Page 14 - New Medley 3 Semester 2

Word Meanings

comfortable: providing ease and relaxation; explore: to travel to a new place to learn about
it; historic: famous and important in history; eager: longing; wander: walk in an aimless and
relaxed way; tourists: people who travel to other places for pleasure and interest; amazing:
causing great surprise or wonder; majestic: having great beauty and causing admiration;
awesome: extremely impressive; Venice of the East: a place with picturesque lakes and
water bodies in the eastern part of the world and appears like the famous city of Venice;
fascinated: strongly attracted; delicious: very tasty; dal baati: an Indian dish popular in
Rajasthan, consisting of a preparation of lentils and whole wheat rolls; bajra khichdaa: a
preparation made with millet and lentils; authentic: food specific to different regions and
traditions of a place; purchased: bought; handicraft items: things that are handmade, like
decorative, useful objects

Read and Understand

A. Tick () the correct answers.

1. After some rest, Ruby and her parents felt
a. more tired. b. refreshed.

c. exhausted. d. sleepy.

2. The City Palace is at the banks of

a. Fateh Sagar lake. b. Swaroop lake.

c. Pichola lake. d. Rajsamand lake.

B. Write Yes for true and No for false sentences.

1. Ruby and her family travelled to Udaipur by bus.

2. Udaipur is famous for its lakes and is called the Venice of the East.

3. Gulab Bagh is like the green heart of the city.

4. Chittorgarh Fort is in the centre of Udaipur.

C. Read these lines and answer the questions that follow. • Reference to context

1. “I just can’t wait to explore this historic city.”

a. Who is the speaker here and to whom are these words addressed?
b. Which city is the speaker talking about?

c. What do you understand by the term ‘historic’? Is the city really historic?

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