PSEB 10th Class Chapter 1 Bed Number -29 Question Answer English Literature Book Supplementary

Class-10^th
BED NUMBER-29 

(English Literature Book Supplementary Chapter 1)

(Tariq Rahman)

Question / Answer’s

 

Q. 1. How did the author of ‘Bed No.29’ lose his eyesight?

Ans. One day the author was going on a busy street. Suddenly he was struck by a fast moving vehicle. As a result of this accident, the author lost his eyesight.

 Q. 2. What did the author of ‘Bed No.29’ do before he lost his eyesight?

Ans. The author was a Painter. He used to paint pictures before he lost his eyesight.

Q. 3. Who did the author of ‘Bed No.29’ meet in the hospital ward? Why was he there?

Ans. The author met Naeem in the hospital ward. Naeem was also Blind. Both of them had been admitted there for the operation of their eyes. 

Q. 4. When did the author regain his confidence and  how?

Ans. Naeem urged the author to start painting again. He would describe a scene and the author would paint it on a canvas. Naeem would praise the paintings highly. Thus the author regained his confidence.

 

Q. 5. What happened when the author’s second operation failed? Who consoled him then?

Ans. The author was deeply depressed at the failure of his second operation. He had spent his last rupee on it. It was Naeem who consoled him and offered to help him.

 

Q. 6. How did the author of ‘Bed No.29’ get the money to get operated the third time? Who helped him?

Ans. It was Naeem who helped the author. He would keep with himself each painting made by the author, and would give him the money. He would say that a rich man liked the paintings and bought them.

Q. 7. Where was Naeem when the author regained his eyesight?

Ans. Naeem had left the hospital. He had spent all his money in paying the author for his paintings. Now he had no money to pay for his third operation. So he had to leave the hospital.

Q. 8. Did the author know that Naeem was also blind like him? Give reason to support your answer?

Ans. No, He did not know that Naeem was blind. Because naeem would described the scenes in detail. He used to admire the author’s paintings. So the author could never imagine that Naeem was blind like him.

Q. 9. Why could Naeem not get his treatment done?

Ans.  He had spent all his money in buying the painting of the author. He was left with no money for his own treatment. He had to leave the hospital.

 

 Q. 10. How did the author feel when he learnt that Naeem had left the hospital because he had no money for the treatment?

Ans. He author was deeply shocked. He was unable to move for some time. His eyes were filled with tears.

Q. 11. How could Naeem describe different seasons in detail?

Ans. Naeem was also a painter. He had painted four paintings of different seasons. He had described the colors of these very paintings to the author.

Q. 12. What does the message “The goddess of hope smiled on me ………. And then it vanished.’ Mean? 

Ans. The author had regained his eyesight after the operation. Now he hoped that he would be able to see Naeem who had helped him so much, but when he read Naeem’s letter, all his hope was dashed.