ENGLISH: CHAPTER 3

BRAVO! AMIR AGHA!

Questions with Answers
# Q1. What were the kite runners doing?
A1. The kite runners were running triumphantly up and down the streets holding high their
captured kites to show them off to their parents and friends.

# Q2. How did Amir feel by three O clock in the afternoon?

A2. Amir felt tired by three O clock in that afternoon. His legs were aching and his neck was stiff.
The kites were down in dozen and he was still flying his kite. Seeing the cheering spectators
and the defeated kites, he was hopeful to win the competition.

# Q3. How did people enjoy themeselves?

A3. People were enjoying themeselves by stomping their feet, clapping, whistling, and chanting
some encouraging words. The spectators gathered on the roof tops. The smell of delicious food
drifted from roof tops and open doors.

# Q4. How did Amir think God would help him?

A4. Amir thought that if God was there he would guide the winds blow in his favour so that with a
tug of his string he would cut another kite and feel confident about his win.

# Q5. How did he finally cut the blue kite?

A5. A gust of wind lifted Amir’s kite. He took advantage, fed the string, pulled up and looped his
kite on top of the blue kite. He tried hard to move skilfully, but Amir held the position,
loosened the grip on the string which sliced his finger as well as the blue kite.

# Q6. Why was it so important for Amir Agha to win the tournament?
A6. Amir felt lost amidst the crowd. He wanted to win this tournament as this was his one chance
to become someone who was looked at and not seen, listened to or heard.

# Q7. How do you think Amir felt after he emerged victorious?

A7. Amir must have felt extremely happy, proud and at peace after he emerged victorious.

# Q8. The lesson ‘Bravo! Amir Agha!’ is an extract from which story written by whom?
A8. The lesson ‘Bravo! Amir Agha!’ is an extract from the kite runners (2003) written by Khaled
Hosseini.

# Q9. What was Hassan’s old trick?

A9. Hassan’s old trick was old lift-and-dive.

# Q10. Which kite was the biggest prize of all? Why did Amir want to defeat that kite?
A10. The blue kite was the biggest prize of all. Amir wanted to defeat that kite because he wanted
to win the competition.

# Q11. How did Amir and Hassan celebrate their victory?

A11. Amir and Hassan were eagerly waiting for the moment when Amir who defeat all the other
kites. When Amir was declared as the winner, Hassan screamed out of joy and embraced and
applauded for his victory.

Reference to the context

# Q12. “Boboresh! Boboresh! Cut him, cut him!”

A12.

(a) Who said the to whom?
(b)What happened to Amir’s fingers
as a result of flying a kite?
(c)What does the word boboresh
mean?
(a)The spectators who were watching the tournament told
this words to Amir to encourage him.
(b) Amir had endured a deep cut on the index finger and
blood trickled down into his palm as a result of flying a
kite.
(c)The word boboresh mean cut him, in Afghan language.

Contd: Pg2....
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Reference to the context

# Q13. “How many has he cut?”

A13.

(a) Who said the to whom? (a) Amir said to Hassan

(b)What is “ he” referred to in the (b) “He” in the above sentence is referred to the blue
above sentence? kite.
(c) What was the count of kites he cut? (c)The blue kite has cut eleven kites.

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 ENGLISH: CHAPTER 3

BRAVO! AMIR AGHA!

Questions
# Q1. What were the kite runners doing?
# Q2. How did Amir feel by three O clock in the afternoon?
# Q3. How did people enjoy themeselves?
# Q4. How did Amir think God would help him?
# Q5. How did he finally cut the blue kite?
# Q6. Why was it so important for Amir Agha to win the tournament?
# Q7. How do you think Amir felt after he emerged victorious?
# Q8. The lesson ‘Bravo! Amir Agha!’ is an extract from which story written by whom?
# Q9. What was Hassan’s old trick?
# Q10. Which kite was the biggest prize of all? Why did Amir want to defeat that kite?
# Q11. How did Amir and Hassan celebrate their victory?
.

Reference to the context

# Q12. “Boboresh! Boboresh! Cut him, cut him!”

(a) Who said the to whom?

(b)What happened to Amir’s fingers as a result of flying a kite?
(c)What does the word boboreshmean?

Reference to the context

# Q13. “How many has he cut?”

(a) Who said the to whom?

(b)What is “ he” referred to in the above sentence?
(c) What was the count of kites he cut?