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Page No: 144 Thinking about the Text I. Answer these questions.
1. “At last a sympathetic audience.” (i) Who says this? (ii) Why does he say it? (iii) Is he sarcastic or serious?
Answer
(i) The speaker of the given line is Gerrard. (ii)He says it as he is asked by the intruder to speak about himself. (iii) He speaks the given dialogue sarcastically.
2. Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on?
Answer
Gerrard looks much like the intruder. The intruder is a murderer. The police is after him. He hopes he can easily impersonate Gerrard escape being caught.
3. “I said it with bullets.” (i) Who says this? (ii) What does it mean? (iii) Is it the truth? What is the speaker’s reason for saying this?
Answer
(i) Gerrard says this. (ii) It means that when things went wrong, he had used his gun to shoot someone for his escape. (iii)No, it is not the truth. The speaker says this to save himself from getting shot by the intruder.
4. What is Gerrard’s profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer.
Answer
Gerrard is a playwright by profession. Several parts of the play that reflect this. Some of these are: • “This is all very melodramatic, not very original, perhaps, but…” • “At last a sympathetic audience!” • “In most melodramas the villain is foolish enough to delay his killing long enough to be frustrated”. • “I said, you were luckier than most melodramatic villains.” • “That’s a disguise outfit; false moustaches and what not”. • “Sorry I can’t let you have the props in time for rehearsal, I’ve had a spot of bother – quite amusing. I think I’ll put it in my next play.”
5. “You’ll soon stop being smart.” (i) Who says this? (ii) Why does the speaker say it? (iii) What according to the speaker will stop Gerrard from being smart?
Answer
(i) The intruder says the line. (ii)The speaker says it to frighten Gerrard. (iii) According to the intruder, Gerrard would stop being smart once he knew what was going to happen to him. The intruder’s plan was to kill Gerard and take over his identity. He felt that when Gerrard would know this, he would stop being smart and start getting scared.
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6. “They can’t hang me twice.” (i) Who says this? (ii) Why does the speaker say it?
Answer
(i)The intruder says the line. (ii)The intruder had been telling Gerrard that he had murdered one man, and that he would not shy away from murdering him too. This is because the police could not hang him twice for two murders.
7. “A mystery I propose to explain.” What is the mystery the speaker proposes to explain?
Answer
The mystery that Gerrard proposed to explain was the story he made up to dodge the intruder and save his own life.The story was that Gerrard himself was a criminal like the intruder. He asked the intruder why else would he not meet any trades people and be a bit of a mystery man here today and gone tomorrow. The game was up as things had suddenly gone wrong for him. He had committed a murder and got away. Unfortunately, one of his men had been arrested and certain things were found which his men should have burnt. He said that he was expecting some trouble that night and therefore, his bag was packed and he was ready to escape.
8. “This is your big surprise.” (i) Where has this been said in the play? (ii) What is the surprise?
Answer
(i) This has been said twice in the play. On the first occasion, it is spoken by the intruder while revealing his plan to kill Gerrard. Secondly, it is spoken by Gerrard before he reveals his fictitious identity to the intruder. (ii) The intruder’s surprise is his plan to kill Gerrard and take on his identity to lead a secure and hassle-free life. Whereas, Gerrard’s surprise is his fictitious identity, his way of refraining the intruder from killing him.
Thinking about the Language
I. Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
1. The (site, cite) of the accident was (ghastly/ghostly). 2. Our college (principle/principal) is very strict. 3. I studied (continuously/continually) for eight hours. 4. The fog had an adverse (affect/effect) on the traffic. 5. Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant (artist/artiste). 6. The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary (collage/college) of science fiction and mystery. 7. Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation. 8. Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and (shake/shape) well before using the contents.
Answer
1. The site of the accident was ghastly. 2. Our college principal is very strict. 3. I studied continuously for eight hours. 4. The fog had an adverse effect on the traffic. 5. Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant artist. 6. The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary collage of science fiction and mystery. 7. Our school will host an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation. 8. Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and shake well before using the contents. II. Irony is when we say one thing but mean another, usually the opposite of what we say. When someone makes a mistake and you say, “Oh! That was clever!” that is irony. You’re saying ‘clever’ to mean ‘not clever’.
Expressions we often use in an ironic fashion are:• Oh, wasn’t that clever!/Oh that was clever!• You have been a great help, I must say!• You’ve got yourself into a lovely mess, haven’t you?• Oh, very funny!/How funny!
We use a slightly different tone of voice when we use these words ironically.
Read the play carefully and find the words and expressions Gerrard uses in an ironic way. Then say what these expressions really mean. Two examples have been given below. Write down three such expressions along with what they really mean.
What the author says
What he means
Why, this is a surprise, Mr – er –
He pretends that the intruder is a social visitor whom he is welcoming. In this way he hides his fear.
At last a sympathetic audience!
He pretends that the intruder wants to listen to him, whereas actually the intruder wants to find out information for his own use.
Answer
What the author says
What he means
You won’t kill me for a very good reason.
Gerrard is just pretending to have a ‘very good reason’ even though there is no such reason.
Sorry I can’t let you have the props in time for rehearsal, I’ve had a spot of bother – quite amusing.
The ‘spot of bother’ that Gerrard calls ‘quite amusing’ is actually a life-threatening situation, where a criminal actually threatens to kill him.
You have been so modest.
Here, Gerrard means that it is immodest on the part of the intruder to know so much about him without disclosing his own identity.
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Page No: 131 Thinking about the Text 1. On the following map mark out the route, which the author thought of but did not take, to Delhi.
Answer
1. The route the author had thought of but did not take is given below: Kathmandu — Bihar (Patna) — Uttar Pradesh (Benares-Allahabad-Agra) — Delhi
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I. Answer these questions in one or two words or in short phrases.
1. Name the two temples the author visited in Kathmandu. 2. The writer says, “All this I wash down with Coca Cola.” What does ‘all this’ refer to? 3.What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine? 4. Name five kinds of flutes.
Answer
1. The two temples the author visited in Kathmandu were the Pashupatinath temple and the Baudhnath stupa.
2. ‘All this’ refers to eating a bar of marzipan, a corn-on-the-cob roasted in a charcoal stove (rubbed with salt, chilli powder and lemon), and reading a couple of love story comics and a Reader’s Digest.
3. Vikram Seth compares the fifty or sixty bansuris protruding in all directions from the pole of a flute seller to the quills of a porcupine.
4. The reed neh, the Japanese shakuhachi, the deep bansuri of Hindustani classical music, the clear or breathy flutes of South America, and the high-pitched Chinese flutes.
II. Answer each question in a short paragraph.
1. What difference does the author note between the flute seller and the other hawkers? 2. What is the belief at Pashupatinath about the end of Kaliyug? 3. The author has drawn powerful images and pictures. Pick out three examples each of (i) the atmosphere of ‘febrile confusion’ outside the temple of Pashupatinath (for example: some people trying to get the priest’s attention are elbowed aside…) (ii) the things he sees (iii) the sounds he hears
Answer
1. The author notes that while the other hawkers shouted out their wares, the flute seller did not. He simply played a flute, slowly and meditatively, without excessive display.
2. At Pashupatinath, there is a small shrine that protrudes from the stone platform on the river bank of Bagmati. It is believed that when the shrine will emerge fully, the goddess inside it will escape. The evil period of Kaliyug on earth will then end.
3. (i) The author has drawn powerful images and pictures of the atmosphere of ‘febrile confusion’ outside the temple of Pashupatinath. These include the following: a group of saffron-clad Westerners struggling to enter the main gate as only Hindus were allowed to enter the temple; a fight that breaks out between two monkeys; and a royal Nepalese princess for whom everyone makes way.
(ii) He saw that the Baudhnath Stupa had an immense white dome, which was ringed by a road. Small shops were there on the outer edge where felt bags, Tibetan prints and silver jewellery could be bought. There were no crowds there. On the busiest streets of Kathmandu, he saw fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards, shops selling Western cosmetics, film rolls, chocolate, copper utensils and Nepalese antiques.
(iii) The sounds he heard were film songs that were blaring out from the radios, car horns, bicycle bells, vendors shouting out their wares. He also listened to flute music, calling it the most universal and most particular of sounds.
III. Answer the following questions in not more than 100 − 150 words each.
1. Compare and contrast the atmosphere in and around the Baudhnath shrine with the Pashupathinath temple.
Answer
The atmosphere at the Pashupatinath temple was noisy, and full of chaos and confusion. Worshippers were trying to get the priest’s attention; others were pushing their way to the front; saffron-clad Westerners were trying to enter the temple; monkeys were fighting and adding to the general noise; a corpse was being cremated on the banks of the river Bagmati; washerwomen were at their work, while children were bathing. In contrast, the Baudhnath stupa was “a haven of quietness in the busy streets around”. There was no crowd, which helped build the stillness and serenity at the Buddhist shrine.
