Lesson 3.4 Gopallapurathu Makkal

Q1. What does “Neethuppaagam” mean?

Top layer rice gruel Rice Milk Curd

Q2. How is village food portrayed?

Simple and loving Luxurious and expensive Palace food Foreign food

Q3. What does the hospitality in the story help the traveller forget?

The fatigue of walking Textbook Business debt War

Q4. Gopallapurathu Makkal is noted for winning which award?

Sahitya Akademi Award Jnanpith Award Bharathiyar Award Kalaimamani Award

Q5. The story portrays life of which region?

Karisal region Hill country Coast Desert

Q6. How do villagers treat hungry people?

They share what they have Send them away Hide food Get angry

Q7. What human value is central to Gopallapurathu Makkal?

Sharing what one has Selfishness Hostility Competition

Q8. What is strongly recorded in Ki. Ra.’s writing?

People’s spoken language and life Palace orders Astronomical calculations Factory rules

Q9. Who is another character?

Suppaiah Kambar Nakkirar Kapilar

Q10. Which place is identified as Ki. Rajanarayanan’s native place?

Idaicheval Madurai Korkai Uraiyur