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✉️ Chapter 7: Carrier of Words • Critical Reflection

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Check Your Understanding 5Critical Reflection 2Answer the Following Questions 5All Exercises 12
Q1

I Read the extracts given below and answer the questions.

1. "Akaal or famine is a way of life here. In a good year, I get one crop of bajra. That cannot feed my family of five. We would starve without this job," he says. And for each family which resides in this arid land, survival is partly dependent on money orders remitted by a relative.

  • (i) Complete the sentence given below with an appropriate reason.
    One crop of bajra makes a little difference for people like Khetaram because ________________.
  • (ii) Why did Khetaram term famine as 'a way of life'?
  • (iii) Give one reason why Khetaram had to take up a job to help his family to survive.
  • (iv) Complete the analogy given below with a word from the extract.
    Other families: Money orders:: Khetaram: ________________
  • (v) What would 'a good year' signify?
  • (i) Answer: the harvest is far too meager to feed a family of five throughout the entire year.
  • (ii) Answer: Drought and extreme water scarcity occur so regularly in this desert region that enduring famine conditions has become a routine reality of daily life.
  • (iii) Answer: His agricultural income was insufficient, and without this postal job, his family would starve.
  • (iv) Answer: job
  • (v) Answer: A year in which there is sufficient rainfall to harvest at least one successful crop of bajra.
Q2

2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.

There is one letter delivery he dreads. The envelope with the right corner torn off, which signifies that the missive bears news of death. "Ashubh Samachar cannot be carried into the house," says Khetaram. So, he stands outside, reads out the letter twice, then tears it to bits. "Bad news must be destroyed," he mutters philosophically.

  • (i) Choose the correct option for the following question.
    Who could have torn the right corner of the envelope?
    A. Khetaram
    B. Sender of the letter
    C. Receiver of the letter
    D. The postmaster
  • (ii) Complete the sentence with an appropriate reason.
    The most likely reason for Khetaram reading the letter twice is because ________________.
  • (iii) What was Khetaram's philosophy regarding bad news, and how did he act upon it?
  • (iv) State whether the following sentence is true or false.
    Khetaram's action of tearing the letter differed from his beliefs.
  • (v) Mention any one aspect of Khetaram's temperament which is revealed through this extract.
  • (i) Answer: B. Sender of the letter
  • (ii) Answer: he wants to make certain that the recipient comprehends the solemn details completely before the letter is torn up, since the physical paper will not be kept.
  • (iii) Answer: His philosophy was that "bad news must be destroyed" and inauspicious news should not be brought inside a home. He acted upon it by standing outside, reading the letter aloud, and immediately tearing it to bits.
  • (iv) Answer: False
  • (v) Answer: Compassion, sensitivity, and deep respect for cultural traditions.