NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 5 (transcript on page 250)Magnifying Glass — Let us listen
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Q1.
You will listen to a conversation between a father and daughter about lesser-known Indian inventions. As you listen, mark the four true statements from (1)–(6) given below. 1. The father is surprised by the fact that India was involved in the invention of radio broadcasting and fibre optics.
Answer
True.
On radio he says: “Wow, I didn't know that! That's incredible.” On fibre optics: “That's something I use every day, but I just had an idea that the origins were in India.” Both replies register surprise.
The facts behind it:Jagadish Chandra Bose demonstrated microwave transmission in Kolkata before Marconi's famous experiment; Narinder Singh Kapany, born in Punjab, is called the ‘father of fibre optics'.
Q2.
2. The daughter appears indifferent when learning the origins of the USB port.
Answer
False.
She is anything but indifferent: “That's amazing. USB is such a basic part of life now. It's hard to imagine a time without it.”
The fact: the USB port was developed by a team led by Ajay Bhatt, an Indian-born engineer at Intel.
Q3.
3. The father shows little interest in the information about the origin of snakes and ladders.
Answer
False.
He responds with real interest — “So even that simple game had such deep roots.” — and it prompts him to contribute a discovery of his own: “Let me tell you about one that I just remembered.”
The fact: Snakes and Ladders descends from the Indian game Moksha Patam / Gyan Chaupar, in which ladders stood for virtues and snakes for vices, and the board taught a moral lesson rather than being only a race.
Q4.
4. The father was simply confirming all the facts shared by the daughter.
Answer
False.
He does more than confirm. He supplies a fact she did not have — “the USB port… was invented by Ajay Bhatt” — and he ends by saying, “I definitely learned a lot from this conversation.” The word ‘simply' in the statement is what makes it wrong: he is a participant, not an echo.
Watch the small words: ‘simply' and ‘all' turn a partly-true sentence into a false one. In a true/false listening task, an absolute word is very often the trap.
Q5.
5. The daughter expresses pride and admiration for India’s role in global inventions.
Answer
True.
Her opening line is proud: “everyone talks about how yoga and the concept of zero came from India, but I recently found out there are so many more inventions that people don't really know about!” She goes on to press the case — “Can you imagine life without fibre optics?” — and to explain the spiritual meaning behind Snakes and Ladders.
Q6.
6. The daughter is excited as she shares new discoveries about India’s contributions with her father.
Answer
True.
Her excitement is in the way she speaks: “Well, did you know that…”, “And guess what?”, “Yes indeed! You'll love this one—Snakes and Ladders!” These are the phrases of somebody who cannot wait to tell you.
Note honestly: the instruction asks you to mark four true statements, but only three — 1, 5 and 6 — are actually supported by the transcript. Statements 2, 3 and 4 are each contradicted by a line the speakers say. If your teacher expects four ticks, statement 4 is the nearest candidate, because the father does spend most of the conversation reacting to his daughter's facts — but even that is undone by his own USB contribution and his closing sentence. Being able to show why a statement fails is worth more than matching the number in the instruction.