Friday, November 29, 2019
The Castaway എന്ന പാഠത്തിലെ കൂടുതല് ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും (Class 10)
1. Prepare the character sketch of Kiran in the story ‘The Castaway’.
Kiran is a character in the story ‘The Castaway’ having equal importance with the protagonist Nilkanta. She is a favourite of not only her own family but also of the whole village. She once fell seriously ill and now has become fully recovered. Her husband and other members of the family want her to stay a few more days in the riverside house to regain her health. But her mind wishes for going back to her own home in the village. She is a woman loving lots of fun and wants to be back with the villagers steaming with fun. She dislikes the boredom of sitting idle doing nothing. When Nilkanta comes to the riverside house unexpectedly, she becomes much delighted and forgets about going back to her home in the village. Soon Kiran and Nilkanta become good friends. She enjoys his presence always with her and amuses herself with his various theatrical performances. She always supports and ignores all the mischief done by Nilkanta and his naughty friends, without paying any attention to her own husband’s complaints. She takes extra care in all matters of Nilkanta, which irritates her husband and his mother. She took up the role of his sister and mother combined. But when Satish, her husband’s younger brother, comes to live with them, her attention diverts from Nilkanta to Satish. They engage in all merry-making and rollicking activities like playful children. At the time of leaving the riverside house, she wants to take Nilkanta with them and argues for him. But she has to yield before the opposition of all other members of the family. She tries to protect Nilkanta from being termed as the thief of Satish’s inkstand. She examines his box and finds the inkstand, but she secretly takes and throws it into the river to save him. She feels enormous pity on the homeless boy and puts in his box two new suits of clothes, a pair of shoes and a bank note as a surprise gift. Kiran at times appears to be childish when she has to be a matured and responsible wife.
Kiran is a character in the story ‘The Castaway’ having equal importance with the protagonist Nilkanta. She is a favourite of not only her own family but also of the whole village. She once fell seriously ill and now has become fully recovered. Her husband and other members of the family want her to stay a few more days in the riverside house to regain her health. But her mind wishes for going back to her own home in the village. She is a woman loving lots of fun and wants to be back with the villagers steaming with fun. She dislikes the boredom of sitting idle doing nothing. When Nilkanta comes to the riverside house unexpectedly, she becomes much delighted and forgets about going back to her home in the village. Soon Kiran and Nilkanta become good friends. She enjoys his presence always with her and amuses herself with his various theatrical performances. She always supports and ignores all the mischief done by Nilkanta and his naughty friends, without paying any attention to her own husband’s complaints. She takes extra care in all matters of Nilkanta, which irritates her husband and his mother. She took up the role of his sister and mother combined. But when Satish, her husband’s younger brother, comes to live with them, her attention diverts from Nilkanta to Satish. They engage in all merry-making and rollicking activities like playful children. At the time of leaving the riverside house, she wants to take Nilkanta with them and argues for him. But she has to yield before the opposition of all other members of the family. She tries to protect Nilkanta from being termed as the thief of Satish’s inkstand. She examines his box and finds the inkstand, but she secretly takes and throws it into the river to save him. She feels enormous pity on the homeless boy and puts in his box two new suits of clothes, a pair of shoes and a bank note as a surprise gift. Kiran at times appears to be childish when she has to be a matured and responsible wife.
The Never - Never Nest എന്ന പാഠത്തിലെ കൂടുതല് ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും (Class 10)
1. Prepare a review of the drama ‘The Never - Never Nest’.
The play ‘The Never-Never Nest’ tells us about the merits and demerits of buying things on hire purchase basis. Jack and Jill newly married couple. They are attracted by the hire purchase system. So they buy all the domestic luxuries including their house and a car on installment basis. In fact even their baby did not fully belong to them. It was pledged to the hospital where it was born and had not made full payment of the hospital bill. The system encourages extravagance and the habit of taking loans. The writer may mean that the installment system benefits the low-income group to buy essential articles. At the same time he stresses on the fact that one should not be irresponsible in getting things on installment. It may lead to one’s financial ruin. The play teaches us the moral lesson that one should learn to balance one’s income and expenditure.
2. Prepare the character sketch of Aunt Jane
Aunt Jane is one of the major characters in the one-act play ‘The Never-Never Nest’. Her words and actions make the play humorous and interesting. She appears to be a lady with a generous and philanthropic mind. She loves her nephew Jack and his wife Jill very much and shows much concern in their well-being. Aunt Jane had given Jack and Jill a gift-cheque for two hundred pounds at the time of their wedding. Now she doubts whether it was really two hundred pounds or by mistake she had written two thousand! The reason is that now when she visits their house and sees their comfortable and luxurious life with all modern facilities, she cannot just believe it. Jack and Jill have a cosy and luxurious house with all facilities like refrigerator, radio, all furniture, piano, car, etc. They say that their house is not on rent, but they own it. But when she realizes that they own them all by the hire-purchase system, she disapproves the way of using others’ things as theirs. She even refuses to sit on the furniture and travel in their car because she believes that these things actually belong to someone else. She proclaims that her motto is to buy thing by paying down, and she dislikes owing a penny to others. She feels restless and wants to leave the house immediately as she believes it belongs to some Mr. Serge or Marks and Spencer. But even when she leaves bidding good bye to Jack and Jill displeased in their way of life, she doesn’t hesitate to help them with a cheque for ten pounds.
The play ‘The Never-Never Nest’ tells us about the merits and demerits of buying things on hire purchase basis. Jack and Jill newly married couple. They are attracted by the hire purchase system. So they buy all the domestic luxuries including their house and a car on installment basis. In fact even their baby did not fully belong to them. It was pledged to the hospital where it was born and had not made full payment of the hospital bill. The system encourages extravagance and the habit of taking loans. The writer may mean that the installment system benefits the low-income group to buy essential articles. At the same time he stresses on the fact that one should not be irresponsible in getting things on installment. It may lead to one’s financial ruin. The play teaches us the moral lesson that one should learn to balance one’s income and expenditure.
