5. What follows immediately after this?
(a)The speaker left the kitchen hurriedly.
(b)the speaker had to drink the milk.
(c)The speaker left the milk in the kitchen.
(d)Paati screamed at the speaker.
6. One word that can replace 'hard' in the above li
(b)stiff
(c)difficult
(a)solid
(d)easy
Answers
Answer:
Whizzing move quickly through the air
Howled cried, screamed
Grunted groan
To go off weaken
Track path
Derailing cause to run off tracks
Glided moved along smoothly
Veshti dhoti (in Tamil)
Stumbled followed haltingly
Crept past and past participle of creep which means moving slowly
Jutting out extending out
Glazed shining
Tuft a bunch or collection of something
Glean shine brightly
Beringed the music-master was wearing a ring
Effortlessly without making any effort
Wail cry, scream
Chatting talking
Snooze short sleep
Kept my body and Soul together managed to stay alive
Fed up tired and unhappy
Leaned be in or moving into a sloping position
Gaze look steadily
Choke overwhelm and make someone speechless with emotion
Generosity the quality of being kind and generous
Feeble lacking physical strength
Rumble make a continuous deep sound
Withered become dry
Apparently clearly
Alms beg
Wail pain
Booming out resonant sound
Betel leaf piper leaf
Chew cud
Stained smudge
Wearily tired
Blisters boils/bubbles on skin, from burns or rubbing
Shabby in poor condition
Sturdy strongly built
Whisper to speak very softly
Nodded to move head up and down to show agreement with something
Beamed smiled
Gleaming shining
Odd-looking shabby
Glanced to see
Scurried around to move in hurry
Lurking waiting quietly (without attracting attention)
Groan to make a deep inarticulate sound in response to pain or despair
Brashly cheekily or smartly
Curiously strangely
Pleasant enjoyable, lovely
Shiver shake, tremble
Sores painful, tender
Snapped break
Hardly worn not worn
Unappreciative disapproving
Flung past and past participle of fling which means to throw forcefully
Dropping to put down
Muttering speak softly, to murmur
Vanished misplaced
Upsetting hurtful, shocking
Vendor salesperson, merchant
Catch sight of behold
Clattered off gone off noisily (with the noise or clatter of (chappals)
Incarnate come to life, in person
Stiff hard, rigid, firm
Flashed shining
NCERT Solutions
Comprehension Checks
CHECK (NCERT Page 22)
What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?
Ans. Meena shares the secret of the kitten that they have found in front of their house and have kept in their backyard.
How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?
Ans. Ravi brings milk from the kitchen saying that he was feeling hungry. He even drinks most of it to prove Paati that he was indeed hungry.
He then brings the tumbler in the backyard and empties it in the coconut shell.
Who does he say the kitten’s ancestors are? Do you believe him?
Ans. Ravi said that the kitten’s ancestors were the lion of the Pallava kings, the Mahabalipuram Rishi-Cat which has the emblem of the Pallava dynasty. No I don’t believe his story.
Ravi has a lot to say about MP 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?
Ans. Ravi has a lot to say about MP Poonai. This shows that his knowledge of history is sound, he has a rich imagination and he is an intelligent child.
What was the noise that startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran?
Ans. It was the sound coming out of Lalli’s violin that startled Mridu and frightened Mahendran.
CHECK (NCERT Page 28)
The music master is making lovely music. Read aloud the sentence in the text that expresses the idea.
Ans. The music-master’s notes seemed to float up and settle perfectly into the visible tracks of the melody.
Had the beggar come to Rukku Manni’s house for the first time? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans. No, the beggar has been coming to Rukku Manni’s house for last one week. The beggar himself confirms this saying that he has survived for a week because of Rukku Manni’s kindness.
“A sharp V-shaped line had formed between her eyebrows.” What does it suggests to you about Rukku Manni’s mood?
Ans. The V-shaped line suggests that Rukku Manni was very angry and was about to lose her temper on the children.
Working with the Text
(NCERT Pages 29 and 30)
Complete the following sentences.
(i) Ravi compares Lalli’s