Question
A1. Simple Factual Activity:
Write whether the following statements are 'true' or 'false":
(1) Writer's father was a medical professional.
(2) After a hearty lunch the narrator settled down with a story book.
My father was a medical professional working for a private company in Raniganj in West Bengal. The officers of the company were housed in individual bungalows inside a large campus. Our house was in a corner of the campus. The officer’s club was adjacent to the boundary wall of our garden. The compound was luxurious with green grass, colourful flowers and a host of tall and majestic trees. The seasonal vegetables in the kitchen gardens of the households and the magnificent trees constantly attracted squirrels and many species of birds; a group of langurs had even made their den in an aswatha tree nearby. They had all become a part and parcel of our existence and daily life.
A small incident on a Saturday afternoon left a profound effect on me and unfolded before my eyes a whole new dimension to the wonders of God’s creation. It was a few days into the Puja vacation. Just like for any other child, the holidays provided an opportunity for me to become engrossed in various magazines and storybooks published specially for children in the festive season.
After a hearty lunch, my parents and my younger sisters lay down for an afternoon nap and I settled down with a storybook. The quiet afternoon presented the perfect backdrop for reading an adventure story. The silence was occasionally broken by the sound of my family snoring, the intermittent chirping of house sparrows, the harsh cawing of a crow the shrill call of a kite flying high above the ground. Minutes ticked by. I became deeply absorbed in the book.
A2. Complex Factual Activities:
Complete the web describing the campus where writer's family lived:
A3. Activities based on Vocabulary:
Match the synonyms:
Write whether the following statements are 'true' or 'false":
(1) Writer's father was a medical professional.
(2) After a hearty lunch the narrator settled down with a story book.
My father was a medical professional working for a private company in Raniganj in West Bengal. The officers of the company were housed in individual bungalows inside a large campus. Our house was in a corner of the campus. The officer’s club was adjacent to the boundary wall of our garden. The compound was luxurious with green grass, colourful flowers and a host of tall and majestic trees. The seasonal vegetables in the kitchen gardens of the households and the magnificent trees constantly attracted squirrels and many species of birds; a group of langurs had even made their den in an aswatha tree nearby. They had all become a part and parcel of our existence and daily life.
A small incident on a Saturday afternoon left a profound effect on me and unfolded before my eyes a whole new dimension to the wonders of God’s creation. It was a few days into the Puja vacation. Just like for any other child, the holidays provided an opportunity for me to become engrossed in various magazines and storybooks published specially for children in the festive season.
After a hearty lunch, my parents and my younger sisters lay down for an afternoon nap and I settled down with a storybook. The quiet afternoon presented the perfect backdrop for reading an adventure story. The silence was occasionally broken by the sound of my family snoring, the intermittent chirping of house sparrows, the harsh cawing of a crow the shrill call of a kite flying high above the ground. Minutes ticked by. I became deeply absorbed in the book.
A2. Complex Factual Activities:
Complete the web describing the campus where writer's family lived:
A3. Activities based on Vocabulary:
Match the synonyms:
Column 'A' | Column 'B' |
(1) revealed | (a) opportunity |
(2) new factor | (b) engrossed in |
(3) occupied in | (c) new dimension |
(4) chance | (d) unfolded |
A4. Activities based on Contextual Grammar:
(1) The writer's house was in a corner of the ampus.
(Make 'Wh-question' to get underlined part as an answer.)
(2) I became deeply absorbed in the book.
(Rewrite it in Simple Present Tense)
A5. Personal Response :
(1) Do you like to live in a bungalow? Why?