2. Prepare the character sketch of Aunt Jane
Aunt Jane is one of the major characters in the one-act play ‘The Never-Never Nest’. Her words and actions make the play humorous and interesting. She appears to be a lady with a generous and philanthropic mind. She loves her nephew Jack and his wife Jill very much and shows much concern in their well-being. Aunt Jane had given Jack and Jill a gift-cheque for two hundred pounds at the time of their wedding. Now she doubts whether it was really two hundred pounds or by mistake she had written two thousand! The reason is that now when she visits their house and sees their comfortable and luxurious life with all modern facilities, she cannot just believe it. Jack and Jill have a cosy and luxurious house with all facilities like refrigerator, radio, all furniture, piano, car, etc. They say that their house is not on rent, but they own it. But when she realizes that they own them all by the hire-purchase system, she disapproves the way of using others’ things as theirs. She even refuses to sit on the furniture and travel in their car because she believes that these things actually belong to someone else. She proclaims that her motto is to buy thing by paying down, and she dislikes owing a penny to others. She feels restless and wants to leave the house immediately as she believes it belongs to some Mr. Serge or Marks and Spencer. But even when she leaves bidding good bye to Jack and Jill displeased in their way of life, she doesn’t hesitate to help them with a cheque for ten pounds.
Lines Written in Early Spring എന്ന പാഠത്തിലെ കൂടുതല് ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും (Class 10)
1. ‘To her fair works did nature link
The human soul that through me ran’
These lines speak about man’s vital relationship with nature. Discuss and write a short appreciation of the poem.
The connection of human being with nature is very clearly seen in Wordsworth’s poem ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’. Wordsworth personifies nature, giving her the ability to make decisions to link herself with the human soul and to experience pleasure. Nature, in this poem, does everything right. Nature is presented as the doer of right things. The poem has a simple form. It is composed of six stanzas, each consisting of four lines.
2. Here is a beautiful nature poem written by John Clare. Comment on it.
A Nature poem
All nature has a feeling: Woods, fields, brooks
Are life eternal: and in silence they
Speak happiness beyond the reach of books.
There is nothing mortal in them; they decay
Is the green life of change; to pass away
And come again in blooms revivified
Its birth was heaven, eternal is its stay,
And with the sun and moon shall still abide
Beneath their day and night and heaven wide.
- John Clare
Comment:
It seems that great poets think alike. John Clare, as William Wordsworth, is certainly a lover of nature. He says everything in nature has feeling. Nature’s holy plan is happiness and perfection. John Clare emphasises it in his poem. Things in nature which are inanimate to us, common people, are animate to Clare. He says that all the things in nature live
for ever. Of course, they decay, but are born again in another form of life. They live for ever and ever.
3. Prepare an appreciation of the poem ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’ by William Wordsworth.
The poem ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’ celebrates the relation between man and nature, written by the most celebrated poet of nature William Wordsworth. The poet rejoices in the sights and sounds of nature and at the same time laments on what man has made of man. The poet once sits in a grove in a very calm and relaxed mood. He hears lots of various sounds and songs. He finds solace and becomes much pleased in the songs of birds and music of the woods. At the same time, some woeful thoughts come into his mind, and he becomes pensive. He sees the primrose and periwinkle make wreaths in the bower there. He believes that every flower enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around him express their thrill of pleasure by hopping and playing in the grove. He also notices the budding twigs spread out their tender leaves to catch the breezy air. In short, the poet sees thrilling sights, hears pleasant songs in everything he looks at in the grove, and he experiences the utmost pleasure of the world of nature. But when he thinks of the human world, he becomes sad. What man has done to mankind as well as to nature makes him uneasy and unpleasant. The coexistence in perfect harmony is the holy plan of nature. The poet realizes that humans do all atrocities among themselves and cruelties to nature by destroying the ecosystem. They create discord and disharmony and fight and kill themselves. All these wrong-doings are against the holy plan of nature. The poem becomes much appealing because of the sublimity of its theme and beauty of lines and the abundant use of various poetic devices. The poet uses hyperbole when he says that he heard a thousand blended notes. He addresses Nature as a person and calls it ‘her’. He makes the flowers breathe the air, and makes the tender leaves of budding twigs catch the breezy air. All these are perfect examples of Personification. A beautiful instance of the Alliteration can be seen in the line ‘What man has made of man.’
The human soul that through me ran’
These lines speak about man’s vital relationship with nature. Discuss and write a short appreciation of the poem.
The connection of human being with nature is very clearly seen in Wordsworth’s poem ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’. Wordsworth personifies nature, giving her the ability to make decisions to link herself with the human soul and to experience pleasure. Nature, in this poem, does everything right. Nature is presented as the doer of right things. The poem has a simple form. It is composed of six stanzas, each consisting of four lines.
2. Here is a beautiful nature poem written by John Clare. Comment on it.
A Nature poem
All nature has a feeling: Woods, fields, brooks
Are life eternal: and in silence they
Speak happiness beyond the reach of books.
There is nothing mortal in them; they decay
Is the green life of change; to pass away
And come again in blooms revivified
Its birth was heaven, eternal is its stay,
And with the sun and moon shall still abide
Beneath their day and night and heaven wide.
- John Clare
Comment:
It seems that great poets think alike. John Clare, as William Wordsworth, is certainly a lover of nature. He says everything in nature has feeling. Nature’s holy plan is happiness and perfection. John Clare emphasises it in his poem. Things in nature which are inanimate to us, common people, are animate to Clare. He says that all the things in nature live
for ever. Of course, they decay, but are born again in another form of life. They live for ever and ever.
3. Prepare an appreciation of the poem ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’ by William Wordsworth.
The poem ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’ celebrates the relation between man and nature, written by the most celebrated poet of nature William Wordsworth. The poet rejoices in the sights and sounds of nature and at the same time laments on what man has made of man. The poet once sits in a grove in a very calm and relaxed mood. He hears lots of various sounds and songs. He finds solace and becomes much pleased in the songs of birds and music of the woods. At the same time, some woeful thoughts come into his mind, and he becomes pensive. He sees the primrose and periwinkle make wreaths in the bower there. He believes that every flower enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around him express their thrill of pleasure by hopping and playing in the grove. He also notices the budding twigs spread out their tender leaves to catch the breezy air. In short, the poet sees thrilling sights, hears pleasant songs in everything he looks at in the grove, and he experiences the utmost pleasure of the world of nature. But when he thinks of the human world, he becomes sad. What man has done to mankind as well as to nature makes him uneasy and unpleasant. The coexistence in perfect harmony is the holy plan of nature. The poet realizes that humans do all atrocities among themselves and cruelties to nature by destroying the ecosystem. They create discord and disharmony and fight and kill themselves. All these wrong-doings are against the holy plan of nature. The poem becomes much appealing because of the sublimity of its theme and beauty of lines and the abundant use of various poetic devices. The poet uses hyperbole when he says that he heard a thousand blended notes. He addresses Nature as a person and calls it ‘her’. He makes the flowers breathe the air, and makes the tender leaves of budding twigs catch the breezy air. All these are perfect examples of Personification. A beautiful instance of the Alliteration can be seen in the line ‘What man has made of man.’
