Summary & Question-answers of The Chapter : 7-The Invention of Vita-Wonk with the concerned video

The Invention of Vita-Wonk Part 1 Summary of the Lesson 

Mr. Willy Wonka was an inventor who invented medicine to make people young. But the medicine was so strong that a few people disappeared by taking his medicine.So Mr. Wonka started off on a new venture to make medicine to counter the results of Wonka- Vite. He looked out for the old living things in the world. Charlie thought it must be a tree.He listed a number of old trees. Wheeler Peak is the oldest tree that encouraged him to collect special items from all over the world. So he jumped into the great glass elevator and collected pink of sap from Bristlecone Pine, Toenail clipping from a Russian farmer, a tortoise egg and various other things.

The Invention of Vita-Wonk Part 2 Summary of the Lesson 

The list of collected parts from various odd sources including old and ancient animals. Then he boiled, bubbled, mixed and tested in his inventing room on a brave twenty-year-old Oompa – Loompa volunteer.He poured four drops of oily black liquid; the volunteer started showing the signs of aging again. His teeth fell down and his hair started dropping off. He became an old fellow of seventy-five years of age. Thus, Vita – Wonk was invented by him.

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Question 1:

Choose the right answer.

(i) Mr Willy Wonka is (a) a cook, (b) an inventor, (c) a manager.

(ii) Wonka-Vite makes people (a) older, (b) younger.

(iii) Mr Wonka wants to invent a new thing which will make people (a) younger, (b) older.

Answer:

(i) Mr Willy Wonka is an inventor.

(ii) Wonka-Vite makes people younger.

(iii) Mr Wonka wants to invent a new thing which will make people older.

Question 2:

Can anyone’s age be a minus number? What does “minus 87” mean?

Answer:

No, no one’s age can be a minus number. Here, “minus 87” means that the person had to wait eighty seven years before he could come back. He had taken a strong dose of Wonka-Vite and had therefore, disappeared.

Question 3:

Mr Wonka begins by asking himself two questions. What are they?

(i) What is _______________________________________________?

(ii) What lives ____________________________________________?

Answer:

(i) What is the oldest living thing in the world?

(ii) What lives longer than anything else?

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Question 1:

(i) What trees does Mr Wonka mention? Which tree does he say lives the longest?

(ii) How long does this tree live? Where can you find it?

Answer:

(i) The trees that Mr Wonka mentioned are the Douglas fir, the oak, and the cedar. He said that a tree called Bristlecone pine lives the longest.

(ii) This tree lives for over 4000 years. It can be found upon the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada, U.S.A.

Question 2:

How many of the oldest living things can you remember from Mr Wonka’s list? (Don’t look back at the story!) Do you think all these things really exist, or are some of them purely imaginary?

Answer:

With the exception of the 4000-year-old Bristlecone pine, the things mentioned in Mr Wonka’s list (e.g., the toe-nail clipping from a 168-year-old Russian farmer, the tail of a 51-year-old horse) are purely imaginary.

Question 3:

Why does Mr Wonka collect items from the oldest things? Do you think this is the right way to begin his invention?

Answer:

Mr Wonka collected items from the oldest things because he wanted to invent a something that would make people older. It was probably the right way to begin his invention as he wanted to make people older and therefore, the use of old things seems appropriate.

Question 4:

What happens to the volunteer who swallows four drops of the new invention? What is the name of the invention?

Answer:

The moment the twenty-year-old volunteer swallowed four drops of the new invention, he began wrinkling and shriveling up all over. His hair started dropping off and his teeth started falling out. Before Mr Wonka knew it, the volunteer had suddenly become an old man of seventy-five. The name of the invention was Vita-Wonk.

Summary & Question-answers of The Poem : 8- On Killing a Tree with the concerned video

On Killing a Tree Summary in English

Here, the author talks about how one can kill a tree. Some individuals think that a simple cut will be enough. However, a simple cut will certainly not be enough to destroy a tree. Furthermore, the tree grows gradually and it is rooted in soil. Moreover, the author tells us that the plant takes nutrition from the soil in order to grow. Gradually, it grows into a big tree. Also, there is a firm connection between the tree and the soil. The tree makes use of water, air, and sunlight to grow its many leaves and a formidable trunk.Humans undertake the cutting and chopping of the tree bark into many pieces. However, even this cutting and chopping of the trees is not sufficient enough to completely destroy the tree. The point of cut in the tree gives out sap. This is certainly similar to human bleeding.  Gradually with time, this cut would heal and new branches will start emerging again. This shows that trees have an amazing ability to recover. So, to kill the tree would require an even more tougher step.The poet then explains that in order to kill the tree beyond any doubt, one must uproot it. One must make sure to separate the tree from the Earth which provides support to it. Furthermore, the roots of the tree are such that they bind the tree and the soil together. Due to this binding, the tree is connected with the pit of the Earth. On Killing a Tree Summary in EnglishHere, the author talks about how can one kill a tree. Some individuals think that a simple cut will be enough. However, a simple cut will certainly not be enough to destroy a tree. Furthermore, the tree grows gradually and it is rooted in soil. Moreover, the author tells us that the plant takes nutrition from the soil in order to grow. Gradually, it grows into a big tree. Also, there is a firm connection between the tree and the soil. The tree makes use of water, air, and sunlight to grow its many leaves and a formidable trunk.Humans undertake the cutting and chopping of the tree bark into many pieces. However, even this cutting and chopping of the trees is not sufficient enough to completely destroy the tree. The point of cut in the tree gives out sap. This is certainly similar to human bleeding.  Gradually with time, this cut would heal and new branches will start emerging again. This shows that trees have an amazing ability to recover. So, to kill the tree would require an even more tougher step.The poet then explains that in order to kill the tree beyond any doubt, one must uproot it. One must make sure to separate the tree from the Earth which provides support to it. Furthermore, the roots of the tree are such that they bind the tree and the soil together. Due to this binding, the tree is connected with the pit of the Earth. Thinking about the poem

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Question 1.

Can a “simple jab of the knife” kill a tree? Why not?

Answer:

No, a simple jab of knife does not have the ability to kill the tree. It has to go through various processes. If its root is not removed from the earth, it will sprout again.

Question 2.

How has the tree grown to its full size? List the words suggestive of its life and activity.

Answer:

The tree consumes the earth, and rises out it feeding upon its crust. It absorbs years of sunlight, air and water.

Question 3.

What is the meaning of “bleeding bark”? What makes it bleed?

Answer:

‘Bleeding bark’ means the twigs which are cut mercilessly. They leave a liquid substance. If any part of the human body is cut, it starts bleeding. In the same way the liquid substance comes out from the branch of a tree. The human beings’ axe makes it bleed.

Question 4.

The poet says “No” in the beginning of the third stanza. What does he mean by this?

Answer:

‘No’ is used to emphasize the perspective that chopping or hacking will not be sufficient for killing a tree.

Question 5.

What is the meaning of “anchoring earth” and “earth cave”?

Answer:

It means that the earth protects it like a mother. ‘Earth Cave’ implies a hole inside it. The tree allows its roots to spread underneath. The earth protects it and fosters it. It provides all the essential ingredients to the tree.

Question 6.

What does he mean by “the strength of the tree exposed”?

Answer:

The stem/root is the strength of a tree. When the tree is pulled out, its strength is exposed.

Question 7.

What finally kills the tree?

Answer:

Pulling out the tree from the mother earth and scorching and choking it in the sun and air kill the tree. It becomes brown, dry and gets hard. Eventually it dies.

Summary & Question-answers of The Poem : 9- The Tale of Custard the Dragon with the concerned video

The Tale of Custard the Dragon Summary In English

This is a story of a girl Belinda, who has some strange pets. They have queer names. She calls the black kitten Ink, the little grey mouse as Blink, the yellow dog as Mustard and the cowardly dragon Custard. Belinda’s, the kitten, the mouse and the dog were very brave but the dragon was a coward. One day, a pirate came armed with a pistol into their house except the dragon, Custard and all the others were terrified with the pirate. Custard attacked the pirate and gobbled him up. Belinda then embraced him while Mustard licked him. Even after this brave incident, Custard did not give up his cowardly ways. He still kept on crying for a safe cage.The Tale of Custard the Dragon Summary In EnglishThis is a story of a girl Belinda, who has some strange pets. They have queer names. She calls the black kitten Ink, the little grey mouse as Blink, the yellow dog as Mustard and the cowardly dragon Custard. Belinda’s, the kitten, the mouse and the dog were very brave but the dragon was a coward. One day, a pirate came armed with a pistol into their house except the dragon, Custard and all the others were terrified of the pirate. Custard attacked the pirate and gobbled him up. Belinda then embraced him while Mustard licked him. Even after this brave incident, Custard did not give up his cowardly ways. He still kept on crying for a safe cage.

Thinking about the poem (132)

Question 1.

Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names.

Answer:

The characters in this poem are Belinda, a little girl, and her pets: a little black kitten, a little grey mouse, a little yellow dog, a little pet dragon and a pirate.

Characters Pet name

Kitten Ink

Mouse Blink

Dog Mustard

Dragon Custard

Question 2.

Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage? Why is the dragon called “cowardly dragon”?

