Riding Through The Flames (Part-I) Flashcards
No, … isn’t keeping well. The doctor… The fire is far off,” said… “It will take me…to ride through the forest. Bye! See you tomorrow.”
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Who was unwell?
(c) What had the doctor given the speaker?
(d) Who was the speaker speaking to?
(a) The speaker is Romi.
(b) His father was unwell.
(c) The doctor had given him some pills
(d) The speaker is speaking to Prem
They’ll be safe on the other side,’…. ‘The …won’t cross the road.
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Who is the he speaking to?
(c) Who does ‘they’ refer to?
(d) What would they be safe from on the other side of the road?
(a) The speaker is Romi
(b) He is speaking to himself
(c) ‘They’ refers to some animals - hares and monkeys that were crossing the road
(d) They would be safe from the fire on the other side of the road.
Keep beating your milk cans,” … My bell doesn’t make enough noise. I’m going to get a …bicycle!”
(a) Who is the speaker and who is he speaking to?
(b) Why does the speaker want the other person to beat the milk cans?
(c) Why was the other person carrying milk cans?
(d) What was the speaker going to get for his bicycle?
(a) The speaker is Romi and he is speaking to Teju.
(b) Romi wants teju to beat the milk cans so that the animals know that there are people approaching.
(c) He was carrying milk cans because he had to deliver those to some road workers.
(d) The speaker was going to get a horn for his bicycle.
“I didn’t know there were so many animals in the jungle,” said… “I saw a ….in the middle of the road. It stretched right across!”
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Who is he speaking to?
(c) Why were the speaker and the other person able to see the animals?
(d) What was stretched across the road?
(a) The speaker is Teju
(b) He is speaking to Romi
(c) They were able to see the animals because the animals were coming out of the forest and running away from the fire.
(d) Python
Why was Romi eager to get home?
Romi was eager to get home because his father was unwell and the doctor had giver some pills for his father.
What caused Romi to fall down?
Due to the forest fire, several pheasants began to fly and appeared all of a sudden on Romi’s path, just infront of his bicycle. This surprised Romi and he fell of his bicycle.
How did romi help Teju?
Romi helped Teju by offering him a lift on his bicycle and riding him out of the forest fire
Why did Romi want to reach the bridge?
Romi wanted to reach the bridge spanned across the river that separated the forest from the sugarcane fields. The forest ended at the river edge, hence the fire would not have been able to harm across the river.
Give an example to show that Teju was a brave boy.
Teju saw a python in the middle of the road, stretched right across, but he kept running and jumped over the python. This shows that Teju was a brave boy.
Give examples to prove that Romi was kind, thoughtful and brave
Romi was kind as he helped Teju by giving him a ride on his bicycle. He was indeed thoughtful because he wanted to take medicines to his ailing father as soon as possible. And he was definitely brave because he dared to cross the forest to fulfill his responsibility.
swirling:
Spinning round and round as the wind blew
Fleeing:
running away, in this case from a dangerous situation
Pheasants:
Birds
cinders:
small pieces of partly burnt wood or coal
