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English CW 2 VIIth std
Index
Sl no Index Page No.
1. O captain! O captain 2
2. Epitome of courage 4
3. Rice cakes 6
4. On a bicycle 8
5. Fruits of boys labor 9
6. A true friend 12
7. Festivals of china 14
8. Palanquin bearers 15
9. A dolf 16
10. Antiseptic 18
11. Manners make the man 19
12 Your mission 20
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O captain! My captain
I Meanings:
1) Rack: changes in the weather conditions at sea.
2) Exulting: rejoicing in triumph.
3) Keel : the long bar along the bottom of a ship which helps
to balance
The weight of the ship
4) Vessels: Ship
5) Grim: fierce, stern, sullen.
6) Thrill: to sound with tremendous vibrations.
7) Swaying mass: eagerly waiting to welcome their hero.
8) It is some dream: it appears like a dream.
9) Tread: to walk with a more or measured.
II Answer the following:
1. How did the people wait to recite their victorious captain?
Answer. Crowds of people gathered on the shore. The bells were rung, the
flag was flung and the bugle was blown .the people awaited eagerly
with bouquets and ribboned wreaths.
2. My captain
Answer: The captain is Abraham Lincoln. He was assassinated the captain.
The captain was dead and so couldn‟t answer.
3. The ship is anchor‟s safe & sound, its voyage closed and done; find
other.
Answer. The other lines are.
1. The ship has wreathed every rack the prize we sought is won.
2. From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won
4. Our fearful trip is done this sentence is used figuratively to mean the
civil war is. Pick out other
Sentences in the poem which are used figuratively & explain them?
Answer. 1. The prize we sought is won .The prize is the victor in civil war.
2. For you the bugle trills- these lines refers to the state funeral
given to president Lincoln He has no pulse nor will –these lines
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refers to Lincoln dead body . He‟s pulse had stop and he has no
wish to rise up.
5.
Answer: The captain is Abraham Lincoln and the country is the ship. Lincoln
fought a civil war against Southern states and steered the country
crear of all difficulties. But he did not remain alive to see the joy of his
countrymen. The poet said that his heart bleeds to see this captain.
Fallen cold and died everybody rejoined over the victory. But the poet
walks with sorrowful step to the deck. Were the president like dead.
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1) O captain! My captain! Rise up and hear the bells.
Answer. This line is taken from the poem O captain! My captain: by Walt
Whiteman. The captain Abraham Lincoln who has been assassinated
and is laying dead. The poet asks the captain to rise up and to hear the
bells ringing.
2) This ship has weathered every rack; the prize we sought is won.
Answer. This line is taken from the poem O captain! My captain by „Walt
Whitman‟ there the ship is the United States of America .the country
has successfully come out of all the problem and difficulties by
winning the civil war the preamble is the victory.
3) It is some dream that one the deck you have fallen cold and dead.
Answer. This line is taken from the lesson “O captain! My captain “by
Walt Whitman. The poet just cannot overcome his sorrow
over Lincoln death. He still cannot believe that his leader is dead. He
even now [during the funeral] shown & hopes that it is all a bad dream.
4) But I will mournful tred walk the deck……………….
Answer. This line is taken from the poem.”O captain! My captain by Walt
Whitman. This line speaks of the poets felling of intense and lose. All
the people are singing achievements prays were offered for his soul as
church bells ring .But the poet feels that none of this can bring back his
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leader he is still very sorrowful and walks along the deck consoling
himself . This shows that he was unable to bear loss.
Epitome of courage
I Meaning:
1) Epitome : A very fine exg of some things
2) Soar up: Rise.
3) Exaggeration: magnifying unduly.
4) Quick of fate: shift in line of desting .
5) Bent on : keen
6) Clumsy: Awkward.
7) Perplexed : confused
8) To write home about: To speak highly about.
9) Recollect: recall.
10) A fit of frenzy: a violent agitation of the mind.
II Answer the following
1) Who is Dr. Stephen hawking
Answer. Dr. Stephen hawking is a great scientist. He is a legend of
cosmology.
2) How would explain courage?
Answer. Courage is a quality which helps people to overcome all difficulties
of physical and mental in capabilities to achieve goal in life.
3) Give a brief account of hawking early childhood?
Answer. Hawking was born in London on 8th Jan 1942. He was an average
child, a normal teenager. Full of mischief & lots of love for music &
mathematics unfortunately at the age of 17 he was affected with Lou
Gehrig‟s diseases.
4) What kind of disease is Lou Gehrig‟s disease?
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Answer. Lou Gehrig‟s dieses that affects the nervous system and eventually
weak all the muscles of the body
5) As a child, how good was hawking muscles co- ordination?
Answer. At the age of 17 , stepher started noticing that he was becoming
increasingly clumsy and fell down a couple of times, for no reasons
even as a child he did not a good muscle co –ordination he had a very
bad hand writing and he was not interested in sports.
6) It is at this dismal stage he began enjoying life the most what does this
tell you about Hawking?
Answer. The dismal stage refer to the time when he came to know about
the prognosis and the doctor said that they could not do much
undaunted Stephen decided to continue his research & even got in
engaged to a Jane wilde. This tells us that hawking was optintics
courageous undaunted perseverance and full of hope.
7) Describe his physical condition when he started to do
his……………….. P.H.D
Answer. When he started his P.H.D he was confined to a wheel chair and
was rapidly
Losing control of his hands and speech
8) Hawking wanted to explain the concept to the “Big bang “in a better
way. What did he invent in order to do so?
Answer. Hawking invented “Bi Algebra” in order to explain of the “Big
Bang “in a better way.
9) How does hawking view the work out for science in the next
millennium?
Answer. Dr. hawking firmly believes that science will discover the core
secrets of the universe. Its history & may be even predict its ultimate
demise.