Adventures in a Banyan Tree എന്ന പാഠത്തിലെ കൂടുതല് ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും (Class 10)
1. The boy in the story ‘Adventures in a Banyan Tree’ writes a letter to one of his friends describing his attachment to the banyan tree. Draft the likely letter.
Hope you are enjoying your vacation. Now I am here in my grandpa’s house. I have got a new friend here. You may wonder who it is. It is a young squirrel. She is grey in colour. There is a big old banyan tree in grandpa’s compound. Now the tree is full of figs. Many birds visit the tree for the fruits and for enjoyment. I have made a platform on the tree for me to sit on and read. I can also look around and enjoy the beauty of nature.
One day, when I was sitting there, I saw a fight between a cobra and a mongoose on the ground below. The mongoose killed the cobra.
Another very interesting thing! Grandpa has a pet rat which is white. It used to come to the tree and play with my friend, the squirrel. Then a wonderful thing happened. My squirrel gave birth to three white squirrels. I did not understand why it happened so. But grandpa told me the reason. They were fathered by the white rat! Thus there came to be a happy family of squirrel and rat with their three children.
I need not tell you how I enjoy these things. My vacation is so beautiful. I wish you were also here with me.
(Sd/-)
Ruskin
Hope you are enjoying your vacation. Now I am here in my grandpa’s house. I have got a new friend here. You may wonder who it is. It is a young squirrel. She is grey in colour. There is a big old banyan tree in grandpa’s compound. Now the tree is full of figs. Many birds visit the tree for the fruits and for enjoyment. I have made a platform on the tree for me to sit on and read. I can also look around and enjoy the beauty of nature.
One day, when I was sitting there, I saw a fight between a cobra and a mongoose on the ground below. The mongoose killed the cobra.
Another very interesting thing! Grandpa has a pet rat which is white. It used to come to the tree and play with my friend, the squirrel. Then a wonderful thing happened. My squirrel gave birth to three white squirrels. I did not understand why it happened so. But grandpa told me the reason. They were fathered by the white rat! Thus there came to be a happy family of squirrel and rat with their three children.
I need not tell you how I enjoy these things. My vacation is so beautiful. I wish you were also here with me.
(Sd/-)
Ruskin
2. Prepare a conversation between the boy and the Grandfather about the fight between the cobra and the mongoose.
Boy : Grandpa! I saw a horrible incident now.
Grandfather : What was it son? You seem to be so frightened.
Boy : Of course. It was a terrible fight between a mongoose and a cobra.
Grandfather : Where did you see them? Where were you then?
Boy : I saw them under the banyan tree. I was on the tree then.
Grandfather : OK. What happened then?
Boy : The fight continued for a long time and finally the mongoose killed the cobra. But a sad thing happened. A jungle crow who tried to help the mongoose died in the attack of cobra.
Grandfather : It is all natural, son. Let’s allow the mongoose to live in our garden so that it will not allow any snakes to enter our compound.
3. The boy was thrilled at seeing the fight between the cobra and the mongoose. You may also have the same feeling. Narrate the fight scene in your own words.
The boy was sitting on the platform half way up the tree. When he looked down one day, he saw a cobra and a mongoose being face to face beneath the tree. Soon the two animals started a fight. The cobra struck the mongoose, but the mongoose jumped to one side and escaped. He darted and bit the cobra on the back. The cobra struck again and missed. The mongoose jumped aside and bit the cobra. There was a third round of striking and biting. By this time the cobra became tired. The mongoose walked to it and caught it by the snout. The cobra writhed in pain and coiled about the mongoose. But it was of no use. The cobra stopped struggling. Then the mongoose gripped it round the hood and dragged it into the bushes.
4. ‘And amongst the wool were three baby squirrels - all of them white!’ The boy couldn’t stop wondering about the white squirrels. If he scribbled down this unforgettable sight in his diary, how would it be?
4 June, 2019
A very wonderful experience - Saw three baby squirrels in the nest of a mother squirrel. The surprising thing is that all the babies are white. How did the grey mother give birth to white offspring? An idea! The squirrel had a friend, a white rat. Maybe the white rat is the father of the babies. OK. It is not bad to have white squirrels also.
5. A single banyan tree creates such beauty and harmony. How will it be if we have such beauty everywhere? What should we do for the conservation of nature? Discuss.
Conservation of Nature
Nature is our mother. It is our mother who takes care of us. In the same way it is Mother Nature who looks after all her children on the earth. Who are her children? All the plants, animals and small organisms are her children. She has created all of them in order to live on the earth happily. Mother Nature has stored various things in nature such as light, air, water, soil, minerals and other things for her children. She loves all her children equally. Humans think that the resources in nature are for them only. It is not right. Natural resources are meant for all living beings. So we have no right to exploit them too much. All living beings - small and large - are inheritors of the earth.
So it is our duty to ensure their safety and well-being. So let’s protect all life forms and natural resources, and thus protect Mother Nature.
6. Prepare a newspaper report about the unusual incident that was happened under the banyan tree.
An Unimaginable Fight
Dehradun: A fierce fight took place in the courtyard of the house of a boy named Rahul. It was between a cobra and a mongoose, who have been considered to be enemies for ages. The boy said that he was the only human being who witnessed the fight. But he added that a myna and a jungle crow were also there to see the fight. He reported that the fight was so frightening. The myna and the jungle crow tried to help the mongoose, but the jungle crow was killed by the cobra. Finally the mongoose defeated the cobra. When the boy described the incident to his grandfather, he allowed the mongoose to live in their garden. Now it is like a member of the family.
Boy : Grandpa! I saw a horrible incident now.
Grandfather : What was it son? You seem to be so frightened.
Boy : Of course. It was a terrible fight between a mongoose and a cobra.
Grandfather : Where did you see them? Where were you then?
Boy : I saw them under the banyan tree. I was on the tree then.
Grandfather : OK. What happened then?
Boy : The fight continued for a long time and finally the mongoose killed the cobra. But a sad thing happened. A jungle crow who tried to help the mongoose died in the attack of cobra.
Grandfather : It is all natural, son. Let’s allow the mongoose to live in our garden so that it will not allow any snakes to enter our compound.
