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The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom
Chapter: 4
HONEYCOMB
COMPREHENSION CHECK
Page no: 61
1. Why did the neighbours kill the dog?
Ans: The neighbors killed the dog in anger because they had expected it to lead them to treasure, just as it had done for its master. However, instead of treasure, the dog led them to a foul-smelling dead kitten, which frustrated them.
2. Mark the right item.
(i) The old farmer and his wife loved the dog.
(a) Because it helped them in their day-to-day work.
(b) As if it was their own baby.
(c) As they were kind to all living beings.
Ans: (b) as if it was their own baby.
(ii) When the old couple became rich, they.
(a) Gave the dog better food.
(b) Invited their greedy neighbours to a feast.
(c) Lived comfortably and were generous towards their poor neighbours.
Ans: (c) lived comfortably and were generous towards their poor neighbours.
(iii) The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make.
(a) Rice pastry and bean sauce.
(b) Magic ash to win rewards.
(c) A pile of gold.
Ans: (c) A pile of gold.
| WORKING WITH THE TEXT |
Page no: 64
Answer the following questions.
1. The old farmer is a kind person. What evidence of his kindness do you find in the first two paragraphs?
Ans: The old farmer is a kind person. We find evidence of kindness in various instances in the story. For example, the first paragraph says that the old couple treated the dog as if it were their own child. They used to feed him pieces of fish with their own chopsticks. They used to offer him boiled rice. The second paragraph says that the old man often turned up sod on purpose to give food to the birds.
2. What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold?
Ans: The dog came running towards the farmer and kept its paws against his legs and kept on directing towards a spot behind him. The old man initially thought the dog was playing, but it kept on whining and running to and fro. Then the old man followed it to a spot where the dog started scratching. The farmer thought it would be a bone or bit of fish but to his surprise it was a pile of gold gleaming at him.
3. (i) How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer first?
Ans: The spirit of the dog came in the farmer’s dream and first asked him to chop the pine tree and make mortar and hand-mill out of it. With the mortar and mill it gave the farmer heaps of gold.
(ii) How did it help him next?
Ans: The farmer did this in front of the daimio (the landlord) and was awarded with lavish gifts.
4. Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punish his neighbour for the same act?
Ans: The daimio rewarded the farmer but punished his neighbor for the same act because of the different outcomes. When the old farmer sprinkled ash on the withered cherry tree before the daimio, it miraculously blossomed, delighting him. This gesture of welcome pleased the daimio. However, when the neighbor attempted the same, the ashes did not bring the tree to life. Instead, they blew onto the daimio and his wife, irritating their eyes and disrupting the dignity of the procession. This angered the daimio, leading to the neighbor’s severe punishment.
| WORKING WITH LANGUAGE |
1. Read the following conversation.
RAVI: What are you doing?
MRIDU: I’m reading a book.
RAVI: Who wrote it?
MRIDU: Ruskin Bond.
RAVI: Where did you find it?
MRIDU: In the library.
Notice that ‘what’, ‘who’, ‘where’, are question words. Questions that require information begin with question words. Some other question words are ‘when’, ‘why’, ‘where’. ‘which’ and ‘how’.
Remember that:
- What asks about actions, things, etc.
- Who asks about people.
- Which asks about people or things.
- Where asks about place.
- When asks about time.
- Why asks about reason or purpose.
- How asks about means, manner or degree.
- Whose asks about possessions.
Read the following paragraph and frame questions on the Italicised phrases.
Anil is in school. I am in school too. Anil is sitting in the left row. He is reading a book. Anil’s friend is sitting in the second row. He is sharpening his pencil. The teacher is writing on the blackboard. Children are writing in their copybooks. Some children are looking out of the window.
(i) ______________.
Ans: Where is Anil?
(ii) ______________.
Ans: Which row is he sitting in?
(iii) ______________.
Ans: What is he doing?
(iv) ______________.
Ans: Where is Anil’s friend sitting?
(v) ______________.
Ans: What is his friend doing?
(vi) ______________.
Ans: Who is writing on the blackboard?
(vii) ______________.
Ans: What are some children doing?
2. Write appropriate question words in the blank spaces in the following dialogue.
NEHA: ____________ did you get this book?
Ans: When.
SHEELA: Yesterday morning.
NEHA: ____________ is your sister crying?
Ans: Why.
SHEELA: Because she has lost her doll.
NEHA: _____________ room is this, yours or hers?
Ans: Whose.
SHEELA: It’s ours.
NEHA: ____________ do you go to school?
Ans: How.
SHEELA: We walk to school. It is near by.
3. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
(i) My friend lost his chemistry book. Now he doesn’t know _____________ to do and _____________ to look for it.
Ans: What, Where.
(ii) There are so many toys in the shops. Neena can’t decide ____________ one to buy.
Ans: Which.
(iii) You don’t know the way to my school. Ask the policeman ____________ to get there.
Ans: How.
(iv) You should decide soon ____________ to start building your house.
Ans: When.
(v) Do you know ____________ to ride a bicycle? I don’t remember ___________ and ___________ I learnt it.
Ans: How, When, Where.
(vi) “You should know ____________ to talk and ____________ to keep your mouth shut,” the teacher advised Anil.
Ans: When, Where.
4. Add im – or in-to each of the following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.
(i) The project appears very difficult at first sight but it can be completed if we work very hard.
Ans: Impossible.
(ii) He lacks competence. That’s why he can’t keep any job for more than a year.
Ans: Incompetent.
(iii) “Don’t lose patience. Your letter will come one day.” the postman told me.
Ans: Impatient.
(iv) That’s not a proper remark to make under the circumstances.
Ans: Improper.
(v) He appears to be without sensitivity. In fact, he is very emotional.
Ans: Insensitivity.
