Comprehension Check
1. Can Velu read Tamil and English? How do you
know?
2. " you are not careful, you will soon be counting bars there," the girl said.
(0 What is she referring to?
(it) 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. (0 Where did the girl lead Velu to?
(it) What did they get to eat?
4. What work did she do? Think of a one-word answer.
Answers
1. Can Velu read Tamil and English? How do you know?
Velu knew Tamil but not English.
How: Velu was not able to read on the big hoardings as they were written in English. But he was able to read “central jail” which was written on a signboard of a big building in Tamil. This incident shows that Velu knew Tamil but not the English.
2. “If you are not careful, you will soon be counting bars there,” the girl said.
(i) What is she referring to?
Answer: She was referring to the jail.
(ii) What does she mean when she says “If you are not careful…”?
Police are not friendly with peoples in dirty clothes and without a home. They think that such people are not of good nature and can even steal other people’s belongings. So, if they see such a person, they interrogate them and might also arrest them. The strange girl was cautioning Velu so that he does not come in front of the police.
3. Where did the girl lead Velu to?
Answer: The girl took Velu to a marriage hall named Sri Rajrajeshwari Prasanna Kalyana Mandapam so that they can get the left-over food.
(ii) What did they get to eat?
Answer: They got two bananas and a vada. Velu ate one banana and a vada while Jaya took one banana.
4. What work did she do? Think of a one-word answer.
Answer: Ragpicker; A person who collects used bottles and plastic bags.
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Answer:
1:- Velu can only read Tamil but not English. He failed to read the signboards in English. However, he can read front. Velu read the Tamil sign, Central Jail.
2:- She is referring to Jail. She means to said that Velu must be careful about whatever he does , otherwise he would land up in jail.
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