Chapter 12 Geography Lesson
Chapter 12 Geography Lesson Questions From Textbook WORKING WITH THE POEM (PAGE 35) Question 1: Find three or four phrases in stanzas one and two which are likely to occur in a geography lesson. Answer: scaled six inches to the mile valleys were populated land and water attracted man. Question 2: Seen from the window […]
Chapter 11 The Ant and the Cricket
Chapter 11 The Ant and the Cricket Questions From Textbook WORKING WITH THE POEM (Page 23) Question 1: The cricket says, “Oh! What will become of me?” When does he say it, and why? Answer: The cricket speaks these words when in his home he finds no food to eat in winter. Question 2: (i) […]
Chapter 10 The Great Stone Face II
Chapter 10 The Great Stone Face II Comprehension Check (Page 136) Questions: Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements. Ernest’s words reminded people of the wise old sayings. __________ Total strangers from far away, who visited Ernest in the valley, found his face familiar. _______ The Great Stone Face confirmed Ernest’s view […]
Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face I
Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face I Questions From Textbook COMPREHENSION CHECK (PAGE 129) Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements. The Great Stone Face stood near where Ernest and his mother lived. One would clearly distinguish the features of the Stone Face only from a distance. Ernest loved his mother and […]
Chapter 8 A Short Monsoon Diary
Chapter 8 A Short Monsoon Diary Comprehension Check (Page 115) Questions: Why is the author not able to see Bijju? What are the two ways in which the hills appear to change when the mist comes up? Answers: The author could not see Bijju because of the mist that concealed the hills. He could only […]
Chapter 7 A Visit to Cambridge
Chapter 7 A Visit to Cambridge Comprehension Check (Page 104) Which is the right sentence? Questions: 1. “Cambridge was my metaphor for England.” To the writer (i) Cambridge was a reputed university in England. (ii) England was famous for Cambridge. (iii) Cambridge was the real England. 2. The writer phoned Stephen Hawking’s house (i) From the nearest phone booth. (ii) From outside […]
Chapter 6 This is Jody’s Fawn
Chapter 6 This is Jody’s Fawn Comprehension Check (Page 90) Questions: What had happened to Jody’s father? How did the doe sae Penny’s life? Why does Jody want to bring the fawn home? How does Jody know that the fawn is a male? Answer: Jody’s father had been bitten by a rattlesnake. Jody’s father killed […]
Chapter 5 The Summit Within
Chapter 5 The Summit Within Comprehension Check (Page 80) Question 1: Standing on Everest, the writer was (i) overjoyed (ii) very sad. (iii) jubilant and sad. Choose the right item. Question 2: The emotion that gripped him was one of (i) victory over hurdles. (ii) humility and a sense of smallness. (iii) greatness and self importance. (iv) joy of discovery. Choose the […]
Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
Chapter 4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory Comprehension Check (Page 62) Questions: Why did the man stare at Bepin Babu’s is disbelief? Where did Bepin Babu say he went in October’ 58? Mention any three (or more) things that Parimal Ghose knew about Bepin Babu. Answers: The man, Parimal Ghose, was taken aback when Bepin […]
Chapter 3 Glimpses of the Past
Chapter 3 Glimpses of the Past Comprehension Check (Page 45) Questions: Look at picture 1 and recall the opening lines of the original song in Hindi. Who is the singer? Who else do you see in this picture? In picture 2 what do you understand by the Company’s ‘superior weapons? Who is an artisan? Why […]