2. How does the author describe Kathmandu’s busiest streets?
Answer
Along Kathmandu’s narrowest and busiest streets, there are small shrines and flower-adorned deities. Apart from these, there are fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards, shops selling Western cosmetics, film rolls, chocolate, those selling copper utensils and Nepalese antiques. The author hears film songs that were blaring out from the radios, sounds of car horns and bicycle bells, vendors shouting out their wares. He says that stray cows roam about on the roads. He also draws a vivid picture of a flute seller with many bansuris protruding from his pole. He describes how the serene music produced by the flute seller is heard clearly above all the other noise.
3. “To hear any flute is to be drawn into the commonality of all mankind.” Why does the author say this?
Answer
The author considers flute music to be “the most universal and most particular” of all music. This is a musical instrument that is common to all cultures. We have the reed neh, the recorder, the Japanese shakuhachi, the deep bansuri of Hindustani classical music, the clear or breathy flutes of South America, the high-pitched Chinese flutes, etc. Even though each of these has its specific fingering and compass yet, for the author, to hear any flute is “to be drawn into the commonality of all mankind”. This is because in spite of their differences, every flute produces music with the help of the human breath. Similarly, despite the differences in caste, culture, religion, region, all human beings are the same, with the same living breath running through all of them.
Thinking about Language
I. Read the following sentences carefully to understand the meaning of the italicised phrases. Then match the phrasal verbs in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
1. A communal war broke out when the princess was abducted by the neighbouring prince. 2. The cockpit broke off from the plane during the plane crash. 3. The car broke down on the way and we were left stranded in the jungle. 4. The dacoit broke away from the police as they took him to court. 5. The brothers broke up after the death of the father. 6. The thief broke into our house when we were away.
Answer
II.
1. Use the suffixes −ion or −tion to form nuns from the following verbs. Make the necessary changes in the spellings of the words. Example: proclaim − proclamation https://276276b50f0abaf4f44dee537746a899.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html
cremate _____________
act ________________
exhaust ___________
invent _______________
tempt ______________
immigrate __________
direct _______________
meditate ____________
imagine ____________
dislocate _____________
associate _____________
dedicate ____________
2. Now fill in the blanks with suitable words from the ones that you have formed.(i) Mass literacy was possible only after the ___________ of the printing machine. (ii) Ramesh is unable to tackle the situation as he lacks ____________. (iii) I could not resist the _____________ to open the letter. (iv) Hardwork and ___________are the main keys to success. (v) The children were almost fainting with ______________after being made to stand in the sun.
Answer
1.
cremate cremation
act action
exhaust exhaustion
invent invention
tempt temptation
immigrate immigration
direct direction
meditate meditation
imagine imagination
dislocate dislocation
associate association
dedicate dedication
2. (i) Mass literacy was possible only after the invention of the printing machine. (ii) Ramesh is unable to tackle the situation as he lacks direction. (iii) I could not resist the temptation to open the letter. (iv) Hardwork and dedication are the main keys to success. (v) The children were almost fainting with exhaustion after being made to stand in the sun.
III. Punctuation
Use capital letter, full stops, question marks, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following paragraph.
an arrogant lion was wandering though the jungle one day he asked the tiger who is stronger than you you O lion replied the tiger who is more fierce than a leopard asked the lion you sir replied the leopard he marched upto an elephant and asked the same question the elephant picked him up in his trunk swung him in the air and threw him down look said the lion there is no need to get mad just because you don’t know the answer
Answer
An arrogant lion was wandering through the jungle. One day, he asked the tiger, “Who is stronger than you?” “You, O lion!” replied the tiger. “Who is more fierce than a leopard?” asked the lion. “You sir,” replied the leopard. He marched up to an elephant and asked the same question. The elephant picked him up in his trunk, swung him in the air, and threw him down. “Look,” said the lion, “there is no need to get mad just because you don’t know the answer.”
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IV. Simple Present Tense
In these sentences words like everyday, often, seldom, never, every month, generally, usually, etc. may be used.
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets. (i) The heart is a pump that ____________(send) the blood circulating through our body. The pumping action ____________(take place) when the left ventricle of the heart ____________(contract). This ____________(force) the blood out into the arteries, which ____________(expand) to receive the oncoming blood.
(ii) The African lungfish can live without water for up to four years. During drought, it ____________(dig) a pit and ____________(enclose) itself in a capsule of slime and earth, leaving a tiny opening for air. The capsule ____________(dry) and ____________(harden), but when rain ____________(come), the mud ____________(dissolve) and the lungfish ____________(swim) away.
(iii) Mahesh: We have to organise a class party for our teacher. ____________(Do) anyone play an instrument? Vipul:Rohit ____________(play) the flute. Mahesh: ____________(Do) he also act? Vipul: No, he ____________(compose) music. Mahesh: That’s wonderful!
Answer
(i) The heart is a pump that sends the blood circulating through our body. The pumping action takes place when the left ventricle of the heart contracts. This forces the blood out into the arteries, which expands to receive the oncoming blood.
(ii) The African lungfish can live without water for up to four years. During drought, it digs a pit and encloses itself in a capsule of slime and earth, leaving a tiny opening for air. The capsule dries and hardens, but when rain comes, the mud dissolves and the lungfish swims away.
(iii) Mahesh: We have to organise a class party for our teacher. Does anyone play an instrument? Vipul: Rohit plays the flute. Mahesh: Does he also act? Vipul: No, he composes music. Mahesh: That’s wonderful!
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Page No: 119 Thinking about the Text
Given in the box are some headings. Find the relevant paragraphs in the text to match the headings.
An Orphaned Cub; Bruno’s Food-chart; An Accidental Case of Poisoning; Playful Baba; Pain of Separation; Joy of Reunion; A Request to the Zoo; An Island in the courtyard
Answer
An Orphaned Cub – para 3 Bruno’s Food-chart – para 6 An Accidental Case of Poisoning – para 8 Playful Baba – para 12 Pain of Separation – para 14 Joy of Reunion – para 16 A Request to the Zoo – para 18 An Island in the Courtyard – para 21
II. Answer the following questions.
1.“I got him for her by accident.” (i) Who says this? (ii) Who do ‘him’ and ‘her’ refer to? (iii) What is the incident referred to here?
2. “He stood on his head in delight.” (i) Who does ‘he’ refer to? (ii) Why was he delighted?
3. “We all missed him greatly: but in a sense we were relieved.” (i) Who does ‘we all’ stand for? (ii) Who did they miss? (iii) Why did they nevertheless feel relieved?
Answer
1.(i) Narrator said this. (ii) Here, ‘him’ refers to the sloth bear and ‘her’ refers to the narrator’s wife. (iii) About two years ago the narrator and his companions were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore.Suddenly, they saw a black sloth bear. One of the narrator’s companions shot it on the spot. As they saw the fallen animal, they were surprised to see that the black fur on its back moved. Then they saw that it was a baby bear that had been riding on its mother’s back. The narrator ran up to it and attempted to capture it. He finally succeeded in grabbing it and gifted it to his wife. This incident is referred to in the above statement 2. (i) ‘He’ refers to the bear, Bruno. (ii) Bruno was delighted to see the narrator’s wife after three months of separation. 3.(i) ‘We all’ stands for the narrator, his wife and his son. (ii) They missed Bruno (Baba). (iii) They felt relieved because Baba was getting too big to be kept at home. That is why they had sent him off to a zoo.
III. Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.
1. On two occasions Bruno ate/drank something that should not be eaten /drunk. What happened to him on these occasions?
Answer
Bruno ate some poison-barium carbonate He also vomited and breathed heavily, but was later cured. In another incident, he drank nearly a gallon of old engine oil. Fortunately, he remained unaffected.meant for the rats, which paralysed and weakened him.
2. Was Bruno a loving and playful pet? Why, then, did he have to be sent away?
Answer
Yes, Bruno was a loving and playful pet. Everybody in the family was attached to it, especially the narrator’s wife. It had to be sent away to a zoo because it was getting too big to be kept at home.
3. How was the problem of what to do with Bruno finally solved?
Answer
Bruno was not happy at the zoo. Seeing its condition and its happiness at seeing the narrator’s wife, Bruno was allowed to go back to Bangalore. There, an island was made for the bear, keeping all its needs in mind.
Thinking about Language
I.
1. Find these words in the lesson. They all have ie or ei in them.
f____ ld
ingred _____ nts
h ____ ght
misch _____ vous
fr ____ nds
_______ ghty-seven
rel ____ ved
p ____ ce
Answer
1.
field
ingredients
height
mischievous
friends
eighty-seven
relieved
piece
2. Now here are some more words. Complete them with ei or ie. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
bel___ ve
rec ____ve
w ___rd
l ___sure
s ___ze
w ____ght
r ____gn
f ______gn
gr _____f
p _____rce
(There is a popular rule of spelling: ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’. Check if this rule is true by looking at the words above.)
