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Tricky questions

Here are some tricky questions you can ask your friends about the book:

Before you read the book:
  • Have you already travelled alone? How did you feel?
  • Imagine you visit your uncle who lives in India. What would you like to do there? What would you take with you in your rucksack?
Chapter 1:
  • What did Mr. Gupta feel when his children went into the plane?
  • How would your parents feel?
  • What do you get to know about India?
Chapter 2
  • How many words from the word field "airport" do you find?
  • What did Sanjay do in the plane?

 

Chapter 3
  • What were Sita`s first impressions of India?
  • What happened in India`s past?
Chapter 4
  • What did Uncle Vikram feel when he saw his nephew and his niece for the first time?
Chapter 5
  • What`s the Hindi word for bed?
  • What did Sita wear?
Chapter 6
  • What did Sita and Sanjay learn about the Taj Mahal?
Chapter 7
  • What happened when Sita left the house in the early morning?
  • How do the people celebrate Holi?
  • Who is Krishna?
Chapter 8
  • What did Sita feel when Ravi wanted to marry her?
  • Is there an ideal marriage age?
Chapter 9
  • Where did Sanjay drive with the bike?
  • What did Sanjay do at Firozabad?
Chapter 10
  • How did Ravi react when Sita told him that she can´t marry him

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Indian Adventure Game

This is our Indian Adventure Game.
We created and designed it ourselves.
Enjoy playing!


Rules:

  • Before you can play the game please print the question cards and the playground paper.
    Then cut out the question cards. Turn the question cards around and put them next to the playground. You need a pair of dice and a figure for every player (max. 4 players). Put your figures on "Start".
  • Throw the pair of dice and move your figure according to your score. If you arrive at a "Q"button please try to answer the question which lies on top of the question cards. If you can`t answer the question or give a wrong answer please go back to the previous chapter.

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Question Cards 1

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When did the flight from Manchester to Rome start?

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What did Sita drink on the plane?

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Who waited for the kids at Dehli Airport?

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Who waited for the kids at Agra train station?

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Where do the men in Indian villages sleep?

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What did Sita and Sanjay look for in the Taj Mahal?

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Which festival is celebrated in ch.7?

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Which story did Sita tell Sanjay in ch.8?

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Where is Sanjay in ch.9?

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What did Sita tell Ravi when he came to get her answer?

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What is the weather like in the last chapter?

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What are the names of the characters in the introduction?

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Who took part in the tour to the Taj Mahal?


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Who wants to marry Sita?

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Name 2 types of clothes which the Indian people wear.

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What is a motorrickshaw?

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What kind of car does Uncle Vikram have?

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When did Uncle Vikram write the letter to Sita?

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What did Sita do on her last day in India?

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What is the name of the man who talked to Sita on the train?

 

A riddle

1. What´s the complete name of Sita´s brother?
_ A _ _ _ Y _ U _ _ A

2. Where do Sita´s and Sanjay´s family live?
I N _ H _ _ _ _ _

3. What´s the name of their cousin?
_ A _ _

4. What´s Holi?
A _ _ R _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _I L

5. What´s a "charpoy"?
A N _ _ _ _ A _ _ E _

6. What´s the name of the cow?
_ A _ _ T _

7. Who is Sanjay´s girlfriend?
S _ _ _ _

8. What´s chapati?
_ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9. What does "welcome" mean in Hindi?
_ A _ _ _ _ E

10. What´s a sari?
_ _ _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ _ S _

11. What´s an autorickshaws?
_ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ R

12. Who travelled to India?
_ N _ Y _ _ _ A _ N _ _ _ _ _ A _

13. How long haven´t Mrs and Mr Gupta visited grandma?
_ O _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ R _

14. Has Sanjay written a postcard to his mum or to Sally?
_ O _ A _ _ _

15. What´s the Indian word for "hello?
_ _ _ O _

16. Who wrote this book?
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ K

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Copyright Ursel Braun - Form 7b - Helmholtz Gymnasium Bielefeld - 2003