Comprehension Ch.
1. Can Velu read Tamil and English? How do you know?
2. "If you are not careful, you will soon be counting bars there," the girl said.
(i What is she referring to?
(i) What does she mean when she says "If you are not careful..."?
(She says something a little later which means the same. Find that
sentence.)
3. (i Where did the girl lead Velu to?
(ii) What did they get to eat?
4. What work did she do? Think of a one-word answer.
Answers
Answer:
1 Velu cannot read tamil and english as when Velu looks at the signs near the station he could not understand them because they were in english
(2)(i)she is referring to the chennai central jail
(ii)she means that they must be careful and avoid it as rag-picking by children is illegal
(3)(i) the girl lead Velu to a grabage dunmp behind a marriage hall
(ii)Velu got to eat a vada and a banana and the girl also found another banana which she ate herself
(4) she was a rag picker
Explanation:
1 Velu cannot read tamil and english as when Velu looks at the signs near the station he could not understand them because they were in english
(2)(i)she is referring to the chennai central jail
(ii)she means that they must be careful and avoid it as rag-picking by children is illegal
(3)(i) the girl lead Velu to a grabage dunmp behind a marriage hall
(ii)Velu got to eat a vada and a banana and the girl also found another banana which she ate herself
(4) she was a rag picker