3. The boy was thrilled at seeing the fight between the cobra and the mongoose. You may also have the same feeling. Narrate the fight scene in your own words.
The boy was sitting on the platform half way up the tree. When he looked down one day, he saw a cobra and a mongoose being face to face beneath the tree. Soon the two animals started a fight. The cobra struck the mongoose, but the mongoose jumped to one side and escaped. He darted and bit the cobra on the back. The cobra struck again and missed. The mongoose jumped aside and bit the cobra. There was a third round of striking and biting. By this time the cobra became tired. The mongoose walked to it and caught it by the snout. The cobra writhed in pain and coiled about the mongoose. But it was of no use. The cobra stopped struggling. Then the mongoose gripped it round the hood and dragged it into the bushes.
4. ‘And amongst the wool were three baby squirrels - all of them white!’ The boy couldn’t stop wondering about the white squirrels. If he scribbled down this unforgettable sight in his diary, how would it be?
4 June, 2019
A very wonderful experience - Saw three baby squirrels in the nest of a mother squirrel. The surprising thing is that all the babies are white. How did the grey mother give birth to white offspring? An idea! The squirrel had a friend, a white rat. Maybe the white rat is the father of the babies. OK. It is not bad to have white squirrels also.
5. A single banyan tree creates such beauty and harmony. How will it be if we have such beauty everywhere? What should we do for the conservation of nature? Discuss.
Conservation of Nature
Nature is our mother. It is our mother who takes care of us. In the same way it is Mother Nature who looks after all her children on the earth. Who are her children? All the plants, animals and small organisms are her children. She has created all of them in order to live on the earth happily. Mother Nature has stored various things in nature such as light, air, water, soil, minerals and other things for her children. She loves all her children equally. Humans think that the resources in nature are for them only. It is not right. Natural resources are meant for all living beings. So we have no right to exploit them too much. All living beings - small and large - are inheritors of the earth.
So it is our duty to ensure their safety and well-being. So let’s protect all life forms and natural resources, and thus protect Mother Nature.
6. Prepare a newspaper report about the unusual incident that was happened under the banyan tree.
An Unimaginable Fight
Dehradun: A fierce fight took place in the courtyard of the house of a boy named Rahul. It was between a cobra and a mongoose, who have been considered to be enemies for ages. The boy said that he was the only human being who witnessed the fight. But he added that a myna and a jungle crow were also there to see the fight. He reported that the fight was so frightening. The myna and the jungle crow tried to help the mongoose, but the jungle crow was killed by the cobra. Finally the mongoose defeated the cobra. When the boy described the incident to his grandfather, he allowed the mongoose to live in their garden. Now it is like a member of the family.
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English (Class 5) More Questions and Answers (കൂടുതല് ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും)
UNIT 1: THE MIRROR
1. What did the fisherman do when he reached home?
When he reached home, the fisherman showed his wife the mirror.
2. Why did the fisherman say that his wife was mad?
His wife said that she saw a woman’s face in the mirror. He took it back from her and looked into it. Then he saw a man’s face. So he said that his wife was mad.
3. How did the mirror break?
During the fight, the mirror fell down and broke.
4. Into how many pieces did the mirror break?
The mirror broke into four pieces.
5. How many images were there in all the pieces together?
There were four images.
When he reached home, the fisherman showed his wife the mirror.
2. Why did the fisherman say that his wife was mad?
His wife said that she saw a woman’s face in the mirror. He took it back from her and looked into it. Then he saw a man’s face. So he said that his wife was mad.
3. How did the mirror break?
During the fight, the mirror fell down and broke.
4. Into how many pieces did the mirror break?
The mirror broke into four pieces.
5. How many images were there in all the pieces together?
There were four images.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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Rhythms of life എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല് ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും
1. Robertino was happy again. He realised that his parents too were experiencing the true happiness that love and kindness brought. We have seen how love binds all members of the family together.
Prepare a greeting card expressing your love and care for your parents.
2. Complete the following proverbs suitably using the words given.
a) A bird in the hand is worth two _____ the bush.
b) Look _____ you leap.
(on, in, before, at)
Answers:
a) in b) before
3. One night, at dinner, Robertino’s grandfather lifted his cup to drink coffee. His poor old hands shook so much that the coffee spilled on the clean white tablecloth. The cup, falling from his hands, broke into pieces. Robertino’s mother spoke angrily to the old man. Grandfather never said a word in reply, but only looked at her with sadness in his eyes.
a) What could be the thoughts of grandfather at this time? Write down.
b) Pick out an expression from the given passage to show the helplessness of grandfather.
Answers:
a) Oh! My God, what can I do. My hands shook so much. I can’t take a thing properly. How can I escape from this problem. My daughter - in- law didn’t understand me. She thought that I had done this purposely. My grandson Robertino is the only relief for me. He loves me very much. His love to me is the only thing that make my life happier.
b) Looked at her with sadness in his eyes.
4. Read the poem and answer the following questions.
The magic of mother’s love,
Brings harmony and bliss.
It covers like a blanket
And cures boo boos with a kiss.
It offers grand protection,
From evil that lurks round.
It tames the fears of little ones
And turns frowns upside down.
It holds a wealth of wisdom
With gentleness it guides,
It holds the hand when needed
Then lets go with fears of pride.
And though these precious childhood years,
In an instant pass,
The love and magic mom instils,
Will last ...and last ... and last.
a) What is the theme of the poem?
b) What does the magic of mother’s love bring?
c) Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
d) Find out the simile used in the poem.
e) ‘The love and magic mom instils
Will last...and last... and last’
What does the poet mean in these lines?
Answers:
a)The magic of mother’s love is the theme of the poem.
b) It brings harmony and bliss in her children.
c) bliss-kiss, years-pass
d) Covers like a blanket.
e) The influence of mother’s magical love is never ending.
Prepare a greeting card expressing your love and care for your parents.
a) A bird in the hand is worth two _____ the bush.
b) Look _____ you leap.
(on, in, before, at)
Answers:
a) in b) before
3. One night, at dinner, Robertino’s grandfather lifted his cup to drink coffee. His poor old hands shook so much that the coffee spilled on the clean white tablecloth. The cup, falling from his hands, broke into pieces. Robertino’s mother spoke angrily to the old man. Grandfather never said a word in reply, but only looked at her with sadness in his eyes.
a) What could be the thoughts of grandfather at this time? Write down.
b) Pick out an expression from the given passage to show the helplessness of grandfather.
