it was april 2004 I stood in the middle of the green field of moong (green gram) and
looked around me . It was just before sunrise and the sky was turning a bright orange .
The ground was damp and the leaves were shining with dew. My bare feet were muddy as
I walked aruond gingerly , inspecting the plants.
Around me were rows of chikoo tress and below a dense foliage of moong. At that
points , I couldnot have asked for anything more . The moong plants, not more than two
feet tall had green pods hanging out. The pods were not yet ripe and there was a light
fuzz growing on them . There was still some time before the harvest.
1) where did he stand?
2)Describe the scene on the farm and write the reason for his happiness?
3)Write the words related to the agriculture?
4) How he explained the moong plants ? write the answer in 2 lines
a) Pick out a simple sentence from the above extract.
b) ‘The pods were noyt yet ripe and there was a light fuzz growing on them”.( pickout
the compound sentence and find the clause)
c) There was still some time before the harvest . (rewrite as a nagative sentence)
d) write the meanings of following words.
1) foliage _____ 2) gingerly _____
Answers
The answers are as follows:
1. The speaker stood in the middle of a green field of moong in April 2004.
2. It was just before the sunrise, and the sun was turning bright orange. The ground was damp, and the leaves were shining with dew. The speaker walked around gingerly on the muddy field and inspected the chikoo and moong trees.
The speaker was happy at that point because his cultivation had been a successful one. His tress and plants were in good condition, and his hard work had given him the fruits.
3. The words related to agriculture are field, moong, chikoo trees, green pods, and harvest.
4. According to the speaker, the moong plants were of dense foliage. It was not more than two feet tall, with the green pods hanging out. The pods were not ripe yet, and a light fuzz was growing on them. There was still some time left in harvesting the moong.
a. Simple Sentence- 'I stood in the middle of the green field of moong.'
b. Compound sentence- 'The pods were not yet ripe, and there was a light fuzz growing on them.
Clause- 'there was a light fuzz growing on them.'
c. There was not much time before the harvest.
d. i. foliage- refers to a collection of leaves and plants
ii. gingerly- move in a cautious manner
Answer:
The answer is written below:
Explanation:
1. He stood in the middle of the green field of moong(green gram).
2. It was just before Sunrise and the sky was turning a bright orange. The ground was damp and the leaves were shining with a dew. He was happy as he walked barefoot in the muddy gingerly, inspecting the plants. Rows of chikoo trees and a dense foliage of moong. At that point, he was so happy that he couldn't have asked for anything more.
3. Words related to agriculture are:
- Green field
- Moong gram
- Plants
- Damp
- Ground
- Leaves
- Chikoo
- Trees
- Ripe
- Harvest
4. Below a dense foliage of moong. The moong plants, not more than two feet tall had green pods hanging out. The pods were not yet ripe and there was a light fuzz growing on them.
a). I walked around gingerly, inspecting the plants. - Simple sentence
b). 'The pods were not yet ripe and there was a light fuzz growing on them' is a compound sentence.
The clause is Independent clause.
c). The time of harvest had not yet arrived.
d). Foliage: Plants and leaves collectively
gingerly: careful and cautious manner.