English Chapter - 13 Raza Meets the Emperor NB & WB
Raza
Meets the Emperor
Q-1 Word
Galaxy:
Write
down the word meanings given in TB pg 47 - 49
Q-2 New Words
(Dictionary activity)
1. nervously: in a
worried or slightly frightened way
2. bowed: to bend your head or upper part
of the body forward as a sign of respect
3. emperor: the ruler of an empire(
a group of countries)
4. private: belonging to one person
and not to be shared by others
5. sparkling: shining with many small
points of light
6. stitches: one of the small thread
that has been sewn
7. silken: made of silk
8. moodily: a way that you become
angry or unhappy easily
9. noticed: to see
10.
tailor: a
person whose job is to make clothes
11.
Mughal: a
member of the Muslim ruling family
12.
guard: a person who protects a place or people
13.
delicate: easy to
damage or break
14.
handful: as much
or as many of something as you hold in one hand
15.
worried: thinking
that something bad might happen
16.
thoughtfully: a way
that shows one is thinking a lot about something
17.
pleased: happy or
satisfied about something
18.
amused: finding
something funny to laugh or smile
Textbook
Question and Answers
a. Who
were Rahmat Khan and Raza Khan?
Rahmat Khan was the royal tailor to Emperor Akbar and Raza
Khan was his son. They were going to Fatehpur Sikri to present the angarakhas that the emperor had ordered
for summer.
b. Describe
the angarakhas that were presented to
Emperor Akbar.
The angarakhas were
made of the finest muslin and covered with delicate embroidery. They were in
summer colours - cream, lemon, pale blue, green and a sparkling white.
c. What
was the emperor’s reaction when he wore the suggested angarakha?
When the emperor wore the white angarakha, Emperor Akbar said that he liked the embroidery and it
fitted well too.
d. Why
was Rahmat Khan worried?
Rahmat Khan was worried because Raza had tried one patka after
another on the emperor’s angarakha but
nothing pleased Akbar.
e. Which patka finally please Emperor Akbar?
Raza
suggested that Emperor Akbar could try Dhaniji’s bright red
turban as patka. When he wore the patka, he liked it because it was bright
and had a new design.
f. What
did Raza find attractive about Dhani-ji?
When Raza studied Dhaniji, he found Dhaniji’s bright red
turban, printed with a design in white and yellow squares attractive.
g. What
information did Dhani-ji give Raza about his turban?
Dhaniji informed Raza that he came from the land of the
Rajputs and the design on his turban called bandhani, came from his homeland.
Workbook
Exercises
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