Original Story: "My Financial Career" written by Stephen Leacock

WORDS AND THEIR MEANING IN HINDI AND ENGLISH

WORD MEANING OF CHAPTER 3 "MY FINANCIAL CAREER"

WORD	Hindi Meaning	English Meaning
Astonished	आश्चर्यचकित	amazed, surprised
Attempt	कोशिश करना	to try, make an effort
Awful	भयंकर	terrible, fearful
Clutched	जकड़ा हुआ	to occupy, to hold, to capture
Conjuring	जादू	magical
Consult	परामर्श करें	to seek advice or information from
Convulsive	ऐंठन	affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; violent, uncontrollable
Crumpled	कुचला हुआ	to crush out of shape
Detective	जासूस	investigator
Draw out	बाहर खींचना	remove
Echo	गूंज	to repeat (a sound or a statement)
Fearfully	भय सहित	horribly, terribly, in fright
Fetch	निकालना	to bring in, to introduce
Ghastly	भयंकर	alarming, inspiring horror
Grave	कब्र	noble, big
Hesitate	संकोच करना	to feel shy
Hollow	खोखला	empty, meaningless
Imply	निहितार्थ	to hint, indirectly suggest
Intend	इरादा रखना	to plan
Interruption	अवरोध	disturbance, stopping
Invalid	अमान्य	expired, null
Millionaire	करोड़पति	a person whose material wealth is valued more than a million dollars.
Misery	कष्ट	a feeling of intense unhappiness
Mysterious	रहस्यमय	secretive, strange
Plunge	धक्का	to rush
Poke	ढकेलना	to push something into
Presume	तर्क करना	to allow oneself to take for granted
Prompted	तात्कालिक	motivated, excited
Propose	प्रस्ताव	to offer for consideration, to suggest
Rattled	उद्विग्न	nervous
Reckless	लापरवाह	careless
Relieved	चिंतामुक्त	to ease, offer assistance
Reveal	बतलाना	to bring out, to uncover
Rival	प्रतिद्वंद्वी	competitor
Roar		a loud, deep sound
Seemingly	यथोचित रूप से	maybe, perhaps
Self evident	स्वयंसिद्ध	obvious, evident without proof or argument
Sepulchral	समाधि का	joyless, sorrowful
Shamble	भद्दी चाल	to walk slowly and awkwardly, (as if) not lifting one’s feet properly off the ground
Solemnly	दृढ़तापूर्वक	gravely, sincerely, with dignity
Swam	तैरना	dizzy or giddy
Swing		to turn suddenly
Temper		a tendency to become angry
Threshold		entrance or doorway
Thrust		place with great energy
Timidly		shyly and fearfully
Transact		to deposit or carry out something
Trousers		pants or pantaloons
Whisper		speak softly and slowly
Wicket		small door or gate
Withdraw		to take out money from a bank account
Wretched		poor and miserable

LINE BY LINE HINDI EXPLANATION OF THE STORY: "My Financial Career"

About the Author :

स्टीफन बटलर लीकॉक (दिसंबर 1869 - मार्च 1944) का जन्म इंग्लैंड में हुआ था और जब वे छह साल के थे तब कनाडा चले गए। वह एक कनाडाई शिक्षक, राजनीतिक वैज्ञानिक, लेखक और हास्यकार बने। 1900 की शुरुआत के दौर में, लीकॉक अंग्रेजी भाषा के सबसे प्रसिद्ध हास्य लेखक थे। एक बिंदु पर, यह कहा गया था कि कनाडा की तुलना में स्टीफन लीकॉक के बारे में अधिक लोगों ने सुना था। अनुमान यह है कि 1910 और 1925 के बीच, लीकॉक अंग्रेजी दुनिया में सबसे अधिक पढ़ा जाने वाला लेखक था।

OPPOSITE WORDS RELATED TO THE STORY "My Financial Career":

Afterwards	Beforehand
Spending	Earning
Carefree	Hesitating
Withdraw	Deposit
Confidently	Timidly
Cheerful	Joyless

TRUE AND FALSE STATEMENTS OF STORY "My Financial Career":

FILL IN THE BLANKS RELATED TO THE STORY

• The detective solved the mysterious crime.
• In the examination, I did not know the answer, so I became a hesitating jay .
• He was dizzy and he shambled into the room.
• While arguing with his elders he had made a wretched attempt to look like a man with a fearfully quick temper .
• The sight of a snake rattled him.
• As soon as I cross the threshold of my home, I greet my family.
• The narrator had 56 dollars in his pocket.
• I had an idea that a person about to open an account must consult the manager.
• When I go into a bank , I get _________.
• The narrator said, “ Then I want to draw a__________”.

