COMPREHENSION
CHECK PAGE
128
1. “I
got up early, for me.” It implies that
(i) he was an early riser.
(ii) he was a late riser.
(iii) he got up late that morning.
Mark the correct answer.
Answer:
(ii) he was a late riser.
2. The bicycle “goes easily enough in the
morning and a little stiffly after lunch.” The remark is ______________.
(i) humorous.
(ii) inaccurate.
(iii) sarcastic.
(iv) enjoyable.
(v) meaningless.
Mark your choice(s).
Answer:
(i) humorous
3. The friend shook the bicycle violently.
Find two or three sentences in the text which express the author’s disapproval
of it.
Answer:
The author's disapproval is expressed in the following sentences in the text:
•
“Don’t you trouble about it anymore; you
will make yourself tired”
•
“It doesn’t if you don’t wobble it.”
•
“Don’t do that; you’ll hurt it.”
4. “…if not, it would make a serious
difference to the machine.” What does ‘it’ refer to?
Answer:
It refers to the bicycle's ball bearings.
WORKING WITH
THE TEXT PAGE
132
Answer the
following questions.
1. Did the front wheel really wobble? What
is your opinion? Give a reason for your answer.
Answer:
No, the front wheel did not wobble much. We know this because the author
claims, "It didn't wobble, in fact—nothing worth calling a wobble."
It didn't require any action on my part. The author was pleased with the
bicycle because it was in good working order.
2. In what condition did the author find the
bicycle when he returned from the tool shed?
Answer:
When the author returned from the tool shed, he discovered his friend sitting
on the ground, his bicycle's front wheel wedged between his legs. He was
twirling it between his fingers as he played with it, and the rest was lying
beside him on the gravel path.
3. “Nothing is easier than taking off the
gear-case.” Comment on or continue this sentence in the light of what actually
happens.
Answer:
"Nothing is easier than taking off the gear-case," a friend of the
author says.
"If anything goes
wrong with your gear-case, sell the machine and buy a new one," the author
warns him, stating advice from one of his more experienced friends.
The author's friend is
unconcerned about it and continues to remove the gear case. He later struggles
and is unable to return the gear-case to its appropriate places.
4. What
special treatment did the chain receive?
Answer:
The author's friend tightened the chain to the point where it was no longer
moving. Then he started loosening it. He loosened it to the point where it was
twice as loose as before.
5. The friend has two qualities — he knows
what he is doing and is absolutely sure it is good. Find the two phrases in the
text which mean the same.
Answer:
The following are two phrases in the text that have the same meaning:
•
Cheery confidence
•
Inexplicable hopefulness
6. Describe ‘the fight’ between the man and
the machine. Find the relevant sentences in the text and write them.
Answer:
The author's bicycle required no maintenance. It was in good condition, but the
author's friend made a big deal out of it and messed it up. He actually made it
so that it now requires extensive repairs.
The following paragraph
in the text explains the battle between man and machine:
The bicycle would be on
the gravel path, and he would be on top of it one moment, and then the roles
would be reversed—he on the gravel path, and the bicycle on him the next. He'd
be standing, his face flushed with triumph, his bicycle firmly fixed between
his legs. His victory, however, would be fleeting. It would free itself and
turn on itself with a sudden, quick movement.
WORKING WITH
LANGUAGE PAGE133
1. Read
the following sentences.
• We should go for a long bicycle ride.
• I ought to have been firm.
• We mustn’t lose any of them.
• I suggested that he should hold the fork, and that I should handle the wheel.
The words in
italics are modal auxiliaries. Modal auxiliaries are used with verbs to express
notions such as possibility, permission, willingness, obligation, necessity,
etc. ‘Should,’ ‘must’ and ‘ought to’ generally express moral obligation,
necessity, and desirability.
Look at the following.
• We should go
on a holiday. (Suggestion: It is a good idea for us to go on a holiday.)
• He is not too
well these days. He must see a doctor before he becomes worse. (Compulsion or
necessity: It is absolutely essential or necessary for him to see a doctor.)
• You ought to
listen to me. I am well over a decade older than you. (more emphatic than
‘should’: Since I am older than you, it is advisable that you listen to me.)
Note: ‘Should’ and
‘ought to’ are often used
interchangeably.
Rewrite each of the following sentences
using should/ ought to/must in place
of the italicized words. Make other changes wherever necessary.
(i) You are obliged to do your duty irrespective of
consequences.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
(ii) You will do well to study at least for an
hour every day.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
(iii) The
doctor says it is necessary for her
to sleep eight hours every night.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
(iv) It is right that you show respect
towards elders and affection towards youngsters.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
(v) If you want to stay healthy, exercise
regularly.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
(vi) It is good for you to take a walk every
morning.
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
(vii) It is strongly advised that you don’t
stand on your head.
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
(viii) As he has
a cold, it is better for him to go to
bed.
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Answer:
(i) You must do your duty irrespective of the
consequences.
