Question 1

Question 1: Read the following words aloud and copy them in your notebook. idle, enough, exclaimed, commotion, astounded, antics, wander, wielding 2. Answer the following questions. Question 1

Accepted Answer

The husband wanted to buy a few cows.

Question 2

Question 2: What plans did the wife make?

Accepted Answer

The wife planned to use the earthen pots she had kept aside, for milk, dahi and butter. She would put the ghee in a jar. She also planned to send a pot of milk to her sister.

Question 3

Question 3: What did the husband want to do with the extra milk?

Accepted Answer

The husband wanted to sell the extra milk in the market

Question 4

Question 4: What did Gopal Bhand say he was doing?

Accepted Answer

Gopal Bhand asked the arguing couple to move aside and said that he had to drive away the couple’s greedy cows who had wandered and ruined his field of beans and cucumbers.

Question 5

Question 5: Did Gopal Bhand have a field?

Accepted Answer

No, Gopal Bhand did not have a field. He just pretended to have one to teach the couple a lesson.

Question 6

Question 6: What did Gopal Bhand want to tell the husband and wife?

Accepted Answer

Gopal Bhand wanted to tell the husband and wife that they were making a commotion over something which was not actually there.

Question 7

Question 7: What is the difference between a ‘dream’ and a daydream’?

Accepted Answer

A ‘dream’ is a wish we put into action to achieve our goal in the near future. A daydream’ is a thought we talk about but no action is taken to fulfill it. If you cannot make your dreams a reality, it is a daydream.

Question 8

Question 1: Form groups of three and read the conversation in the story aloud. 2. Write about your own daydream in short. Question 1. Write about your own daydream in short. 3. Begin with a wo

Accepted Answer

Step-by-step solution provided.

Question 9

Question 1: Discuss in groups of 5, the occasions on which you can use each of the following expressions. List at least 3 occasions each. 1. That’s true! 2. Wouldn’t it be lovely! 3. Just try

Accepted Answer

1. a. That’s true, I stood first in the class. b. That’s true, Sachin Tendulkar and his wife visited our school. c. That’s true, we are going to Shimla this summer.

Question 10

Question 1: ‘a’

Accepted Answer

(a) a stout stick (b) a pot full of milk (c) a lot of time (d) a lot of looking after

Question 11

Question 2: ‘an’

Accepted Answer

(a) an angry man (b) an empty pot (c) an idle conversation (d) an eyebrow

Question 12

Question 3: ‘the’

Accepted Answer

(a) after the cous (b) through the air (c) the earthen pots (d) the hard work

Question 13

Question 1:

Accepted Answer

3. Write the plural forms of the following. Question 1. Write the plural forms of the following.

Question 14

Question 1: How did the couple spend their time?

Accepted Answer

The couple spent a lot of their time in idle talk.

Question 15

Question 2: What did the husband tell his wife one day?

Accepted Answer

One day the husband told his wife that he had always wanted to keep cows and if by chance he got some extra money, he would buy a few of them.

Question 16

Question 3: Why did the wife suggest to buy only one cow?

Accepted Answer

The wife suggested to buy only one cow because cows needed a lot of looking after. The couple would have to walk them, feed them, bathe them and milk them. This would mean a lot of hard work.

Question 17

Question 4: What made the husband get angry at his wife?

Accepted Answer

The husband got angry at his wife when she said that she would send a pot of milk to her sister.

Question 18

Question 5: What was the husband’s reaction when his wife insisted on sending a pot of milk to her sister?

Accepted Answer

The husband began lifting and smashing the earthen pots one by one when his wife insisted on sending a pot of milk to her sister.

Question 19

Question 6: Who heard all the commotion?

Accepted Answer

The commotion between the couple was heard by Gopal Bhand.

Question 20

Question 7: What did Gopal Bhand do when he heard the reason for the commotion?

Accepted Answer

When Gopal Bhand heard what had happened, he picked up a stout stick that stood in a corner and began to swish it through the air and pound it on the floor.

Question 21

Question 8: What was the reaction of the couple to Gopal Bhand’s actions?

Accepted Answer

The couple was astounded to see Gopal Bhand’s antics.

Question 22

Question 9: What did Gopal do when the husband told him that he had no field of beans and cucumbers?

Accepted Answer

Gopal stopped wielding the stick and looked at the husband with raised eyebrows when the husband told him that he had no field of beans and cucumbers.

Question 23

Question 1: Begin with a word and write as many related words or ideas that occur to you in the form of a concept chart or concept map. You can choose a word from here or any suitable word: 1.

Accepted Answer

Step-by-step solution provided.

Question 24

Question 2: List any three occasions on which you can use each of the following expressions: 1. Move aside 2. Watch this

Accepted Answer

1. a. Move aside, the ball will hit you. b. Move aside, let me get in. c. Move aside, let the children get in first.

Question 25

Question 1: 1. ………. loving husband 2. ………. obedient wife 3. ………. Wealthy couple 4. ……… university student 5.. ….. old man 6. ………. European lady 7. ……… one-rupee note 8. ………… idle man 9. ……. em

Accepted Answer

1. a, 2. an, 3. a, 4. a, 5. an, 6. a, 7. a, 8. an, 9. an, 10. an, 10. a, 11. an, 12. an.

Question 26

Question 1: Add ‘s’ and make the plural of:

Accepted Answer

Question 2. Write the plural forms by changing ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ‘ves’ eg – life – lives

Question 27

Question 1:

Accepted Answer

Question 3. Give the antonyms (opposites) for:

Question 28

Question 1: Choose the correct alternative:

Accepted Answer

Question 2. How did the couple spend their time? Answer: The couple spent their time in idle talk.

Question 29

Question 3: What did the husband always want to do?

Accepted Answer

The husband always wanted to keep cows.

Question 30

Question 4: Was the wife happy with her husband’s idea of buying a few cows? Why?

Accepted Answer

No, the wife was unhappy with her husband’s idea of buying a few cows. She was not too keen because cows needed a lot of looking after and that meant a lot of work.

Chapter 2 Daydreams Solutions