Nature's plenty എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല്‍ ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും

 The Echoing Green
Activity -1
    You have read the poem ‘The Echoing Green’. Here is another poem on the beauty of nature. Read it and answer the questions given.
    Trees are the kindest things I know,
    They do not harm, they simply grow,
    And spread a shade for sleepy cows,
    And gather birds among the boughs.
    They are the first when days begin,
    To touch the beams of morning sun,
    They are the last to hold the light,
    When evening changes into night.
a)    Pick out a pair of rhyming words from the poem.
b)    Somebody suggested ‘The All - Giving Tree’ as a title for this poem. How appropriate is the title?
c)    ‘Trees are the kindest things I know’. Why does the poet say so?
Answer:
a)     know - grow   light - night
b)     The title ‘The All - Giving Tree’ is an appropriate one for this poem because trees are the kindest things. They do not harm anybody  and they help the animals by giving shade to them and their branches are shelter for the birds.
c)    Trees do not do any harm to anybody. They give shade and shelter for animals and birds. So the poet says that trees are the kindest things.

How Far is the River
Activity - 2
    The boy in the story ‘How Far is the River?’ is thrilled after visiting the river. The thickly forested mountain hid the river. The path was steep. After a long walk, he finally reached there. Write a description on the adventurous journey of the boy to the river.                  
    The boy’s journey to the river was an adventurous one. He hadn’t seen the river but he had heard about it from the villagers. The river was in a thickly forested mountain. One day, when his parents had gone to visit their relatives, he took a loaf of bread and walked to the river. On the way he saw a woodcutter.  The woodcutter discouraged the boy. But he continued his journey. The path was steep, and the boy had to run most of the time. In the valley he met a girl who was cutting grass. He asked her how far the river was. But he did not get a clear answer. He continued his journey. Then he saw a village boy. From then on they walked together. The boy shared his bread with his new friend. After some time the village boy took a different route. The boy continued his journey alone. The river was not in  his sight. He began to feel disappointed. But he was determined to see the river. So he walked on. He was all alone. Then, as the boy rounded a sharp bend he heard the sound of the river. Far down the valley, the river tumbled over rocks. The boy began to run. He reached the river. The water was blue and white and wonderful. He felt very
happy.
Activity  - 3
     Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.     
    The path to the river dropped steeply into the valley, then rose and went round the big mountain. It was frequently used by the villagers, the woodcutters, milkmen and mule-drivers; but there were no villages beyond the mountain, or near the river.
    The boy passed a woodcutter and asked him how far it was to the river. The woodcutter was a short but powerful man, with a creased and weathered face, and muscles that stood out in hard, ugly lumps.
    ‘Seven miles’, he said, 'which was fairly accurate. Why do you want to know?’
    ‘I am going to the river’, said the boy.
    ‘Alone?’
    ‘Of course’.
    ‘But it is too far. It will take you  three hours to reach there, and then you have to come back. It will be getting dark. Besides, it is not an easy road’.
‘    But I am a good walker’, said the boy, though he had never walked further than the mile from his house to his school.
a.     Who used the path frequently?
b.     How did the man discourage the boy from going to the river?
c.     Find out the synonym of the word ‘wrinkled’ from the passage.
d.     Pick out two words used to describe the face of the woodcutter.
e.     The villagers used a path. It went around the big mountain.
    (Join the sentences using who/which/where.)
Answer:
a.     The villagers, woodcutters, milkmen and mule-drivers.
b.     He said that it was too far. Thus he discouraged the boy.
c.     Creased
d.     Creased and weathered
e.     The villagers used a path which went around the big mountain.