Answer:

Custard cried for a nice safe cage because it was a coward and was scared very easily. It is called “cowardly dragon” because everyone else in the house is very brave while the dragon is the only one, who fears a lot and looks for a nice safe cage for himself. Belinda is as brave as a barrel full of bears, Ink and Blink can chase lions and Mustard is as brave as an angry tiger.

Question 3.

“Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful…” Why?

Answer:

Tickling always works on people, who are a little softer. So, Belinda tickled the dragon unmerciful as it worked a lot on him. Despite being a dragon, a tickling could disturb him and this showed his cowardice on which everyone laughed.

Question 4.

The poet has employed many poetic devices in the poem. For example “Clashed his tail like iron in a dungeon” – the poetic device here is a simile. Can you, with your partner, list some more such poetic devices used in the poem?

Answer:

In the poem, ‘The tale of Custard, the Dragon’, the poet has used a lot of poetic devices. Following are the devices used

 1.Simile: mouth like a fireplace

2. Repetition: the repetitive use of the word ‘little’ in stanza 1.

Question 6.

Can you find out the rhyme scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem?

Answer:

The rhyme scheme of the poem is ‘aabb’.

Question 7.

Writers use words to give us a picture or image without actually saying what they mean. Can you trace some images used in the poem?

Answer:

Writers always use such phrases and words that do not tell us directly about what they mean but always gives us an indication of the meaning. Such words or phrases are used to trigger our own imagination in painting the picture that they mean. Use of such images in the poem is the following: ‘mouth like a fireplace’, ‘chimney for a nose’, ‘brave as a barrel full of bears’, ‘brave as a tiger in a rage’, ‘went at the pirate like a robin at a worm’, etc.

Question 8.

Do you find ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ to be a serious or a light-hearted poem? Give reasons to support your answer.

Answer:

‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ is a very light and funny poem meant to be enjoyed by everyone. The way the poem has been written with a fix rhyme scheme, makes it very easy and enjoyable to read. The poet has even used wrong spelling to maintain the rhyme scheme. The features of Belinda and her pets described in the poem make it quite funny. Belinda’s bravery has been compared to a barrel full of bears, a liquid substance. All the tiny creatures such as the kitten and the mouse have been shown so brave that they can scare a lion and the dog’s bravery is like a tiger’s rage. The biggest of them all, the dragon is the only one, who has been shown as a coward and soft being, who looks for a cage for himself, which is very ironic, hence making the poem funny.

Summary & Question-answers of The Chapter : 6- The Fight with the concerned video

Summary

Ranji had been in Rajpur when he discovered a pool in the forest. It was a hot day. He plunged into it for a swim. He had no friends. So he wandered about a good deal alone. A small stream flowed out from rocks to feed the pool. Ranji’s limbs were supple and free of fat.The next day he came again to the forest pool. While he lay there he noticed another boy looking at him in a hostile manner. The other boy was Suraj, older, taller and stronger than Ranji. He said that it was his pool and he always swam alone. He called himself a warrior. Ranji was unafraid. He said that he was not a villager, but a fighter. He refused to run away. He threw a challenge to his adversary. The warrior slapped Ranji with force. Ranji also hit back with his bony fist into the other’s face.The two started grappling. It was a violent struggle. The fight continued even in the water. Neither emerged victorious. The warrior deferred the fight for the next day. Ranji promised to come, prepared for the fight. He had got cuts on his face, legs and arms.That evening he went to the bazaar, ate jalebis and drank lemonade. He saw his adversary coming down the road. Both looked angrily at each other. He was feeling weak and lazy after the previous day’s fight. But he could not back out of the challenge. He knew he was no match to him, but he refused to accept defeat. He thought that as long as he fought, he had the right to the pool in the forest.The next day the two stood on either bank of the stream. Ranji challenged him to swim and come to his side. He was superior to Suraj in swimming. He could dive easily. Ranji could swim under water. He guided Suraj how to dive and swim under water. Thus he tought his opponent Ranji acknowledged that Suraj was a wrestler. Suraj promised to make bony Ranji a pahalwan. The two became friends now. In that moment were born love and understanding between them. They owned the pool jointly thereafter.

Comprehension Check (Page 49)

Questions:

In what way is the forest pool different from the one which Ranji knew in the Rajputana desert?

The other boy asked Ranji to ‘explain’ himself.

(i) What did he expect Ranji to say?

(ii) Was he, in your opinion, right or wrong to ask this question?

Between Ranji and the other boy, who is trying to start a quarrel? Give a reason for your answer.

“Then we will have to continue the fight,” said the other.

(i) What made him say that?

(ii) Did the fight continue? If not, why not?

Answers:

In the Rajputana desert, the pools were sticky and muddy where women washed clothes or buffaloes wallowed. But forest pool was clean, cold and inviting. So Ranji leapt into the water for swimming.

(i) The other boy, Suraj, expected Ranji to say ‘sorry’.

(ii) Suraj was a bully. He was wrong to prevent Ranji from using the pool. The pool was common property.

It is Suraj who starts the quarrel. He asks Ranji to run away from the pool. He even threatens to beat him.

(i) Suraj spoke the above words because he was tired but he did not want to spare Ranji who refused to accept defeat. So he deferred the fight for the next day.

(ii) No, the fight didn’t continue the next day. Both Suraj and Ranji needed each other’s help, so they compromised. Suraj asked Ranji to teach him to dive and swim under water. While Ranji agreed to become a wrestler with the help of Suraj.

Comprehension Check (Page 53)

Questions

What is it that Ranji finds difficult to explain at home?

Ranji sees his adversary in the bazaar.

(i) What does he wish to do?

(ii) What does he actually do, and why?

Ranji is not at all eager for a second fight. Why does he go back to the pool, then?

Who was the better swimmer? How do you know it?

What surprises the warrior?

Now that they are at the pool, why don’t they continue the fight?

Ranji’s superiority over the other boy is obvious in the following:

Physical strength:, good diving, his being a fighter, sense of humour, swimming under water, making a good point, willingness to help.

Underline the relevant phrases.

What, according to you, makes the two adversaries turn into good friends in a matter of minutes? Explain it as you have understood it.

Answers:

Ranji had several cuts and bruises on his face and arms. He finds it difficult to explain the injuries at home.

(i) At first Ranji felt like turning away and look the other way. His second thought was to hit his enemy with the lemonade bottle.

(ii) He actually stands his ground and only scowls at Suraj.

Ranji decides to go back to the pool to gain self-respect. If he surrenders now, he will be beaten for all time

Ranji was decidedly the better swimmer. We know it when he swims across the pool as his opponent says. He dived for long into the water.

Ranji executes another perfect dive. Swimming under water, he circles Suraj and comes upon him from behind. The warrior, Suraj, is surprised to see Ranji’s skill.

At the pool, the two contestants forgot to continue the fight. Their interest shifts to swimming and swinging (diving).

Good diving, swimming under water, willingness to help, sense of humour.

Ranji and Suraj, two adversaries, turned into good friends in a few minutes for a couple of reasons. Both were tired of fighting. Both needed each other’s help, guidance and support. Suraj wanted to learn diving from Ranji. While Ranji liked the idea of becoming a strong wrestler with the help of Suraj.

Summary & Question-answers of The Chapter : 6- I Want Something in a Cage with the concerned video

Summary

Mr Purcell owned a pet shop. He sold cats and dogs and monkeys. He also sold fish food and bird seed. The birds and other small creatures were closed up in cages. They moved about madly in circles. They made a lot of noise. But Purcell was used to that.Each morning Purcell sat on a high stool behind the counter to read the morning paper. As he read, he smiled or frowned. It was a rough day. A fainted wind was blowing. A bell at the door rang whenever a customer entered the shop. That morning it didn’t ring. A stranger entered the shop and stood before the owner. The man wore a cheap, ill-fitting suit. His hair was cut short. He ran his eyes around at the cages. He said he wanted something in a cage, something small, a bird. He pointed to a cage which contained two white doves. Purcell demanded the price five dollars and fifty cents. The man felt sad. He wanted to have those birds but he had only five dollars. Purcell finalised the deal and handed the cage to his customer. The man asked Purcell if he was not disturbed by the noise. Purcell, however, didn’t hear any noise.The stranger then told Purcell that he had earned those five dollars after ten years of hard labour in prison, fifty cents a year. He turned around and walked out of the store. Just outside, he held the cage high and drew out one of the doves and then the second one. He set them free into the air. Then he dropped the cage and walked away.Purcell stood perplexed. He wondered why the man had let the birds loose. Anyway, he felt sort of insulted. While he was robbing the pets of their freedom, the stranger had spent his total earning on buying and then liberating them.

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Question 1:

Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of following statements.

(i) Mr Purcell sold birds, cats, dogs and monkeys. ________

(ii) He was very concerned about the well-being of the birds and animals in his shop. _________

(iii) He was impressed by the customer who bought the two doves. __________

(iv) He was a successful shop owner, though insensitive and cold as a person. _________

Answer:

(i) True

(ii) False

He was happily unaware of the twittering, chirping and screeching noises of the birds and animals.

(iii) False

He found the customer strange and uncanny.

(iv) False

He greeted the customers very well.

Question 2:

Why is Mr Purcell compared to an owl?

Answer:

Mr Purcell’s large glasses magnified his eyes so as to give him the appearance of a wise and genial owl.

