About the passage

A.  Read to understand

Answer the following questions.

1. Match the words and phrases to show a cause-and-effect relationship between them.

A

B

a) wind

the mountains vanish from view

b) hail

the snowy range is lit up by a fiery orange glow

c) haze

the dark sky is lit up by the stars

d) sunset

the lawn takes on a whitish appearance

e) nightfall

the trees move back and forth

 

2. Write T for statements that are true and F for those that are false.

   a) The writer went for a walk in the evening.

   b) The rain had made the atmosphere really cold.

   c) The writer’s house is located at the top of a small hill.

   d) The writer drank coffee in the candlelight to save power.

 

3. Answer the following questions.

   a) Why were there no puddles or muddy patches despite the heavy rainfall?

 

   b) What led to the ‘drastic change’ that the writer talks about?

      i) The breaking up of the haze.

      ii) The last rays of the setting sun.

      iii) The return of birds and butterflies.

 

   c) Which sight left the writer ‘transfixed in awe’?

  

 

B.  Read to infer

1.   The writer builds many contrasts through the passage. Mention three such contrasts presented in the passage. These hints will help you.

· What happened during the rain? What happened once it stopped?

·  What did the haze do to the surroundings? What happened when it failed?

·  What happened to the surroundings at night? What did the writer see in the sky?

 

2.   Personification is the literary technique of describing objects in such a way that they seem human. Tick the lines that contain the use of this technique.

         a)   leaves dancing in mirth  

         b)   a million brightly lit stars

         c)   night gradually let down her curtains

         d)   winding pathway at the foot of our hillock

         e)   Lady Cloud caressing our face, neck, and hands

 

3. For what does the writer express gratitude at the end of the passage?

 

 

C.  Discuss

1.   Talk to the class about any one time you were outdoors and were

a)   inspired by nature.      b) frightened by nature.

 

2.   Imagine you are at any one of these locations at dusk-

         a)   The seashore   b) the countryside   c) a forest

Now, write a description of the sights, sounds, and odours you encounter at the place. Share your imagined description with the class.

 

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