What made debu want to visit the monastery? class 7 enlish book
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Ranikhet’s Gift (By Rudrani Ghosh)
About the passage
A. Read to understand
Answer the following questions.
1. Match the words and phrases to show a cause-and-effect relationship between them.
2. Write T for statements that are true and F for those that are false.
a) The writer went for a walk in the evening. T
b) The rain had made the atmosphere really cold. T
c) The writer’s house is located at the top of a small hill. T
d) The writer drank coffee in the candlelight to save power. F
3. Answer the following questions.
a) Why were there no puddles or muddy patches despite the heavy rainfall?
Ans. The soil, being rocky and sandy, either dried or the water made its way downhill. So, there were no puddles or muddy patches despite the heavy rainfall.
b) What led to the ‘drastic change’ that the writer talks about?
i) The breaking up of the haze.
ii) The last rays of the setting sun.
iii) The return of birds and butterflies.
c) Which sight left the writer ‘transfixed in awe’?
Ans. When the writer looked up, he stood transfixed in awe, looking at the star-spangled dark dome above.
B. Read to infer
1. The writer builds many contrasts through the passage. Mention three such contrasts presented in the passage. These hints will help you.
· What happened during the rain? What happened once it stopped?
During the rain, the water was gushing and gurgling down the slope, the trees were swaying, the leaves were dancing and wind was roaring. When the rain stopped, there was neither a puddle nor a muddy patch. The sky had cleared; the whole mountain range was in view. The reflection of setting sun on the snow seemed to set the whole range ablaze.
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