Answer
2.
believe
receive
weird
leisure
seize
weight
reign
feign
grief
pierce
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II. Here are some words with silent letters. Learn their spelling. Your teacher will dictate these words to you. Write them down and underline the silent letters.
knock
wrestle
walk
wrong
knee
half
honest
daughter
hours
return
hornet
calm
could
sign
island
button
Answer
Knock
Wrestle
Walk
Wrong
Knee
Half
Honest
Daughter
Hours
Return
Hornet
Calm
Could
Sign
Island
Button
IV.
1. The Narrative Present Notice the incomplete sentences in the following paragraphs. Here the writer is using incomplete sentences in the narration to make the incident more dramatic or immediate. Can you rewrite the paragraph in complete sentences? (You can begin: The vet and I made a dash back to the car. Bruno was still floundering…) (i) A dash back to car. Bruno still floundering about on his stumps, but clearly weakening rapidly; some vomiting, heavy breathing, with heaving flanks and gaping mouth. Hold him everybody! In goes the hypodermic – Bruno squeals – 10 c.c. of the antidote enters his system without a drop being wasted. Then minutes later: condition unchanged! Another 10 c.c. injected! Ten minutes later: breathing less stertorous – Bruno can move his arms and legs a little although he can not stand yet. Thirty minutes later: Bruno gets up and has a great feed! He looks at us disdainfully, as much as to say, ‘What’s barium carbonate to a big black bear like me?’ Bruno is still eating. (ii) In the paragraphs above from the story the verbs are in the present tense (eg. hold, goes, etc.). This gives the reader an impression of immediacy. The present tense is often used when we give a commentary on a game (cricket, football, etc.), or tell a story as if it is happening now. It is, therefore, called the narrative present. You will read more about the present tense in Unit 10
2. Adverbs Find the adverbs in the passage below. (You’ve read about adverbs in Unit 1.) We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun. Now I will not shoot a sloth-bear wantonly but, unfortunately for the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptly shot the bear on the spot. (i) Complete the following sentences, using a suitable adverb ending in –ly. (a) Rana does her homework _______________. (b) It rains ___________ in Mumbai in June. (c) He does his work _____________. (d) The dog serves his master _____________. (ii) Choose the most suitable adverbs or adverbial phrases and complete the following sentences. (a) We should ____________get down from a moving train. (never, sometimes, often) (b) I was ___________ in need of support after my poor performance. (badly, occasionally, sometimes). (c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her ______________. (suddenly, seriously, immediately)
3. Take down the following scrambled version of a story, that your teacher will dictate to you, with appropriate punctuation marks. Then, read the scrambled story carefully and try to rewrite it rearranging the incidents. A grasshopper, who was very hungry, saw her and said, “When did you get the corn? I am dying of hunger.” She wanted to dry them. It was a cold winter’s day, and an ant was bringing out some grains of corn from her home. She had gathered the corn in summer. “I was singing all day,” answered the grasshopper. “If you sang all summer,” said the ant, “you can dance all winter.” “What were you doing?” asked the ant again. The grasshopper replied, “I was too busy.” “I collected it in summer,” said the ant. “What were you doing in summer? Why did you not store some corn?”
Answer
1.(i) The vet and I made a dash back to the car. Bruno was still floundering about on his stumps, but clearly he was weakening rapidly. There was some vomiting and heavy breathing. His flanks were heaving and his mouth was gaping. Everybody was asked to hold him. The hypodermic medicine went into Bruno, who squealed. 10 c.c. of anecdote entered his system without a drop being wasted. Even ten minutes later, the condition was unchanged. Another 10 c.c. was injected into him. Ten minutes later, his breathing became less stertorous. Bruno could move his arms and legs a little although he could not stand yet. Thirty minutes later, Bruno got up and had a great feed. He looked at us disdainfully, as much as to say, ‘What’s barium carbonate to a big black bear like me?’ Bruno was still eating.
2.We thought that everything was over when suddenlya black sloth bear came outpanting in the hot sun. NowI will not shoot a sloth-bear wantonlybut, unfortunatelyfor the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptlyshot the bear on the spot.
(i) (a) Rana does her homework timely. (b) It rains heavilyin Mumbai in June. (c) He does his work properly. (d) The dog serves his master faithfully.
(ii) (a) We should never get down from a moving train. (b) I was badly in need of support after my poor performance. (c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her immediately.
3. It was a cold winter’s day, and an ant was bringing out some grains of corn from her home. She had gathered the corn in summer. She wanted to dry them. A grasshopper, who was very hungry, saw her and said, “When did you get the corn? I am dying of hunger.” “I collected it in summer,” said the ant. “What were you doing in summer? Why did you not store some corn?” The grasshopper replied, “I was too busy.” “What were you doing?” asked the ant again. “I was singing all day,” answered the grasshopper. “If you sang all summer,” said the ant, “you can dance all winter.”
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NCERT Book Solutions For Class 9 English Chapter 8
Page No: 102 Thinking about the Text I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. (The paragraph numbers within brackets provide clues to the answers.) 1. Why was the ‘holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his blessings surprised? (1) 2. Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable. (2) 3. Why was Santosh sent to the local school? (3) 4. When did she leave home for Delhi, and why? (4) 5. Why did Santosh’s parents agree to pay for her schooling in Delhi? What mental qualities of Santosh are brought into light by this incident? (4)
Answer
1. The ‘holy man’ was surprised because he had assumed that Santosh’s mother wanted a son. But grandmother told him that they did not want a son.
2. Santosh, from the very beginning, lived life on her own terms. She was not content with the traditional way of life and was not ready to accept anything unreasonable. Where other girls wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts.
3. Even though Santosh’s parents could afford to send their children to the best schools, she was sent to the local village school due to the prevailing custom in the family.
4. When she turned sixteen and was under pressure to get married, Santosh threatened her parents that she would never marry if she did not get a proper education. Therefore, she left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi.
5. When Santosh’s parents refused to pay for her education, she politely informed them of her plans to earn money by working part time to pay her school fees. Then, her parents agreed to pay for her schooling in Delhi. This shows that Santosh was a mentally-strong girl and was determined to work very hard to get herself properly educated.
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II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
1. How did Santosh begin to climb mountains? 2. What incidents during the Everest expedition show Santosh’s concern for her team-mates? 3. What shows her concern for the environment? 4. How does she describe her feelings at the summit of the Everest? 5. Santosh Yadav got into the record books both times she scaled Mt Everest. What were the reasons for this?
Answer
1. From her room in Kasturba Hostel, she watched people going up the Aravalli Hills and vanishing after a while. On investigating, she found nobody except a few mountaineers, and she asked if she could join them. They agreed and even motivated her to take to climbing and so she later accompanied them on their climbing expedition. This was how she began climbing mountains.
2. During the Everest mission, Santosh showed immense concern for her fellow climbers. Though she was unsuccessful in saving the life of one of them, she did manage to save another climber through artificial respiration.
3. Santosh was a fervent environmentalist. Her concern for the environment is evident from the fact that she collected and brought down 500 kilograms of garbage from the Himalayas.
4. Santosh asserted that her feeling at the summit of the Everest was “indescribable”. Unfurling the Indian flag on the top of the world was a spiritual moment for her and she felt proud as an Indian.
5. When Santosh Yadav first scaled Mt Everest, she became the youngest woman in the world to achieve the feat. When she scaled the Everest the second time, she became the only woman to have scaled it twice.
III.Complete the following statements. 1. From her room in Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to _________ 2. When she finished college, Santosh had to write a letter of apology to her father because _________ 3. During the Everest expedition, her seniors in the team admired her _________ while _________endeared her to fellow climbers.
Answer
1. From her room in Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to watch villagers going up the hill and suddenly vanish after a while. 2. When she finished college, Santosh had to write a letter of apology to her father because she had got herself enrolled at Uttarkashi’s Nehru Institute of Mountaineering without his permission. 3. During the Everest expedition, her seniors in the team admired her climbing skills, physical fitness and mental strength while her concern for others and desire to work together with them endeared her to fellow climbers.
IV. Pick out words from the text that mean the same as the following words or expressions. (Look in the paragraphs indicated.)
1. took to be true without proof (1): _________ 2. based on reason; sensible; reasonable (2): _________ 3. the usual way of doing things (3): _________ 4. a strong desire arising from within (5): _________ 5. the power to endure, without falling ill (7): _________
Answer
1. took to be true without proof (1): Assumed 2. based on reason; sensible; reasonable (2): Rational 3. the usual way of doing things (3): Custom 4. a strong desire arising from within (5): Urge 5. the power to endure, without falling ill (7): Resistance
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Thinking about the Text
Working in small groups of 4−5 students, go back over the two passages on Santosh Yadav and Maria Sharapova and complete the table given below with relevant phrases or sentences.
