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. (āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ⧀⧰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤)













Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ:
The tone of the River in the given extract is __________________. (assuring/sympathising) āωāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϤ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻ­āĻ‚āĻ—ā§€ __________________ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ (assuring/sympathising)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: The tone of the River in the given extract is assuring. āωāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϤ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻ­āĻ‚āĻ—ā§€ āφāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϕ⧰āĻž (assuring) āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


(ii) Select a phrase from the extract which shows that Jahnavi was a frequent visitor to the spot. (āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻŸā§‹ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āωāϞāĻŋāĻ“ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžā§Ÿ āϝ⧇ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ āϏ⧇āχ āĻ āĻžāχāϞ⧈ āϏāϘāύāĻžāχ āφāĻšāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: “you have been coming here to see me every day, well, almost every day” “āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āĻ• āϚāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻ‡ā§ŸāĻžāϞ⧈ āφāĻšāĻŋ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§, āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§Ÿ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āχāĨ¤”


(iii) Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. (āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻ˛ā§‹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!’ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻŸā§‹ā§° āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŦā§‹āϧāĻ• āϚāĻŋāύāĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ __________________ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāχāϛ⧇āĨ¤)


A. excitement (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻž)  B. hesitation (āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž) C. irritation (āĻŦāĻŋā§°āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ)  D. disbelief (āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: D. disbelief (āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ)


ExplanationJahnavi 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§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋāϛ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āύāĻžāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŦā§‹āϧāĻ• āϚāĻŋāύāĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ āϤāĻžāχ⧰ āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āφ⧰⧁ āφāϚ⧰āĻŋāϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇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§° āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻŸā§‹āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟāĻž āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤

i. affectionate  ii. forgiving  iii. thoughtful  iv. impatient  v. kind-hearted


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: i. affectionate (āĻŽā§°āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ), iii. thoughtful (āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāĻļā§€āϞ), v. kind-hearted (āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧁)


ExplanationThe 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§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋāϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāχāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϛ⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻšāĻžāύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ⧰⧇ āϤāĻžāχ⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āĻļ⧁āύāĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχāĻŦ⧋⧰⧇ āύāĻĻā§€āĻ–āύ āĻŽā§°āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ, āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāĻļā§€āϞ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāχāϛ⧇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. (āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤)


Q / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: According to the River, there was no difference between girls and boys because __________________. āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻŽāϤ⧇, āĻ›ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧀ āφ⧰⧁ āϞ’ā§°āĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āύāĻžāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ __________________āĨ¤


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: According to the River, there was no difference between girls and boys because little girls could do as much as little boys. āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻŽāϤ⧇, āĻ›ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧀ āφ⧰⧁ āϞ’ā§°āĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āύāĻžāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻ›ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧀āĻŦ⧋⧰⧇āĻ“ āϏ⧰⧁ āϞ’ā§°āĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§°ā§° āĻĻ⧰⧇ āϏāĻ•āϞ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


(ii) Identify whether the following statement is true or false. (āϤāϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝ āύ⧇ āĻ…āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝ āϚāĻŋāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤)


Statement / āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ: The River encourages Jahnavi to have faith in herself and fulfill her desire to go to school. (āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€āĻ• āύāĻŋāϜ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞāϞ⧈ āĻ¯ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻĒā§‚ā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: True (āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝ)


ExplanationThe River motivates Jahnavi to be brave and try going to school. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€āĻ• āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀ āĻšā§ˆ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞāϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


(iii) Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. *āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻ˛ā§‹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 __________________. (āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋ⧟āĻž āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€āĻ• ‘slip along’ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻ•ā§Ÿ, āϤ⧇āϤāĻŋ⧟āĻž āϤāĻžā§° āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϤāĻžāχ __________________ āφāĻ—āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤)


A. quickly (āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡)  B. casually (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡)  C. quietly (āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϧāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡)  D. confidently (āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇⧰⧇)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C. quietly (āύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϧāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡)


ExplanationThe River advises Jahnavi to go quietly to school without attracting attention. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€āĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϕ⧋ āύāϜāύāĻžāχ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞāϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻ•ā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


(iv) What does the repetition of the phrase “I couldn’t” tell us ? (“I couldn’t” āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāĻŸā§‹ā§° āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžā§Ÿ ?)


