NCERT Solutions Class 10 English (First Flight)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 10 English (First Flight) Chapter – 7 Glimpses of India has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 7 (Glimpses of India)
Part I (A Baker from Goa)
Oral Comprehension Check
1. What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?
Answer – The elders in Goa were nostalgic about the good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese, and their famous loaves of bread.
2. Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?
Answer – Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. The author has described about the existence of time-old furnaces and their still burning fire. The Goan society is still having moulders, bread mixers and bakers.
3. What is the baker called?
Answer – The baker is called a pader in Goa.
4. When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him?
Answer – He would come twice a day. The children ran to meet him not for loaves of bread but ‘bread-bangles’.
Oral Comprehension Check
1. Match the following. What is a must
(i) as marriage gifts? – cakes and bolinhas
(ii) for a party or a feast? – sweet bread called bol
(iii) for a daughter’s engagement? – bread
(iv) for Christmas? – sandwiches
Answer –
(i) as marriage gifts? – sweet bread called bol
(ii) for a party or a feast? – bread
(iii) for a daughter’s engagement? – sandwiches
(iv) for Christmas? – cakes and bolinhas
2. What did the bakers wear :
(i) in the Portuguese days?
Answer – The bakers were usually dressed up in a peculiar dress called kabai. It was a single piece long frock reaching down to the knees.
(ii) when the author was young?
Answer – During his childhood days, the author saw the bakers wearing a shirt and trousers which were shorter than full length ones and longer than half pants.
3. Who invites the comment − “he is dressed like apader”? Why?
Answer – Any person who is wearing a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites this comment. This is because the baker, known as a pader, used to dress like that.
4. Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
Answer – The monthly accounts of the baker were recorded on some wall in pencil.
5. What does a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ mean?
Answer – A ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ means a plump physique.
Thinking About Text
1. Which of these statements are correct?
(i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times.
(ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages.
(iii) The paders went away with the Portuguese.
(iv) The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.
(v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.
(vi) Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.
(vii) Paders and their families starve in the present times.
Answer –
(i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times. (Correct)
(ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages. (Correct)
(iii) The paders went away with the Portuguese. (Incorrect)
(iv) The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock. (Incorrect)
(v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days. (Incorrect)
(vi) Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business. (Correct)
(vii) Paders and their families starve in the present times. (Incorrect)
2. Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?
Answer – Bread is still an important part of Goan life. Marriage gifts are meaningless and a party or a feast loses its charm without bread. Sandwiches are important for a daughter’s engagement. That is what that explains the fact that the bread makers are still there.
3. Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he says the following?
(i) The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in some places. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
(ii) Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
(iii) I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty)
(iv) The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny)
(v) Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. (sad, hopeful, matter-of-fact)
(vi) The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and prosperous. (matter-of-fact, hopeful, sad)
Answer –
(i) The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in some places. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad) (Nostalgic)
(ii) Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad) (Nostalgic)
(iii) I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty) (Nostalgic)
(iv) The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny) (Funny)
(v) Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. (sad, hopeful, matter-of-fact) (Matter-of-fact)
(vi) The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and prosperous. (matter-of-fact, hopeful, sad) (Matter-of-fact)
II (Croog)
Thinking About The Text
1. Where is Coorg?
Answer – Coorg is the smallest district of Karnataka, located midway between Mysore and Mangalore.
2. What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent?
Answer – The fiercely independent people of Coorg are descendents of Greeks or Arabs. A section of Alexander’s army moved South along the coast and settled here only when they were unable to return to their country. These people married among the locals. This is the story about the descent of Kodavu people.
3. What are some of the things you now know about
(i) the people of Coorg?
Answer – They are fiercely independent people and have descended from the Greeks or the Arabs.
(ii) the main crop of Coorg?
Answer – Coffee is the main crop of Coorg.
(iii) the sports it offers to tourists?
Answer – It mostly offers adventure sports which include river rafting, canoeing, rappelling, rock climbing and mountain biking.
(iv) the animals you are likely to see in Coorg?
Answer – The animals likely to be seen in Coorg are macaques, Malabar squirrel, langurs, slender loris, elephants etc.
(v) its distance from Bangalore, and how to get there?
Answer – By road, it is around 250 – 260 kilometres from Bangalore.
4. Here are six sentences with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)
(i) During monsoons it rains so heavily that tourists do not visit Coorg. (para 2)
Answer – keep many visitors away
(ii) Some people say that Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled there. (para 3)
Answer – as one story goes
(iii) The Coorg people are always ready to tell stories of their sons’ and fathers’ valour. (para 4)
Answer – are more than willing to recount
(iv) Even people who normally lead an easy and slow life get smitten by the high-energy adventure sports of Coorg. (para 6)
Answer – the most laidback individuals become converts to
(v) The theory of the Arab origin is supported by the long coat with embroidered waist-belt they wear. (para 3)
Answer – draws support from
(vi) Macaques, Malabar squirrels observe you carefully from the tree canopy. (para 7)
Answer – keep a watchful eye
Thinking About Language
Collocations
Certain words ‘go together’. Such ‘word friends’ are called collocations. The collocation of a word is ‘the company it keeps’.
For example, look at the paired sentences and phrases below. Which is a common collocation, and which one is odd? Strike out the odd sentence or phrase.
1.
ο ‘How old are you?’
ο ‘How young are you?’
2.