Points of Comparison/Contrast
Santosh Yadav
Maria Sharapova
1.
Their humble beginning
2.
Their parents’ approach
3.
Their will power and strong desire to succeed
4.
Evidence of their mental toughness
5.
Their patriotism
Answer
Points of Comparison/ContrastSantosh YadavMaria Sharapova
1.Their humble beginning-“She was born in the small village of Joniyawas of Rewari District in Haryana.” “the Siberian born teenager”
2.Their parents’ approach- “in line with theprevailing custom in the family, Santosh had to make do with the local village school.”- “At sixteen, most of the girls in her village used to get married. Santosh was also under pressure from her parents to do the same.”- “her parents refused topay for her education”- “her father slowly getting used to her urge”- “she was packed off to train in the United States.”- “trip to Florida with her father Yuri launched her on the path to success and stardom.”- “My father was workingas much as he could to keep my tennis-training going.”
3.Their will power and strong desire to succeed-“Wishing always to study ‘a bit more’”-“her urge for more education”-“She left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi.”- “She saved money and enrolled in a course at Uttarkashi’s Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.”- “I headed straight for the training.”- “Instead of letting that depress me, I became more quietly determined and mentally tough.”- “unwavering desire tosucceed and readiness to sacrifice”- “I work hard at what I do.”- “the most important thing is to become number one in the world. That’s the dream that kept me going.”
4.Evidence of their mental toughness-“She began living life on her own terms from the start.”-“From the very beginning I was quite determined that if I chose a correct and a rational path, the others around me had to change, not me.”-“she politely informed them of her plans to earn money by working part time to pay her school fees.”- “Santosh went on an expedition every year.”- “an amazing mental toughness”- “mental strength impressed her seniors”-“I learnt how to take care of myself. I never thoughtof quitting because I knew what I wanted.”-“I would have put up with much more humiliation and insults than that to steadfastly pursue my dream.”
5.Their patriotism-“Then I unfurled the Indian tricolour and held it aloft on the roof of the world. The feeling is indescribable. The Indian flag was flying on top of the world. It was truly a spiritual moment. I felt proud as an Indian.”“I’m Russian. It’s true that the U.S. is a big part of my life. But I have Russian citizenship. My blood is totally Russian. I will play the Olympics for Russia if they want me.”
Thinking about the Language I. Identify the two parts in the sentences below by underlining the part that gives us the information in brackets.
1. Where other girls wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts. (Contrasts her dress with that of others) 2. She left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi. (Tells us what happened after the first action.) 3. She decided to fight the system when the right moment arrived. (Tells us when she was going to fight the system.) 4. Little Maria had not yet celebrated her tenth birthday when she was packed off to train in the United States. (Tells us when Maria was sent to the U.S.)
Answer
1. Where other girls wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts. 2. She left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi. 3. She decided to fight the system when the right moment arrived. 4. Little Maria had not yet celebrated her tenth birthday when she was packed off to train in the United States.
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II. Now rewrite the pairs of sentences given below as one sentence.
1. Grandfather told me about the old days. All books were printed on paper then. 2. What do you do after you finish the book? Perhaps you just throw it away. 3. He gave the little girl an apple. He took the computer apart. 4. You have nothing. That makes you very determined. 5. I never thought of quitting. I knew what I wanted.
Answer
1. Grandfather told me about the old days when all books were printed on paper. 2. After finishing the book, perhaps you just throw it away. 3. He gave the little girl an apple and took the computer apart. 4. Having nothing makes you very determined. 5. I never thought of quitting as I knew what I wanted.
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Page No: 89
Thinking about the Text
I. Discuss in pairs and answer each question below in a short paragraph (30 − 40 words).
1. How many characters are there in the narrative? Name them. (Don’t forget the dog!).
2. Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to do the packing?
3. How did George and Harris react to this? Did Jerome like their reaction?
4. What was Jerome’s real intention when he offered to pack?
5. What did Harris say after the bag was shut and strapped? Why do you think he waited till then to ask?
6. What “horrible idea” occurred to Jerome a little later?
7. Where did Jerome finally find the toothbrush?
8. Why did Jerome have to reopen the packed bag?
9. What did George and Harris offer to pack and why?
10. While packing the hamper, George and Harris do a number of foolish and funny things. Tick the statements that are true. (i) They started with breaking a cup. (ii) They also broke a plate. (iii) They squashed a tomato. (iv) They trod on the butter. (v) They stepped on a banana. (vi) They put things behind them, and couldn’t find them. (vii) They stepped on things. (viii) They packed the pictures at the bottom and put heavy things on top. (ix) They upset almost everything. (x) They were very good at packing.
Answer
1. There are four characters in the narrative. They are Jerome (the narrator), George, Harris and Montmorency (the dog). 2. The narrator volunteered to do packing because he thought he was the best packer. He felt proud of his packing and wanted to show it. 3. George and Harris readily accepted Jerome’s suggestion. George smoked a pipe and “spread himself over the easy-chair”, while Harris put his legs on the table and lit a cigar.No, Jerome irritated by their reaction.
4. When Jerome offered to pack, his real intention was to supervise the work. He wanted to show his ability through the supervision.
5. After the bag was shut and strapped, Harris mentioned that Jerome had not packed the boots. He had waited till then to ask because he wanted to make Jerome realise his mistake and ridicule his packing skills.
6. The “horrible idea” that occurred to Jerome a little later was wether he had packed his toothbrush or not. Whenever he travelled he could never remember if he had packed his toothbrush or not. This thought haunted him and made his life a misery.
7. Jerome finally found the tooth brush inside a boot when he was putting the things back one by one after turning them out of the bag.
8. Jerome had to reopen the packed bag twice owing to his forgetfulness. Once he had to reopen the bag as he had forgotten to pack the boots. The next time, he unpacked when he realised he had packed his tobacco-pouch in.
9. George and Harris offered to pack the hampers because It was getting late and they thought that Jerome had taken too much of time. They also wanted to show their skill to Jerome.
10. Statements (i), (iii), (iv), (vi) and (vii) are true.
II. What does Jerome say was Montmorency’s ambition in life? What do you think of Montmorency and why?
Answer
Jerome says Montmorency’s ambition in life was to get in the way and he sworn at. Montmorency was a mischievous little dog who loved creating troubles for others. I think that Montmorency was a perfect nuisance because whenever he found people busy with their work, he might feel bored and wanted to get involved. He meant no trouble intentionally. But when people shouted at him or threw things at his head, he got discouraged and then went away to sit silently, which the narrator calls as the fulfillment of his conceit.
III.Discuss in groups and answer the following questions in two or three paragraphs (100 −150 words)
1. Of the three, Jerome, George and Harris, who do you think is the best or worst packer? Support your answer with details from the text.
2. How did Montmorency ‘contribute’ to the packing?
3. Do you find this story funny? What are the humorous elements in it? (Pick out at least three, think about what happens, as well as how it is described.)
Answer
1. Of the three, Jerome is the best packer He knew how to arrange things in order. Both Harris and George messed everything. Harris packed the strawberry jam on top of a tomato and squashed it. George stepped on the butter. They were getting constantly irritated by Montmorency. Till the time Jerome packed, although he took his time, the job. They even kept things behind them and then kept searching for it. They made everything such a mess.
2. The packing escapade was already a messy job and Montmorency’s contribution made it even more tiresome. He did his level best to be a “perfect nuisance”. He came and sat down on things, just when they were wanted to be packed. He put his leg into the jam and worried the teaspoons. He also pretended that the lemons were rats. So he got into the hamper and killed three of them before Harris could land him with the frying-pan.
3. Yes, this story is definitely funny. Not only is the way in which the three friends pack for their trip quite mirthful, but the way the author narrates all the incidents is also entertaining. The first humorous element is that he offered to pack, George and Harris leaves the whole matter to him. Consequently, he has to do packing though his real intention was to boss the job. The second humorous element is that George placed the butter on the chair and Harris sat on it and it stuck at his back. When they searched it for packing it was missing. They walk and walk round the room. At last, George saw it at Harris’s back. The third humorous element is that Montmorency squirms in where he is not wanted. He wants somebody stumble over him and curse him steadily for an hour. He pretends that lemons were rats.
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Thinking about Language
I. Match the words/phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Answer
1 – (viii) 2 -(vi) 3 – (v) 4 – (ii) 5 – (vii) 6 – (iv) 7 – (iii) 8 – (i) II. Use suitable words or phrases from Column A above to complete the paragraph given below.
A Traffic JamDuring power cuts, when traffic lights go off, there is utter __________ at crossroads. Drivers add to the confusion by __________ over their right of way, and nearly come to blows. Sometimes passers-by, seeing a few policemen __________ at regulating traffic, step in to help. This gives them a feeling of having __________ something.
