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Contents WORKBOOK
1. The New House 168—174
COURSEBOOK
2. Michelangelo 175—178
1. The New House 1—10
3. The Enchanted Pool 179—184
Lines Composed in a Wood on a Windy Day 11—15
4. March 185—189
2. Michelangelo 16—26
Assessment 1 190—196
3. The Enchanted Pool 27—40
5. Grandfather and the Python 197—200
The Hero 41—43
6. The Bishop of Digne 201—205
4. March 44—52
7. The Prize Poem 206—211
5. Grandfather and the Python 53—61
8. The Dying Detective 212—216
The Village Schoolmaster 62—65
Assessment 2 217—223
6. The Bishop of Digne 66—77
9. The Shoemaker 224—230
7. The Prize Poem 78—90
10.After Twenty Years 231—235
I wandered Lonely as a Cloud 91—96
11. The Luncheon 236—241
8. The Dying Detective 97—105
12. King Lear 242—247
9. The Shoemaker 106—120
Final Assessment 248—258
10.After Twenty Years 121—141
11. The Luncheon 142—152
Going Down Hill on a bicycle 153—158
12. King Lear 159—167

SOLUTIONS OF
COURSEBOOK
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COURSEBOOK Ans. childhood

e. Which of the following is not true of the story?
C
HAP
TER i. The narrator is not a character in the story.
1 THENEWHOUSE ii. The narrator is a character in the story.

iii. The narrator describes Bruno’s thoughts and feelings.
MAKING CONNECTIONS Ans. The narrator is not a character in the story.
REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
QUICK ANSWERS
Q2. ‘I think this was a bad idea,’ said Bruno a few hours after
Q1. Choose the answers as directed.
they arrived, while Maria was unpacking his suitcase upstairs.
a. Which of the following was true of Bruno?
a. How long had Bruno been at the house before he decided the
i. He missed Berlin. move was a bad idea?
ii. He was always sulky and disobedient. Ans. Bruno had been at the house a few hours when he decided that the
iii. He never shared his thoughts and feelings with other people. move was a bad idea.
Ans. i. He missed Berlin. b. To whom did Bruno say these lines?
b. Which of the following events is not described in the selection? Ans. Bruno said these lines to his mother.
i. Maria unpacked Bruno’s clothes. c. What did the listener say in reply?
ii. Mother told Father that she had changed her mind and they Ans. The listener, his mother, replied that they must make the best of a
should return to Berlin by tea-time the following day. bad situation.
iii. A serious busy soldier carried a box out of Mother and Father’s Q3. ‘What do you think of all this, Maria?’ he asked after a long
room and nodded to Bruno on his way out. silence because he had always liked Maria and felt as if she
Ans. Mother told Father that she had changed her mind and they should was one of the family.
return to Berlin by tea-time the following day. a. Who was Maria?
c. Which of the following sentences does not use a comparison? Ans. Maria was their house help.
i. It was a much younger man, and not as tall as father either, b. What did Bruno want to know? Why?
but he wore the same type of uniform, only without as many Ans. Bruno wanted to know what Maria thought about shifting to the
decorations on it. new place because he felt she was like a member of the family and
ii. When he closed his eyes, everything around him just felt could give him her opinion.
empty and cold, as if he was in the loneliest place in the c. What was Maria’s answer?
world.
Ans. Maria said that it was not her position to comment on the move as
iii. Over in the corner of the room, opposite the door, there was she was just a help in their house and his mother had already
a window in the ceiling that stretched down in the wall. explained to him.
Ans. Over in the corner of the room, opposite the door, there was a Q4. But then one thing caught his eye.
window in the ceiling that stretched down in the wall.
a. What was Bruno looking for?
d. Which of the following is a major theme in this story?
Ans. Bruno was looking for something that would interest him so that
i. childhood ii. housing iii. friendship he would not miss Berlin so much.
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b. Whom had Bruno seen just then? had no other streets around it and no shops or people selling things
Ans. Bruno had just seen a young soldier wearing the same uniform as out of stalls, a memory of Berlin that Bruno enjoyed. Bruno thinks
his father but with fewer decorations and also not as tall as his it’s “the exact opposite of their old home.” Instead of the hustle
father. and bustle of Berlin, the new house is in a desolate, lonely place.
The only thing that resembles Bruno’s old home is that his father
c. What did he hope for at this point in the story?
still has an office, and he is not allowed in that office.
Ans. When Bruno saw the window that stretched from the ceiling to
“Everything around him just felt empty and cold, as if he was in
the wall he hoped that he could see all the way back to Berlin and
the loneliest place in the world. The middle of nowhere.” He
his house and street around it and the tables where people sat
remembers how everyone used to laugh in Berlin.
leisurely telling funny stories.
“But there was something about the new house that made Bruno
READ, REFLECT AND WRITE
think that no one ever laughed there; that there was nothing to
Q5. Is Bruno’s mother happy about the move? How do you know? laugh at and nothing to be happy about.”
Ans. No, Bruno’s mother is not happy about the move because she If I was in Bruno’s place the thing I would miss the most would
says that they have to make the best of a bad situation. Her calling be my friends as I would miss playing with them.
it a bad situation shows her unhappiness.
Q9. What are your favourite things about your home and the
Q6. What makes Bruno think that Maria did not have her area in which you live?
priorities right?
Ans. I like the location of my house as it faces a beautiful park and i can
Ans. Maria had unpacked Bruno’s clothes but the box containing his play there with my friends. It is a palatial house and we can play in
toys and books was still unopened and this made Bruno think that the lawns and in the nooks and corners. There are lot of my friends
Maria did not have her priorities right. living in the area and it has wide roads where we cycle in the
Q7. Why do you think Bruno felt he was about to cry even though evening.
he was with his family? Q10. Extended writing: In not more than 60 words, contrast Bruno’s
Ans. Bruno felt he was about to cry even though he was with his family old home with his new one.
because he realised that there was no one for him to play with Ans. The house in Berlin was huge having lots of room and little spaces
except his sister, Gretel, who was no fun at all. to explore unlike the new house which had only three floors. The
Q8. Describe in detail the things Bruno misses about his old house new house had no other streets around it and no shops or people
in Berlin and how he feels about moving to the new house. If selling things out of stalls. Bruno thinks it’s “the exact opposite of
you were Bruno what is the one thing you would miss the their old home.” Instead of the hustle and bustle of Berlin, the new
most about your old life? Give reason for your answer. house is in a desolate, lonely place.
Ans. It is clear that Bruno does not like the house from the moment he INTEGRATE
enters it. He tells his mother that he thinks they should just turn Q11. World War was fought between the Axis Powers (Germany,
around and go home, back to Berlin Japan and Italy) and the Allied Powers (Great Britain, United
He misses his five-story house in Berlin, where he could slide States, the Soviet Union and France). Millions of lives were
down the banisters and where he had plenty of friends. The house lost in this war, making it the deadliest in all human history.
in Berlin was huge. It had lots of room and had a lot of little spaces Read and research more about World War II and display the
to explore. The new house had only three floors, which included information on a tack board in your classroom.
the basement where the servants slept. However, in both houses Ans. World War II, also called Second World War, was a conflict
his father’s office was considered out of bounds. The new house that involved virtually every part of the world during the years
1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers— Word Meaning
Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain,
a. automat machine
the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
The war was in many respects a continuation, after an uneasy 20- b. kindergarten the grade before the first grade
year hiatus, of the disputes left unsettled by World War I. The c. plunder take goods by force
40,000,000–50,000,000 deaths incurred in World War II make it
the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in history. d. rucksack bagpack
Along with World War I, World War II was one of the great e. waltz a formal dance
watersheds of 20th-century geopolitical history. It resulted in the f. dachshund a breed of dog
extension of the Soviet Union’s power to nations of Eastern Europe,
g. uber outstanding or supreme
enabled a communist movement to eventually achieve power in
China, and marked the decisive shift of power in the world away GRAMMAR TIME
from the states of Western Europe and toward the United States NOUNS
and the Soviet Union. 1. Nouns may be classified in different ways. Using the pictures
WORD WALL as cues ,write examples for the categories of nouns listed
below.
ANTONYMS
Q1. From the chapter find and write the antonyms of the following
words.
a. numerous (para1) b. crowded (para2) Picture 2
c. freedom (para15) d. gloomy (para15)
e. noisy (para1)
Ans. a. numerous : few b. crowded : empty Proper- Daisy, Rose, Tulip, Dahlia
c. freedom : stuck d. gloomy : cheerful Common- Florist, Woman, Flora
e. noisy : quiet Material-basket, table, chair
WORD WISE Abstract-fragrance, pleasure
Q2. Given are a list of German words that have come into the Collective-flowers, shopkeeper.
English language. Match them to their meanings.
Word Meaning
a. automat take goods by force
b. kindergarten bagpack Picture 3
c. plunder machine
d. rucksack a formal dance
e. waltz outstanding or supreme Abstract- heat, taste
f. dachshund the grade before the first grade Material-honey, pan,
Ans. Countable-bees, man, tree

Collective-grove, forest, beehive Ans. ___Marco Polo was an Italian traveller. His father and his uncle
Masculine Gender-Man were both_____ merchants and Marco went with them to
____China where they met ____Kublai Khan, the Mongol
leader. The empire of Kublai Khan was among the largest in
the world.The Polos had originally planned to travel only fora_few
years but it was twenty-three years before they returned to
Picture 4 _______ Venice.
Marco Polo travelled through the Middle-East and he crossed
the Gobi desert. ‘The desert is so long that it takesanyear to go
Abstract-victory, defeat,joy from end to end,’ Marco wrote. ‘And at the narrowest point it
takesa month to cross it. It consists entirely of ___ mountains
Countable-people, players, referee, poles, nets
and _______sands and _____valleys.’
Collective-crowd, audience,
Marco Polo had agood memory of people and places. He
Material-basket, ball, net, pole, wroteaninteresting book called The Travels of Marco Polo.
Common gender- players, people, referee Thebook was thefirst to inspire many other travellers like
ARTICLES Christopher Columbus. It is throughthewritings of Marco Polo
that we know thatthe Chinese invented ____ice-cream,__ kites,
1. Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the. Leave the space blank ___fireworks, paper and theprinting press.
if no article is required.
PRONUNCIATION
Marco Polo was Italian traveller.His father and
his uncle were both merchants and Marco went with 1. Read the following words aloud. They function both as nouns
them to China where they met Kublai Khan, and verbs. The parts to be stressed upon have been italicised.
Mongol leader empire of Kublai Khan was Noun Verb
among largest in world. Polos had
originally planned to travel only for few years but it Com-ment Com-ment
was twenty-three years before they returned to Venice. Pro-ject Pro-ject
Marco Polo travelled through Middle-East and he
crossed Gobi desert. ‘ desert is so long that it Con-vict Con-vict
takes year to go from end to end,’ Marco wrote. ‘And Dec-rease Dec-rease
at the narrowest point it takes month to cross it. It
consists entirely of mountains and sands and Inc-rease Inc-rease
valleys.’ Mis-print Mis-print
Marco Polo had good memory of people and places.
He wrote interesting book called The Travels of Marco Im-port Im-port
Polo. book was first to inspire many other Con-trast Con-trast
travellers like Christopher Columbus. It is through
writings of Marco Polo that we know that Chinese In-sult In-sult
invented ice-cream, kites, and fireworks,
In-sert In-sert
paper and printing press.

