Class 6 English Literature (The Overcoat) || by Nikoli Gogoi

This Video lecture is in series of Video or online classes for class 6 English Literature and reference book is from Pearson Publication (ACE with Aster)

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A) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

1)What was Akaky Akakievich employed as?
Akaky Akakievich was employed as an official who used to copy documents.
2) What was Akakievich good at doing?
He was a hardworking employee, he was good at copying multiple documents.
3)How did the young officials treat Akakievich?
The young officials laughed at and made fun of him and strewed bits of paper on his head.
4)Why did Akaky Akakievich take the overcoat to the tailor?
Akaky Akakievich took the overcoat because it was in miserable condition. He wanted to repair it as he did have money to bet a new one.
5)Who was Petrovich? How did he help Akaky Akakievich?
Petrovich was the tailor. He helped Akaky by designing an amazing overcoat for him.
6)How did Akaky Akakievich save money for the overcoat?
He cut down his ordinary expenses like less tea, burning no candles, gave laundress little to was as possible.
B. Answer these questions with reference to the context.

“It would be so difficult to find another man who lived so entirely for his duties”
a) What were Akakievich’s duties?
He used to copy the important documents of officials.
b) What was the man’s attitude to his work?
Nothing existed for him outside this copying. Amid all the annoyances in office, he never made a mistake in any letter.
c)What was the speakers’ tone in those lines?
The speaker was somewhere proud of him and respected him.
2) When he went into the street, he must walk as lightly as he could…..
a) Who was being talked about?
Akakie was being talked about.
b) Why did ‘he’ need to be careful in this way?
He need to be careful as he had to walk on the stones, upon tip toe in order not to wear his heels.
C)How did he save up?
He cut down his ordinary expenses likeless tea, burning no candles, gave laundress little to was as possible.

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