MK-Vidyapeeth

Chapter- 3  FOOD GROUPS INTEXT QUESTIONS 3.1   1. Match the food groups in column A with foods in column B:    Group A    Group B  1. cereals   i  rajmah and soyabean  2.  pulses  ii  papaya and guava  3. milk products   iii  ragi and bajra  4. fruits   iv  brinjal and carrot  5. vegetables   v  paneer and curd      vi  ghee and butter Ans:    1. (iii) 2. (i) 3. (v) 4. (ii) 5. (iv) 2. State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for the same.  (i) Cereals are the main source of energy in our body. True/False because ...

  INTEXT QUESTIONS 6.1  Answer the following questions.  1. ‘Do you mean to say you are going in as you are, without arms or protection.’ they asked him. ‘Yes, that’s what I’m going to do. We have no time to waste.’ a. Where did the above conversation take place?  b. Who were the ‘they’ being referred to?  c. Who were ‘they’ talking to?  d. Why did they want to know if he was going unarmed? e. Why do you think he said, ‘We have no time to waste.’? ANS: a. The above conversation took place outside the Headmaster’s room.  b. The teachers who had gathered outside the Headmaster’s room were the ‘they’ being referred to in the conversation.  c. They were talking to the tiger’s Master.  d. They felt that a tiger was a ferocious animal and could attack the Master. They could not imagine him facing a tiger without any weapon for self defence.  e. The tiger had woken up. If he was kept locked for too long he could get irritated. It was not g...

Chapter 5  A TIGER COMES TO TOWN-I I. Answer the following questions by choosing  the correct option from those given below: 1. 'At the circus, I did not have any chance to  study human beings. They had sat peacefully  while I cowered before Captain's whip. I got a  totally wrong idea of human beings at that angle.' Who does 'l' in the above lines refer to? (a) The people (b) The tiger (c) The Captain Ans. (b) The tiger. 2. The tiger says 'He did not have nny chance to  study human beings' because : (a) He was so engrossed in his act that he did not look up at the audience, (b) His Captain had always kept him locked up in a cage. (c) Having only seen people at the circus show he did not realize that they were scared of the tiger. Ans.(c) Having only seen people at the circus show he did not realize that they were scared of the tiger. 3. 'At that angle' refers to : (a). The tiger's opinion about people from his performing ring in the circus. (b) T...

  4 TALLTREES  INTEXT QUESTIONS 4.1 Answer the following questions.  1. Which parts of the tree does the poet describe as its head and feet? Why? Ans: The poet visualises the top of a tree as its head and compares its roots to human feet. The poet has personified tall trees as tall human beings. The trees are so tall that their heads seem to be close to the clouds but their feet (roots) are firm and steady in the earth.   2. What does the phrase ‘feet in the earth’ mean in the context of trees?   Ans: In the context of tall trees the phrase ‘feet in the earth’ means that the roots of trees are going under the ground to give them a strong hold. 3. a. What do you think the phrase ‘feet in the earth’ might mean in the context of a person who is tall (empowered) like the tall trees?  b. Have you met or do you know such a person? Why do you think that this person is like a ‘tall tree’?  Ans: The phrase ‘feet in the earth’ conveys a different meaning in the ...