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  I. Quiestion 1. Which country or countries do you think “the Northland” refers to? Answer: It is a country in the north where days are short and nights are long. Question 2. What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction? Answer: Saint Peter asked the old lady for a piece of cake. The lady behaved miserly and kept decreasing the size of the cake. At last she did not give him anything to eat. Question 3. How did he punish her? Answer: He cursed her and made her a woodpecker. Question 4. How does the woodpecker get her food? Answer: The woodpecker bores the hard and dry wood to get its food. Question 5. Do you think that the old lady would have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was? What would she have done then? Answer: No, she would not have done this. On the contrary, she would have given him a large piece of cake to make him happy with the greed to get a handsome return. Question 6. Is this a true story? Which part of this poem d

  I. Discuss in pairs and answer each question below in a short paragraph Question 1. “ The sound was a 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 heard the sound of rats. The sound was a familiar one. He heard this sound four times. The phrases are ‘Again I heard that sound from above’, ‘Again came that noise from above’, ‘Suddenly there came a dull thud as if a rubber tube has fallen’. The sounds stopped after the appearance of the snake. Question 2. What two “important” and “earth-shaking” decisions did the doctor take while he was looking into the mirror? Answer: The doctor took the following two ‘important’ and ‘earth shaking’ decisions: (a) He would shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome. (b) He would always keep that attractive smile on his face Question 3. “I looked into the mirror and smiled,” says the doctor.

I. Question 1. What kind of place is Innisfree? Think about: the three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there (stanza I); what he hears and sees there and its effect on him (stanza II); what he hears in his “heart’s core” even when he is far away from Innisfree (stanza III). Answer: Innisfree is a beautiful place where nature is in its frill swing. The poet wants to build a small hut of clay and wattles. He will have a nine bean-rows and a hive for the honeybees. He hears peace come dropping and the cricket sing. He sees the midnight shine and a purple glow at noon. Evenings are full of linnet’s wings. He feels happy and gets peace of mind. The poet hears the lake water lapping the shore with low sounds. Question 2. By now you may have concluded that Innisfree is a simple, natural place, full of beauty and peace. How does the poet contrast it with where he now stands? (Read stanza III.) Answer:. The natural beauty of Innisfree is used and explained in contrast with the

  Question 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. Answers: Question 2. Who had these opinions about Einstein? He was boring. He was stupid and would never succeed in life. He was a freak. Answer: His playmates. A headmaster. His mother. Question 3. Explain what the reasons for the following are: Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good. Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich. Einstein seeing in Mileva an ally. What do these tell you about Einstein? Answers: Einstein left the school in Munich because he did not like the discipline of the school. He hated the school’s regimentation and often clashed with teachers. Albert’s parents moved to Milan and left their son with relatives. After prolonged discussion, Einstein got his wish to continue his education in German – speaking Switzerland. Actually, it was more liberal than Munich. Einst

  I. Question 1. What do the following phrases mean to you? Discuss in class. humid shadows starry spheres what a bliss a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof Answer: Humid shadows: These are the shadows of different things which become wet during the rainy season. Starry spheres: The area where stars appear in a group in the sky. What a bliss: The poet feels happy when he listens to the rain drops. A thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start: The poet starts recollecting the past and finds himself lost in reveries and dreams in the rainy weather. A thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof: The poet recollects hundreds of memories in the rainy season. They weave a weft with the help of air-threads. Question 2. What does the poet like to do when it rains? Answer: When it rains the poet wants to lie on bed in a cottage and listen to pitter-patter sound of the rain. Question 3. What is the single ma

  Question 1. Why was Kezia afraid of her father? Answer: Kezia was afraid of her father because he used to talk to her harshly. He was in a habit of finding out her mistakes. Question 2. Who were the people in Kezia’s family? Answer: Kezia’s family had her grandmother, mother and father. Question 3. What was Kezia’s father’s routine? before going to his office? after coming back from his office? on Sundays? Answer: He used to kiss Kezia casually before going to his office. He would ask for the newspaper and tea after coming back from his office. On Sundays, he would take rest. He would enjoy sound sleep on the sofa. Question 4. In what ways did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her father better? Answer: Kezia’s grandmother sent her to her father’s room to have a nice talk with him. Besides, she asked her to make a gift of a pin-cushion on her father’s birthday. III. Discuss these questions in class with your teacher and then write down your answers in two or three p

  I. Question 1. What are the things the wind does in the first stanza? Answer: The wind breaks the doors of the window, scatters the papers and throws down the books on the shelf. It also tears the pages of the books and brings rain. Question 2. Have you seen anybody winnow grain at home or in a paddy field? What is the word in your language for winnowing? What do people use for winnowing? (Give the words in your language, if you know them.) Answer: Yes, I have seen ladies winnow grain in my village. People winnow grains to remove straws, chaff and dust found in grains there. It is called ‘Barsana’. Question 3. What does the poet say the wind god winnows? Answer: The wind god winnows all the things available at home. Question 4. How does we make wind our friend? Answer: The poet suggests that we should build strong houses and fix the doors firmly to make friends with the wind. Moreover, we should be strong enough to face the difficulties in life. Question 5. What do the last four l

  I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each. Question 1. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music? Answer: Evelyn was not even seventeen when she went to the Royal Academy of Music. Question 2. When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed? Answer: Her deafness was noticed when she was eight-year-old. It was confirmed by the time she was eleven. I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each. Question 1. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music? Answer: Evelyn was not even seventeen when she went to the Royal Academy of Music. Question 2. When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed? Answer: Her deafness was noticed when she was eight-year-old. It was confirmed by the time she was eleven. II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (30-40 words). Question 1. Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do an d say? Answer: Ron Forbes helped he