Ans: The repetition of “I couldn’t” shows Jahnavi’s fear, lack of confidence, and nervousness about going to school. āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: “I couldn’t” āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāĻŸā§‹ā§° āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§° āϭ⧟, āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžā§ą āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞāϞ⧈ āĻ¯ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§Ÿā§‡ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ—ā§āύāϤāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇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 ? (āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§° āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āĻŋ⧟ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇? āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻŽāϤ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āϕ⧇ āĻāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ⧟ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?)


AnsThe 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. āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āϞ⧇āĻ–āϕ⧇ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφ⧰⧁ āϜāĻžāĻĻ⧁āϕ⧰⧀ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻ‡ā§ŸāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§‡āĻļāĻ–āύ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡ āφ⧰⧁ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ āφ⧰⧁ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤


2. How did the River know so much about Jahnavi ? (āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§Ÿā§‡ āχāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ˆ āϜāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?)

AnsThe River knew much about Jahnavi because she visited the river almost every day and spent a lot of time there. āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§Ÿā§‡ āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āϜāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§Ÿ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ•āĻžāώāϞ⧈ āφāĻšāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ•āϟāĻžāχāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


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 ? (āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•ā§ˆāϛ⧇, “And I’m so old now, they’ll never let me go.” āĻāχ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻŸā§‹ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻž āϝāĻžā§Ÿ ?)

AnsThis 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.


āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻāχ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžā§Ÿ āϝ⧇ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻšā§‡ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžāχāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āϤāĻžāχ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϤāĻžāχ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻšā§ˆ āĻ—ā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻ‡ā§ŸāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāχāĻŸā§‹āĻ“ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻž āϝāĻžā§Ÿ āϝ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϏāĻ•āϞ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧇ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻŦ⧟āϏāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


4. Why did the River laugh when Jahnavi said she would be scared at school ? (āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞāϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϭ⧟ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϤ āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ⧟ āĻšāĻžāρāĻšāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?)

AnsThe 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§Ÿā§‡ āĻšāĻžāρāĻšāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ āϟāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋ, āϏāĻžāĻĒ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ ⧰⧇’āϞāĻ—āĻžā§œā§€āĻ• āϭ⧟ āύāϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞāĻ• āϭ⧟ āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)


5. Why should Jahnavi follow the River’s advice ? (āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āωāĻĒāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āĻŋ⧟ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋ āϚāϞāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ ?)

AnsJahnavi should follow the River’s advice because it would help her achieve her dream of getting an education and learning new things. (āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āωāĻĒāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋ āϚāϞāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ‡ā§ŸāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āϤāĻžāχ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϞāĻžāĻ­ā§° āϏāĻĒā§‹āύ āĻĒā§‚ā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āφ⧰⧁ āύāϤ⧁āύ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤)


6. How does the conversation between Jahnavi and the River make the story more appealing ? (āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€ āφ⧰⧁ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ⧇ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŸā§‹ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€ā§Ÿ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇ ?)

AnsThe conversation makes the story imaginative, emotional, and interesting. The talking River gives advice and encouragement, which adds magic and beauty to the story. (āĻāχ āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ⧇ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻĒā§ā§°āϏ⧂āϤ, āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻŋāĻ• āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽāύ⧋āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§€ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āωāĻĒāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻš āĻĻāĻŋ⧟āĻžā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŸā§‹āϤ āĻāĻ• āϜāĻžāĻĻ⧁āϕ⧰⧀ āϏ⧌āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§°ā§āϝ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤)


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7. What is the main message that the writer intends to convey ? (āϞ⧇āĻ–āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§āϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžā§°āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?)

AnsThe 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. (āϞ⧇āĻ–āϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžā§°āĻŋāϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϜāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ›ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀, āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧀ āφ⧰⧁ āύāĻŋāϜ⧰ āϏāĻĒā§‹āύ āĻĒā§‚ā§°āĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻš’āĻŦāϞ⧈āĻ“ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡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. āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āϞ⧇āĻ–āϕ⧇ “River” āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦ⧜ āφāϖ⧰⧇ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ‡ā§ŸāĻžāϤ āύāĻĻā§€āĻ• āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āύāĻšā§Ÿ, āĻāϜāύ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšā§° āĻĻ⧰⧇ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋ⧟āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āύāĻĻā§€ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ•ā§Ÿ, āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āϕ⧰⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āϜāĻžāĻ¨ā§‌āĻšā§ąā§€āĻ• āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžā§Ÿ, āĻ¸ā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ‡ā§ŸāĻžāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϕ⧰āĻŖ (personification) āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