Your partner will make sentences with the noun forms of  How did you feel.
the verbs of the words above with correct stress. Speak the Ans. I faced this situation in my childhood. I was quite poor in
sentences you make aloud. academics, but this doesn’t mean that I failed a particular year- I
Ans. Your com-ment is not appreciated. (Noun) passed all my ‘final’ exams, somehow! Mom, dad, brother and
Do not com-ment on the political situation. (Verb) tuition teacher everyone taught me, but I never learnt the style of
He has got a new pro-ject. (Noun) learning. Last night mug ups was my style. Everyone used to
scold me for this. I even got beaten up sometimes, cried a lot
He pro-jects a very docile image. (Verb)
thought to myself that I’ll do well the next time but the next time
The con-vict has escaped. (Noun) was like the old times- just pass. This kept going on for quite a
He was con-victed for stealing. (Verb) long time.
The dec-rease in the water level is noticeable. (Noun) Then came boards- class 10 exam.My parents were scared. Even
Dec-rease the volume of the music. (Verb) I was.Got the same old marks in the unit tests as well as half
yearly. Everyone gave up on me. They thought that I am going to
The inc-rease in inflation is disturbing. (Noun)
fail for sure. Even I thought the same.
Inc-rease the volume of the music. (Verb)
There were about 2 months left for board exam. I wasn’t prepared
It is a mis-print of the name. (Noun) at all but one day when I was having my afternoon sleep suddenly
She mis-printed the spellings. (Verb) I heard a voice saying ‘you can do it, believe in yourself, it’s
Im-port of rice has increased. (Noun) nothing related to the past sure you can judge a little from your
You must im-port more rice. (Verb) past but not completely, the future is in your hands and you can
ace the boards.’ I woke up after that shell-shocked.
The con-trast looks good. (Noun)
After this incident some kind of superpower was instilled in me. I
Con-trast the colours for better effect. (Verb) enjoyed studying and was pretty clear in my thoughts. I scored
He could not bear the in-sult. (Noun) 88% in boards (ICSE) and since then I am continuously
If you in-sult him he will retaliate. (Verb) accelerating it.
The in-sert about his character in the speech was in bad taste. LISTEN AND SPEAK WELL
(Noun) 1. Listen to the informative audio on the international Day of
In-sert the plug in the switch. (Verb) Peace and choose the correct option.
Ans. Do it with the help of teacher.
WRITE WELL
2. Working in groups compose acrostic poem on Peace and share
Writing a personal narrative it with the other groups. An acrostic poem is a poem in which
1. Shifting homes was challenging for Bruno. Write a personal the first letter of each line spells out the word or phrase.
narrative that describes a challenge you faced. Use the Ans. Palpitations in every human heart
checklist given below to help you add the necessary details Encourage a human surge to take part
to your narrative.
Activities spawned by love, concern and patient desire
 Describe a person involved.
Contribute to an eternal inner-burning fire
 Describe the incident. Enlightening hope with which we should all aspire.
 When did it happen and what caused it.
b. The long withered grass in the sunshine is glancing
LINESCOMPOSEDINA The bare trees are tossing their branches on high;

i. Explain the long withered grass in the sunshine is glancing.
WOODONAW INDYDAY Ans. The grass which had become dry and dead due to the strong
and hot sunshine now shines due to the cool breeze blowing.It
seems as if it is gleaming with joy.
MAKING CONNECTIONS
ii. Which season of the year is it? How do you know?
1. Choose the correct answer
Ans. It seems like the autumn season as the trees are shedding their
a. The poem is set leaves and the branches are bare.
i. in a wood ii. at the seashore iii. Why are the trees ‘tossing their branches’?
iii. in a market Ans. The trees are bare as the leaves have fallen and it is the autumn
Ans. i. in a wood season.
b. In this poem Anne Bronte describes the effect c. I wish I could see how its proud waves are dashing
i. the wind has on her, the Earth and the ocean. And hear the wind roar of their thunder today!
ii. she has on the ocean, the Earth and the wind. i. What does the poet want to see?
iii. the ocean has on her, the Earth and the wind. Ans. The poet wants to see the rise and fall of the ocean waves due
Ans. i. the wind has on her, the Earth and the ocean. to the effect of the wind.
c. The pattern of the rhyme scheme is ii. Why are the waves called proud?
i. abac ii. abab iii. abba Ans. The waves are called proud because they are controlled by no
one and rise high in the ocean.
Ans. abab
iii. Give example of personification from the lines above.
2. Read these lines and answer the questions that follow.
Ans. The phrase “wild roar” is an example of personification as the
a. My soul is awakened,my spirit is soaring
waves are given the quality of roaring like a lion.
And carried aloft on the wings of the breeze;
3. Describe the rapture of the earth.
i. What causes the poet to feel joyful?
Ans. The wind makes the earth rapturous. The withered long grass
Ans. Seeing all the joy in the various things of nature, like the tree, becomes buoyant and. gleam in the sunshine. The bare branches
leaves, grass and ocean as an effect of the playfulness of the of the trees toss in the wind and the fallen leaves beneath them
wind, makes the poet happy. dance in merriment. And all this while the white clouds scurry
ii. What, accorded to the poet, is carried with the breeze? across the sky.
Ans. The spirit of the poet is carried with the breeze. He feels joyous 4. What sounds are mentioned in the poem?
and his spirit rises in happiness. Ans. The sounds mentioned in the poem are:
iii. What does the poet mean by soul is awakened? i. the roaring of the wind
Ans. The inner eye or the consciousness of the poet to the world ii. the wild roar of the dashing waves.
around him becomes heightened and he is able to experience
5. Which words and phrases evoke the turbulence of the ocean?
spiritual joy in nature.
Ans. The words and phrases which evoke the turbulence of the ocean are:
Ocean is lashing, foam of its billows, whirlwinds, dashing, wild To toil me back from thee to my
roar, thunder. sole self! John Keats
6. If you had to give an alternate title for the poem, what Ans.
would it be? Give reasons for your answer.
a. My soul is awakened, my spirit is exhilaration
Ans. The title I would be “The power of wind” as it is the wind
soaring Anne Bronte
which infuses emotion not only in the poet but also in the
lifeless, leaves, grass and waves. They all seem to be infused by b. I wish I could see how the ocean is longing
a spiritual quality. lashing Anne Bronte
7. Give examples to show how the poet’s mood is reflected in c. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, sorrow
nature. And Mourners to and fro
Ans. The poet’s spirit and soul feel uplifted and joyous due to the effect Emily Dickenson
the wind has on nature. The wind leads to a spiritual insight and
d. My heart leaps up when I behold joy
makes the poet emotional. Seeing all the joy in the various things
of nature, like the tree, leaves, grass and ocean makes the poet A rainbow in the sky
happy. The spirit of the poet is carried with the breeze. He feels William Wordsworth
joyous and his spirit rises in happiness. The inner eye or the e. Forlorn! the very word is like a bell frustration
consciousness of the poet to the world around him becomes To toil me back from thee to my
heightened and he is able to experience spiritual joy in nature. His
soul is awakened and soars with the wind, carried high on its sole self! John Keats
wings like a bird in the sky. 2. Divide the haiku given below into 17 syllables.
APPRECIATION The summer arrives (5 syllables)
LYRIC POETRY With sunny ripened mangoes (7 syllables)
1. In each row, circle the word that best describes the mood, For family fasts (5 syllables)
feeling or tone that the lyrical lines express.
Ans. The/ sum/mer arr/ives
a. My soul is awakened, my spirit is exhilaration /bitterness
With sun/ny ripe/ned man/goes
soaring Anne Bronte
For/ fa/mi/ly/ fasts
b. I wish I could see how the ocean is longing/ weariness
3. Complete the haikus started below and then write some on
lashing Anne Bronte
subjects of your choice.
c. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, joy / sorrow
5 syllables : The winter is here
And Mourners to and fro
Emily Dickenson 7 syllables : .................................
d. My heart leaps up when I behold joy/anger 5 syllables : .................................
A rainbow in the sky Ans. 5 syllables : The winter is here
William Wordsworth
7 syllables : with s/now, win/d /and/ rain
e. Forlorn! the very word is like a solitude/ frustration
bell 5 syllables : lea/ving/ us/ shiv/.ering
5 syllables : Trees rooted in earth

7 syllables : .................................
5 syllables : .................................
Ans. 5 syllables : Trees rooted in earth
7 syllables : with/stan/ding/ the /buf/feting/ wind
5 syllables : but/ not/ ben/ding/ still
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Ans. The work referred to here is the carving in wood called the
C
HAP
TER Crucifixion .
2 MICHELANGELO 3. The sight fascinated Angelo.

