Lesson 4: My Own True Family



Comprehension exercises

1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) Creeping in an oakwood, the poet was looking for a

(i) goat

(ii) rhinoceros

(iii) stag

(iv) buffalo

Answer: Creeping in an oakwood, the poet was looking for a – stag.


(b) Whenever an oak tree is felled, the number of trees the poet must plant is

(i) two

(ii) three

(iii) four

(iv) five

Answer: Whenever an oak tree is felled, the number of trees the poet must plant is – two.


(c) When the poet came out of the oakwood, his heart was that of a

(i) stag

(ii) tree

(iii) human child

(iv) old woman

Answer: When the poet came out of the oakwood, his heart was that of a – tree.


2. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/ words in support of your answer.
(a) The old woman held the poet’s secrets in her little bag. 

Supporting statement: _____________________

Answer: The old woman held the poet’s secrets in her little bag. [True]


Supporting statement: “I have your secret in my little bag “

(b) The tree tribe said that the poet is bothered to see the chopping down of oak trees.

Supporting statement: ____________________

Answer: The tree tribe said that the poet is bothered to see the chopping down of oak trees. [False]

Supporting statement: “we are chopped down , we are torn up, you do not blink an eye.”

(c) The poet never came out of the oakwood.

Supporting statement: _____________________

Answer: The poet never came out of the oakwood. [False]

Supporting statement: “when I came out of the oakwood, back to human company.”

3. Answer the following questions:
(a) When did the poet come twice awake?

Answer: When an old woman opened up her little bag to show magic then the poet came twice awake.

(b) What would happen to the poet if he failed to make the promise?

Answer: If the poet failed to make the promise then he would die.

(c) What was it that altered the poet?

Answer: It was the poet’s dream that altered the poet.

My Own True family : Grammar in use
4. Change the following into indirect speech:
(a) Rahul asked Dipa, “Will you go to school today?”

Answer: Rahul asked Dipa if she would go to the school that day.

(b) Rita said to Ayesha, “Please give me a glass of water.”

Answer: Rita requested Ayesha to give her a glass of water.

(c) The old man told the little girl, “May you be happy!”

Answer: The old man wished that the little girl might be happy.

5. Do as directed:
(a) Ranjan said, “Who does not know the name of Rabindranath?” (Change into affirmative sentence)

Answer: Ranjan said that everybody knows the name of Rabindranath.

(b) Sangeeta runs faster than any other girl in her class. (Rewrite using the positive degree of ‘faster’)

Answer: Sangeeta is as fast as any other girl in her class.

(c) Kaushiki blamed her friend for the trouble. (Rewrite using the noun form of ‘blamed’)

Answer: Kaushiki gave the blame to her friend for the trouble.




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