MCQ Questions about Story

1. How much money does the narrator intend to deposit in the bank?

   Answer-
   50 dollars

2. Why did the narrator go to the bank?

   Answer-to open an account
   

3. What is the similar word of "Rattled"?

   Answer-
   confused

5. How much did he want to withdraw?

   Answer-6 dollars
   

   What is the similar word of "interruption"?

   Answer-
   Disturbance

6. What is the main source of anxiety for entering a bank?

   Answer-
   Clerks and Wickets of Bank

7. What is the similar word of "sepulchral"?

   Answer-
   sorrowful

8. Who is described as "a grave, calm man"?

   Answer-
   Manager

9. Who does the narrator want to see alone?

   Answer-
   Bank Manager

10. What is the similar word of "Detective"?

    Answer-
    Spy

11. Why does the narrator want to open an account in bank?

    Answer-
    Because his salary was increased.

12. What is the similar word of "threshold" ?

    Answer-
    Doorstep

13. What is the name of accountant of bank visited by narrator?

    Answer- Mr. Montgomery
    

14. How does the narrator describe his behavior in this story at the bank?

    Answer-
    Irresponsible and Idiotic

15. Due to the narrator's mysterious manner, the manager assumes that he is ........

    Answer-
    Detective from Pinkerton.

16. What reaction the manager react when the narrator requests to speak with him "ALONE"?

    Answer-
    alarmed and curious

17. Which word best describes how the narrator feels about transacting business inside the bank?

    Answer- anxiety-driven experience
    

18. How does the narrator respond when asked about the size of his account by the manager?

    Answer-
    Fairly large

19. What impression do the people at the bank have of the narrator?

    Answer-anxiety and confusing
    

20. Why do the people at the bank laugh at the narrator?

    Answer- excessively furtive behavior
    

21. After his ordeal at the bank, where does the narrator decide to keep his money?

    Answer-
    Money in pockets and Saving in Shocks

22. Who is the author of this story titled as "My Financial Career" ?

    Answer : Stephen Leacock
    Explanation :

23. At the moment the narrator enters the bank, he becomes ......

    Answer : Nervous
    Explanation :

24. The narrator had an idea that a person going to open a bank account, must consult with the.....

    Answer : Manager
    Explanation :

25. Why do the bank clerks and the manager burst into laughing?

    Answer : his anxiety and mistakes
    Explanation :

26. What is the "Pinkerton" known for?

    Answer : detective agency
    Explanation :

27. Who is "Baron Rothschild" mentioned in this story?

    Answer : A wealthy banker
    Explanation :

28. What is the meaning of the word "conjuring"

    Answer : magical
    Explanation :

29. After the misadventure in the bank wickets, where did narrator keep his money?

    Answer : pockets of his trouser
    Explanation :

30. Stephen leacock was the humorist of ............country.

    Answer : Canada
    Explanation :

    What is the full name of stephen leacock?

    Answer : Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock
    Explanation :

31. Stephen leacock is popularly wel knwn as:

    Answer : teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist
    Explanation :

32. Where was stephen born?

    Answer : Swanmore village near Southampton in southern England
    Explanation :

33. What is the name of father of stephen?

    Answer-Walter Peter Leacock

34. When was stephen born?

    Answer-30 December 1869

35. What is the name of mother of stephen?

    Answer-Agnes Emma Butler Leacock

36. When was Stephen leacock die?

    Answer-28 March 1944

37. Which notable Award given to Stephen by Royal Socity of Canada?

    Answer- Lorne Pierce Medal,

38. What amount did he enter in his cheque?

    Answer- 56 Dollars
    

39. Where does the narrator keep his money?

    Answer- in his trouser's pocket and his savings in his sockes.

40. What is the main cause of anxiety of narrator when entering a bank?

    Answer- bank clerks and wickets
    

41. What does the manager initially think about the narrator?

    Answer-He iss a detective from Pinkerton.

42. What does the word "rattled" mean?

    Answer- Confused; nervous
    

43. Who is "Baron Rothschild"?

    Answer- A wealthy banker
    

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