The Tunnel English - The Tunnel

What do you think about teamwork?

Which one of these activities would you prefer to do?

Which of these places would you prefer to explore?

How would you like to spend your weekends?

Why do you think Suraj was unable to do any shouting in the tunnel in the beginning?

Sunder Singh used a banana leaf to protect himself from the sun.

Sunder Singh went to inspect the tunnel after having tea.

Suraj helped Sunder Singh water the garden.

The breeze made the flowers in the garden fly away.

Sunder Singh made tea on a gas stove.

From the balcony, she watched the ____________ from her neighbour’s chimney flat across the backyard.
(flickering lights, approaching engine, drifting smoke)

The ____________ from the carpenter’s workshop grew louder every hour. (approaching engine, sawing sound, drifting smoke)

The street was completely dark but the little boy walked to his house guided by the ____________ from the houses.
(flickering lights, sawing sound, drifting smoke)

We could hear the ____________ of the train long before it came into view at the station. (approaching engine, sawing sound, flickering lights)

Sunder Singh placed a large ____________ over his face to keep away the flies.

Select the correct option.
What does Sunder Singh convey about the tunnel?
He says that ___________ (it is damp and sticky inside/he has lent it to the Government).

What did Spraj see inside the tunnel?

Suraj knew that the train was close by because ___________ .

Why did Suraj’s father take him along to Delhi?

Sunder Singh knew that the leopard was in the tunnel because __________.

Do you think Suraj is an adventure-loving boy? Give reasons.

Why is Sunder Singh referred to as a ‘firefly’?

Sunder Singh and Suraj form an unlikely friendship. What draws them together?

Sunder Singh has become part of the jungle life. Support the view with a suitable reason.

According to Sunder Singh, “It is safer in the forest than in the town”. What example does Sunder Singh give to support his opinion? What does this tell us about him?

Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets with the correct form of ‘used to’ or ‘would’.
When I was a child we used to live in a village near a forest. Back then, we (i) _____________ (grow) vegetables in our back garden. Every day we (ii) _____________ (get up) early and go for a walk. The weather in summer (iii) _____________ (be) really nice. There was a lake near the house and we (iv) _____________ (go) there every Sunday for a picnic. Winters (v) _____________ (be) rather cold. In the evenings, my father (vi) _____________ (tell) us incredible stories and we would listen with admiration.

"The text has many ‘sound words’. Some of these words are given in Column 1 and their meanings are given down. At night, the watchman lit an oil lamp and made a similar inspection of the tunnel

Column 1	Column 2
1. creaking	(i) making a noise like a long 's' sound
2. chatter	(ii) making a long low sound when a door or wooden object moves or is moved
3. hissing	(iii) repeated series of short high sounds made by birds or monkeys
4. rustle	(iv) blowing with short, quick blasts, as the wind
5. puffing	(v) a soft low, dry sound made by the movement of things such as leaves, paper, etc.

Now, complete the sentences given below by filing in the blanks with the correct form of the sound words given in Column 1.
1. The steam engine reached the station __________________ black smoke into the sky.
2. Suddenly the snake raised its hood and made a __________________ noise.
3. When the wind blew, I heard the __________________ of the wooden roof.
4. He heard a __________________ of leaves behind him when he was walking in the woods.
5. I get disturbed by the continuous __________________ of the monkeys in the neighbourhood. "

The Nation’s pride Atal Tunnel is 9.02 kilometres long. It runs under the Rohtang Pass. It was constructed on the Manali–Leh Highway under the challenging conditions of freezing temperatures in extremely diffilt terrain. The Atal Tunnel has offially been certifid by World Book of Records as the ‘World’s Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 Feet’!

The watchman has created a system through which he informs the locomotive driver about any danger in the tunnel. The following flow chart shows this system. Refer to the text and complete the flow chart.

What does the story teach about human interaction with wildlife?

How does the author build suspense in the chapter?

Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow:
Suraj had to turn and look back at the opening to reassure himself that there was still daylight outside. Ahead of him, the tunnel’s other opening was just a small round circle of light.
The tunnel was still full of smoke from the train, but it would be several hours before another train came through. Till then, the cutting belonged to the jungle again.
Suraj didn’t stop, because there was nothing to do in the tunnel and nothing to see. He had simply wanted to walk through, so that he would know what the inside of a tunnel was really like.
Q.1. Write whether the following statement is true or false.
Suraj looked back at the opening of the tunnel to check if the train was coming.
Q.2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence given below.
Suraj did not stop anywhere in the tunnel because __________.
A. there was nothing to see in the tunnel
B. the tunnel was damp and sticky
C. he was in a hurry to get out of the tunnel
D. it was time for another train to come
Q.3. What does the sentence Till then, the cutting belonged to the jungle again’ mean?
Q.4. Suraj wanted to know the inside of the tunnel. What character trait of Suraj is highlighted here?