NCERT Solutions for A Baker from Goa (Glimpses of India) Class 10 First Flight English
Book Solutions1
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 bread and loaves. The writer says that the eaters of loaves have left but the makers still exist.
2
Is bread-making still popular in Goa ? How do you know ?
Answer
Yes, bread making is still popular in Goa. The eaters may have gone away but they have left the makers behind. There are mixers, moulders and the ones who bake the loaves. The time tested furnaces still exist there.
3
What is the baker called ?
Answer
The baker is called a pader in Goa.
4
When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him?
Answer
The baker would come twice a day-once early in the morning and the second time when he returned after selling his stuff. The children would run to meet him as they wanted to have bread-bangles.
1
Match the following. What is a must
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(i) |
as marriage gifts? |
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cakes and bolinhas |
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(ii) |
for a party or a feast? |
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sweet bread called bol |
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(iii) |
for a daughter’s engagement? |
- |
bread |
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(iv) |
for Christmas? |
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sandwiches |
Answer
|
(i) |
as marriage gifts? |
- |
sweet bread called bol |
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(ii) |
for a party or a feast? |
- |
bread |
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(iii) |
for a daughter’s engagement? |
- |
sandwiches |
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(iv) |
for Christmas? |
- |
cakes and bolinhas |
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) During his childhood days, the author saw the bakers wearing a shirt and trousers which were shorter than full length ones and longer than half pants.
3
Who invites the comment − “he is dressed like a pader”? Why?
Answer
Any person who is wearing a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites this comment. This is because the baker, known as a pader, used to dress like that.
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.
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’.
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) Correct
(ii) Correct
(iii) Incorrect.
The paders still exist in Goan villages.
(iv) Incorrect.
The paders wear shirts, and trousers that are shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants.
(v) Incorrect.
Bread and cakes are still an integral part of Goan life.
(vi) Correct
(vii)Incorrect.
Baking is still a very profitable business in Goa.
2
Is bread an important part of Goan life ? How do you know this ?
Answer
Yes, bread is an important part of Goan life. It is an important part of marriage gifts, parties and feasts. Bread is also prepared by a mother for preparing sandwiches during her daughter's engagement. Thus, it is necessary to have breads for every occasion, because of which the presence of a baker's furnace in the village is very important
3
Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he says the following?
(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) Helpful
(iii) Nostalgic
(iv) Funny
(v) Matter-of-fact
(vi) Matter-of-fact