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TELANGANA | ANDHRA PRADESH | KARNATAKA

Narayana junior college English material

JUNIOR INTER - Bi.P.C EM

IPE QUESTION BANK

ENGLISH, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY

PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY
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IPE : MODEL PAPER - 2023-24

ENGLISH - I
Max. Marks : 80 Time : 3 hours

SECTION – A
1. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 100 words each. 2 x 4= 8 M
a) What does the boy in Father, Dear Father think of his grandparents in his letter ?
b) All great things have humble, small beginnings. Justify the statement based on the life
and work of Thimmakka.
c) Box and Cox fulfills all the characteristics of a one-act-play. Explain.
2. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2 x 4= 8 M
a) Discuss the aptness of the title The Noble Nature, for the poem.
b) How does the poem, The Beggar describe the farmer's pathetic physical condition ?
c) Life is queer with its twists and turns, ..... List a few twists as mentioned in the
poem, Keep Going.
3. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each.
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Write a paragraph on how Alan and his parents felt excited when he was chosen to play for

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the school cricket match.
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"A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl and a colonel." Discuss with

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reference to the story, The Dinner Party.

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c) Does the story, The Short - sighted Brothers support the wise saying, Honesty is the
best policy ? Discuss.

4. E SECTION – B
Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it in a
word or a sentence each. 4x1=4 M
"The years have taught you wisdom ___ surely it must be so. Three gifts remain.
Only one of them has any worth ____ remember it, and choose warily."
The man reflected long, then chose Fame; and the fairy,sighing,went her way.
Years went by and she came again, and stood behind the man where he sat solitary in the fading
day, thinking. And she knew his thought.
Questions :
i) Two of the remaining gifts are worthy. say true or false.
ii) What did the man opt this time ?
iii) Was the fairy happy with his selection ?
iv) Which word in the passage indicates that the man was alone ?
v) Write the synonym of the word renown from the passage.
vi) Write the word from the passage which means disappearing gradually .

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5. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it in a
word or a sentence each. 4x1=4
Beauty lies in... … …
A thing of beauty is a joy forever, says Keats. But what is real beauty ? A big question. Yet,
people crave for beauty. And man’s (or woman’s) craze for beauty supports big business.
Cosmetics cost a lot. Here is a list of priceless cosmetics. On being asked, a wise woman gives
the list from the core of her heart. I use truth for my lips; prayer for my voice; kindness and
compassion for my eyes; love for my heart; charity for my hands and finally, uprightness for my
figure! How long-lasting the cosmetics are! How valuable they are! Priceless possessions!
Questions :
i) What does Keats say about beauty?
ii) What does the beauty business thrive on?
iii) What list does the wise woman give us?
iv) Where can one get the cosmetics the wise woman uses?
v) What does that wise woman use to make her eyes look beautiful?
vi) Describe the cosmetics the wise woman uses?

SECTION – C
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[NOTE: Answers of this Section must be written at one place in the same Serial Order.]
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Identify the parts of speech of ANY EIGHT of the following underlined Words.
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Oh! (1) Papa, last (2) week my rose plant (3) almost (4) died. (5) Some pests. I asked my
Biology teacher what (6) I should do to (7) save it (8). And (9) she was cross (10).
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Fill in ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with a, an or the.
i) My effort was over and I collapsed almost unconscious, with _________(1) arm on either
8 x ½ =4

side of me. It was only then that real pain overtook me. I felt like _________(2) exploded
flashlight with no will to live ; I just went on existing in _________(3) most passive physical
state without being quite unconscious.
ii) It was _________(4) capital idea of mine. But I haven't _________(5) instant to lose. First
of all, let me put Mr. Cox's things out of Mr. Box's way. Now then, to put _________(6) key
where Mr. Cox always finds it.
iii) You must cross _________(7) Atlantic to go to _________(8) U.S.A.
iv) Lynda is _________(9) Australian, but her husband is _________(10) European.
8. Fill in ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with suitable prepositions. 8x½=4
i) As she grew up, she was married _______(1) Sri BikkalaChikkayya______(2) Hulikal
village ____ whom she found a purpose _______(3) planting trees.
ii) Thimmakka and her husband used to carry four pails _________(4) water ________(5) a
distance ______(6) 4 km to water the saplings.

