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
Answers
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.