Answer https://0db62101146528fcaf1def0bd456654b.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlDuring power cuts, when traffic lights go off, there is utter chaos at crossroads. Drivers add to the confusion by getting into a row over their right of way, and nearly come to blows. Sometimes passers-by, seeing a few policemen slaving at regulating traffic, step in to help. This gives them a feeling of having accomplished something.
III. Look at the sentences below. Notice that the verbs (italicised) are all in their bare form.
2. The table below has some proverbs telling you what to do and what not to do. Fill in the blanks and add a few more such proverbs to the table.
Positive
Negative
(i)
Save for a rainy day.
(i)
Don’t cry over spilt milk.
(ii)
Make hay while the sun shines.
(ii)
Don’t put the cart before the horse.
(iii)
__________before you leap.
(iii)
__________a mountain out of a mole hill.
(iv)
__________and let live.
(iv)
__________all your eggs in one basket.
Answer
(iii) Look Before you leap. Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill.
(iv) Live and let Live. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
(v) Mind your own business. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
(vi) Be first at the feast and last at the fight.Don’t count the days, make the days count!
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Page No: 75 Thinking about the Text
I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each.
1. Where was Abdul Kalam’s house? 2. What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer. 3. Who were Abdul Kalam’s school friends? What did they later become? 4. How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages? 5. Had he earned any money before that? In what way?
Answer
1. Abdul Kalam’s house was on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram.
2. Dinamani is the name of a local newspaper. It is so because Kalam traced the stories of the war in the head lines in Dinamani.
3. Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Shivaprakasan were Abdul Kalam’s school friends. Ramanadha Shastry became the high priest of the Rameshwaram temple, Aravindan a transport businessman and Shivprakasan was the catering contractor for the southern railways.
4. During the Second World War, the newspapers were bundled and thrown out of a moving train. Abdul Kalam earned his first wages by helping his cousin, who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram, to catch these bundles.
5. Yes, Abdul Kalam had earned some money before he started helping his cousin. When the Second World War broke out, there was a sudden demand for tamarind seeds in the market. He collected the seeds and sold them at a provision shop on Mosque Street. Usually, a day’s collection earned him one anna.
II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
1. How does the author describe: (i) his father, (ii) his mother, (iii) himself?
2. What characteristics does he say he inherited from his parents?
Answer
1. i) Kalam’s father, Jainulabdeen was not a wealthy or educated person. However, he was an honest and generous man, who possessed great innate wisdom. He was self-disciplined and avoided all inessential luxuries. (ii) Kalam’s mother, Ashiamma was an ideal helpmate to her husband. She believed in goodness and profound kindness, and fed many people everyday. (iii) The author describes himself as a short boy with undistinguished looks, who had a secure childhood. He is an honest and self-disciplined person, who believes in goodness and deep kindness.
2. He says that he inherited honesty and self discipline from his father. He further says that he inherited faith in goodness and deep kindness from his mother.
III. Discuss these questions in class with your teacher and then write down your answers in two or three paragraphs each.
1. “On the whole, the small society of Rameswaram was very rigid in terms of the segregation of different social groups,” says the author.
(i) Which social groups does he mention? Were these groups easily identifiable (for example, by the way they dressed)?
(ii) Were they aware only of their differences or did they also naturally share friendships and experiences? (Think of the bedtime stories in Kalam’s house; of who his friends were; and of what used to take place in the pond near his house.)
(iii) The author speaks both of people who were very aware of the differences among them and those who tried to bridge these differences. Can you identify such people in the text?
(iv) Narrate two incidents that show how differences can be created, and also how they can be resolved. How can people change their attitudes?
Answer
(i) He mentions two social groups of Rameshwaram – orthodox Brahmins and Muslims. Yes, these groups were easily identifiable. For example, by the way they dressed; Kalam wore a cap which marked him as a Muslim. Ramanadha Sastry wore a seared thread which marked him a Hindu.
(ii) No, they were not only aware of their differences but also they naturally shared friendships and experiences. Kalam’s mother and grandmother would tell the children of his family bedtime stories about the events from the Ramayana and from the life of the prophet. During the Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony, his family used to arrange boats with a special platform for carrying idols of the Lord from the temple to the marriage site, situated in the middle of the pond called Rama Tirtha which was near his house.
(iii) The people who were very aware of the differences among them, were the young teacher who joined the Rameshwaram elementary school and came to teach Kalam’s class, the fifth standard; and his science teacher’s conservative wife who refused to serve Kalam in her ritually pure kitchen. Those who tried to bridge these differences were Kalam’s science teacher Sivasubramania Iyer who invited, served and dined with him to break social barriers so that people could mingle easily; and Lakshmana Sastry who conveyed the strong sense of conviction to the new young teacher to reform him.
(iv) The first incident to show that how differences can be created is that when the new young teacher found a Muslim student sitting beside a Hindu student, he asked Kalam to sit in the last raw. His friend Ramanadha Sastry was heartbreaken. They informed their respective parents Lakshmana Sastry summoned the teacher and conveyed the strong sense of conviction which ultimately reformed him. The other incident shows that how differences can be resolved. The author’s science teacher, Sivasubramania Iyer, though an orthodox Brahmin with a very conservative tried to bridge these differences. People can change their attitudes by observing no difference in the way of Hindu’s and a Muslim’s eating of meals, drinking of water and cleaning of the floor.
2. (i) Why did Abdul Kalam want to leave Rameswaram? (ii) What did his father say to this? (iii) What do you think his words mean? Why do you think he spoke those words?
Answer
(i) Kalam wanted to leave Rameswaram for further studies. He wanted to study at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram. (ii) Kalam’s father said that he knew that one day Kalam had to go away to grow. He gave him the analogy of a seagull that flies across the sun alone and without a nest. He then quoted Khalil Gibran to Kalam’s mother saying that her children were not their own children. They were the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through their parents, but not from them. They may give them their love, but not their thoughts as the children have their own thoughts.
(iii) Abdul Kalam’s father’s words bear great meanings. First, he inspired his son to go ahead above giving the example of the seagull. Secondly, he explained Kalam’s mother to give his son opportunities to get higher education and to make progress. I think he spoke those words to encourage Abdul Kalam and to control the emotional attachment of his wife for Kalam.
Thinking about Language
I. Find the sentences in the text where these words occur:
erupt
surge
trace
undistinguished
casualty
Look these words up in a dictionary which gives examples of how they are used. Now answer the following questions. 1. What are the things that can erupt? Use examples to explain the various meanings of erupt. Now do the same for the word surge. What things can surge? 2. What are the meanings of the word trace and which of the meanings is closest to the word in the text? 3. Can you find undistinguished in your dictionary? (If not, look for the word distinguished and say what undistinguished mean.)
Answer
1. A few things that can erupt are anger, volcano, tooth, rash, riots, unrest, etc. Erupt has several meanings. Their explanation, with examples, is given as follows: (i) Start unexpectedly Example: Riots erupted in the city. (ii) Start to burn or burst into flames Example: The spark soon erupted into flames. (iii) Become active and spew forth lava and rocks Example: The molten lava erupted out of the active volcano. (iv) Forceful and violent release of something pent up Example: The difference in their views soon erupted in a fight. (v) Sudden appearance on the skin Example: On the day of the party, a pimple erupted on her face. (vi) Break out Example: Eruption of the wisdom tooth gives a lot of pain. Things that can surge are pride, anxiety, waves, boats, army, etc. The several meanings it has can be explained with the following examples: (i) Sudden forceful flow Example: The boy drowned in the surging waves. (ii) Rise and move forward The army surged towards their enemy. (iii) Heave upward under the influence of a natural force Example: The boat surged in the high tide. (iv) See one’s performance improve Example: Hard work helped to surge Sandra’s scores. (v) A sudden or abrupt strong increase Example: The surge in the stock market left people in a shock. (vi) Rise rapidly Example: As time passed, her tension surged.
2. The following are the meanings of the word trace: (i) Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something (ii) Make a mark or lines on a surface (iii) To go back over again (iv) Pursue or chase relentlessly (v) Find or discover through investigation (vi) Make one’s course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along (vii) Read with difficulty The closest meaning of the word ‘trace’ in the text is ‘to find or discover through investigation’.
3. No, the word undistinguished does not exist in the dictionary. However, its meaning can be derived from the meaning of the word ‘distinguished’, which denotes the ‘special or eminent appearance or behaviour of a person’. Thus, undistinguished symbolises ‘ordinary appearance or behaviour of a person’.
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I.
