Into the wild 2

 Extract No. 02

Page No. 57/58  [Lines, “Meanwhile…………….alien to me”]

Read the first activity, read the extract and do all the activities that follow.

A1. True or false : (02)

1) Umbarzara is a safe place for predators. (T)

2) The Narrator was happy that he was completely lost in the jungle. (T)

3) The Narrator and Raju took the same route till last. (F)

4) The Narrator and Raju stopped in a Govt.Rest house for a break. (F)

Meanwhile, I saw a man standing at a distance with a stick in his hand. As I approached, he appeared spooked due to alarm calls of the Leopard. We greeted each other. He was Raju Iskape from Pitezari. He had come to collect logs but retreated due to the Leopard’s movement. Raju was amazed at my regular solitary visits to Umbarzara, the haven for Tigers, Leopards and Sloth Bears. We stopped under a Kusum tree to take a break. We both felt a bit relaxed. Now we were four eyes, four hands with a stick. Then we both resumed our walking tour.

There was one tiny track that broke out of the main trail. “I will take this route, you go straight.” said Raju and turned right. I kept walking straight until I climbed a familiar hillock. I crossed by Forest Development Corporation to mark the boundary of the forest compartment. Took another trial after climbing down. Walked across a beautiful Mahua tree loaded with reddish-brown leaves. The ground under the tree was cleaned very well. The thought instantly flashed in my mind- ‘I’ d lost my way.’ Next moment, I found another dusky trail. Hastily I took that trail which took me from a narrow gorge to an open field. The area was surrounded by hillocks of dry deciduous tropical forest. I turned back to spot the sun. Now, the geographical west was set. The dusky trail had vanished. Good Heavens! I was lost. Completely lost in the jungle, That too at a very dreadful time! The sun was melting down like a fleeting runner.

Soaked in my own sweat, I felt like shouting to my heart’s content. But there was no other soul to listen to my sound in this wilderness. I had two bags with me. The Shabnam bag having the camera and the other was a small colourful hand-made bag used in villages to carry tiffin. The tiffin still had some stuff, but I didn’t feel like having it. The blossoming Boxwood trees, the Bhoop Bhoop sound of Coucal bird, the song of Robin bird, all appeared alien to me.

A2. Find out : (02)

Find out the expressions that show that the Narrator was accompanied by a local person in the jungle…….

1. He was Raju Iskape from Pitezari.

2. He had come to collect logs but retreated due to the Leopard’s Movement.

3. We stopped under a Kusum tree to take a beak.

4. We both felt a bit relaxed.

5. We were four eues four hands.

6. We both resumed our walk.

A3. Give reasons : (02)

The writer felt like shouting to his  heart’s content because  ……………….

A4. Personal Response : (02)

Do you like forest/jungle life or city life/ share your views with proper justification.

A5. Language study : (02)

1) As I approached ,he appeared spooked due to alarms calls of the Leopard.

( Rewrite using,”As soon as/No Sooner……than”)

As soon as I approached,he appeared spooked due to alarm calls of the Leopard.

No sooner did I approach than he appeared due to alarm calls of the Leopard.

2) He had come to collect logs but retreated due to the Leopard’s movement.

(Rewrite the sentence beginning with,” Though/Although…..”)

Though/Although he had come to collect logs he retreated due to the Leopard’s movement.

3) “I will take this route, you go straight,” said Raju.   (Rewrite in Reported speech)

Raju said that he would take that route and suggested other to go straight.

4) The area was surrounded by hillocks of dry deciduous tropical forest.

(Begin the sentence with ,Hillocks of dry……)

Hillocks of dry deciduous tropical forest surrounded the area.

5) The sun was melting down like a fleeting runner.  (Frame a Rhetorical question)

Wasn’t the sun melting down like a fleeting runner?

6) The tiffin had some stuff but I didn’t feel like having it.

(Rewrite beginning with,” Althoguh/Though……)

Though/ although the tiffin had some stuff I didn’t feel like having it.

A6. Vocabulary : (02)

Find out words from the extract which mean the following.

a) Frightened = spooked

b) Moved back = retreated

c) Very dim = dusky

d) Short time = fleeting.

A6. Vocabulary : (02)

Chose appropriate phrases/expressions from the extract given in the brackets.

[ to one’s hearts content, retreated, soaked in sweat, amazed ]

a) The judges were amazed by the stunning performance of the artist.

b) The patient had a high fever and his clothes were soaked in sweat.

c) The man retreated from jungle due to the fear of Tiger.

d) The man ate food at the party to his heart’s content as the food was very delicious.

Activities prepared by 

TUSHAR J BAGWE

K J SOMAIYA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE VIDYAVIHAR EAST MUMBAI 77

Mobile : 9820928141

E Mail ID: tushar@somaiya.edu