Appa (Prose): Questions with Answers

4th English : Term 2 Unit 1 : Affection

Book Back Exercises Questions with Answers, Solution

LET US UNDERSTAND

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. Meena's village was hit by waves on a Sunday morning in December.

2. Meena was transferred to a rehabilitation centre.

3. The official's family visited the rehabilitation center for the next five years.

4. The official and his wife liked Meena.

5. Meena studies in twelfth standard.

B. Read the statements and write true or false.

1. Meena’s father was a fisher man. (TRUE)

2. People ran off when the seawater receded. (FALSE)

3. Three waves hit the village. (FALSE)

4. The official visited the rehabilitation center daily. (FALSE)

5. The official was transferred to another district. (TRUE)

C. Answer the following questions.

1. Where is Keeraikuppam located?

Keeraikuppam is located near Nagapattinam.

2. What were the people excited about?

The people were excited about the wave that was rising high in the sea.

3. Which disaster had hit the village?

Tsunami had hit the village.

4. Who showed love and care to the children?

A kind-hearted official at the rehabilitation centre showed love and care to the children.

5. Why did Meena call the official 'Appa'? Do you think we need to be a family to care for others?

The official was kind-hearted. He showed fatherly affection to Meena. So Meena caller her 'Appa'. We need not be a family to care for others. If we are humane, we can take care of strangers and treat them as members of our family.

LET US BUILD

PUNCTUATION

Let us look at the picture below.

Can we eat grandpa?

Ramu: "Hey are you going to eat grandpa?"

Somu: "Haha. No, I am asking if we can eat."

Ramu: "Then, you should add the correct punctuation. It should be "Can we eat, grandpa?"

Somu: "Thank you."

Ramu: "Punctuation plays an important role to help us understand the sentences."

Let us learn some punctuations.

I am the capital letter. Let's see when and where to use me.

You must use me in the beginning of a sentence.

Book is our best friend.
The train runs fast.
Cow gives us milk.

Children are playing cricket.
We have bull in our house.
My uncle came by train.

I come in the beginning of proper noun and in the abbreviations.

Bharathi is a Tamil poet.
I met Kumar at the market.
We live in India.

We take money from ATM.
He completed his MBBS last year.
I am an NCC cadet.

I am a full stop. I look like a dot ( . )

You must use me at the end of a sentence.

I fly my kite.
Monkeys live on the tree.
I play with Jason.

The bird is beautiful.
Take your book.
Let us all go to the hotel.

I am a comma ( , ). I look like a dot with tail.

You must use me to separate words in a list of three or more things.

Car, bus and bike are vechicles.
I invited Ragu, Stephen and Fathima.
I have a ball, bat, balloon and a toy.

Eat bun, nuts and rice.
We grow mango, banana and papaya.
We have pen, pencil, and eraser.

I am a question mark ? I am little crooked, in other words known as interrogation mark.

I come at the end of interrogative sentences.

Is he a doctor?
When will the train come?
What are you doing?

Do you have a book?
Who won the match?
What is your name?

Rewrite the sentences with punctuation marks.

1. where is my cat

Where is my cat?

2. jain ate an apple

Jain ate an apple.

3. the book is on the table

The book is on the table.

4. ravi wants book pen and pencil

Ravi wants book, pen and pencil.

5. do you play football

Do you play football?

6. my favourite colour is blue

My favourite colour is blue.

7. leema is a good singer

Leema is a good singer.

8. do you like pet animals

Do you like pet animals?

9. he likes shirt pants and shorts

He likes shirt, pants and shorts.

10. how are you

How are you?

4th English : Term 2 Unit 1 : Affection

Prose: Appa

Keeraikuppam was a small coastal village near Nagapatinam. Even though the people in the village toiled in the seas every day, they lived happily.

Let Us Learn

It was a pleasant Sunday morning in December. Just like any other day, the villagers had started their routine. A few of them had already left to the sea, and the others were preparing to go to sea. Meena‛s family was also at the shore to see off her father going to the sea. After the men sailed into the sea, the women would return to other tasks that need their attention. The children would play under the many coconut trees in the village.

The village bell was about to strike eight times. The bell caretaker was ready to ring the bell. Just then, he saw that the sea water had receded a few hundred metres. Soon, many in the village noticed the same. All the children and the villagers started running towards the sea. Meena and her mother were also with them. The seawater continued to recede. All had gathered along the shore to see it. The bell hit eight times. People now saw a wave far away in the sea. Excitedly, they pointed to the wave that was raising high in the sea. It was common for people to be excited by big waves in Keeraikuppam. Everyone was getting ready to brace the big wave that was coming towards them. Little did they know that the wave was increasing in height and would seem to touch the sky as it neared them. It was now getting closer to the shore with a roar.

Gazing at the wave far away, Meena‛s mother felt a sudden fear gripping her. She felt that something was wrong. She caught Meena by her hand and started running towards their home. The wave came closer to the shore had crushed the fishing boats. Before they reached their home, the powerful wave had hit the village. Meena and her mother could hear their friends and family screaming all around them. The seawater entered the village and washed out the huts and boats. The water hit their hut too. Meena and her mother were separated and thrown off. Then, slowly, the water receded again into the sea. Meena‛s mother gathered herself and searched for Meena. It was then that the second massive wave hit the village. Meena‛s mother was washed away by the wave. Meena, whirled through the water, struggling to breathe. One moment she was inside the water, and all was dark around her. In the next, she could see the sky. The wave banged her to the trunk of a coconut tree. She wrestled the wave and firmly hugged the tree. Soon, she fainted.

When she woke up, she was in the hospital. After she recovered, they transferred her to a rehabilitation centre. The centre housed nearly 99 boys and girls. A kind-hearted official of the centre was always very kind to the children. He often used to visit them with his family. Meena was the youngest of all and soon was loved by all. The incharge and his wife often carried Meena while they played with other children. All children used to call them Amma and Appa. After three years the official was transferred. He and his family continued to visit the centre once a year for the next five years.

Meena now opened her eyes. Her cheeks were moist. All this seemed like it happened yesterday. The school bell rang and, Meena wiped her cheeks to get ready for her English class. Meena was good at studies and now was in the twelfth standard. The teacher was teaching, and Meena was writing her notes. She then heard a familiar voice calling her, “Meenu”. She raised her head to see. She was surprised to see her father, the official standing at the entrance. He was smiling at her. She stared at him blankly for a few seconds, with tears rolling down her cheeks. She jumped out of her bench and dashed towards him, calling “Appa!”.

Glossary

receded: go or move back

massive: large or heavy

whirled: to move rapidly round and round

banged: to strike forcefully and noisily

fainted: to lose consciousness

rehabilitation: the action of restoring someone after a damage

blankly: without expression

OMTEX CLASSES

Main Menu