West Bengal Board
All Summer in a Day
Comprehension Exercises
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. Men and women came from the Earth to Venus by
(a) aeroplanes
(b) helicopters
(c) rockets
(d) satellites
2. The children learned that the sun was like a/an
(a) lemon
(b) apple
(c) orange
(d) guava
3. The children had long forgotten the colour of the
(a) Earth
(b) Sun
(c) Venus
(d) Moon
4. When the children felt warm in the sun, they took off their
(a) jackets
(b) sweaters
(c) blazers
(d) coats
5. The children came to know that the sun would come out after
(a) two years
(b) six years
(c) seven years
(d) nine years
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
(a) How did the heavy storms affect the islands of Venus?
Answer - Heavy storms caused tidal waves to come over the islands and crushed the forests.
(b) What did the children write about the sun?
Answer - The children wrote short stories, essays, or poems about the sun.
(c) Where did the children play?
Answer - The children played in the echoing tunnels of the underground city.
(d) How did the jungle in Venus’s look?
Answer - The jungle was ever increasing, and it had the colour of rubber, ash and ink.
Exercise 3
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(a) Why were the children eager to see the sun?
Answer - The children were eager to see the sun because they were too young to recall when the sun la came out and how it really was.
(b) What did the children do immediately after the rain stopped?
Answer - Immediately after the rain stopped the silence was immense and the children put their hands to their ears, and they stood apart.
(c) Why do you think that the children were feeling unhappy when it started raining again?
Answer - The children were feeling unhappy because they would have to wait for a long period of seven years to see the beauty of the sun again.
Grammar in use:
Read the following sets of sentences:
Note that -
(1) A simple sentence can be converted to a complex sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a subordinate clause (noun, adjective, or adverb clause).
(2) A simple sentence can be converted to a compound sentence by expanding a word or a phrase into a main clause and the clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction.
(3) A complex sentence can be converted to a simple sentence by contracting the subordinate clause (noun, adjective, or adverb clause) into words or phrases.
(4) A complex sentence can be converted to a compound sentence by replacing the subordinate clause with a main clause and adding a coordinating conjunction.
(5) A compound sentence can be converted to a simple sentence or to a complex sentence by changing the sentence structure accordingly.
Exercise 4
Do as directed:
(a) I have a blue pen. (Change into a complex sentence)
Answer - I have a pen which is blue.
(b) Seeing a snake, the boy shouted. (Change into a compound sentence)
Answer - The boy saw the snake and ran away.
(c) I know a man who is very wise.(Change into a simple sentence)
Answer - I know a wise man.
(d) The girl who is dancing on the stage is my sister. (Change into a compound sentence)
Answer - The girl is dancing in the stage, and she is my sister.
(e) I met my friend and told her about an incident. (Change into a simple sentence)
Answer - I met my friend to tell her about an accident.
(f) The sky was overcast but it didn't rain. (Change into a complex sentence)
Answer - Though the sky was overcast, it didn’t rain.
Composition / Writing
Exercise 5
Letter Writing
Write a letter within 100 words to the postmaster of your locality informing him about the loss of an important letter addressed to you and requesting him to help you get it.
To,
The Postmaster
Bolpur Post Office
Bolpur
Birbhum 713325
Sub: Loss of Letter
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to inform that the office of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department. Of Health, Govt. of West Bengal sent me my pension letter to my address as noted below about twenty days ago. I have come to know of it from the office of CMOH. The letter is very important to me because I will have to proceed with it for my monthly pension.
I would, therefore, request you earnestly to trace out my letter and deliver it directly to me at the below address.
This is very urgent.
Thanking you.
Yours Sincerely,
Nisha Paria
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