me nOt

bear went
away second friend came
and leaves you alone in difficulty
down-asked : 'what did the bear
say ?- the Moral: A true friend wll never leave
fat one said: "never trust a friend who runs
away in difficulty" in your difficult time.
DETAILED COMPREHENSION
A. Read the extracts and answer did not mind the strong breeze or
the questions.
(1)It was a cool windy evening. There were yellow leaves of neem tree falling
sudden creaks as little branches of tree
their heads. They were all
enjoying the:
broke in the strong breeze and fell. ball game.
1. What was Reshma doing?
Reshma was sitting in the balcony
Ans. Reshma wassitting in the balcon
of their first floor flat. She was watching and watching the children playng
children playing in the park. The children
in the park.
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dren not mind? speech therapy there. She also learnt

did the
What

echildren did not mind the strong

The child
Some subjects and some exercises.

Ans.
breeze or the yellow leaves of the LWhat could Reshma not do?
their heads. button
falling Ans. Reshma could not walk
on or
tree
neem

What
were
the children enjoying ? her shirt up.
do?
children were enjoying their 2: What could Reshma
Ans. T a sp0on
crawl, use
ball game. Ans. Reshma could
wheelchair.
handle her
to eat and
Reshma do in the special
come inside," called her mother 3. What did
Reshma, learning centre?
inside the house. "It is too cool and speak, do
some
om learnt to
catch a cold." Ans. Reshma learnt some
You might and she also
windy. exercises
Reshma
"Five minutes more, mummy." subjects.
from a
also enjoying the game
was had no
children
Reshma loved to watch lonely.
She
distance. felt very
(5)Reshma
children
shouting in excitement. neighbourhood

friends. All the and

worried ? schools
Reshma's mother with their own
was
1. Why was worried
were busy pastime
was to
favourite
Ans. Reshma's mother Reshma's
street
and games. in the
it was cool and windy the children playing
because watch

catch a cold.
she might or the park. Reshma's favourite

Reshma love? 1. What was

2. What did watch

children
pastime ?
loved to was to
Ans. Reshma
favourite pastime
Reshma's
shouting in excitement. the
playing in
Ans.
children
watch the

She could
street or the park.
not play. ?
(3) Reshma could
and
watch Reshma feel lonely
did
her
wheelchair
2. Why because she hadd
in She
just sit from her balcony.
Ans. Reshma felt lonely
were
outside children
the life and a spastic.
friends as all the
old no and
years control schools
fourteen
no their own
was who has busy with
person
spastic is a from birth.)
(A hands
and legs games.
/her
over his spastic?
a
Who is
called
who has no and the
1. became stronger
person the wind
spastic
is a
and legs (6)Now children went
dim. But the
A hands
Ans. his/her became
control
over light were kicking
on with their game. They
from birth.
the
red ball and jumping with
big
R e s h m a ?

a
old
was
old. there
2. How
was
fourteen
years
movement of the ball. Suddenly
Ans.
Reshma
do? another ball among
the players. A
Reshma
was
could
her
wheelchair
started screaming
3.
What
could
sit in brown one. The girls
from her
top of their
Reshma
Ans. t h e life
outside
shouted at the
watch and the boys
and
balcony.
voices.
1. What were the children doing ?
even button
not wallk,
Ans. The children were kicking a big red
or
(4)
Reshma could

she could crawl and

shirt. But ball and jumping with its movement.
her
up
use a spoon to eat and
to
had learnt She went to 2. What did the girls do on seeing the
wheelchair.
to
handle her
centre. She was given brown ball ?.
a special learning
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162 NAVNEET ENGLISH (Second Language) : STANDARD
Ans. The From Salim Ali's book 'Indian
girls started screaming on seeing Birds
found out that it was
the brown ball. they
shelter duck. Its beak was
a
uck
duo
broad a
3. What did the boys do the like
on seeing
brown ball ? a shovel. It had bright blue, white and
brown feathers. At the moment it loo
Ans. The boys started shouting at the top bked
of their voices on seeing the brown exhausted.

