(1) For each word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided:
1. distraction (line 2)
(a) something that stops you from thinking about something else
(b) something that helps you to think about something else
(c) something that you use for weight-training
(d) something that helps you to not be distracted
2. frail (line 9)
(a) strong
(b) funny
(c) fast
(d) weak
3. dense (line 19)
(a) stupid
(b) very thick
(c) a kind of tree
(d) sparse
(ii) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
(a) Who were the Vakils?
(b) Why was the house more suited to the De Silvas?
(c) Who was Pinto?
(d) What effect did the noise have on the natural surroundings?
(e) From Hari's answer to Bela's question what opinion does Hari have of Bombay?
(iii) In not more than 50 words describe how the arrival of the De Silvas changed
life for the family in the little hut.
1. distraction (line 2)
(a) something that stops you from thinking about something else
(b) something that helps you to think about something else
(c) something that you use for weight-training
(d) something that helps you to not be distracted
2. frail (line 9)
(a) strong
(b) funny
(c) fast
(d) weak
3. dense (line 19)
(a) stupid
(b) very thick
(c) a kind of tree
(d) sparse
(ii) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
(a) Who were the Vakils?
(b) Why was the house more suited to the De Silvas?
(c) Who was Pinto?
(d) What effect did the noise have on the natural surroundings?
(e) From Hari's answer to Bela's question what opinion does Hari have of Bombay?
(iii) In not more than 50 words describe how the arrival of the De Silvas changed
life for the family in the little hut.
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Answer:
i)
1. (a) Something that stops you from thinking about something else
2. (d) weak
3. (b) very thick
ii)
a) The Vakils were one of the first families to build holiday cottages on the Thul beach. They are now old and the house is useless to them.
b) The house was more suited to the De Silvas are they were young and energetic and would come to the Thul Beach for an occasional holiday.
c) Pinto was a dog at the cottage.
d) The noise created a commotion as all herons, egrets, kingfishers and moorhens flapped into the dense greenery of the pandanus, the casuarina and the bhindi trees for shelter.
e) Hari has a high opinion of the Bombay city and apparently has a dream to live there. He is flabbergasted by the fact that someone who has a house in Bombay would come to live at the Thul Beach.
iii)
De Silva and his family came from Bombay to spend an occasional holiday in a little hut. This hut was bought by them from Mon Repos.
The Silvas were too young and energetic to enjoy the life on the beach. As they were old now and the house remained empty several years, so sold it to de Silvas who were energetic. Whenever they came, life changed for the family in little hut.
meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided:
1. distraction (line 2)
(a) something that stops you from thinking about something else
(b) something that helps you to think about something else
(c) something that you use for weight-training
(d) something that helps you to not be distracted
2. frail (line 9)
(a) strong
(b) funny
(c) fast
(d) weak
3. dense (line 19)
(a) stupid
(b) very thick
(c) a kind of tree
(d) sparse
(ii) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
(a) Who were the Vakils?
(b) Why was the house more suited to the De Silvas?
(c) Who was Pinto?
(d) What effect did the noise have on the natural surroundings?
(e) From Hari's answer to Bela's question what opinion does Hari have of Bombay?
(iii) In not more than 50 words describe how the arrival of the De Silvas changed
life for the family in the little hut.