Q1. ) Read the following extract and Complete the activities given below) . (12)
(Seen passage)
.In april 2005, we started to look for a good variety of traditional rice. It was one of our neighbours in the village, a businessman from Mumbai who owned land, who suggested that we plant a local scented variety of rice. Most of the farmers in and around the village of peth had switched over to hybrids. The younger generation of farmers thought I was crazy to ask for the ‘desi’ variety, as they called it. My regular visits to the villages around searching for good traditional variety also did not yield any results and we were almost giving up hope.
I decided to give it one last try and spoke to Baban’s father and some other elders. After meaningful conversations, they mentioned the name of the Kasbai.
Kasbai is a traditional long-grained rice variety which has a distinct aroma, though much milder then Basmati. It’s a long -duration crop and most of the older people remembered growing it years ago. But all shook their heads when I asked them about seeds and told me that it had ‘disappeared’.
The tales of kasbai made us more determined to get it. We decided that if we did manage to get some seeds this would be great rice to grow. I thought government may know something about it. A visit to the agricultural officer was enlightening. He had not even heard of this rice variety. He said villagers were taking me for ride and there was no rice by this name. He ratted off the names of number of hybrids and even offered to give me some of them of cost for a trial. Cursing myself for wasting time with him I moved on to the next destination.
(A1) Global Understanding (2)
Complete the following sentences:
i)Most of the farmers in village ---------
ii) After many meaningful conversation------------
(A2) Complex factual: (2)
Kasbai is a traditional long- grained rice variety.. Describe
(A3) Inference/Interpretation/Analysis: (2)
A visit to the agricultural officer was enlightening. Analyze the sentence.
(A4) Personal Response: (2)
Describe your own experience when you pursued something and reached your goal.
(A5) Language study: (2)
i) I decided to give it last try and spoke to baban’s father.(Underline the infinitive verb)
ii)The tale of kasbai made us more determined to get it.(Frame ‘Wh question’ to get underline part as an answer)
(A6) Find the word that means : (2)
i) Give greater knowledge and understanding. ii) Talk rapidly and at length.
Answers
The comprehension that we are provided with requires to be understood and the question provided requires to be answered. The answer to the questions on comprehension will be as under:
- The answer to A1 will be:
- (i) Most of the farmers in the village had switched over to hybrids.
- (ii) After many meaningful conversations they mentioned the name of the Kasbah.
- The answer to A2will be:
- Although much milder than Basmati, Kasbai is a traditional long-grained rice variety with a distinctive aroma. The majority of older people remember farming it in the past because it is a long-lasting crop.
- The answer to A3 will be:
- The agricultural officer was completely ignorant about this kind of rice. He said that no such rice existed and that locals were driving me around. He listed the names of a variety of hybrids and even made the offer to give me some of them for free to try. I cursed myself for wasting time with him and continued to my next stop.
- The answer to A4 will be:
- This was during my 10std examinations. I was not feeling well a week before the exams but still, I felt that it was better to go write the exams instead of just accepting failure and repeating the year. I was overjoyed when I passed with good marks.
- The answer to A5 will be:
i) The infinite verb to be underlined is ' to give.'
ii) The WH question will be " Whose tale made us more determined to get it?"
- The answer to A6 will be:
- The answer to the first question is ' meaningful.'
- The answer to the second question is 'rattled.'
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We are given with a big paragraph, and also we are asked to answer the question which are given. The given questions are based on the given paragraph.
(A1)
(i) Most of the farmers in the village had switched over to hybrids.
(ii) After many meaningful conversations they mentioned the name of the Kasbah.
(A2)
(i) Describe- Kasbai is a traditional long- grained rice variety.
Answer: Although much milder than Basmati, Kasbai is a traditional long-grained rice variety with a distinctive aroma. The majority of older people remember farming it in the past because it is a long-lasting crop.
(A3)
A visit to the agricultural officer was enlightening. Analyze the sentence.
Answer: The agricultural officer was completely ignorant about this kind of rice. He said that no such rice existed and that locals were driving me around. He listed the names of a variety of hybrids and even made the offer to give me some of them for free to try. I cursed myself for wasting time with him and continued to my next stop.
(A4)
Describe your own experience when you pursued something and reached your goal.
Answer: This was during my 10std examinations. I was not feeling well a week before the exams but still, I felt that it was better to go write the exams instead of just accepting failure and repeating the year. I was overjoyed when I passed with good marks.
(A5)
i) I decided to give it last try and spoke to baban’s father.
(Underline the infinitive verb)
The infinite verb to be underlined is ' to give.'
ii)The tale of kasbai made us more determined to get it.
(Frame ‘Wh question’ to get underline part as an answer)
The WH question will be " Whose tale made us more determined to get it?"
A6
i) Give greater knowledge and understanding.
Answer: ' meaningful.'
ii) Talk rapidly and at length.
Answer: 'rattled.'
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