Question 3:

From the third paragraph pick out

(i) words associated with cries of birds,

(ii) words associated with noise,

(iii) words suggestive of confusion and fear.

Answer:

(i) Twitters, rustling, squeals, cheeps, squeaks

(ii) Flicker, scampered

(iii) Frantic, frightened, bewildered, blindly seeking

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Question 4:

…. Mr Purcell heard it no more than he would have heard the monotonous ticking of a familiar clock.” (Read para beginning with “It was a rough day…”)

(i) What does ‘it’ refer to?

(ii) Why does Mr Purcell not hear ‘it’ clearly?

Answer:

(i) Here, ‘it’ refers to the chirping, squeaking and mewing of the birds and animals in the shop.

(ii) Mr Purcell did not hear the noise clearly because he owned the pet shop and thus, these noises seemed usual to him, like the monotonous ticking of a clock. He was used to the noise.

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Question 1:

Why, in your opinion, did the man set the doves free?

Answer:

The man set the doves free because he himself had been set free. The description that he gave about how he had earned the five dollars show that he had been in prison for ten years. On release, he had been given the five dollars and a cheap suit. He had been told not to get caught again. Knowing the importance of freedom, he identified with the birds in the cage wanting to fly and to be free. Therefore, he bought the two doves using the money he had, and then set them free.

Question 2:

Why did it make Mr Purcell feel “vaguely insulted”?

Answer:

Mr Purcell owned the pet shop and considered himself as a professional man. Customers bought birds and animals from him to keep as pets in their houses. He thought that the man had desired the doves desperately as he had spent all his income on it. That is why he sold the doves to him at a reduced price. Mr Purcell was annoyed with the man because of his behaviour. The man did not show any interest when Mr Purcell started telling him about the care and feeding of doves. Instead, he walked out of the shop and freed the two doves he had bought, throwing away the cage on the road. This made Mr Purcell feel “vaguely insulted”.

Question 1:

Do you think the atmosphere of Mr Purcell’s shop was cheerful or depressing? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer:

The atmosphere of Mr Purcell’s shop was cheerful because of the presence of so many chirping and squeaking birds and animals. However, all these birds and animals were in cages, and no one can be happy when inside a cage. Hence, the atmosphere was in a way depressing as well.

Question 2:

Describe the stranger who came to the pet shop. What did he want?

Answer:

The stranger who came to the pet shop was wearing shiny shoes, a cheap, ill-fitting, but new suit. He had a shuttling glance and close-cropped hair. He was gazing around the shop. He wanted something in a cage.

Question 3:

(i) The man insisted on buying the doves because he was fond of birds. Do you agree?

(ii) How had he earned the five dollars he had?

Answer:

(i) No, it does not seem that he insisted on buying doves because he was fond of birds. He did not ask for them straightaway. He only said that he wanted something in a cage. Later, he added that he wanted something that flew. This manner in which he conveyed what he wanted does not show that he bought the doves because he was fond of them.

(ii) He had earned the five dollars in ten years. He said that he had been given five dollars and a cheap suit, and had been told not to get caught again, implying that he had earned the money in prison and had recently been freed.

Question 4:

Was the customer interested in the care and feeding of the doves he had bought? If not, why not?

Answer:

No, the customer was not interested in the care and feeding of the doves he had bought. This was because he was going to set them free.

Summary & Question-answers of The Poem : 6- The Duck & the Kangaroo with the concerned video

The Duck and the Kangaroo Summary In English

A Duck and a Kangaroo were friends. One day the Duck made a request to the Kangaroo. It said that its life in the pond was a bore. So the Duck requested the Kangaroo to take him on his back around the world. He promised to sit quite still and say nothing but ‘Quack’.

The Kangaroo gave a thought to the Duck’s request. He told the Duck of only one difficulty. The Duck’s feet were unpleasantly wet and cold. These wet feet could give the Kangaroo rheumatism.The Duck said that he had already thought over that problem. He had bought four pairs of worsted socks. These socks fitted his web- feet neatly. To keep out the cold, the Duck had also bought a cloak. Besides, he would also smoke a cigar everyday. At this Kangaroo happily offered to take the Duck around the world. The Duck sat at the end of the Kangaroo’s tail. They took three rounds of the world and both of them were very happy.

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Question 1:

Taking words that come at the end of lines, write five pairs of rhyming words. Read each pair aloud.

For example, pond − beyond

ANSWER:

Five pairs of rhyming words are as follows:

(i) Hop − stop

(ii) Back − Quack

(iii) Duck − luck

(iv) Reflection − objection

(v) Bold − cold

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Question 2:

Complete the dialogue.

Duck

:

Dear Kangaroo! Why don’t you

_________________________

Kangaroo

:

With pleasure, my dear Duck,

though___________________________

Duck

That won’t be a problem. I will

___________________________

ANSWER:

Duck: Dear Kangaroo! Why don’t you give me a ride on your back?

Kangaroo: With pleasure, my dear Duck, though your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold and I might catch rheumatism.

Duck: That won’t be a problem. I will wear worsted socks and cloak and smoke a cigar every day to keep out the cold.

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Question 3:

The Kangaroo does not want to catch ‘rheumatism’. Spot this word in stanza 3 and say why it is spelt differently. Why is it in two parts? Why does the second part begin with a capital letter?

ANSWER:

The word ‘rheumatism’ is spelt differently and is in two parts so that it can rhyme with ‘kangaroo’ in the following line. As a result of splitting the word into two and changing its spelling, ‘roo’ rhymes with ‘kangaroo’. The second part ‘Matiz’ begins with a capital letter because it is the first word of the line. In a poem, every line begins with a capital letter even if it is in continuation with the previous line. Hence, this has been done in order to enhance the poetic effect of the lines.

Summary & Question-answers of The Chapter : 8- Reach for the Top with the concerned video

Reach for the Top Summary in English

Reach for the Top divides into two parts where each part tells us about Santosh Yadav and Maria Sharapova respectively. The first part begins with Santosh. This story was written when Santosh was the only woman in the whole world to have scaled the Mt. Everest twice. It begins by telling that she was born in a society that considered girls to be a curse. We learn that Haryana is her birthplace and she defies the societal norms to own herself.

She suffered gender discrimination from an early age and then decided she would carve her own way. She went to get admission in Delhi and funded her education all by herself by working part-time jobs. After that, she went to stay in a hostel in Jaipur where life changed for her. She joined mountaineers in an expedition and there was no looking back then. She worked hard for it and took a professional course where she excelled.

Then, in 1992, she climbed Mount Everest just at the age of 20. She became the youngest woman to do so and even saved a fellow climber by sharing her oxygen. She made India proud by creating history and was awarded the Padmashri award by the government of India. After that, we have part II, which focuses on the famous tennis player, Maria Sharapova. We learn about her journey to become the number one women’s tennis. She became a top tennis player through hard labor, rigorous training and a lot of sacrifices.

The inside story of her life shows us that she started at an early age to become the top tennis player. She belongs to Siberia, Russia, and left her home only at the age of 9, to begin training for her dream. She had to separate from her mother at just 9 years old and move to Florida with her father. Her father worked hard to fund her training and even suffered bullying for being a foreigner. We learn about her hobbies of dancing, singing, and fashion. Finally, we learn that she believes while money does play a big part, she always aimed to become number one. 

Answer these questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 1: Why was the ‘holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his blessings surprised?

Answer: The part of India where Santosh was born has a negative bias against girl child. So the holy man was surprised because Santosh’s grandmother wished for a girl child.

Question 2: Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable.

Answer: Santosh liked to wear shorts instead of traditional dress prevalent in her village. This shows her rebellious attitude and shows that since early age she had a mind of her own.

Question 3: Why was Santosh sent to the local school?

Answer: It is customary to send a girl child to local school because the aim is to make them literate enough to enable them to read and write. The purpose is not education but literacy.

Question 4: When did she leave home for Delhi, and why?

Answer: When she turned 16 she wanted to pursue higher education so she left for Delhi.

Question 5: Why did Santosh’s parents agree to pay for her schooling in Delhi? What mental qualities of Santosh are brought into light by this incident?

Answer: Santosh threatened to work part time to manage her school fees. On hearing this her parents agreed to pay for her schooling in Delhi. This incidence shows her level of determination towards her goal.

Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words)

Question 1: How did Santosh begin to climb mountains?

Answer: While she was staying at her hostel in Jaipur, she used to see people climbing the Arawali hills. When her curiosity compelled her to go for looking for those people she found them to be mountaineers. On her request they agreed to let her join them in mountain climbing. This is how her journey to become a great mountaineer began.

Question 2: What incidents during the Everest expedition show Santosh’s concern for her team-mates?

Answer: During her Everest expedition she tried to save her fellow climber’s lives. She shared her oxygen cylinder with her team mates. Although one of her team mates could not be saved but another one could be saved because of Santosh’s help.

Question 3: What shows her concern for the environment?

Answer: While returning from the Everest she brought back 500 kgs of rubbish from there. Many mountaineers go for conquering the Everest every year. They leave lots of garbage in their trail. This is threatening the ecology of the Everest. Sontosh’s act of bringing back some garbage shows her concern for the environment.

Question 4: How does she describe her feelings at the summit of the Everest?

