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I.
Revisit the story and choose the image that correctly displays Grandpa's walking stick.
How to answer:
Focus on the precise description in the story.
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The story describes Grandpa's walking stick as:
mahogany, shiny-black, with a brass handle carved in the shape of an eagle's head.
The correct image would show a dark-wood cane with a distinct eagle's head at the top. (This is an activity for the student to match from given images in the textbook.)
II.
Collect memorable photographs of yourself and your family. Make a slide show. Mention: when and where it was clicked, who the people are, and why it is memorable for you.
How to answer:
This is a creative activity. Plan your slideshow by answering the three questions for each photo.
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This is an open-ended creative activity. Students should:
1. Select 5-8 photographs with strong personal significance.
2. For each, prepare 2-3 sentences covering: the occasion/setting, the people in the frame, and why the moment matters.
3. Arrange the slideshow in a meaningful order - chronological, thematic (family, travel, milestones), or by emotion.
Connection to the story: Ravi's affection for Grandpa - pressing cheek to face, smelling eucalyptus - shows that the richest memories are often sensory rather than photographic.
1. Select 5-8 photographs with strong personal significance.
2. For each, prepare 2-3 sentences covering: the occasion/setting, the people in the frame, and why the moment matters.
3. Arrange the slideshow in a meaningful order - chronological, thematic (family, travel, milestones), or by emotion.
Connection to the story: Ravi's affection for Grandpa - pressing cheek to face, smelling eucalyptus - shows that the richest memories are often sensory rather than photographic.
III.
Read the story "The Lost Child" by Mulk Raj Anand (printed in the textbook). Discuss with your classmates and teacher.
How to answer:
This is a comparative reading exercise. Note the theme of separation, family love, and a child's priorities.
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Key discussion points about "The Lost Child" by Mulk Raj Anand:
Theme: A child at a spring fair becomes separated from his parents. When a stranger tries to comfort him with all the things he had wanted (sweets, balloons, flowers, snake-charmer, roundabout), the child refuses everything and only cries for his mother and father.
Message: The love of parents is irreplaceable. The things the child had longed for throughout the fair become meaningless when he loses his parents - showing that material desires are secondary to love and belonging.
Connection to "Vitamin-M": Both stories explore how family bonds override everything else. In "Vitamin-M", Ravi abandons his own comfort to follow Grandpa; in "The Lost Child", the child abandons all his desires to find his parents. Love, in both stories, is the strongest force.
Theme: A child at a spring fair becomes separated from his parents. When a stranger tries to comfort him with all the things he had wanted (sweets, balloons, flowers, snake-charmer, roundabout), the child refuses everything and only cries for his mother and father.
Message: The love of parents is irreplaceable. The things the child had longed for throughout the fair become meaningless when he loses his parents - showing that material desires are secondary to love and belonging.
Connection to "Vitamin-M": Both stories explore how family bonds override everything else. In "Vitamin-M", Ravi abandons his own comfort to follow Grandpa; in "The Lost Child", the child abandons all his desires to find his parents. Love, in both stories, is the strongest force.
