The Day the River Spoke : Part - II
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1. Why does the moon always come from behind the hills ?
Ans: Because that is where it rises.
2. Can little girls do as much as little boys ?
Ans: Little girls can do as much as little boys.
3. What are the boats like ?
Ans: Big boats, so big that they can take hundreds of people, and they sail along the sea with lights that shine all night.
4. Will they come here ?
Ans: No, they are too big to come here.
Let us think and reflect
I Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. “You shouldn’t cry, you know,” the voice went on. “And you really shouldn’t be scared, when you have been coming here to see me every day, well, almost every day.” She was puzzled. It was such a voice, like the river. It couldn’t be the river! “Well, tell me all about it,” said the River, for it was the River. “I’ve got to hurry to reach the sea, you know.”
(i) Complete the sentence with the correct option from those given in the brackets. (āĻŦāύā§āϧāύā§ā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤)
Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ:
The tone of the River in the given extract is __________________. (assuring/sympathising) āĻāĻā§āϤ āĻ
āĻāĻļāϤ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻāĻāĻā§ __________________ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ (assuring/sympathising)
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: The tone of the River in the given extract is assuring. āĻāĻā§āϤ āĻ āĻāĻļāϤ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤ āĻā§°āĻž (assuring) āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
(ii) Select a phrase from the extract which shows that Jahnavi was a frequent visitor to the spot. (āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻŋāĻā§ąāĻž āϝāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻ āĻžāĻāϞ⧠āϏāĻāύāĻžāĻ āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: “you have been coming here to see me every day, well, almost every day” “āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧠āĻā§āĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻšāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§, āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύā§āĻāĨ¤”
(iii) Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. (āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϞā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤)
Q / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: The use of an exclamation mark at the end of the line, ‘It couldn’t be the river!’ expresses __________________. (‘It couldn’t be the river!’ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ā§° āĻļā§āώāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŦā§āϧāĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻā§ā§ąā§ __________________ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
A. excitement (āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāύāĻž) B. hesitation (āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž) C. irritation (āĻŦāĻŋā§°āĻā§āϤāĻŋ) D. disbelief (āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ)
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: D. disbelief (āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ)
Explanation: Jahnavi was surprised because she could not believe that the river was speaking to her. The exclamation mark shows her strong feeling of disbelief and surprise. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§ā§ āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āύāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŦā§āϧāĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻā§ā§ąā§ āϤāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
(iv) Choose three qualities of the River highlighted in the extract from the words in the box given below. āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŦā§ā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āύāĻĻā§ā§° āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϞā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: i. affectionate (āĻŽā§°āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ), iii. thoughtful (āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻļā§āϞ), v. kind-hearted (āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞā§)
Explanation: The River speaks gently to Jahnavi, comforts her, and listens to her problems kindly. This shows that the River is affectionate, thoughtful, and kind-hearted. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāϞāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻāĻ āϏāĻžāύā§āϤā§āĻŦāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§°ā§ āϏāĻšāĻžāύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋā§°ā§ āϤāĻžāĻā§° āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻļā§āύāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āύāĻĻā§āĻāύ āĻŽā§°āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻļā§āϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤
2. “Can I do something?” asked Jahnavi. “Well, it’s up to you,” said the River. “Seems to me little girls can do as much as little boys—they swim as fast as little boys. You just slip along one morning and sit there in the school and listen to what’s going on, and maybe the teacher will let you stay.” “I couldn’t,” gasped Jahnavi. “I couldn’t! They’d scare me! They’d chase me out.”
