Comprehension Check. (Page 22)
1.What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?
Ans:-The fact of finding a kitten is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard.
2. How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?
Ans:-Ravi shows that he is very hungry so he wants to drink milk. He shows it by drinking some milk from the tumbler and comes to the kitten. He then pours the milk into the coconut cell. This is how Ravi gets the milk for the kitten.
3. Who does he say the kitten's ancestors are? Do you believe him?
Ans:-He says the kitten's ancestors are the Pallava kings of Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat. No, I don't believe him.
4. Ravi has a lot to say about M.P.Poonai. This shows that
(i) he is merely trying to impress Mridu.
(ii) his knowledge of history is sound.
(iii) he has a rich imagination.
(iv) he is an intelligent child.
5. What was the noise that startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran?
Ans:-The continuous 'kreeching' was going on and on from the window. That is why Mridu and Mahendran startled and frightened.
Comprehension Check (Page 28)
1.The music master is making lovely music. Read aloud the sentence in the text that expresses this idea.
Ans:-The music-master's notes seemed to float up and settle perfectly into the invisible tracks of the melody.
2. Had the beggar come to Rukku Manni's house for the first time? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans:-No, the beggar had not come to Rukku Manni's house for the first time. The reason is quite clear. The beggar himself says that the ladies of the house are very kind souls. Also he says that he has kept his body and soul together on their generosity for a whole week.
3. "A sharp V-shaped line had formed between her eyebrows." What does it suggest to you about Rukku Manni's mood?
Ans:-"A sharp V-shaped line had formed between her eyebrows". It suggests me about Rukku Manni's mood that she had got very angry.
Working with the text. (Page 29)
1. Complete the following sentences.
(i)Ravi compares Lalli's playing the violin to a railway train which is derailing.
(ii)Trying to hide between the tray of chillies, Mahendran tipped a few children over himself.
(iii)The teacher played a few notes on his violin, and Lalli stumbled behind him poorly.
(iv)The beggar said that the kind ladies of the house hold and helped him with food for a whole day.
(v)After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked Lalli if she had seen his chappals.
2. Describe the music teacher, as seen from the window.
Ans:-The music teacher has a bony figure. He has bald head. Also he has an old-fashioned tuft. He has a gold chain around his leathery neck and has a diamond ring on his hand. He glides up and down the stem of the violin.
3.(i) What makes Mridu conclude that the beggar has no money to buy chappals?
Ans:-The beggar's large, pink, peeling blisters on the soles of his bare feet make Mridu conclude that the beggar has no money to buy chappals.
(ii) What does she suggest to show her concern?
Ans:-She suggests to show her concern that the beggar should be given an old pair of chappals.
4. "Have you children..." she began, and then, seeing they were curiously quiet, went on more slowly, " seen anyone lurking around the verandah"?
(i) What do you think Rukku Manni wanted to ask?
Ans:-I think Rukku Manni wanted to ask the children if they had hidden the chappals.
(ii)Why did she change her question?
Ans:- She changed her question because she thought that it was children's playful misbehavior.
(iii) What did she think had happened?
5. On getting Gopu Mama's chappals, the music teacher tried not to look too happy. Why?
Ans:-On getting Gopu Mama's chappals, the music teacher tried not to look too happy because he did not want his greedy nature to be exposed.
6. On getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute. Why was he in such a hurry to leave?
Ans:-On getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute because he understood that the children gifted him the chappals without permission of their elders. He feared that the chappals could be taken back. So he was in such a hurry to leave.
7. Walking towards the kitchen with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh. What made her laugh?
Ans:-Walking towards the kitchen with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh. Giving away the slippers of Gopu Mama to the music master made her laugh because she thought that Gopu Mama could react angrily.
Working with language.
Rewrite each of the following pair of sentences as a single sentence. Use 'If' at the beginning of the sentence.
(i) Don't tire yourself now. You won't be able to work in the evening.
Ans:-If you tire yourself now, you won't be able to work in the evening.
(ii) Study regularly. You'll do well in the examination.
Ans:- If you study regularly, you will do well in the examination.
(iii) Work hard. You'll pass the examination in the first division.
Ans:-If you work hard, you will pass the examination in the first division.
(iv) Be polite to people. They'll also be polite to you.
Ans:- If you are polite to people, they'll also be polite to you.
(v) Don't tease the dog. It'll bite you.
Ans:-If you tease the dog, it'll bite you.
2. Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph.
Ans:-Today is Sunday. I'm wondering whether I should stay at home or go out. If I go out, I shall miss the lovely Sunday lunch at home. If I stay for lunch, I shall miss thee Sunday film showing at Archana Theatre. I think I'll go out and see the film, only to avoid getting too fat.
3. Complete each sentence below by appropriately using any one of the following:
if you want to/if you don't want to/if you want him to
(i)Don't go to the theatre if you don't want to.
(ii)He'll post your letter if you want him to.
(iii) Please use my pen if you want to.
(iv) He'll lend you his umbrella if you want him to.
(v) My neighbor, Ramesh, will take you to the doctor if you want him to.
(vi) Don't eat it if you don't want to.
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