Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
During the monsoons, it pours enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy commences from September and continues till March. The weather is perfect, with some showers thrown in for good measure.

1. How much rain does the area receive during the monsoons?
2. When is the best time to visit Coorg?
3. Find a word in the passage that means ‘starts or begins’?


 

Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?

Why would the baker come everyday? What announced his arrival?

What would the baker do after his musical entry?

How did he treat the kids who surrounded him?

How did the children get along with the baker?

Or

Why would the children run to meet the baker as soon as he arrived?

How do you know the kids were excited about the bread?

‘The tiger never brushed his teeth.’ Why does the author say so?

What are the different varieties of bread? Which occasions are they associated with?

Or

What are bol and bolinhas? Why are they necessary and when?

What did the bakers wear: (i) in the Portuguese days (ii) when the author was young?

How was baking a profitable profession?