प्रश्नपेढी: 1.2 The Crow and the Snake**
१. एका वाक्यात उत्तरे लिहा (Answer in one sentence):**
* **Q1. Where did the crow family live? (कावळ्याचे कुटुंब कोठे
राहत होते?)**
* **Ans:** The crow family lived in a beautiful nest on a
banyan tree.
* **Q2. Who lived in the hollow of the banyan tree? (वडाच्या
झाडाच्या ढोलीत कोण राहत होते?)**
* **Ans:** A wicked cobra lived in the hollow of the banyan
tree.
* **Q3. What did the wicked cobra do when the crows flew
out for food? (कावळे अन्नाच्या शोधात
बाहेर गेल्यावर दुष्ट नागाने काय केले?)*
Ans:** The cobra climbed up the tree and ate the little ones
of the crows.
*Q4. What did the clever crow steal from the lake? (चतुर
कावळ्याने तलावावरून काय चोरले?)**
Ans:** The clever crow stole a precious bracelet belonging
to the queen.
*Q5. Where did the crow drop the stolen bracelet? (कावळ्याने
चोरलेले कडे कोठे टाकले?)**
* **Ans:** The crow dropped the bracelet into the hollow of
the banyan tree where the cobra slept.
Q6. What is the moral of the story? (या गोष्टीचे तात्पर्य काय
आहे?)**
* **Ans:** The moral of the story is: *"One can overcome
obstacles with presence of mind"*.
२. कोणी कोणास म्हटले? (Who said to whom?):**
*Q1. "It has become dangerous to stay here."**
Ans:** **Lady crow** said to **her husband (the crow)**.
*Q2. "I will soon think of something and promise you that
we
won't lose our babies anymore."**
* **Ans:** **The crow** said to **the lady crow**.
३. घटनांचा योग्य क्रम लावा (Arrange the sentences in proper
order):**
*(पाठातील घटनांच्या क्रमानुसार खालील वाक्यांना १ ते ५ क्रमांक द्या)*
1. The crow family was living on a banyan tree.
2. The cobra ate the crow's little ones.
3. The crow made a plan.
4. The crow stole the bracelet.
5. The guards chased away the cobra.
४. शब्दार्थ व विरुद्धार्थी शब्द (Vocabulary & Opposite Words):*
*
**अ) शब्दार्थ (Word Meanings):**
* **Hollow:** A hole or empty space inside
* **Precious:** Of great value
* **Plunged down:** Jumped suddenly with force
* **Swiftly:** Quickly
ब) विरुद्धार्थी शब्द लिहा (Write the opposite words):**
* **wicked x kind
* **clever x dull
* **swiftly x slowly
* **dangerous x safe
* **lose x win
* **lost x found
५. वर्णन करणारे शब्द शोधा (Describing Words):**
*(पाठात आलेले वर्णन करणारे शब्द / विशेषणे शोधा)*
* **Nest:** Beautiful nest
* **Bracelet:** Precious bracelet
* **Crow:** Clever crow
* **Cobra:** Wicked cobra
६. पाठाचा प्रकार ओळखा (Identify the type of story):**
* **Q. What type of story is 'The Crow and the Snake'?**
* (a) Fantasy
* (b) Fable
* (c) Factual
* **Ans:** **(b) Fable** (A story in which characters are
animals and act like humans).
७. स्वमत व विचारप्रवर्तक प्रश्न (Open-ended & Critical Thinking
Questions):**
* **Q1. What will you do if you spot a snake inside your
house or surroundings?** (तुमच्या घरात किंवा परिसरात साप
दिसल्यास तुम्ही काय कराल?)
* **Q2. If you were among the queen's guards, what would
you have done?** (तुम्ही राणीच्या रक्षकांपैकी एक असता, तर तुम्ही काय
केले असते?)
* **Q3. How does presence of mind help us in difficult
situations?** (प्रसंगवधान आपल्याला कठीण प्रसंगात कशी मदत करते?
)