B1 Choose the correct answer.
- We know that Bonku Babu was a mild- manners man because
a) he never laughed.
b) he never reacted even when the students teased him.
c) he was afraid of the aliens.
Ans : (b)
2. Sripati Majumdar liked inviting people to his house because
a) he liked feeding them.
b) he could talk to them.
c) it made him feel important.
Ans : (c)
3.Chandi Babu was not interested to talk about rockets because
a) he had not seen them take off.
b) he was afraid of them.
c) he would get burnt if he went near them.
Ans: (a)
4. Nidhi Babu, Chandi Babu and others laughed
at Bonku Babu because (a) he was so quit
b) they thought he was stupid.
c) he wanted to know what would happen if aliens landed on earth.
Ans : (b)
5.Bonku Babu left Sripati Majumdar’s house early because
a) he was tired of being made fun of.
b) he wanted to rest home.
c) he wanted to meet the alien. Ans : (a)
6. The pink light shining all around in the bamboo grove was coming from
a) a giant football in the field.
b) a bowl of water with coloured fish in it.
c) an upturned giant glass bowl.
Ans : (c)
B2. Answer this questions
1. Why did everyone tease Bonku Babu?
Answer Bonku Babu is a meek and timid village school teacher. The villagers particularly his students and others tease him because of his shy, introverted nature and lack of assertiveness.
2.Whose house did Bonku Babu go to on weekends?
Answer: Bonku Babu went to the lawyer Sripati Majumdar’s house on weekends
3.How was Bonku Babu usually treated by Sripati Majumdar and his friends?
Answer : Bonku Babu was treated with ridicule and disrespect by Sripati and his friends, who mocked him for his timid and awkward nature.
4. What did Bonku Babu see in the bamboo grove?
Answer: He saw a pink light shining all around and an upturned joint glass bowl.
5. Why did Bonku Babu feel there was something strange about the night?
Answer : He likely felt strange because of the unusual humming sound and the pink light in the bamboo grove, which suggested something otherworldly or alien to him.
6. What happened after humming sound stopped?
Answer : After the humming sound stopped, the pink light likely disappeared, and Bonku Babu might have realised something extraordinary was happening, possibly related to the alien encounter he imagined.
D1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from those given in brackets
1. The school is closed on __________ . (weekends/ wekends).
Answer: weekends
2. I love to__________ seashells from the seashore. (collect / colect)
Answer: collect
3. She borrowed my__________ when it started raining ( umbrella / umbrela)
Answer : umbrella
4. The moon is a________ of the earth.(satellite/satelite)a
Answer: satellite
5. Our science room has a glass Case full of __________ of plants and animals.( specimens/speecimens)
Answer: specimens
6. I saw a small mummy preserved in the _________ (musum/ museum)
7. The child felt an ________ current on touching the wire.(ellectrec/ electric).
8. We suddenly heard loud noise followed by the __________ of glass.( shattering/shattring)
Answer: shattering
9. The old man walked ________ because he had painful joints.(stiffly/steefly)
Answer: stiffly
10. My friend Sonal__________ that I go to her house on her birthday.(insested/insisted)
Answer: insisted
D2. Complete the words by reading there meanings
1 . p_zz_ _d — confused Ans : puzzled
2. in_ _s_ble — cannot be seen Ans : invisible
3. tr_d_t_ _n — a belief or practice Ans : tradition
4.wr_nk_ _d — crumpled or Christ Ans :wrinkled
5. r_p_ _ _ted — said something again and again Ans :repeated
6. im_ _rt_ _t — central or main Ans :important
7.n_rm_ _lly — usually Ans :normally
8. m_s_ _m — a place where valuable things are stored Ans :museam
9. r_ _k_t — a space vehicle Ans :rocket
10. sp_c_m_n — a sample Ans :specimen
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