Question Answer from Lesson 10 Santiniketan class 4 Activity 1 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the boxes provided: (a) A storm was blowing. — [ F ] (b) Santiniketan is reminded of old days. — [ T ] (c) The house Punoscho stands by a copse of Banyan trees. — [ F ] (d) Earlier there was only empty land around Santiniketan. — [ T ] Activity 2 "But they can talk to one another like human beings". Discuss with your partner how two houses can speak with each other. Ans: Houses cannot literally talk. In this story, the author uses personification (giving human qualities to non-human things). The houses "speak" to each other by sharing their historical memories, building years, and the changes they have seen over time, with the wind carrying their voices.