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Deepak SinghQus - Were the three cousins camera friendly?
Who was
taking their photograph?
Ans - The three cousins appear to be camera-friendly as they
stood at the sea beach without moving when the uncle took
the photograph.
Qus - Why do you think people undertake such adventurous
expeditions in spite of the risks involved?
Ans: The willingness to accept challenges drives people to
take such adventurous expeditions in spite ofthe risk -
involved. People like to try different elements of nature and
some do it as a passion. Surely people already know of the
risks involved in such activities, but still they do not hesitate
to try it out.
Qus - Mention three ways in which the author's grandmother
spent her days after he grew up.
Ans: His grandmother changed a lot since he grew up She
would spend her day at the inning wheel, chanting prayers
and feeding sparrows.
Qus - How does the rain justify its claim 'I am the Poem Of
earth?
Ans- The rain calls itself the Poem of the Earth because the
poem rendered by the poet has the task of bringing joy,
happiness, life to its readers. Similarly when the rain falls
down over Earth, a rhythm or music is created.
That's why the rain calls itself the Poem of Earth.
Qus - Mention three reasons why the author's grand-
-Mother was disturbed when he started going to the city
School.
Ans: When the author used to live in the village with her they
both had a good friendship. She used to wake him up got him
ready and would also accompany him to school.
All this changed when they moved to the city. The
grandmother was disturbed for the following reason:
1. She no longer could help him in his lessons. As he started
to the English medium school, this became a barrier for her.
2. There were no teachings about God and the scriptures.
3. She didn't like him taking the music lessons.
Qus - Mention three reasons why the author's grand-
-Mother was disturbed when he started going to the city
School.
Ans: When the author used to live in the village with her they
both had a good friendship. She used to wake him up got him
ready and would also accompany him to school.
All this changed when they moved to the city. The
grandmother was disturbed for the following reason:
1. She no longer could help him in his lessons. As he started
to the English medium school, this became a barrier for her.
2. There were no teachings about God and the scriptures.
3. She didn't like him taking the music lessons.
Qus - Who was Howard Carter? What was his discovery?
Ans. Archaeologist Howard Carter was from Britain. In 1922,
more than 3300 years after King Tut's passing, he finally
found his tomb after years of searching. Tut had passed away
at the age of 19, but nobody knew how he died. His great
family had controlled Egypt for generations, and he was their
last emperor. Many thought that the king passed away under
mysterious circumstances and that there was a good chance
that he had been murdered
Qus - Why does the poet get surprised when he gets an
answer from the rain?
Ans- The poet gets surprised when he gets an answer from
the rain, as it is inanimate and cannot speak.
In this poem, to the poet's and reader's amazement, the rain
gives a reply which has been translated by the poet for the
readers.
Qus - What answer does the rain give back to the poet?
Ans - The rain answers to the poet's question by telling him
that it is the Poem of Earth and is involved in a continuing
process of going up and coming down.
Qus - Which questions still linger about Tut?
Ans. The two main unanswered questions surrounding Tut
are how he died and how old he was when he passed away.
He was the last of his family's lineage, and his funeral marked
the end of a dynasty, although it was not known exactly how
he died or what happened next
Qus - Why did King Tut's mummy have to undergo CT scan?
Ans. The mummy of King Tut has earned worldwide fame for
the riches it was buried with. The manner of his death and his
age at the time of death also caused a significant deal of
discussion. King Tut's body was ordered to be scanned in light
of this dispute in order to look into the unsolved medical
riddles surrounding his life and passing Away.
Qus - How is the tree transformed during the bird's visit?
Ans - After the goldfinch arrives on the tree, the silent and
still Laburnum tree suddenly starts trembling and moving.
The whole tree comes to life as the chicks of the goldfinch
make a lot of noise as they chitter and trill on seeing their
Mother.
Qus - Mention the way in which the sparrows expressed their
sorrow when the author's grandmother died.
Ans: The grandmother used to feed the sparrows in her
verandah each day. She developed a special relationship with
them. When she died, thousands of sparrows expressed their
sorrow by sitting in a scattered way around her in the
verandah. They didn't chirrup and there was complete
silence. The author's mother tried to feed them by breaking
the bread and throwing it in front of them. But they didn't eat
anything. When the family carried grandmother's corpse,
they all flew away quietly.
Qus - What is the significance of 'yellow' in the poem?
Ans - The flowers of the Laburnum tree and its leaves (in
autumn) both are yellow in colour. Apart from this, the
goldfinch's feathers are also yellow in colour. The poem
highlights the high security that the mother bird (goldfinch)
ensures for her babies and the colour yellow helps in
camouflaging the babies. Hence they escape being noticed by
any predator.
Qus - What answer does the rain give back to the poet?
Ans- The rain answers to the poet's question by telling him
that it is the Poem of Earth and is involved in a continuing
process of going up and coming down.
Qus - Who is Mrs Fitzgerald? What does she advise Mrs
Pearson?
Ans - Mrs Fitzgerald is Mrs Pearson's neighbour and friend. A
fortune teller, who had learnt the art from the East she tells
Mrs Pearson that her fortune could turn either way. With
effort and counsel, the situation would swing in her favour.
She advised her to assert herself as the boss of
the house.
Qus - Why did the narrator return to Marconi Street after a
long time?
Ans- The narrator returned to Marconi Street after a longtime
because in the beginning, after the Liberation, she waanot
interested in all that stored stuff. She had lost her,