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प्रश्न
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)
उत्तर
I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves.
Answer: Nostalgic
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?
Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?
What is the baker called?
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 |
What did the bakers wear: (i) in the Portuguese days? (ii) when the author was young?
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?
The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in some places. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
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?
The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny)
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)
Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?
The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and prosperous. (matter-of-fact, hopeful, sad)
How is the Goan baker still an important part of the life of a Goan village?
Justify the opinion that the traditional baker and his bread play a significant role in the cultural and social fabric of Goan society.
