1.

At the beginning grandma did not add salt into the broth, after the
kids tasted it, they realized something is missing in it, then
grandma added salt in the broth and it tasted perfect now.
2. She thought so because they had enough amount of salt to feed
themselves beyond which they can use the salt for trade too.
3. They use to collect salt water, then it was dried up in the sun,
water was getting evaporated leaving salts crystals behind.
4. It means that the jungle was getting denser and denser as they
moved up on the mountains.
5. Yes, they got scared of the elephants. After seeing the elephants,
they started crawling and made least noise.
6. They used all the pugmarks and hoofmarks and imprints of other
animals to locate the salt spring, they knew that the animals also
required salt for the maintenance of their body.
7. Salt is referred to the treasure.
It is called treasure because for the Nocte tribe it is the most
precious thing they had, it made them rich.
All the answers here will vary from student to student.
It is based upon the thinking skill of the students.
Students are requested to think and answer of their own.
ANSWERS:
2: B 3: A 4: D 5: C