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4. Why do you think Ammachi had a scientific bent of mind?

because she was clever

because Appachen taught her a lot of things

because Sooraj got her a lot of books from the library

because she loved reading science books

B. Answer these questions.

1. Why did Ammachi lay three traps?

2. How did Ammachi know that Sooraj was the unniappam thief?

3. According to Sooraj, why did he steal the unniappams?

4. Why did Ammachi call Sooraj ‘little flatterer’?

5. What happened when Sooraj and Ammachi decided to have the remaining

unniappams?

Reference to the context

Read the lines from the text and answer the questions.

‘And I didn’t tell anyone else how the traps worked. Only YOU could have sprung them

without getting caught!’

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. Why had the speaker laid traps?

c. Who were meant to be caught in the traps?

d. What do you think is the mood of the person being spoken to?
i. jealous ii. happy iii. guilty iv. sad

e. Which character trait of the speaker is displayed in the above lines?

Time to think and answer

1. Do you think that Ammachi knew from the start that Sooraj was the unniappam
thief? Give reasons for your answer. life skill logical thinking

2. In the end, Sooraj realises that there are other unniapam thieves besides him.

Do you think that would have made him happy? What tells you so? life skill analytical thinking
3. Do you also play such pranks as Sooraj with your parents and grandparents and get
caught? How do you feel then? Give your answer in about 50 words. life skill handling emotions

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