Answer: She describes that she was overawed by the experience of reaching at the top of the world. The feeling took its own time to sink in. Then she unfurled the tricolour on the roof of the world. This was a spiritual experience for her.

Question 5: Santosh Yadav got into the record books both times she scaled Mt Everest. What were the reasons for this?

Answer: When she scaled the Everest for the first time she became the youngest woman to reach there. When she went there next time she became the only woman to achieve the feat twice.

Summary & Question-answers of The Chapter 6- Madam Rides the Bus with the concerned video

Madam Rides the Bus Summary In English

There was a girl named Valliammai. She was called Valli for short. She was eight years old. She wanted to know many things. She would stand in the front door way of her house. She would see what was happening outside. She had no playmates.

Watching the things gave Valli many unusual experiences. There ran a bus between her village and the nearest town. Valli got great joy in seeing new sets of passengers. So day after day she watched the bus. She soon developed a wish to ride on that bus.

Valli’s wish to ride the bus became stronger and stronger. She thought that if a friend described her riding in the bus she would downplay her. She would speak English word “Proud! Proud !” though she did not know the meaning.

Valli listened to the talks of the persons who travelled in the bus. This way, she leamt about small details of the journey. She now knew that the town was six miles away. The fare was thirty paise one way. The time of the ride was forty-five minutes. She also knew how she would return. Thus she planned before starting the ride.

One fine spring day Valli rode in the bus in the afternoon. The conductor was jolly and fond of joking. He understood that Valli spoke with pride. He offered Valli a front seat calling others to make way for ‘madam’. There were only six or seven passengers in the bus. They were looking at Valli. They were laughing with the conductor. Valli felt it insulting.

Valli studies everything inside and outside

Valli studied everything in the bus. It had soft and comfortable seats. It had a beautiful clock above the wind screen. She looked outside. But she had to stand up on the seat because of the curtain. The bus was going along the bank of a canal. She saw palm trees, mountains and the blue sky. On the other side there were green fields.

Suddenly an elderly person asked Valli not to stand up calling her ‘child’. Valli got angry. She replied proudly that she was not a ‘child’. She had paid full price (fare) like others. The conductor was humorous. He told the elderly person that Valli was a grown-up ‘madam’. Valli looked at the conductor angrily. She told him that she was not a ‘madam’. And he had not yet given her the ticket. The conductor gave her a ticket.

The conductor told Valli to sit comfortably. She should not stand. But Valli said she wanted to. He told her that she would fall and hurt on sharp turns. He called Valli “child”. At this Valli said that she was not a “child”. She told that she was eight years old.

At the next stand an elderly woman came and sat beside Valli. The woman asked Valli if she was alone. Valli looked at the woman. She had ugly earrings. She had betel nut in her mouth. Betel juice was likely to come out of her mouth. At this Valli replied that she was alone and had got a ticket. The conductor added the same thing. Valli asked him why he didn’t mind his own business. She then laughed with the conductor.

The woman told Valli that it was not proper for her to travel alone. She asked Valli about her house. Valli replied that she needn’t bother about her. She turned her face towards the window.

Valli had saved sixty paise for the bus journey with sacrifices. She had resisted the desire to buy toys, balloons etc. She had also killed her desire to ride in a merry-go-round. She had planned her first journey for long. She had stood at the front of her house to plan about it.

The bus now rode across a bare landscape. Trees came running towards them. They rushed when the bus moved. Sometime the bus seemed to strike the oncoming vehicle. But both passed by safely.

Suddenly a cow with raised tail came in front of the bus. The bus slowed to a crawl. The driver sounded the horn again and again. But the cow continued running before the bus. Valli clapped her hands with joy. She laughed and laughed. The conductor told her to save some laughter for the next day.

The bus passed by the side of a railway crossing. Then it came to a thoroughfare. There were big and bright shops. There were huge crowds of people. Valli gaped at everything. At last the bus reached the town. The conductor asked Valli to get down. But she told that she was going back on the same bus. She gave the coins for the ticket to the conductor.

The conductor asked Valli what the matter was. Valli told him that it was nothing. She felt like having a bus ride. The conductor asked if she won’t have a look at the sights. Valli replied that she was afraid of that. He asked her if she wasn’t afraid to come in the bus.

The conductor asked Valli to have a cold drink. Valli told that she had not enough money. She asked for the ticket. The conductor offered her the drink from his own side. But Valli refused to accept the offer. The conductor asked Valli if her mother won’t look for her. Valli replied thjit no one would. They waited for the return journey.

The bus started again. There were the same wonderful sights. Valli was not bored. But suddenly she saw a young cow lying dead by the roadside. It had been struck by some fast- moving vehicle.

Valli asked the conductor if that dead cow wasn’t the same they had seen earlier. The conductor nodded. Valli got sad. The cow had looked earlier lovable and beautiful. But now it looked horrible in its death.

The bus moved. The memory of the dead cow haunted Valli. She no longer wanted to see outside. She sat glued to the seat as a sad person. The bus reached the village. Valli told the conductor to see again. The conductor smiled. He told Valli to come and join them whenever she felt like riding the bus. She must bring the fare with her. Valli laughed and alighted. But the death of the cow had changed Valli.

Valli reached home. She found her aunt living in the South Street talking with her mother.’She was a real chatterbox. She asked Valli where she had gone. Valli didn’t reply. She just smiled. Valli heard her mother saying that no one can know about everything. So many things happen. Valli replied in positive.

Valli’s aunt reacted. She called Valli a chit of a girl. She took interest in things that didn’t concern her. She behaved as if she were a grown lady. Valli smiled to herself. She didn’t want them to understand her smile. There was not much chance of that either.

Question 1: What was Valli’s favourite pastime?

Answer: As Valli had no playmate of her age, so her favourite pastime was to stand in her doorway and watch the street. The street outside used to be full of activities which were enough to keep her amused and engaged.

Question 2: What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?

Answer: The bus was a source of unending joy for her. The bus used to bring a new set of passengers every-time it came from the town. The diversity of people, their activities were a treat to watch for Valli. Her strongest desire was to take a ride in the bus at least once.

Question 3: What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details?

Answer: Valli tried to listen to her neighbours to get the desired information about the bus journey. She would ask some discrete questions to get more information. She got information about distance of the town from her village and the total journey time it usually took.

Question 4: What do you think Valli was planning to do?

Answer: Till now information provided in the story indicate towards her plan to fulfill her strongest desire which was to go on a bus ride.

Question 5: Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?

Answer: Valli is trying to behave more mature than her age. She is trying to look overconfident and smart. The conductor is amused at her behaviour and in an effort to tease her calls her ‘madam’.

Question 6: Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?

Answer: Valli’s view was obstructed because of a canvas blind on the window and because of her small height as well she was unable to have a good view outside. She stood up on her seat to have a better view of the scenery outside. She could see a canal with palm trees, grasslands, distant mountains and blue sky as backdrop. On the other side there was a ditch followed by vast tract of greenery.

Question 7: What does Valli tell the elderly man when he calls her a child?

Answer: Valli doesn’t like to be called a child. She thinks that she is grown up. She says that she had paid her full fair the way adults do. This is typical behaviour shown by many kids of Valli’s age.

Question 8: Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?

Answer: The elderly woman was having big earlobes with bigger holes. She chewing betel nut and the betel juice was about to seep out of her mouth. She was giving a sight of unrefined elderly lady. That is why Vaali did not want to make friends with her.

Question 9: How did Valli save up money for her first journey? Was it easy for her?

Answer: Valli saved every coin that came her way. She made great sacrifices by controlling her normal childish urges of having candies, toys and joyrides. This must have been difficult for her. Kids find it very difficult to savour a candy or to enjoy a toy.

Question 10: What did Valli see on her way that made her laugh?

Answer: A scared cow was running for her life in the middle of the road. It was jumping with tails up. The more incessantly bus driver honked the more furious its scamper became. Valli could not control her laughter after seeing this.

Question 11: Why didn’t she get off the bus at the bus station?

Answer: She did not know anything about the town so was afraid of getting lost. Moreover, her meticulous savings plan allowed her enough money to buy only tickets for her journey. Additionally, she had to return before her mother could find her missing.

Question 12: Why didn’t Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does this tell you about her?

Answer: She did not want to take obligation from the conductor. This indicates that she is taught of not taking anything from strangers. She may be a small child but she knows how to behave properly in the outside world.

Summary & Question-answers of The Poem : 6- Mystery of the Talking Fan with the concerned video

The poet tells us about an electric fan that made a lot of noise. He says that he couldn’t understand why there was so much noise or what the fan was trying to say. One day an electrician came and put oil in the noisy motor of the fan. After that, the movement of the fan became smooth and silent. The mystery of why the fan The poet is telling us about an electric fan that made a lot of noise. The poet says that he couldn’t understand why there was so much noise or what the fan was trying to say. One day an electrician came and put oil in the noisy motor of the fan. After that, the movement of the fan became smooth and silent. The mystery of why the fan was talking got solved.

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Question 1:

Fans don’t talk, but it is possible to imagine that they do. What is it, then, that sounds like the fan’s chatter?

Answer:

The fan’s chatter is actually electrical. It makes sound when something is stuck in its motor.

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Question 2:

Complete the following sentences.

