news bulletin – answers

Indian frog marriage calls for rain

questions

1. What have these residents pinned their hopes on? the success of an arranged marriage
2. How is this hoped for success described by the reporter? as a tall order
3. Why does she see it thus? because the bride and groom have never met
4. What do the villagers hope the wedding will bring? rain and a subsequent bountiful harvest
5. What adjective is used to describe the ritual? elaborate
6. Who believed that the frog marriage would make the rain god happy? the villager’s forefathers
7. What have people been praying hard for? monsoon showers
8. What could they already tell after the marriage ceremony? that the ritual had worked its magic
9. What has happened to the weather? it has changed from being sunny earlier
10. What might this be the start of for the frogs? a new and exciting romance