5. Read the following sentences.
It was a cold morning and stars still glowed in the sky. An old man was walking along the road.
The words in italics are articles. ‘A’ and ‘an’ are indefinite articles and ‘the’ is the definite article. ‘A’ is used before a singular countable noun. “An’ is used before a word that begins with a vowel.
• a boy • a mango • an actor • an apple • a university • an hour
Use a, an or the in the blanks.
There was once __________ play which became very successful. __________ famous actor was acting in it. In __________ play his role was that of ________ aristocrat who had been imprisoned in ___________ castle for twenty years. In __________ last act of __________ play someone would come on ___________ stage with __________ letter which he would hand over to __________ prisoner. Even though __________ aristocrat was not expected to read ___________ letter at each performance, he always insisted that ____________ letter be written out from beginning to end.
Ans: There was once a play which became very successful. a famous actor was acting in it. In the play his role was that of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in a castle for twenty years. In the last act of the play someone would come on the stage with a letter which he would hand over to the prisoner. Even though the aristocrat was not expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that the letter be written out from beginning to end.
6. Encircle the correct article.
A : Would you like (a/anapple or (a/an/the) banana?
Ans: Would you like an apple or a banana?
B : I’d like (a/an/the) apple, please.
Ans: I’d like an apple, please.
A : Take (a/an/the) red one in (a/an/the) fruit bowl. You may take (a/an/the) orange also, if you like.
Ans: Take the red one in the fruit bowl. You may take an orange also, if you like.
B : Which one?
A : (A/An/The) one beside (a/an/the) banana.
Ans: The one beside the banana.
| SPEAKING AND WRITING |
1. Do you remember an anecdote or a story about a greedy or jealous person and the unhappy result of his/her action? Narrate the story to others in your class. Here is one for you to read.
Seeing an old man planting a fig tree, the king asked why he was doing this. The man replied that he might live to eat the fruit, and, even if he did not, his son would enjoy the figs.
“Well,” said the king, “if you do live to eat the fruit of this tree, please let me know.” The man promised to do so, and sure enough, before too long, the tree grew and bore fruit.
Packing some fine figs in a basket, the old man set out for the palace to meet the king.
The king accepted the gift and gave orders that the old man’s basket be filled with gold.
Now, next door to the old man, there lived a greedy old man jealous of his neighbour’s good fortune. He also packed some figs in a basket and took them to the palace in the hope of getting gold.
The king, on learning the man’s motive, ordered him to stand in the compound and had him pelted with figs. The old man returned home and told his wife the sad story. She consoled him by saying, “You should be thankful that our neighbour did not grow coconuts.”
Ans: Students, do it yourself.
2. Put each of the following in the correct order. Then use them appropriately to fill the blanks in the paragraph that follows. Use correct punctuation marks.
• English and Hindi/both/in/he writes.
• and only/a few short stories/many books in English/ in Hindi.
• is/my Hindi/than my English/much better.
Ravi Kant is a writer, and ______________. Of course, he is much happier writing in English than in Hindi. He has written _____________ I find his books a little hard to understand _____________.
Ans: (i) He writes both in English and Hindi.
(ii) Many books in English and only a few short stories in Hindi.
(iii) My Hindi is much better than my English.
3. Are you fond of reading stories? Did you read one last month? If not, read one or two and then write a paragraph about the story. Use the following hints.
• Title of the story.
• Name of author.
• How many characters.
• Which one you liked.
• Some details of the story.
• Main point(s) as you understand it.
Tell your friends why they should also read it.
Ans: The Happy Prince.
The story has two main characters, the Happy Prince, a beautiful statue covered in gold and jewels, and a kind-hearted Swallow. I particularly liked the Swallow because of its selfless nature. The story is about how the Happy Prince, who could see the suffering of the poor from his high pedestal, asked the Swallow to distribute his gold and jewels to help them. The Swallow obeyed, sacrificing its chance to migrate to a warm country, and eventually died in the cold. The main idea of the story is kindness and selflessness. It teaches us that true happiness lies in helping others. I highly recommend this story to my friends because it is touching and teaches valuable life lessons about compassion and generosity.
Chivvy
| WORKING WITH THE POEM |
1. Discuss these questions in small groups before you answer them.
(i) When is a grown-up likely to say this?
Don’t talk with your mouth full.
Ans: The grown-ups are likely to say this when kids are eating and have their mouths full, and are trying to speak simultaneously.
(ii) When are you likely to be told this?
Say thank you.
Ans: We are likely to be told to say thank you when someone helps us or gives us something.
(iii) When do you think an adult would say this?
No one thinks you are funny.
Ans: Adults are likely to tell children, ‘no one thinks you are funny’ when the children are too shy to speak or perform before the others.
2. The last two lines of the poem are not prohibitions or instructions. What is the adult now asking the child to do? Do you think the poet is suggesting that this is unreasonable? Why?
Ans: In the last two lines, the adult suddenly expects the child to make their own decisions and be independent. However, this is unreasonable because, earlier, the adults never allowed the child to make any decisions and always made choices on their behalf. Now, expecting the child to decide for themselves contradicts their previous actions, making it an unfair demand.
3. Why do you think grown-ups say the kind of things mentioned in the poem? Is it important that they teach children good manners, and how to behave in public?
Ans: I believe grown-ups say the things mentioned in the poem to teach children proper behavior and good manners. It is important for adults to guide children, as they have gained experience and knowledge over time. However, at times, adults become so strict that children lose their innocence and playfulness.
4. If you had to make some rules for grown-ups to follow, what would you say? Make at least five such rules. Arrange the lines as in a poem.
Ans: Don’t shout at children. Don’t beat them. Don’t use your mobile while eating. Don’t use abusive language for anyone. Spend more time with pets and children. Don’t stop children from playing.
