Question

Read the passage and answer the following questions:

Kerala is a warm, moist land where harvests are usually good. Coconut, tapioca and rice are its

main crops.

Onam is one of Kerala’s main festivals. It celebrates the harvest time at the end of the monsoon.

The story behind the festival goes back to the legendary rule of a good king named Mahabali.

During his rule all men were equal and there was no evil, hate or crime.

Once a year, at Onam time, the people of Kerala say that the spirit of king Mahaballi visits his

people. So, people clean their houses and polish every brass pot and door handle. They decorate the

floor with fresh patterns of coloured powder.

The children of the family get gifts. The gifts are usually clothing of golden yellow colour, the colour

of the harvest. Young girls wear their lovely new clothes and dance in a circle celebrating the harvest.

Families go to the temple to make special offerings of thanks.

a) Why are harvests usually good in Kerala?

b) What are the main crops of Kerala?

c) What is Onam?

d) What gifts do children get in Onam?

e) Complete the following:

(i) People say that at Onam time ________________________

(ii) People clean their houses and _________________________

(iii) Wearing new clothes, young girls ________________________

(iv) Families go to the temple to ___________________________​

Answer 1

a)Harvest are usually good in kerala because kerala is a warm ,moist land.
b)Coconut,Tapioca and Rice
c)Onam is one of the kerala’s main festivals.It celebrates the harvest time at the end of monsoon.
d)The children usually get clothes of golden yellow colour.
ei) the spirit of king mahaveli visits his people.
eii)polish every brass pot and door handle.
eiii)dance in a circle celebrating the harvest
eiv)to make special offering of thanks.

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Answer 2

how is the climate of kerala

ans:-Kerala is a warm, moist land where harvests are usually good.