Rickshaw Ride | Unit 18.2 | English

Unit 18

Transportation & Communication

Rickshaw Ride

Reading 2

A. Match the words with their meanings.

a. harbour         i.  to move in long twisting curves

b. folded           ii.  for the purpose of; in the interest of; in order to achieve or preserve

c. sandbar         iii.  a protected area on the coast

d. snake             iv.  the main church

e. sake              v.  a vehicle driven by electricity

f. clatter            vi.  loud noise from  hard objects knocking together

g. cathedral      vii. a long mass of sand, especially at the mouth of the river

h. tram              viii. having slight folds; wrinkled

Answer:

a. harbour       iii.  a protected area on the coast

b. folded           viii. having slight folds; wrinkled

c. sandbar       vii. a long mass of sand, especially at the mouth of the river

d. snake            i.  to move in long twisting curves

e. sake              ii.  for the purpose of; in the interest of; in order to achieve or preserve

f. clatter           vi.  loud noise from  hard objects knocking together

g. cathedral     iv.  the main church

h. tram             v.  a vehicle driven by electricity

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct words/phrases from the poem.

a. The old man is waiting for customers at the …………

b. He is very weak with ………….face.

c. He knows that a ……..is nothing for the rider.

d. He takes the rider as far as to …………

e. The rider’s eyes are caught by the old man’s twisted ……..

f. The rider didn’t have the ……….when riding.

Answer:

a. The old man is waiting for customers at the harbor.

b. He is very weak with folded face.

c. He knows that a dollar is nothing for the rider.

d. He takes the rider as far as to cathedral.

e. The rider’s eyes are caught by the old man’s twisted face.

f. The rider didn’t have the fun when riding.

C.  Answer the following questions.

a. How old is the rickshaw puller?

b. What does ‘he is made of leather’ mean?

c. What attracts the attention of the rider?

d. Why does the rider want the rickshaw puller not to fall?  

e. Did the man enjoy the rickshaw ride? Give reasons.

Answer:

a. The rickshaw puller is very old.

b. ‘He is made of leather’ means he is very thin having only bones and skin without muscle.

c. The dark veins attract the attention of the rider.

d. The rider wants the rickshaw puller not to fall because his journey won’t be completed in his fall. 

e. No, the man didn’t enjoy the rickshaw ride because he has seen the pitiful condition of the rickshaw puller.

D.  Find suitable adjectives to describe the rickshaw puller. Complete the mind map.

Grammar II

Use the correct forms of the adjectives or adverbs given in the brackets.

a. The Marsyangdi is one of the ………….. rivers in Nepal. (big)

b. Thani Mai is a …….. temple in the whole district. (famous)

c. A spider is not usually as ……….. as a snake. (deadly)

d. The children are really enjoying the movie. They are watching it …… than the adults. (interestingly)

e. Mr Shrestha is the …………… teacher in the whole school. (humorous)

f. Children are considered to be …….. than adults. (innocent)

g. A computer is ……… than a pocket calculator. (expensive)

h. My sister is almost as …….. as my mother. (tall)

i. My maths exam was much ……… than the history exam. (good)

j. Bungee jumping really scares me.  I find it …………… than paragliding. (dangerous)

k. Sima is walking ……… than Sarad. (carefully)

Answer:

a. The Marsyangdi is one of the biggest rivers in Nepal.

b. Thani Mai is a famous temple in the whole district.

c. A spider is not usually as deadly as a snake.

d. The children are really enjoying the movie. They are watching it more interestingly than the adults.

e. Mr Shrestha is the most humorous teacher in the whole school.

f. Children are considered to be more innocent than adults.

g. A computer is more expensive than a pocket calculator.

h. My sister is almost as tall as my mother.

i. My maths exam was much better than the history exam.

j. Bungee jumping really scares me.  I find it more dangerous than paragliding.

k. Sima is walking more carefully than Sarad.