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iii) Thimmakka continues her fight ______(7) afforestation.

iv) It is difficult to swim _________(8) the Godavari river _________(9) the rainy season.
v) My brother knows French and German _________(10) Latin.
9. Fill in ANY FOUR blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets. 4x1=4
i) _______ it Adam and Eve _________(eat) the Tree of knowledge, all over again ?
ii) Mrs. Bouncer's, I _________(be) bound. She _________(think) to cook her breakfast while
I _________(be) asleep - with my coals, too !.
iii) I _________(return) the novel as soon as I finish it.
10. Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences as directed. 4x2=8
i. Do you apply Pythagoras Theorem or Newton’s Law of Gravity?
(Change the sentence to passive voice.)
ii. My father says, “I love my country.”
(Change the sentence to indirect speech.)
iii. I asked my Biology teacher what I should do to save it.
(Change the sentence to direct speech.)
iv) No other animal lives as long as the turtle.
(Change the sentence to comparative degree.)
v) Age is not bigger than aspirations! E
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vi) Thimmakka continues her fight against deforestation.
(Add a question tag.)

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11. Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences correcting the underlined errors.
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i. Athletics are Bannister’s favourite sport.
ii. When did the meeting begins?
iii. Amala is senior than me.
iv. He sings good.
v. He boasts about his will power.
vi. Though he is fat, still he runs fast.
12. Supply the missing letters to ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8x½=4
i.. m __ __ th ii. 1__ __ rn iii. cha__ __ enge iv. su __ __ ess
v. n __ __ se vi. fea __ __ ers vii. wo __ __ le vii. Invar __ __ bly
ix. an __ __ e r x. preci __ __ s
13. Identify the silent consonant letters in ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8 x ½ =4
i. honest ii. knowledge iii. chalk iv. design
v. pneumonia vi. debt vii. listen viii. white
ix. light x. dawn

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14. Write ANY FOUR of the following transcriptions using ordinary English spelling.
4x1=4

15. Circle ANY FOUR of the words that sound different from the other words in that set with
regard to the sounds of the bold letters. 4x1=4
i. sing bind ring
ii. area great idea
iii. strange energy get
iv. near bear fear
v. since easy sorry
vi. phone no do
16. Mention the number of syllables in ANY FOUR of the following words. 4x1=4
i. subject ii. monsoon iii. relaxing
iv. encouragement v. bewildered vi. woman

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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TEST FOR PRACTICALS

MODEL PAPER - 2023-24
ENGLISH - I
Max. Marks : 20 Time : 3 hours

SECTION – A
I. Respond to the following questions based on Communicative Functions suitably.
4 x 1= 4 M
a) You borrowed your friend's camera. Unfortunately you broke it. How would you tender
your apology to him ?
b) Imagine you are a bank employee. You have some domestic urgency at home. How will
you ask for permission to leave the bank early on a particular day ?
c) Your friend has a collection of good books. How would you ask him to lend you one of
your favourite books ?
d) Consider Sumanth is your friend. How would you introduce him to your parents ?
II.

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Pick out one of the slips from the basket offered by the examiner. Speak in English for a
minute on the JAM topic you find in the slip. For example, a JAM topic is given below.

* My Favourite Teacher C 4x1=4M

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III. Role paly is a model of conversation. The Examiner gives you a topic dividing students into

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groups. Yor are asked to perform the role play with your partnes(s). 1 x 4= 4 M
* Students and Politics
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Listen to the tapescript read out/played on an audio device and then questions will be displayed
on the blackboard. The passage will be read out/played a second time again. Then, write the
answers on the answer script. 4x1=4M
About a hundred years ago, whenever an operation was performed, the patient would
cry out in agony because he felt the surgeon cut his flesh. But now serious operations are
performed without pain, and thousands of lives are saved. James simpson was the first to
discover and use the pain-killing power of chloroform. James was born into a poor family. So
in his childhood, he not only helped his father on holidays but also helped the village doctor. But
he was horrified by the dire suffering of the people who came to the hospital for treatment. He
now made it his life's mission to find new inventions that would prevent so much pain. Simpson
did many experiments and finally discovered chloroform. Now the patient is not afraid of the
operation!
Questions :
1) Why did patients cry out in pain in olden days ?
2) Who invented the pain - killing power ?
3) Name the painkiller used in surgery nowadays.
4) What motivated Simpson to find new invention?