a. Where was Michelangelo sitting?
MAKING CONNECTIONS Ans. Michelangelo was sitting outside an eatery in Bologna.
QUICK ANSWERS b. What was the sight that fascinated Michelangelo?
1. Complete the following sentences. Ans. Michelangelo was fascinated by the sight of a naked urchin who
a. Rome had begun to bore Michelangelo because . would pick the fallen nuts to give to a vendor and pop one in
his mouth each time he helped the peanut seller. He was fascinated
Ans. Rome had begun to bore Michelangelo because he could find no
by the face of the urchin.
variety in the faces in Rome as they all looked alike.
c. What influence did the sight have o Michelangelo?
b. Michelangelo had found Mary with ease when he saw .
Ans. Michelangelo drew several sketches of the child which he used
Ans. Michelangelo had found Mary with ease when he saw his
later to make the small and naked Jesus in his work called the
mother’s flushed face,burning like molten gold and felt that the
Madonna of Bruges.
woman who had borne Christ would be frail and thin like her.
4. ‘Why do you love stone so much? Why not canvas and colours?’
c. Michelangelo had refused to paint the frescoes for the
Sistine Chapel because . a. Who spoke these lines?
Ans. Michelangelo had refused to paint the frescoes for the Sistine Ans. These lines were spoken by Pope Julius.
Chapel because he told the Pope that he was a sculptor and not b. What was Michelangelo’s response to the question given
a painter. above?
d. Michelangelo found his Judas in a where he was . Ans. Michelangelo had responds by saying that colours merged and
Ans. Michelangelo found his Judas in a small, dingy eatery in Rome lost their identity by mixing with other colours, unlike marble.
where he was tricking people for food. c. Where exactly did Michelangelo’s genius fail him?
e. Michelangelo was taken aback when his Judas . Ans. Michelangelo’s imagination failed him each time he tried to paint
Ans. Michelangelo was taken aback when his Judas told him that he the face of Judas in his famous work, ‘The Last Supper.’
was the same child whose face he had earlier used for the face READ,REFLECT AND WRITE
of the little Jesus. 5. What work had Michelangelo been assigned by the Pope?
REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Ans. The Pope had assigned the work of painting frescoes’ of important
2. ‘I don’t want any unpleasantness at this stage.’ events from the Bible on the walls and the ceiling of the Sistine
a. Whose opinion was this? Chapel in St Peter’s Basilca.
Ans. This was the opinion of the Pope Julius. 6. Why did Pope Julius prefer Michelangelo over Bramante?
b. What problem was he thinking of? Ans. The Pope preferred Michelangelo over Bramante because the
faces Bramante painted looked as if they had emerged from a
Ans. He was referring to the delay which Michelangelo had caused
common mould and lacked the versatility of the art of
when he had wanted to use as a model the dead body of a man
Michelangelo.
for his work .The funeral had been delayed for twelve hours.
7. Why do you think Pope Julius gave Michelangelo so much
c. What was the work that is being referred to here?
time to find his Judas?Do you think Michelangelo deserved his famous and incomparable Judas.He was a genius who could
the duration of time he was given by the Pope? peer into the soul of a man and use it in his work.The trickster
Ans. The pope believed in the genius of Michelangelo and knew he Marsolini could not hide his true self from the artist who saw
would give the right expression to the face of Judas and it the treachery in his face similar to that of Judas who betrayed
would be a historic work. Christ.
Yes Michelangelo deserved the duration of time as he could not WORD WALL
have used any model to paint the face of Judas.It had t be right SYNONYMS
and the genius could not settle for anything less. And the 1. Replace the underlined expressions with synonyms from
uniqueness of his Judas justifies the time he took. the story. Make other changes to the sentences if necessary,
8. What,according to you is the central ides of the story? without changing the meaning.
Ans. The central idea is that the character of a person and the life he a. The emperor announced that he would be building a new
leads gets reflected on his face which is the mirror to our soul. summer palace.
9. Marsolini had gone from being the radiant child whose face Ans. The emperor proclaimed that he would be building a new summer
Michelangelo had given to the Baby Jesus,to being the beady- palace.
eyed man fit to be painted as Judas. What do you think b. ‘Nafisa has a certain distinctive quality in her appearance,’
could have been the circumstances that had caused this said Devika.
change in him? Ans. ‘Nafisa’s appearance has a certain identity,’ said Devika.
Ans. The innocence of the child had been replaced by cunningness c. Do you think I can go up to her and ask her if she will
and treachery in the face of Marsolini due to the life he had lead chair the seminar?
as a trickster and debauched man. Ans. Do you think I can approach her and ask her if she will chair
10. Extended writing:Do you think Michelangelo was a genius? the seminar?
Using examples from the text give reasons to support your d. Julian was annoyed because he had been going to Soofiya’s
answer. house for about a week to meet her,but each time he found
Ans. Yes Michelangelo was a genius and Pope Julius recognised this a large padlock on the door.
and so he gave Michelangelo four years to complete painting the Ans. Julian was restless because he had been going to Soofiya’s
frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel .He even tolerated house for about a week to meet her, but each time he found a
his eccentricities like searching for the right face for his Judas. large padlock on the door.
He considered him better than Bramante because the faces
e. His sudden appearance added to the joy at Arun’s birthday
painted by Michelangelo were more lifelike and realistic than party.
those by Bramante whose faces seemed to be from a common
mould. Ans. His abrupt appearance added to the joy at Arun’s birthday party.
f. The artist was making beautiful paintings on the wet plaster
Michelangelo used the drawings of the little naked urchin, which
at the church.
he had drawn when in Bologna, much later to paint the face of
Baby Christ in his work, the Madonna of Bruges. Ans. The artist was making beautiful frescoes at the church.
Only a genius would be able to find the innocence in the face g. The hawker continued to follow us with his wares although
of the child Marsolini and later find the treachery and sliminess we did not want to buy anything from him.
in the face of the adult Marsolini and use him as a model to paint Ans. The vendor continued to follow us with his wares although we
did not want to buy anything from him.
PREFIXES i. My favourite brand of peanut butter is unavailable in the store.

2. Match the prefixes to the words to get antonyms of the words. GRAMMAR TIME
Then use them in sentences of your own. TENSES
dis accurate 1. Complete the table given below with the correct tense form.
im sense Tenses and time + - ?
il belief Simple present James goes to school James does not Does James go to
every day. go to school everyday. school every day?
in available Present continuous ................. James and his friends .................
mis septic are not playing in the
non legal park this evening.
Present perfect They have won the ................. Have they won the
anti responsible
match. match?
ir spell Simple past ................. ................. Did he finish his
un polite home work in time?
Past continuous James was studying all ................. .................
Ans.
evening.
a. dis + belief = disbelief Past perfect James had finished his ................. Had James finished
b. im + polite = impolite project by the time his project by the
c. il + legal = illegal mother reached home. time mother reached
home?
d. in + accurate = inaccurate
Simple future James will miss the train ................. Will he miss the
e. mis + spell = misspell tomorrow if he doesn’t train tomorrow if he
f. non + sense = nonsense go to sleep soon. doesn’t go to sleep
soon?
g. anti + septic = antiseptic
Future continuous Tomorrow James will be Tomorrow, James will .................
h. ir + responsible = irresponsible writing his last test. not be writing his
i. un + available = unavailable last test.
Sentences Present perfect James has been waiting James has not been .................
continuous for you for hours. waiting for you for
a. The shock and disbelief you feel is because you sometimes struggle
hours.
to accept what has happened.
Past perfect James had been waiting ................. Had James been
b. Tom apologized to Mary for his son’s impolite remarks. continuous for you when Sushil waiting for you when
c. It is illegal to sell tobacco to someone under 16. came and took him for Sushil came and took
d. His book is, however, inaccurate and grossly partial. lunch. him for lunch?
Future perfect James will have learnt ................. Will James have
e. If he happens to misspell a word, Oxford will simply change the Tamil by the time you learnt Tamil by the
actual spelling of it. come back from Europe. time you come back
f. He was not in the mood to put up with any nonsense from his from Europe.
little brother. Ans.
g. Antiseptic is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection. Tenses and time + - ?
h. He’s too irresponsible to keep a job for more than a week. Simple present James goes to school James does not Does James go to

every day. go to school everyday. school every day? leave) my bed on that wintry night. I (open) the door
Present continuous James and his friends James and his friends Are James and his to find a young lady with a kitten in her arms. The kitten
are playing in the park are not playing in the friends playing in the
(bleed) and it (look) as if its mistress …….
this evening park this evening. park this evening?
(wait) for a very long time before setting out to lookfor
Present perfect They have won the They have not won Have they won the
help. I (usher) them in and (call) in a veterinary
match. the match. match?
doctor. Since that night, Samantha and I (be) fast
Simple past He finished his home He did not finish his Did he finish his
friends and the kitten (stay) with us in our happiness
work in time. home work in time. home work in time?
Past continuous James was studying all James was not Was James studying
and in our sorrow.
evening. studying all evening. all evening? Ans. I would not havemet my friend, Samantha, had it not been for
Past perfect James had finished his James had not finished Had James finished an odd incident. I was studying at Women’s College in Ooty. I
project by the time his project by the time his project by the travelled a distance of more than fifty-five kilometres by a
mother reached home. mother reached home. time mother reached motorcycle every day. One day I reached home very late at
home? night. Just as I was going to sleep there was a knock on the
Simple future James will miss the train James will not miss Will he miss the door. Had it not been for the lights which I had left switched
tomorrow if he doesn’t the train tomorrow train tomorrow if he on, I would not haveleft my bed on that wintry night . I opened
go to sleep soon. even if he doesn’t go doesn’t go to sleep
the door to find a young lady with a kitten in her arms. The
to sleep soon. soon?
kitten was bleeding and it looked as if its mistress had waitedfor
Future continuous Tomorrow James will be Tomorrow, James will Will James be
a very long time before setting out to lookfor help. I ushered
writing his last test. not be writing his writing his last test
them in andcalledin a veterinary doctor. Since that night, Samantha
last test. tomorrow.
Present perfect James has been waiting James has not been Has James been
and I have beenfast friends and the kitten has stayed with us in
continuous for you for hours. waiting for you for waiting for you for
our happiness and in our sorrow.
hours. hours? DICTIONARY
Past perfect James had been waiting James had not been Had James been
MULTIPLEMEANINGS AND USAGE OF WORDS
continuous for you when Sushil waiting for you when waiting for you when
came and took him for Sushil came and took Sushil came and took 1. Given below are words that have multiple meanings. Look
lunch. him for lunch. him for lunch? up any four of them in the dictionary and use them in
Future perfect James will have learnt James will not have Will James have sentences of your own. Make sure that the sentences clarify
Tamil by the time you learnt Tamil by the learnt Tamil by the
each of the meanings of the words.
come back from Europe. time you come back time you come back
from Europe. from Europe. present train conduct record
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in address drive matter plant
brackets. Ans. present -- in a particular place.
I not (meet) my friend, Samantha, had it not You must be present at the oath taking ceremony.
been for an odd incident. I (study) at Women’s College
Present-existing or occurring now.
in Ooty. I (travel) a distance of more than fifty-five
kilometres by a motorcycle every day. One day I She is responsible for her pathetic present situation.
(reach) home very late at night. Just as I (go) to Present --the period of time now occurring.
sleep there was a knock on the door. Had it not been for The present is more important than the past.
the lights which I (leave) switched on. I (not Present --a present tense.

