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Do you think the children were kind, generous and honest? Explain with reference to the lesson, ‘A Gift of Chappals’. Explain me for 6 marks​

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Answered by tarunrahav
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Answer:Comprehension Check

Question 1. What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?

Answer: Meena shares the secret of the kitten that they found in front of the house in the morning. They had kept it in the backyard behind a thick bush.

Question 2. How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?

Answer: Ravi gets milk for the kitten cleverly from the kitchen by pretending that he is hungry. In order to prove that he indeed was hungry, he had to drink most of the milk. He would leave some milk in the tumbler and empty it in the coconut shell kept in the backyard.

Question 3. Who does he say the kitten’s ancestors are? Do you believe him?

Answer: Ravi says that the kitten’s ancestor was the Pallava Lion, 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 think that his knowledge of history is sound. Also, he has a rich imagination and he is an intelligent child.

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.

 

Comprehension Check

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 this idea is:

The music master’s notes seemed to float up and settle perfectly into the invisible tracks of the melody. It was like the wheels of a train fitting smoothly into the rails and whizzing along, as Ravi said.

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. In fact, he had been visiting Rukku Manni’s house for the past one week. He himself admitted that he had survived the past week because of the generosity of the ladies of Rukku Manni’s house.

(v) My neighbor, Ramesh, will take you to the doctor if you want him to.

(vi) Don’t eat it if you don’t want to.

Speaking and Writing

Question 1. Discuss in small groups

If you want to give away something of your own to the needy, would it be better to ask your elders first?

Is there someone of your age in the family who is very talkative? Do you find her/him interesting and impressive or otherwise? Share your ideas with others in the group.

Has Rukku Manni done exactly the same as the children? In your opinion, then, is it right for one party to blame the other?

Answer:

Yes, it will be better to ask my elders first if I want to give away something of my own to the needy.

Answered by shahidzartaj8
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In this chapter, there was a girl named Mridu who went to her aunt Rukku Manni’s home with her grandmother Tapi to visit her relatives Paati, her grandmother and Lalli, Ravi and Meena. As Rukku Manni opened the doors, Ravi and Meena rushed out to bring Mridu and Tapi inside. Mridu took off her chappals and placed them neatly beside a black pair of slippers which was grey with dust and had scrawny footprints on it. Before she could ask or even wonder whom the chappals belonged to, Ravi dragged her to the backyard. There, Ravi showed her a kitten which was saved by him and Meena. They brought the kitten inside and decided to give it a glass of milk. Then, they explained how difficult it was to bring milk to the cat without letting Paati know about it. Paati didn’t like keeping animals at her home and described the ones which the children bring as dirty little creatures. Ravi narrates how he was almost caught by Paati. Then, he explained the importance of this cat and how great the cat’s ancestors were. Suddenly, they were interrupted by a strange noise. Both the kitten, Mahendran and Mridu were alarmed by this strange kreeching noise. Ravi informed Mridu that this kreeching noise was actually being made by Lalli, who was trying to play the violin. The three kids looked through the window and saw Lalli playing the violin. In front of her sat the music master, the person who was teaching her how to play the violin. The master was playing melodiously and the notes issuing from his violin were completely on track. However, Lalli’s situation was the complete opposite. She was stumbling behind the music master and could not play the notes the same way as the music master was playing. The notes issuing from her instrument were totally off-track. Then, there came a wail from the gate, asking for Rukku Manni. However, she ordered Ravi to send the beggar away. Mridu, Meena and Ravi went outside and saw that the beggar was leaning against a neem tree and was already becoming comfortable. When Ravi told him to go away, he started explaining his situation. He said that the women of that house were generous and kind and they were the reason he was able to survive. However, these words had no effect on Rukku Manni and Paati. The beggar then began to show his large feet on which there were large, pink blisters and explained that the sun was so hot that the tar of road had melted away. With sorrow, he expressed that he didn’t have any chappals and couldn’t bear the pain anymore. The children then decided to give the beggar a gift of chappals. The three kids began searching for a suitable pair. Mridu found one – it was the same one she saw when she entered the house. It fitted the beggar’s feet perfectly, so they gave the beggar the chappals. The beggar then went away, feeling grateful for the gift. After a while, Lalli’s music class got over and it was time for the music master to leave. However, he could not find his chappal. The kids then realized that the pair of chappals they had given to the beggar actually belonged to the music master. They tried to hide this from their elders, but eventually, Rukku Manni caught them. She had to give away her husband’s pair of chappals. However, a new situation had arisen, what was she going to give her husband when he would return home and ask for his chappal?
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