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V. English Practical record Book 4 marks

* Communicative Functions : Five Exercises (Four from the Handbook & One from outside
the Handbook),
* Just a Minute (JAM) : Five Exercises (Four from the Handbook & One from outside the
Handbook), and
* Role Play (at least two students as a pair) : Five Exercises (Four from the Handbook & One
from outside the Handbook).
* Listening comprehension : Five Exercisesn (Three from the Handbook & Two from outside
the Handbook).

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SR EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY
ENGLISH COMMON ANSWERS (2023-2024)

POETRY
1. Keep Going
– Edgar Guest
"Keep Going" by Edgar Albert Guest, is undoubtedly an inspirational poem of
immeasurable value. All through its twenty four lines of rhymed use, the poem keeps advising
the reader never to quit. with the help of convincing images and commendable comparisons, the
poem encourages the reader to keep on the struggle till the goal is attained. It openly admits that
life may be a mixture of more pains and less pleasures. Yet one must continue with one's effort,
through with intervals of rest, till success gets one with smiles. The poem emphatically announces
that the faint see goals afar and the weak give up in the middle. It asserts that winners never quit.
It is no surprise that the world welcomes it as a classic inspirational poem. The irony is that the

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goal is nearer than one fear it to be. The poet suggests to succeed and to try again if one fails.
Thus, the simple sounding poem speaks volumes about the need to keep going, despite difficulties
in scores.
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2. Happiness

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Carl Sandburg is the poet of the poem "Happiness". It conveys a beautiful message. It is

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extracted from his collection, Chicago poems. The poem is an expression of the narator's
search for what happiness is and his ultimate realization.

The narrator wants to know what Happiness is. He asks professors and top executives
to help him in this regard. But they express their inability. At last a group of young Hungarians,
beside a river and beneath the trees, show the narrator what Happiness is. They enjoy their food,
drink, music and fun. Wisdom lives in lives but not in libraries ! Though they don't have money,
intelligence or success. They live in the moment. They make the best of they have. They share
the time with people they care.

"HAPPINESS IS NOT READYMADE, IT COMES FROM ONE'S OWN ACTIONS"

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3. The Beggar
– Dr. Ammangi Venugopal
Dr. Ammangi Venugopal is the poet of the poem "The Beggar". He is a popular Telugu
poet. The original Telugu poem (Bichchagadu) is translated into English by Elanaaga (Dr. N.
Surendra). It portrays the pathetic plight of farmers. The struggles and sufferings of farmers are
highlighted.
The pitiable physical position of farmers forms an important part of it. Farmers, the
food providers to all, struggle to survive. They starve. Yet, they toil. Their feet bleed. Their
eyes are full of shadows of their sad stories. Their hunched backs tell us how hard they work.
Yet, their stomachs get no food. They are capable of feeding millions. And those millions do not
include in them those farmers. The modern society is responsible for this. Thus, the poem shows
the complexities of current times.

"IF YOU ARE EATING TODAY, THANK A FARMER, NO FARMER, NO FOOD"

4. The Noble Nature

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The poem "The Noble Nature" is written by Ben Jonson. It highlights the point that

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quality counts more than quantity. The poet says that leading a meaningful life makes it noble.
It seeks to explain what makes man noble.