Answers:
a) Oh! My God, what can I do. My hands shook so much. I can’t take a thing properly. How can I escape from this problem. My daughter - in- law didn’t understand me. She thought that I had done this purposely. My grandson Robertino is the only relief for me. He loves me very much. His love to me is the only thing that make my life happier.
b) Looked at her with sadness in his eyes.
4. Read the poem and answer the following questions.
The magic of mother’s love,
Brings harmony and bliss.
It covers like a blanket
And cures boo boos with a kiss.
It offers grand protection,
From evil that lurks round.
It tames the fears of little ones
And turns frowns upside down.
It holds a wealth of wisdom
With gentleness it guides,
It holds the hand when needed
Then lets go with fears of pride.
And though these precious childhood years,
In an instant pass,
The love and magic mom instils,
Will last ...and last ... and last.
a) What is the theme of the poem?
b) What does the magic of mother’s love bring?
c) Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
d) Find out the simile used in the poem.
e) ‘The love and magic mom instils
Will last...and last... and last’
What does the poet mean in these lines?
Answers:
a)The magic of mother’s love is the theme of the poem.
b) It brings harmony and bliss in her children.
c) bliss-kiss, years-pass
d) Covers like a blanket.
e) The influence of mother’s magical love is never ending.
Flights of Fancy എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല് ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും
1. Mr. Schmidt was very angry to know that there was a plan to award the Scholarship Jacket to Joann. He argued strongly against it. He noted his reactions and feelings in his diary. Prepare the likely diary entry of Mr. Schmidt.
12 January 2019
Today is an unfortunate day in my life. I am persuaded by my co-worker Mr. Boone to recommend Miss Joann for the Scholarship Jacket. I was shocked to hear his words. How can I overlook Miss Martha who is the right person deserving the award? I will never do it. My conscience does not allow me to do it. I’m a teacher. I’ve principles. I will fight to the last for justice.
2. On the occasion of honouring Martha the scholarship jacket, the Chairman of the School Board delivered a speech congratulating her. Prepare the likely speech.
Miss Martha, the Principal, respected teachers, beloved students and honourable friends,
I am proud of being here at the time of honouring our beloved student Miss Martha. I congratulate Miss Martha for being eligible for receiving the scholarship jacket. I know she has been working hard and earnestly all these years for this great award.
I would like to express my regret at a decision taken by the Board about this award. I wonder how it so happened. I congratulate the respected grandfather of Miss Martha for his justifiable argument, that an award which is paid for is not an award. It was an eye-opener. Thank you very much grandpa.
I also congratulate the principled stand taken by one of our respected teachers, Mr. Schmidt, who placed his arguments with all force in favour of Miss Martha. Thank you Mr. Schmidt for your ideals. We want teachers like you.
I would now declare that the Board will not deviate from its policy of awarding the scholarship jacket and that there is no question of demanding any money connected with it. I feel gratified that the mistake has been corrected in time. I exhort all our students to work hard with a vision just as Miss Martha has done. I congratulate Miss Martha and her grandfather once again.
Thank you all. Thank you very much.
3. The story ‘Scholarship Jacket’ narrates the hurdles that Martha had to face before she got the scholarship jacket. Prepare a brief character sketch of Martha.
Martha
Martha’s parents were poor. They had eight children. So they sent Martha to her grandparents. She was very lean and tall. So people called her ‘beanpole’ and ‘string bean’. Martha had a straight A-Plus average. Martha deserved the scholarship jacket. She had won grade ‘A’ in all the eight years. The next girl in line was not so bright. Martha was shocked when she was informed that the Board had decided to charge fifteen dollars for the scholarship jacket. For Martha, the scholarship jacket was a result of her eight years of hard work and expectation for which she tirelessly worked.
4. Read the following dialogue and answer the questions that follow.
Mr Schmidt : Martha has scored highest marks all these years.
Mr Boone : Joann’s father is a Board member.
Now, complete the following sentences.
a. Mr Schmidt told _________.
b. Mr Boone said __________.
Answers:
a. that Martha had scored highest marks all those years.
b. that Joann’s father was a Board member.
5. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
I come from a conventional, middle-class Nigerian family. My father was a professor. My mother was an administrator. And so we had, as was the norm, live-in domestic help, who would often come from nearby rural villages. So, the year I turned eight, we got a new houseboy. His name was Fide. The only thing my mother told us about him was that his family was very poor. My mother sent yams and rice and our old clothes to his family. And when I didn’t finish my dinner, my mother would say, ‘Finish your food! Don’t you know? People like Fide’s family have nothing.’ So I felt enormous pity for Fide’s family.
1. Describe Adichie’s family.
2. What was the single story she heard about Fide?
3. Why did Adichie feel pity for Fide’s family?
4. My father was a professor. My mother was an administrator. Combine these two sentences using ‘and’.
Answers:
1. Conventional Nigerian family. Her father was a professor and mother was an administrator.
2. Fide was very poor.
3. She believed that they were very poor and had nothing even to eat.
4. My father was a professor and my mother was an administrator.
6. ‘I could hardly believe my ears.’ I spoke in a trembling rush. ‘Oh! Thank you sir!’ Suddenly I felt great. These words of happiness show how much the scholarship jacket means to Martha. Briefly narrate her story in your own words. You may use the hints given.(Hints: wishes to get the scholarship jacket - works hard - overhears the conversation between Boone and Schmidt- Principal asks her to pay for the scholarship jacket - grandpa refuses - finally awarded )
Answer: The celebrated short story ‘The Scholarship Jacket’ was written by Marta Salinas. In this story she talks about an experience she had herself as a fourteen - year - old girl. Martha is a Mexican girl who is striving for a jacket. In Texas high school Martha attended, there was a scholarship jacket that was given to the valedictorian, the student who had maintained the highest grades for eight years. Martha was sure the jacket was hers as her sister had received and also because she had got straight ‘A’ grade since the first. Then by coincidence, she heard the conversation between her teachers. Mr. Schmidt argued for Martha whereas Mr. Boone argued for Joann.
The next day the principal called her and told her that the scholarship jacket was going to cost fifteen dollars and if she couldn’t pay for it, it would be given to the runner up. Martha left school tearfully and was more heartbroken when her grandfather said she couldn’t have the money. She knew that her grandfather was right when he said that she shouldn’t have to pay for something she earned. The next day she told the principal that she couldn’t have the scholarship jacket and explained why. The principal, feeling guilty told Martha that she would have the scholarship jacket.
