Class 6 English Unit 01 Rain of Love - Lesson 3 Making A Mango Pickle - Questions and Answers | Teaching Manual
Study Notes for Class 6th English Unit 01 Rain of Love | Text Books Solution STD VII English Lesson 3 Making A Mango Pickle - Meanings
Making A Mango Pickle - Question Answers and Activities
Let’s revisit the story
1. What similarities do you find between Apu and Durga?
Answer: They are siblings and both are naughty. Both of them are afraid of their mother.
2. Pick out the sentence which tells that Durga is pretty.
Answer: On her finely shaped face, her eyes shone large’ like her brother's.
3. ‘You stand by the back door and keep a lookout. Why does Apu say so?
Answer: Their mother has gone to the ghat for washing the clothes. They were scared of their mother. Apu was fetching some oil and salt from the kitchen. If their mother sees him stealing she will beat him.
Activity 1
• Who is the speaker?
You have read the story Making a Mango Pickle, haven’t you? Given below are some dialogues taken from the story. Identify the speaker.
Answer:
| Dialogue | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| a | ‘Is Ma back from the ghat yet?’ | Durga |
| b | ‘Give me the shell. I’ll pour it into the shell.’ | Apu |
| c | ‘Do you think you can get us a nice chilly? I’ll give you an extra slice if you do.’ | Durga |
| d | ‘Where’s that monkey gone?’ | Mother |
| e | ‘Ma, do take some more of that white stuff out of the cucumber, it sticks in my mouth.’ | Apu |
Activity 2
Read the story again. Write down which dialogue fits the expressions given.
The story revolves around a poor, Bengali Brahmin family in the early years of the 20th century. The father, Harihar is a priest who is unable to make both ends meet. The mother Sarbojoya, has the chief responsibility of raising her mischievous daughter Durga and caring Indir, a distant aunt of Harihar. With the arrival of Apu in the family, dramatic moments happen in their daily life.
Now, watch the film Pather Panchali and express your views in the space given.
Pather Panchali - In my view
1. What is the main theme of the film?
Answer: Peverty and struggle by a poor family.
2. Who are the other characters you see in the film, who are not in the text?
Answer: Harihar (father) and Indir Thakrun (an old and distant aunt of Harihar).
3. Which scene in this film attracts you the most? Why?
Answer: In the inspired candy seller sequence, as Durga and Apu secretly relish tamarind paste, their mother is complaining about hardships to their father. Apu and Durga follow the candy seller as the sweets are too tempting to resist. A stray dog joins the procession. This scene is one of the most interesting scenes in the film.
4. Identify a funny incident in the film.
Answer: The facial expression of Durga While she tasted the pickle she had made using stolen things.
5. Mention the most tragic event in the film.
Answer: The most tragic event in the story is the death of Durga.
Write an appreciation of the film Pather Panchali.
Pather Panchali is Ray's debut film. Though the film deals with the struggle of a poor family it projects the respect for human dignity.
The most loveable character is that of Indir Thakrun, an old, loving, caring and storytelling aunt of Apu and Durga. The sequences of Apu and elder Durga, exploring their little world are the most remarkable aspect of the film. These include - the discovery of Train by Durga and Apu in a field of white Kash flowers, the candy seller sequence and Indir Thakrun’s death.
The film's narrative builds up to a powerful climax as we begin to empathize with the characters. The script had to retain some quality of the novel - life in a poor Bengali village.
Towards the end of the film, after the death of Durga, her mother Sarbojoya has a lost look. Harihar returns, unaware of Durga’s death. In a jovial mood, he calls out his children. Without any reaction, Sarbojoya fetches water and a towel for him. Harihar shows gifts - a sari that he has bought for Durga; Sarbojoya breaks down. Realising Durga’s loss, Harihar collapses on his wife. We see a speechless Apu, for the first time taking the centre stage in the story. Till now the story was seen from the point of view of either Sarbojoya or Durga. It is only in these final moments that we see Apu as an independent individual.
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