1. Match the phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
A
B
(i)
broke out
(a)
an attitude of kindness, a readiness to give freely
(ii)
in accordance with
(b)
was not able to tolerate
(iii)
a helping hand
(c)
began suddenly in a violent way
(iv)
could not stomach
(d)
assistance
(v)
generosity of spirit
(e)
persons with power to make decisions
(vi)
figures of authority
(f)
according to a particular rule, principle, or system
Answer
https://ae6cccd2ed182a06624252063cd0fbc9.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlA B(i)broke out(c)began suddenly in a violent way(ii)in accordance with(f)according to a particular rule, principle or system(iii)a helping hand(d)assistance(iv)could not stomach(b)was unable to tolerate(v)generosity of spirit(a)an attitude of kindness, a readiness to give freely(vi)figures of authority(e)persons with power to make decision 2. Study the words in italics in the sentences below. They are formed by prefixing un – or in – to their antonyms (words opposite in meaning). • I was a short boy with rather undistinguished looks. (un + distinguished) • My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts.(in + essential) • The area was completely unaffected by the war.(un + affected) • He should not spread the poison of social inequality and communal intolerance. (in + equality, in + tolerance) Now form the opposites of the words below by prefixing un– or in-. The prefix in- can also have the forms il-, ir-, or im– (for example: illiterate –il + literate, impractical –im + practical, irrational – ir + rational). You may consult a dictionary if you wish.
_____adequate
_____acceptable
_____regular
_____tolerant
_____demanding
_____active
_____true
_____permanent
_____patriotic
_____disputed
_____accessible
_____coherent
_____logical
_____legal
_____responsible
_____possible
Answer
Inadequate
Unacceptable
Irregular
Intolerant
Undemanding
Inactive
Untrue
Impermanent
Unpatriotic
Undisputed
Inaccessible
Incoherent
Illogical
Illegal
Irresponsible
Impossible
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IV. Rewrite the sentences below, changing the verbs in brackets into the passive form.
1. In yesterday’s competition the prizes (give away) by the Principal. 2. In spite of financial difficulties, the labourers (pay) on time. 3. On Republic Day, vehicles (not allow) beyond this point. 4. Second-hand books (buy and sell) on the pavement every Saturday. 5. Elections to the Lok Sabha (hold) every five years. 6. Our National Anthem (compose) Rabindranath Tagore.
Answer
1. In yesterday’s competition the prizes were given away by the Principal. 2. In spite of financial difficulties, the labourers were paid on time. 3. On Republic Day, vehicles are not allowed beyond this point. 4. Second-hand books are bought and sold on the pavement every Saturday. 5. Elections to the Lok Sabha are held every five years. 6. Our National Anthem was composed by Rabindranath Tagore.
V. Rewrite the paragraphs below, using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
1. How Helmets Came To Be Used in Cricket Nari Contractor was the Captain and an opening batsman for India in the1960s. The Indian cricket team went on a tour to the West Indies in 1962. In a match against Barbados in Bridgetown, Nari Contractor (seriously injure and collapse). In those days helmets (not wear). Contractor (hit) on the head by a bouncer from Charlie Griffith. Contractor’s skull (fracture). The entire team (deeply concern). The West Indies players (worry). Contractor (rush) to hospital. He (accompany) by Frank Worrell, the Captain of the West Indies Team. Blood (donate) by the West Indies players. Thanks to the timely help, Contractor (save). Nowadays helmets (routinely use) against bowlers.
Answer
1. How Helmets Came To Be Used in Cricket Nari Contractor was the Captain and an opening batsman for India in the 1960s. The Indian cricket team went on a tour to the West Indies in 1962. In a match against Barbados in Bridgetown, Nari Contractor got seriously injured and collapsed. In those days helmets were not worn. Contractor was hit on the head by a bouncer from Charlie Griffith. Contractor’s skull had fractured. The entire team was deeply concerned. The West Indies players were worried. Contractor was rushed to hospital. He was accompanied by Frank Worrell, the Captain of the West Indies Team. Blood was donated by the West Indies players. Thanks to the timely help, Contractor was saved. Nowadays helmets are routinely used against bowlers.
2. Oil from Seeds Vegetable oils (make) from seeds and fruits of many plants growing all over the world, from tiny sesame seeds to big, juicy coconuts. Oil (produce) from cotton seeds, groundnuts, soya beans and sunflower seeds. Olive oil (use) for cooking, salad dressing etc. Olives (shake) from the trees and (gather) up, usually by hand. The olives (ground) to a thick paste which is spread onto special mats. Then the mats (layer) up on the pressing machine which will gently squeeze them to produce olive oil.
Answer 2.Oil from Seeds Vegetable oils are made from seeds and fruits of many plants growing all over the world, from tiny sesame seeds to big, juicy coconuts. Oil is produced from cotton seeds, groundnuts, soya beans and sunflower seeds. Olive oil is used for cooking, salad dressing etc. Olives are shaken from the trees and gathered up, usually by hand. The olives are ground to a thick paste which is spread onto special mats. Then the mats are layered up on the pressing machine which will gently squeeze them to produce olive oil.
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Page No: 60 Think about the Text
I. Discuss in pairs and answer each question below in a short paragraph (30 − 40 words).
1. “The sound was familiar one.” What sound did the doctor hear? What did he think it was? How many times did he hear it? (Find the places in the text.) When and why did the sounds stop?
Answer
The doctor lived in a room which was full of rats. He heard the sounds of the rats. There was a regular traffic of rats to and from the beam. He heard the sound thrice. The sound stopped suddenly as rats had seen a snake.
2. What two “important” and “earth-shaking” decisions did the doctor take while he was looking into the mirror?
Answer
The doctor took two “important” and “earth-shaking” while he was looking into the mirror First, he decided to shave daily and grow a thin moustache. Second, always to keep an attractive smile on his face.
3. “I looked into the mirror and smiled,” says the doctor. A little later he says, “I forgot my danger and smiled feebly at myself.” What is the doctor’s opinion about himself when: (i) he first smiles, and (ii) he smiles again? In what way do his thoughts change in between, and why?
Answer
(i) When the doctor first smiles, he has an inflated opinion of himself, admiring his looks and profession. (ii) In the second instance, the doctor smiles at his foolishness and helplessness. His thoughts change after his encounter with the snake—from being a proud doctor he moves on to accept his stupidity.
II.
This story about a frightening incident is narrated in a humorous way. What makes it humorous? (Think of the contrasts it presents between dreams and reality. Some of them are listed below.) 1. (i) The kind of person the doctor is (money, possessions) (ii) The kind of person he wants to be (appearance, ambition) 2.(i) The person he wants to marry (ii) The person he actually marries 3.(i) His thoughts when he looks into the mirror (ii) His thoughts when the snake is coiled around his arm Write short paragraphs on each of these to get your answer.
Answer
1. (i) The doctor is a poor person. He has hardly any money. he lives in an unelectrified house. It is small rented room with plenty of rats living in it. He has just started his medical practice. So he is not a man of possessions or money. (ii) The Person wants to be rich. he also would like to have good appearance. That’s why he decides to grow a thin moustache.
2. (i) The doctor wants to marry a woman doctor with good medical practice and a lot of money. She would be fat as not to run after him and catch him. (ii) He marries a thin reedy woman who has a gift of sprinter.
3. (i) His thoughts are full of joy and satisfaction. He decides to grow thin moustache and keep smiling always. He finds his smile attractive (ii) He turned to stone. He sat like stone image in the flesh. However, his mind was very active. He felt the great presence of creator. He decides to write the words ‘O God’ outside his little heart.
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Thinking about Language
I.
1. Here are some sentences from the text. Say which of them tell you, that the author: (a) was afraid of the snake, (b) was proud of his appearance, (c) had a sense of humour, (d) was no longer afraid of the snake. 1. I was turned to stone. 2. I was no mere image cut in granite. 3. The arm was beginning to be drained of strength. 4. I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, ‘O God’. 5. I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out. 6. I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile. 7. I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood. 8. I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor too on top of it! 9. The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness…! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water. 10. Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead?
Answer
(a) was afraid of the snake
(b) was proud of his appearance
(c) had a sense of humour
(d) was no longer afraid of the snake
1.
I was turned to stone.
2.
I was no mere image cut in granite.
3.
The arm was beginning to be drained of strength.
4.
I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, ‘O God’.
I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, ‘O God’.
https://342d8d69f8cf35fb9fbb0a5feec813ba.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html5.I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out.
6. I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile.
7.
I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood.8. I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor too on top of it!
9.
The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness…! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water. 10.
Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead.
II.
Expressions used to show fear Can you find the expressions in the story that tell you that the author was frightened? Read the story and complete the following sentences. 1. I was turned ___________________________________________________. 2. I sat there holding _______________________________________________. 3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like _______________________________.
Answer
1. I was turned to stone. 2. I sat there holding my breath. 3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.
III.
Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italics, and write the appropriate meaning next to the sentence. The first one has been done for you. 1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened) 2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge. 3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him. 4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that. 5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end. 6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors. 7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.
