CLASS 10 NCERT CHAPTER 5 ENGLISH Glimpses of India

Page No-64              Glimpses of India

Part I – A Baker from Goa

Question 1.
What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?
Answer:
Goan elders feel nostalgic about the old Portuguese days and their traditional loaves of bread. According to the writer, although the bread eaters have gone, the bread makers still remain.

Question 2.
Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?
Answer:
Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. This is evident as the bakers, mixers, moulders, and their furnaces are still present. The narrator notes that although those who ate the bread may have left, the bakers and their traditions continue.

Question 3.
What is the baker called?
Answer:
In Goa, the baker is called a pader.

Question 4.
When would the baker come every day? Why did the children run to meet him?
Answer:
The baker visited twice daily: once in the early morning and again after selling the bread. Children ran to see him because they eagerly wanted his bread-bangles.

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Question 1.
Match the events to the baked items:

  1. as marriage gifts – sweet bread called bol
  2. for a party or a feast – bread
  3. for a daughter’s engagement – sandwiches
  4. for Christmas – cakes and bolinhas

Question 2.
What did bakers wear:

  1. In Portuguese days – a kabai, a single-piece, knee-length frock
  2. When the author was young – short trousers longer than half-pants but shorter than full length, and a shirt

Question 3.
Who gets called “dressed like a pader” and why?
Answer:
Anyone wearing knee-length half-pants is said to be “dressed like a pader,” since bakers used to wear this style.

Question 4.
Where were monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
Answer:
The baker’s monthly accounts were recorded with a pencil on a wall at home.

Question 5.
What does a “jackfruit-like appearance” mean?
Answer:
It describes someone with a plump and bulky physique, much like a jackfruit.

Thinking About the Text (Page 66)

Question 1.
Which statements are correct?

  1. Correct.
  2. Correct.
  3. Incorrect.
  4. Incorrect.
  5. Correct.
  6. Correct.
  7. Incorrect.

Question 2.
Is bread an important part of Goan life?
Answer:
Yes. Bread is essential for gifts, feasts, and ceremonies like engagements and Christmas. This makes the baker’s furnace vital in the village.

Question 3.
Indicate the tone:

  1. nostalgic
  2. hopeful
  3. nostalgic
  4. funny
  5. matter-of-fact
  6. matter-of-fact

Part II – Coorg

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Question 1.
Where is Coorg?
Answer:
Coorg, also known as Kodagu, is the smallest district of Karnataka, located between Mysore and the coastal city of Mangalore.

Question 2.
What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent?
Answer:
The people of Coorg are said to be descendants of Greeks or Arabs. Some of Alexander’s army might have settled after failing to return home, marrying among the locals.

Question 3.
What do we now know about…

  1. Its people – fiercely independent, descended from Greeks or Arabs
  2. Main crop – coffee
  3. Sports – adventure sports like rafting, canoeing, climbing, biking
  4. Animals – macaques, squirrels, langurs, lorises, elephants
  5. Distance from Bangalore – about 250–260 km by road

Question 4.
Find phrases:

  1. to keep visitors away
  2. as one story goes
  3. are more than willing to recount
  4. become converts to
  5. draws support from
  6. keep a watchful eye

Thinking About Language (Page 71)

Collocation (Common word combinations):

  1. ‘How old are you?’ is correct. ‘How young are you?’ is odd.
  2. ‘A pleasant person’ is correct, ‘a pleasant pillow’ is odd.

Adjective + Noun Collocations:

  1. unique culture, ancient culture
  2. serious monks, unique monks
  3. unique surprise, sudden surprise, unforgettable surprise, terrible surprise
  4. unique experience, terrible experience, unforgettable experience, sudden experience
  5. terrible weather, unforgettable weather
  6. unique tradition, ancient tradition

Fill the blanks:
Missing Alternative
valour bravery
town belt, village
heaven cake
rainforest jungle
plantation tea, banana
bridge rope, steel, concrete
wild creatures, animals

Part III – Tea from Assam

Question 1.

  1. downpour
  2. undergo
  3. upkeep
  4. dropout
  5. walk-in

Question 2.

  1. overthrow
  2. breakthrough
  3. bypass
  4. outlook
  5. downcast

Question 3.
Sample adjectives:

  1. exciting
  2. interesting
  3. bored
  4. excited
  5. interested
  6. disappointed
  7. thrilled
  8. thrilling