Chapter- 12 The Chinese Our Neighbour
1. Question: Who is the main character of the lesson?
Answer: Chang is the main character of the lesson.
2. Question: Along which river was Chang walking?
Answer: Chang was walking along the river Lo.
3. Question: Was Chang near his native village?
Answer: No, he was far away from his native village.
4. Question: Which famous structure could Chang not see from there?
Answer: He could not see the Great Wall.
5. Question: How long is the Great Wall mentioned in the text?
Answer: The Great Wall is 2,400 kilometres long.
6. Question: Who built the Great Wall?
Answer: It was built by the first Chinese Emperor, Chin Shih Huang Ti.
7. Question: Along which river was the wall stretched?
Answer: The wall was stretched along the river Huang Ho.
8. Question: Towards which city was Chang walking?
Answer: Chang was walking towards the city of Loyang.
9. Question: What occasion was being celebrated?
Answer: It was the Chinese New Year.
10. Question: What mood were people in during the New Year?
Answer: Everyone was in a holiday mood.
11. Question: What did rich people wear?
Answer: Rich people wore silk dresses and shoes.
12. Question: What did peasants wear?
Answer: Peasants wore straw sandals.
13. Question: Who were barefooted according to the text?
Answer: The barbarians were barefooted.
14. Question: Why did Chang think about silk?
Answer: Because silk was the great invention of his forefathers.
15. Question: What role did the Emperor play in the festival?
Answer: The Emperor ploughed a furrow to begin the celebration.
16. Question: Which festival was being celebrated for a week?
Answer: The Festival of Lanterns.
17. Question: What would the town look like by sunset?
Answer: The town would be twinkling with little lamps.
18. Question: What was carried along the streets during the festival?
Answer: A huge paper model of a dragon with lamps inside.
19. Question: Why was everyone happy?
Answer: Because it was New Year and a festival time.
20. Question: Where did Chang go next?
Answer: Chang passed through the market place.
21. Question: How were the stalls arranged in the market?
Answer: The stalls were arranged in neat rows.
22. Question: Name any two goods sold in the market.
Answer: Bronze utensils and iron tools were sold there.
(Other correct answers: silk dresses, paper toys, wooden toys, writing paper)
23. Question: What made Chang stop in the market?
Answer: The sound of music made him stop.
24. Question: What new invention did Ts’ai Lum develop?
Answer: He developed paper.
25. Question: What materials were used to make paper?
Answer: Wood pulp and rags were used.
26. Question: Why was paper important?
Answer: It was cheaper than writing on silk.
27. Question: What subjects did Chang want to learn?
Answer: Mathematics, politics, and astronomy.
28. Question: What did Chang want to become?
Answer: He wanted to become a mandarin.
29. Question: What other profession interested Chang?
Answer: He also wanted to be a trader.
30. Question: Where did Chang dream of travelling?
Answer: He dreamed of travelling along the Silk Road to Bactria or Persia, or sailing to foreign lands.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
