Question 1:
Does anyone in your house have to get up very early ? What time does he or she get up ? Why do they need to get up so early ?
Answer:
Yes, my mother has to get up early in the morning. She gets up early at 4 AM. She has to get up so early to prepare food for my father who has to go to work to some other place by train and train leaves at 5.30 in the morning.
Question 2:
Babuji sells the previous day’s vegetables first. Why do you think he does this ?
Answer:
It is because the vegetable is a perishable item and cannot be kept for a long and is likely to be spoiled. So in order that it may not spoil he sells the previous day’s vegetables first.
Question 3:
Have you seen dried or spoiled vegetables ? Where ?
Answer:
Yes, I have seen sometimes dried or spoiled vegetables in the kitchen.
Question 4:
How did you know that the vegetables were spoiled ?
Answer:
The vegetables become over ripe, colour is whithered and water starts coming out giving foul smell.
Question 5:
Chhotu is helping his family. What do you think Chhotu has learnt from it ?
Answer:
He learnt to help elders and also learnt that previous day’s vegetables are sold first.
Question 6:
How do you help the elders in your family ?
Answer:
I help my mother in the kitchen and in doing some household jobs.
Question 7:
From where do you get vegetables for your home ? Who brings the vegetables ?
Answer:
We get vegetables from vegetables market. My father brings vegetables.
Question 8:
The next time when you get okra (Bhindi) at home, look at them carefully. Are all of them of the same size ?
Answer:
No, they are not of the same size.
Question 9:
What is his or her name ?
Answer:
Ram Chand.
Question 10:
How many people are there in his or her house ? How many children are there at house ?
Answer:
There are five people in his house. Three of them are children.
Question 11:
What are the names of the children ? How old are they ?
Answer:
Son—Rakesh—18 years old
Son—Naresh—15 years old
Daughter—Ritu—13 years old
Question 12:
Who all help in the work of selling vegetables ?
Answer:
His wife and elder son.
Question 13:
Who all stay with the vegetable cart or sit in the shop ?
Answer:
He himself and his elder son stay with vegetable cart while his wife stays in the shop.
Question 14:
What vegetables do they sell ?
Answer:
Onion, Potato, Tomato, Cabbage and Cauliflower.
Question 15:
What time do they start work ?
Answer:
They start early in the morning at 5 O’clock.
Question 16:
For how many hours in a day do they work ?
Answer:
17 hours.
Question 17:
How many years ago did Giju bhai write this letter ?
Answer:
73 years ago.
Question 18:
This letter talks about many different birds. How many of these birds have you seen ?
Answer:
I have seen crow, cuckoo (koel) and dove.
Question 19:
How many other birds have you seen ? Which ones ?
Answer:
Sparrow, parrot and crow.
Question 20:
Have you seen a bird’s nest ? Where did you see it ?
Answer:
Yes, I have seen a bird’s nest in the branch of a tree in our courtyard.
Question 21:
Which is your favourite bird ? Can you show your friends in the class how it flies, and what sound it makes ?
Answer:
My favourite bird is cuckoo (koel). It makes koo-koo sound.
Question 22:
Do you know of any other bird that makes its nest in a tree trunk like the barbet does ?
Answer:
It is woodpecker that makes nest in the tree trunk.
Question 23:
Where is the nest made ?
Answer:
On a branch of a tree.
Question 24:
Is the nest ready or are the birds still making it ?
Answer:
It is ready.
Question 25:
Can you recognise which bird has made the nest ?
Answer:
Yes, Sparrow has made it.
Question 26:
What things does the bird bring to the nest ?
Answer:
Straw and dried leaves or cotton thread.
Question 27:
Is there any bird sitting in the nest ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 28:
Do you think there are any eggs in the nest ?
Answer:
No.
Question 29:
Can you hear any sound like ‘chee-chee’ from the nest ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 30:
If there are chicks in the nest, what do the parent birds bring for them to eat ?
Answer:
Small insects, grains etc.
Question 31:
How many times, in one hour do the birds come to the nest ?
Answer:
Three-four times.
Question 32:
After how many days did the chicks leave the nest ?
Answer:
Some forty five days.
Question 33:
Look at your friend’s teeth. Are there different kinds of teeth ?
Answer:
Yes, there are different kinds of teeth
Question 34:
Can you see any difference between these teeth ?
Answer:
The front teeth are flat.
Question 35:
If you did not have front teeth (both top and bottom) how would you eat a guava ? Act and show how ?
Answer:
Do it yourself (Eat guava without using you front teeth).
Question 36:
You do not have any teeth in your mouth. What kind of things would you be able to eat ?
Answer:
Halwa, Khichri, Bread soaked in milk, Kheer (Semi liquid) etc.
Question 37:
Find out from old people who do not have teeth—what are the kind of things that they cannot eat ?
Answer:
They cannot eat hard things like Tandoori Roti, Almond and Peanut etc.
Question 38:
Why did Nandita have to bring her mother from the village to Mumbai ?
Answer:
Nandita’s mother was sick. There being no proper diagnose and treatment in the village, mother had been brought to Mumbai for treatment, because Mumbai is a big city with all modern medical facilities
Question 39:
Nandita used to feel like vomiting when at first she had to use the toilet where Mama lived. Why ?
Answer:
The toilet where Mama lived was used by many people but was not cleaned by anyone. So it got dirty and started giving foul smell. Nandita when first used this toilet felt vomiting.
Question 40:
In what ways did Nandita find her Mama’s house to be different from her house in the village ?
Answer:
Nandita’s house had separate kitchen, separate bathroom and small, courtyard. On the other hand, Mamas house had no separate kitchen, no separate bathroom and no courtyard.