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They were selecting and packing clothes and ornaments for the bride and the groom.

They were waiting for the rider to come to their house.

3. Which one of the following lines shows that Tanaji was confident?

‘There is no place for superstition in a soldier’s life.’

‘We will prepare well and we will succeed.’

‘My first duty is to my leader and my land.’

‘You are to take the rest of the men and wait at the Kalyan Gate.’

4. ‘The fort is won, but my lion is gone.’
What is the tone of the speaker here?

dejected apologetic authoritative gratifying

B. Answer these questions.

1. Why did Tanaji ask his wife to postpone the wedding of their son?

2. Why was Tanaji’s wife stunned?

3. What matter did Shivaji want to discuss with Tanaji?
4. Why was recapturing the Kondana Fort a challenge for Tanaji?

5. Why did Tanaji ask Suryaji not to tell the soldiers about the plan?

6. Who was Yashwanti? What was her role in the plan made by Tanaji to enter the
Kondana Fort?

7. Describe the scene that Suryaji saw when he entered the Kondana Fort. What was his
reaction?

Reference to the context

Read the lines from the story and answer the questions that follow.

1. ‘Who said that? There is no place for superstition in a soldier’s life.’
a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. What does this tell you about the speaker?

c. What happened after this?

2. ‘Tanaji, you have a lot to answer for. You can’t escape me.’

a. Who is the speaker of these lines?

b. What did Tanaji have a lot to answer for?
c. What did the speaker and the person being spoken to, do next?

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