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Let’s ponder

A. Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow.

1. Grandpa shouted back, ‘You have enough vacant land in the town to build your houses.
You cannot murder the trees for your selfish ends. What you destroy, you can never
replace. Leave us in peace, please!’

Mukherjee began shouting, ‘You silly old man! You are wasting our time. If you don’t

come down now, this minute, I shall come up and drag you down.’.

a. Choose evidence from the text that tells us that grandpa was requesting, rather
than commanding.

b. Complete the following suitably.

The value that grandpa’s statement about ‘murdering the trees for selfish ends’
reveals is .

c. What does Mukherjee’s behaviour tell us about him?

I. disrespectful II. impatient III. sensitive

IV. intelligent V. confused

i. II and III ii. only I

iii. I and II iv. II, IV and V

d. State whether True or False.

Grandpa’s statement ‘what you destroy, you can never replace’ highlights the
irreversible consequences of destroying nature.

2. The band was leading a long line of marchers. They were carrying a banner which said,
‘Save Our Trees.’ The band was followed by the lady and the members of her art class.
There were neighbours and a lot of people from the town. People I had never seen before.

‘Thank you,’ cried grandpa as the crowd passed our tree.

a. Why was it important to carry a banner during the march?

i. To let everyone know the purpose of the march.

ii. To invite everyone to join the march.

iii. To inform everyone about the organisation leading the march.

iv. To support the people joining the march.
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