Underline the verbs in the present. composition maybe about the subject of the picture or you
Present-gift may take hints from it: however, your composition must
have a clear connection with the picture.
She gave her a beautiful present.
Ans. The picture shows the various works of Michelangelo in an art
Present-put across
gallery. Michelangelo was a devout Catholic whose faith deepened
The lawyer will present her case tomorrow. at the end of his life. He was abstemious in his personal life, and
b. train-- teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of once told his apprentice, Ascanio Condivi: "However rich I may
behaviour through sustained practice and instruction. have been, I have always lived like a poor man."[Condivi said
He will train them in martial arts. he was indifferent to food and drink, eating "more out of
Train- a series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved necessity than of pleasure" and that he "often slept in his clothes
by a locomotive or by integral motors. and ... boots. Michelangelo was without doubt one of the most
inspirational and talented artists in modern history.
The train will arrive at platform 3.
One of the leading lights of the Italian Renaissance, his
Train- a number of vehicles or pack animals moving in a line. extraordinary talents emerged in early works such as the Pieta
The camel train is headed for an oasis in the desert. for the Vatican, and the statue of David commissioned for the
c. matter-- physical substance in general, as distinct from mind city of Florence. His paintings and frescoes were largely taken
and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses from mythological and classical sources works. He manages to
rest mass, especially as distinct from energy. combine his high level of technical competence and his rich
Her thesis is on the properties of matter. artistic imagination to produce the perfect High-Renaissance blend
of aesthetic harmony and anatomical accuracy in his works. He
Matter- a subject or situation under consideration.
is the best documented artist in 16th Century and has influenced
The council will soon decide about the matter of his promotion. so many areas of art development in the West. Together with
Matter- be important or significant. Leonardo Da Vinci, the two stood out as strong and mighty-
It does not matter if he comes or not. personalities with two irreconcilably opposed attitudes to art ,
yet with a bond of deep understanding between them. One of
Matter of time-of duration
his most know works is the frescoes on the ceiling of the
It is only a matter of time for his crime to be punished. Sistine Chapel in which the various biblical events have been
e. plant--- a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, portrayed.
herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, One of his most famous paintings is the Last Judgement. The
This is a water plant. Last Judgement by Michelangelo covers the wall behind the alter
Plant- a place where an industrial or manufacturing process in the Sistine Chapel. The work depicts the second coming of
takesplace. Christ and, although the artist is clearly inspired by the Bible, it
The steel plant is in Bhillai. is his own imaginative vision that prevails in this painting.
Plant- set or place in a particular position. The picture radiates out from the centre figure of Christ, and
Michelangelo has chosen to depict the various saints included in
The government has planted a spy in the enemy country. the work holding the instruments of their martyrdom rather than
WRITE WELL the actual scenes of torture.
1. Study the picture given below. Write a short story or a When executing his "Last Judgement" it would seem that
description of what the picture suggests to you. Your Michelangelo had been given artistic licence to paint scenes, not
only from the Bible, but also from mythology. This shows great
faith in the artist by his patron, Pope Paul III.
LISTEN AND SPEAK WELL
1. Listen to the passage carefully and then read the words
given below.Do you think they can be used to describe
Michelangelo? Choose either yes or no and justify your
choice in a sentence or two.
a. simple Yes No
b. generous Yes No
c. considerate Yes No
d. hard-working Yes No
e. selfish Yes No
Ans. a. simple Yes
He did not waste money on luxury, rather used it for his
sculptors.
b. generous Yes No
c. considerate Yes No
d. hard-working Yes
He would work lying on his back to paint the ceiling and
would draw for hours until he achieved perfection
e. selfish Yes No

a. When and where did this incident happen?

C
HAP
TER Ans. This incident happened when the stipulated period of exile of twelve
THEENCHANTEDPOOL years of the Pandavas was almost over. The incident happened
3 near the abode of a sage in the forest.
MAKING CONNECTIONS b. Why did the Pandavas pursue the animal?
QUICK ANSWERS Ans. The Pandavas pursued the animal to retrieve the fire-kindling mortar
of the sage which had got entangled in the horns of the deer and
1. Complete the following sentences with reference to the story. the frightened animal had fled wildly with it into the forest.
a. In ancient times, fire was kindled by mechanical friction c. How did the Pandavas feel when the animal disappeared?
because..................... Ans. The Pandavas felt disheartened and dejected when the animal
Ans. In ancient times, fire was kindled by mechanical friction because disappeared. They felt sorry at their state as they felt they had
matches were unknown. become incapable of rendering even a small service to the sage.
b. Nakula drank the water from the pool in spite of the 3. There was surely some magic about it.
yaksha’s warning because............... a. Describe the scene before Yudhishthira’s eyes. What
Ans. Nakula drank the water from the pool in spite of the yaksha’s comparison does the narrator use to describe it?
warning because he was very thirsty. Ans. Yudhishthira went in the direction his brothers had taken and
c. Yudhihthira was left alone and thirsty because......................... reached the pool of crystal clear water in the centre of a beautiful
Ans. Yudhishthira was left alone and thirsty because his brothers green meadow. He also saw that his brothers were lying there
had drunk water from the magical pool and fallen into a unconscious. The narrator compares the inert bodies of his brothers
deathlike sleep. to sacred flagpoles which are left lying here and there after festival.
d. Yudhishthira believed one must give up anger b. What was his first reaction on witnessing the scene?
because....................... Ans. Yudhishthira’s first reaction on witnessing the scene and seeing
Ans. Yudhishthira believed one must give up anger because then one is the inert bodies of his brothers was that he wept.
no longer subjected to sorrow. c. Why did Yudhishthira come to the conclusion that there was
e. The yaksha brought Yudhihthira’s brothers back to life something magical or supernatural about the event?
because....................... Ans. Yudhishthira came to the conclusion that there was something
Ans. The yaksha brought Yudhishthira’s brothers back to life because magical or supernatural about the event because there were no
Yudhishthira answered all the yaksha’s questions correctly. warriors in the world who could overcome his brothers, secondly
f. Yama had taken the form of the deer and the Yaksha there were no wounds on the bodies of his brothers and their
because....................... faces were peaceful unlike the faces of men who had died in anger.
Lastly he could find no footprints of any enemy around the bodies.
Ans. Yama had taken the form of the deer and the Yaksha because he
wanted to test the wisdom of Yudhihthira. 4. ‘What is the loss which yields joy and not sorrow?’
a. Who asks this question and to whom?
REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
Ans. This question is asked by the yaksha to Yudhishthira.
2. The Pandavas pursued the animal but it was a magic deer which
b. What is the reply given to this question?
sped in great leaps and bounds, decoying the Pandavas far into
the forest and then disappeared. Ans. Yudhishthira gives a very wise answer to this question. He says

that one must give up anger as its loss gives relief from sorrow. men’s ways of lives and their messages for us to equip ourselves
c. To what extent do you agree with the reply? Support your with good conduct.
answer with a reason. In Lord Rama, we find ideal child, ideal youth, ideal pupil, ideal
Ans. Yes, I agree with the reply as when you renounce anger you are at son, ideal brother, ideal husband, ideal father, ideal master, ideal
peace with everything and feel relaxed. There is no negative feeling servant and ideal God to His devotees. Similarly, His consort Sita
left and because of this one experiences a state of joy and happiness. is an ideal wife, an ideal daughter-in-law, an ideal mother and an
ideal Goddess to Her devotees. Their ideal conduct is always there
READ, REFLECT AND WRITE
as source of emulation.
5. How did Yudhishthira’s response to the voice differ from that
To follow the foot-prints of great men who live for the good of the
of his brothers?
mankind leads to good conduct. It is, however, necessary to
Ans. Yudhishthira’s response to the voice differed from that of his examine our every thought and action and improve our conduct
brothers because he gave heed to the warning and did not drink out of daily experience. In maintaining the good conduct under all
the cool water of the pool. He, rather asked the yaksha to tell him involves constant endeavour and care. Good conduct of a child
his questions so that he could answer them. Then he proceeded to depends on the good conduct of its family members in particular
answer each question wisely and this pleased the yaksha who and the society in general. Good conduct of a taught depends on
granted him the life of his brothers. the good conduct of his teacher. Good conduct of an employer is
6. Illustrate how happiness is a result of good conduct. bound to affect the conduct of his employees and so on. But it is
Ans. People of good conduct secure universal welfare and universal a fact that there will be rule of good conduct in the society if every
fellowship treading the path of righteousness. They are thorough- one of us faithfully thinks and acts as per the injunctions of the
going who master the facts through their power of discrimination. scriptures, that is, as per one’s ‘dharma’.
Such persons do not rebel for personal gains. They always 7. What blessings did Yama bestow upon Yudhishthira?
endeavour to be in harmony with fellow beings and resolve Ans. The Yama blessed Yudhishthira by saying that their period of
differences amicably. They fulfil their obligations towards their exile was almost over and the thirteenth year would also pass
Motherland, society, family and lastly themselves. Their every without anyone discovering them in the forest. This was the
action is based on good conduct and is conducive to the good of blessing he bestowed upon Yudhishthira.
others. Persons of good conduct grow beautiful plants of merits
8. What did the Pandavas gain from their exile?
in the garden of their heart. By virtue of good conduct, their
analytical faculty gets sharpened which helps them to rise from Ans. The Pandavas had considerable gains from their exile. It was a
common to outstanding. To them, ‘‘work is worship’’ indeed. period of hard discipline and thorough test of their calibre and
They respect law and follow ethics explicitly. They honour all character and after it they emerged as stronger and nobler men.
religions and faiths. This feeling is an essential part of good conduct 9. What is an alternate title you could give this story? Justify
that brings mutual harmony and trust. Spiritual perception grows your choice with a reason?
in persons of good conduct like shadow that follows a moving Ans. I would title the story as, ‘Haste kills’ as all the brothers of
object. Happiness derived out of good conduct is their very nature. Yudhishthira drink the water in haste and thus end up dead.
They are never given to remorse for they have nothing to fear of.
10. Extended writing: With detailed reference to the story, show
Teachings of Holy scriptures and ways of lives of saints and great what Yudhishthira’s answers reveal about his character.
men inspire us to take to good conduct. We have treasures of
Ans. Yudhisthira reveals his deep understanding of the Vedic scriptures
teachings in Holy Vedas, Upnishads, Srimad Bhagwadgeetha, Holy
and their practical applications. One day while living in exile in the
Koran, Holy Bible, Holy Guru Granth Saheb, Dhampada and great
forest, Yudhisthira finds that while attempting to drink water from
a lake, all his brothers have been killed by a mysterious Yaksha (a

