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Flashcards: Changing Times 42 Flashcards 
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What significant historical event did Chetandas experience that led to his family's relocation? |
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Chetandas experienced the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, which forced his family to move from Pakistan to India.  |
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Chetandas's family moved from ___ to ___. |
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Pakistan to India  |
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True or False: Chetandas was happy about leaving his friends and home during the move. |
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False. Chetandas felt sad because he would miss his friends and his house. |
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Where did Chetandas and his family stay after arriving in Delhi? |
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They stayed in a big camp with tents where many other families were living.  |
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Fill in the blank: Chetandas moved to Delhi by ___ after leaving his village. |
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Train  |
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What age was Chetandas when his family had to leave their village? |
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He was nine years old. |
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What materials did Chetandas's family use to build the roof of their house? |
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They used wood and branches of neem and keekar trees.  |
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Fill in the blank: Chetandas added a new room to their house using ___ and ___ for the roof. |
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Strong cement and iron |
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True or False: Chetandas's family built a bathroom inside the house before he got married. |
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False. They built a small bathroom behind the house. |
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Riddle: I am a place for cooking, often found in the courtyard, with a stove made of mud. What am I? |
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A kitchen |
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What was the purpose of mixing cow dung with mud for the floor in Chetandas's house? |
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It was said to keep insects away.  |
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Fill in the blank: Most houses around were similar, but Chetandas liked his house best because it was like their ___ one. |
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Old |
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How did Chetandas's family contribute to the construction of their house? |
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Chetandas's dad dug soil, his mom mixed husk, and they all helped build walls and the roof. |
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Chetandas and his wife had how many children? |
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Three children: two boys and one girl. |
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Fill in the blank: Chetandas renovated his house for his son Raju's new wife with strong baked bricks for the walls and a ___ roof. |
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Sturdy  |
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True or False: Chetandas's daughter Simi lives in the same town as her parents. |
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False. Simi lives in Palwal. |
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What significant change did Raju make to the bathroom? |
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Raju renovated the bathroom with colored tiles. |
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Where did Chetandas's younger son Montu move for work? |
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Montu moved to Delhi. |
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Fill in the blank: Chetandas often wonders where his grandchildren will ___ and how their houses will be. |
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Live |
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Multiple Choice: What type of stove does Raju's wife use after the house renovations? A) Clay stove B) Gas stove C) Electric stove D) Wood stove |
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B) Gas stove |
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What does the term 'basti' refer to? |
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A small village or settlement.  |
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