(i) The chatter is electrical because _____________________________

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(ii) It is mysterious because ___________________________________

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Answer:

(i) The chatter is electrical because fans cannot talk and the sound they produce is because of something stuck in their motors producing some kind of friction, resulting in the noise they make.

(ii) It is mysterious because it seems like the sounds it is producing (chatters) are trying to say something, which the poet cannot figure out.

Question 3:

What do you think the talking fan was demanding?

Answer:

It seems like the talking fan was demanding lubricating oil for its whirling motor so that it could reduce the friction and help it function smoothly.

Question 4:

How does an electric fan manage to throw so much air when it is switched on?

Answer:

When an electric fan is switched on, current starts flowing through it and the motor starts running. This causes the blades of the fan to rotate very fast, hence producing so much air. talking got solved.

Summary & Question-answers of The Chapter : 6- This is Jody's Fawn with the concerned video

This is Jody’s Fawn Summary In English IIntroduction

Jody’s father Penny was bitten by a rattle-snake. He quickly killed a doe. Then he used the doe’s heart and liver to draw out the poison. Jody saw that the doe’s baby, a little fawn, was left alone.

Jody Talks to Penny

The thought of fawn kept on haunting Jody’s mind. He quietly went to his father’s bed-side. He asked him how he was feeling. Then he asked him to think about the fawn. He asked him to permit him to bring the fawn home. Jody wanted to raise him.

 Penny Gives His Permission

At first Penny was in a dilemma. Jody argued that raising the fawn would not be a burden. Fawn could drink Jody’s milk until he started eating leaves and acorns. Jody also said that his family was responsible for the fawn’s plight. Penny agreed that it would be ungrateful to leave the fawn to starve. So he gave Jody his permission. He asked him to tell his mother about it before going to bring the fawn in.

Jody Talks to His Mother

Jody came to the table and sat down very quietly. The mother was pouring coffee in the cups. She was taken aback when Jody talked of bringing the fawn home. Seeing the mother reluctant, Jody told what his father had said. He said that Penny had said it would be ungrateful to leave the fawn to starve.

 Dr. Wilson and Mill-wheel Help Jody

Before the mother could say anything, Dr. Wilson spoke. He told Jody’s mother that nothing in the world comes quite free. He meant that they must pay some price for having taken the life of doe. Here the price was to raise the fawn. Mill-wheel chipped in. He offered to take Jody on his horse to the forest. The mother felt helpless. She only told Jody that he could give the fawn his milk. She would not give him anything else to feed the fawn.

Jody Goes with Mill-wheel

Mill-wheel mounted his horse. He sat Jody behind him on the horse. Jody assured his mother Ma Baxter that he would be back before dinner. Now Mill-wheel asked Jody how he knew that the fawn was male. Jody said that the spots on the fawn were all in a line. This indicated that the fawn was male.

II

Jody Wants to be Alone

Once in the forest, Jody wanted Mill-wheel to go back. He wanted to be alone with the fawn. There were two reasons. First, it was possible that Jody might not get the fawn. For the fawn might have died or be not found. In that case, he would not like Mill-wheel to see his disappointment. Secondly, if he met the fawn, the meeting would be very lovely and secret. He would not like to share it with any one else.

Mill-wheel is Sent Back 

So Jody asked Mill-wheel to go. He said that the scrub was too thick for the horse to get through. Mill-wheel was however afraid to leave Jody alone. He said that Jody could be lost in the forest or bitten by the snake. Jody however said Mill-wheel didn’t have to worry. He would be careful. So Mill-wheel went back. 

III

Jody Finds the Fawn

After a while Jody came to the carcass of the doe. The fawn was not found nearby. He tried to look for the small hoof prints, but in vain. Then there was some movement directly in front of him. Jody was overjoyed to see his fawn. It was shaky but it didn’t try to rise or run.

Jody Picks the Fawn

Jody laid his hand on the fawn’s soft neck. He was very happy to feel it. Jody lifted the swan from the grass very softly. He feared that the sight of its mother’s carcass might agitate the swan. So he avoided the clearing and went through the bushes. It was a difficult walk. He was carrying the fawn in his arms.

Jody Brings the Fawn Home

It was a long walk. He reached the trail. Then he came to the road that could take him home. Now he stopped to rest. He put the fawn down. It bleated and looked at Jody. Jody was charmed. “I’ll carry you after I get my breath”, he said. His father had told him that a fawn would follow if it had first been carried. So he started slowly. The fawn didn’t move. So he came back to pick him. He went ahead carrying the fawn in his arms. He could not go very far. He was too tired. This time, however, the fawn followed him as he walked on. He allowed it to walk a little. Then he picked it up again. He reached at the gate of his home carrying the fawn. 

Jody Carries Fawn to His Father

At the gate Jody had an idea. He would walk into his father’s room with the fawn after him. But at the steps, the fawn would not come up. So Jody reached his father’s bed with the fawn on him. Jody showed his father the fawn. The father was glad that Jody had found what he wanted.

Jody Feeds the Fawn

Jody offered the milk to the fawn. The milk was in the gourd. The fawn could not drink it. Then Jody dipped his fingers in the milk and thrust them into the fawn’s soft mouth. The fawn drank the milk greedily. Then he lowered his fingers into the gourd. The fawn drank from the gourd now

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Question 1:

What had happened to Jody’s father?

Answer:

Jody’s father had been bitten by a rattlesnake.

Question 2:

How did the doe save Penny’s life?

Answer:

The doe’s liver and heart were used to draw out the poison from Penny.

Question 3:

Why does Jody want to bring the fawn home?

Answer:

Jody wanted to bring the fawn home because he felt that they had killed the doe for their purpose and the fawn had been orphaned for no fault of its own. He kept thinking about the hungry and scared fawn. He felt that it was their responsibility to take care of the fawn or else it would starve to death.

Question 4:

How does Jody know that the fawn is a male?

Answer:

Jody knew that the fawn was a male because the spots on its body were all in a line. His father had told him that on the body of a doe-fawn, the spots are in different directions.

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Question 1:

Jody didn’t want Mill-wheel with him for two reasons. What were they?

Answer:

Jody did not want Mill-wheel with him for two reasons. One reason was that if the fawn was dead or could not be found, he did not want him to see his disappointment. The second reason was that if they found the fawn, then the meeting would be so lovely and secret that he could not endure to share it.

Question 2:

Why was Mill-wheel afraid to leave Jody alone?

Answer:

Mill-wheel did not want to leave Jody alone as he was afraid that Jody could lose his way or get bitten by a snake.

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Question 1:

How did Jody bring the fawn back home?

Answer:

Jody did not want to scare the fawn away. That is why he first stroked its neck slowly, and then put his arms around it. Then, he picked it up and carried it through the thick bushes. He tried to shield its face from the sharp vines. He stopped to rest on his way home. On walking a little, he saw the fawn following him. After this, he would either carry the fawn, or put it down so that it would follow him by itself. When they reached home, it refused to climb the stairs. He then picked it up and took it inside the house.

Question 2:

Jody was filled with emotion after he found the fawn. Can you find at least three words or phrases which show how he felt?

Answer:

Jody was filled with emotion after he found the fawn. When he stroked its neck, the touch made him ‘delirious’. When he realised that it was his fawn now, he was ‘light-headed with his joy’. When he finally brought the fawn into the house, Penny thought that “the boy’s eyes were as bright as the fawn’s”.

Question 3:

How did the deer drink milk form the gourd?

Answer:

The deer drank the milk from Jody’s hands. When Jody gave milk to the fawn in a gourd, it butted it suddenly, smelling the milk and not knowing what to do with the milk in the gourd. It was then that Jody dipped his fingers in the milk and pushed them into the fawn’s soft wet mouth so that it would drink the milk.

Question 4:

Why didn’t the fawn follow Jody up the steps as he had thought it would?

Answer:

The deer is a wild animal. It is used to a life in the forest. When the fawn reached Jody’s home, it did not follow Jody up the steps because of the strangeness of the house and the steps and everything. This is similar to its reaction to the milk in the gourd. It simply did not know what to do.

Question 1:

Why did Penny Baxter allow Jody to go find the fawn and raise it?

Answer:

Penny allowed Jody to go find the fawn and raise it because it seemed ungrateful to him to leave the fawn to starve. He agreed with Jody that they had killed the doe for their purpose and the fawn was orphaned for no fault of its own. They could not let the fawn starve. They felt a responsibility towards it.

Question 2:

Why did Doc Wilson mean when he said, “Nothing in the world ever comes quite free”?

Answer:

Penny had killed the doe to save his life. Therefore, in regard for what the doe had done, its fawn needed to be taken care of and saved from starvation. This was what Doc Wilson meant when he said that nothing in the world came for free.

Question 3:

How did Jody look after the fawn, after he accepted the responsibility for doing this?

Answer:

After Jody accepted the responsibility for looking after the fawn, he cared for it like its own mother would. While taking it home, he shielded its face from the sharp vines. He carried it in his arms even though he was tired. On reaching home, he gave it the milk that was meant for him. When he saw that the fawn did not drink the milk kept in the gourd, he fed it with his own hands. Hence, one can say that Jody carried out his responsibility quite well.

Question 4:

How does Jody’s mother react when she hears that he is going to bring the fawn home? Why does she react in this way?