celestial entity). When Yudhisthira arrives, the Yaksha challenges
him to answer all his questions or else face the same consequences
as his brothers. These questions-answers are like Vedic sutras,
short, pithy and practical, and deal with piety and religiosity.
Yudhisthira answers show the importance of wisdom, obedience
to God and patience. In the answers he gives to the Yaksha, he
tells us to give up pride, anger and desire to live a happy life.
Yudhishthira was not only wise but he had renounced pride, anger
and desire and thus attained great wisdom and joy. His answers
also show that he gives great importance to fairness and justice.
These things are always rewarded. The due respect and love to
the brother becomes another important meaning of his answers. Light travels in a straight line when the air is the same temperature
His answers show that Yudhishthira was a true human because to – a constant of cold or hot. If a steady variation in temperature
be a true human, we must have wisdom and righteousness. exists, however, light will refract and therefore bend towards the
INTEGRATE cooler air.
The explanation for this phenomenon is that cold air is denser than
11. Often while travelling through deserts people see pools of warm air, and therefore has a higher refractive index. This means
water that don’t exist. This occurrence is an optical illusion that light will bend more easily as it passes through a medium with
called a mirage. Do you know what causes mirages? Find out higher index. Because the particles of light bump into more matter,
more about mirages and draw up a fact file. it slows down and bends. As light passes from hot air to cold air,
Ans. Mirages happen when the ground is very hot and the air is cool. the light bends towards a line perpendicular to the medium
The hot ground warms a layer of air just above the ground. When boundary. Similarly, when light travels from cold air to hot air,
the light moves through the cold air and into the layer of hot air it the light bends away from this line. When we see a mirage, the
is refracted (bent). A layer of very warm air near the ground refracts ground is typically very hot and the air is cool. The hot ground
the light from the sky nearly into a U-shaped bend. Normally, light warms a layer of air just above the ground.
waves from the sun travel straight through the atmosphere to your When the light moves through the cold air and into the layer of
eye. But, light travels at different speeds through hot air and cold hot air it is refracted. A layer of very warm air the ground
air. refracts the light from the sky into a U-shaped bend, tricking
Mirages happen when the ground is very hot and the air is cool. our brain to think that the light has travelled in a straight line.
The hot ground warms a layer of air just above the ground. Our brain, however, doesn’t see the image as bent light from the
When the light moves through the cold air and into the layer of hot sky. Instead, our brain processes the imagery and thinks the
air it is refracted (bent). light must have come from the ground.
A layer of very warm air near the ground refracts the light from Combining all this together, refracted light from the sky is
the sky nearly into a U-shaped bend. Our brain thinks the light has interpreted a straight, which makes us see an image of the sky
travelled in a straight line. on the ground. This is also why many mirages appear as blue
Our brain doesn’t see the image as bent light from the sky. Instead, water. We think we have stumbled on a section of water when
our brain thinks the light must have come from something on the in reality we are seeing a reflective image of the blue sky.
ground.
WORD WALL h. i. The period between birth and death

ANAGRAMS Ans. life
1. An anagram is a word formed by rearranging the letters of ii. A folder to hold loose papers
another, such as act, formed from cat. Follow the example Ans. file
and use the clues given below to get anagram pairs.
PROVERBS
a. i. Past tense of ‘be’
Ans. was 2. Yudhishthira is known for his wisdom. Proverbs are short,
ii. A tool for cutting wood popular pieces of wisdom, offering advice on how to live your
Ans. saw life. Match the columns to complete the proverbs.
b. i. Great jumps a. Two wrongs i. like the present.
Ans. leaps b. When the going gets tough ii. by the company he keeps.
ii. Loud rings of a bell c. Two heads iii. built in a day.
Ans. peals d. There’s no time iv. seldom bite.
c. i. The blue planet e. Rome was not v. don’t make a right.
Ans. Earth f. Barking dogs vi. are better than one.
ii. The organ that pumps blood in the body Ans.
Ans. Heart a. Two wrongs i. don’t make a right.
d. i. The past tense of send b. When the going gets tough ii. the tough get going.
Ans. sent c. Two heads iii. are better than one.
ii. What comes between units and hundreds d. There’s no time iv. like the present.
Ans. tens e. Rome was not v. built in a day.
e. i. Remain alive f. Barking dogs vi. seldom bite.
Ans. live g. A man is known vii. by the company he keeps.
ii. The opposite of good GRAMMAR TIME
Ans. evil PARTICIPLES
f. i. A small body of water 1. Choose participles from the box to complete the proverbs
Ans. pool given below.
ii. A shape made when something bends and crosses United Sinking Barking
Ans. loop Rolling Rotten divided
g. i. A hoofed grazing animal a. we stand, we fall.
Ans. deer Ans. United we stand, divided we fall.
ii. A tall variety of grass b. seldom bite.
Ans. reed Ans. Barking seldom bite.

c. A stone gathers no moss. b. You need not to do it.

