Class 5 EVS Chapter 22 On the Move Again
Q: Which festival brings all relatives to Dhanu’s house?
A: Dussehra
Q: What special food items are prepared during the festival?
A: Puranpoli (sweet rotis) and spicy kadi dish
Q: Who is the mukadam in the story?
A: An agent who lends money and helps find work in sugarcane fields
Q: How long does Dhanu’s family work away from their village?
A: Six months
Q: Why do families like Dhanu’s need to borrow money from the mukadam?
A: To manage expenses during the six months when there is no rain and no work in their village
Q: What kind of shelter do they live in near the sugarcane fields?
A: Huts made of dry sugarcane and its leaves
Q: Who stays behind in the village when families leave?
A: The old, ill people, and very young children
Q: What is Dhanu’s grandmother called in the story?
A: Dadi
Q: What work do men do in the sugarcane fields?
A: They cut sugarcanes in the fields
Q: What is the role of women and children in the sugarcane work?
A: They tie the bundles of sugarcane
Q: What does Dhanu’s father receive after getting the sugarcane weighed?
A: A receipt
Q: Who is described as Dhanu’s favorite relative?
A: Mami (wife of mother’s brother)
Q: What does mami buy for Dhanu at the village market?
A: Pencils, an eraser, and a notebook
Q: Why can’t Dhanu use his school supplies for six months?
A: Because he won’t be going to school during that time
Q: What is mama and mami’s suggestion for Dhanu’s future?
A: To leave him with his dadi and chachi so he can continue his studies
Q: What work do families like Dhanu’s do before Dussehra?
A: They work on the lands of big farmers
Q: How often does this migration cycle happen?
A: Every year
Q: Where are the sugarcane bundles taken after being tied?
A: To the sugar factory
Q: What does the agent do with the receipt from the factory?
A: Keeps an account of their loan
Q: What items do Dhanu’s aai and mami buy at the village market for weekly expenses?
A: Atta (flour) and oil
