THINKING ABOUT THE TEXT PAGE 7
I. Given in the box are
some headings. Find the relevant paragraphs in the text to match the
headings.
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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 |
An Orphaned Cub – Paragraph 3
Bruno’s Food-chart – Paragraph 6
An Accidental Case of Poisoning – Paragraph 8
Playful Baba – Paragraph 12
Pain of Separation – Paragraph 14
Joy of Reunion – Paragraph 16
A Request to the Zoo – Paragraph 18
An Island in the Courtyard – Paragraph 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?
Answer:
(i) The author says this.
(ii) Here, ‘him’ refers to the bear and ‘her’ refers to the author’s wife.
(iii) The incident is the author’s chancing on a
baby bear and giving it to his wife.
2. “He
stood on his head in delight.”
(i) Who does ‘he’ refer
to?
(ii) Why was he delighted?
Answer:
(i) ‘He’ refers to the
bear.
(ii) He was delighted because he saw the author’s wife after three months.
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?
Answers:
(i) ‘We all’ refers to the author’s family.
(ii) They missed the
bear.
(iii) The bear would create a mess, and that's why they nevertheless felt relieved despite missing him.
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?
2. Was Bruno a loving and playful pet? Why, then, did he have to be sent away?
3. How was the problem of what to do with Bruno finally solved?
Answers:
1. The first time Bruno had barium carbonate. It
made him weak and he was not able to walk properly. It paralysed him after and
he was taken to the vet. The second time, he drank a gallon of engine oil but
remained unaffected.
2. Yes, Bruno was a playful pet. But he was also very mischievous and getting bigger with each passing day. That was precisely the reason he was sent away to the zoo.
3. The problem of what to do with Bruno was finally solved by making an island for him so he may stay there and play joyfully. His needs were kept in mind.
THINKING ABOUT LANGUAGE PAGE 7
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: Field, ingredients, height, mischievous, friends, eighty-seven, relieved, piece
2.
Now here are some 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
Answer: Believe, receive, weird, leisure, seize, weight, reign, feign, grief, pierce
II. To be done by the student.
III. To be done by the student.
IV. 1. The Narrative Present
Answer:
(i) We dashed back to the car. Bruno was still floundering about on his stumps, but weakening rapidly. He was vomiting, breathing heaving, with heaving flanks and a gaping mouth. I asked everyone to hold him, and then, in went the hypodermic. Bruno squealed — 10 c.c. of the antidote entered his system without a drop being wasted. Ten minutes later, the condition was unchanged! Another 10 c.c was injected! Ten minutes later, he was breathing less stertorously. Bruno could move his arms and legs a little although he could not stand. 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.
(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.
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_________________________.
Answer:
Adverbs in the passage: suddenly, wantonly, unfortunately, promptly
(a) Rana rarely
does her homework.
(b) It often rains
in Mumbai in June.
(c) He does his work diligently.
(d) The dog serves his master faithfully.
(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)
Answers:
(a) We should never get
down from a moving train.
(b) I was badly in
need of support after my poor performance.
(c) Rita suddenly met with an accident. The doctor examined her.
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: On a cold day in winter, there was an ant trying to bring out corn grains that she had gathered all summer. And she was doing so, for she wanted to dry them. At the time, a hungry grasshopper approached her and asked when she had got the corn and that he was dying of hunger. The ant replied that the corn was collected in the summer, and the grasshopper soon wanted to know what he was doing in the summer instead of drying them. He also asked why he had stored some corn. The grasshopper replied that he was quite busy then, and when the ant asked the grasshopper what he had been doing all summer, he replied that he had been singing. The ant then said, ‘If you sang all summer, you can dance all winter.’
WRITING PAGE 11
Pets have unique care and handling requirements and should only be kept by those with the commitment to understand and meet their needs. Give your argument in support of or against this statement.
Answer: I support this statement and am of the opinion that only those who want to pet animals, knowing full well their handling requirements should do so. And I feel so precisely because many people tend to pet animals and instead of looking after them, they make their life a living hell. Also, some might be attached to some kind of animals but may have no necessary resources at home to take care of them.
As we could see from the story entitled ‘The Bond of Love’, the author’s wife, despite being attached to the bear, could not take care of all of its needs. Thus, the bear had to be shifted to the zoo where it appeared dejected. But when the necessary arrangements were made, the bear did enjoy them, and even the author’s wife probably felt relieved.
Many animals need special care. It is not possible for someone without enough money to take care of his own needs to pet an animal like a dog or cat. Also, being angry with animals or beating them may be counterproductive as these animals yearn for love. Thus, I would like to iterate that it is important for only those people who can provide unique care with special handling requirements to pet animals.
Poem: The
Snake Trying by W.W.E. Ross
THINKING
ABOUT THE POEM PAGE
13
I. 1.
What is the snake trying to escape from?
Answer:
The
snake is trying to escape from a chasing stick.
2. Is it a harmful snake? What is its
colour?
Answer:
No,
it isn’t a harmful snake. It’s green in colour.
3. The poet finds the snake beautiful.
Find the words he uses to convey its beauty.
Answer:
The
words he used to convey the snake’s beauty: beautiful, graceful.
4. What does the poet wish for the snake?
Answer:
The
poet wishes that the snake is allowed to go as it doesn’t bother a soul.
5. Where was the snake before anyone saw
it and chased it away? Where does the snake disappear?
Answer:
The
snake was lying on the sand before being seen and chased away. It disappears in
the ripples amongst thin slender leaved plants called reeds.
II. To be done by the student.
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