Riding Through The Flames (Part-II) Flashcards
“Oh, look!” exclaimed…bringing the bicycle to a sudden stop.
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Who is he speaking to?
(c) What did he want the other person to look at?
(d) Why do you think he suddenly stopped the bicycle?
(a) The speaker is Romi
(b) He is speaking to Teju
(c) He wanted Teju to look at the elephant standing in the middle of the road.
(d) He suddenly stopped the bicycle because there was an elephant standing in the middle of the road wondering which way to go.
“No, we won’t. There’s not much water in the river at this time of the year… so sit still. All right?” river,”
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Why does he say, “No, we won’t.”?
(c) Why was there not much water in the river?
(d) Why did the speaker ask the other person to sit still
(a) The speaker is Romi
(b) He says “No, we won’t” because Teju tells him that they will be swept away in the river.
(c) Because the river was shallow at the time of the season which was mid-summer. It hadn’t rained for several weeks, as we were told in the beginning of the story.
(d) Romi asked Teju to sit still on the bicycle because Romi was pushing the bicycle across the river and even though the river wasn’t too deep, the current was quite strong in the middle.
“We can rest now,” said…“But not all night-“
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Who is he speaking to?
(c) Why did they need to rest?
(d) Why did the speaker say that they couldn’t stay there all night?
(a) The speaker is Romi
(b) He is speaking to Teju
(c) They needed to rest because they had been riding and running away from the forest fire for quite some time and even waded through the river.
(d) They couldn’t stay there all night because he had to give medicines to his father.
“I’m thinking,” said…“that even if the fire is…, it will be a long time before the bridge is repaired. So, I’m thinking…”
a) Who is the speaker?
(b) How long did he think the fire would keep burning?
(c) Why did the bridge have to be repaired?
(d) What was the speaker thinking?
(a) The speaker is Romi
(b) He thought that the fire would keep burning for a day or two
(c) Because the bridge had caught fire and had probably burnt down.
(d) Romi was thinking that it would be a long time before the bridge is repaired, so he might have to take a long holiday from school.
Why was the elephant restless?
The elephant was restless because it was wondering which way to go.
Kindle
Set on fire
Trumpeted
Sound made by elephant
Scorching
Burning
Swerved
Change directions very first
Satisfied
Pleased
Sluggish
Slow moving
Sore
Burning or painful
Shambled off
Moved away slowly and awkwardly
Exodus
When lots of people or animals move away from a place
Free wheeling
Not pedaling, allowing the bicycle to go down the slope
