Comprehension Exercises | Our Runaway Kite | Lucy Maud Montgomery | Class 10 | Grammar | Writing

Our Runaway Kite comprehension exercises

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. She wrote numerous novels, poems and short stories. She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935.

This short story is about a brother and a sister living on an isolated island with their father, who, through a series of incidents, get reunited with their long-lost relatives. It is a touching tale that underlines the value of relationships.

লুসি মউড মন্টগোমারি (1874-1942) একজন কানাডিয়ান লেখিকা ছিলেন যিনি অ্যানি অফ গ্রিন গেবলসের সাথে শুরু হওয়া উপন্যাসের সিরিজের জন্য সবচেয়ে বেশি পরিচিত। তিনি অসংখ্য উপন্যাস, কবিতা এবং ছোটগল্প লিখেছেন। তিনি 1935 সালে ব্রিটিশ সাম্রাজ্যের একজন অর্ডার অফ অফিসার হন।

এই ছোট গল্পটি একটি ভাই এবং বোনকে নিয়ে একটি বিচ্ছিন্ন দ্বীপে তাদের বাবার সাথে বসবাস করে, যারা একটি ধারাবাহিক ঘটনার মাধ্যমে তাদের দীর্ঘদিনের হারিয়ে যাওয়া আত্মীয়দের সাথে পুনরায় মিলিত হয়। এটি একটি মর্মস্পর্শী গল্প যা সম্পর্কের মূল্যকে পরিলক্ষিত করে।

Comprehension exercises:

Unit 1.

1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(a) The keeper of the Big Half Moon Lighthouse is

i) Aunt Esther

ii) Father

iii) Claude

iv) Dick

Ans: ii)Father

(b) The family moved over to the mainland in

i) summer

ii) spring

iii) monsoon

iv) winter

Ans : iv) winter
 
(c) When asked about relations, Father looked

i) happy

ii) angry

iii) sorrowful

iv) irritated

Ans: iii) sorrowful

2. Fill in the chart with information from the text:

(a) name of the island – Big Half Moon.

(b) age of Claude – twelve.

c) the game played by Claude and the narrator –  pirate caves.

3. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:

(a) People felt that Claude and the narrator were lonesome in the island.

Ans: True
 
Supporting statement: They said we must be so lonesome over there.

(b) Claude and the narrator quarreled.

Ans:False.

Supporting statement: Claude and I never quarreled.

(c) Nobody on the mainland had relations.

Ans: False.

Supporting statement: Everybody on the mainland had relations.

Unit 2

4.Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(a) In summer the Big Half Moon is always

(i) lovely

(ii) unpleasant

(iii) boring

iv) dull

Ans: (i) lovely

(b) Back on the island, Claude and the narrator made plenty of

(i) puppets

(ii) maks

(iii) kites

(iv) envelopes.

Ans: (iii) kites

c) The kite was patched with a

(i) newspaper

(ii) letter

(iii) envelope

(iv) card

Ans: (ii) letter
 
5. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(i) A boy on the mainland showed – Claude how to make kites.

(i) On the kite Claude and the narrator pasted – a letter.

(ii) Claude was standing with – a bit of cord in his hand looking foolish.

6. Fill in the chart with information from the text:

(a) Statement : The narrator’s elbow went through the kite.

Reason: The narrator had tripped and fallen over the rocks.

(b) Statement : Claude and the narrator hurried to fix the kite.

Reason : They wanted to send it up before the wind fell.

(c) Statement : The kite soared.

Reason : The wind was glorious.

Unit : 3

7. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(a) A letter came for father after a

(i) day

(ii) week

(iii) fortnight

(iv) month

Ans: (iv) month
 
(b) Father left home after quarreling with his

(i) brother

(ii) sister

(iii) aunt

(iv) uncle

Ans: (i) brother

(c) Dick and Mimi discovered the kite on the top of a

(i) roof

(ii) tree

(ii) lighthouse

(iv) light post

Ans: (ii) tree

8. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
 
(a) person who sent the letter – Aunt Esther.

(b) name of Aunt Esther’s mother – Philippa

(c) total number of family members in the narrator’s family at present – six.

9. Answer the following questions:

(a) What did Father find when he went back home years afterward?

Ans: When father went back home years afterwards he found that his brother had died and his sister was missing.

(b) Where did Aunt Esther live?

Ans: Aunt Esther lived in hundreds of miles inland.
 
(c) Why did Aunt Esther turn pale?

When she saw the letter stuck on the kite, aunt Esther turned pale because it was that same letter which she had once written to his brother and the names of her parents were written on it.

Grammar in use

Read the following sentences:

1.Why hadn't we?
2.Was it because we lived in an island?

In sentence 1, the question is formed by using the wh-word 'why'. In sentence 2, the question is formed by using the auxiliary verb'was'. Questions that are formed by using wh-words like why, what, when, where, which, who, whose, whom, how are called Wh-questions.

