gold watch and Della’s long hair were the two most precious things in their house. Della sold her hair to buy a Christmas gift for Jim. Jim sold his watch to buy a Christmas gift for Della. Thus, both of them gave each other the gifts of true love.
TRANSLATION
1. Tears appeared in her eyes. ਉਸਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੰਝੂ ਆ ਗਏ।
2. Della let fall her beautiful hair. ਡੈਲਾ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਖੂਬਸੂਰਤ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਡਿੱਗਣ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
3. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਕੰਘੀਆਂ ਖਰੀਦਣ ਲਈ ਘੜੀ ਵੇਚ ਦਿੱਤੀ।
4. Her eyes were shining brilliantly. ਉਸਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਜਿਆਦਾ ਚਮਕ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ।
5. Will you buy my hair? ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੇਰੇ ਵਾਲ ਖਰੀਦੋਗੇ?
6. She found it at last. ਉਸਨੇ ਆਖ਼ਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੱਭ ਲਿਆ।
7. It was a platinum watch-chain. ਇਹ ਪਲੇਟੀਨਮ ਦੀ ਸਧਾਰਨ ਪਰ ਚੰਗੀ ਬਣੀ ਹੋਈ ਘੜੀ ਦੀ ਚੈਨ ਸੀ।
8. Jim was never late. ਜਿਮ ਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਦੇਰ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਸੀ।
9. She stopped at a shop. ਉਹ ਇਕ ਦੁਕਾਨ ‘ਤੇ ਰੁਕ ਗਈ।
10. This is a problem common to us all. ਇਹ ਸਾਡੇ ਸਾਰਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸਾਂਝੀ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਹੈ।