II. Sound words from the Text / āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ (āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ)


1. Made a high-pitched piercing sound


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: shrieked (āϚāĻŋāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžā§°āĻŋ āωāĻšā§āϚ-āϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϕ⧰āĻž)


2. To cause liquid to strike or fall on something

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: splashed (āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦāĻž āϤ⧰āϞ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ›āĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻž)


3. A low continuous background noise

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: murmuring (āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋā§°āϤ āϗ⧁āĻžā§āϜāύāĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ)


4. Cry with loud uncontrollable gasps

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: wailed (āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°āϤ āĻĻ⧁āĻ–āϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž)


5. To make a soft dry sound, like paper or leaves moving

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: rustle (āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜ⧰ āϏ⧰āϏ⧰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ)


6. Took a short quick breath through the mouth due to surprise, pain or shock

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: gasped (āφāϚ⧰āĻŋāϤ/āϭ⧟/āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻž āĻšā§ˆ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āωāĻļāĻžāĻš āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻž)


7. Shaking rapidly to make continuous short, sharp sounds

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: rattling (āϟ⧁āϕ⧁⧰āĻž-āϟ⧁āϕ⧁⧰āĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž)


8. Making a lot of noise

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: shrieking (āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āϚāĻŋāĻžā§° āφ⧰⧁ āϕ⧋āϞāĻžāĻšāϞ)


9. Made a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: wailed (āĻĻ⧁āĻ– āĻŦāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻĻā§€āϘāĻ˛ā§€ā§ŸāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āύ āϕ⧰āĻž)






Fill in the blanks (with sound words) āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ āĻžāχ āĻĒā§‚ā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž (āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰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§€āĻ•āĻ•ā§āώāĻŸā§‹ (i) āϕ⧋āϞāĻžāĻšāϞāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšā§ˆ āωāĻ āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋ⧟āĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€āϏāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•āϜāύ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰āĻĒāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ•ā§āĻŋ⧟āĻžāχ āφāύāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§° (ii) āϏ⧰āϏ⧰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇⧰⧇ (rustle) āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§ŸāϤ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€āϏāĻ•āϞ⧇ (iii) āφāϚ⧰āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ˆ āωāĻļāĻžāĻš āϟāĻžāύāĻŋ āϞ’āϞ⧇ (gasped), āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āφāĻšāĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĨ¤)  (āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻāϜāύ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āχ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāϤ (iv) āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞ (wailed), āφ⧰⧁ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€āϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ (v) āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āϗ⧁āĻžā§āϜāύ (murmuring) āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§Ÿā§‡ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤) āĨ¤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ, āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋ⧟āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€āϏāĻ•āϞāĻ• āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇, āϤ⧇āϤāĻŋ⧟āĻž āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϤ (vi) āĻœā§‹ā§°ā§‡ā§°ā§‡ āϚāĻŋāĻžā§°āĻŋ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞ (shrieked)āĨ¤)






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  II.Word Meanings and Origin Languages (āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž)


1. Karma (Sanskrit): Meaning: Action; result of actions. āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻ•ā§°ā§āĻŽ; āϕ⧰āĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻŽā§° āĻĢāϞāĨ¤ Origin Language: Sanskrit (āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤ)


2. Sahib: Meaning: Respectful term for a gentleman or master. āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻ­āĻĻā§ā§°āϞ⧋āĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāϕ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύāϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦā§‹āϧāύāĨ¤
Origin Language: Arabic (via Persian/Urdu) āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž: āφ⧰āĻŦā§€ (āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻšā§€/āĻ‰ā§°ā§āĻĻ⧁⧰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡)


3. Chutney: Meaning: A spicy sauce or condiment. āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻŽāϚāϞāĻžāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āϚāĻžāϟāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧰ āĻ¸ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāĨ¤ Origin Language: Hindi (āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€)


4. Guru: Meaning: Teacher or spiritual guide. āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āφāĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĨāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĨ¤ Origin Language: Sanskrit (āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤ)