Answer:

When Jody’s mother heard that he was going to bring the fawn home, she was a little surprised and asked Jody what fawn he was talking about. He then told her that it was the fawn whose mother they had killed to save Penny. She said they had nothing else to feed it and only the milk they gave him could be given to it. She reacted this way because she was not present at the site where Penny had been bitten, where they had killed the doe. She had not seen the fawn and therefore, was not as concerned as Penny and Jody.

Summary & Question-answers of The Chapter : 6- Expert Detectives with the concerned video

Expert Detectives Summary In English  Nishad and his 10 year old sister Maya have always been inquisitive about their neighbour Mr Nath. One day their marbles went inside his house and Nishad got a chance to catch a glimpse of Mr Nath. To Nishad he appeared to be a crook running away from the cops. He had a bad scar on his face and had no friends. But Mr Nath is a patient to their mother who is a doctor by  that he is a polite man. Nishad is also called Seven because his name meant the seventh note on the musical scale.The two children were busy discussing their mysterious neighbour. They argued about his financial wealth, how he manages his food and so on. Nishad thinks that he is poor and doesn’t have much money while Maya believes that he has got a lot of it and has kept it hidden somewhere in his room. Then, it was Mr Nath’s scar that bothered the children. They thought that he might have got during a shoot-out with the police. On their mother’s birthday, Nishad went along her to the clinic. He happened to see Mr Nath there. He was worried to see Mr Nath’s gaunt appearance. The evening Nishad went to his place and gave a bar of chocolate to Mr Nath. Nishad befriended Ramesh, the boy who used to bring food for Mr Nath from a nearby restaurant. Ramesh informed his that Mr Nath had two meals a day and tea in morning and evening. His meal was the same everyday and always used to pay in cash and tips as well. He brings two lunches on Sunday and it is the same visitor he finds there. The visitor was a tall, stout and spectacled man who talks a lot while Mr Nath is quiet person. The children were thrilled and they were discussing the possibilities of Mr Nath being a crook. 

Their school opened after the summer holidays next day but they could not attend it because of heavy rains. Nishad was busy reading his comics when Maya informed what she had done. She had made a note of everything they knew about Mr Nath calling them facts and gave a number to each one of them. Nishad disagreed with Maya for calling Mr Nath a criminal.He felt bad for him for having no friends while Maya thought that the visitor who comes to his place on Sunday may be his partner who knows all his secrets and may be the looter as well. Both the children had an argument and Nishad was upset with Maya for calling Mr Nath a crook. Nishad was interested only in finding out why Mr Nath was so thin and a loner. He wanted to be his friend and Maya’s theories didn’t have any impact on Seven.  

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Comprehension Check

1. What did Nishad give Mr Nath? Why?

Ans: Nishad gave a bar of chocolate to Mr. Naphtha because he thought that Mr. Nath was poor and starving.

2. What is “strange” about Mr Nath’s Sundays?

Ans: On every Sunday, Mr. Nath was with a tall, fair, stout man wearing spectacles in his room who used to talk a lot unlike Mr. Nath.

3. Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?

Ans: The monsoon broke and flooded the streets with a heavy downpour. Therefore, no traffic could move through the flooded roads 

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Working with the Text

1. What does Nishad find out about Mr Nath from Ramesh?

Arrange the information as suggested below.

• What he eats

• When he eats

• What he drinks, and when

• How he pays

Ans: Nishad finds out from Ramesh that Mr. Nath took two meals in a day every morning and evening. He was not particular about what he eats, it’s always the same food – two chapattis, some dal and a vegetable. He drank two cups of tea, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. He pays cash and tips well.

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2. Why does Maya think Mr Nath is a crook? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is?

Ans: Maya thought that Mr. Nath was a crook because of his strange appearence and he did not work. He never talked to anyone at Shankar House though he had been living there for more than a year. He had scars on his face which according to Maya, must have been the burn scars which would have got when police had set his house on fire. Moreover, he didn’t receive any letters and had only one visitor to visit him.

She said that the Sunday visitor must be his accomplice in crime and he came every now and then to give part of it to his partner.

3. Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr Nath? How does he feel about him?

Ans: No, Nishad didn’t agree with Maya about Mr. Nath. He felt that he must be so lonely and wanted to have friends. He said that he was not a criminal because he was so thin and looked poor and starving.

He argued with Maya that he can’t be a bad man if he gave Ramesh such generous tips.

Summary & Question-answers of The Chapter : 7- Packing with the concerned video

Packing Summary in English

As Jerome, Harris, and George are ready to set out on a journey, they start packing for it. Being the narrator, Jerome describes how the packing experience went. We can see that Jerome is quite confident with his packing skills as he handles it all alone. While in reality, he wishes to simply supervise the packing session while making his friends do the work under him. However, they listen to him and let him handle it all by himself, while they sit and relax. This does not impress Jerome; nonetheless, he gets to it.

Finally, after a long packing session, he packs the bag up while his friends watch him quietly do all the work. Soon, Harris tells him about the shoes that he did not pack and Jerome will have to reopen the bag to make space for them. Thus, after learning about the shoes, Jerome remembers his toothbrush which he did not pack. In order to find it, he empties the whole just for one toothbrush. Alas, he finds it inside a boot and packs the bag again.

After that, we see that one more query arises for the soap by George. Consequently, this irritates Jerome so much that he does not pay heed to it and packs the bag anyway. However, to his mistake, he has to reopen it again due to his spectacles being locked inside the bag. This packing session finally concludes at 10 o’clock.

So, we see that after taking such a long time to pack, Jerome’s other two friends pack the hampers themselves to show him how it’s actually done. However, they are also similarly gawky and break many things including a cup into pieces. Further, they squash tomatoes and tread on butter while also smashing the pies. In addition, there is salt flying here and there during this process. Thus, after much chaos, they try to put things back in order.

However, it is not as successful as their pet dog, Montmorency, worsen things. He sits on things meant to be packed and climbs into the jam as well as crushes lemons as if they were rats. But, finally, the final packing ends at around 12:50 in the night. After a tiring packing session, they decide the time to get up for the next morning and George dozes off before engaging in this conversation. In the end, Jerome and Harris mark 6:30 as the wake-up time and go off to sleep.

Answer each question below

Question 1: How many characters are there in the narrative? Name them.

Answer: There are four characters in the story, viz. Jerome, George, Harris and the dog.

Question 2: Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to do the packing?

Answer: Narrator was of the opinion that he was the best at packing.

Question 3: How did George and Harris react to this? Did Jerome like their reaction?

Answer: George and Harris agreed to Jerome, because they wanted to loaf around while Jerome would do the packing.

Question 4: What was Jerome’s real intention when he offered to pack?

Answer: Jerome’s real intention was to show off his talent at packing the things.

Question 5: What did Harris say after the bag was shut and strapped? Why do you think he waited till then to ask?

Answer: After the bag was shut and strapped Harris asked if Jerome forgot to pack the boot. He wanted to enjoy the irritation on Jerome’s face so he waited till last.

Question 6: What “horrible idea” occurred to Jerome a little later?

Answer: Jerome was not sure if he packed his toothbrush or not. In the past also Jerome has similar mishaps with packing or unpacking of toothbrush.

Question 7: Where did Jerome finally find the toothbrush?

Answer: After searching through everything Jerome found the toothbrush inside a boot.

Question 8: Why did Jerome have to reopen the packed bag?

Answer: After packing the bag Jerome realized that he packed his tobacco pouch inside, so he had to reopen it once again.

Question 9: What did George and Harris offer to pack and why?

Answer: George and Harris offered to pack the bag which would contain edible items. They also wanted to show off their packing skills.

Question 10: While packing the hamper, George and Harris do a number of foolish and funny things. Tick the statements that are true.

They started with breaking a cup.

They also broke a plate.

They squashed a tomato.

They trode on butter

They stepped on a banana.

They put things behind them, and couldn’t find them.

They stepped on things.

They packed the pictures at the bottom and put heavy things on top.

They upset almost everything.

They were very good at packing.

Answer: (i) Yes, (ii) No, (iii) Yes, (iv) Yes, (v) No, (vi) Yes, (vii) Yes, (viii) No, (ix) Yes, (x) No

Question 11: What does Jerome say was Montmorency’s ambition in life? What do you think of Montmorency and why?

Answer: Monmorency’s ambition in life was to disturb people and be sworn at in the bargain. It always made a mess of everything the way most of the pet dogs do while in a playful mood.

Answer the following questions in two or three paragraphs (100 –150 words)

Question 1: Of the three, Jerome, George and Harris, who do you think is the best or worst packer? Support your answer with details from the text.

Answer: In spite of forgetting certain things to pack or getting confused about some things, Jerome seems to be the best packer. He packs things the way they should be. He knows what to keep first and what to keep last. He doesn’t create a mess all around.

It is difficult to select the worst packer from Harris and George. Harris smashes tomato while packing the bottle of jam over it. George treads on butter and creates a mess all around. Then he tries to put it in the kettle. After this Harris sits on the butter kept on the chair. After the butter sticks to Harris’ behind both of them start searching for it.

They put lighter things at the bottom and heavier things at the top. This is like putting potatoes on top of tomatoes while shopping for vegetables.

Both George and Harris are equally horrendous in packing.

Question 2: Do you find this story funny? What are the humorous elements in it?

