Ch 3 How old is Muttaji Back exercise

A. Circle all the words that mean ‘celebration’

✅ fete, festivity, wedding, party, bash

❌ Do not circle: restaurant, cake, book

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B. Write five words that come to your mind when you think of these words

birthday:

1. Cake

2. Balloons

3. Gifts

4. Family

5. Candles

travelling on a train:

1. Station

2. Luggage

3. Ticket

4. Window

5. Journey

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C. Answer the following questions

1. When does Ajji celebrate Muttajji’s birthday? Why?

Ans: Ajji celebrates Muttajji’s birthday on Makara Sankranti because no one knows her real birthdate.

2. How old was Muttajji when clean trains came to India?

Ans: Muttajji was nine years old when clean (electric) trains came to India.

3. Before clean trains were introduced, how did people get dirty travelling in trains?

Ans: People got dirty because trains ran on coal, and black coal dust would come out of the chimney and land on people and clothes.

4. When did India’s first electric train run?

Ans: India’s first electric train ran in 1925.

5. How old is Muttajji now?

Ans: Muttajji was born in 1916, so she is 109 years old now (2025 - 1916 = 109).

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D. Answer with reference to context

1. “Why don’t you ask her when we get there?”

a. Who is the speaker? Amma

To whom is the speaker talking? Putti

b. Who is the ‘her’ being spoken about? Muttajji

c. What does the speaker want the listener to ask ‘her’?

Her age / How old she is.

2. “They had started running in Bombay that year.”

a. What had started running in Bombay that year?

Electric trains (clean trains)

b. Which year is the speaker talking about?

The year 1925

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E. Think and answer the following questions

1. How do you think people travelled long distances before trains were introduced?

Ans: People travelled by bullock carts, boats, horses, or by walking long distances.

2. Which is your favourite mode of transport? Why?

Ans: My favourite mode of transport is train because it is comfortable, fast, and I enjoy looking out of the window.