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The Narrator says that the oak stands tall and lives long. But it ends up as a dry, bald

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log. Whereas, the lilly flowers in May, flourish for a day and shines for short while. Yet, it
pleases many. Beauty even in little measures fills the hearts with thrills. Quantity does not count

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much. Quality lends nobility to life. The poem shows that a man small in size and with a short
life span can also be great and attractive like a lilly of a day in comparison to an oak tree which
lives for a longer period without use.
"WHAT IS THE USE OF LIVING, IF IT IS NOT TO STRIVE FOR NOBLE CAUSES"

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PROSE
5. Father, Dear Father
– Raj Kinger
Raj Kinger's "Father, Dear Father" is an article published in the English news daily
"The Hindu." It is a heart wrenching letter written by a son named Rahul to his father. It portrays
the defects in the mind sets of parents, learners and teachers and the government bodies. It sets
all to a new wave of thinking.
Rahul is the class topper in his school. He presents his anguish over the present education
system through this letter to his father. He admits that his first rank slipped to the second. His
father's advice to think before studying, before answering the papers makes him think and think.
The word think makes him reflect on several issues including many pitfalls (difficulties) in our
education system. Further, Rahul says that the essence of life is not taught to him. He likes to
live happily, wishes to know many things of nature and feels that the education that he gets
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So, Rahul criticizes the present education system. It does not help him to realise his
aspirations. It is mechanical and ineffective.
"THE ONLY SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE IS EXPERIENCE"
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6. The Green Champion - Thimmakka
An Article from Internet

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The internet based inspiring write -up, "The Green Champion - Thimmakka" is about the

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magnificent achievement of an ordinary woman with great commitment to conserve Nature. She
is from Karnataka and has been lauded globally as The Green Champion for her Tree - Planting
Mission. Her emotions and struggles of her life are mentioned in a heart touching way.
Thimmakka was a poor and illiterate labour. She wasn't educated. She worked as a
coolie. Her married life wasn't happy because she couldn't become a mother till she was forty.
Her husband was very cooperative. Thimmakka along with her husband Chikkayya, started
planting trees in their village in a stretch of 4 km. They planted 10 banyan saplings in the first
year and increased the number year after year. Now, there are around 400 banyan trees in that
area. They not only planted them but tended them to maturity. Apart from banyan trees, she
planted 8000 other trees in over 80 years.
Thimmakka received many awards including the Padma Shri. Thus, Thimmakka started
her life and work in a humble manner, got name through her tree planting mission.

"LOVE NATURE FOR YOUR BRIGHT FUTURE"

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7. The First Four Minutes

– Roger Bannister
The most inspiring essay "The First Four Minutes" was written by Roger Bannister. He
was the first man to run the race of one mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. He accomplished this
achievement in 1954 at Oxford. Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher were pacemakers from him.
He narrated his glorious moments and second to second experiences while running for the goal.
During the first lap of the race, Bannister looked at the flag as he lined up for the start. It seemed
like a false start. He got angry. When the gun fired for the second time, Brasher went into the lead
and he slipped in behind him. It seemed his legs lost control of himself. He himself shouted
'Faster'. His worry increased when he heard the first lap time, 57.5 seconds. In that excitement
his knowledge of pace had deserted him. He was very nearer to the tape; A combination of fear
and pride filled his heart. Bannister put all his efforts and he reached his goal. The cheers of the
crowd were echoing all around. When the announcement came he grabbed Brasher and Chataway,
and together they ran round the track. They were overjoyed. Bannister had attained this record.

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Words could not describe such supreme happiness.
It is true that an athelete undergoes lots of mental agony before he can give his maximum

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effort. His story is interesting and inspiring to anyone who puts on a pair of running shoes in
competition.

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"IF HARDWORK IS YOUR WEAPON, SUCCESS WILL BE YOUR SLAVE"

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8. Box and Cox

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"Box and Cox", by John Maddison, is a comic one - act play. It drives readers into one
continuous roar of laughter. Mrs.Bouncer, the greedy landlady, renting out the same room to two
gentlemen separately is the most unimaginable improbability. The tenants, Mr. Box and Mr.
Cox, do not know this. Mr. Box, a printer, stays in the room only during the day. Mr. Cox, a
hatter, occupies the room only at night. Mrs. Bouncer somehow manages to ensure that they
don't meet each other in the room yet, they suspect that something is wrong. Her explanation to
their complaints add to the fun. The language Mr. Box and Mr. Cox use is so talkative that it
raises lots of laughter. Box and Cox, thus proves itself to be a perfect Comic one-act-play.

