Lesson 10.
The Price of Bananas
[1] Read the passage and answer to the questions :
Fill in the blanks with proper words: 1x5=5
(i) The younger monkeys sat on the branches of tree and tree.
(ii) A monkey snatched of a .
(iii) Some passengers were filling in their .
(iv) The author was going from to .
(iv) The coming of the train was announced by
[2] Read this text and answer to the questions :
Answer within 15 words: 1×5=5
Qus. Why were the people amused?
Qus. Who come forward to help the businessman ?
Qus. Describe the attire (পোশাকপরিচ্ছদ) of the gentleman.
Qus. What was the porter carrying?
Qus. What did the monkey do?
[3] Read the text and then answer to the question :
Answer the questions with a word or two: 1x5=5
Qus. What was Sethji's reaction when the Vendor wanted two annas?
Qus. What was the bargain with the monkey?
Qus. Why do the monkeys disturb passengers ?
Qus. How is the businessman ?
Qus. How much did the fruit vendor demand from Sethji as the price of bananas?
[4] Read the text and answer to the questions :
Write T for true and F for the false statements: 1×5=5
1. The vendor was satisfied with the money he received. [ ]
2. All the passengers had sympathy for The vendor. [ ]
3. They drew a cartoon of the businessman. [ ]
4. The cartoon pleased the businessman. [ ]
5. The businessman was rude. [ ]
Textual questions
EXERCISE - 1
Tick (✔) the correct alternative from given below: 1x5=5
Qus. The gentleman who came up to the author's compartment looked like a- (a) businessman [ ], (b) doctor [ ] (c) teacher [ ], (d) postman [ ].
Qus. The author was on his way from Faizabad -(a) Delhi [] (b) Kolkata [ ], (c) Lucknow [ ], (d) Ahmedabad [ ].
Qus. The price the vendor asked for the bananas was - (a) two annas [ ], (b) four annas [ ], (c) six annas [ ],
(d) eight annas.
Qus. The author drew the cartoon of - (a) fruit vendor [ ], (b) monkey [ ], (c) porter [ ], (d) Sethji [ ].
Ons. From the water pump the passenger were filling up their- (a) water bottles [ ], (b) earthen pitchers [ ], (c) brass jugs [ ], (d) steel buckets [].
EXERCISE - 2
Answer the following questions within 15 words: 1×4=4
Qus. Where did the young monkeys sit ?
Qus. Why according to the fruit vendor were the monkeys disturbing the passengers ?
Qus. What did the monkey do to the loin cloth of the pious person?
Qus. What did Sethji's luggage include ?
EXERCISE - 3
Answer the following questions within 25 words: 2×3=6
Qus. What did the monkey do after accepting the fruit vendor's bargain?
Qus. How did the whole amusing episode end?
Qus. What was the businessman wearing ?
Grammar in use
EXERCISE - 4
Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles/preposition: 1×4=4
(a) sun rises in the east.
(b) The dog jumped the dog.
(c) I love to watch one day match.
(d) a pen, Tiya also has an eraser.
EXERCISE - 5
Change the voice of the following sentences: 1×4=4
Qus. Mr. Khan is known to me.
Qus. Trina had composed a poem.
Qus. I will always remember you.
Qus. They have made him the president of the club.
EXERCISE - 6
Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the given verbs (bracket):
a. They their puja vacation in the hills. (spend)
b. We in this city for over ten years. (live)
C. I just reading the book. (Finish)
d. The project by june next year (complete)
EXERCISE - 7
Narration Change: 1×4=4
Qus. Rahul said, "Alas! Brazil had lost the match."
Qus. "Let us go for a walk," said Shabnam to Chandni.
Qus. "Good morning, madam," said the students to the teacher.
Qus. My father said to me, "Do not pluck flowers."
Composition
EXERCISE - 8
Write a story in about 100 words using the given hints. Give a suitable title to the story. [10]
EXERCISE - 9
Using the following points write a paragraph in about 100 words on how your locality looks like at dawn. [10]
Additional Textual Questions
Answer the following questions within 15 words: 1×6-6
Qus. How much did the businessman give to the porter ?
Qus. When did the author reach Faizabad station?
Qus. Why do the monkeys disturb the passengers ?
Qus. What announced the arrival of the train ?
Qus. How was the cap of the Sethji ?
Qus. What happened to the pious person ?
Answer the following questions within 25 words :
Qus. Which activity of a monkey struck the writer ?
Qus. When did the businessman look slightly relieved ?
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