Social
What is the staple diet of West Bengal?
Rice and Fish curry
Which city is famous for oranges?
Nagpur
Give two examples of common nouns?
Mountain
girl
peerson
Give few examples of singular nouns
book
table
chair
cat
Name any two fruits that are available in summer ?
Water melon, Mangoes, Litchis
Which oil is used to cook food at home?
Sunflower oil
Give few examples of plural nouns
Box- boxes
watch- watches
Piano-pianos
Pen - pens
Book - books
Is the boy happy with what he is having ?
Yes, The boy is happy with what he have. He never bothered about the clothes and toys to play with. The boy is very kind and generous.
Salwar- kameez, Kurta Pyjama, Saree, Phiran, veshti
Name any three food items which can be made from milk?
Rasgullas, Sandesh and Cham cham
True or False.
The boy's mother was a gardener ()
The mother sold the grain and bought some rice and sugar.
The boy gave his horse to the groom.
F
F
T
Did the boy finally got the drum ?
Yes , The boy finally got the drum from the marriage procession.
Why do people in Jammu and Kashmir mostly wear Phiran?
Phiran is made of wool. Jammu and Kashmir lies closer to Himalyas and is too cold.
Smitha is travelling to Kolkata with her family. Which type of food can she enjoy there?
Rice and fish curry is the staple diet of West Bengal. Smitha can enjoy eating rasgullas, rice and fish curry.
Words to know
Fascinated
concerned
Gaily
Very interested
worried for
bright and colorful in appearance
Are kindness and helpfulness the same thing/ Explain the difference between a kind person and a helpful person with an example. which of these qualities is more important ?
Kindness is the quality of being kind. Helpfulness is the quality of helping people in a situation. A person who is kind, cares for others and helps them. Kindness implies helpfulness as well. The boy in the story was helpful when he gave the wood to the old man or the coat to the man on the bridge. However, he was also kind because he never thought of himself and gave things to people, without a thought for himself. This is seen when he gives the bread to the child. Both qualities are important.
Today people can get anything from any part of the country . How has it changed the food habits of people in India?
Due to availability of transport people have changed their food habits. They enjoy eating different kinds of food from different regions throughout the year.
Name five examples of spices?
Clove, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Black pepper and Turmeric.
Idioms
Piece of cake
Spilt the milk
apple of my eye
rained cats and dogs
very easy to do
there's no point to being upset over something that has already happened and cannot be changed.
Someone whom you cherish above all others.
rained heavily
The boy and the Drum has been written as a play. How is its structure different from that of other stories that you have read in previous class?
A play is written in a way that it can be enacted by people. The actors tell the story through the dialogue and actions of the characters. In a story, some dialogues occur in between the text. A story is either for reading or telling someone, and does not include different people enacting parts. In The Boy and the Drum, there are parts that are read by the narrator, and also parts that indicate directions for the actors on stage.