The quarrel

 The Quarrel Summary In English

The poet quarrelled with his brother on some very petty matter. It was so petty that now he does not remember what it was. One thing led to another. Both of them felt that they were right. It had started as something small. It had become big in the end. So they began to hate each other. The afternoon became very tense and unpleasant for both of them.

Then suddenly, the poet’s brother patted him on the back. He said that the two of them could not go along like that for a long time. It would be difficult to pass the night in that manner. He said that it was his mistake, Just then the poet felt that his brother was right. In fact he himself was wrong.

The Quarrel Summary In Hindi

किसी तुच्छ बात पर कवि का अपने भाई से झगड़ा हो गया। यह इतनी तुच्छ बात थी कि अब तो उसे याद भी नहीं कि वह बात क्या थी ? एक बात से दूसरी बात निकलती चली गई। दोनों को लगता था कि उनकी बात सही है। छोटी-सी चीज के रूप में यह प्रारंभ हुआ था और अंत में बहुत बड़ा बन गया था। अत: वे दोनों एक-दूसरे से घृणा करने लगे। दिन का तीसरा प्रहर दोनों के लिए बड़ा तनाव और दुःख से भरा था।

 तभी अचानक कवि के भाई ने उसकी पीठ थपथपायी। वह बोला कि इस तरह वे दोनों अधिक समय नहीं रह पाएँगे। इस तरह से रात गुजारना कठिन हो जाएगा। उसने कहा कि ग़लती उसकी थी। बिलकुल तभी कवि को लगा कि उसका भाई सही था और ग़लती स्वयं उसकी थी।

1. The poet had a quarrel with her…….
   (a) friend
   (b) brother
   (c) sister
   (d) classmate.
2. What made them fall Out?
   (a) Some petty issue
   (b) Some grave issue
   (c) Some unknown reason
   (d) Their quarrelsome nature.
3. Why did the quarrel take a serious turn?
   (a) There was no one in the house except these two
   (b) Both were quarrelsome by nature
   (c) Neither offered a compromise
   (d) No one came to settle their dispute.
4. What was the result of the quarrel?
   (a) Both left the house
   (b) Both became tense
   (c) Both stopped reading together
   (d) Both became cool.
5. Which phrase means the same as to ‘quarrel’?
   (a) Led to
   (b) Start of
   (c) End of
   (d) Fall out.
6. What does ‘We’ here refer to?
   (a) The neighbourhood children
   (b) The School children
   (c) Brother and sister
   (d) People in general.
7. Explain The afternoon turned black.
   (a) After the quarrel, both realised their mistake
   (b) After the quarrel, both became tense and remorseful
   (c) They were quarrelling in the afternoon
   (d) In the afternoon they decided not to quarrel again.
8. The quarrel finally ended when 
   (a) the brother went up to his sister, apologised and offered to compromise
   (b) their parents came from the market
   (c) the sister offered to compromise
   (d) their grandparents taught them a lesson.
9. What lesson did they possibly learn?
   (a) They should work hard instead of quarrelling
   (b) It was interesting to quarrel over little issue
   (c) It was futile to quarrel over something too small
   (d) Their quarrel would bring bad name too them.
10. What does the phrase in the extract ‘turned black’ mean here?
    (a) Became pleasant
    (b) Became unpleasant
    (c) Became enemy
    (d) Became rude.

Аnswers:

1. (b)
2. (a)
3. (C)
4. (b)
5. (d)
6. (c)
7. (b)
8. (a)
9. (c)
10. (b)