Answer
1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened) 2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge. (frightened by something that happens suddenly) 3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him. (very frightened) 4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that. (frightened by something that happens suddenly) 5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end. (makes another feel frightened) 6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors. (too scared to move) 7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle. (too scared to move)
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IV.
Report these questions using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what. Remember the italicised verbs change into the past tense. 1. Meena asked her friend, “Do you think your teacher will come today?” 2. David asked his colleague, “Where will you go this summer?” 3. He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?” 4. She asked me, “When are we going to leave?” 5. Pran asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper?” 6. Seema asked her, “How long have you lived here?” 7. Sheila asked the children “Are you ready to do the work?”
Answer 1. Meena asked her friend if she thought her teacher would come that day. 2. David asked his colleague where he would go that summer. 3. He asked the little boy why he was studying English. 4. She asked me when we were going to leave. 5. Pran asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper. 6. Seema asked her how long she had lived there. 7. Sheila asked the children if they were ready to do the work.
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Page No: 50
Thinking about the Text
1. Here are some headings for paragraphs in the text. Write the number(s) of the paragraph(s) for each title against the heading. The first one is done for you. (i) Einstein’s equation (ii) Einstein meets his future wife (iii) The making of a violinist (iv) Mileva and Einstein’s mother (v) A letter that launched the arms race (vi) A desk drawer full of ideas (vii) Marriage and divorce
2. Who had these opinions about Einstein? (i) He was boring. (ii) He was stupid and would never succeed in life. (iii) He was a freak.
Answer
(i) Einstein’s playmates thought that he was boring. (ii) Einstein’s headmaster thought that he was stupid and would never succeed at anything in life. (iii) Einstein’s mother thought that he was a freak.
3. Explain what the reasons for the following are. (i) Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good. (ii) Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich. (iii) Einstein seeing in Mileva an ally. (iv) What do these tell you about Einstein?
Answer
(i) Einstein left the school in Munich for good because he hated the school’s regimentation. (ii) Einstein wanted to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich because it was a more liberal city. (iii) Einstein found in Mileva an ally because she, like him, disapproved of the “philistines” or the people who did not like art, literature or music. (iv) These told about Einstein that he loved freedom. He was liberal and cultured person.
4. What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office? Why?
Answer
Einstein called his desk drawer at the patent office the “bureau of theoretical physics”. This was because the drawer was where he used to store his secretly developed ideas.
5. Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt?
Answer
Einstein wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt to warn about bomb effect and also wanted to encourage them to make a bomb to utilize its destruction potential.
6. How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Answer
Einstein was deeply shaken by the disaster in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He wrote a public missive to the United. He proposed the formation of a world government to stop the nuclear weapons.
7. Why does the world remember Einstein as a “world citizen”?
Answer
Einstein is remembered as a “world citizen” as much as a genius scientist because of his efforts towards world peace and democracy, and for his crusade against the use of arms.
8. Here are some facts from Einstein’s life. Arrange them in chronological order. [ ] Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity. [ ] He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. [ ] Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and warns against Germany’s building of an atomic bomb. [ ] Einstein attends a high school in Munich. [ ] Einstein’s family moves to Milan. [ ] Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm. [ ] Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he meets Mileva. [ ] Einstein dies.https://31996dd6f188e9bec0ab13bc08e5ce38.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html[ ] He provides a new interpretation of gravity. [ ] Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school. [ ] He works in a patent office as a technical expert. [ ] When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.
Answer
[1] Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm. [2] Einstein attends a high school in Munich. [3] Einstein’s family moves to Milan. [4] Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school. [5] Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he meets Mileva. [6] He works in a patent office as a technical expert. [7] Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity. [8] He provides a new interpretation of gravity. [9] He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. [10] When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States. [11] Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and warns against Germany’s building of an atomic bomb. [12] Einstein dies.
Thinking about Language
I.
Here are some sentences from the story. Choose the word from the brackets which can be substituted for the italicised words in the sentences. 1. A few years later, the marriage faltered. (failed, broke, became weak) 2. Einstein was constantly at odds with people at the university. (on bad terms, in disagreement, unhappy) 3. The newspapers proclaimed his work as “a scientific revolution.” (declared, praised, showed) 4. Einstein got ever more involved in politics, agitating for an end to the arms buildup. (campaigning, fighting, supporting) 5. At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled that he left the school for good, (permanently, for his benefit, for a short time) 6. Five years later, the discovery of nuclear fission in Berlin had American physicists in an uproar. (in a state of commotion, full of criticism, in a desperate state) 7. Science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man with the walrus moustache. (interested, challenged, worried)
Answer
1. became weak 2. in disagreement 3. declared 4. campaigning 5. permanently 6. in a state of commotion 7. interested
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II.
Complete the sentences below by filling in the blanks with suitable participial clauses. The information that has to be used in the phrases is provided as a sentence in brackets. 1. __________, the firefighters finally put out the fire. (They worked round the clock.) 2. She watched the sunset above the mountain, __________ (She noticed the colours blending softly into one another.) 3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, __________ (While it neighed continually.) 4. __________, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras. (I had taken the wrong train.) 5. __________, I was desperate to get to the bathroom. (I had not bathed for two days) 6. The stone steps, __________ needed to be replaced. (They were worn down). 7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans, __________ (They asked him to send them his photograph.)
Answer
1. Working round the clock, the fire fighters finally put out the fire. 2. She watched the sunset above the mountain, noticing the colours blending softly into one another. 3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, neighing continually. 4. Having taken the wrong train, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras. 5. Having not bathed for two days, I was desperate to get to the bathroom. 6. The stone steps, being worn down, needed to be replaced. 7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans, asking him to send them his photograph.
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Page No: 38 Thinking about the Text I. Given below are some emotions that Kezia felt. Match the emotions in Column A with the items in Column B.
Answer
II. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.
1. Why was Kezia afraid of her father? 2. Who were the people in Kezia’s family? 3. What was Kezia’s father’s routine (i) before going to his office? (ii) after coming back from his office? (iii) on Sundays? 4. In what ways did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her father better?
Answer
1. Kezia was afraid of her father because he was very strict who always used to give commands to everybody else in the house. He never played with her. He had big hands and heavy face especially his mouth when he yawned were big and she was especially terrified with the manner in which he looked at her over his spectacles.
2. Kezia’s family consisted of her mother, father, grandmother and herself.
3. (i) Before going to his office, Kezia’s father usually went into her room to give her a casual kiss. (ii) After coming back from his office, he ordered for tea to brought into the drawing room. He also asked his mother to bring him the newspaper and his slippers, and Kezia to pull off his boots. (iii) On Sunday, Kezia’s father would stretch out on the sofa. He would cover his face with his handkerchief, put his feet on one of the cushions and sleep soundly.
4. Kezia’s grandmother encouraged her to get to know her father better by sending her to the drawing room to talk to her parents on Sundays. She also suggested Kezia to make a pin cushion out of a beautiful piece of yellow silk as a gift for her father’s birthday.
III. Discuss these questions in class with your teacher and then write down your answers in two or three paragraphs each.
1. Kezia’s efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much. How did this happen?
Answer
Kezia efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him. On every Sunday, her grandmother sent her down to the drawing room to have nice talk with father and mother. But her presence always irritated the father. He used to call her ‘little brown owl’. One day her grandmother told her that her father’s birthday would be next week and suggested that she should make him a pin-cushion for beautiful gift. After stitching three sides of the cushion with double cotton with great care and effort, Kezia was stuck as to what to fill the cushion with. Since her grandmother was busy in the garden, she searched her Mother’s bedroom for scraps. Finally, she discovered sheets of paper on the bed table. She gathered these, tore them up and filled the cushion with the torn pieces. Unfortunately, her efforts to please her father not only went in vain but also had an unanticipated consequence. This was because the sheets she had torn were her father’s speech for the Port Authority. Her father scolded her for touching things that did not belong to her and punished her by hitting her palm with a ruler.
2. Kezia decides that there are “different kinds of fathers”. What kind of father was Mr Macdonald, and how was he different from Kezia’s father?
Answer
Kezia compared her father with Mr. Macdonald, her next door neighbour. He was a loving, gentle and forgiving father. He was always smiling and playing with his children. He treated his children in a friendly manner. He was just opposite to the Kezia’s father. Unlike Kezia’s father he never punished his children. He played with them whenever he was free. Kezia’s father was very harsh and a strict disciplinarian.
3. How does Kezia begin to see her father as a human being who needs her sympathy?
Answer
With her mother and grandmother at the hospital, Kezia is left at home in the care of Alice, the cook. At night, after she is put to bed by the cook, she has a nightmare. She calls for her grandmother but, to her surprise, she finds her father standing near her bed. He takes her in his arms and makes her sleep next to him. Half asleep, she creeps close to him, snuggles her head under his arm, and holds tightly to his shirt. Her father asks her to rub her feet against his legs for warmth. Her father goes off to sleep before her. This makes her understand that he has to work hard every day and this leaves him too tired to be like Mr Macdonald. She expresses her altered feelings for her father by telling him that he has a ‘big heart’.
