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    Practice Sheet Subject: English Topic: If I Were You Grade: IX Div: - Roll No: - Date

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    This document contains a practice sheet for the play "If I Were You" with multiple questions to test comprehension. It includes: 1) Excerpts from the play with questions to analyze speakers, context, and meanings. Excerpts depict conversations between characters and reveal plot details. 2) Short answer questions about why an intruder broke in, how the character Gerrard reacted, where he lived, and what he intends to include in his next play. 3) Long answer questions analyzing whether a character's threat was carried out and discussing how the character Gerrard maintained his calm in the crisis, referring to his behavior in the play.

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    This document contains a practice sheet for the play "If I Were You" with multiple questions to test comprehension. It includes: 1) Excerpts from the play with questions to analyze speakers, context, and meanings. Excerpts depict conversations between characters and reveal plot details. 2) Short answer questions about why an intruder broke in, how the character Gerrard reacted, where he lived, and what he intends to include in his next play. 3) Long answer questions analyzing whether a character's threat was carried out and discussing how the character Gerrard maintained his calm in the crisis, referring to his behavior in the play.

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    This document contains a practice sheet for the play "If I Were You" with multiple questions to test comprehension. It includes: 1) Excerpts from the play with questions to analyze speakers, context, and meanings. Excerpts depict conversations between characters and reveal plot details. 2) Short answer questions about why an intruder broke in, how the character Gerrard reacted, where he lived, and what he intends to include in his next play. 3) Long answer questions analyzing whether a character's threat was carried out and discussing how the character Gerrard maintained his calm in the crisis, referring to his behavior in the play.

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    Practice Sheet Subject: English Topic: If I Were You Grade: IX Div: - Roll No: - Date

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    PRACTICE SHEET

    Subject: English Topic: If I Were You


    Grade: IX Div: _________ Roll No: _________ Date: ____________

    Q1 Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow.
    (a) That’s a lie. You’re not dealing with a fool. I’m as smart as you and smarter, and I know
    you run a car. Better be careful, wise guy!
    i. Who is the speaker? Which ‘lie’ is he talking about?
    ii. Why did the speaker think he was smarter than the listener?
    iii. Why did he warn the listener to be careful?
    iv. Give the antonym of ‘lie’

    (b) I’m glad you’re pleased to see me. I don’t think you’ll be pleased for long. Put those
    paws up! Who is speaking these lines and to whom?
    i. Where is the conversation taking place?
    ii. Why is the speaker’ so sure that ‘his listener’ won’t be pleased for long?
    iii. Why is the speaker asking the listener ‘to put those paws up’?
    iv. What does ‘paws’ mean here?

    (c) I’m not taking it for fun. I’ve been hunted long enough. I’m wanted for murder already,
    and they can’t hang me twice.
    i. Who is the speaker? What is ‘it’ that he claims he is not taking for fun?
    ii. Why has the speaker been hunted long enough?
    iii. What light do these lines reflect on the speaker’s state of mind?
    iv Explain: ‘they can’t hang me twice.’

    CB/IX/1819 If I Were You page 1 of 2


    PRACTICE SHEET

    (d) This is your big surprise. I said you wouldn’t kill me and I was right. Why do you think I
    am here today and gone tomorrow, never see tradespeople?
    i. Who speaks these lines and to whom?
    ii. What was the big surprise given by the speaker?
    iii. What impression did the speaker wish to give the listener by claiming to have an
    irregular schedule?
    iv. Give the synonym of ‘tradespeople’.

    Q2 Answer each of the following questions in 30-40 words.


    (a) Why did the intruder break into Gerrard’s house?
    (b) How did Gerrard behave on seeing a gun-wielding stranger in his cottage?
    (c) Where did Gerrard live? Why was it a suitable place for the intruder’s plan?
    (d) I think I’ll put it in my next play.’ What does Gerrard intend to put in his next play?

    Q3 Answer each of the following questions in 100-150 words.


    (a) The intruder threatens Gerrard, “I’ll make you crawl” Was he able to carry out his
    threat? What happened to him?
    (b) The best way to deal with a crisis is not to lose your calm. Discuss this statement with
    reference to the behaviour of Gerrard in the play.

    CB/IX/1819 If I Were You page 2 of 2

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