QUESTION BANK WITH ANSWERS

UNIT 1 PARTHO THE PARK-KEEPER

A. Answer the questions.

1. Who was Partho and what was Partho’s job?
Answer: Partho was a park-keeper. Partho’s job was to keep the park clean.
2. When did the park close? Why?
Answer: The park closed once in a year. It was closed for cleaning and to make it new and ready
for the people to use it.
3. List the jobs Partho and his team did on Saturday.
Answer: On Saturday, Partho and his team picked up the litter and put them in large bags. They
weeded the flower beds and planted new seeds. They trimmed the grass and hedges. They
scrubbed the swings, see-saws and slides and they repaired the merry-go-round.
4. What did Partho and his men do on Sunday?
Answer: On Sunday, Partho and his team painted all the benches in the park.
5. What did Partho and the men see when they stood up after resting on the bench? How did it happen?
Answer: When the men stood up after resting on the bench, they saw that their backs were
covered with paint. They had just painted the benches and the paint was wet. So it stuck to their
clothes.

B. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. “I don’t like to tell people to go away from the park.”
a. Who says these words?
Answer: Partho, the park-keeper, says these words.
b. Why has he to tell people to go away from the park?
Answer: He has to tell people to go away because the park is closed for cleaning.
2. “People should throw rubbish only in the bins.”
a. Who says these words and when?
Answer: Partho says these words when he and his team are picking up the litter and putting it
in large bags.
b. Where did the people throw the rubbish?
Answer: The people threw rubbish all over the park.

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3. “The children will be delighted.” (Partho the Park- keeper)

a. Who is Partho speaking to?
Answer: Partho is speaking to his team/ to himself.
b. Why would the children be delighted?
Answer: Partho and his team had scrubbed the swings, see-saws and slides and repaired the
broken merry-go-round. So the children would be delighted.
4. “We must put up notices that say WET PAINT next to the benches.”
a. Who says these words and to whom?
Answer: Partho says these words to his team.
b. Why does he say that they must put up notices that say WET PAINT next to the benches?
Answer: They must put up notices because the new paint on the benches is not dry and when
people sit on them, the paint will stick to their backs.
5. “We should have put up the WET PAINT notices before we sat down!”
a. Who does Partho mean by we here?
Answer: Partho means his team of park-keepers and himself.
b. Why did they sit down?
Answer: They sat down to rest after their work and enjoy some tea and snacks.

C. Circle the correct answers.

1. The park was closed (once a year / on week-ends).
2. The park was kept clean by (five park-keepers / six park-keepers).
3. The park had (large bags / bins) for people to put rubbish in.
4. Partho and his team painted the (benches / merry-go-round).
5. The park-keepers (put up / did not put up) WET PAINT notices next to the benches.
Answers:
1. once a year 2. six park-keepers 3. bins 4. benches 5. did not put up

UNIT 2 THE OLD RABBIT

A. Answer the questions.

1. Describe Amit’s toy rabbit.
Answer: Amit’s toy rabbit was old and dirty.

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