Answer: This is a really funny story but at the same time it can be from many people’s real life. To start with the language itself is humorous while depicting as mundane an activity as packing. Discovery of toothbrush inside a boot is funny. George stepping on butter is funny incident. The list can go on and on, like Harris sitting on butter, packing of jam over tomato, packing of heavier thing over lighter things. The disturbance by the dog brings its own amount of fun in the story. Even in the end their argument about exact wakeup time is also full of humour.

Summary & Question-answers of The Chapter : 7- Glimpses of India with the concerned video

Glimpses of India Summary in English

A baker from Goa is a story that relates to the time when there was Portuguese rule in Goa. The story is of a baker living in a Goan village. During those times people ate loaves of bread. These were made in big furnaces. The bakers known as paders would come to sell these bread in the street and would make a jingle sound with the bamboo. Although, nowadays we may not see these loaves but may sometimes see the furnaces and some bakers carrying on the traditional business of their forefathers. The author remembers the coming of the baker twice a day during his childhood days. He was the author’s friend and guide. The maidservants in the author’s house would buy loaves of of bread which they ate with tea.

During those days, bread was an important part of any occasion especially the sweet bread, Bol. Also, the baker had a peculiar dress, Kabai. It was a single-piece frock that would reach up to knees. Baking was a profitable business at that time.

Coorg is a story describing the Coorg or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka. The author describes Coorg as a heavenly place that lies between Mangalore and Mysore. It is certainly God’s abode as it has evergreen forests, spices and coffee plantations. From September to March, the weather is good here and thus many tourists come to visit the place. The air here has the coffee aroma in it.  There’s a famous story about the Greek or Arabic descent of the Coorg people that a part of Alexander’s army had to settle here as it was not possible for them to return. They thus settled here and married with the locals. We may find people of Coorg wear Kuppia, a long black coat similar to the kuffia that Arabs wear.

People of Coorg are also very brave. The Coorg Regiment of Indian Army is one of the most significant regiments. Also, our first army chief, General Cariappa hails from Coorg. The forests and hills of Coorg provide a major source of water to the River Cauvery. Also, Mahaseer, the largest freshwater fish is found in these waters. From the top of the Brahmagiri hills, we can see the complete view of Coorg. Also, Buddhists monks live in Bylakuppe in the Island of Nisargadhama near Coorg.

The last story Tea from Assam starts with two friends, Rajvir and Pranjol travelling to Assam. On their way, they buy the tea from a roadside vendor. While sipping the tea, Rajvir tells Pranjol that people drink over 800,000,000 cups of tea throughout the world in a day. While Rajvir is looking at the beautiful and serene scenery, Pranjol is busy reading detective book. There were tea-bushes all over as far as one could see. They also saw a building which was a tea garden.

Assam has the largest tea plantations and no one knows who discovered the tea for the first time. But, there are many legends associated with it. According to a Chinese legend, a few branches of tea fell accidentally in the boiled hot water. The Emperor liked the delicious flavour. This is how it came into being. As per an Indian legend, Buddhist Monk, Bodhidharma cut off his eyelids as to avoid sleep during meditation. About ten tea plants grew out of these and thus, they banish sleep when put in hot water and drunk. Both of them got down at Mariani Junction and went to Dhekiabari Tea Estate. There they saw women plucking tea leaves. Pranjol’s father had come to receive them there and said that he knew a lot about tea plantations. Rajvir says that he is keen to learn from him.

Part I A Baker from Goa

Page 86

Question 1.

What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?

Answer:

The elders in Goa are nostalgic about the good old

Portuguese days and their love of bread and loaves. The writer says that the eaters of loaves have left but the makers still exist.

Question 2.

Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?

Answer:

Yes, bread making is still popular in Goa. This is very clear from the narrator’s statement that the eaters have gone away leaving the makers behind. There are mixers, moulders and the ones who bake the loaves. The time tested furnaces still  exist there.

Question 3.

What is the baker called?

Answer:

The baker is called a pader in Goa.

Question 4.

When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him?

Answer:

The baker would come twice a day—once early in the morning and the second time when he returned after selling his stuff.

The children would run to meet him as they wanted to have bread-bangles.

Page 87

Question 1.

Match the following. What is a must

1. as marriage gifts? – cakes and bolinhas

2. for a party or a feast? – sweet bread called bol

3. for a daughter’s engagement? – bread

4. for Christmas? – sandwiches

Answer:

1. as marriage gifts – sweet bread called bol

2. for a party or a feast – bread

3. for a daughter’s engagement – sandwiches

4. for Christmas – cakes and bolinhas

Question 2.

What did the bakers wear :

1. In the Portuguese days

2. When the author was young

Answer:

1. The bakers were usually dressed up in a peculiar dress called kabai. It was a single piece long frock reaching down to the knees.

2. During his childhood days, the author saw the bakers wearing a shirt and trousers which were shorter than full length ones and longer .

Question3.

Who invites the comment – “he is dressed like a pader” Why?

Answer:

Any person who is wearing a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites this comment. This is because the baker, known as a pader, used to dress like that.

Question 4.

Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?

Answer:

Monthly accounts of the baker were recorded on some wall in the house with a pencil.

Question 5.

What does a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ mean?

Answer:

It means having a plump physique, like a jackfruit.

Thinking About the Text      (Page 88)

Question 1.

Which of these statements are correct?

1. The pader was an important person in the village in old times.

2. Paders still exist in Goan villages.

3. The paders went away with the Portuguese.

4. The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.

5. Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.

6. Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.

7. Paders and their families starve in the present times.

Answer:

1. Correct

2. Correct

3. Incorrect

4. Incorrect

5. Correct

6. Correct

7. Incorrect

Question 2.

Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?

Answer:

Yes, bread is an important part of Goan life. It is needed for marriage gifts, parties and feasts. Bread is also needed by a mother for preparing sandwiches during her daughter’s engagement. Thus, it is necessary to have breads for every occasion, because of which the presence of a baker’s furnace in the vi .age is very important.

Question 3.

Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he says the following?

1. The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker ‘s bamboo can still be heard in some places, (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)

2. Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession, (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)

3. I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves, (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty)

4. The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny)

5. Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals, (sad, hopeful, matter-of-fact)

6. The baker dnd his family never starved. They always looked happy and prosperous, (matter-of-fact, hopeful, sad)

Answer:

1. Nostalgic

2. Hopeful

3. Nostalgic

4. Funny

5. Matter-of-fact

6. Matter-of-fact

Part II Coorg

Thinking About The Text

(Page 92)

Question 1.

Where is Coorg?

Answer:

Coorg or Kodagu is the smallest district of Karnataka. It is situated midway between Mysore and the cbastal town of Mangalore.

Question 2.

What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent?

Answer:

The fiercely independent people of Coorg are descendents of Greeks or Arabs. A section of Alexander’s army moved South along the coast and settled here only when they were unable to return to their country. These people married among the locals. This is the story about the descent of Kodavu people. 

Question 3.

What are some of the things you now know about?

1. the people of Coorg?

2. the main crop of Coorg?

3. the sports it offers to a tourists?

4. the animals you are likely to see in Coorg?

5. its distance from Bangalore and how to get there?

Answer:

1. They are fiercely independent people and have descended from the Greeks or the Arabs.

2. Coffee is the main crop of Coorg.

3. It mostly offers adventure sports which include river rafting, canoeing, rappelling, rock climbing and mountain biking.

4. The animals likely to be seen in Coorg are macaques, Malabar squirrel, langurs, slender loris, elephants etc.

5. By road, it is around 250 – 260 kilometres from Bangalore.

Question 4.

Here are six sentences with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)

1. During monsoons it rains so heavily that tourists do not visit Coorg. (Para 2)

2. Some people say that Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled there. (Para 3)

3. The Coorg people are always ready to tell stories of their son’s and father’s valour. (Para 4)

4. Even people who normally lead an easy and slow life get smitten by the high energy adventure sports of Coorg. (Para 6)

5. The theory of the Arab origin is supported by the long coat with embroidered waist-belt they wear. (Para 3)

6. Macaques, Malabar squirrels observe you carefully from the tree canopy. (Para 7)

Answer:

1. to keep visitors away

2. As one story goes

3. are more than willing to recount

4. The most laidback individuals become converts to

5. draws support from

6. keep a watchful eye

Thinking About Language (Page 93)

Certain words ‘go together’. Such ‘word friends’ are called collocations. The collocation of a word is ‘the company it keeps’. For example, look at the paired sentences and phrases below. Which is a common collocation, and which one is odd? Strike out the odd sentence or phrase.

Questions.

1. ‘How old are you?’

‘How young are you?’

2. a pleasant person a pleasant pillow

Answers:

1. The odd sentence is ‘How young are you?’

2. The odd phrase is ‘a pleasant pillow’. 

Question 1.

Here are some nouns from the text,

‘culture’ ‘monks’ ‘surprise’ ‘experience’ ‘weather’ ‘tradition’

Work with a partner and discuss which of the nouns can collocate with which of the adjectives given below. The first one has been done for you.

‘unique’ ‘terrible’ ‘unforgettable’ ‘serious’ ‘ancient’ ‘wide’ ‘sudden’

Questions.

