LESSON 2 || CLOUDS || INTIZAR HUSSAIN || BLOSSOMS || TEXTUAL QUESTIONS || NOTES || SHORT QUESTIONS ANSWERS || TEXT

LESSON-2 

CLOUDS || INTIZAR HUSSAIN

Activity-1

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes :

1. He saw a grass-cutter coming from the other direction. [4]

2. The grass-cutter was surprised. [6]

3. He reached the old mud hut. [2]

4. He wandered in search of the clouds. [1]

5. He asked the grass-cutter if he had noticed the clouds. [5]

6. He turned onto the dirt track .[3]

Activity-2

Complete the following sentences with the information from the text:

a. The grass cutter had a bundle of freshly cut grass balanced on his head.

b. He was disappointed to see that the grass-cutter was still mystified.

c. The farmer could not make sense of the question.

d. He was asking for the clouds like a man who has lost a child.

Activity-3

Answer the following question:

Q. “ But no one could give him a satisfactory answer”.-why do you think no one could give him a satisfactory answer ?

Ans: No one could give him a satisfactory answer because the question was mystified itself. The clouds accumulate and wander around the sky in a natural way no one could trace it.

Activity -4

Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answer:

a. In the morning the boy asked the first question to his father. [FALSE]

Supporting statements:mother was the first he had asked in the morning.

b. The boy’s mother asked him to go to school.[TRUE]

Supporting statement :quickly, eat your breakfast and go to school.

c. When the boy got up in the morning he saw that the sky was cloudless. [TRUE]

Supporting statements: he got up in the morning, he was amazed. The sky was clear and empty!

d. The boy was happy to think that he had fallen asleep. [FALSE]

Supporting statement: saddened him to think that he had fallen asleep.

Activity-5

Answer the following question:

a. Which question haunted the boy ?

Ans: The question that haunted the boy in the text ‘clouds’ is ‘‘where did the clouds go ?’’

b. What did the boy see in the middle of the night?

Ans: In the middle of the night the boy saw that up there in the sky the clouds were rumbling. In the occasional flash of lightning they were dense and black. It looked as if it would be raining.

c. How did he feel as he walked between the fields ?

Ans: When the boy walked between the fields he felt that the sun was beating down on his head from a clear sky. In the fierce heat his body was on fire, his throat dried.

d. What did he do after reaching the shelter of the tree ?

Ans: After he reached the shelter of the tree he splashed the cool water from the Persian wheel on his dusty feet. Then he washed his hands and face and drink his fill.

Activity-6

Fill in the charts with the information from the text :

What - i) The boy was open-mouthed.

Why - i) He heard from the old man that he lived in a place where it hadn’t rained for ten years.

What - ii) The earth was damp under foot.

Why - ii) a good shower changed everything and it looked freshly bathed.

What - iii) The boy hurried home.

Why - iii) After a good shower he felt a wave of happiness and he wanted to see fresh and clean jamun tree in his courtyard.

What - iv) When he got home, he saw everything had changed.

Why - iv) The rain with its good shower had changed everything into fresh and clean.

Activity-7

Answer the following question:

a. What did the old man say about the place where he once lived ?

Ans: Once the old man in the text ‘Clouds’ lived in a place where it had not rained for ten years which amazed the boy.

b. How did the boy feel as he reached the mud hut ?

Ans: As the boy reached the mud-hut he felt a chilled air around and the earth was damp underfoot.

c. What did the boy do as he stood under the jamun tree ?

Ans: The rain showers in his absence .He stood under the clean Jamun tree which was freshly showered. So, raindrops were still rolling off the leaves of the tree and he was letting them fall on his head and face.

d. Why did the clouds shed rain in the absence of the boy ?

Ans: The clouds accumulate and showers in a natural way. When the boy walked so far in the dust in search of clouds, in his absence the clouds showered their rain and went away.

Activity-8(a)

Underline the verbs that denote actions which will be in progress at a time in the future:

i. I shall be reading a book next week.

Ans: shall be reading.

ii. You will be going to school tomorrow.

Ans: will be going.

iii. They will be visiting our house next month.

Ans: will be visiting.

(The verbs you have underlined are in the Future Continuous Tense.)

[☆A Future Continuous Tense is a form of a verb that denotes an action which will be in progress at a time in the future.]

Activity -8(b)

Underline the verbs that denote actions that will be completed in the future:

a. I shall have written the story by then.

Ans: shall have written

b. He will have left before you go to see the doctor.

Ans: will have left.

c. You shall have gone to the fair.

Ans: shall have gone.

(The verbs you have underlined are the Future Perfect Tense)

[☆A Future Perfect Tense is a form of a verb that denotes an action that will be completed by a certain time in the future].

Activity-8(c)

Read the following sentences. Identify the Future Continuous Tense and Future Perfect Tense and fill in the table given below:

i. I shall be playing in the field. Future Continuous Tense

ii. She will have recited the poem. Future Perfect Tense

iii. You will have enjoyed the picnic. Future Perfect Tense

iv. They will be coming soon. Future Continuous Tense

Activity-9

Write the antonyms of the underlined words by using the prefix from the help box:

a. It is possible for him to lift the chair.

Ans: Impossible

b. His handwriting is legible.

Ans: illegible

c. Their claim is not reasonable.

Ans: unreasonable.

d. He believes his friend.

Ans: disbelieves.

  《 Help box : dis- ,un- ,im- ,il- .》

Activity-10(a)

Write a story in about eighty words using the following hints.

two friends passing through a forest– a bear came– one friend climb the tree– helpless– lay down like a dead man– bear came near the man– thought he was dead– went away.

Two friends and a Bear

Once there were two friends passing through a dense forest. There lived a lot of wild animals. While walking through the path of the forest they saw a bear coming towards them. At that moment they were confused about what to do. One friend climbed up a tree beside them, but the other one could not climb the tree. Then he found himself very helpless in that situation. Suddenly an idea clicked on his head and he lay down on the ground. The bear came near the man and sniffed him closely and found him dead. As the bear did not eat the dead man, he went away into the forest. Both the friends survived.

Activity-10(b)

Suppose you have been waiting for a piece of good news. Wrote a paragraph in about eighty words on your experience of waiting:

the news you waited for– what you did while waiting– whether the news had come– your feelings. 

Good News

The news I was waiting for was the news of getting a scholarship. Few days back I took part in a science talent exhibition held in our school. I made a presentation and took part in the question answer round. I answered all the questions and hoped to score well and get the scholarship.I was very satisfied with my performance and was very excited for the result. Everyday I go to school expecting to get the news of my result of the exhibition and the scholarship. Last Monday our principal informed me that I have got the scholarship in the science talent. Everyone was clapping for my success and all the teachers and all the students congratulated me. My joy knows no bounds for my achievement.

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