Q.1. Infer the meaning of the following expressions
(a) Nowrosji would cajole Parsi visitors off the train. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(b) Jer Bai would occasionally object to unknown visitors, she was always overruled. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(c) ...outside catering was unheard of. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(d) I gained a healthy respect for my dainty grandmother. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Q.2. Answer the following questions.
(a) “Aavoji, aavo, aavo! Welcome to Delhi! Let me show you my beautiful city.” Who said this and why? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(b) Why were Jer Bai’s arguments always overruled? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(c) Why do you think outside catering was unheard of? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(d) According to the writer what “kind of life has almost gone forever”? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(e) What has made the writer more respectful to her grandmother? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(f) What was special about the tea time in the writer’s home? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Q.3. Tick the correct answer. What is “an exhausting exercise”?
(a) Preparing for the festival. ( )
(b) Travelling from Mumbai to Peshawar. ( )
(c) Writing about Parsis in old Delhi. ( )
(d) Cooking malido, the Parsi style halwa. ( )
Q.4. Make a list of Parsi delicacies as mentioned in the passage. A few are given above. You can add more to the list. Find the words for Mithu dahi in your language. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
Q.1. Infer the meaning of the following:
(a) traverses an unusual trajectory _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(b) The drive to far-flung coffee estates _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(c) densely forested hills _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(d) village clusters _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Q.2. Find words from the text which mean the following:
(a) in a place that is hidden (paragraph one) ____________
(b) distant or remote (paragraph two) ____________
(c) to improve the quality or flavour of something (paragraph four) ____________
(d) a smell specially a pleasant one (paragraph four) ____________
Q.3. Answer the following questions.
(a) What is unique about the Araku valley as stated in paragraph one? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(b) Where is Araku valley? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(c) Underline and write below the sentences, words, and expressions which indicate that Araku coffee has moved ahead of being the only means of livelihood. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(d) State a historical fact about the coffee in the valley? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
(e) There are specific terms being used in the passage for the cultivation of coffee for example, terrace farms, biodynamic farming, etc. Find more such terms and their meanings. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Q.4. The expression “sapling to savouring” in paragraph four means: (Tick the right answer)
(a) Coffee plants are taken care of from the stage of plantation till its beans are ready for an enjoyable cup of coffee. ( )
(b) Coffee saplings are very delicate hence a lot of care is being taken of them. ( )
(c) The growth of coffee plants is dependent on shady trees. ( )
(d) Coffee plant can give a cup of enjoyable coffee.( )
1. Match the sounds in Column A with the appropriate words from Column B.
Example: rustling of leaves
The meanings of some words are given below which will help you to find out the words.
A B
(a) shuffling of chains
(b) striking of leaves
(c) puffing of feet
(d) clanking of a match
(e) sighing of the door
(f) rustling of the wind
(g) banging of an engine
(h) gurgling of hyenas
(i) howling of water
1. You have read about -ing and -ed adjectives in the textbook, the First Flight, page number 97. Read it agan to understand how these adjectives are used. These are also the present participles (-ing forms) and past participles (-ed forms) of verbs and are used as adjectives. Read the following sentences to know this.
• Rita gave me a welcoming cup of coffee..
• Her performance in the test was pleasing.
• She appeared delighted with the gift.
• The bored students became restless.
Now fill in the blanks of the sentences with past participle from one of the following words.
(infect, take, quote, use, watch, frighten, propose)
(a) People demonstrated against the changes______________
(b) The loud cheer went up from the students______________
(c) After the editor read the article, she checked all the examples______________.
(d) Rub the antiseptic cream in the______________area.
(e) My wallet was among the things______________.
(f) Cyclone Fani was a______________experience.
2. Rewrite in the past tense the following excerpt from the ‘Glimpses of India’ (First Flight, Class X textbook) and check your answers with a partner.
Birds, bees, and butterflies are there to give you company. Macaques, Malabar squirrels, langurs, and slender loris keep a watchful eye from the tree canopy. I do, however, prefer to step aside for wild elephants. The climb to the Brahmagiri hills brings you into a panoramic view of the entire misty landscape of Coorg. A walk across the rope bridge leads to the sixty-four acre island of Nisargadhama. Running into Buddhist monks from India’s largest Tibetan settlement, at nearby Bylakuppe, is a bonus. The monks, in red, ochre, and yellow robes are amongst the many surprises that wait to be discovered by visitors searching for the heart and soul of India, right here in Coorg.
1. The Frontier mail, the train mentioned in the passage on the Parsi community was the prestigious and luxurious train which was flagged off in 1928 from Bombay to Peshawar. It was the fastest train known for its punctuality. It covered the distance of 2,335 kms in record time of seventy two hours.
The train used to depart from Ballard Pier Mall Station at Bombay harbour for passengers arriving from England by ship and for the collection of mail brought in from steamers from Europe. It was fashionable to travel by Frontier Mail in those days!
• Our railways have undergone magical transformation since independence from electrification to high speed etc. Find more about Indian Railways and prepare a write up. You can add experiences of rail travel of the people.
• Collect the pictures and information about vintage, royal and luxury trains in India.