Ans. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Ans. You need not do it. (wrong )
d. A apple harms its neighbours. c. We are happy to help you.
Ans. A rotten apple harms its neighbours. Ans. We are happy to help you. (correct)
e. Rats desert a ship. d. The visitors are about to leave.
Ans. Rats desert a sinking ship. Ans. The visitors are about to leave. (correct)
2. Use participles to combine the following pairs of sentences. e. The coach made the players to warm up.
a. I heard a noise. I turned around. Ans. The coach made the players to warm up. (wrong)
Ans. Hearing a noise, I turned around. 5. Combine each pair of sentences given below into a single
b. The match was delayed by the rain. It started an hour late. sentence using the infinitive (to + verb).
Ans. Delayed by the rain, the match started an hour late. a. My grandmother goes to the park .She exercises there.
c. The performer was delighted by the cheering. He sang one Ans. My grandmother goes to the park to exercise.
more song. b. We go to the stadium. We watch matches there.
Ans. Delighted by the cheering, the performer sang one more song. Ans. We go to the stadium to watch matches.
d. My friend saw me across the room. She waved. c. The candy is too hard. It cannot be bitten.
Ans. Seeing me across the room my friend waved. Ans. The candy is too hard to be bitten.
e. We saw the golden oriole. It was sitting on the fir tree. d. A janitor has been hired. He will clean the building.
Ans. We saw the golden oriole sitting on the fir tree. Ans. A janitor has been hired to clean the building.
GERUNDS PUNCTUATION
3. Complete the sentences using gerunds. SEMICOLON
1. In summer I enjoy but in winter I prefer . 1. Read the following sentences. How many of these can you
Ans. In summer I enjoy swimming but in winter I prefer sun-bathing. combine using semicolons? Check your responses with those
of your partner.
2. is unhealthy..
a. Come home this evening, Ria. We can try playing my new
Ans. Smoking is unhealthy.
guitar.
3. is being environmentally responsible.
Ans. Come home this evening, Ria; we can try playing my new
Ans. Gardeningis being environmentally responsible. guitar.
4. is my favourite pastime. b. We must go to the ruins outside the old city. They are
Ans. Walking is my favourite pastime. known to be beautiful.
INFINITIVES Ans. We must go to the ruins outside the old city; they are known
4. Put a tick against the sentences that are correct and a to be beautiful.
cross against those that are not. c. I am going out. Are you coming?
a. The cat will not let the rat to escape. Ans. I am going out. Are you coming?
Ans. The cat will not let the rat to escape. (wrong) d. I thought you had left. I was wrapping up here. She did not
respond. But, I think she will want to come along with us. went dead. But luckily the generator was in attendance and so
She did not respond. But, I think she will want to come the principal was able to give his welcome address amidst cheers.
along with us. In the welcome address the principal expatiated on the services
Ans. I thought you had left; I was wrapping up here. of the honourable minister for education. One of the senior
e. We have done everything we could. I think you could trust students garlanded the guest. Then the guest addressed the
us in this matter. gathering.
Ans. We have done everything we could. I think you could trust us At the outset he had a few words of praise for the school. He
in this matter. spoke highly of the members of the staff who had been working
hard to make the students good citizens. Then he spoke of the
f. She did not respond. But, I think she will want to come
greatness of the country which was shaping well in all fields.
along with us.
He advised the students to work hard and become great citizens
Ans. She did not respond; but, I think she will want to come along because he said the future of the country depended on the
with us. quality of its citizens. So the students as future citizens must
WRITING excel mentally, physically and spiritually. He exhorted the students
Write a composition about the sudden visit of a distinguished to develop a national outlook and at the same time they must
person to your school. You can use the following points. develop their faculty to appreciate the international situation. He
• the flurry of preparations: description of the visit. asked them to be prepared to contribute their part for the well-
being of the country. He advised the teachers to look for the
• things that went right and a few that perhaps did not. aptitude of students and develop their skills accordingly. He
• the feeling at the end of the visit. asked the students to spend more time in the laboratory, in the
Ans. I study in a secondary school in Chennai. It is one of the library and on the play fields. He said that an industrious nation
progressive schools in the country. It is a co-educational school would always flourish.
and prepares students for the competitive examinations. The One of the senior members of the staff thanked the Minister for
school is lucky in having hard-working and intelligent members having come and for giving some valuable advice. He assured
on the staff with an eminent a renowned academician as the the minister that the teachers would play their part well and
principal. In academic as well as sports our school has always would not lag behind in doing their duty to the country. After
been on the top of the list. the singing of the national anthem the function came to a close.
For National Day Celebrations, the Minister of Education was We all trooped back to our classes to prepare for going home.
invited. He readily accepted the invitation. There was a tremendous It seemed as if an exciting day had ended and we all were tired
preparation going on for a week for the celebration. A face lift but the feeling of elation at an effort gone well was with all of
was given to the school. Flags and festoons were hung up and us and so we felt happy and proud of our school and its staff
in view of the Minister's visit invitations were sent to prominent and students.
persons of the town.
LISTEN AND SPEAK WELL
The festive day came. Our school hall where the guests were
to be seated was tastefully decorated. The guests were received
2. In groups, write and perform a skit on respecting elders in
at the entrance by the principal and the committee of staff
our communities.
members of the school. The school band was in attendance.
The Secretary of the school led the chief guest to the seat. But Ans. Herb : Good morning Skeeter. How is your day going?
as soon as he sat down the electricity went off and the mike Skeeter : It’s not the best day I have had…
Herb: Why is that? do what is wrong! You don’t want to be afraid of those in authority,
Skeeter: My teacher on Thursday told me to do some extra do you? Then do what is right. The one in authority will praise
home work for disrespecting her in class and I do not really like you. But if you do wrong, watch out!
homework, so I blew her off and she was really mad at me on
Friday for not doing the extra work.
Herb: Why did you disrespect her?
Skeeter: She found out that I go to church. She doesn’t really
like people who go to church, so I decided that she doesn’t deserve
my respect since she is not a Christian.
Herb: Oh. I see how her not liking Christians can be a problem
but did you know that God wants us to respect and obey anyone
who is in authority over us, even if they are not Christians?
Skeeter: NO WAY! Anyone?
Herb: Yes. God shows us that God is the giver of ALL authority
and that we should obey and show respect to them as if we are
obeying God. So when anyone like your parents, teachers, and
other leaders over you tell you to do something, you should obey
and respect their wishes, unless they ask you to do something
against God.
Skeeter: Wow, so I guess I should do the extra home work and
show respect to my teacher then, even though she is not a
Christian, right?
Herb: Yes you should. Who knows? You may be able to lead her
to Christ because she sees that you are the most respectful and
obedient person in her class.
(Both Herb and Skeeter begin to slowly leave.)
Skeeter: Really? That would be so cool! My dad said, though,
that I have to clean my room today after church. I don’t think
there is anywhere in the Bible that it says we have to clean our
room…
Herb: Skeeter! Come on now…
Obey Those in Authority
All of you must be willing to obey completely those who rule over
you. There are no authorities except the ones God has chosen. So
when you oppose the authorities, you are opposing those whom
God has appointed. Those who do that will be judged. If you do
what is right, you won’t need to be afraid. But watch out if you
Ans. They are the inhabitants of that desolate land who have come to
attack the narrator and his mother.
ii. What are they coming nearer and nearer to?
THEHERO Ans. The attackers are coming nearer to the narrator and his mother.
iii. What are the means of travel they are using?
MAKING CONNECTIONS Ans. They are travelling on foot towards the narrator and his mother.
1. Give details of the strange and dangerous country through c. A thousand useless things happen day after day,
which the narrator imagines himself to be travelling with and why couldn’t such a thing come true by chance?
his mother. Fill in the boxes with the details. It would be like a story in a book.
a. land b. meadow c. field d. sky i. What does the boy mean by such a thing?
Ans. a. Land b. Meadow c. Field d. Sky Ans. The boy means the adventure he had imagined wherein he acted
Barren, Overgrown Wide with a Failing bravely and rescued his mother from attackers.
dark, with narrow, sunlight, ii. What reaction does the boy imagine from his brother?
lonely pointed patchy dark and Ans. The boy imagines that his brother would be disbelieving and
and and prickly path through dim sky. question whether he could act so bravely as he always considered
him too fragile and delicate; incapable of acting so fearlessly and
gloomy dry grass it.
bravely.
2. Read these lines and answer the questions that follow.
iii. What would be the reaction of the villagers?
a. It is evening and the sun goes down.
Ans. The villagers would exclaim in amazement at the bravery of the
The waste of Joradighi lies wan and grey before us. boy and congratulate his mother on her luck that he was
The land is desolate and barren. accompanying her on the journey and was thus able to save her.
i. Who are us in these lines. 3. How do you know that the incidents described happen only
Ans. The us in these lines are the narrator, his mother and her palanquin in the boy’s imagination? Why do you think the boy
bearers. imagines such a dangerous situation?
ii. By what means are they travelling? Ans. We know the incidents happened in the boy’s imagination because
the narrator in the end says that thousand things happen so why
Ans. The narrator is on horseback and his mother is in a palanquin
couldn’t the incident he imagined happen in real life coincidentally.
borne by attendants.
The boy imagines such a dangerous situation because he must
iii. What do the travellers think and say about the place?
always be treated as the delicate baby of the family as compared
Ans. The travellers think the place is deserted, barren and lonely. to his stronger brother and so he wants in his subconscious to
They say it stretches like a desolate and gloomy place before prove to his mother that he was also capable of defending her.
them.
4. What response do you think the mother would give her
b. With long sticks in their hands son?
and hair all wild about their heads, they come nearer and Ans. The mother would hug her son and reassure him that she loves
nearer. him equally as her other son.
i. Who are three persons described here? 5. The little boy wants to save his mother if a situation such
as he imagines were to arise .But he also wants acclaim

from certain others. Who are these people and why do you
think the boy pines for their appreciation?
Ans. The boy wants his elder brother to appreciate him as a brave
son and not to consider him a weakling incapable of bravery.
Maybe his elder brother mocked him about being fragile so he
wants to win his appreciation. The boy also wants the villagers
to appreciate his courage so that in their eyes also he is no
longer the weak younger son.
APPRECIATION
1. Given below is an extract from ‘The Rainy Day’, another
dramatic monologue composed by Tagore. Read the text
aloud.
The rainy day.
a. Identify the persona and the listener.
Ans. The persona seems to be the mother or guardian of the child
who is the listener.
b. What do these lines tell us about the persona?
Ans. The persona seems to have an inherent sense of the environment
and is protective towards the small child.
c. The mood of the poem refers to its atmosphere. What is
the mood of these lines.
Ans. These lines convey the mood of a gathering storm, of gathering
dark clouds and a gloomy atmosphere. It seems that evening is
fast approaching and heavy rain is expected.
2. The Boasting traveller.
a. Imagine that you are the boastful traveller. Compose a
short dramatic monologue describing your ‘feats’. You may
compose the monologue in rose or poetic form.
Ans. In Rhodes I rode a centaur
Flying on gossamer wings into the fiery sky
In bounds and leaps I rose as high as hills and waves
No boundary could restrain my flights into the air
Into the lives of superheroes I could pry
And dash the cries of critics into deep dark caves.

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Ans. rhyme: (of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound
W ORKBOOK that corresponds to another.
b. strain:
C
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TER Ans. strain: a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources,
1 THENEWHOUSE or abilities of someone or something.

