On The Move Again - Class 5 Evs - Extra Questions

At our home when everyone goes to work, the female members usually remain at home to take care of the old and unwell family members. Otherwise, sometimes a maidservant is appointed for this purpose.

If we are not able to go to school for a long time, we will be rusticated from the school.

Yes, when Dhanu has to go with his village people to other places where he can go to any nearby school. If there are many such children, then small classes can be conducted under the trees.

Yes, farming can be done even without rain water. This is possible due to the various new methods of irrigation such as by using tube well, canals, wheel for water lifting etc.

Yes, I know about two families in my Nani's village who have to leave their villages for months in search of work.

When Dhanu's family and many others from the village go far away for work, some people stay back in the village, in order to protect and take care of their houses and other household valuables.

Dhanus family gets work in the village till Dussehra from before the rainy season. They do not get work during the remaining six months when there is no rain and no work in the fields.

Mami wished Dhanu should go to school for the whole year and study so that he can study well and get a good job and work independently. He could become a rich person and earn a good reputation in the society and should not suffer like his family members.

No, all the farmers in Dhanu's village don't have their own land. Some of them work on the lands of big farmers.

When Dhanu and other children leave the village for six months, mainly the children of the big farmers study in the village school.

There are many similarities and differences in the lives of different kinds of farmers. Some similarities are:
(i) Most of the farmers are fully dependent on the farms to earn their living.
(ii) In most cases, all the family members are engaged in farming.
(iii) Most of them are dependent on rains for their farming.
(iv) Most of them have to borrow a lot of money in order to get good machines for their farms.
(v) Most of them are illiterate.
(vi) Most of them follow the same basic methods for farming, irrigation etc.
Differences:
(i) Some of them have their own lands and some are so poor that they have to work on others lands.
(ii) Some are working in rainy weather conditions but some are totally deprived of rains and have to survive in drought conditions.
(iii) They sow different varieties of seeds depending upon the climatic conditions at their places. (iv) Some follow the old traditional methods of seed growing, irrigation etc. and some adopt new methods.

There can be many other jobs/work for which people have to stay away from their families for many months, such as-
(i) People who work in defense services.
(ii) Students who study in boarding school.
(iii) Some people are in service or engaged in business.
(iv) People who go on pilgrimage or for tourism.