Class 10 Work and Leisure Exercise 4.1 Solutions | English Curriculum Development Centre
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C) Answer the following questions.
Why do you think the man frowned his face when Sarah and Jamie gave him their school card?
Solution
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.
Why were Sarah and Jamie looking for a job instead of going to school?
Solution
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.
Why was the man ready to give them work in his farm?
Solution
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.
What work were they supposed to do at the man's farm?
Solution
They were supposed to eliminate all the caterpillars from every single cabbage at the man's farm.
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?
Solution
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.
What were Sarah and Jamie desparate about?
Solution
Sarah and Jamie were desperate about eliminating all the caterpillars from the cabbages as the butterflies could lay the eggs upon the cabbages again.
What was Sarah's 'brilliant' idea?
Solution
Sarah's 'brilliant' idea was getting rid of the butterflies with bamboo poles when they settle on cabbages.
Were the children happy with their work? Give reasons for your answer.
Solution
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.
Why did they run away from the farm secretly?
Solution
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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