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D. All of these three.

C. Nishad’s mother.

B. He was poor and could not afford to eat.

C. He gave him a chocolate bar.

A. Burn scars.

C. his Sunday visitor

Maya collected the following facts: His name was Mr Nath and they must find out his first name. Other tenants at Shankar House called him mad, strange and unfriendly. He didn’t speak with anyone and lacked manners. He never received any letters and has been living as tenant in Room No. 10 in Shankar House. He didn’t go to work anywhere and stayed in his room the whole day.

All the kids and some of the grown-up people in Shankar House were scared of him. He had no visitors except the same man on every Sunday. Ramesh brought his food from the restaurant downstairs and Mr Nath was not much bothered about what he ate. He settled the bills by paying cash and tipped Ramesh liberally.

Nishad as a child was kind and considerate. He kept in mind all the good things his mother and Ramesh told him about Mr Nath and formed his opinion based on them. He was upset with Mr Nath being so lean and thin. He thought that the man might be starving so he went to his place and gave him a bar of chocolate. He refused calling him a crook even after being insisted several times by his sister and decided to befriend him because he liked him.

Mr Nath used to have a visitor on every Sunday. He was a spectacled, tall, fair and stout man. Ramesh found him talking a lot. He used to give company to Mr Nath for lunch during his visits.

Nishad turned sympathetic towards Mr Nath seeing his gaunt appearance. His attitude changed further when he came to know that he used to give regular tips to Ramesh for bringing his food. Then he also remembered his mother’s words that Mr Nath was a polite man.

It was raining heavily and the streets were flooded with the downpour. The traffic was blocked and the children got a holiday s because of all this.

B. He kept on quarrelling with other tenants.

1. True

2. False

3. True

4. False

5. True

6. False

7. True

8. True

No, Nishad doesn’t agree with Maya about Mr Nath. He feels bad for Mr Nath because he thinks that he is a poor and lonely man. He also feels that he is a generous man because he gives tips to Ramesh regularly. He is determined to find why he is so thin and lonely.

No, Nishad didn't agree with Maya about Mr. Nath. He argued with Maya that he can't be a bad man if he gave Ramesh such generous tips.He felt that he must be lonely and wanted to have friends. He thinks that he was not a criminal because he was so thin and looked poor and starving.

Maya thinks that Mr Nath is a crook because he doesn’t talk to anyone and has no friends. She believes that his scars are a result of shoot-out with police. He doesn’t work ‘ anywhere and sits at home all the day and there are no visitors at his place except the guest on Sundays. He is not bothered about his meals and pays the money in cash. She! thinks that the Sunday visitor is his partner; in the crime. He keeps the money from the loot and comes to give Mr Nath his Share.

(1) Mr Nath eats two chapattis, some dal and a vegetable.
(2) He eats in the morning and the evening.
(3) He drinks tea in the morning and in the afternoon.
(4) He pays in cash and also gives tips to Ramesh.

C. Nishad means the seventh note on the musical scale.

Every Sunday Mr Nath used to have the same visitor at his home and the two used to have lunch together.

Break the silence - means to end the silence by creating a sound. 

Breaking news - means the latest news that has enough importance to become a headline. 

break one's heart - means to cause grief or misery to someone .

A. an alternate name.

Nishad gave Mr Nath a bar of chocolate because he concluded from Mr Nath’s lean thin appearance that he was starving.

(i) business partner 

(ii) my companion on the journey 

(iii) I'm mother's little helper 

(iv) a faithful companion such as a dog 

(v) the thief's accomplice 

(vi) find a good helper 

(vii) tennis/golf/bridge partner 

(viii) his accomplice in his criminal activities

(i) finger tips - the ends of one's fingers

(ii) the tip of your nose - the pointed end of your nose

(iii) tip the water out of the bucket - empty a bucket by tilting it

(iv) have something on the tip of your tongue - be about to say something

(v) tip the boat over - make the boat overturn

(vi) tip him a rupee - give a rupee to him, to thank him

(vii) the tip of the bat - the end of the bat

(viii) the police were tipped of - the police were told, or warned

(ix) if you take my tip - if you take this advice

(x) the bat tipped the ball - the bat lightly touched the ball

Nishad gave a bar of chocolate to Mr. Nath. He thought that Mr. Nath was poor and starving.

Nishad finds out from Ramesh that Mr. Nath took two meals in a day every morning and evening. He was not particular about what he eats, it's always the same food - two chapattis, some dal and a vegetable. He drank two cups of tea, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. He pays cash and tips well.

On every Sunday, Mr. Nath eats lunch with a tall, fair, stout man wearing spectacles in his room who talks a lot, unlike Mr. Nath.

Nishad and Maya would have found out that the Sunday visitor is Mr Nath’s brother. Mr Nath used to work for a big private company and has left the job for a while because he was not keeping well. He is suffering from some liver ailment and will be undergoing a surgery soon.

Nishad succeeds in befriending him and goes to his house every evening to play with him. He finds Mr Nath a caring and loving person. He becomes a frequent visitor to his place. Maya regrets about her earlier thoughts about Mr Nath. She feels sorry about It. Nishad takes her along one day and then they all become friends.

Mr Nath is a lean and thin person. He might have met with some serious accident with fire which has resulted in many scars on his face. People are scared about him for those scars which give his face an ugly impression. He realises the same and that is why he prefers living alone and avoids going out. He talks less, but is a well-mannered person and is polite towards everyone.

He is regularly consulting Maya and Nishad’s mother, who is a doctor. Maybe he is not keeping well and that could be the reason behind his gaunt appearance. He has a friend who visits him every Sunday to find out about his health. Mr Nishad doesn’t appear to be a fastidious person. He wasn’t even quite particular about food. He eats the same kind of food every day.

B. heavy downpour.

Maya thought that Mr Nath’s visitor was his accomplice in his crimes. She believed that he kept all the loot with him and used – to -come now and then to give his partner his share so that he could manage his expenses.

On her unexpected holiday. Maya assigned herself the task of solving the mystery of Mr Nath. She was busy noting down all the available facts about Mr Nath. She then shared with his brother and asked for his opinion.