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प्रश्न
Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?
The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny)
उत्तर
The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all.
Answer: Funny
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?
What is the baker called?
When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him?
Match the following. What is a must
| (i) | as marriage gifts? | cakes and bolinhas |
| (ii) | for a party or a feast? | sweet bread called boL |
| (iii) | for a daughter’s engagement? | bread |
| (iv) | for Christmas? | sandwiches |
Who invites the comment − “he is dressed like a pader”? Why?
Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
What does a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ mean?
Which of these statements are correct?
(i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times.
(ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages.
(iii) The paders went away with the Portuguese.
(iv) The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.
(v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.
(vi) Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.
(vii) Paders and their families starve in the present times.
Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?
Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?
Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?
I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty)
Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?
Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. (sad, hopeful, matter-of-fact)
What does the writer recall about his childhood in Goa?
How is the Goan baker still an important part of the life of a Goan village?
Answer the following in about 40-50 words:
Who are paders and why are they friends of children?