c. absurd:
COMPREHENSION Ans. absurd: wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. 5. Make sentences of your own with the following words.
Harry pushed her .................... in her wheelchair. a. strangely:
1. Harry pushed her without strain: Ans. The idea that she had a choice was strangely empowering.
Through snow, sunshine, wind and rain. b. childhood:
What do the above lines tell you about Harry’s character? Ans. Seeing the scene before her eyes took her mind back to childhood
From the list, underline the adjectives that you would use to memories of barefoot strolls down dusty lanes.
describe Harry. c. care:
self-centred strong sincere lovable Ans. He doesn’t care if he gets fired.
compassionate hard-working responsible indifferent 6. In not more than sixty words write a summary of the poem.
Ans. Ans. Harry, a twelve year old boy deeply cared for his sister and would
self-centred strong sincere lovable push his twenty-three year old sister in her wheelchair, unaffected
compassionate hard-working responsible indifferent by the jeering children. He had no friends but he did not mind as
he loved his sister and shouldered the responsibility of taking care
2. List three ways in which Harry’s life was different from that
of her. He did not mind not having a childhood like other children.
of other children.
7. Give a suitable title for the poem.
Ans.
a. He had no time to play. Ans. A suitable title would be, ‘Sibling love.’
b. He shouldered responsibility. GRAMMAR TIME
c. He took care of his sister selflessly. NOUNS: REVISION
3. What is your opinion of the other children mentioned in the 8. Underline the nouns in these sentences and say whether
poem? Give evidence from the poem to support your opinion. they are proper, common, material or abstract nouns.
Ans. The other children were rude and harsh, inconsiderate and a. Charity begins at home.
unappreciative of Harry’s kindness and consideration for his sister. Ans. charity-abstract noun
The children mocked him by singing a made up rhyme: Home- common noun
‘Harry push her, push her now! b. Fortune favours the bold.
Harry push the crazy cow!’ Ans. Fortune-abstract noun
4. Write the meaning of the following words. c. Indira wore shoes made of blue suede.
a. rhyme: Ans. Indira-proper noun
Shoes-common noun/material 9. Fill in the blanks with appropriate collective nouns from
Suede-proper noun the box.
d. The children went to the zoo to see the white tiger. menagerie troupe sheaf
Ans. children-common noun brood archipelago quiver
zoo- common noun a. The armoury contained an ornate of arrows.
tiger-common noun Ans. The armoury contained an ornate quiver of arrows.
e. Cricket balls are made of cork, covered by leather. b. The crew was excited to see of islands.
Ans. Cricket-proper noun Ans. The crew was excited to see an archipelago of islands.
cork-material noun c. He kept a of chickens in the farm.
leather-material/common noun Ans. He kept a broodof chickens in the farm.
f. Thegirls were taught to respect loyalty and integrity. d. Audrey signed the of papers placed before her..
Ans. girls-common noun Ans. Audrey signed the sheaf of papers placed before her.
Loyalty,integrity-abstract nouns e. A of performers will be present at the Annual Day
celebrations.
g. At the museum, Jane saw many figurines made of brass.
Ans. A troupe of performers will be present at the Annual Day
Ans. museum-common noun
celebrations.
Jane- proper noun
f. Gerald Durrell had a curious of animals in his zoo.
figurines- common/material noun
Ans. Gerald Durrell had a curious menagerie of animals in his zoo.
brass- proper noun
10. Rewrite the sentences by changing the gender of the
h. Our car broke down soon after we crossed the post office. highlighted nouns. Make other necessary changes.
Ans. car-common noun a. The czar’s tiara was found by the shepherdess.
post- office—common noun Ans. The czarina’s tiara was found by the shepherd.
i. On Sundays, the boys play football at the Chilla Sports b. The gentlemen of the village went to welcome the duke.
Complex
Ans. The gentlewomen of the village went to welcome theduchess.
Ans. Sundays-proper noun
c. The landlord lives on the floor above mine.
Boys-common noun
Ans. The landlady lives on the floor above mine.
Football-proper noun
d. The only person who knew about the treasure was the
Chilla Sports Complex-proper noun witch.
j. All the students in the school appreciate Ms Mehta’s Ans. The only person who knew about the treasure was the witch/
generosity. wizard.
Ans. student-common noun e. After many days of wandering, Jacob met a group of
school-common noun travelling monks.
Ms Mehta-proper noun Ans. After many days of wandering, Jacob met a group of travelling
Generosity-abstract noun nuns.
f. Everyone was surprised when the rich spinster donated her sat transfixed, as maestro played before
estate to the school. enthralled audience which sat mesmerised by lilting
Ans. Everyone was surprised when the rich bachelor donated her melodies for hours.
estate to the school. Ans. One of x Raju’s greatest desire was to learn how to play the
11. Identify if the highlighted words are countable or shehnai. When he was an eight-year-old boy, an uncle of his had
uncountable nouns. taken him to a concert where a famous x shehnai player was
performing. Raju sat transfixed, as the maestro played before an
a. My friends gave me a green bag for my birthday.
enthralled audience which sat mesmerised by the lilting melodies
Ans. bag-countable noun. for hours.
b. A few years ago, we lived in a city by the sea. WRITE WELL
Ans. years-countable noun. 13. A turncoat is a person who leaves one party or cause in
c. I like my coffee with a dollop of cream on top. order to join an opposing one. Be a turncoat and write two
Ans. cream-uncountable noun. contrasting paragraphs on any one of the topics given below.
d. He carried the bucket of water carefully up the stairs. • Are we too dependent on technology?
• Is competition good?
Ans. water- uncountable noun.
• Should students have to wear uniforms?
e. We heard a strange piece of news this morning.
Ans. Topic: Is competition good?
Ans. news- uncountable noun. Yes, I believe that competition is good as it makes people have
ARTICLES a deadline and a goal. As they work to accomplish the goal they
12. Complete the paragraphs by filling in the blanks with suitable get smarter and clever by the thing they were learning for the
articles. Insert a cross (7) if an article is not needed. goal. Thus, competition is good. Competition brings out the best
in people, motivating them to work harder to win. If there was
a. apology can make lot of difference to
no competition, America would have never landed on the moon.
person who feels that he has been hurt by friend. It
The main reason they even went to the moon was because of
can prevent friendship from leading to sadness national pride. They simply had to show their biggest competitor,
and misunderstanding. point to remember is Russia, that they were the best. Competition is necessary in all
that it is not worth ruining perfectly good relationship aspects of life. Without competition we would all be paid the
when problems can be sorted out with simple ‘sorry’ same and people would get lazy. Competition, especially in a
or ‘forgive me’. free market economy, is a good thing. Competition keeps prices
Ans. An apology can make a lot of difference to the person who feels down and quality high. Competition in school and sports is also
that he has been hurt by a friend. It can prevent the friendship a good thing as it helps kids get ready for real life. Competition
from leading to x sadness and x misunderstanding. The point to ensures the best rise to the top and elevate the people around
remember is that it is not worth ruining a perfectly good them. Competition can teach people how to win and lose
relationship when problems can be sorted out with a simple respectfully without taking it too hard. People need to be taught
‘sorry’ or ‘forgive me’. at an early age that they cannot win at everything. While it’s
important they strive to be the best there is always going to be
b. One of Raju’s greatest desire was to learn how to
someone better than them out there. Competition can help them
play —— shehnai. When he was eight-year-old boy,, understand that but can also help them strive to beat the best so
uncle of his had taken him to concert where they constantly improve their own performance in the process.
famous shehnai player was performing. Raju When we are beaten, we look for ways to get back to the top.
It encourages innovative and creative thinking

Turncoat view:
No competition is not good as we’re always trying to be better
than the next guy, but for what purpose? Everyone is unique so
why try to be the better than everyone at everything instead of
being the best that you are capable of? Everyone has different
skills and strengths and areas where they excel in, so there will
always be someone better than you; people have to accept this
instead of stressing out over being better than others. Competition
attempts to determine one’s self worth over what others think
of one, which is exactly the type of mind-set that is ruining
society. We need to learn how to cooperate and accept ourselves
instead of constantly trying to outdo each other. Competition is
a terrible thing many people still don’t know why there are
millions of people who commit suicide every year. Some people
still wonder why bullying occurs, still wonder why America is
wasting billions of dollars on wars, still wonder why there are
homeless people in the world. Because of the desire to compete,
to be able to say, ‘I’m better than you, I can compete against
you and I will win.’ People are taught that if they beat someone
then they are then better than them and they have to beat them
to know that they are good enough so they rely on other peoples
failing for their own self-praise. Competition is bad because it
puts pressure. Everyone assumes that a lack of competition will
make us lazy. But I think the opposite is true. I think that people
thrive when given the opportunity to explore and share.
Collaboration and play lets people develop a skill set that is more
connected to who they inherently are. It is a process of discovery.
Competition is what discourages us from pursuing our dreams,
because it says that our dreams and skills are measured from a
criteria that is inaccessible to our own intelligence. Competition
assigns arbitrary rules to skills that define whether or not the
skill is acceptable. The rules may not be in the best interest of
each person. As a result, there are people doing things out of a
sense of constraint, rather than out of a sense of
freedom.Everyone has the potential for a unique skill set.
Unfortunately, competition subdivides everything into specialized,
measured skillets with no room to explore using our own
judgement. Competition can also bring out the worst in people.
They want to win so badly that they don’t think of others and
are too focused on winning the competition.

Ans. Portia is the main character in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.

C
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TER b. theyre studying in Chennai universitys department of science
2 MICHELANGELO Ans. They’re studying in Chennai University’s Department of Science.

c. she works as a teacher at the institute of management
SPELLING Ans. She works as a teacher at the Institute of Management.
d. the students laptops are giving them a lot of trouble
1. Form words by joining the words and suffixes given in the
Ans. The student’s laptops are giving them a lot of trouble.
table below. One has been done for you.
e. when will you be going to your grandparents house
Word + Suffix New word
Ans. When will you be going to your grandparent’s house?
kidnap + -er kidnapper f. the dog buried a bone in ankits garden
omit + -ed Ans. The dog buried a bone in Ankit’s garden.
shop + -ing g. have you read gandhis biography
fat + -en Ans. Have you read Gandhi’s biography?
begin + -ing h. what day is it today asked sanjay its wednesday replied
pooja
cancel + -ed
Ans. “What day is it today?” asked Sanjay. “It’s Wednesday,” replied
glad + -en Pooja.
bat + ed GRAMMAR TIME
Ans. Word + Suffix New word TENSES REVISION
kidnap + -er kidnapper 3. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of the words in brackets.
omit + -ed omitted I (go) on my first trek in 2012. After (plan) for
many months, we (decide) to go to the Valley of
shop + -ing shopping Flowers, and that we would leave on 25 August. My father
fat + -en fatten (be) thee with his friends in 1982, so he (be,
excite) too. We hoped that we (be, able) to
begin + -ing beginning
(complete) the trek in four days. Here (be) some
cancel + -ed cancelled excerpts from the diary that I had maintained during the
glad + -en gladden trek.
Day 1, 7 a. m: Today (be) the first day of our journey. We
bat + ed batted
(travel) from Delhi to Rishikesh. We (be, begin)
PUNCTUATION our trek day after tomorrow. It is 6 p. m now and we (be,
2. Insert punctuation marks and capital letters, wherever camp) next to the river.
necessary, in the sentences given below. Day 3 6 p. m: The first day of our trek! We (complete)
a. portia is the main character in shakespeares merchant of the trek from Govind Ghat to Ghangria quite fast. I don’t
venice
think we (be) able to walk so fast if we weren’t so

