Vocabulary & Meanings (ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਅਰਥ)
What is the English meaning of the Punjabi word ਨਜ਼ਾਰਾ (Nazaara)?
Scene
According to the poem, what trees are loved and found in the village alongside ਜਾਮਣ (Jaman) and ਨਿੰਮ (Nim)?
ਪਿੱਪਲ (Pippal)
What is the Punjabi term for "Summers" provided in the glossary?
ਹੁੰਨਾਲਾ (Hunala)
According to the lesson objectives (ਉਦੇਸ਼), students should be introduced to the importance of what?
Trees (ਰੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ)
Whose big shelter (ਵੱਡਾ ਡੇਰਾ) is mentioned in the trees?
Peacocks (ਮੋਰਾਂ ਦਾ)
What is the English meaning of the Punjabi word ਘੇਰਾ (Ghera)?
Enclosure/Boundary
Which big tree has spread out its shade (ਟਾਹਣ ਖਿਲਾਰੇ) in the village?
ਬੋਹੜ (Bohar - Banyan tree)
What is the Punjabi term for "Winters" given in the vocabulary section?
ਸਿਆਲਾਂ (Sialan)
What encouragement should be fostered regarding trees according to the second objective?
Care and maintenance of trees (ਰੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਾਂਭ-ਸੰਭਾਲ ਲਈ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ)
What do children (ਨਿੱक्के ਨਿਆਣੇ) do running about (ਨੌਂਠ-ਨੌਂਠ ਪਾਉਂਦੇ) from house to house?
Beg/ask for grains (ਮੰਗਦੇ ਦਾਣੇ)
What does the vocabulary term ਭਾਂਤ-ਸੁਭਾਂਤ (Bhaant-Subhaant) mean in English?
Various kinds of
What are described as pleasant (ਸੁਹਾਵੇ) alongside ਟਾਹਲੀ (Taahli / Sheesham)?
ਸ਼ਰੀਂਹ (Siris tree)
Cool breezes (ਠੰਢੀਆਂ ਹਵਾਵਾਂ) are found in summers, while warmth/shelter is given in winters. What do trees provide during summers?
ਠੰਢੀਆਂ ਹਵਾਵਾਂ (Cool breezes)
How are the people of the village described by the wise (ਸਿਆਣੇ)?
Wise people who recognize the virtues/qualities of trees (ਰੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਗੁਣ ਜਿੰਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਪਛਾਣੇ)
When the peacocks call out (ਕੁਕਣ ਲੱਗਦੇ), what do they start doing?
Dancing (ਪੈਲਾਂ ਪਾਉਂਦੇ ਸੁਕਣ ਲੱਗਦੇ)
Translate the word ਰੈਣ-ਬਸੇਰਾ (Rain-Basera) into English based on the poem's glossary.
Shelter
The text notes that no one cuts branches (ਛਾਂਗੋ) or what else in the village?
ਵੱਢੋ (Vaddho / cutting trees)
What gives warmth (ਨਿੱਘ) during ਸਿਆਲਾਂ (Winters)?
Trees (ਨਿੱਘ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿਆਲਾਂ)
What does the poem say happens if someone does not love or respect trees?
They do not respect everything (ਜਾਂ ਸਭ ਦਾ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਨਾ ਕਰਦੇ)
What does the word ਸੋਹਲੇ (Sohle) mean?
Sing praises
What English meaning is given for ਟਾਹਣ (Tahan)?
Branch
Which tree's shade is specifically noted as being liked by everyone (ਹਰ ਕੋਈ ਮਾਣੇ)?
ਪਿਲਕਖ (Pilkaksh / Java Fig tree)
What are described as coming around singing songs (ਗੀਤ ਸੁਣਾਉਂਦੇ) and surrounding the village?
Birds like sparrows and parrots (ਚਿੜੀਆਂ, ਤੋਤੇ)
What phrase completes the sentence: "ਸਾਨੂੰ ਸਾਡੇ ਪਿੰਡ ’ਤੇ ਮਾਣ, ..."
ਰੁੱਖਾਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਬਣੀ ਪਛਾਣ
What does ਸਿਫ਼ਤਾਂ (Siftan) mean in English?
Praises