ball. 1. Name the book written by Salim A

Ans. The books written by Salim Ali
'Indian Birds'.
(7)A brave boy bent down and touched
the ball. It suddenly flapped its
new 2. What was the name of the bird?
wings and flew up. Before Reshma could Ans. It was a shelter duck.
understand anything, the new ball landed 3. Describe the bird.
in her lap. Children waved at Reshma Ans. The bird had a broad beak and
and continued with the bright, blue, white and brown
game.
1. What landed in Reshma's lap? feathers.
Ans. The new ball landed in Reshma's
lap. (10) A shoveller is not a native Indian bird.
2. What happened when a boy touched But it migrates from the cold regions of
the new ball? Russia. This bird must have lost its way
Ans. When a boy touched the new ball, due to strong wind. In its efforts to join
it ilapped its wings and flew up. the flock, it got exhausted and fell in the
3. What did the children do? park like a ball.
Ans. The children waved at Reshma and 1. From where does the shoveller
continued with the game. migrate ?
-
Ans. The shoveller migrates from the cold
(8) "Reshma, it's too much! Now come inside" regions of Russia.
shouted her mother and came out in the 2. How did the bird fall in the park?
balcony take her daughter in the room.
to Ans. The bird must have lost its way due
But she saw some movement in Reshma's to the strong wind, got exhausted
lap and heard faint creaks. "What is and fell in the park.
this?" she cried.
"I don't know, mummy. It has just (11) Reshma's mother tried to pick it up but
arrived." Reshma was puzzled. "It came it suddenly bit her hand. "Ouch!" She
from the sky," she showed the route of cried. The duck futtered to the floor.
the ball with her frightened eyes. It huddled in a corner of the room. A
1. What happened when Reshma's through the evening Reshma and her
mother came to take her? mother tried to feed the duck. They pu
Ans. When Reshma's mother came to take breadcrumbs, nuts, fruits and grains m
her, she saw some movement in front of it. But it did not touch any o
Reshma's lap and heard faint creaks. them.
2. What was Reshma's reaction ? Name the things Reshma and her
Ans. Reshma was puzzled and frightened. mother put before the bird to feea
it.
the Ans. Reshma
the wheelchair into and her mother pu
(9)Mummy pushed
rOom. Now they saw a scared bird with breadcrumbs, nuts, fruits and grains
before the bird to feed it.
a big bill.
 9. FRIEND FROM THE SKY 163

happened when Reshma's (14) At around 7.30, the doorbell rang.

yhat
tried to pick up the bird? breakfast to the
other
Reshma was feeding
door. Reshma
When Reshma's mother tried to pick duck. Mummy opened the
Ans.
a group
the bird, it bit her hand. was happily surprised to see
up can we
of children in uniform. "Aunty,
see the bird ?" they
said. Mummy took
"Mumumy, let's give him some rice and The children
wheelchair.
them to Reshma's
Reshma. Her mother
k" suggested greeted Reshma with
fresh smiles. They

aved boiled rice, milk and sugar. She fed

m u x e

were thrilled to see the bird in Reshma's

she bird
with an ink-filler. The shoveller
lap.
brightened
it. His eyes and he when the
hked 1. What was Reshma doing
he could
started futtering his wings. But children came?
came, Reshma
not fly. children
Ans. When the
breakfast to the duck.
What did Reshma's mother make was feeding
come to
for the duck? had the children
2. Why
Ans. Reshma's mother mixed boiled rice,
Reshma's house?
Reshma's
milk and sugar and fed the duck. had c o m e to
Ans. The children
bird.
house to s e e the
2. What happened when the bird
ate
Reshma ?
the food? 3. How did the
children greet
Reshma with
Ans. When the bird ate the food, his eyes Ans. The children greeted
fresh smiles.
brightened and he started luttering
his wings. introduced the
Reshma
(15) "He is Mitra,"
new friend. "How lovely !" they said. They
name is. It is Mitra,
a
(13) "I know what his helped Reshma to hold the bird
while
took a basket
friend." Reshma said. They ink-filler. They
Mitra's Reshma fed him with an
it. It
grass into
was
and put some
had to leave soon to catch the school
the basket with her
bed. Reshma kept bus. "We will be back in the afternoon,
When she woke up,
and slept peacefully. Reshma." "Oh, sure. Do come" "We'll play
at the basket.
It was empty.
she looked with Mitra, he is so loving," said Bansi.
"Mitra Mitra where
Reshma cried loudly, . . .

