Chapter- 9 Have a Cup of Nice Tea
1. Question: What is Assam famous for?
Answer: Assam is famous for tea.
2. Question: What kind -of plant is tea?
Answer: Tea is an evergreen shrub.
3. Question: What part of the tea plant is used to make tea?
Answer: The fermented and dried leaves are used to make tea.
4. Question: What is tea infused to make?
Answer: Tea leaves are infused to make a beverage.
5. Question: In which country was tea first seen?
Answer: Tea was first seen in China.
6. Question: In which year was tea seen in China?
Answer: Tea was seen in China in 2737 B.C.
7. Question: When was tea found growing wild in North India?
Answer: Tea was found growing wild in North India in 1823.
8. Question: How tall can a tea plant grow?
Answer: A tea plant grows to a height of 12" to 40".
9. Question: Which parts of the tea plant are picked?
Answer: The young shoots and leaves are picked.
10. Question: After how many years are tea leaves picked?
Answer: Tea leaves are picked every 5 years.
11. Question: What is done after the leaves are plucked?
Answer: The leaves are spread out for 4–15 hours.
12. Question: For how many hours are the leaves spread out?
Answer: The leaves are spread out for 4 to 15 hours.
13. Question: What happens after spreading the leaves?
Answer: The leaves are broken up, dried, and graded.
14. Question: From which place is the tea shrub in the story?
Answer: The tea shrub is from the gardens of Kerala.
15. Question: How old is the tea shrub?
Answer: The tea shrub is 3 years old.
16. Question: How do the friends describe the tea shrub?
Answer: They say it is delicate, innocent, alert, always happy, and beautiful.
17. Question: What is the height of the tea shrub mentioned?
Answer: The height of the tea shrub is approximately 36".
18. Question: Who told the tea shrub about its relatives?
Answer: Its parents told it about its relatives.
19. Question: Where are the relatives of the tea shrub present?
Answer: The relatives are present all over the world.
20. Question: Do people all over the world make tea?
Answer: Yes, people all over the world make tea.
21. Question: Is there agreement on the best way to prepare tea?
Answer: No, it is a subject of violent dispute.
22. Question: What does “violent dispute” mean in this context?
Answer: It means people strongly disagree about the best way to prepare tea.
23. Question: What kind of shrub is tea described as?
Answer: Tea is described as an evergreen shrub.
24. Question: What happens to tea leaves before drying?
Answer: They are spread out and then broken up.
25. Question: What happens after tea leaves are dried?
Answer: They are graded.
26. Question: What is the tone used when the tea shrub speaks?
Answer: The tone is friendly and personified.
27. Question: Which Indian state is famous for tea according to the text?
Answer: Assam is famous for tea.
28. Question: Which Indian state has tea gardens mentioned in the text?
Answer: Kerala has tea gardens.
29. Question: Who narrates part of the text?
Answer: A tea shrub narrates part of the text.
30. Question: What is the final question asked in the passage?
Answer: “How do you prepare tea?”
Answer by Dimpee Bora
