Class 10 Work and Leisure Exercise 4.1 Solutions | English Curriculum Development Centre

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C) Answer the following questions.

Question a)
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Why do you think the man frowned his face when Sarah and Jamie gave him their school card?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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I think the man frowned his face when Sarah and Jamie gave him their school card because they were too little to be working in the farm.

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Question b)
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Why were Sarah and Jamie looking for a job instead of going to school?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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Sarah and Jamie were looking for a job instead of going to school because they wanted to earn some money and support their parents during their holiday.

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Question c)
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Why was the man ready to give them work in his farm?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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The man was ready to give them work in his farm because he needed someone to eliminate the caterpillars from the cabbages and they were not afraid of doing it.

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Question d)
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What work were they supposed to do at the man's farm?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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They were supposed to eliminate all the caterpillars from every single cabbage at the man's farm.

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Question e)
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Were there really a million or billion caterpillars in the cabbage field? If not, what do Sarah and Jamie mean by a million or billion caterpillars?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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No, there were not a million or billion caterpillars in the cabbage field because it is simply not possible. Sarah and Jamie used the phrase as a hyperbole to mean a lot of caterpillars.

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Question f)
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What were Sarah and Jamie desparate about?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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Sarah and Jamie were desperate about eliminating all the caterpillars from the cabbages as the butterflies could lay the eggs upon the cabbages again.

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Question g)
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What was Sarah's 'brilliant' idea?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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Sarah's 'brilliant' idea was getting rid of the butterflies with bamboo poles when they settle on cabbages.

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Question h)
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Were the children happy with their work? Give reasons for your answer.

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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The children were not happy with their work because they had destroyed all the cabbages along with the butterflies and also had to run away from the farm secretly.

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Question i)
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Why did they run away from the farm secretly?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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They ran away from the farm secretly because they had destroyed all the cabbages along with the butterflies and were afraid of facing the man.

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About the Textbook

Name: English - Grade 10
Author: Government of Nepal, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology
Publisher: Curriculum Development Centre
Sanothimi, Bhaktapur