"We will make him strong," said Kanu.

and papa searched
are you ?"
Her mummy "It is difficult to make new friends for
him
and at last found
near
in the house Mitra because he is lame," said Anita.
the bathroom.
tub in
the water 1. Why, according to Anita, is it difficult
did Reshma prepare for Mitra to make new friends?
what
1. With
Mitra's b e d ? Ans. According to Anita, It is difficult for
Ans. Reshma
prepared Mitra's bed with Mitra to make new friends because
grass. he is lame.
when Reshma woke
2. What happened 2. How did the children help Reshma?
up ? Ans. The children helped Reshma to hold
Reshma woke up, she found
Ans. When the bird while she fed him with an
the basket empty.
ink-filler
3. Where was Mitra?
Ans. Mita was near the water tub in the
(16) After this incident, the neighbouring
bathroom.
children became very friendly with
Reshma. They could realize that Reshma
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The children lifted

must have felt bad because they did not nearby lake.
gently put Mitr
a

play with Reshma. from Reshma's lap and

in the water. It slowly started swima
Next day, the children came in the
He shovelled the water with his
evening. Anju had a thick book with her. his broad
beak. Children were happy to see
"See, we can read all about ducks in the
their friend.
this book. We want to make Mitra very happiness of
1What did the children do at
strong. He should be able to fly" the
1. What did the children realize after lake?
lifted Mitra
they became friendly with Reshma? Ans. The children om
Ans. After the children became friendly Reshma's lap and put him in the
he
with Reshma, they realized that she water.
must have felt bad because they did 2. What did the bird do in the laken
not play with her. Ans. The bird slowly started swimmina
2. Why did the children want to make in the lake.
Mitra strong ?
3. Why were the children happy ?
Ans. The children wanted to make Mitra
Ans. The children were happy to see
strong so that he should be able to fly.
their friend's happiness.

(17) "Mitra must have come here from a

(20) Suddenly Mitra disappeared. All stood
hundred kilometres" Reshma said.
worried, looking for him with wide eyes.
"Not hundreds, thousands" corrected
And Mitra popped up from water witha
Anju. "And he must fly back thousands
small fish in his beak.
of kilometres to his home again."
"Yeee...!" All cried and jumped with
"Yes, we will make him very strong
joy. "He has learnt it again." The children
Reshma was delighted.
stood there for a long time, watching
Why was Reshma delighted ?
Mitra.
Ans. Reshma was delighted because they
1. What did Mitra learn again ?
were going to make Mitra strong
Ans. Mitra learnt to catch fish again.
again.
2. Why were the children worried?

(18) For next ten days Mitra was treated like a Ans. The children were worried because
Mitra disappeared suddenly.
royal guest. Everyone brought something
for him. The book was their kitchen guide
for Mitra. They all caressed and played (21) The next day, Reshma went into the
with him. Mummy had never seen Reshma balcony to watch the children playing
) so happy and hopeful. in the park. But there was no
one
XHow was Mitra treated? Suddenly the doorbell rang, all the
Ans. Mitra was treated like a royal guest. children marched into the room.
.How did the children enjoy with "Aunty, please send Reshma to play
Mitra? with us in the park," they said. "We'l
Ans. The children caressed and played take her and
bring her back safely
with Mitra. her wheelchair."
What did the children promise Reshmas
(19) Finally, the day of departure for their mother?
dearest friend arrived. Reshma's father Ans. The children promised Reshmas
took all the children and the duck to mother that they would take he
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and bring her back safely in her

and

wheelchair.

of friendly hands Reshma

With the help
2 2 )W i t h

was taken down the stairs to the park.

the balcony, Mummy looked at
From

the broad smile on her daughter's face,

brightened by the setting sun. Reshma
never had a reason to feel lonely again.
HWhy was Reshma's mother hapPy?
Ans. Reshma's mother was happy to see
the broad smile on Reshma's face.

Reshma would never be lonely again

because
Ans. Reshma would never be lonely again
because the children had become
her friends now.

. Use the set of words in your own sentences.

) to brighten -to arrive

Ans. The little boy's eyes brightened when
had arrived
his saw that his grandfather
home.
(2) to mind suggest
teacher does not mind
if we suggest
Ans. The
Some points to her.
good
(3) from a distance -
thrilled
o Fal a lion