(i) Complete the sentence with an appropriate reason. (āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤)
Q / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: According to the River, there was no difference between girls and boys because __________________. āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽāϤā§, āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āϞ’ā§°āĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ __________________āĨ¤
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: According to the River, there was no difference between girls and boys because little girls could do as much as little boys. āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽāϤā§, āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āϞ’ā§°āĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āϏ⧰⧠āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϞā§āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ āϏ⧰⧠āϞ’ā§°āĻžāĻŦā§ā§°ā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
(ii) Identify whether the following statement is true or false. (āϤāϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§ āϏāϤā§āϝ āύ⧠āĻ āϏāϤā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāύāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤)
Statement / āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ: The River encourages Jahnavi to have faith in herself and fulfill her desire to go to school. (āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: True (āϏāϤā§āϝ)
Explanation: The River motivates Jahnavi to be brave and try going to school. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§āĻ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧠āĻšā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
(iii) Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. *āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϞā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤)
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Q / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: When the River suggests that Jahnavi should ‘slip along’, it means that she should move __________________. (āϝā§āϤāĻŋā§āĻž āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§āĻ ‘slip along’ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§, āϤā§āϤāĻŋā§āĻž āϤāĻžā§° āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻ __________________ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
A. quickly (āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤāĻāĻžā§ąā§) B. casually (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāĻāĻžā§ąā§) C. quietly (āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻŦā§āϧāĻāĻžā§ąā§) D. confidently (āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§ā§°ā§)
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C. quietly (āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻŦā§āϧāĻāĻžā§ąā§)
Explanation: The River advises Jahnavi to go quietly to school without attracting attention. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻāύāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
(iv) What does the repetition of the phrase “I couldn’t” tell us ? (“I couldn’t” āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļāĻā§ā§° āĻĒā§āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§ ?)
Ans: The repetition of “I couldn’t” shows Jahnavi’s fear, lack of confidence, and nervousness about going to school. āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: “I couldn’t” āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļāĻā§ā§° āĻĒā§āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§° āĻā§, āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧰ āĻ āĻāĻžā§ą āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώā§ā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύāϤāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
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II. Answer the following questions.
1. Why does the writer describe different aspects of nature in great detail at the beginning of the story? Why do you think the writer does this ? (āĻāϞā§āĻĒā§° āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧠āϞā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻŋā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§? āϤā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻŽāϤ⧠āϞā§āĻāĻā§ āĻāύ⧠āĻāĻŋā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?)
Ans: The writer describes nature in detail to create a peaceful and magical atmosphere. It helps readers imagine the beauty of the surroundings and prepares them for the imaginary conversation between Jahnavi and the River. āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϞā§āĻāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§āĻļ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§āĻļāĻāύ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ āĻā§°ā§ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
2. How did the River know so much about Jahnavi ? (āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώā§ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ ?)
Ans: The River knew much about Jahnavi because she visited the river almost every day and spent a lot of time there. āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώā§ā§ āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧠āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻžāώāϞ⧠āĻāĻšāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
3. Jahnavi says, “And I’m so old now, they’ll never let me go.” What can you infer about Jahnavi and the school from this line ? (āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻā§, “And I’m so old now, they’ll never let me go.” āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžā§ ?)
Ans: This line shows that Jahnavi had lost confidence and felt she was too old to start school. It also suggests that children usually begin school at a younger age.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§ā§ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻšā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āϤāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻšā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžā§ āϝ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϏāĻāϞ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧠āϏ⧰⧠āĻŦā§āϏāϤ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
4. Why did the River laugh when Jahnavi said she would be scared at school ? (āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§ā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϤ āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻŋā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ ?)
Ans: The River laughed because Jahnavi was brave enough to face lizards, snakes, and noisy trains, so there was no reason for her to fear school. (āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ, āϏāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° ā§°ā§’āϞāĻāĻžā§ā§āĻ āĻā§ āύāĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϏā§ā§ā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻ āĻā§ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
5. Why should Jahnavi follow the River’s advice ? (āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§ā§ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻŋā§ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ ?)
Ans: Jahnavi should follow the River’s advice because it would help her achieve her dream of getting an education and learning new things. (āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§ā§ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āϤāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϞāĻžāĻā§° āϏāĻĒā§āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ āύāϤā§āύ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤)
6. How does the conversation between Jahnavi and the River make the story more appealing ? (āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§ āĻā§°ā§ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāύ⧠āĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§ā§ āĻā§°āĻŋ āϤā§āϞ⧠?)
Ans: The conversation makes the story imaginative, emotional, and interesting. The talking River gives advice and encouragement, which adds magic and beauty to the story. (āĻāĻ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāύ⧠āĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§ āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻĒā§ā§°āϏā§āϤ, āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāύā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§°āĻŋ āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻš āĻĻāĻŋā§āĻžā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻā§°ā§āϝ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
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7. What is the main message that the writer intends to convey ? (āϞā§āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§āϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?)
Ans: The writer wants to convey that education is important for every child, especially girls. The story also teaches us to be brave, confident, and determined to fulfil our dreams. (āϞā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϞā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏā§, āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§° āϏāĻĒā§āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāϏāĻāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻš’āĻŦāϞā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĨ¤)
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I. Why is “River” written with a capital letter ?
