Glimpses of India
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
“Tea was first drunk in China,” Rajvir added, “as far back as 2700 (b)(c)! In fact words such as tea, ‘chai’ and ‘chini’ are from Chinese. Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century and was drunk more as medicine than as beverage.”
1. Who is the speaker here?
2. Where was tea discovered?
3. What does the word ‘beverage’ mean?
1. The speaker is Rajvir.
2. Tea was discovered in China.
3. Beverage means drink.
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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?
What image of a baker comes before the eyes on reading ‘A Baker from Goa’?
Or
Describe a Goan baker.
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