The Nuclear Test
I. Choose the most appropriate answer.
1.Anjali’s father persuaded Dada to come to
Pune because.
a. Dada was too old to run the farm
b. Anjali’s chacha is were abroad.
c. Dada’s children had immigrated to cities.
d. He wanted to take care of his aged parents.
Answer:d. He wanted to take care of his aged parents.
2.Anjali enjoyed meeting her grandparents
a. Every day
b. During holidays
c. During weekends
d. During her visits to their village
Answer:b. During holidays
II. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
1. Anjali always disliked sharing her things with others. – [true]
2. Anjali’s mother was a fantastic cook. – [true]
3. Dada and Dadi enjoyed shopping for fun – [false]
4. Anjali was extremely happy when her grandparents decided to go to Rita’s place. – [true]
III. Pick out the word that best describes
a. Anjali – possessive
b. Dada – Pious
c. Dadi – caring
d. Anjali father – Possessive
e. Anjali’s mother – busy
IV. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.
1.Why did Anjali’s mother remove all her things
from the cupboard?
Answer:Anjali’s mother removed all her things from the cupboard because
Anjali’s grandparents needed to keep their things in the cupboard. They would
come to stay there.
2.How old was Anjali’s grandfather? Why was
it difficult for him to live in the village?
Answer:Dada was nudging seventy now and as too old to be able to run the farm
all by himself. He had promised he would not leave his beloved land till he
died, but he was finding it more and more difficult to live there alone.
3.The family became a nuclear family again
what brought about this change?
Answer:After her grandparents left, there was no one to talk to her. Her mother
was again overworked with no time for anyone, or anybody. But most of all, the
noise and bustle of one big happy family had faded into silence. The house, all
eight hundred and fifty feet of compact space planning, suddenly looked too
big. This made them nuclear family again.
4.Anjali was too eager to have her grandparents
back. What does this tell you about Anjali?
Answer:It tells that Anjali realized the importance of ‘grandparents’ presence
in the house. They helped and showed care towards her all these days. She
wanted to have her grandparents again. Their being in the house made a
tremendous change in her life. It would always make her busy with things.
5..Is the title of the story suitable to the
context? Give your opinion.
Answer:It is really suitable title ‘The Nuclear Test’ to this lesson. It
reflects the importance of a Joint family. In the absence of the grandparents,
the family felt somewhat abandoned but after having the grandparents back, the
things are very different. Joint family is the best family in my view.
V. Give the one-word substitute.
1. One who resides temporarily outside the country
Expatriate
2. One who is only concerned with oneself
egocentric
3. A state of perfect balance
Equilibrium
4. One who is a hundred years old
centenarian
5. A person in his sixties
sexagenarian
VI. Now form the plurals of the following words.
1. House – Houses
2. Student – Students
3. Toy – Toys
4. Flower – Flowers
5. Knife – Knives
6. Cloth – Clothes
7. Berry – Berries
8. Eye – eyes
9. Table – Tables
10. Piece – Pieces
11. Company – companies
12. Lorry – lorries
VII. Identify the error in the following words and write, them correctly.
i. Buss – bus
ii. Machineses – machines
iii Bullockes – Bullock’s
iv. Vehical – vehicle
v. Photoes – photos
vi. halls – half.
vii. tomatos – tomatoes
viii. potatos – Potatoes
ix. Caffes – calves
VIII. Write a paragraph on ‘Aday school\ you can use the following as hints.
The time you left for school – The number of classes you had – Time when your classes began – The different activities – The games that you played in school – The time you returned home – Other activities in school. I go to go my school at 8.30 am in the mornings. My classes begin at 9 am. Other than studies some extracurricular activities would be done. Example: quiz, speech competition, recitation, singing competition etc. I play Volleyball, Cricket and Kabadi. I go back home at 4.30 pm every day. After school hours our teachers and give us singing practice, games extra coaching.
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