Q1.
Complete the table given below based on Shaana's postcards. An example has been done for you. Share your answers with your classmates and the teacher.
The table as printed on page 125; the first row is filled in as the example.
| Places Visited | Interesting Descriptions and Activities |
|---|---|
| 1. Thajiwas glacier, Kashmir | white and blue glaciers; throwing snowballs |
| 2. Himachal Pradesh | |
| 3. | walking through a thick forest to reach the tree house |
| 4. Gujarat | |
| 5. The Narmada river | |
| 6. Chennai | |
| 7. | floating and looking at the fish; Appa and Amma went for a dive |
Answer
| Places Visited | Interesting Descriptions and Activities |
|---|---|
| 1. Thajiwas glacier, Kashmir | white and blue glaciers; throwing snowballs (given) |
| 2. Himachal Pradesh | Very quiet; so many mountains visible from the cabin; colourful birds chirping her awake as the Sun rises in the east; the 'bears growling in the west' that turn out to be Appa snoring |
| 3. Arunachal Pradesh | walking through a thick forest to reach the tree house (given) — a forest so thick 'that if you blink or stop to tie your shoelaces, you will get lost'; hoping to see red pandas |
| 4. Gujarat | The middle of the desert — 'hot, dry, and there's sand everywhere… like a beach without the sea'; the pretty, colourful clothes; a surprise test from Amma, passed with 88 per cent |
| 5. The Narmada river | Rafting with Amma and Appa; the river 'wild and scary' and much faster up close than she expected; she got fully wet and Appa decided never to raft again |
| 6. Chennai | Learning to surf on the way to Puducherry — she fell only twice; Amma and Appa splashing each other 'like children'; rougher waves and browner water than on her island |
| 7. Olaikaadu beach | floating and looking at the fish; Appa and Amma went for a dive (given) — there were no diving suits her size; they collected all sorts of pebbles |
Between these she also writes from the Sundarbans in West Bengal (a boat ride on the river, mangroves growing in seawater, crocodiles and a lonely snake) and from Goa (plateaus, hills, beaches and railway tunnels seen from the train window), and crosses the Pamban bridge with the ocean on both sides.
Tip: When a table gives you the description and asks for the place, look for the one unrepeatable detail. 'Tree house' and 'thick forest' can only be the Arunachal postcard; 'no diving suits my size' can only be Olaikaadu.