“Hey, a tea garden!” Rajvir cried excitedly.
Pranjol, who had been born and brought up on a plantation, didn’t share Rajvir’s excitement.
“Oh, this is tea country now,” he said. “Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world.
You will see enough gardens to last you a lifetime!”
“I have been reading as much as I could about tea,” Rajvir said. “No one really knows
who discovered tea but there are many legends.”
(Glimpses of India)
Question 5 Part 1 (A) - i
Why was Pranjol not as excited as Rajvir about the tea gardens?
- He disliked looking at tea gardens.
- He had worked in tea gardens himself.
- He had grown up in and around tea gardens.
- He was bored with tea gardens.
Answer:
From the excerpt:
“Hey, a tea garden!” Rajvir cried excitedly. Pranjol, who had been born and brought up on a plantation , didn’t share Rajvir’s excitement. “Oh, this is tea country now,” he said. “Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world. You will see enough gardens to last you a lifetime!” “I have been reading as much as I could about tea,” Rajvir said. “No one really knows who discovered tea but there are many legends.”
Checking the options:
- A. He disliked looking at tea gardens.
- B. He had worked in tea gardens himself.
- C. He had grown up in and around tea gardens. - This is correct
- D. He was bored with tea gardens.
So the correct answer is Option C.