"WHAT YOU SOW THAT YOU REAP"

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SHORT STORIES
9. Playing the Game
– Arthur Mee
The story "Playing the Game" is taken from "My Magazine". This is a touching incident
narrated by Arthur Mee. The story is about a school boy, Alan. The story narration is in a simple
and racy style.

Alan is a school boy. He is a cricket buff. His father also encourages him to play
cricket. He practiced bowling with his father. He is selected for school cricket team. Alan was
very happy. His parents are very excited about his cricket match. His father promised him a
bicycle if his team won the match.

On his way to play ground for playing the cricket match he meets an old man. The old
man is unable to walk and so Alan decided to help him. In the process of helping the old man he
thought that he would be late for the match. Eventually he failed to play the game as another

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player is being replaced him. Though he missed to play the game he was applauded for his kind
deed by all the near and dear and he was gifted with a bicycle by his father.Thus, helping the old
man was a rewarding experience for Alan.

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"KINDNESS IS NOT AN ACT, IT IS A LIFE STYLE"

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10.The Five Boons of Life

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The short story ‘The Five Boons of Life ‘ was written by Mark Twain . He is called as ‘Father
of American Literature’ . The story conveys a valuable message that there is nothing pure in life
and every good thing one experiences is shadowed by its reverse. A fairy offers a young man
five gifts: Fame ,Love ,Riches ,Pleasure and Death .She tells him to choose wisely as one of
them is a valuable gift.
The young man chooses Pleasure . But pleasure makes him dissappointed and it gives
him pain .Next ,he chooses love, that left him alone with grief. Then he chooses fame. But it
brings him shame .Fairy expresses her dissatisfaction with his every choice. He chooses wealth
is power and chooses it,which is followed by poverty .Finally he realizes death is the only gift
which soothes him and pleads the fairy to grant him .In vain ,fairy has already given death to an
innocent child.

Thus the man ends up seeing “Great gifts are mere Lendings”.

"TAKE RIGHT DECISION AT RIGHT TIME, FOR YOUR BRIGHT FUTURE"

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11. The Short -sighted Brothers

- Folklore
"The Short - sighted Brothers" is a famous chineese story. It exposes the folly of the
three brothers with its gripping narration. It explains to us how the saying, "Honesty is the best
policy" is apt to the human life.
The story discusses the disability of the three brothers. The three brothers were short -sighted,
both physically and mentally. They were selfish and greedy. One day the youngest brother
proposed to manage their family finances. He was blind to his own disability. All of them
suffered from the same flaw, sight problems and lack of values. Yet each tried to outsmart the
other. They planned to test their own vision by reading the inscription above the door way of a
near by monastery. Each knew that he coudn't read it. So they secretly and separately enquired
with the monk there as to what was written on the tablet. The next day, they went to read the
inscription one after the other. Then a monk came and said that the tablet was not put up yet.
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honest. The brothers realized how foolish they were.

"HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY"

12.The Dinner Party

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The short story “The Dinner Party” is written by an American author Mona Gardiner.

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The story takes place during the British rule in India. It deals with an argument between a colonel

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and a girl about how women act in crisis. Once a colonel officer and his wife are giving a large
dinner party to the 20 guests.

The American naturalist understands that there is a cobra in the room, so to calm down
every one. He plays a game to control where they cannot move or they would lose money. When
the cobra moves out of the milk, he shuts the door. Then he finds out that the cobra has been
crawling over the foot of the hostess and she has had the most control in the room proving that
woman can act bravely in a crisis .

The colonel makes a false accusation change that during a crisis, women usually
scream and have less self control than men do.

"THERE IS NO FORCE MORE POWERFUL THEN A WOMAN'S DETERMINATION

TO RISE"

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