Chapter- 10       Our Little River


1. Question: Which river is described in the poem?
Answer: The poem describes a little village river.

2. Question: How does the river move?
Answer: The river twists and turns.

3. Question: How deep is the river in summer?
Answer: The river is knee-deep in summer.

4. Question: Why is it easy to cross the river in summer?
Answer: Because the water level is low.

5. Question: Who cross the river easily?
Answer: Cattle and carts cross the river easily.

6. Question: What kind of banks does the river have?
Answer: The banks slope gently though they are high.

7. Question: What is the condition of the river banks in summer?
Answer: They are always dry.

8. Question: Is the river muddy in summer?
Answer: No, there is no dirt or mud.

9. Question: How does the sand of the river look?
Answer: The sand glints with a golden gleam.

10. Question: What grows on one side of the river?
Answer: A bed of ‘Kash’ with white flowers grows there.

11. Question: Which birds gather near the ‘Kash’ plants?
Answer: Mynahs gather there.

12. Question: What fills the air near the river?
Answer: The chatter of mynahs fills the air.

13. Question: What animals prowl at night near the river?
Answer: Jackals prowl at night.

14. Question: How do jackals break the silence of night?
Answer: With their howling.

15. Question: What trees are seen on the other bank?
Answer: Palm and mango trees are seen.

16. Question: Where are the village houses situated?
Answer: Beneath the leafy shade of trees on the river bank.

17. Question: What do children do along the river bank?
Answer: They play and splash water.

18. Question: What games do children play in the river?
Answer: They splash, duck, spray water and catch small fish.

19. Question: How do children catch small fish?
Answer: With bits of cloth.

20. Question: What do village women do by the river?
Answer: They scrub pans and pots with sand.

21. Question: What else do village women do at the river?
Answer: They wash clothes and take their bath.

22. Question: Where do the women go after finishing their work?
Answer: They return home.

23. Question: What happens when the rains begin?
Answer: The river fills up to the brim.

24. Question: How does the river flow during the rainy season?
Answer: It rushes with muddy whirls and loud roars.

25. Question: What sound does the river make during rains?
Answer: It makes deafening roars.

26. Question: What happens in the woods near the river during rains?
Answer: A joyful call rings out.

27. Question: How does the village respond to the rains?
Answer: The whole village wakes up.

28. Question: What do the villagers celebrate after the rains begin?
Answer: They celebrate the festival of rain.

29. Question: Which season shows the calm nature of the river?
Answer: Summer season.

30. Question: What picture of village life does the poem show?
Answer: The poem shows peaceful, joyful village life connected to the river.

Answer by Dimpee Bora