Ans: The author uses a capital letter for “River” because it is not just a common noun here. The River is given human qualities like speaking, thinking, and guiding Jahnavi. This makes it a personified character, almost like a human being. āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϞā§āĻāĻā§ “River” āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§ āĻāĻā§°ā§ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻžāϤ āύāĻĻā§āĻ āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āύāĻšā§, āĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋā§āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āύāĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ąā§āĻ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§, āϏā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§°āĻŖ (personification) āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
II. Sound words from the Text / āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ (āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ)
1. Made a high-pitched piercing sound
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: shrieked (āĻāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŽāĻžā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ-āϤā§āĻā§āώā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻā§°āĻž)
2. To cause liquid to strike or fall on something
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: splashed (āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻž āϤ⧰āϞ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻž)
3. A low continuous background noise
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: murmuring (āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋā§°āϤ āĻā§āĻā§āĻāύāϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ)
4. Cry with loud uncontrollable gasps
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: wailed (āĻāĻā§āĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§°āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĻāĻž)
5. To make a soft dry sound, like paper or leaves moving
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: rustle (āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§° āϏ⧰āϏ⧰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ)
6. Took a short quick breath through the mouth due to surprise, pain or shock
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: gasped (āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϤ/āĻā§/āĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻž āĻšā§ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻļāĻžāĻš āϞā§ā§ąāĻž)
7. Shaking rapidly to make continuous short, sharp sounds
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: rattling (āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻž-āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž)
8. Making a lot of noise
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: shrieking (āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻŋāĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻšāϞ)
9. Made a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: wailed (āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϞā§ā§āĻž āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĻā§āύ āĻā§°āĻž)
Fill in the blanks (with sound words) āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ āĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž (āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ)
The classroom grew (i) noisy as the students noticed the teacher carrying the answer papers. As the teacher turned the pages with a (ii) rustle,, the children (iii) gasped, wondering what comments awaited. Someone (iv) wailed in frustration, and the (v) murmuring of the students steadily increased. Finally, when the teacher praised the students for their excellent performance, the students (vi) shrieked with excitement.
āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āĻāĻā§āώāĻā§ (i) āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻšāϞāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻšā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ āϝā§āϤāĻŋā§āĻž āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°-āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°ā§āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻāύ⧠āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰āĻĒāϤā§ā§° āĻā§āĻŋā§āĻžāĻ āĻāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāĻŦā§ā§° (ii) āϏ⧰āϏ⧰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ (rustle) āĻāϞā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°-āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°ā§āϏāĻāϞ⧠(iii) āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ āĻāĻļāĻžāĻš āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āϞ’āϞ⧠(gasped), āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĨ¤) (āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°āĻ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāϤ (iv) āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϞ (wailed), āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°-āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°ā§āϏāĻāϞ⧰ (v) āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻāύ (murmuring) āĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻŦā§ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤) āĨ¤ āĻļā§āώāϤ, āϝā§āϤāĻŋā§āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°-āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°ā§āϏāĻāϞāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāϞā§, āϤā§āϤāĻŋā§āĻž āϤā§āĻāĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāϤ (vi) āĻā§ā§°ā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϞ (shrieked)āĨ¤)
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II.Word Meanings and Origin Languages (āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āϏ āĻāĻžāώāĻž)
1. Karma (Sanskrit): Meaning: Action; result of actions. āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻā§°ā§āĻŽ; āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻĢāϞāĨ¤ Origin Language: Sanskrit (āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤ)
2. Sahib: Meaning: Respectful term for a gentleman or master. āĻ
ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻĻā§ā§°āϞā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāύā§āĻŽāĻžāύāϏā§āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦā§āϧāύāĨ¤
Origin Language: Arabic (via Persian/Urdu) āĻā§āϏ āĻāĻžāώāĻž: āĻā§°āĻŦā§ (āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§/āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§)
