CLASS 10 · FIRST FLIGHT · CHAPTER 5

Glimpses of India

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Glimpses of India

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Question Before You Read

What images of people and places might come to mind when you think of India?

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Give a few different examples.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

India brings to mind varied landscapes, people, languages, foods, and traditions.

Question Before You Read

Name places in India that you have visited or would like to visit.

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Choose real places and a detail that interests you.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Answers vary; name places and give one reason for each choice.

Question Before You Read

Which parts of India show French and Portuguese influences?

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Connect each European influence with a former settlement.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Puducherry shows French influence; Goa and parts of the western coast show Portuguese influence.

Question Before You Read

Name regions of India known for growing tea and coffee.

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Name the regions featured in this chapter and a few other major growing areas.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Tea: Assam, Darjeeling, and other hill regions. Coffee: Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.

Question A Baker from Goa: Oral Comprehension Check 1

What do elders in Goa remember nostalgically?

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Identify the past and the everyday tradition being remembered.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

They fondly remember the Portuguese period, its bread, and the village bakers.

Question A Baker from Goa: Oral Comprehension Check 2

Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How can you tell?

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Use details showing that the work continues today.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Yes. Bakers and traditional furnaces remain, and bread is used for meals, celebrations, and festivals.

Question A Baker from Goa: Oral Comprehension Check 3

What is a Goan village baker called?

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Recall the local word used in the account.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

A village baker is called a pader.

Question A Baker from Goa: Oral Comprehension Check 4

When did the baker visit, and why did children run to meet him?

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State when he came and what the children wanted.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

He came in the morning and again after his round. Children ran to get bread-bangles or sweet bread.

Question A Baker from Goa: Oral Comprehension Check 5.1

Match the Goan baked food with the occasion: marriage gifts, a party or feast, a daughter’s engagement, and Christmas.

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Pair each occasion with the food named in the text.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Marriage gifts: bol; feast: bread; engagement: sandwiches; Christmas: cakes and bolinhas.

Question A Baker from Goa: Oral Comprehension Check 5.2

What did bakers wear in Portuguese times and when the author was a child?

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Compare the two periods.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Earlier: a knee-length one-piece kabai. Later: a shirt with trousers ending below the knee.

Question A Baker from Goa: Oral Comprehension Check 5.3

Who is described as being dressed like a pader, and why?

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Connect the clothing length to the baker’s trousers.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Someone wearing trousers just below the knees is compared to a pader because of the baker’s old-style dress.

Question A Baker from Goa: Oral Comprehension Check 5.4

Where did bakers record monthly accounts?

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Recall the informal record-keeping method.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

They wrote the monthly accounts in pencil on a wall.

Question A Baker from Goa: Oral Comprehension Check 5.5

What does “jackfruit-like appearance” mean?

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Use the description of the baker’s family as a clue.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

It means a plump body, suggesting that the baker’s family was prosperous.

Question A Baker from Goa: Reading Comprehension 1

Which statements about Goan paders and bread are correct?

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Check each claim against what the author actually says.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Correct:

(i) ,
(ii) , and

(v). The other statements contradict or go beyond the text.

Question A Baker from Goa: Reading Comprehension 2

Is bread important in Goan life? Give evidence.

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Give examples from different events.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Yes. Bread, bol, sandwiches, cakes, and bolinhas are connected with meals, engagements, weddings, and festivals.

Question A Baker from Goa: Reading Comprehension 3

Identify the tone in six remarks: the bamboo can still be heard; sons continue the family work; the writer recalls the loaves’ fragrance; the tiger joke about brushing teeth; cakes are a must for festivals; the baker’s family looked prosperous.

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Decide whether each remark expresses hope, memory, humour, or plain information.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

(i) Hopeful;
(ii) hopeful;
(iii) nostalgic;
(iv) humorous/naughty;
(v) matter-of-fact;
(vi) matter-of-fact.

Question A Baker from Goa: Writing I

Summarise the author’s childhood picture of the village baker using the clues: baking, selling, clothes, payment, and appearance.

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Use each clue once and keep events factual.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Traditional furnaces baked bread; the pader sold it door to door, wore a shirt and knee-length trousers, collected monthly bills, and looked prosperous.

Question A Baker from Goa: Writing II.1

How are the two accounts of Goan bakers different? Are their facts the same, and do both create a picture of the baker?

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Compare purpose, style, and shared information.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

The facts broadly agree. One account is a vivid personal memory; the other is a factual explanation of how the profession continued.