7. Complete the following conversation between Martha and a News reporter.
Reporter : You are Martha, __(a)____?
Martha : Yes. I am.
Reporter : __(b)__?
Martha : I’m in class eight.
Reporter : You won the Scholarship Jacket, __(c)__?
Martha : Yes. I did.
Reporter : __(d)__?
Martha : No, I didn’t pay anything.
Reporter : Indeed you deserve it, __(e)__!
Martha : Thank you sir.
Answer:
a) aren’t you?
b) Which class do you belong ?
c) didn’t you?
d) Did you pay for it?
e) how excellent!
12 January 2019
Today is an unfortunate day in my life. I am persuaded by my co-worker Mr. Boone to recommend Miss Joann for the Scholarship Jacket. I was shocked to hear his words. How can I overlook Miss Martha who is the right person deserving the award? I will never do it. My conscience does not allow me to do it. I’m a teacher. I’ve principles. I will fight to the last for justice.
2. On the occasion of honouring Martha the scholarship jacket, the Chairman of the School Board delivered a speech congratulating her. Prepare the likely speech.
Miss Martha, the Principal, respected teachers, beloved students and honourable friends,
I am proud of being here at the time of honouring our beloved student Miss Martha. I congratulate Miss Martha for being eligible for receiving the scholarship jacket. I know she has been working hard and earnestly all these years for this great award.
I would like to express my regret at a decision taken by the Board about this award. I wonder how it so happened. I congratulate the respected grandfather of Miss Martha for his justifiable argument, that an award which is paid for is not an award. It was an eye-opener. Thank you very much grandpa.
I also congratulate the principled stand taken by one of our respected teachers, Mr. Schmidt, who placed his arguments with all force in favour of Miss Martha. Thank you Mr. Schmidt for your ideals. We want teachers like you.
I would now declare that the Board will not deviate from its policy of awarding the scholarship jacket and that there is no question of demanding any money connected with it. I feel gratified that the mistake has been corrected in time. I exhort all our students to work hard with a vision just as Miss Martha has done. I congratulate Miss Martha and her grandfather once again.
Thank you all. Thank you very much.
3. The story ‘Scholarship Jacket’ narrates the hurdles that Martha had to face before she got the scholarship jacket. Prepare a brief character sketch of Martha.
Martha
Martha’s parents were poor. They had eight children. So they sent Martha to her grandparents. She was very lean and tall. So people called her ‘beanpole’ and ‘string bean’. Martha had a straight A-Plus average. Martha deserved the scholarship jacket. She had won grade ‘A’ in all the eight years. The next girl in line was not so bright. Martha was shocked when she was informed that the Board had decided to charge fifteen dollars for the scholarship jacket. For Martha, the scholarship jacket was a result of her eight years of hard work and expectation for which she tirelessly worked.
4. Read the following dialogue and answer the questions that follow.
Mr Schmidt : Martha has scored highest marks all these years.
Mr Boone : Joann’s father is a Board member.
Now, complete the following sentences.
a. Mr Schmidt told _________.
b. Mr Boone said __________.
Answers:
a. that Martha had scored highest marks all those years.
b. that Joann’s father was a Board member.
5. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
I come from a conventional, middle-class Nigerian family. My father was a professor. My mother was an administrator. And so we had, as was the norm, live-in domestic help, who would often come from nearby rural villages. So, the year I turned eight, we got a new houseboy. His name was Fide. The only thing my mother told us about him was that his family was very poor. My mother sent yams and rice and our old clothes to his family. And when I didn’t finish my dinner, my mother would say, ‘Finish your food! Don’t you know? People like Fide’s family have nothing.’ So I felt enormous pity for Fide’s family.
1. Describe Adichie’s family.
2. What was the single story she heard about Fide?
3. Why did Adichie feel pity for Fide’s family?
4. My father was a professor. My mother was an administrator. Combine these two sentences using ‘and’.
Answers:
1. Conventional Nigerian family. Her father was a professor and mother was an administrator.
2. Fide was very poor.
3. She believed that they were very poor and had nothing even to eat.
4. My father was a professor and my mother was an administrator.
6. ‘I could hardly believe my ears.’ I spoke in a trembling rush. ‘Oh! Thank you sir!’ Suddenly I felt great. These words of happiness show how much the scholarship jacket means to Martha. Briefly narrate her story in your own words. You may use the hints given.(Hints: wishes to get the scholarship jacket - works hard - overhears the conversation between Boone and Schmidt- Principal asks her to pay for the scholarship jacket - grandpa refuses - finally awarded )
Answer: The celebrated short story ‘The Scholarship Jacket’ was written by Marta Salinas. In this story she talks about an experience she had herself as a fourteen - year - old girl. Martha is a Mexican girl who is striving for a jacket. In Texas high school Martha attended, there was a scholarship jacket that was given to the valedictorian, the student who had maintained the highest grades for eight years. Martha was sure the jacket was hers as her sister had received and also because she had got straight ‘A’ grade since the first. Then by coincidence, she heard the conversation between her teachers. Mr. Schmidt argued for Martha whereas Mr. Boone argued for Joann.
The next day the principal called her and told her that the scholarship jacket was going to cost fifteen dollars and if she couldn’t pay for it, it would be given to the runner up. Martha left school tearfully and was more heartbroken when her grandfather said she couldn’t have the money. She knew that her grandfather was right when he said that she shouldn’t have to pay for something she earned. The next day she told the principal that she couldn’t have the scholarship jacket and explained why. The principal, feeling guilty told Martha that she would have the scholarship jacket.
7. Complete the following conversation between Martha and a News reporter.
Reporter : You are Martha, __(a)____?
Martha : Yes. I am.
Reporter : __(b)__?
Martha : I’m in class eight.
Reporter : You won the Scholarship Jacket, __(c)__?
Martha : Yes. I did.
Reporter : __(d)__?
Martha : No, I didn’t pay anything.
Reporter : Indeed you deserve it, __(e)__!
Martha : Thank you sir.
Answer:
a) aren’t you?
b) Which class do you belong ?
c) didn’t you?
d) Did you pay for it?
e) how excellent!
Dawn of Hope എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല് ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും (More Questions and Answers)
1. Read the excerpt from ‘The Jungle Air Crash’ and answer the questions that follow.
Nights in the jungle are attractive only in films. In real life they are frightening. There was always a rustling somewhere: snakes? Something was crawling over my legs: a tarantula. Even the air seemed poisoned by decaying trees. I slept fitfully.