Questions that are formed by using auxiliary verbs are called Interrogative statements.
Now, read the following sentences:
(1) What is your name?
(2) How are you?
(3) Do you read in class X?
(4) Can you come to my house tomorrow?

The question numbers (1) and (2) cannot have 'Yes' or 'No' as answers. The question numbers (3) and (4) will have 'Yes' or 'No' as answers. Questions that do not have 'Yes' or 'No' as answers are called Information Questions. Questions that have 'Yes' or 'No' as answers are called Simple Questions.

Read the following sentences:
1. Where was Tagore born?
2. Does your brother read in class II?

In sentence (1) the question is formed by placing the wh-word at the beginning of the sentence followed by the auxiliary verb and the subject. In sentence (2) the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject to form the question. Wh-questions or information questions are formed by placing the wh-word in the beginning followed by the auxiliary verb, the subject and complement. Thus, the structure of the Wh-Question or Information Question is:
Wh-word + Auxiliary verb + Subject + Complement 

Interrogative sentences or simple questions are formed by placing the auxiliary verb in the beginning followed by the subject and complement. Thus, the structure of the Interrogative statements or simple question is:
Auxiliary verb + Subject + Complement

10. Change the following sentences into questions, as directed:

(a) Shankha lives in Alipurduar. (Information question using ‘where’)

Ans: Where does Shankha live?

(b) They have gone to a picnic. (Interrogative sentence using ‘where’)

Ans: Where have they gone?

(c) I went to school yesterday. (Simple question using ‘did’)

Ans: Did you go to school yesterday?

(d) Tia studies in class X. (Information question using ‘which’)

Ans: In which class does Tia study?

Writing activities:

11. Suppose your bicycle has a sudden tyre puncture on your way to school. You have taken the cycle to a repair shop. Write an imaginary dialogue (within 100 words) between the shopkeeper and you. (We are coming with this writing soon)

Here is an fictional dialogue between a shopkeeper and me when I had a sudden tyre puncture on my way to school. I have taken to a repair shop.

Me: Good morning, uncle!

Shopkeeper: Good morning, Babu! How can I help you?

Me: See what happened to my cycle. Its a puncture uncle. I need to fix it. Otherwise I will miss my school.

Shopkeeper: In which tyre is it occurred?

Me: In the back tyre.

Shopkeeper: Ok. No issue. I will surely fix it up now.

Me: How much time do you take for this task?

Shopkeeper: It needs approximately 10 minutes. Don't worry. You will not miss the school.

Me: How much do I have to pay you for this?

Shopkeeper: 20 rupees only.

Me: Could you please fix it quickly? I have to go to school now.

Shopkeeper: Sure. I will try my best.

Me: Thank you for cooperating me.

Shopkeeper: I understand. The problem of your cycle is fixed. You can go now.

Me: Thank you so much! Please take the money.

Shopkeeper: Thank you. Ride your cycle safely!

***এই রাইটিং এর বাংলা দেখতে চাইলে ক্লিক করুন।***

12. Write a story (within 100 words) using the given hints. Give a title to the story.

Crow sitting on a tree – a piece of meat in its beak- fox passing under the tree- wants the meat- asks the crow to sing- crow keeps meat under its feet and sings – fooled, fox leaves.

The Fox and the Crow

The Fox and the Crow

One beautiful morning, while following his strong scent through the woods in quest of a bite to eat, the Fox noticed a Crow perched on a tree limb overhead. This was far from the Fox's first encounter with a Crow. The fact that the fortunate Crow was holding a piece of cheese in her beak this time drew his attention and caused him to take a second look.
"There's no need to look any farther," cunning Master Fox realized.
"For my breakfast, here's a delicate bite."
"Good-morning, beautiful bird!" he said as he trotted up to the foot of the tree in which the Crow was perched.
The Crow, her head inclined to one side, kept a wary eye on the Fox. She, on the other hand, kept her beak firmly pressed to the cheese and did not respond his welcome.
The Fox said, "What a wonderful bird she is! What a shine in her feathers! What a lovely body, and what magnificent wings! Because everything else about her is beautiful, such a gorgeous Bird should have a great voice. I know I should acclaim her Queen of Birds if she could only sing one song."
The Crow forgot about her suspicions and her food as she listened to these attractive comments.
She aspired to be known as the Queen of Birds. As a result, she expanded her beak wide to emit her loudest caw, and the cheese dropped into the Fox's open jaws.
As he went away, Master Fox remarked kindly, "Thank you." "Despite the fact that it is cracked, you do have a voice. But where have all your brains gone?"

Moral: The flatterer lives at the expense of those who will listen to him.

***এই রাইটিং এর বাংলা দেখতে চাইলে ক্লিক করুন।***

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