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Notes to be written in C.W.
Ls.4 Rising Above Terror

I . Mindmap

Terrorism

risks the life of common people Effects the social
life & the economy

of the country

brings all the tpyes of Pulwama attack Chennai train
violence and agony 2019/Mumbai Blast bombing/Hyderabad

2009 Blast 2013

II. Glossary from Text book

III. /Question and Answers

1.What image do you form of the narrator from the first paragraph of the story?

Ans. We find the narrator cheerful and adventurous from the first paragraph of
the lesson.

2.Pick two phrases from second paragraph which tell us that Kashmir is a
beautiful place?

Ans. ‘The unusual hues of the sky at dusk’ and ‘the lanes dotted with Chinar trees’
are the phrases that tell us that Kashmir is a beautiful place.

3.Which aspects of Kashmir does the narrator appreciate in third paragraph?

Srinagar turned out to be a far more beautiful place than narrator had imagined
it to be .The aspect that the narrator appreciates in the third paragraph is the
beauty of Srinagar. She describes the sky at dusk, complementing the colours of
the leaves that made a picture- perfect canvas. She also describes the lanes
dotted with Chinar trees and the golden silhouette of Shikara at dawn on the
Dahl lake against the majestic beauty of the snow capped Himalayas.

4.The narrator uses a several adjectives to describe the bungalow. What are
they?

Ans. The narrator uses several adjectives like- ‘dreamy, sprawling ad regal’ to
describe the bungalow.

5. How would the narrator and her sister entertain themselves?

Ans. The narrator and her sister entertained themselves in their garden by
munching on delicious green apples and clowning around to amuse themselves.

IV.Extract

“My sister and I were absolutely delighted when we heard that our father had
just been posted to Srinagar”

a) Name the lesson and the author .

Ans. The name of the lesson is ‘Rising Above Terror’ and the author’s name is
is ‘Shabnam Banerjee Wahi’

b)Who is ‘I’ in the above extract?

Ans. ‘I’ refers to the narrator Shabnam Banerjee Wahi.

c ). Mention th synonym and antonym of the word ‘delighted’.

Ans. delighted=pleased/happy

delighted x joyless/unhappy