Chhattisgarh Board Class 10 English Practice Exercise 5 Unit Adventure Solution
CG Board Class 10 English Solution for Practice Exercise 5 Adventure Questions Answer. Practice Exercise Unit Adventure Class 10 English.
Practice Exercise V
Link Unit- Adventure
1) Answer the following questions.
i) Who asked Ibn Battuta to be the caravan judge?
Answer: A caravan of pilgrimages asked Ibn Battuta to be the caravn judge.
ii) Why wasn’t there a lot to see in Pharos?
Answer: There was not a lot to see in Pharos because it was in ruins.
iii) What made Ibn Battuta happy after talking to the holy man?
Answer: Ibn Battuta met a holy man named Burhan Al-Din who could look into the future and told Ibn Battuta that he was likely to visit India and China and would meet many old friend in his travels. This made Ibn Battuta happy.
iv) Which places did Ibn Battuta have in mind when he thought that he was
“going to go far”?
Answer: India and China were in Ibn Battuta’s mind when he thought that he was “going to go far”.
2) State whether the following statements are true or false.Tick (P) the true statements and cross (X) the false ones.
i) Ibn Battuta did not feel very happy when he was asked to be the judge. x
ii) Pharos was well kept. x
iii) The big lighthouse and Pharos were in Alexandria.√
iv) Burhan Al-Din could see things that were likely to happen. √
v) Ibn Battuta dreamt that he was going to visit India and China. √
3) Tick (P) the most appropriate replacements for the underlined words/ phrases in each of the following sentences.
i) “Pharos was in ruins.”
a) not properly looked after
b) completely destroyed
c) fully repaired
ii) I left Tunis in a caravan of pilgrims.
a) tourists
b) worshippers
c) travellers
iii. Did you go up it?
a) visit
b) climb
c) see
iv) That’s a big lighthouse from long ago.
a) a tower guiding ships
b) a well-lit house
c) an electric power station
4) Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks with appropriate words so that it changes the sentences in italics into reported speech.
1) They asked me, “Can you be the judge in our caravan?”
They asked meif Icould be the judge intheircaravan.
2) I know,’ I said quickly. ‘That’s a big lighthouse from long ago. Did you go up it?’
I responded quickly that I knew that was a big lighthouse from long ago. And asked if he went up that ?
3) “You’re going to visit India and China! And on your travels you’re going to meet many old friends!” I was happy about this.
I was happy that I was to visit India and China and on mytravels Iwas going to meet many old friends.
6) Identify the simple, compound and complex sentences.
i. We should eat healthy food. Simple Sentence
ii. Our English teacher is the only teacher who got the best writer’s prize this year. Compound Sentence
iii. The police found the lost car. Simple Sentence
iv. The police found the car that was lost. Complex sentence
v. I can speak loudly. Simple Sentence
vi. Talk softly. Simple Sentence
vii. I watched the boy. Simple Sentence
viii. I watched the boy climb the tree. Complex sentence
ix. He ran fast in the beginning and got tired soon.Complex sentence
x. What he said made me laugh. Complex sentence
xi. She knew that she would win the match. Complex sentence
xii. The house where she lives is very old. Complex sentence
xiii. Although he tried a lot he could not climb the wall. Compound Sentence
xiv. I waited for my turn the whole day long. Simple Sentence
xv. They came to the station well on time but waited there the whole day.
Complex sentence
xvi. The management and the staff announced the result. Complex sentence
xvii. She is generally nice but at times she can be rude. Compound Sentence
7) Combine the following simple sentences into compound or complex sentence.
i) The food is nice. The restaurant is dirty.
Answer: The food is nice though the restaurant is dirty.
ii)She recited a poem. It made the child smile.
Answer: She recited a poem and it made the child smile.
iii) I was excited. Our caravan arrived in Alexandria.
Answer: I was excited when our caravan arrived in Alexandria.
iv) At night I like to watch TV. My sister likes to talk to grandma.
Answer: At night I like to watch TV and my sister likes to talk to grandma.
v) The train had left the station. I reached the station.
Answer: The train had left the station when I reached the station.
vi) He carried an umbrella. He got wet.
Answer: Although he carried an umbrella he got wet.
vii) I live in an old flat. It was built 30 years ago.
Answer: I live in an old flat that was built 30 years ago.
viii) I got up quite early to catch the train. I missed it.
Answer: Although I got up quite early to catch the train, I missed it.
Curious Town
1) Tick (P) the correct alternative for each of the following questions.
i) Why is the Town mentioned in the poem curious?
a) Everyone there asks questions.
b) No one does the right thing.
c) Everything is strange.
ii) Why does the poet talk about getting ready for a shower of pelting ice?
a) It is was going to rain.
b) There would be a hailstorm.
c) The animals in the town would get angry.
iii) Which creature climbs a tree in ‘Curious Town’?
a) Puppy
b) Kitten
c) Frog
iv) What flows in the river with ‘Curious Town’?
a) Water
b) fire
c) dew
v) What is packed in the volcano in ‘Curious Town’?
a) Fire
b)Ash
c) Dew
vi) How many colours does the rainbow in ‘Curious Town’ have?
a) Less than eight
b) More than eight
c) Eight
vii) How many days are there in week in ‘Curious Town’?
a) Seven
b) Two
c) Six
viii) ‘Curious Town’ here means
a) a strange town
b) a beautiful town
c) an ordinary town
2) Complete the following grid on the basis of the poem.
Things and creatures |
Actions (in the poem) |
Actions (in real life) |
kitten | Barks | Mews |
puppy | Mews | Barks |
frog | Climbs up a tree | Jumps |
river | Flows with fire | Flows with water |
volcano | Packed with dew | Packed with fire |
rainbow | More than eight hues | Seven hues |
rain | Of pelting ice | Of water drops |
3) Answer the following.
i> What are the unusual things happening in ‘Curious Town’?
Answer: Curious Town is a very strange town. In the town, the kitten barks , the puppies mews, the frog climbs up a tree, the river flows with water, volcano is packed with dew. The rainbow in the curious town has more than eight colors and there are only two in a week. These are the unusual things that takes place in Curious Town.
ii> List the creatures mentioned in ‘Curious Town’.
Answer: Kittens , puppies and frogs are mentioned in ‘ Curious Town.
4) Choose the correct option.
The word ‘curious’ in the poem means strange
a) not known
b) strange
c) eager to know
d) different
ii) The word ‘hue’ in the poem refers to colour
- bloom
- change
- colour
- strands
iii) ‘pelting’ is associated with
- volcanoes
- rivers
- soil
- stones
Complete the word web with natural characters associated with the river and the volcano.
1) River – a. Flowing water, b. Stream, c. Flood, d.Tributary
2) Volcano- a. Fire, b. Eruption, c. Lava, d.Magma
6) Imagine that you have seen ‘Curious Town’ where people work for only two days a week. Write down the advantages and disadvantages of this situation.
Advantages of a
two-day week |
Disadvantages of a
two-day week |
Work would finish soon | No time for proper communication |
Everyone would be occupied | Less time for entertainment and self |
There will be no time to waste | Only work and no time for other activities |
Life would be fast | No off day |
Tick (P) the correct homophone in each sentence given below.
i> Lets way/weighadvantages and disadvantages of getting home work from school.
ii> She was so tired that she could not open her ice/eyes.
iii> There is only one weak/weekleft for the examination.
iv> She was so hungry that she ate/eight all her food that she had received in the Midday meal.
v> We experienced hail/hale and storm yesterday.
vi> The question paper was too/two difficult to complete in two hours.
vii> The which/witch cast a spell on the naughty boy.
viii> The night was clear with due/dew on the grass.