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Unit 2
Summary | Questions | Answers |
Lesson
2. A Gift of Chappals (Vasantha Surya)
Short Summary
Comprehension Check
(Page 22)
Question
1.
What
is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?
Answer:
Meena
shares the secret of the cat and the secret that Paati will leave for Paddu
Mama’s house if she knows they have a cat.
Question
2.
How
does Ravi get milk for the kitten?
Answer:
Ravi
goes to the kitchen to get milk for the kitten where his grandmother, Paati, sees
him with a glass in hand but he tells her that he is hungry and wants to drink it.
He promises to wash the tumbler by himself and runs to pour the milk in the coconut
shell which is kept in front of a kitten. In this way, he gets milk for the
kitten.
Question
3.
Who
does he say the kitten’s ancestors are? Do you believe him?
Answer:
He
says that Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat is the ancestor of the kitten and adds that the
kitten looks like the Pallava lion, an emblem of the Pallava dynasty. No, I don’t
believe him.
Question
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.
Which
of these statements do you agree/disagree to?
Answer:
(i)
he is merely trying to impress Mridu.
Question
5.
What
was the noise that startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran?
Answer:
The
noise that startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran was the kreeching sound of Lalli’s
violin. Lalli was learning to play violin with a music master.
Comprehension Check
(Page 28)
Question
1.
The
music master is making lovely music. Read aloud the sentence in the text that
expresses this idea.
Answer:
The
text that expresses the idea of the lovely music of the music master is, ‘Mridu stared
at that huge, beringed hand moving effortlessly up the violin’s stem, making
lovely music’.
Question
2.
Had
the beggar come to Rukku Manni’s house for the first time? Give reasons for
your answer.
Answer:
No,
the beggar had not come to Rukku Manni’s house for the first time because Paati
told Tapi that he had been going there every day for the past week.
Question
3.
“A
sharp V-shaped line had formed between her eyebrows.” What does it suggest to
you about Rukku Manni’s mood?
Answer:
A
sharp V-shaped line formed between Rukku Manni’s eyebrows suggests that she is
angry. This is Mridu, who thinks with shiver that she is angry.
Working with the Text
Question
1.
Complete
the following sentences.
(i)
Ravi compares Lalli’s playing the violin to_______________
(ii)
Trying to hide beneath the tray of chillies, Mahendran _________________
(iii)
The teacher played a few notes on his violin, and Lalli _______________
(iv)
The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household________________
(v)
After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked Lalli if __________________
Answer:
(i)
Ravi compares Lalli’s playing the violin to a derailing track.
(ii)
Trying to hide beneath the tray of chillies, Mahendran tipped a few
chillies over himself.
(iii)
The teacher played a few notes on his violin, and Lalli stumbled behind
him on her violin.
(iv)
The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household would not turn
me away.
(v)
After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked Lalli if she had
seen his chappals.
Question
2.
Describe
the music teacher, as seen from the window.
Answer:
The
music teacher looked like a bonny figure. He had a mostly bald head with a
fringe of oiled black hair falling around his ears and an old-fashioned tuft. He
had a gold chain around his leathery neck and a diamond ring glittered on his
hand while playing the violin.
Question
3.
(i)
What makes Mridu conclude that the beggar has no money to buy chappals?
Answer:
Seeing
the pink, peeling blisters on the soles of the beggar’s bare feet, Mridu concludes
that the beggar has no money to buy chappals because if he had money, he would
have bought chappals and his bare feet would not have burnt on the hot road.
(ii)
What does she suggest to show her concern?
Answers:
To
show her concern, Mridu asks Meena and Ravi if they have an old pair of
chappals somewhere in their house.
Question
4.
“Have
you children...” she began, and then, seeing they were curiously quiet, went on
more slowly, “seen anyone lurking around the veranda?”
(i)
What do you think Rukku Manni really wanted to ask?
Answer:
Rukku
Mani actually wanted to ask the children whether they had stolen the chappals
of the music master, but seeing the children curiously quiet changed her question
and asked them whether they had seen anyone lurking around the veranda.
(ii)
Why did she change her question?
Answer:
Rukku
Mani changed her question because she saw the children curiously quiet.
(iii)
What did she think had happened?
Answer:
Firstly,
she thought that children might have stolen the chappals but when she saw them
curiously quiet under the tree, her mind went to the beggars who often walk
around the veranda.
Question
5.
On
getting Gopu Mama’s chappals, the music teacher tried not to look too happy.
Why?
Answer:
The music teacher tried to look unhappy because he knew he had got new chappals in place
of his old one and if he showed his happiness, he would not get the new pair of
chappals.
OR
To
get the new pair of chappals, the music teacher tried to look unhappy otherwise
they would have ignored his loss and he would not have got the new chappals.
Question
6.
On
getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute. Why was he in such
a hurry to leave?
Answer:
The
beggar was already asked to leave the place but he was waiting for the chappals
so that he could walk on a hot road. Since the chappals were a gift for him and
he did not want to lose that chance that is why after getting the gift of chappals
he hurriedly left the place at once.
Question
7.
Walking
towards the kitchen with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh. What made
her laugh?
Answer:
She
knew that Gopu Mama was always in such a hurry to wear his chappals as soon as
he came home. The scene that will happen on the arrival of Gopu Mama, when he
searches for his chappals to wear, makes her laugh.
Working with Language
Question
1.
Read
the following sentences.
(a)
If she knows we have a cat, Paati will leave the house.
(b)
She won’t be so upset if she knows about the poor beggar with sores on his
fect.
(c)
If the chappals do fit, will you really not mind?
Notice
that each sentence consists of two parts. The first part begins with ‘if’. It
is known as if-clause.
Rewrite
each of the following pairs of sentences as a single sentence. Use ‘if’ at the
beginning of the sentence.
(a)
Walk fast. You’ll catch the bus.
If
you walk fast, you’ll catch the bus.
(b)
Don’t spit on the road. You’ll be fined.
If
you spit on the road, you’ll be fined.
(i)
Don’t tire yourself now. You won’t be able to work in the evening.
Answer:
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.
Answer:
If
you study regularly, you will do well in the examination.
(iii)
Work hard. You’ll pass the examination in the first division.
Answer:
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.
Answer:
If
you be polite to people, they will also be polite to you.
(v)
Don’t tease the dog. It’ll bite you.
Answer:
If
you tease the dog, it will bite you.
Question
2.
Fill
in the blanks in the following paragraph.
Today
is Sunday. I’m wondering whether I should stay at home or go out. If I
_____________ (go) out, I ______________ (miss) the lovely Sunday lunch at
home. If I ____________ (stay) for lunch, I (miss) ____________ the Sunday film
showing at Archana Theatre. I think I’ll go out and see the film, only to avoid
getting too fat.
Answer:
Today
is Sunday. I’m wondering whether I should stay at home or go out. If I go
out, I will miss the lovely Sunday lunch at home. If I stay
for lunch, I will miss the Sunday film showing at Archana
Theatre. I think I’ll go out and see the film, only to avoid getting too fat.
Question
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 _________________
(ii)
He’ll post your letter ______________
(iii)
Please use my pen _________________
(iv)
He’ll lend you his umbrella _________________
(v)
My neighbour, Ramesh, will take you to the doctor ___________________
(vi)
Don’t eat it ________________
Answer:
(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 neighbour, 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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