excited.
Day 4, 5p.m: Although rainfall (be, predict), and we
(expect) it we (can) never (be, know) the
Fig. Textbook
experience (will be) so delightful. The same can be
said of our experience of our first trek. When we reached
the valley, I felt as if I were in paradise. The sight of the
valley stretched out before me was stunning. I (will
be) happier if I could have enjoyed the glorious beauty of
the valley for a few days. All I can say is, I (return)
Ans.
to the valley as soon as I can.
Football is the most popular game in the world. It is also called
Ans. I went on my first trek in 2012. After planning for many months, saucer. Watching a Football Match is different experience. And
we decided to go to the Valley of Flowers, and that we would my favourite game is football. So I never miss the opportunity
leave on 25 August. My father had been there with his friends to watch a football. Last Sunday our school played a football
in 1982, so he was excited too. We hoped that we would be able match against the football team of Adams Public School. It was
to complete the trek in four days. Here are some excerpts from played on our school ground. A large number of students of
the diary that I had maintained during the trek. both the school witnessed the match. We all were very exciting.
Day 1, 7 a. m: Today was the first day of our journey. We Football is played between two teams in a big rectangular ground.
travelled from Delhi to Rishikesh. We are beginning our trek day There are goal post at both ends of the ground. At 3 00 p.m.,
after tomorrow. It is 6 p. m now and we have camped next to both the teams entered the field and took their positions. Both
the river. the teams were in their high spirits. They were dressed most
Day 3 6 p. m: The first day of our trek! We completed the trek smartly and neatly. Both were appearing equally strong. After
from Govind Ghat to Ghangria quite fast. I don’t think we the toss, the referee blew the whistle and the match began. Our
would have beenable to walk so fast if we weren’t so excited. school football team played very well from the beginning. We
Day 4, 5p.m: Although rainfall was predicted and we expected scored three goals before the half time. After the interval, the
it we could never have known the experience would be so teams changed the sides. Adams Public school tried their best
delightful. The same can be said of our experience of our first to chase the score. The captain of Adams Public school got the
trek. When we reached the valley, I felt as if I were in paradise. ball and scored an easy goal. The referee blew the whistle and
The sight of the valley stretched out before me was stunning. the game came to an end. The match exciting ended in a draw.
I would have been happier if I could have enjoyed the glorious It was really an exciting match and the spectators appeared to
beauty of the valley for a few days. All I can say is, I will have enjoyed it very much.
returnto the valley as soon as I can.
WRITE WELL
4. Look at the picture given below. In the boxes on either
side, draw quick sketches to show what might have happened
before and after the event shown in the picture.
Then write a short narrative on the entire event, taking
into account each picture.
tigers.
C
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THEENCHANTEDPOOL
3 Ans. Jim Corbett tracked and shot nineteen tigers and fourteen leopards
which had been killing the people of the Kumaon region. He also
built a 5 km long stone wall around the village which is spread
COMPREHENSION
around 220 acres and which he had bought. He built this wall
1. Give the meanings of the following words in a word or to protect the crops of the villagers from wild animals.
group of words. c. What are some of the things that visitors to the museum
a. eco-tourism: can see?
Ans. eco-tourism —tourism directed towards exotic natural Ans. Visitors to the museum can see articles that he used to kill the
environments, intended to support conservation efforts and man-eaters and his personal belongings like caps, jackets, torches,
observe wildlife. walking sticks, medical kit etc. Some of the articles used
b. replicating: during camping, details of his hunting expeditions, rare pictures
Ans. replicating— make an exact copy of; reproduce. and letters written by Jim Corbett are also kept in the museum.
c. expeditions: d. Describe the community tourism project being undertaken
by the villagers.
Ans. expeditions—— a journey undertaken by a group of people with
a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or Ans. The villagers in order to keep alive the memory of Jim Corbett,
war. the great hunter, have started a community tourism project by
pooling in rooms in their houses where visitors can experience
2. Make sentences of your own with the following words.
home stays on a sharing basis and also participate in their daily
a. memorabilia chores. By doing this they have tried not only to give the tourists
Ans. He left a large collection of personal jottings and memorabilia, a glimpse into the life led by Corbett but also provide them the
most of which remain unpublished. opportunity of bird-watching, try their hand at farming and
b. outskirts cattle rearing, participate in the daily chores of the villagers and
enjoy local cuisine.
Ans. The tomb of Jahangir is situated in the gardens of Shandera on
the outskirts of Lahore. e. Mention one remarkable aspect about Corbett as a hunter.
c. legendary Ans. Jim Corbett hunted the man- eaters of Kumaon not for pleasure
but to save the villagers. Infact he was also a conservationist of
Ans. Her temper was legendary in her household.
the environment and wildlife and that is why he built a wall so
3. Answer the following questions. that villagers would not indiscriminately kill wild animals to save
a. How has Chotti Haldwani become a major destination for their crops.
village eco-tourism with a dash of history? 4. in not more than 60 words, write a summary of the different
Ans. Chotti Haldwani is becoming a major destination for village eco- projects undertaken by the villagers of Chotti Haldwani.
tourism with a dash of history because the villagers are keeping Ans. The villagers of Chotti Haldwani, took the initiative of eco-
alive the memory of Jim Corbett by preserving his memorabilia tourism by converting the house of Jim Corbett, the famous
and replicating his lifestyle. The house of the famous hunter has hunter-turned conservationist, into a museum. Here they have
been converted into a museum that houses all his personal items preserved his memorabilia and personal belongings like his caps,
and the articles he used when he went after the man-eating jackets, torches, walking sticks, medical kit etc. Some of the
articles used during camping, details of his hunting expeditions, i. Smita has an annoying habit of singing tunelessly.
rare pictures and letters written by Jim Corbett are also kept in Ans. Smita has an annoying habit of singing tunelessly. Present
the museum. participle
The villagers have also started a community tourism project by j. I woke up to the sound of voices whispering.
pooling in rooms in their houses where visitors can experience
Ans. I woke up to the sound of voices whispering. Present participle
home stays on a sharing basis and also participate in their daily
chores. k . My grandmother is very good at knitting.
5. Suggest a suitable title for this newspaper article. Ans. My grandmother is very good at knitting. Gerund
Ans. A suitable title would be “Corbett eco-tourism” l. While in Khajjiar, we went horse riding and paragliding.
Ans. While in Khajjiar, we went horse riding and paragliding. Gerund
GRAMMAR TIME
m. The boys always help with the washing.
PARTICIPLES AND GERUNDS
Ans. The boys always help with the washing. Gerund
6. Look at these sentences. Underline the present participles n. Ali picked up the crying baby and gave him a chocolate.
and gerunds. Then, write down if they are participles and
Ans. Ali picked up the crying baby and gave him a chocolate. Gerund
gerunds.
o. My family goes trekking every year.
a. She enjoys dancing.
Ans. My family goes trekking every year. Gerund
Ans. She enjoys dancing.Gerund
b. Teaching is a noble profession. INFINITIVES
Ans. Teaching is a noble profession. Gerund 7. Combine the following pairs of sentences using infinitives.
c. The Shahs miss living in their forest bungalow. Make other necessary changes. One has been done for you.
Ans. The Shahs miss living in their forest bungalow. Present participle a. He runs five kilometres every morning. He is practising for
d. An alarming sound woke us up. the marathon.
Ans. An alarming sound woke us up. Present participle Ans. He runs five kilometres every morning to practise for the mara-
thon.
e. You must present a convincing argument before the judges.
b. The stage curtains rose. The students started dancing
Ans. You must present a convincing argument before the judges. immediately.
Present participle
Ans. As soon as the stage curtains rose, the students started to
f. Reading and writing can help you learn the grammar of a
dance.
language.
c. I am making a card. I will give it to my grandmother on her
Ans. Reading and writing can help you learn the grammar of a language.
birthday.
Gerund
Ans. I am making a card to give to my grandmother on her birthday.
g. A charming view awaited us at the top of the hill.
d. I go to the stadium on weekends. I play football there.
Ans. A charmingview awaited us at the top of the hill. Present participle
h. The rescue team was overjoyed to find the missing ship. Ans. I go to the stadium on weekends to play football.
Ans. The rescue team was overjoyed to find the missing ship. Present e. Diya has many questions. She will ask her teacher.
participle Ans. Diya has many questions to ask her teacher.
f. My brother goes to the music academy every Friday. He learns When I think of the colour..................(colour)
the piano there. Ans. When I think of blue
Ans. My brother goes to the music academy every Friday to learn the I see lagoons, the sky and the crashing waves of the sea
piano.
Blue is a mood
g. We will visit Goa. We are participating in the festival there.
Blue is the colour of the beard of Bluebeard, the French Lord.
Ans. We will visit Goa to participate in the festival there.
Blue is the ‘Song Sung Blue of the Neil Diamond hit song is
h. The students were cleaning the city. The mayor was happy what I think of
when he saw them.
When I think of the colour blue it is the colour of the royal
Ans. The students were cleaning the city, the mayor was happy to see blood.
them.
i. Khalid is going to Shimla. He will study there.
Ans. Khalid is going to Shimla to study.
j. Ratna is working hard. Winning the scholarship is her aim.
Ans. Ratna is working hard to win the scholarship.
WRITE WELL
8. Follow the example and choosing a colour, fill in the
template to create a colour poem. Remember the lines
do not have to rhyme.
When I think of red
I see tomatoes, traffic lights and a watermelon split in half.
Red is passion
Red is little Red Riding Hood going to meet the wolf
Red is a county’s anthem
A field of poppies is what I think of when I think of the colour
red.
When I think of..............(colour)
I see............ ................... ................and....................
........................
............. (three things: one word, two words, three words)
...............(colour) is...........................(a feeling)
...............(colour) is...........................(a book/character)
...............(colour) is...........................(a song/ a piece of music)
...............................(a short descriptive phrase) is what I
think of
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11. The Luncheon 142—152

Going Down Hill on a bicycle 153—158

12. King Lear 159—167

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COURSEBOOK Ans. childhood

1 THENEWHOUSE ii. The narrator is a character in the story.

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b. The long withered grass in the sunshine is glancing

LINESCOMPOSEDINA The bare trees are tossing their branches on high;

5 syllables : Trees rooted in earth

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2 MICHELANGELO 3. The sight fascinated Angelo.

PREFIXES i. My favourite brand of peanut butter is unavailable in the store.

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a. When and where did this incident happen?

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a lake, all his brothers have been killed by a mysterious Yaksha (a

WORD WALL h. i. The period between birth and death

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c. A stone gathers no moss. b. You need not to do it.

as he imagines were to arise .But he also wants acclaim

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1 THENEWHOUSE or abilities of someone or something.

It encourages innovative and creative thinking

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Ans. Portia is the main character in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.

2 MICHELANGELO Ans. They’re studying in Chennai University’s Department of Science.

think we (be) able to walk so fast if we weren’t so

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