Q.1
Find what are ‘spoilers’ in a book.
Ans: Spoilers are
people who leak information about plot or event of a book that may spoil the
suspense or surprise.
Q.2
What is the most striking quality of 10 years old Swami?
Ans: The most striking
quality of 10 years old Swami is that he is a mischievous little kid. He is
also a talkative little kid.
Q.3 What does the review say about R.K.
Narayan’s style and language?
Ans: The language in
the book is plain and easy to understand to all. The book has no heavy grammar
and words are very simple. It is a work of literary genius. Also the use of
simple and short sentence adds to the simplicity of the book.
Ans: The two advantages of reading this book are- good read for children of all ages, this book can improve one’s English skill.
Q.5 Refer to the story ‘The Boy who Broke
the Bank’ (Lesson 2.2) by Ruskin Bond.
Read
it carefully and write a review of the same, keeping the following points in
minds.
A)
Name of story and Writer/ Author-
The name of the story is ‘The Boy who Broke the Bank’ which is written by Ruskin Bond, an Indian Author of British descent.
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C)
Background and setting (Time and Place)
The whole story happens in a typical Indian village
Pipalnagar. The story is about a sweeper boy, who is uneducated and comes from
lowest class of society. It is story about
discontent, gossip, anxiety, panic, and trust of the characters which is
narrated in the third person by an un-named narrator.
D)
Main characters-
Nathu, Sitaram, Mrs. Srivastava, Mrs. Bhushan, Mr.
Bhushan, Mr. Kamal Kishor, an elderly gentleman, Deep Chand, beggar-old Ganpat
etc.
E) Problem Faced-
Nathu is unhappy because he has not
been paid by his bank. There is no reason for the delay of his salary because
the bank owned by Seth Govind Ram is financially sound. But the grumbling of
irregular payment of Nathu, creates a rumour and results in a havoc (confusion)
in the customers and people in Pipalnagar Village. At the end of the story the
rumour results into the collapse of a bank.
F) Language used-
The writer Ruskin Bond has minutely
described the human nature and behavior in simple Indian Village language. Bond
has highlighted the importance of trust to the readers in very plain, simple
and without any troubling words and language.
G) What I liked about the story?-
I like the character of Nathu, a
simple village boy and his innocence. Easy, simple language and readable
dialogues adds to the simplicity of the story. It creates a huge laughter
through humor.
H) What I did not like about it?
I did not like the people’s
mentality of gossiping, exaggerating the things even though there is no proof
that the bank is bankrupt, they still believe it is. They believe in the
negative hearsay but not the manager of the bank.
J) My general opinion of the story-
The story ‘The Boy who Broke the
Bank’ is an eye opener story to the people who like gossips, spread rumors and
cause a great loss of themselves. The writer had portrayed all the characters
very nicely in the story that the readers get the live picture of Indian town.
Passage
1 (Anything I …………magic of Narayan)
A1.
True or False.
1)Swami loves school very much
-False
2)He was living in the era where India was under British rule.
-True
3)Swami is a little kid of about 5.
-False
4)Swami is a talkative kid.
-True
A2.Complete
the web describing Swami-
Swami:
1) Talkative
2) Hated school
3) A mischievous little kid.
4) He is about 10 years old.
A4. Match the words with their meanings.
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|
A |
B |
|
1 |
Child |
a) Teens |
|
2 |
Chatty |
b) kid |
|
3 |
Great destruction or damage |
c) Talkative |
|
4 |
13 to 19 years old Children |
d) Havoc |
Ans: 1—b 2—c 3—d 4—a
A5.
Write any four adverbs from the passage.
Ans: mistakenly,
absolutely, deeply, constantly
A6.
Write any four adjectives from the passage.
Ans: little, talkative, harsh, typical
A7. Do as directed.
1)Swami
is talkative little kid. (Wh question)
Ans: How is Swami?
2)Swami hates School. (Make negative
without changing its meaning)
Ans: Swami does not
like (love) school.
A8.
Make noun of.
1)Wide-width 2) Technical-technology
3)Pure-purity 4) sensitive-sensitivity
A9. Match the coloum A with coloum B (Answers are given)
| A | B |
|---|---|
| 1) Technology isn’t being in a kid’s life | is it? |
| 2) Swami gets a good beating from his father | doesn’t he? |
| 3) That’s the magic of Narayan | isn’t it? |
| 4) Swami cannot stay at one place | can he? |
A10. Swami hates school. What are your feelings about your school?
Ans: Though
Swami hates school, I like my school very much because it is a place where I
can not only learn life skills but share my feelings, thoughts with my friends.
I get knowledge here to become a good citizen. So I love my school.
Passage
2 ( Swami and friends..……… to all of us)
A1.
Find the lines from the passage which means the following.
1.
Swami is very naughty boy.
Ans: Swami
is a mischievous little kid.
2. He always involves in some problem and
got punished by his father.
Ans: He constantly
gets into trouble and gets a good beating from his father.
3.
They want to prevent normal function and cause damage.
Ans: All they want is
to play havoc.
4.
Narayan knows better the ways of thinking of 10 years old kid.
Ans: In this regard,
Narayan gets deeply into the working of Swami’s 10 years old mind, explaining
exquisitely how he thinks and what his perspectives of the world is.
A2.
Do as directed.
1.
Swami is a loving and tender kid ( use ‘as well as’)
Ans: Swami is a loving
as well as tender kid.
2.
The book is widely used in the Asian Continent. (Wh-type Question)
Ans: Where is
the book widely used?
3. Swami and friends is a good read for the kids and teens alike. (notonly………..but also)
Ans: Swami and
friends is a good read not only for the kids but also for teens.
A3. Complete the web.
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Qualities of the book ‘Swami and
Friends’ |
It is a
good read for kids and teens alike. |
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It is
used as study text for students. |
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It is
written in simple English. |
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It is not filled with heavy
grammar and Technical jargon. |
A5. What of the writer R.K. Narayan do you come across in the passage.
Ans: I am great
impressed by the following qualities of R.K.Narayan-
1)Narayan has a
lot of literacy values to the teenagers through the book ‘Swami and Friends’.
2)He wrote the
book in very plain, simple language, without any heavy grammar.
3)He conveys the fact
of kids-mischievous kids is the most sensitive and loving people of all.
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