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have vanished but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the, days, the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters of loaves might, IV. IMPORTANT PASSAGES FOR COMPREHENSION, Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow each., Our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about those good old Portugue, moulders and those who bake the loaves., (Page 85) (CBSE), Scanned by TapScanner

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GLIMPSES OF INDIA, 153, Questions (Set I), (i) How can you say that bread making is still popular in Goa ?, (ii) What are the things that tell of the love of the elders for loaves of bread ?, Answers, (i) Bread making is still popular in Goa. There are still the mixers, the moulders and, makers of bread., (ii) These are the makers of the bread, mixers, moulders etc., that suggest such things., Questions (Set II), (a) The elders remember most:, (i) old times, (ii) old Portuguese times, (iii) old Portuguese days and loaves of bread (iv) how they used to buy bread., (b) The 'makers' of bread are, (i) bakers, (ii) kneaders, (iii) mixers, moulders and bakers, (iv) moulders., (c) The signal of the arrival of the baker is, of baker's bamboo., (d) The other name of these bakers in Goa, (i) pader, (ii) baker, (iii) moulder, (iv) mixer., Answers, (a) (iii) old Portuguese days and loaves of bread., (b) (iii) mixers, moulders and bakers., (c) thud and jingle, (d) (i) pader, During our childhood in Goa, the baker used to be our friend, companion and guide., He used to come at least twice a day. Once, when he set out in the morning on his selling, round, and then again, when he returned after emptying his huge basket. The jingling, thud of his bamboo woke us up from sleep and we ran to meet and greet him. Why was, it so ? Was it for the love of the loaf? Not at all. The loaves were bought by some Paskine, or Bastine, the maid-servant of the house ! What we longed for were those bread-bangles, which we chose carefully. Sometimes it was sweet bread of special make., 2, (Page 86) (V. Imp.), Questions (Set I), 1. How did the people in Goa look at the baker ?, 2. What aroused the narrator in the morning when he was a child ?, Answers, 1. The people in Goa looked at the baker as a friend, companion and guide., 2. The jingling thud of the baker's bamboo aroused the narrator when he was a child., Questions (Set II), (a) How did the people in Goa look at the baker?, (i) as a friend, (ii) companion, (iii) uncle, (iv) as a friend, companion and guide, Scanned by TapScanner

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He would greet the lady of the house with 'Good morning' and then place his basket, FIRST FLIGHT (PROSE-SECTION)-X, 154, (b) The narrator as a child was aroused in the morning by, (i) morning chimes, (iii) ringing of the church bells, (c) The narrator then desired for, (ii) jingling thud of the baker, (iv) prayers., (d) By 'some Paskine or Bastine' the narrator means, Answers, (a) (iv) as a friend, companion and guide, (c) bread-bangles, (b) (ii) jingling thud of the baker, (d) a maid-servant of such names, He would greet the lady of the house with 'Good morning' and then place his heela, on the vertical bamboo. We kids would be pushed aside with a mild rebuke and, loaves would be delivered to the servant. But we would not give up. We would climbe, bench or the parapet and peep into the basket, somehow. I can still recall the tynioel, fragrance of those loaves. Loaves for the elders and the bangles for the children., (Page 86) (V. Imp.) (CBSE 2014), Questions (Set I), (i) Why would the children peep into the baker's basket ?, (ii) What did the baker do to the children when they gathered around him ?, (CBSE 2014), Answers, (i) The children would peep into his basket. They would do so to have a look at the, baker's loaves for fragrance., (ii) He used to push the children aside with a mild rebuke when they gathered around, him., Scanned by TapScanner

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II, Coorg, or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to evergreen rainforests,, spices and coffee plantations. Evergreen rainforests cover thirty per cent of this district., During the monsoons, it pours enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy, commences from September and continues till March. The weather is perfect, with some, showers thrown in for good measure., (Page 90) (CBSE), Questions (Set I), (i) What are the special features of Coorg ?, (ii) Why do many visitors avoid coming to Coorg during monsoons ?, (CBSE), Answers, (i) The special features of Coorg are : evergreen rainforests, spices, coffee plantations,, and perfect weather., (ii) Many visitors avoid coming to Coorg because it pours more than enough during, monsoons., Questions (Set II), (a) Coorg is situated, (i) in Mysore, (iii) midway between Mysore and Mangalore (iv) near Bangalore., (ii) near Mangalore, Scanned by TapScanner

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FIRST FLIGHT (PROSE-SECTION)-X, 156, (b) Coorg is known with other name which is, (i) Kodagu, (iii) Coorgistan, (ii) Kurdish, (iv) a piece of heaven., (c) Which crops grow in Coorg in plenty?, (d) What can be seen here most prominently?, Answers, (a) (iii) midway between Mysore and Mangalore, (b) (iv) a piece of heaven, (c) spices and coffee, (d) coffee estates and colonial bungalows, Evergreen rainforests cover thirty per cent of this district. During the monsoons, it, pours enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy commences from September, and continues till March. The weather is perfect, with some showers thrown in for good, measure. The air breathes of invigorating coffee. Coffee estates and colonial bungalows, stand tucked under tree canopies in the prime corners., 6., (Page 90) (CBSE 2014), Questions (Set I), (i) Why is the monsoon season not the best period to visit Coorg ?, (ii) What is the best period for the visitors?, Answers, (i) It is not the best period to visit Coorg because it rains very much during the monsoons., (ii) The best period to visit Coorg is between September and March., Scanned by TapScanner