On the third day, I heard vultures. Where there are vultures there are usually bodies. I came upon a piece of airplane fuselage and saw twisted cables. The place stank of burnt fuel. But I could find no survivors. During the afternoon, I heard the noise of aircraft engines. I knew it was senseless, but I yelled, ‘Hello! Help!’ over and over again. They must have been quite near, though I never saw them and, of course, they didn’t spot me. Then the noise of the planes faded and I was again alone. But I was not disheartened. I could walk. I wasn’t hungry and I could drink from the clear stream.
i) Why does the writer feel that nights in the jungle are attractive only in films?
ii) ‘I knew it was senseless’. What was senseless? (Choose from the options given)
a. To check for survivors
b. To walk thought the jungle
c. To call for help
iii) ‘On the third day, I heard vultures.’ What conclusion does the writer arrive at?
iv) Complete the sentence given below.
If the rescuers saw the writer, ....................
v) Identify the sentence which means ‘Juliane was not sad.’
Answers:
i) The writer knows that in reality the nights in the jungle are frightening and dangerous. The rustling of snakes and some other dreaded creatures could be heard. Even the air seemed to poisonous by decaying trees.
ii) c. To call for help
iii) The writer comes to the conclusion that where there are vultures there could be dead bodies.
iv) They could have came to the narrator for rescue.
v) But I was not disheartened.
2. The members of the English Club of your school is planning to make a documentary based on the anecdote ‘The Jungle Air Crash’ and requires a child artist to play the role of Juliane. Prepare a notice inviting those interested to play the role. (Give necessary details like, age, acting skills etc.)
Answer:
3. Juliane Koepcke the lone survivor of the Lansa flight 508 had a miraculous escape. It was the information she gained from her parents which helped her overcome the perils of the jungle. Prepare a write-up on the precautionary measures one should adopt to survive in a jungle, in the light of your reading of the anecdote ‘The Jungle Air Crash’.
Answer: Experienced people can advise us about the precautions on should take if one is lost in a jungle. The first thing to aim at is finding out where people live. Once you have detected-such a place, you will surely get help from them. And then how to reach such a place? It is likely that people live near rivers. So one can choose to walk along the bank of a stream. The stream will lead you to a river. Then you can travel along the bank of the river.
In the jungle there can be snakes. So one should have a stick in one’s hand. One can strike it on the ground while walking. Since one is moving along the river-bank one will get clean water to drink. One may come across many kinds of fruits in the jungle you do not know whether they are good for eating. So it is better to avoid them. The most important thing is that one should not lose one’s heart in the loneliness of the jungle.
4. Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Journalist : How are the nights in the jungle?
Juliane : Nights in the jungle are attractive only in films. In real life they are frightening.
The journalist wanted to know from Juliane .......(a) ...... Juliane replied that ......... (b) ........ and added that in real life they were frightening.
Answers:
a) how the nights were in the jungle.
b) nights in the jungle were (are) attractive only in films.
5. Read the following passage. A few words are missing in the given passage. Complete the passage choosing suitable words from those given in the bracket.
I hope I am not very late .....(a)....congratulating you on your birthday. I am sending you....(b).... small package...(c)... contains my birthday present-a silver watch. I don’t know your likes and dislikes, but surely every boy likes a watch! I hope you will always keep this as a token...(d)... my affection for you.
(in, which, of, a, from)
Answers:
a) in b) a c) which d) of
6. Read the excerpt from ‘The Jungle Air Crash’ and answer the questions that follow.
In clear weather, the flight from Lima to Pucallpa is one of the most beautiful in the world. But 30 minutes after take-off, when we were over the jungle, visibility diminished. And then, all of a sudden we hit a storm front. And this time, it was completely different from anything I had experienced before. Broad daylight turned to night around us. Lightning was flashing incessantly from all directions. At the same time, an invisible power began to shake our airplane as if it were a plaything. People cried out as objects fell on their heads. Bags, flowers, packages, toys, jackets and clothing rained down hard on us; sandwich trays and bags soared through the air. People were frightened; they screamed and started to cry. Outside, I saw a sort of bright yellow flame shooting from the right wing. I was blinded by that blazing light; while at the same time, I heard my mother saying quite calmly: ‘Now it’s all over.’ An instant later, there was a violent shaking and I found myself outside the plane, flying apart from it, still strapped into my seat. But I was alone, alone and I was falling.
a. What happened thirty minutes after the airplane took-off?
b. Write down the strange experience that the author had after the flight had hit a storm front.
c. How did the author’s mother respond to the situation?
d. Pick out a sentence from the passage which describes the confusion on the airplane.
e. How did the author fall from the plane?
Answers:
a. Thirty minutes after take-off, visibility diminished and all of a sudden they hit a storm front.
b. Broad daylight turned to night around them. Lightning was flashing incessantly from all directions. At the same time an invisible power began to shake the airplane.
c. She looked calm and she said that then it was all over.
d. ‘At the same time’, an invisible power began to shake our airplane as if it were a plaything.
e. She fell from the plane strapped into her seat.
Nights in the jungle are attractive only in films. In real life they are frightening. There was always a rustling somewhere: snakes? Something was crawling over my legs: a tarantula. Even the air seemed poisoned by decaying trees. I slept fitfully.
On the third day, I heard vultures. Where there are vultures there are usually bodies. I came upon a piece of airplane fuselage and saw twisted cables. The place stank of burnt fuel. But I could find no survivors. During the afternoon, I heard the noise of aircraft engines. I knew it was senseless, but I yelled, ‘Hello! Help!’ over and over again. They must have been quite near, though I never saw them and, of course, they didn’t spot me. Then the noise of the planes faded and I was again alone. But I was not disheartened. I could walk. I wasn’t hungry and I could drink from the clear stream.
i) Why does the writer feel that nights in the jungle are attractive only in films?
ii) ‘I knew it was senseless’. What was senseless? (Choose from the options given)
a. To check for survivors
b. To walk thought the jungle
c. To call for help
iii) ‘On the third day, I heard vultures.’ What conclusion does the writer arrive at?
iv) Complete the sentence given below.
If the rescuers saw the writer, ....................
v) Identify the sentence which means ‘Juliane was not sad.’
Answers:
i) The writer knows that in reality the nights in the jungle are frightening and dangerous. The rustling of snakes and some other dreaded creatures could be heard. Even the air seemed to poisonous by decaying trees.
ii) c. To call for help
iii) The writer comes to the conclusion that where there are vultures there could be dead bodies.
iv) They could have came to the narrator for rescue.
v) But I was not disheartened.
