Tine and the Faraway Mountain Questions & Answers
Tine Mena
Q-1 New words
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1. Mishmi Hills 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3. Wondrous 4. Basking 5. Faint 6. Porter 7. Expedition 8. Disguised 9. Scolded 10. Route |
11. Coordinator 12. Determination 13. Technique 14. Anxious 15. Reeling 16. Howled 17. Shelter 18. Training 19. Beloved 20. Mentor |
Q- 2 Word Galaxy
1. Wondrous: inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight.
2. Distant: far way
3. Basking: enjoying the warmth and light, typically from the sun
4. Faint: (here) hard to hear
5. Porter: a person whose job is to carry luggage and other loads
6. Expedition: an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known
7. Disguised: giving oneself a different appearance to change one’s true identity
8. Scolded: spoke to someone angrily for doing something wrong
9. Route: a way that you follow to get from one place to another
10. Coordinator: (here) someone who plans mountain trips
11. Determination: firmness of purpose
12. Technique: skill or ability to carry out tasks in a particular field
13. Mentor: an experienced person who advises a less experienced person
14. Anxious: feeling worried or nervous
15. Supplies: things such as food, medicines, and fuel that are needed by people
16. Reeling: moving unsteadily
17. Howled: made a long, loud cry
18. Summit: the highest point of a mountain
19. Beloved: loved very much by somebody
Q-3 Extra Meanings (Dictionary Activity)
1. Whisper– speak very softly
2. Realize– become fully aware of something as a fact or grasp or understand clearly.
3. Rules-control over a people or country or an official statement that tells you what you must or must not do in a particular situation or when playing a game.
4. Agreed-have the same opinion as somebody/something.
5. Leader– a person who is a manager or in charge of something or something that leads
6. Strength-the capacity of an object or the quality of being physically strong or the amount of this quality that you have.
7. Training– teach a person to do something which is difficult or which needs practice or the act, process, or method of one that trains.
8. Camp– A place where soldier refuses or a place where people stay for a short time in tents or huts
9. Shelter– a place giving protection from foul weather or dangerous
10. Tent– a portable fabric shelter supported by poles or a small structure made of cloth that is held up by poles and ropes. You use a tent to sleep in when you go camping.
Q-4 Make sentences
1. Mountains – I climbed a mountain last year.
2. Forest- there are many wild animals in that forest.
3. Family- I love my family.
4. Porter- My Father is a porter.
5. Disguised- I disguised as a policeman.
6. Mentor- my mother is my mentor.
7. Dream- my dream is to be a Doctor.
8. Medicines- I wouldn’t say I like medicines.
9. Smile- I like to smile always.
10. Danced- Dancing is my Favourite hobby.
Q – 5. Answer the following questions.
1. What did Tine and Sony love to do?
Ans: Tine and her younger sister Sony loved eating apples, oranges, and berries from the forest. They used to spend long days lying under the sun.
2. Why did Tine apply to be a porter? What problem did she face in becoming a porter?
Ans: Tine applied to be a porter so she could be close to the mountains. But, women were not allowed to be porters
3. Who was Dr. Romeo Meitei?
Ans: Dr. Romeo Meitei was the leader of an expedition. He became Tine’s mentor and trained her.
4. When did climbing Mt Everest become Tine’s dream?
Ans: Climbing Mount Everest became Tine’s dream when she saw ‘The Race for Everest’, a film about the first climb of Mount Everest.
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase from the previous slide.
- Arunima is my distant cousin.
- The Americans love basking in the sun during the winter.
- After the earthquake, Jane’s world had turned upside down.
- While walking through the forest, the campers heard a faint whisper.
- The porter at the railway station carried our luggage.
- The king disguised himself as a poor man to catch the corrupt ministers.
- Sameer was naturally gifted with the ability to write with both his hands.
- My teacher taught me the technique to shoot arrows.
- My father has always been my mentor.
- The winds howled and sent shivering chills through the night.
Arrange the following events in sequence.
- Tine met Dr Romeo Meitei.
- Tine heard a wondrous call from the distant mountains.
- Disguised as a boy Tine joined as a porter for an army expedition.
- Tine set foot on the summit of Mt Everest on 9 May 2011.
- Climbing Mt Everest became Tine’s dream.
- Tine left for Nepal.
- The wind blew Tine’s tent and supplies away.
- Tine’s family moved to the closest big town, Roing.
Answers
- Tine heard a wondrous call from the distant mountains.
- Tine’s family moved to the closest big town, Roing.
- Disguised as a boy, Tine joined as a porter for an army expedition.
- Tine met Dr Romeo Meitei.
- Climbing Mt Everest became Tine’s dream.
- Tine left for Nepal.
- The wind blew Tine’s tent and supplies away.
- Tine set foot on the summit of Mt Everest on 9 May 2011.