Chapter 9
Memories of a Chota Sahib
Think as your reed
1. Briefly describe the scene ob- served by the author from the veranda of his bungalow on the bank of the Brahmaputra.
Answer:
2. What is the belief about the di- viding channel between Pea- cock Island and the mainland of Guwahati that the author mentions?
Answer:
3. What does the author say about the importance of Guwahati? is the statement true in our time today also?
Answer:
Think as your reed
1. What character of the North Bank of the Brahmaputra does the author refer to?
Answer:
2. What information does the au- thor give us about Manas Wild Life Sanctuary?
Answer:
3. Describe the author's experi- ence of crossing a flooded river on horseback on the North Bank of the Brahmaputra.
Answer:
Think as your reed
Answer:
Answer:
THINKING about language
1. One of the interesting features of the vocabulary of English is that it is enriched by borrowings from a large number of languages. Likewise, English has enriched the vocabulary of other languages too. There are a large number of borrowings from English in Assamese and vice-versa. In this lesson you will find a few words that are borrowings from Assamese. Read these sentences:
(a) More usually crossings were made in a mar boat.
(b) Close to the bungalow was a large bheel.
(c) This was the home of the Assam cheetal.
Find out a few more examples of (i) Assamese words that are used in English and (ii) English words used in Assamese.
2. Notice the underlined words in these sentences and tick the option that best explains their meanings:
(a) The pug marks of the large cat were clearly traceable.
(i) stripes on the body
(ii) dots or spots
(iii) footprints
(iv) scratch marks left on the body
Answer:
(b) The rivers were full of mahseer.
(i) sand banks
(ii) large reptiles like crocodiles
(iii) tortoise
(iv) fresh water fish
Answer:
(c) I once forded one of these rivers on horseback.
(i) jumped across
(ii) crossed the river without using a bridge
(iii) swam across
(iv) crossed the river by using a bamboo bridge
Answer:
(d) It was an eerie spot where trees skeletons still rose out of the water.
(i) very charming
(ii) causing a strange fear
(iii) noisy
(iv) very quiet
Answer:
(For Paid User)
(সকলো পাঠৰ Paid উত্তৰবোৰ চাব পাৰিব)
