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Class 10 English Chapter 15 A Baker from Goa
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A Baker from Goa
Chapter – 15
ENGLISH
Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
1. Which is known as coffee country-
(i) China
(ii) Coorg
(iii) Delhi
(iv) Assam
Ans. (ii) Coorg.
2. Coorg is a district of-
(i) Assam
(ii) Bihar
(iii) Karnataka
(iv) None of these
Ans. (iii) Karnataka.
3. The distance from Bangalore to coorg is by road-
(i) 250 km
(ii) 260 km
(iii) 270 km
(iv) 290 km
Ans. (ii) 260 km.
4. Kuppia is worn by-
(i) Assamese
(ii) Coorgies
(iii) Chines
(iv) Philippines
Ans. (ii) Coorgies.
5. General Cariappa was ______ chief of Indian army.
(i) First
(ii) Second
(iii) Third
(iv) Fourth
Ans. (i) First.
6. Mahout operates-
(i) Tiger
(ii) Lion
(iii) Elephant
(iv) All of these
Ans. (iii) Elephant.
7. The Joy of coorg commence from
(i) March to September
(ii) September to March
(iii) August to October
(iv) October to August
Ans. (ii) September to March.
8. Coorg is compared to haven for-
(i) Coffee
(ii) Kadavus
(iii) Natural beauty
(iv) Spices
Ans. (iii) Natural beauty.
9. Corgis are expart in-
(i) Martial art
(ii) Boxing
(iii) Running
(iv) Firing
Ans. (i) Martial art.
Oral comprehension check
1. What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?
Ans: The elders in Goa are nostalgic about the good old Portuguese days spent and their love for bread and loaves.
2. Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?
Ans: Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. Because the writer says, ‘The fire in the finances has not yet been extinguished.’The thud and jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in some places.
3. What is the baker called?
Ans: In Goa the baker is called a padder.
4. When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him?
Ans: The baker would come in the morning every day. The children ran to meet or greet him to have ‘bread-bangles’ and loaves.
Oral comprehension check – ll
1. Match the following. What is a must
(i) As marriage gifts? -cakes and bolinhas
(ii) For a party or a feast? -sweet bread called bol
(iii) For a daughter’s engagement? -bread
(iv) For Christmas? -sandwiches
Ans: (i) as marriage gifts – sweet bread called bol.
(2) for a party or feast – bread.
(3) for a daughter’s engagement – sandwiches.
(4) for Christmas – cakes and bolinhas.
2. What did the bakers wear:
(i) in the Portuguese days?
(ii) When was the author young?
Ans: (i) In the Portuguese days, the bakers had a peculiar dress known as the kabai. It was a single-piece long frock reaching down to the knees.
(ii) When the author was young, he saw the bakers wearing a shirt and trousers, which were shorter than full-length and longer than half pants.
3. Who invites the comment – ‘he is dressed like a padder? Why?
Ans: Anyone who wears a half-pant which reaches just below the knees invites such a comment. Because the dress is similar to the dress of a baker.
4. Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
Ans: The monthly accounts of the baker were recorded on the wall in pencil.
5. What does a ‘Jack-fruit-like appearance’ mean?
Ans: A ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ means a fat body.
Thinking about the Text:
1. Which of these statements are correct?
i) The padder was an important person in the village in old times.
Ans: Correct.
ii) Padres still exist in Goan villages.
Ans: Correct.
iii) The padders went away with the Portuguese.
Ans: Correct.
iv) The padders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.
Ans: incorrect.
v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.
Ans: incorrect.
vi) Traditional bread-making is still a very profitable business.
Ans: incorrect.
vii) Padres and their families starve in the present times.
Ans: incorrect.
2. Is bread an important part of Gaon life? How do you know this?
Ans: Yes, bread is an important part of Goan life. Because the important festivals of Goanese can’t be celebrated without bol and sweet bread like engagement parties, Christmas, feast or any other festival.
3. Tick the right answer : What is the tone of the author when he says the following?
i) The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in some places. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
Ans: Hopeful.
ii) Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
Ans: Hopeful.
iii) I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
Ans: Nostalgic.
iv) The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny)
Ans: Funny.
v) Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. (sad, hopeful, matter-of-fact)
Ans: Matter-of-fact.
vi) The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and prosperous (matter-of-fact, hopeful, sad)
Ans: Matter-of-fact.
Writing:
1. In this extract, the author talks about traditional bread baking during his childhood days. Complete the following table with the help of the clues on the left. Then write a paragraph about the author’s childhood day
| Clues | Another’s childhood days |
| the way bread was baked | |
| the way the padder sold bread | |
| What the padder wore | |
| When the padder was paid | |
| how the padder looked |
Ans:
| Clues | Another’s childhood days |
| the way bread was baked | The fire has not yet been extinguished in the age-old, time-tested furnaces. |
| the way the padder sold bread | He wished ‘Good Morning’ as he entered with a jhang-jhang sound with his bamboo stick. Then he sold his bread. |
| What the padder wore | The padder wore a kabai, a singkep icec long frock that reached down to the knees. |
| When the padder was paid | He was paid at the end of the month. |
| how the padder looked | The padder looked fat and plumpy. |
1. Compare the piece from the text (on the left below) with the other piece on Goan bakers (on the right) what makes the two texts so different? Are the facts the same? Do both writers give you a picture of the baker?
