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Chapter- 17, Nandita in Mumbai, , I.Fill up the blanks with suitable words:, (fights, afraid of, crowded, high-rise, one), , 1- Mumbai station was very crowded., 2- Mama's house in Mumbai had one room to sit, sleep,, cook and wash., 3- In Nandita's village, there were no fights for water., 4- Initially Nandita was afraid of travelling in the crowded, bus., 5- Nandita's mami works in a high-rise building., , II.State True or False:, 1- Nandita used to go to hospital everyday by train., False, 2- Nandita's mami works in an office. False, 3- Babloo's house had taps in kitchen and bathroom., True, 4- Babloo's house was on twelfth floon True, 5- Nandita's mama was happy that they have to, move to a new place. False
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III.Answer these questions:, Q. 1- Why did Nandita have to bring her mother from village, to Mumbai?, Ans- Nandita had to bring her mother from village to, Mumbai for her treatment., Q. 2- Nandita used to feel like vomiting when at first she had, to use the toilet where Mama lived. Why?, , Ans- Nandita used to feel like vomiting when at first she, had to use the toilet where Mama lived because it was a, public toilet. It was always dirty and smelled very bad., Q. 3- Was there electricity at the place where Nandita's, Mama lived?, Ans- Yes, the electricity was there at the place where, Nandita's Mama lived., Q. 4- What differences Nanadita find between getting water, from public tap and in the village., , Ans-
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Water from Public, There were fights for, water., , They have to get up at, 4 0'clock for getting, water., They did not have to, walk much., , Water in Village, There were no fights, for water., Water could be fetched, at any time., They have to walk, twenty minutes to an, hour to bring water.
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Q. 5- In what ways did Nandita find her Mama's house to be, different from her house in village?, , Ans-, , Mama's House, Mama's house was in, Mumbai., Mama's house had only, one room to sit, sleep, took and wash., , They used to bring water, from public tap., People use public toilet., , Nandita's House, Nandita's house was in a, villa e., Nandita's house also had, one room, but it had, separate place for cooking,, bathing, and, outside, courtyard., They used to bring water, from village pond or river., People go to open laces, for toilet., , Q. 6- When Nandita first came to Mumbai, what were the, things that she was afraid to do?
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Ans- When Nandita first came to Mumbai, she was afraid to, do following things:, , 1 - Being at crowded place., 2 To get in a bus., 3 To get into the lift., 4 To look down from the window of a tall building.
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Q. 7. What were the difference between the houses, where Mama lived and the houses in the high-rise, buildings?, , AnsHoses in area where, Mama lived, Single-storey houses, Only one room in, house., No toilet in the house., , Houses in a high rise, building, Multi-storey buildings., Many rooms in a house., Toilet was there in the, house., Taps in the kitchen and, bathroom., , No tap in the house., Need to go to public, tap., Small window in the, Big glass windows in the, house., house., Q. 8- Why does Mama have to change her place?
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Ans- Mama has to change the place as they have received, a notice in this regard and big hotel is going to be built, at that place.
