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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 than half pants.
Question 3.
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