1. culture : unique culture, ancient culture

2. monks : _____________

3. surprise: ___________

4. experience: __________

5. weather: ___________

6. tradition: ___________

Answer:

2. serious monks, unique monks

3. unique surprise, sudden surprise, unforgettable surprise, terrible surprise

4. unique experience, terrible experience, unforgettable experience, sudden experience

5. terrible weather, unforgettable weather

6. unique tradition, ancient tradition

Question 2.

2. Complete the following phrases from the text. For each phrase, can you find at least one other word that would fit into the blank?

                                            Missing                 Alternate word

1.  tales of                         __________         ___________

2.  coastal                         __________         ___________

3. a piece of                      __________         ___________

4.  evergreen                    __________        ___________

5. plantations                   __________         ___________

6. bridge                           __________        ___________

7.  wild                              ___________       ___________

Answer:

          Missing                           Alternate word      

valour                                         bravery

town                                          belt, village

heaven                                          cake

rainforests                                 jungle

coffee                                        tea, banana

rope                                         steel, concrete

creatures                                    animals

Part III Tea from Assam

Thinking About Language       

(Page 96,97)

Question 1.

Look at these words: upkeep, downpour, undergo, dropout, walk-in. They are built up from a verb (keep, pour, go, drop, walk) and an adverb or a preposition (up, down, under, out, in). Use these words appropriately in the sentences below. You may consult a dictionary.

1. A heavy _____ has been forecast due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.

2. Rakesh will _____ major surgery tomorrow morning.

3. My brother is responsible for the ____ of our family property.

4. The ____ rate for this accountancy course is very high.

5. She went to the Enterprise Company to attend a _____ interview.

Answer:

1. downpour

2. undergo

3. upkeep

4. dropout

5. walk-in

Question 2.

Now fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by combining the verb given in brackets with one of the words from the box as appropriate.

‘over’ ‘by’ ‘through’ ‘out’ ‘up’ ‘down’

1. The Army attempted unsuccessfully to ____ the Government, (throw)

2. Scientists are on the brink of a major _____ in cancer research, (break)

3. The State Government plans to build a ____ for Bhubaneswar to speed up traffic on the main highway, (pass)

4.Gautama’s ____ on life changed when he realised that the world is full of sorrow, (look)

5. Rakesh seemed unusually _____ after the game, (cast)

Answers:

1. overthrow

2. breakthrough

3. bypass

4. lookout

5. downcast

Question 3.

Notice how these -ing and -ed adjectives are used.

1. Chess is an interesting game.

I am very interested in chess.

2. Going trekking in the Himalayas this summer is an exciting idea.

We are very excited about the trek.

3. Are all your School books this boring?

He was bored as he had no friends there.

The -ing adjectives show the qualities that chess, trekking or these books have: they cause interest, excitement, or boredom in you. The – ed /-en adjectives show your mental state or your physical state: how you feel in response to ideas, events or things.

Question 1.

1. Think of suitable -ing or -ed adjectives to answer the following questions. You may also use words from those given above.

How would you describe

1. a good detective serial on television? ____

2. a debate on your favourite topic ‘Homework Should Be Banned’? ____

3. how you feel when you stay indoors due to incessant rain? ____

4. how you feel when you open a present? ____

5. how you feel when you watch your favourite programme on television? ____

6. the look on your mother’s face as you waited in a queue? ____

7. how you feel when tracking a tiger in a tiger reserve forest? _____

8. the story you have recently read, or a film you have seen? _____

Answers:

(Sample answers are given; you may have a different answer.)

1. exciting

2. interesting

3. bored

4. excited

5. interested

6. disappointed

7. thrilled

8. thrilling half pants.

Summary & Question-answers of The Chapter : 5-Princess September with the concerned video

Princess September Summary 

The story is set in Thailand. There live a king and his queen with many daughters. To make it easy to remember the names of his daughter, he kept their names on months. His youngest daughter was named ‘September’.

The king gave away gifts on his birthday. Once he gave green parrots in a golden cage to all his daughters. The princesses were fond of the parrots and taught them to talk. ‘God save the king’ and ‘Pretty Polly’.

One day Princess September found her parrot lying dead in the cage. It was heart-rending to her. She kept on crying at the loss. Her maids of honour tried to comfort her but failed in their effort.

So they went to the queen who did not pay heed to her distress. The maid of honour who was to go to a party left the princess crying in bed with taking supper. Then there entered a little bird and hopped into her room.

It started singing a beautiful song about the lake in the king’s garden, willow trees; goldfish etc. that made September forget all her sadness and hunger. The little bird offered herself in place of her pet parrot. Princess September was delighted to own such a melodious singing bird.

The next morning, he wished her good morning when the maid of honour brought her breakfast; it was fed to him by the Princess. His singing impressed the audience and the princess feels elated.

She then took him to tour to her sisters and parents’. Everyone was delighted by his performance. The queen did not like the parrots saying repeated lines.

Whereas the king admired the parrot saying ‘God save the king’. Yet condemned ‘Pretty Polly’. That discouraged the princesses and their parrot. September enjoyed the song of the bird.

That went on for a few days unless the other sister poisoned the mind. They said that she had to bear the death of her pet and they would arrange a parrot for her.

But September replied that she did not need parrot anymore as she had a better bird. They asked the whereabouts of the bird. To which she replied that the bird flew off to meet his father-in-law.

The princesses tried to scare her that he might not come back because he was not caged. Their persistent nagging made her uncomfortable.

Insecure Princess September felt that something might happen to him. She was worried that hawks or someone might have trapped him. All she wanted was his safety.

Then appeared the bird and started chirping in her ears. She grew angry. The bird told her that he would not have replied as his father - in -law was giving a party.

He wanted him to attend the party. But he knew that she would be worried so he returned. September was not willing to take any chance further, she decided to cage him she put him in the cage.

The bird was shocked at the sudden reaction of her. The reason she gave was that the queen’s cat might harm her. The bird agreed to it but for once only. He wanted to sing after supper but could not continue as he did not feel like.

The next morning he wanted to be free. His desperation grew, he beat against the door and shouted but all his efforts went in vain. Rather eight princesses were delighted to see him in pain.

On the request to set him free, September replied that she knew what was better for him. She wanted him to sing for her and offered him a piece of sugar. He could not sing inside the cage.

He wanted to see the trees, the lake and willow trees all by himself. He was not willing to see through the cage. He gave up eating and singing, then anxious princess turned to her sisters for their opinion.

They called him obstinate and wanted her to conform to her stand. September agreed to their suggestion and felt the same way. She assumed that he might be accustomed to bars of the cage.

The next morning she wished the bird but got no answer. She was shocked to see that the bird was lying unmoved in the cage. She took him out of the cage and started crying. When her tears fell on him, he looked up.

He pleaded that he could not sing inside the cage and if he could not sing, he would die.

She freed him then and there. He promised her that he would return to her. She sobbed and was feeling lonely. Her sisters mocked at her. But he returned to her and sang beautiful songs for her.

She kept her windows open to let him go or come whenever he felt like. She grew beautiful and got married to the king of Cambodia and was carried on a white elephant. Her sisters were married to the councillor only as they were not so beautiful. 

Comprehension Check page 38

1. How many daughters did the royal couple have?

Answer: Nine

2. Why were they named after the months of the year?

Answer: To avoid confusion in remembering so many names the king decided to name his daughters on the name of months.

3. The King had a peculiar habit. What was it? Why is it called peculiar?

The kind had a peculiar habit of gifting on his birthday. It was peculiar because on birthday most people only take gifts .

4. (i) What was Princess September’s reaction to the loss of her parrot?

She became sad and started crying.

(ii) What was her mother’s reaction to it?

Her mother thought it is unnecessary and does not make sense to weep so much. She stopped her supper for that night.

(iii) What do the reactions indicate about the nature and temperament of each?

The princess cries after the seat of the parrot shows her inclination toward the parrot. She was a caring person who loves animals.

Her mother’s reaction shows apathy to the current situation. She shows less caring attitude with other living organisms.

5. What pulled the Princess out of her gloom?

The night the parrot died, a little bird came. He sang beautiful songs and amused the processes. As a result, the princess lost his sorrow and anger.

6. How did the Maids of Honour come to know that the Princess and the bird had become intimate friends?

The maid came to the princess in the morning. There, she saw the little bird eating with the princess hand and bathing in the saucer. The little bird was singing for the princess. From these happenings, the maid knew the bird and the Princess had become friends.

7. The new bird was full of new songs but the old parrots always repeated themselves. What did they say?

The parrots knew only a few things. One was to repeat ‘God save the kind’ and the other was to sing ‘Pretty Polly’ in seven oriental languages.

8. What is the King’s opinion about his Councillors? Why did he form that opinion?

The king was talking about the parrots. He compared his parrots with the councillors. He was of the opinion that councillors also do the same “they say the same things in seven different ways and in all they mean nothing”.

9. (i) The eight Princesses made an offer to Princess September. What was it?

The eight princesses came to September and said that they can give own pocket money so that she can buy a new green and yellow parrot.

(ii) Why, in your view, did they do it?

The eight princesses were jealous of the little bird. Because of the little bird, his parrots have no value in front of the king and the queen. By offering September they were trying to make September’s attention away from the little bird.

10. What did the sisters advise the Princess to do about her bird?

The eight princesses came to September and told to put the little bird in prison else he will run away and will never come back.