2. The members of the English Club of your school is planning to make a documentary based on the anecdote ‘The Jungle Air Crash’ and requires a child artist to play the role of Juliane. Prepare a notice inviting those interested to play the role. (Give necessary details like, age, acting skills etc.)
Answer:
Answer: Experienced people can advise us about the precautions on should take if one is lost in a jungle. The first thing to aim at is finding out where people live. Once you have detected-such a place, you will surely get help from them. And then how to reach such a place? It is likely that people live near rivers. So one can choose to walk along the bank of a stream. The stream will lead you to a river. Then you can travel along the bank of the river.
In the jungle there can be snakes. So one should have a stick in one’s hand. One can strike it on the ground while walking. Since one is moving along the river-bank one will get clean water to drink. One may come across many kinds of fruits in the jungle you do not know whether they are good for eating. So it is better to avoid them. The most important thing is that one should not lose one’s heart in the loneliness of the jungle.
4. Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Journalist : How are the nights in the jungle?
Juliane : Nights in the jungle are attractive only in films. In real life they are frightening.
The journalist wanted to know from Juliane .......(a) ...... Juliane replied that ......... (b) ........ and added that in real life they were frightening.
Answers:
a) how the nights were in the jungle.
b) nights in the jungle were (are) attractive only in films.
5. Read the following passage. A few words are missing in the given passage. Complete the passage choosing suitable words from those given in the bracket.
I hope I am not very late .....(a)....congratulating you on your birthday. I am sending you....(b).... small package...(c)... contains my birthday present-a silver watch. I don’t know your likes and dislikes, but surely every boy likes a watch! I hope you will always keep this as a token...(d)... my affection for you.
(in, which, of, a, from)
Answers:
a) in b) a c) which d) of
6. Read the excerpt from ‘The Jungle Air Crash’ and answer the questions that follow.
In clear weather, the flight from Lima to Pucallpa is one of the most beautiful in the world. But 30 minutes after take-off, when we were over the jungle, visibility diminished. And then, all of a sudden we hit a storm front. And this time, it was completely different from anything I had experienced before. Broad daylight turned to night around us. Lightning was flashing incessantly from all directions. At the same time, an invisible power began to shake our airplane as if it were a plaything. People cried out as objects fell on their heads. Bags, flowers, packages, toys, jackets and clothing rained down hard on us; sandwich trays and bags soared through the air. People were frightened; they screamed and started to cry. Outside, I saw a sort of bright yellow flame shooting from the right wing. I was blinded by that blazing light; while at the same time, I heard my mother saying quite calmly: ‘Now it’s all over.’ An instant later, there was a violent shaking and I found myself outside the plane, flying apart from it, still strapped into my seat. But I was alone, alone and I was falling.
a. What happened thirty minutes after the airplane took-off?
b. Write down the strange experience that the author had after the flight had hit a storm front.
c. How did the author’s mother respond to the situation?
d. Pick out a sentence from the passage which describes the confusion on the airplane.
e. How did the author fall from the plane?
Answers:
a. Thirty minutes after take-off, visibility diminished and all of a sudden they hit a storm front.
b. Broad daylight turned to night around them. Lightning was flashing incessantly from all directions. At the same time an invisible power began to shake the airplane.
c. She looked calm and she said that then it was all over.
d. ‘At the same time’, an invisible power began to shake our airplane as if it were a plaything.
e. She fell from the plane strapped into her seat.
Monday, November 4, 2019
work is worship എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല് ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും
1. Read the passage and answer the questions given below:
The eel is a very funny fish. It doesn’t look like a fish at all. It is long, thin and looks like a snake. Its long and thin body helps it to travel very fast in water. They are seen mostly in ponds of Amazon and basins of South America. Eels never seem to get tired. They can swim as much as ten miles a day. Eels can generate electricity. The smooth and slippery skin of the fish also helps it to escape from its enemies.
1. How does the eel look like?
2. Where are eels found?
3. What makes eel different from the other fishes?
4. Find out the antonym (opposite) of the word ‘rough’ from the passage.
Answer:
1. Eel is long, thin and looks like a snake.
2. They are found in ponds of Amazon and basins of South America.
3. Eels can produce electricity.
4. smooth
2. Do you remember the story ‘The Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg?’. In this story the king showed the grandfather the grain, and the grandfather looked at it, and turned it around in his hand. What will be the possible conversation between the King and the grandfather. Complete the conversation.
Answer:
The King : When and where was such corn grown?
The grandfather : This kind of corn was grown everywhere in my time. It was such a grain that we used to sow, reap and thresh.
The King : Where was your field? Where did you grow corn like this?
The grandfather : I didn’t have a particular field of my own. Land was free. Wherever I ploughed it was mine. Labour was the only thing we called our own.
The King : Grandfather, did you buy it from somewhere, or did you grow it all by yourself?
The grandfather : In our time, we did not buy or sell anything. Each man had enough corn of his own.
The eel is a very funny fish. It doesn’t look like a fish at all. It is long, thin and looks like a snake. Its long and thin body helps it to travel very fast in water. They are seen mostly in ponds of Amazon and basins of South America. Eels never seem to get tired. They can swim as much as ten miles a day. Eels can generate electricity. The smooth and slippery skin of the fish also helps it to escape from its enemies.
1. How does the eel look like?
2. Where are eels found?
3. What makes eel different from the other fishes?
4. Find out the antonym (opposite) of the word ‘rough’ from the passage.
Answer:
1. Eel is long, thin and looks like a snake.
2. They are found in ponds of Amazon and basins of South America.
3. Eels can produce electricity.
4. smooth
2. Do you remember the story ‘The Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg?’. In this story the king showed the grandfather the grain, and the grandfather looked at it, and turned it around in his hand. What will be the possible conversation between the King and the grandfather. Complete the conversation.
Answer:
The King : When and where was such corn grown?
The grandfather : This kind of corn was grown everywhere in my time. It was such a grain that we used to sow, reap and thresh.
The King : Where was your field? Where did you grow corn like this?
The grandfather : I didn’t have a particular field of my own. Land was free. Wherever I ploughed it was mine. Labour was the only thing we called our own.
The King : Grandfather, did you buy it from somewhere, or did you grow it all by yourself?
The grandfather : In our time, we did not buy or sell anything. Each man had enough corn of his own.
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