Question A Baker from Goa: Writing II.2

Write a short personal account of a place you visited, adding details beyond a travel brochure.

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Choose one place and add details you personally noticed.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Describe a place through personal sights, sounds, smells, and a memory.

Question A Baker from Goa: Things to Do

How has bread-making changed, and how could a traditional craft be supported?

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Compare tools and methods, then suggest practical ways to sustain a craft.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Modern bakeries use mechanised ovens and mixers; crafts can be supported through training, fair sales, and new markets.

Question Coorg: Comprehension 1

Where is Coorg?

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Name its state and nearby places.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Coorg (Kodagu) is in Karnataka, between Mysore and Mangalore.

Question Coorg: Comprehension 2

What story is told about the possible descent of the Kodavu people?

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Report the claim as a story, not a certainty.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

A story says some of Alexander’s soldiers settled there and married locals; Arab origin is another theory linked to their dress.

Question Coorg: Comprehension 3

What does the chapter tell us about Coorg’s people, main crop, tourist sports, animals, and distance from Bangalore?

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Gather one detail for each listed category.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

People: independent and hospitable; crop: coffee; activities: rafting, canoeing, climbing, biking, trekking; animals include elephants and several forest species; about 250–260 km from Bangalore.

Question Coorg: Comprehension 4

Find phrases from the Coorg text that match the meanings: heavy rain keeping visitors away; a report about Alexander’s army; ready to tell courageous family stories; being drawn to adventure; clothing supporting Arab ancestry; animals watching from trees.

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Look for the passage wording that expresses each idea.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

The matching phrases are: pours enough to keep visitors away; as one story goes; more than willing to recount tales of valour; converts to high-energy adventure; draws support from the coat; keep a watchful eye.

Question Coorg: Collocations 1

Suggest natural adjective–noun combinations for culture, monks, surprise, experience, weather, and tradition.

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Choose adjective–noun pairs that sound natural and make sense.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Examples: unique/ancient culture; Tibetan monks; sudden surprise; unforgettable experience; terrible weather; ancient tradition.

Question Coorg: Collocations 2

Complete the phrases from the text and add another word that could fit: tales of, coastal, a piece of, evergreen, plantations, bridge, and wild.

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Recall the phrase from the text, then think of another natural pairing.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Tales of valour; coastal town; piece of heaven; evergreen rainforests; coffee plantations; rope bridge; wild elephants.

Question Tea from Assam: Word Building I.1

Use upkeep, downpour, undergo, dropout, and walk-in in suitable sentences.

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Use the word whose meaning fits the sentence.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Downpour; undergo; upkeep; dropout; walk-in.

Question Tea from Assam: Word Building I.2

Complete the expressions using throw, break, pass, look, and cast with a suitable particle.

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Combine each verb with a particle to create the word that fits its meaning.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Overthrow; breakthrough; bypass; outlook; downcast.

Question Tea from Assam: Word Building II.1

Choose suitable -ing or -ed adjectives for a detective serial, a debate, staying indoors in rain, opening a present, watching a favourite programme, a parent waiting in a queue, tracking a tiger, and a recently read story or film.

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Use -ing for the thing that creates a feeling and -ed for the person experiencing it.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Examples: exciting serial; interesting debate; bored indoors; excited by a present; entertained by a programme; tired parent; thrilled while tracking; moving story.

Question Tea from Assam: Word Building II.2

Write a short paragraph about Coorg using suitable -ing and -ed adjectives.

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Describe the place and the feelings it creates.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Use adjectives such as exciting, relaxing, amazed, tiring, interesting, and enjoyable in a short description.

Question Tea from Assam: Speaking/Research

Prepare a group discussion about tea from the viewpoints of a planter, sales agent, tea drinker, physician, and tea-shop owner.

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Give each speaker a distinct point of view and respond politely to others.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Include farming, selling, taste, health in moderation, and serving customers; let each role give a different view.

Question Tea from Assam: Speaking/Advertisement

Draft a short advertisement for a tea product using accurate, appealing language.

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Make it brief, appealing, and truthful.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

Name the product, describe its taste, and give a memorable slogan without unsupported health claims.

Question Tea from Assam: Reading/Research

What does the additional passage suggest about tea’s history in India and its spread to Britain?

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Separate cultivation in India from drinking culture in Britain.

State the main point clearly.

Answer

It links nineteenth-century tea plantations in Assam and Darjeeling with tea’s later social importance in Britain.