Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Summary of Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

1. Banker from Goa
2. Coorg
3. Tea from Assam

Banker from Goa

Page No. 64 Oral Comprehension Check

Question 1:
What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?
Answer
The elders in Goa were nostalgic about the good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese, and their famous loaves of bread.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 2:
Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?
Answer
Yes, it is still popular in Goa. The author talks about the existence of time-old furnaces and the people still having moulders and bakers.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 3:
What is the baker called?
Answer
The baker is called a pader in Goa.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 4:
When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him?
Answer
The baker paid a visit to the home twice, every day. He would leave in the morning and then return his huge basket was empty. The children used to run after him because they loved the bread-bangles. They chose their favourite carefully and it was sweet in taste.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Page No. 65 Oral Comprehension Check

Question 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
Answer
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

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 2:
What did the bakers wear: (i) in the Portuguese days? (ii) when the author was young?
Answer
(i) In Portuguese days, a long, single-piece frock was worn by the bakers. It was known as kabai.
(ii) The bakers wore shirts and trousers that were till their knees when the author was young.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 3:
Who invites the comment — “he is dressed like a pader”? Why?
Answer
Anyone who wears a half-pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that “he is dressed like a pader”. This was so because the bakers were known as pader and they wore such half pants.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 4:
Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
Answer
The bakers recorded their monthly accounts on walls, with a pencil.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 5:
What does a ‘jackfruit -like appearance’ mean?
Answer 
A ‘jackfruit -like appearance’ means having a plump physique, like a jackfruit.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Page No. 65 Thinking about the Text

Question 1:
Which of these statements are correct?
(i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times.
(ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages.
(iii) The paders went away with the Portuguese.
(iv) The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.
(v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.
(vi) Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.
(vii) Paders and their families starve in the present times.
Answer
(i) Correct
(ii) Correct
(iii) Incorrect. The paders still exist in Goan villages.
(iv) Incorrect. The paders wear shirts, and trousers that are shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants.
(v) Incorrect. Bread and cakes are still an integral part of Goan life.
(vi) Correct
(vii)Incorrect. Baking is still a very profitable business in Goa.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 2:
Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?
Answer
Yes, bread is an important part of Goan life. It is needed for marriage gifts, parties and feasts. Bread is also needed by a mother for preparing sandwiches during her daughter’s engagement. Thus, it is necessary to have breads for every occasion.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 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)
(ii) Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
(iii) I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty)
(iv) The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny)
(v) Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. (sad, hopeful, matter-of-fact)
(vi) The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and prosperous. (matter-of-fact, hopeful, sad)
Answer
(i) nostalgic
(ii) hopeful
(iii) nostalgic
(iv) funny
(v) matter-of-fact
(vi) matter-of-fact

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Coorg

Page No. 70 Thinking about the Text

Question 1:
Where is Coorg?
Answer
It is the smallest district of Karnataka. It is located halfway between Mysore and Mangalore.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 2:
What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent?
Answer
It is believed that they are of Arabic descent because they wear a traditional garment, that has an embroidered belt and is called kuppia, similar to the kuffia worn by Arabs and the Kurds.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 3:
What are some of the things you now know about
(i) the people of Coorg?
(ii) the main crop of Coorg?
(iii) the sports it offers to tourists?
(iv) the animals you are likely to see in Coorg?
(v) its distance from Bangalore, and how to get there?
Answer
(i). They are fiercely independent people and have descended from the Greeks or the Arabs.
(ii). Coffee is the main crop of Coorg.
(iii). It mostly offers adventure sports which include river rafting, canoeing, rappelling, rock climbing and mountain biking.
(iv). The animals likely to be seen in Coorg are macaques, Malabar squirrel, langurs, slender loris, elephants etc.
(v). By road, it is around 250 – 260 kilometres from Bangalore.

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Tea from Assam

Question 1:
1. Look at these words: upkeep, downpour, undergo, dropout, walk-in. They are built up from a verb (keep, pour, go, drop, walk) and an adverb or a particle (up, down, under, out, in).
Use these words appropriately in the sentences below. You may consult a dictionary.
(i) A heavy has been forecast due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
(ii) Rakesh will major surgery tomorrow morning.
(iii) My brother is responsible for the of our family property.
(iv) The rate for this accountancy course is very high.
(v) She went to the Enterprise Company to attend a interview.
Answer
(i) keep many visitors away
(ii) as one story goes
(iii)are more than willing to recount
(iv) the most laidback individuals become converts to
(v) draws support from
(vi) keep a watchful eye

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

Question 2:
Now fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by combining the verb given in brackets with one of the words from the box as appropriate. over by through out up down
(i) The Army attempted unsuccessfully to the Government. (throw)
(ii) Scientists are on the brink of a major in cancer research. (break)
(iii) The State Government plans to build a for Bhubaneswar to speed up traffic on the main highway. (pass)
(iv) Gautama’s on life changed when he realised that the world is full of sorrow. (look)
(v) Rakesh seemed unusually after the game. (cast)
Answer

Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India

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