peep ~ t0 Took secretly at something fo, chatting - talking (0 someone 19 8 a short time. pel ce ie substance sniffing — smelling something by taking - food or any 0! in through your nose. ve that is grown or obtained alr.dn: or material peeled - the skin (of a fruit or vegetable) through farming: removed. nuisance - something OF someone that ee. causes trouble for you. annoys you OF tempting - making someone want to have or do something. srson. kept something for a particular purpose or time. speechless - unable to speak because _ pest - an annoying PC footsore - having P especially after a lot of walking. pewildered - confused. gibberish - spoken or written words which are nonsense and have no you are surprised. stir — to mix a liquid or other substance | by moving an object such as a spoon _ meaning. ‘Alas! - used to express sadness or in a circular pattern. regret. flavour ~ a particular taste. | lag - to be behind others. marvellous ~ extremely good audience ~ the group of people gathered | in one place to watch or listen toa | play, film, someone speaking, etc. larder — a cupboard or small room in a person's home used, especially in the past, for storing food. delicious ~ having a very pleasant taste [SUMMATIVE EVALUATION, JUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [Assignment 1 (Textbook pages 58 to 60) | = . Only, a big one. | *Q. 1. Answer the following questions ; (1) Where does the story take place? Ans. The story takes place in a village. (2) How do the following avoid giving anything to the (@) Motiram (b) Sonabai (c) Hirabai (d) Rupabai at eae (Answer in one or two lines each.) Ans. (a) Motiram avoids giving anythi way. He just tells him that dinner is over elsewhere and bangs the door shut, oe - es the traveller in a very direct and not ing Is left. He tells the traveller toCC oe ‘wood’ pretends to be hard of hearing. She pretends to hear the word ‘woo gonadal o of 000" girabai preven ai says that her larder is empty and that she herself 1s hungry. pt @ (a) Rupa ay ied what Hirabal tells the traveler by reading her words from right t0 left. ee (i) Go aw w Good. 1 do not want you to. Go elsewhere. ds not to understand the traveller's language. ay. No food and no rest for anyone here. y List five questions from the passage which can be answered with ‘yes’ or ‘no’. ‘ass (i) Do you think that is right? (4) Can I please have some food and a place to rest for the night? (ui) Can I have some food? (i) Any food for a hungry traveller? {y) All you need is a pot of water? [Assignment 2 (Textbook pages. 60 to 62) | Rupabai goes back to her cottage . everyone enjoys the soup. {Q/1. Answer the following questions : (1) Apart from the stone, how many things go into the soup? ‘Ans. Apart from the stone, the following things go into the soup peeled potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, beans, onions, ginger, salt and pepper. (2) Does the traveller really have a magic stone? Ans. No, the traveller does not have a magic stone. The ‘magic’ is the feeling of wanting ‘oshare in the hearts of people. 9:2) List the characters in the play and write one or two lines about each. (Note : This question is based on the entire lesson.) Ans. (1) Motiram : He is a farmer. He has had a good produce that year. He doesn’t like others to know how well his crops have grown, because he doesn’t like to entertain ‘unwanted guests. He is very direct and rude with unwanted guests. (2) Sonabai : She is a farmer's wife. Her husband's farm has had a good produce that Y*2r. She too doesn't like uninvited guests. She is clever at making excuses. (8) Hirabai : Hirabai too is a farmer's wife. She doesn't like to waste good food and “loney on others. She is also good at making excuses. (4) Rupabai : She is a simple lady. She is not as well to do as her neighbours. She is “ol aS clever in making excuses as her neighbours. She usually speaks the truth. (8) Traveller : He is poor and footsore and hungry. But he is very clever. He manages ‘© get the villagers to contribute something or the other to the soup he makes.*Q. 3. List five questions from the passage which can be answered with “yes’ or ‘nol, Ans. (i) A magic stone that makes soup? (ii) Ummm, one or two, you said? (iii) Carrots and tomatoes would give it a tempting colour, wouldn't they? (iv) Does it melt away? (v) Have you guessed the secret of the stone soup?