3. Chutney: Meaning: A spicy sauce or condiment. āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻŽāĻāϞāĻžāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧰ āϏā§ā§ąāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāĨ¤ Origin Language: Hindi (āĻšāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§)
4. Guru: Meaning: Teacher or spiritual guide. āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϧā§āϝāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĨāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāĻāĨ¤ Origin Language: Sanskrit (āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤ)
5. Verandah: Meaning: A roofed open gallery or porch attached to a house. āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻā§°ā§° āϞāĻāϤ āϏāĻāϞāĻā§āύ āĻĸāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāĨ¤ Origin Language: Portuguese (āĻĒā§°ā§āϤā§āĻā§āĻ)
6. Jungle: Meaning: Forest or wild land. āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāύāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻ ā§°āĻŖā§āϝāĨ¤ Origin Language: Hindi/Sanskrit origin āĻā§āϏ āĻāĻžāώāĻž: āĻšāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§/āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤ
7. Areca: Meaning: A type of palm tree that produces betel nuts. āĻ
ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋāϧ āϤāĻžāϞāĻāĻžāϤā§ā§ āĻāĻāĨ¤
Origin Language: Sanskrit (āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤ)
8. Palanquin: Meaning: A covered carriage carried by people. āĻ
ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āϧāϤ āĻā§āĻŋā§āĻžāĻ āύāĻŋā§āĻž āĻĸāĻāĻž āĻĄā§āϞāĻŋāĨ¤
Origin Language: Portuguese (from Indian usage) āĻā§āϏ āĻāĻžāώāĻž: āĻĒā§°ā§āϤā§āĻā§āĻ (āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž)
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IV. Chandu, the fisherman, has a catamaran that the River preferred to a ship. Given below are some boats that are used in different parts of our country.
1. canoe 2. catamaran 3. coracle 4. shikara
(i) Which one would you like to travel in ?
Ans: I would like to travel in a shikara because it looks beautiful and is comfortable for riding on water. āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŽāĻ shikara āϤ āϝāĻžāϤā§ā§°āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžā§āĻāĨ¤
(ii) Make a colourful drawing of a boat that you would like to travel in.
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions (āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ preposition āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ āĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž)
Read the highlighted words in the following lines from the text.
“She goes down towards the sea. I’ve seen her; she always takes the same way - over the mountains and down to the sea, like me!” Prepositions are words that indicate the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other elements in a sentence. They show direction, location, time or logical relationships between ideas.
Jahnavi takes the River’s advice and goes to school. On her first day 1. ............(at/in/on) school, Jahnavi stood nervously 2. .........(in/outside/above) the gate, clutching her bag close to her. The bell rang and she hurried 3. .............................(outside/through/inside) the bustling classroom. She found a seat 4. .........(among/between/from) two friendly classmates. The teacher greeted them warmly and started the lesson 5. .......... (about/in/for) numbers. Jahnavi listened attentively, feeling excited 6. ......... (at/about/for) the new adventure ahead.
Answers with Explanation
1. at school: We use “at” to refer to a place where an activity happens (school as a location). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§ “at” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
2. outside the gate: “Outside” shows position not inside the gate. Jahnavi was standing out of the school gate. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “outside” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
Ans: onto
Explanation: “Onto” shows movement towards and reaching a surface. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “onto” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϞ⧠āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻ āĻžāĨ¤
2. The children played ......... until dark. (adverb)
Ans: outside
Explanation: “Outside” tells where the action happened (no object follows). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “outside” āĻā§āĻžāϤ āĻ’āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§, āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āύāĻžāĻāĨ¤
3. She quickly ran .......... the park. (preposition)
Ans: through
Explanation: “Through” shows movement inside and across a place (park is object). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “through” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ āĻžāĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤
4. The helicopter was hovering ......... (adverb)
Ans: up
Explanation: “Up” describes the direction of movement (no object). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “up” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻĒā§°āϞ⧠āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻžāĨ¤
5. We were just walking .........., chatting. (adverb)
Ans: along
Explanation: “Along” shows movement in a general direction without a clear object. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “along” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒāĻĨā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋ āϝā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤
6. After thoroughly wiping his shoes, he stepped ........ (adverb)
Ans: out
Explanation: “Out” shows movement from inside to outside. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “out” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤
7. She drove slowly ......... the sharp curve. (preposition)
Ans: round
Explanation: “Round” shows movement around something (curve is object). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “round” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§ā§°āĻŋ āϝā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤
8. He placed the keys .......... the mat before leaving. (preposition)
Ans: on
Explanation: “On” shows position on a surface (mat is object). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: “on” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĨā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤
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