NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English (Woven Words) Essays 7 Bridges

Class : 11th

Subject : English

Chapter : 7(Essays)

Chapter Name : Bridges

Q1 How did the author feel about her mother’s passion to make her a dancer?

Answer. The author never wanted to be a dancer; it was her mother who wanted her to make
her a dancer. The author's mother discovered this quality in her daughter at an early age, from
then on she decided to make her a dancer. The film industry has sparked an interest in her
mother to make her daughter. The author felt the pressure by dancing on her by the mother.
She never wanted to be a dancer it was her mother’s interest that forced her to run around the
dance schools.

Q2 What were the lessons of life learnt in her younger days that Kumudini carried into her adult
life?

Answer. During her younger days, Kumudini learned various lessons that she carried into her
life. She recalls one incident when she who was Laiqat Ali (later Prime Minister of Pakistan)
gardener caught his brother picking guava’s from his garden, Laiqat did not punish him or
corrected his mistake instead asked him to freely pick them whenever he wanted to.

During her college days, she understood a lot of things. The most important was discipline,
through discipline she gained discipline in her thoughts too. When her mother passed away, she
understood the meaning of hunger and performed a play called Duvidha to understand the
nature of the conflict.