Extract I
(i)In the above extract the children are getting ready for the moment when the rainfall would stop. They are peering out of huge glass windows for a look at the sun which is hidden, and as predicted by the scientists, was expected to come out of clouds soon. This suggests that these children live somewhere where sight of sun is rare.
(ii)The characters are getting ready for the moment when the rainfall would stop for two hours so that they could go out for a glimpse at the sun and basked in the sunshine.
(iii)The story is set on the planet Venus where it rains incessantly and the sky is forever filled with clouds hiding the sun during daytime.
(iv)The children are peering out of huge glass windows of an underground school building for a look at the hidden sun which is expected to come out of clouds soon.
(v)The children are compared with so many roses and so many weeds intermixed together. The author is comparing the children to roses and weeds, because they are closely bunching together and just like roses and weeds they need sunlight. The author is also hinting that they are not all sweetness and innocence.
Extract II
(i)A group of school children lived on the planet Venus with their
families. They are the children of men and women who had come to Venus
from Earth on rockets to set up a civilisation and live out their lives
in underground colonies. They were born on Venus and were only two years
old when the sun was last seen. They seem excited about appearance of
the sun and are looking forward to experiencing sunshine for the first
time in their lives.
(ii)The phrase “rocket men and women” refer to people who had migrated from Earth to Venus in rockets.
(iii)The planet Venus is referred to as the “raining world” because it rains there incessantly. The sun remains hidden and comes out of cloud for only one hour, once every seven years.
(iv)It has been raining constantly for seven years and the rain was now stopping.
The characters are schoolchildren who are nine years old and do not remember to have seen the sun before. Continuous rainstorms on planet Venus had confined their activities within echoing tunnels of the underground city. Since, the sunshine was a rare occurrence on Venus, children are excited and are looking forward to basking under brilliant sunshine for the first time in their lives.
(v)The story is based on science fiction because it takes place in distant future on planet Venus. Men and women from Earth had gone there in rockets to set up civilization and live out their lives in underground buildings. Also, in reality, Venus is a hot planet with atmosphere consisting mainly of carbon dioxide, clouds of sulfuric acid and trace amounts of water. But in the story it is described as a “raining world” where days are filled with the drum and gush of water
(ii)The phrase “rocket men and women” refer to people who had migrated from Earth to Venus in rockets.
(iii)The planet Venus is referred to as the “raining world” because it rains there incessantly. The sun remains hidden and comes out of cloud for only one hour, once every seven years.
(iv)It has been raining constantly for seven years and the rain was now stopping.
The characters are schoolchildren who are nine years old and do not remember to have seen the sun before. Continuous rainstorms on planet Venus had confined their activities within echoing tunnels of the underground city. Since, the sunshine was a rare occurrence on Venus, children are excited and are looking forward to basking under brilliant sunshine for the first time in their lives.
(v)The story is based on science fiction because it takes place in distant future on planet Venus. Men and women from Earth had gone there in rockets to set up civilization and live out their lives in underground buildings. Also, in reality, Venus is a hot planet with atmosphere consisting mainly of carbon dioxide, clouds of sulfuric acid and trace amounts of water. But in the story it is described as a “raining world” where days are filled with the drum and gush of water