Q.
For fun.
Be
a Detective
(i) The name of one
river is hidden in each of the sentences below. Spot it.
Example: Mandra,
Vijayalakshmi and Surinder are my best friends
Answer: Ravi
(a) The snake charmer’s
bustee, stables where horses are housed, and the piles of wood, all
caught fire accidentally. (Hint: Another name for River Brahmputra)
(b) The conference
manager put pad, material for reading and a pencil for each
participant. (Hint: A distributary on the Ganga−Brahmputra
delta)
(c) Either jealousy or
anger cause a person’s fall. (Hint: Name of a juicy fruit!)
(d) Bhavani germinated
the seeds in a pot. (Hint: Look for her in West Africa)
(e) “I am a zonal
champion now” declared the excited athlete. (Hint: The river
that has the biggest basin in the world)
(f) The tiffin box
rolled down and all the food fell in dusty potholes. (Hint: Rises in
India and journeys through Pakistan)
(g) Malini leaned
against the pole when she felt that she was going to faint. (Hint:
Her delta in Egypt is famous)
(h) Samantha mesmerised
everybody with her magic tricks. (Hint: London is situated on her
estuary)
(i) “In this
neighbourhood, please don’t yell! Owners of these houses like
to have peace,” warned my father when we moved into our new
flat. (Hint: colour!)
(j) ‘Write the
following words, Marc!’ “On”, “go”,
“in”…….. said the teacher to the little boy
in KG Class. (Hint: Rhymes with ‘bongo’)