5. Verandah: Meaning: A roofed open gallery or porch attached to a house. āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āϘ⧰⧰ āϞāĻ—āϤ āϏāĻ‚āϞāĻ—ā§āύ āĻĸāĻ•āĻž āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāĨ¤ Origin Language: Portuguese (āĻĒā§°ā§āϤ⧁āĻ—ā§€āϜ)


6. Jungle: Meaning: Forest or wild land. āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāύāĻžāĻžā§āϚāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…ā§°āĻŖā§āϝāĨ¤ Origin Language: Hindi/Sanskrit origin āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž: āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€/āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤ


7. Areca: Meaning: A type of palm tree that produces betel nuts. āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āϤāĻžāĻŽā§‹āϞ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋāϧ āϤāĻžāϞāϜāĻžāĻ¤ā§€ā§Ÿ āĻ—āĻ›āĨ¤
Origin Language: Sanskrit (āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤ)


8. Palanquin: Meaning: A covered carriage carried by people. āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϧāϤ āĻ•ā§āĻŋ⧟āĻžāχ āύāĻŋ⧟āĻž āĻĸāĻ•āĻž āĻĄā§āϞāĻŋāĨ¤
Origin Language: Portuguese (from Indian usage) āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž: āĻĒā§°ā§āϤ⧁āĻ—ā§€āϜ (āĻ­āĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§€ā§Ÿ 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. āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻŽāχ shikara āϤ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āχ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§° āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϤ āĻ˜ā§‚ā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āφ⧰āĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻ•āĨ¤


(ii) Make a colourful drawing of a boat that you would like to travel in.

 

Ans: You should draw a boat of your choice (like canoe, catamaran, coracle, or shikara) and colour it beautifully.

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VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions (āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ preposition āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ āĻžāχ āĻĒā§‚ā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧰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§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ “at” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤


2. outside the gate: “Outside” shows position not inside the gate. Jahnavi was standing out of the school gate. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “outside” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤

3. inside the classroom: “Inside” shows movement into a place. Jahnavi entered the classroom. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “inside” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ¯ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āϏ⧋āĻŽā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤

4. between two friendly classmates: “Between” is used when something is in the middle of two persons or things. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “between” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁/āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻžāĨ¤

5. about numbers: “About” is used to show the topic of the lesson. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “about” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧟⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤāĨ¤

6. about the new adventure ahead: “About” shows the feeling or thought related to something. Jahnavi felt excited regarding the new journey. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “about” āĻ‡ā§ŸāĻžāϤ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧟⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤

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VII. Fill in the blanks (Prepositions / Adverbs) with explanation (āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ āĻžāχ āĻĒā§‚ā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž (Preposition / Adverb) āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻš)

1. The cat jumped .......... the table. (preposition)

Ans: onto
Explanation: “Onto” shows movement towards and reaching a surface. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “onto” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϞ⧈ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āωāĻ āĻžāĨ¤


2. The children played ......... until dark. (adverb)

Ans: outside
Explanation: “Outside” tells where the action happened (no object follows). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “outside” āĻ‡ā§ŸāĻžāϤ āĻ•’āϤ āϖ⧇āϞāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϏ⧇āχāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāχāϛ⧇, āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


3. She quickly ran .......... the park. (preposition)

Ans: through
Explanation: “Through” shows movement inside and across a place (park is object). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “through” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ āĻžāχ⧰ āĻŽāĻžāĻœā§‡āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


4. The helicopter was hovering ......... (adverb)

Ans: up
Explanation: “Up” describes the direction of movement (no object). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “up” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϞ⧈ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ“āĻĒā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‚ā§°āĻŋ āĻĨāĻ•āĻžāĨ¤


5. We were just walking .........., chatting. (adverb)

Ans: along
Explanation: “Along” shows movement in a general direction without a clear object. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “along” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻĨā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āφāĻ—āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


6. After thoroughly wiping his shoes, he stepped ........ (adverb)

Ans: out
Explanation: “Out” shows movement from inside to outside. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “out” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧈ āĻ¯ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


7. She drove slowly ......... the sharp curve. (preposition)

Ans: round
Explanation: “Round” shows movement around something (curve is object). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “round” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āϚāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ“āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‚ā§°āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‹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§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “on” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĨā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


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