ο a pleasant person
ο a pleasant pillow
Answer –
1. The odd sentence is ‘How young are you?’
2. The odd phrase is ‘a pleasant pillow’.
1. Here are some nouns from the text.
| culture, monks, surprise, experience, weather, tradition |
Work with a partner and discuss which of the nouns can collocate with which of the adjectives given below. The first one has been done for you.
| unique, terrible, unforgettable, serious, ancient, wide, sudden |
(i) culture : unique culture, ancient culture
(ii) monks : _________
(iii) surprise : _________
(iv) experience : _________
(v) weather : _________
(vi) tradition : _________
Answer –
(i) culture : unique culture, ancient culture
(ii) monks : serious monks
(iii) surprise : unique surprise, terrible surprise, unforgettable surprise
(iv) experience : unique experience, terrible experience, unforgettable experience
(v) weather : terrible weather
(vi) tradition : unique tradition, ancient tradition
2. Complete the following phrases from the text. For each phrase, can you find at least one other word that would fit into the blank?
(i) tales of _______________
(ii) coastal _______________
(iii) a piece of ______________
(iv) evergreen ______________
(v) _____________ plantations
(vi) _____________bridge
(vii) wild __________________
You may add your own examples to this list.
Answer – From the text
(i) tales of valour
(ii) coastal town
(iii) a piece of heaven
(iv) evergreen rainforests
(v) coffee plantations
(vi) rope bridge
(vii) wild elephants
Other than the text
(i) tales of morality
(ii) coastal food
(iii) a piece of cake
(iv) evergreen hero
(v) crop plantations
(vi) sturdy bridge
(vii) wild beasts
III (Tea from Assam)
Thinking About The Text
I.
1. Look at these words:upkeep,downpour,undergo,dropout,walk-in. They are built up from a verb (keep, pour, go, drop, walk) and an adverb or a particle (up, down, under, out, in).
Use these words appropriately in the sentences below. You may consult a dictionary.
(i) A heavy ___________ has been forecast due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
(ii) Rakesh will ___________major surgery tomorrow morning.
(iii) My brother is responsible for the ______________of our family property.
(iv) The ____________rate for this accountancy course is very high.
(v) She went to the Enterprise Company to attend a _______________ interview.
Answer –
(i) A heavy downpour has been forecast due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
(ii) Rakesh will undergo major surgery tomorrow morning.
(iii) My brother is responsible for the upkeep of our family property.
(iv) Th edropout rate for this accountancy course is very high.
(v) She went to the Enterprise Company to attend a walk-in interview.
2. Now fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by combining the verb given in brackets with one of the words from the box as appropriate.
| over, by, through, out, up, down |
(i) The Army attempted unsuccessfully to ___________ the government. (throw)
(ii) Scientists are on the brink of a major ___________in cancer research. (break)
(iii) The State Government plans to build a ______________for Bhubaneswar to speed up traffic on the main highway. (pass)
(iv) Gautama’s ____________on life changed when he realised that the world is full of sorrow. (look)
(v) Rakesh seemed unusually _______________ after the game. (cast)
Answer –
(i) The Army attempted unsuccessfully to overthrow the Government.
(ii) Scientists are on the brink of a major breakthrough in cancer research.
(iii) The State Government plans to build a by-pass for Bhubaneswar to speed up traffic on the main highway.
(iv) Gautama’s outlook on life changed when he realized that the world is full of sorrow.
(v) Rakesh seemed unusually downcast after the game.
II. Notice how these -ing and -ed adjectives are used.
| (a) Chess is an interesting game. | I am very interested in chess. |
| (b) Going trekking in the Himalayas this summer is an exciting idea ? | We are very excited about the trek |
| (c) Are all your school books this boring ? | He was bored as he had no friends there. |
The -ing adjectives show the qualities that chess, trekking, or these books have : they cause interest, excitement, or boredom in you. The -ed /-en adjectives show your mental state, or your physical state : how you feel in response to ideas, events or things.
1. Think of suitable -ing or -ed adjectives to answer the following questions. You may also use words from those given above.
How would you describe :
(i) a good detective serial on television ? ________
(ii) a debate on your favourite topic ‘Homework Should Be Banned’ ? ________
(iii) how you feel when you stay indoors due to incessant rain ? ________
(iv) how you feel when you open a present ? ________
(v) how you feel when you watch your favourite programme on television ? ________
(vi) the look on your mother’s face as you waited in a queue ? ________
(vii) how you feel when tracking a tiger in a tiger reserve forest ? ________
(viii) the story you have recently read, or a film you have seen ? ________
Answer –
(i) a good detective serial on television ? interesting
(ii) a debate on your favourite topic ‘Homework Should Be Banned’ ? invigorating/ eye-opening
(iii) how you feel when you stay indoors due to incessant rain ? boring
(iv) how you feel when you open a present ? excited, thrilled
(v) how you feel when you watch your favourite programme on television ? excited
(vi) the look on your mother’s face as you waited in a queue ? worrying
(vii) how you feel when tracking a tiger in a tiger reserve forest ? worried, excited, thrilled
(viii) the story you have recently read, or a film you have seen ? interesting
2. Now use the adjectives in the exercise above, as appropriate, to write a paragraph about Coorg.
Answer – The description about Coorg was really interesting. It was an invigorating and eye¬opening account of a beautiful place that our country has. I felt excited and thrilled to read that Kodagus are such a martial race. The wildlife and the panoramic view of the entire misty landscape excited and thrilled me. But it was worrying how alone would I go there ? The idea that I might be lost in case I went all alone made me worried. But the idea that I shall see everything about the place thrilled me. It is so thrilling to see this piece of heaven with evergreen forests and spices and coffee plantations. Today, scientific research across the world has attempted to establish the beneficial qualities of tea—a fact the Japanese and the Chinese knew anyway from ancient times, attributing to it numerous medicinal properties.
