THE CALL OF THE SOIL

                                           ACTIVITY SHEET

             'It was a difficult task ............. grateful for that.' (Page 31)

A1 Choose two sentences from the following which explain the theme of the extract.
1. The writer was very glad to meet the old woman in Boripada.
2. The writer could understand what she tried to tell.
3. Ultimately, the writer got Kasbai rice in Adivasi hamlet.
4. The writer realized that real people of Indis live in the foothills of an unknown mountain.

A2. Complete the following sentences.
1. The old woman was angry because ..........................................
2. The old woman smiled because ................................................

A3. Guess.
"Her world was unspoiled by 'progress'. Guess why the writer has put the word process into inverted commas.

A4. Give one word for the following.
1. Busy noisy activity of a lot of people -
2. Feeling thanks for somebody -
3. Explain the meaning of something -
4. A positive opinion of something -

A5. Personal Response.
Write down, in 50 words, the efforts you will take to promote organic farming.

A6. Grammar
Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed:
(i) They had never heard of hybrids.
     (Make it a rhetorical question)
(ii) It was a difficult task to keep a straight face.
     (Replace infinitive with gerund)