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Q1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
She was shocked. She cried for help. Grandfather came running. When he learnt that I had a snake in the
shell, he snatched the shell and threw it away.
i) Who is ‘she’ in the above lines?
ii) Why did she cry for help?
iii) Where had the narrator got the snake from?

Q2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
I sat on Grandfather’s lap.The old man then took some water in a small brass vessel, sat in front of us and
started reciting some mantras.
i) Who is the old man here?
ii) Why was he doing the things mentioned above?
iii) Find a word similar in meaning to ‘chanting’.

Q3. What do you think Raja felt when he had to sit in front of the old man to be treated for a snake-bite?

Q4. How did the squirrel justify what he was doing?

Q5. Kondiba was tired but he did not give up hope. Why? Give two reasons

Q6. Write a paragraph of 20-25 words about the three activities of the tall trees as described in the poem.

Q7. Why wasn’t the Master happy to write the affidavit?

Q8. In what language did the Master write the affidavit? Why did he do so?

Q9. In which jail was Pt. Nehru imprisoned by the British?

Q10. Why was Pt. Nehru not able to send a gift to his daughter on her birthday?