Question

Arrange the events in order of occurrence in the story. Two have been done for you. Share your answers with your classmates and the teacher.

1. Rakesh discovered that the small, well-rooted twig, had grown into a cherry tree.
2. Rakesh was sent to live with his grandfather in Mussoorie.
3. Rakesh pressed the cherry seed into the soft soil with his thumb. (5)
4. The cherry tree grew quickly after the rains arrived early.
5. Rakesh bought a bunch of cherries and ate most of them.
6. A goat entered the garden and ate all the leaves of the young cherry tree.
7. Rakesh’s parents grew maize, rice, and barley in a village. (1)
8. Rakesh sprinkled water on the cherry tree and surrounded it with pebbles.
9. Grandfather told Rakesh that cherry trees were tough.
10. Rakesh kept rolling the last cherry seed in his mouth.

Answer 1

7. Rakesh’s parents grew maize, rice, and barley in a village.

2. Rakesh was sent to live with his grandfather in Mussoorie.

5. Rakesh bought a bunch of cherries and ate most of them.

10. Rakesh kept rolling the last cherry seed in his mouth.

3. Rakesh pressed the cherry seed into the soft soil with his thumb.

8. Rakesh sprinkled water on the cherry tree and surrounded it with pebbles.

6. A goat entered the garden and ate all the leaves of the young cherry tree.

9. Grandfather told Rakesh that cherry trees were tough.

4. The cherry tree grew quickly after the rains arrived early.

1. Rakesh discovered that the small, well-rooted twig had grown into a cherry tree.