Flamingo

Chapter 6 – Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Question 1.How do ‘denizens’ and ‘chivalric’ add to our understanding of the tiger’s attitudes? Answer:The words ‘denizens’ and ‘chivalric’ refer to the fearlessness and confidence of the tigers. They are male and enjoy freedom. Question 2.Why do you think Aunt Jennifer’s hands are ‘fluttering’ through her wool in the second stanza? Why […]

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Chapter 2 – An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum

An Elementary School Classroom In A Slum Question 1.Tick the item which best answers the following.(a) The tall girl with her head weighed down meansThe girl(i) is ill and exhausted(ii) has her head bent with shame(iii) has untidy hair (b) The paper-seeming boy with rat’s eyes meansThe boy is(i) sly and secretive(ii) thin, hungry and

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Chapter 5 – Indigo

Indigo Think-as-you-read Questions Question 1.Strike out what is not true in the following.(a) Rajkumar Shukla was(i) a sharecropper(ii) a politician(iii) delegate(iv) a landlord(b) Rajkumar Shukla was(i) poor(ii) physically strong(iii) illiterate Answer:(a) (i) a sharecropper(b) (iii) illiterate Question 2.Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being resolute? Answer:Rajkumar Shukla was described as being resolute because he was

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