| Our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about those good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters of loaves might have vanished but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the moulder’s and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, tine-tested furnaces had not yet been extinguished. The thud and the jingle of the traditional bakers bamboo, heralding his arrival in the morning, can still be heated in some places. Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. | After Goa’s liberation, people used to say nostalgically that the Portuguese bread vanished with the padres. But the padres have managed to survive because they have perfected the art of door-to-door delivery service. The padres pick up the knowledge of bread making from traditions in the family. The leavened, oven-baked bread is a gift of the Portuguese to India. [Adapted from Nanadakumar Kamat’s ‘The unsung Lives of Goan Padres’] |
Ans: The two texts are about Portuguese bread, but in a different manner. They express that the Portuguese have left but their bread still exists here in India. Of course the second text says that the Portuguese bread vanished with padres.
2. Now find a travel brochure about a place you have visited. Look at the description in the brochure. Then write your own account, adding details from your own experience, to give the reader a picture of the place, rather than an impersonal, factual description.
Ans: Do yourself.
Group Discussion:
1. In groups, collect information on how bakers bake bread now and how the process has changed over time.
2. There are a number of craft based professions which are dying out. Pick one of the crafts below and make a group presentation to the class about skills required, and the possible reasons for the decline of the craft. Can you think of ways to revive these crafts?
| i) Pottery | v) Carpentry |
| ii) Batik work | vi)Bamboo weaving |
| iii) Dhuri (rug) weaving | vii) making jute products |
| iv) Embroidery | viii) Handloom. |
Ans: Do yourself.
Additional Questions & Answers
1. What was the baker known as?
Ans:- The baker was known as Padder.
2. How many times did the bakers come daily according to the author?
Ans:- They came twice in a day, according to the author.
3. Why are bakers famous in Goa? Describe their peculiar dress?
Ans:- Breads and cakes were an integral part of everyday life in Goa and were also consumed on special occasions. Marriage gifts are meaningless without the sweet bread called “bol”.The sales are so importantly intertwined with the social custom with Goan people that their presence is inevitable. Bakers were very informal with the children. They were considered as friends and companions.
4. How can you say bread – baking is still popular in Goa?
Ans:- Yes, bread making is still popular in Goa. This is clear from the statement of the narrator that the eaters of loaves might have vanished but the makers are still there. They still have amongst us the mixers, the moulders and those who bake the loaves.
5. How did the baker attract the children?
Ans:- The bakers were very informal with the children. The children of Goa considered the baker as a friend and companion.The baker attracted the children not by his jingle or by the loaves of bread he sold but attracted the children by the bread bangles or the special sweet bread he sold.
6. How did the baker make their musical entry?
Ans:- The baker would come at least twice a day- once early in the morning and the second time while returning after selling his stuff.The baker made his musical entry with the ‘jhang- jhang’ sound of his specially made bamboo staff One hand supported the basket on his head and the other banged the bamboo on the ground.
A. Choose the correct options for the following:-
1. Who is the author of the lesson “A baker from Goa”?
(i) Robert
(ii) Lokesh Abrol
(iii) Lucio Rodrigues
(iv) Arup Kumar Datta
Ans:- (iii) Lucio Rodrigues
2. What are the bakers known as in Goa?
(i) bakers
(ii) chef
(iii) Padder
(iv) Pekar
Ans:- (iii) Padder
3. What did the children long for?
(i) Loaves
(ii) bread
(iii) ice cream
(iv) banana bread
Ans:- (i) Loaves
4. Baker came ___ in a day?
(i) One time
(ii) Twice
(iii) Three time
(iv) Five time
Ans:- (ii) Twice
5. The baker made his musical entry on the scene with the ____ sound?
(i) Ting – Tong
(ii) Ding – Dong
(iii) Jhang – Jhang
(iv) None of the above
Ans:- (iii) Jhang – Jhang
6. The baker or bread – seller of those days had a peculiar dress known as the ___.
(i) Padder
(ii) Kabai
(iii) Baker
(iv) All of the above
Ans:- (ii) Kabai
7. What produces the traditional baker’s sound as per the chapter, ‘A baker from Goa?
(i) Pan
(ii) Frying pan
(iii) Bamboo
(iv) All of the above
Ans:- (iii) Bamboo
8. What can still be seen in Goa, according to the chapter, ‘A Baker From Goa’?
(i) Traditional Portuguese dresses
(ii) Traditional work of the bakers
(iii) Traditional Portuguese bread
(iv) None of the above
Ans:- (ii) Traditional work of the bakers
9. The elders in Goa are nostalgic about
(i) Their breads
(ii) Their childhood
(iii) The good old Portuguese days
(iv) The famous banana bread
Ans:- (iii) The good old Portuguese days
10. As per the author a party or a feast loses its charm without ___
(i) Cake
(ii) Juice
(iii) Breads
(iv) Sweets
Ans:- (iii) Breads
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