NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 7 Glimpses of India

NCERT Solutions for CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 7 Glimpses of India are provided here. This story is written by Lucio Rodrigues, Lokesh Abrol and Arup Kumar Datta and includes many questions that are important for exams. We have solved all the NCERT questions of the lesson with a detailed explanation that help students to complete their assignments & homework. We have provided NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 7 Glimpses of India in PDF format so that you can download them for offline use.

Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 7 NCERT Questions and Answers

A Baker from Goa

Oral Comprehension Check (Page 86)

Question 1. What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?

Answer: The elders in Goa are nostalgic about the good old Portuguese days and their love for the famous bread and loaves. The writer also mentions that although the eaters of loaves have vanished, but the makers still do exist.

Question 2. Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?

Answer: Yes, bread making is still popular in Goa. This is very clear from the narrator’s statement that the eaters have gone away leaving the makers behind. There are mixers, moulders and the ones who bake the loaves. The time tested furnaces still exist there.

Question 3. What is the baker called?

Answer: The baker is called a pader in Goa.

Question 4. When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him?

Answer: The baker came twice every day, once when he set out in the morning on his selling round, and then again, when he returned after emptying his huge basket. The children ran to meet him not because of their love of the loaf, which was bought by the maid-servant of the house. They actually longed for the bread-bangles, which they chose carefully. Sometimes, it was a sweet bread of special make.

Oral Comprehension Check (Page 87)

Question 1: 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

Answer: (i) as marriage gifts? – sweet bread called bol
(ii) for a party or a feast? – bread
(iii) for a daughter’s engagement? – sandwiches
(iv) for Christmas? – cakes and bolinhas

Question 2. What did the bakers wear:
(i) in the Portuguese days?
(ii) when the author was young?

Answer: (i) The bakers were usually dressed up in a peculiar dress called kabai. It was a single piece long frock reaching down to the knees.

(ii) When the author was young, he saw the bakers wearing shirt and trousers, which were shorter than full-length ones and longer than half-pants.

Question 3. Who invites the comment – “he is dressed like a pader” Why?

Answer: Any person who wears a half-pant that reaches just below the knees invites this comment— “he is dressed like a pader”. This is because the baker who is popularly known as a pader in Goa, used to dress in a similar fashion.

Question 4. Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?

Answer: Monthly accounts of the baker were recorded on some wall in the house with a pencil.

Question 5. What does a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ mean?

Answer: A ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ means a plump physique. Such a physique was linked to the bakers because they never starved. Baking was a profitable profession. The baker, his family, and his servants always looked happy and prosperous and had a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’.

Thinking About the Text (Page 88)

Question 1: 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.

Answer:

(i)The pader was an important person in the village in old times.
Answer: Correct

(ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages.
Answer: Correct

(iii)The paders went away with the Portuguese.
Answer: Incorrect. The paders still exist in Goan villages.

(iv)The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.
Answer: Incorrect. The paders wear shirts, and trousers that are shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants.

(v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.
Answer: Incorrect. Bread and cakes are still an integral part of Goan life.

(vi)Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.
Answer: Correct

(vii) Paders and their families starve in the present times.
Answer: Incorrect. Baking is still a very profitable business in Goa.

Question 2: Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?

Answer: Bread is an important part of Goan life. Marriage gifts are meaningless without sweet bread bol. For a party, bread is a must, while for Christmas, cakes and bolinhas are a must. Sandwiches must be prepared by the lady of the house on her daughter’s engagement. The author says everybody loves the fragrance of loaves. The elders were given loaves and the children were given bread bangles, which were longed for. Also, the fact that bakery is a profitable profession shows that the love for bread is enormous in Goa.

Question 3: Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he says the following?

(i) The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in some places. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)

(ii) Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)

(iii) I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty)

(iv) The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny)

(v) Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. (sad, hopeful, matter-of-fact)

(vi) The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and prosperous. (matter-of-fact, hopeful, sad)

Answer: (i) nostalgic
(ii) hopeful
(iii) nostalgic
(iv) funny
(v) matter-of-fact
(vi) matter-of-fact