(ii) You should study at least for an hour every
day.
(iii) The doctor says it is a must for her to
sleep eight hours every night.
(iv) You ought to show respect towards elders and
affection towards youngsters.
(v) If you want to stay healthy, you must
exercise regularly.
(vi) You should take a walk every morning.
(vii) It is a must not to stand on your head.
(viii) As he has a cold, he should go to bed.
2. Use
should/must/ought to appropriately in
the following sentences.
(i) People
who live in glass houses __________________________ not throw stones.
(ii) You
____________________________ wipe your feet before coming into the house,
especially during the rains.
(iii) You ______
______________________do what the teacher tells you.
(iv) The
pupils were told that they ___________________________ write more neatly.
(v) Sign
in front of a park: You __________________________ not walk on the grass.
(vi) You
___________________________ be ashamed of yourself having made such a remark.
(vii) He
left home at 9 o’clock. He _____________________________ be here any minute.
(viii) “Whatever
happened to the chocolate cake?”
“How ____________________________ I know?
I have just arrived.
Answer:
(i) should
(ii) must
(iii) must
(iv) Should
(v) must
vi) ought to
(vii) should
(viii) should
3. Two or more single sentences can be
combined to form a single sentence.
Read the following.
I made an
effort and was pleased with myself. This sentence is in fact a combination of
two sentences.
•
I
made an effort.
•
I
was pleased with myself.
Now read this
sentence.
I did not see why he should shake it.
This is also a
combination of two sentences.
•
I
did not see (it).
•
Why
should he shake it?
Divide each of
the following sentences into its parts. Write meaningful parts. If necessary,
supply a word or two to make each part meaningful.
(i) I went to the tool shed to see what I could find.
(3 parts)
(ii) When I came back he was sitting on the ground. (2
parts)
(iii) We may as welt see what’s the matter with it, now
it is out. (3 parts)
(iv) He said he hoped we had got them all. (3 parts)
(v) I had to confess he was right. (2 parts)
Answer:
(i) I went
to the tool shed to see what I could find. (3 parts)
I went to the tool
shed.
I went (there) to see.
What I could find.
(ii) When I
came back he was sitting on the ground. (2 parts)
I came back.
He was sitting on the
ground.
(iii) We may
as well see what’s the matter with it, now it is out. (3 parts)
We may as well see.
What is the matter with
it?
Now it is out.
(iv) He said
he hoped we had got them all. (3 parts)
He said.
He hoped.
We had got them all.
(v) I had
to confess he was right. (2 parts)
I had to confess.
He was right.
4. ‘en’ acts as a prefix (put at the
beginning) or as a suffix (put at the end) to form new words.
en
+ courage = encourage
weak
+ en = weaken
‘en’ at the beginning or at the end of a
word is not always a prefix or a suffix. It is then an integral part of the
word.
ending
barren
(i) Now arrange the words given in the box
under the three headings — prefix, suffix, and part of the word.
Encourage dampen listen
barren endanger soften
fasten enclose weaken
even enable enclave
en (prefix) en
(suffix) en (part of word)
_______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______
(ii) Find new words in your textbook and put
them under the same headings.
Answer:
(i) en (prefix) en
(suffix) en (part of word)
encourage dampen listen
endanger soften barren
enable weaken even
enclose fasten enclave
(ii) evening garden enough when between dozen
tighten loosen end ten open forgotten sudden
en
(prefix): endangered, enact, entrap.
en
(suffix): tighten, loosed, forgotten.
en (part of word):
evening, garden, enough, when, dozen, end, ten, open, sudden.
Poem: Garden
Snake By
Muriel L. Sonne
WORKING WITH THE POEM PAGE
137
1. Answer the following questions.
(i)
Pick out the line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes.
Answer:
The following is a line that suggests the child is afraid of snakes:
“I
saw a snake and ran away…”.
(ii) Which line shows a complete change
of the child’s attitude towards snakes? Read it aloud.
Answer:
The following lines depict a complete shift in the child's attitude toward
snakes:
“I’ll
stand aside and watch him pass”,
It’s
just a harmless garden snake!”
(iii) “But mother says that kind is
good…” What is mother referring to?
Answer:
The mother is referring to the “garden snakes”.
2. Find
the word that refers to the snake’s movements in the grass.
Answer:
“Wiggles” is the term used to describe the snake's movements in the grass.
3. There are four pairs of rhyming words in
the poem. Say them aloud.
Answer:
(a)
Good, food
(b)
Mistake, snake
(c)
Away, say
(d)
Pass, grass
4. A snake has no legs or feet, but it moves
very fast. Can you guess how? Discuss in the group.
Answer:
A snake moves incredibly quickly by wriggling, despite the fact that it has no
legs or feet.
5. Can you recall the word used for a
cobra’s long sharp teeth? Where did you come across this word first?
Answer: Fangs are the long teeth of a cobra. This term was originally introduced to me on the National Geographic Channel.
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