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Thinking about Language
I. Look at the following sentence.
1. Use an appropriate word from the synonyms given above in the following sentences. Clues are given in brackets. (i) She was __________ by the news of her brother’s wedding. (very pleased)https://c3109eac72d7cb05ab0730530daf6fe2.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html(ii) I was __________to be invited to the party. (extremely pleased and excited about) (iii) She was __________ at the birth of her granddaughter. (extremely happy) (iv) The coach was __________ with his performance. (satisfied about) (v) She was very __________ with her results. (happy about something that has happened).
Answer
(i) She was thrilled by the news of her brother’s wedding. (ii) I was delighted to be invited to the party. (iii) She was overjoyed at the birth of her granddaughter. (iv) The coach was pleased with his performance. (v) She was very happy with her results.
2. Study the use of the word big in the following sentence. He was so big − his hands and his neck, especially his mouth… Here, big means large in size. Now, consult a dictionary and find out the meaning of big in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you. (i) You are a big girl now. older (ii) Today you are going to take the biggestdecision of your career. _________ (iii) Their project is full of big ideas. _________ (iv) Cricket is a big game in our country. _________ (v) I am a big fan of Lata Mangeskar. _________ (vi) You have to cook a bit more as my friend is a big eater. _________ (vii) What a big heart you’ve got, Father dear. _________
Answer
(ii) most important (iii) innovation(iv) popular(v) great (vi) gourmand(vii) generous
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1. Underline the verbs of reporting in the following sentences. (i) He says he will enjoy the ride. (ii) Father mentioned that he was going on a holiday. (iii) No one told us that the shop was closed. (iv) He answered that the price would go up. (v) I wondered why he was screaming. (vi) Ben told her to wake him up. (vii) Ratan apologised for coming late to the party.
Answer
(i) He says he will enjoy the ride. (ii) Father mentioned that he was going on a holiday. (iii) No one told us that the shop was closed. (iv) He answered that the price would go up. (v) I wondered why he was screaming. (vi) Ben told her to wake him up. (vii) Ratan apologized for coming late to the party.
2. Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
were complaining
shouted
replied
remarked
ordered
suggested
(i) “I am not afraid,” __________ the woman. (ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother __________. (iii) The children __________ that the roads were crowded and noisy. (iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” __________the master. (v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” __________ the sports teacher. (vi) The traffic police __________ all the passers-by to keep off the road.
Answer
(i) “I am not afraid,” replied the woman. (ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother shouted. (iii) The children were complaining that the roads were crowded and noisy. (iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” remarked the man. (v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” suggested the sports teacher. (vi) The traffic police ordered all the passers-by to keep off the road.
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Page No: 20 Thinking about the text
I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each.
1. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music? 2. When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?
Answer
1. Evelyn was seventeen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music in London. 2. Her deafness was first noticed when she was eight years old and it was confirmed when she was eleven.
II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (30–40 words).
1. Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say? 2. Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs.
Answer
1. Percussionist Ron Forbes helped Evelyn to continue with music. He began by tuning two large drums to different notes. He asked her not to listen to them through her ears but to try and sense the sound in some other manner. 2. Evelyn, with a hectic international schedule, gives solo performances at regular concerts. Apart from these, she gives free concerts in prisons and hospitals. She also accords high priority to classes for young musicians.
III. Answer the question in two or three paragraphs (100–150 words).
1. How does Evelyn hear music?
Answer
Evelyn heard music by sensing the notes in different parts of her body. When Ron Forbes tuned two drums to different notes and asked her to sense the sound without using her ears, she realized that she could feel the higher drum from the waist up and the lower drum from the waist down. She learnt how to open her mind and body to sounds and vibrations. It was sheer determination and hard work. When she played the xylophone, she could sense the sound passing up the stick into her fingertips. By leaning against the drums, she could feel the resonances flowing into her body. On a wooden platform, she removed her shoes so that the vibrations could pass through her bare feet and up her legs. She herself said that music poured in through every part of her body. It tingled in the skin, her cheekbones and even in her hair.
Part II – The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan
Page No: 25 Thinking about the text I. Tick the right answer.
1. The (shehnai, pungi) was a ‘reeded noisemaker.’2. (Bismillah Khan, A barber, Ali Bux) transformed the pungi into a shehnai. 3. Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were (barbers, professional musicians). 4. Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from (Ali Bux, Paigambar Bux, Ustad Faiyaaz Khan). 5. Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to (Afghanistan, U.S.A., Canada).
Answer
1. The pungi was a ‘reeded noisemaker.’ 2. A barber transformed the pungi into a shehnai. 3. Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were professional musicians. 4. Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from Ali Bux. 5. Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to Afghanistan.
II. Find the words in the text which show Ustad Bismillah Khan’s feelings about the items listed below. Then mark a tick (✔ ✔) in the correct column. Discuss your answers in class.
Answer
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III. Answer these questions in 30–40 words.
1. Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?
Answer
Aurangzeb banned the playing of musical instrument pungi because it had a shrill, unpleasant sound.
2. How is a shehnai different from a pungi?
Answer
Shehnai has a better tonal quality than pungi. It is a natural hollow stem pipe with holes on its body and is longer and broader than the pungi. Shehnai is, in a way, an improvement upon the pungi.
3. Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?
Answer The shehnai was traditionally played in royal courts, temples and weddings. Ustaad Bismillah khan, an undisputed monarch of shehnai brought this instrument onto the classical stage.
4. When and how did Bismillah Khan get his big break?
Answer
Bismillah khan got his big break in 1938. The All India Radio opened in Lucknow and Bismillah khan played shehnai on radio. He soon became an often heard player on radio. He became the first Indian to greet the nation with his shehnai from the Red Fort on 15 August, 1947.
5. Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was the event historic?
Answer
On 15 August 1947, Bismillah Khan played the Raag Kaafi on his shehnai from the Red Fort. The event was historical because it was on the occasion of India’s Independence from British Rule.
6. Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?
Answer
Bismillah Khan refused one of his student’s request to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A. because he would not live away from Hindustan, specifically, from Benaras, the River Ganga and Dumraon.
7. Find at least two instances in the text which tell you that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras.
Answer
The first instance is when he turned down his student’s offer to start a shehnai school in U.S.A. The second instance is when Khansaab was asked by Shekhar Gupta about moving to Pakistan during the partition, he said that he would never leave Benaras.
Thinking about language
I. Complete the following sentences. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the questions in brackets.
1. The school sports team hopes (What does it hope to do?) 2. We all want (What do we all want to do?) 3. They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother (What did they advise her to do?) 4. The authorities permitted us to (What did the authorities permit us to do?) 5. A musician decided to (What did the musician decide to do?)
Answer
1. The school sports team hopes to win the match. 2. We all want to go to succeed in our life. 3. They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother to consult a doctor. 4. The authorities permitted us to construct the building. 5. A musician decided to open a school for children.
II. From the text on Bismillah Khan, find the words and phrases that match these definitions and write them down. The number of the paragraph where you will find the words/phrases has been given for you in brackets.
1. the home of royal people (1) ______________ . 2. the state of being alone (5) ______________ . 3. a part which is absolutely necessary (2)_________________ . 4. to do something not done before (5) ________________ . 5. without much effort (13) ____________ . 6. quickly and in large quantities (9) _____________ and ______________ .
Answer
1. the royal residence 2. solitude 3. indispensable 4. invent 5. effortlessly 6. thick and fast
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III. Tick the right answer.
1. When something is revived, it (remains dead/lives again). 2. When a government bans something, it wants it (stopped/started). 3. When something is considered auspicious, (welcome it/avoid it). 4. When we take to something, we find it (boring/interesting). 5. When you appreciate something, you (find it good and useful/find it of no use). 6. When you replicate something, you do it (for the first time/for the second time). 7. When we come to terms with something, it is (still upsetting/no longer upsetting).
Answer
1. When something is revived, it lives again. 2. When a government bans something, it wants it stopped. 3. When something is considered auspicious, welcome it. 4. When we take to something, we find it interesting. 5. When you appreciate something, you find it good and useful. 6. When you replicate something, you do it for the second time. 7. When we come to terms with something, it is no longer upsetting.
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Consult your dictionary and complete the following table. The first one has been done for you.
Answer
Use these words in phrases or sentences of your own.
Some sentences using these adjectives are: 1. Nowadays, the internet is an indispensable resource for researchers. 2. Varun was impressed by my dressing sense. 3. He is afraid of the dark. 4. I enjoy the company of my paternal uncle. 5. Gennie was showered with countless gifts. 6. My grandmother gave me a priceless piece of advice.
