A Baker from Goa

GLIMPSES OF INDIA I. A BAKER FR OM GOA

SUMMARY This story is about a baker in Goa, as described by Lucio Rodrigues. It explains how the way of making bread wa...

Short Answer Types Question (SAQ) 1. What marks of the Portuguese way of life can still be seen in Goa? Answer : G...

Long Answer Types Questions (LAQ) 1. Why was it absolutely essential to have a “baker’s furnace” in a Goan village? An...

2. Give a pen-portrait of a Goan village baker. Answer : There is a deep impact of Portuguese culture on Goan lif...

3. Describe the childhood memories of the author’s life in Goa and his fondness for bread and cakes. Answer : The au...

4. Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life, in olden days. Based on your reading of the “A Baker from Goa”, d...

5. Baking was considered an important and a profitable profession in a traditional Goan village. Explain. OR, Bread and...

6. What was the importance of the baker in the village? What kind of dress did wear? Answer : The village baker was...

Oral Comprehension Check (Page 86) 1. What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about...

Oral Comprehension Check (Page 87) 1. Match the following. What is a must?...

Thinking about the Text (Page 88) 1. Which of these statements are correct?...

Thinking about the Text (Page 88) 2. Is bread an important part of Goan life? Ho...

Thinking about the Text (Page 89) 3. Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he says the following?...