The Guardians of the Nation: Questions with Answers

LET US UNDERSTAND

A. Choose the best answer.

1. Karmugilan went to __________ for higher studies.

a) London  

b) Australia

c) USA

d) New Zealand

Answer: c) USA

2. _______ broke out in the near by villages.

a) malaria

b) cholera  

c) dengue

d) flu

Answer: c) Dengue

3. He got ____________ the disease.

a) infected by  

b) cured off  

c) upset  

d) remedy for

Answer: a) infected by

4. The villagers , built a _______ on his memory.

a) statue

b) memorial  

c) library

d) hospital

Answer: b) memorial

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. They ate a bowl of chickpea sundal.

2 Amar Jawan Jyoti is the memorial for the soldiers.

3. Flag day is observed on 7th December.

4. A soldier dies for the nation.

5. Karmugilan was a young talented doctor.

C. Answer the following questions.

1. What were Anandhan and Yazhini watching in the television?

Anandhan and Yazhini were watching Amar Jawan Jyoti ceremony on television.

2. What is Amar Jawan Jyoti?

Amar Jawan Jyoti is a memorial for the soldiers.

3. What did Anandhan want to become?

Anandhan wanted to become a doctor.

4. Why did Yazhini want to join the military?

Yazhini wanted to join the army to serve the nation.

5. What happened to Dr. Karmugilan in the story?

Dr. Karmugilan died young as he was infected with dengue.

6. What was the epidemic that broke out in the story?

Dengue was the epidemic that broke out in the story.

LET US BUILD

We divide the words to pronounce them easier. Here are some tips to divide.

A. Circle and divide the bulldog pattern words.

B. Divide and list out the words under each pattern

( party, teacher, speaker, starfish, curtain,  snowman,  garden,  pancake, heater,  cowboy,  farmer,  weasel )

C. Write some  pattern words and divide them.

head / master

arm / chair

tea / pot

snow / cap

note / book

post / man

play / ground

sea / shore

wall / clock