♦“Never think Amma is gone. She is with us.” Why did Paru’s father say so?
Ans. Paru’s father said so to cheer her so that she did not feel the loss of her mother. Paru’s father wanted Paru to remember her mother always.
♦ Paru never felt loneliness. What could be the reason?
Ans. Paru never felt loneliness as she was surrounded by nature and considered nature to be her mother as Paru’s mother used to tell her. Paru loved the fields, the trees and the plants that surrounded her.
♦ Pick out two sentences from the text that describe the field.
Ans. The paddy field was covered with muddy water.
There were paddy fields all around her house.
♦ Why were the farmers happy?
Ans. The farmers were happy as they were joined in the field by Paru and her grandmotherEchuvamma and their hearts were filled with love for them as they joined the farmers in planting the seedlings.
♦ What is good manure for plants?
Ans. The good manure for plants were the fallen flowers, leaves, and dead insects that decay in the soil. The manure was useful for proper growth of the plants.
♦ The grandmother said that the farm was her home. Why did she say so?
Ans. The grandmother said that the farm was her home because she enjoyed staying in the paddy fields and working along with the farmers. She loved the sight of the paddy growing and working in the field. She was also happy that they still had their paddy field surviving and growing when many fields were disappearing.
♦ Suggest another title for the story.
Ans. Paru: The Nature’s Daughter
Activity 1
Look at the following sentence. Paru loved her grandmother very much and called her Echuvamma.What is special about the underlined word?
Let’s see Choose two appropriate pictures to get single meaningful words.
grandmother
Choose two appropriate pictures to get single meaningful words.
Sunflower Handbag Starfish
Activity 2
Complete the questions using the words given in the brackets. Write the answers after reading the text. (Who, Why, What)
1.) Where did Paru live?
Paru lived in a remote village.
2.) What was Paru’s real name?
Ans. Paru’s real name was Parvathi.
3.) Who advised Paru to return home?
Ans.Echuvamma, Paru’s grandmother advised Paru to return home.
4.) Why did Paru look back towards her home?
Ans. Paru looked back towards her home as she suddenly remembered about her father. She wondered if he had returned home. Paru remembered that her father would not allow his old mother to stand in the hot sun.
Activity 3
Read the following paragraph and complete it using the correct form of the words given in the brackets. Two examples are done for you.
Jimmy and Pinky were good friends. One day, they were playing under a big mango tree. They heard a squeaking sound from somewhere. Jimmy looked (look) up. He saw a squirrel greedily eating a ripe mango. “Oh! ripe mangoes!” Jimmy called out loudly. Pinky requested (request) Jimmy to get the ripe mangoes. Jimmy picked(pick) up some sharp stones from the ground and started(start) throwing them up at the mangoes. A big, ripe mango fell on the ground. Pinky and Jimmy ran fast to pick the mango. While running, Pinky pushed(push) Jimmy and snatched(snatch) the mango. Poor Jimmy! He didn’t get the mango. Onseeing Jimmy’s sad face, Pinky shared(share) the mango with him.
Activity 5
Paru and her grandmother were in their paddy field.
You have seen such paddy fields, haven’t you?
Draw a picture of a paddy field in your note book.
Write a few sentences about it.
Ans. The paddy fields are large in size.
They look green when the paddy is young.
The field is filled with water.
The farmers stand in the water and plant seedlings.
Activity 6
Echuvamma enjoyed the beauty of the green paddy field. She held the green paddy plants close to her chest and started singing a beautiful folk song.
Read the song and add more lines to it.
We are farmers on this land,
We plough the soil, we till the soil,
We sow the seeds, we see them grow,
We are happy in this world.
We are farmers on this land,
We plant the saplings,
We put manure,
We are happy in this world.
We are farmers on this land,
We love our fields,
Like our children,
We are happy in this world.
Activity 7
Programme Notice The Farmers’ Club of Kanikathur Grama Panchayat has decided to celebrate Farmers Day on ‘Chingam 1’
Let’s read their programme notice.
The Farmers Clubin your school has decided to celebrate the harvest of vegetables grown in the vegetable garden of the school. Prepare a notice for the programme.
The Farmers Club
Garden High School
“Harvest Festival”
NOTICE
Dear Students,
The Farmer’s Club has decided to celebrate the harvest of vegetables grown in the vegetable garden of the school on Wednesday. All students and teachers are invited to join the festival. The visitors can also buy the vegetables.
DATE: 15.01.2025.
TIME: 10.00 am
Venue: School Auditorium
Garden High School Secretary
09 January 2025
