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Chapter 18 – Kathmandu Solutions

Question - 11 : -
How does the author describe Kathmandu’s busiest streets?

Answer - 11 : -

The author says that Kathmandu is vivid, mercenary, religious, with small shrines to flower-adorned deities along the narrowest and busiest streets. There are fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards, shops selling western cosmetics, film rolls and chocolate or copper utensils and Nepalese antiques. Film songs blare out from the radios, car horns sound, bicycle bells ring, stray cows low, vendors shout out their wares. The author buys a com-on- the-cob roasted in a charcoal brazier on the pavement. He also buys coca cola and orange drink.

Question - 12 : -
“To hear any flute is to be drawn into the commonality of all mankind.” Why does the author say this?

Answer - 12 : -

The author says this because he is aware of the fact that music appeals to senses. It gives pleasure to every listener. The flute seller does not sell only one kind of flute. He has various types of flutes that represent different customs and culture. The flute seller is a wise sales person. He does not shout out his wares. He plays melodious tunes which fascinate others. Mankind does not have multiple appearances and shapes. It is universal and cosmopolitan. Music soothes everyone’s heart irrespective of their caste, colour and creed. So the author says that to hear any flute is to be drawn into the commonality of all mankind.

Question - 13 : -
Read the following sentences carefully to understand the meaning of the italicised phrases. Then match the phrasal verbs in column A with their meanings in column B.

  1. A communal war broke out when the princess was abducted by the neighbouring prince.
  2. The cockpit broke off from the plane during the plane crash.
  3. The car broke down on the way and we were left stranded in the jungle.
  4. The dacoit broke away from the police as they took him to court.
  5. The brothers broke up after the death of the father.
  6. The thief broke into our house when we were away.

A

B

(i) break out

(a) to come apart due to force

(ii) break off

(b) end a relationship

(iii) break down

(c) break and enter illegally; unlawful trespassing

(iv) break away (from someone)

(d) to start suddenly, (usually a fight, a war or a disease)

(v) break up

(e) to escape from someone’s grip

(vi) break into

(f) stop working

Answer - 13 : -

A

B

(i) break out

(d) to start suddenly, (usually a fight, a war or a disease)

(ii) break off

(a) to come apart due to force

(iii) break down

(f) stop working

(iv) break away (from someone)

(b) end a relationship

(v) break up

(e) to escape from someone’s grip

(vi) break into

(c) break and enter illegally; unlawful trespassing

Question - 14 : -
Use the suffixes -ion or -tion to form nouns from the following verbs. Make the necessary changes in the spellings of the words.
Example: proclaim-proclamation

Answer - 14 : -

Question - 15 : -
Now fill in the blanks with suitable words from the ones that you have formed.

  1. Mass literacy was possible only after the of the ……….. printing machine.
  2. Ramesh is unable to tackle the situation as he lacks ………..
  3. I could not resist the ……….. to open the letter.
  4. Hardwork and ……….. are the main keys to success.
  5. The children were almost fainting with ……….. after being made to stand in the sun.

Answer - 15 : -

  1. invention
  2. imagination
  3. temptation
  4. dedication
  5. exhaustion.

Question - 16 : -
Use capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following para-graph.

an arrogant lion was wandering through the jungle one day he asked the tiger who is stronger than you you O lion replied the tiger who is more fierce than a leopard asked the lion you sir replied the leopard he marched upto an elephant and asked the same question the elephant picked him up in his trunk swung him in the air and threw him down look said the lion there is no need to get mad just because you don’t know the answer

Answer - 16 : -

An arrogant lion was wandering through the jungle one day. He asked the tiger, “Who is stronger than you ?” “You, O! lion,” replied the tiger. “Who is more fierce than a leopard?” asked the lion. “You, sir,” replied the leopard. He marched up to an elephant and asked the same question. The elephant picked him up in his trunk, swung him in the air and threw him down. “Look”, said the lion, “there is no need to get mad just because you don’t know the answer.”

Question - 17 : -
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

(i) The heart is a pump that …………. (send) the blood circulating through our body. The pumping action …………. (take place) when the left ventricle of the heart …………. (contract). This …………. (force) the blood out into the arteries, which …………. (expand) to receive the on coming blood.


 
(ii) The African lungfish can live without water for up to four years. During a drought it ………… (dig) a pit and ………… (enclose) itself in a capsule of slime and earth, leaving a tiny opening for air. The capsule ………… (dry) and ………… (harden), but when rain ………… (come), the mud ………… (dissolve) and the lungfish (swim) ………… away.

(iii) Mahesh : We have to organise a class party for our teacher. ………… (Do) anyone play an instrument?
Vipul : Rohit ………… (play) the flute.
Mahesh : ………… (Do) he also act ?
Vipul : No, he ………… (compose) music.
Mahesh : That’s wonderful!

Answer - 17 : -

  1. sends, takes place, contracts, forces, expands
  2. digs, encloses, dries, hardens, comes, dissolves, swims
  3. Does, plays, Does, only composes.

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