10) Do you feel moved reading about the life of Hawking? What have you
learnt from the lesson?
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Answer. Yes, it is a very touching life story we get inspired by the life
and achievements of Dr. Hawking who‟s undaunted determination
exemplary courage has help to overcome dreadful disease he has
shown to the world how to o overcome the handicap and achieve
excellent in what one wants.
3.Rice cakes
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1) “I am going to have a good feed”
a) What was koko going to eat?
Answer. Ko ko was going to eat rice cakes.
b) Who came there as he was about to eat?
Answer. A friend of ko ko Nyi nyi , who was a 9 yrs old boy came there as
ko ko was about to eat.
c) What did ko ko quickly do?
Answer. Koko hid the plate of rice cakes behind the radio on the meatsafe.
2) “Don‟t touch it you‟ll get a big shock if you touch it”
a) What is the it?
Answer. „It‟ is the radio in koko‟s house.
b) Why did koko say that touching it would give a shock?
Answer. Koko had hidden the rice cakes behind the radio & he did not want
nyi nyi to see them.
3) “That‟s too bad”.
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a) When did Mi Mi make this comment koko did not want to give the rice
cakes to mi mi, and he said that he had eaten all of them. so Mi Mi said
that it was too bad because he was full & could not eat the banana
filters which she had brought.
b) Why did she feel it was too bad?
Answer. She felt that it was too bad because they could not share the rice
cakes and the banana fritters with each other.
4)”Yes good luck for you, but bad luck for me.
a) Who was it good luck for?
Answer. The good was for tin soe , a friend of ko ko.
b) What did koko feel that it was bad luck for him?
Answer. Ko ko felt that it was bad luck for him because he had to remain
hungry while tin soe & Mi Mi eat the banana fritlers & drank the tea.
5) “Well I‟ll have to take the flowers back, I suppose.”
a) Why had tin soe brought the flowers?
Answer. Tin soe‟s mother had sent flowers as she knew that ko ko‟s
mother had bought a new vase the
Previous day
b) Why would he have to take them back?
Answer. To save the rice cakes which were hidden in the vase, ko ko told
a lie to Tin soe that his mother was allergic to take them flowers back.
6) “I have come to exchange it for her”
A) What had UBATUN come to exchange
Answer. UBATUN had come to exchange the pink vase with a blue one.
B) Was ko ko happy about the exchange? Give reasons for you answer.
Answer. Koko was not happy about the exchange UBA TUN carried away the
rice cakes that were hidden in the pink vase. To protect the rice cakes,
he had to tell lies to his friends and also remain hungry.
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1) “Oh, how I have to lie to save my rice cakes,” said ko ko, what were
the different lies that he had to tell? Did they help him in any way?
Answer. Firstly ko ko told a lie Mi Mi that he had eaten all the rice cakes
secondly he told a lie to Nyi Nyi that he would get a bad shock if he
touched the radio. Thirdly Tin soe was told that lies mother vas allergic
to aster flowers. All these lies did not help ko ko because the rice cake
were carried away by V Bat un which were hidden in the pink vase.
On a bicycle
I Meanings:
1) dart ; move forward quickly
2) heedful: careful
3) aught: anything
4) Shod: wearing shoes.
5) Slacken : slow down
6) Bliss: very great joy
7) Period: held in a steady position balanced.
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1) The first stanza describes the cyclist ready to go down the hill. How is
he all set to go?
Answer. The cyclist is all set to go with lifted feet, hands still, poised to go
down the hill with a careful mind.
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2) “The air goes by in a wind? What picture does this line convey?
Answer. Convey the picture of the air going in single course that is down
the hill.
a) The cyclist feels that it is a golden movement because racing down a
hill like a bird.
b) He Ares this movement with a bird.
c) The phrse “feathery life in air” refers to flying in the air like a bird.
d) Cycling is ……… skating because in cycling one can enjoy flying in
the air like a bird. But in skating one is bound to the level of the
ground.
e) The cyclist feels that he floated in his air boat for a while and his feet
fell down on the pedals.
3) The last stanza expresses both disappointment and cheer which lines
convey disappointment? What is the poet optimistic?
Answer. The poet says that if w work hard and again climbs the hill, we are
going to enjoy coming down the hill.
II Explain the meaning of
1) Till the heart with a might left makes the lungs laigh.
Answer. As the boy is riding the bicycle so swiftly, he feels that his heart is
thumping & his lung are breathing faster.
2) ……..I float a while in my airy body. As the boy comes to the end of
the hill, the speed becomes less, and he feels as though he is floating in
his airy boat .Boat refers to the bicycle.
Fruits of boys labor
I Meaning:
1) Assail : attack
2) Scram : go away fast
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3) Nibble at : to take small bites of
4) Scurry : move quickly with short steps.
5) Antics : strange, unusual activities or behaviors
6) Quip : clever and amusing remark.
7) Assurance : firm statement promise.
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1) Where did the boy go with the basket of fruits? Why did he go there?
Answer. The boy went the place where after his release from jail. He wanted
to give a basket of fruits to him.
2) Who was lady sitting in the veranda? What did the boy known about
her?
Answer. The lady sitting in veranda was Sarojini Naidu. The boy knew
that she was poetess and nationalist, and Gandhiji‟s close friend.
3) How was the boy able to get the fruits?
Answer. The boy worked in the morning and evening in the grandness of a
few rich people and earned enough money to meet his needs. He
bought the fruits from his hard earned money.
4) Why the British did release the mahatma?
Answer. Mahatma Gandhi was by the British. While in pail jail he
suffered by l suffered by Malarie feared for his life and released him.
5) Sarojini Naidu was a true friend of the mahatma. On what basis does
the writer say this?
Answer. Sarojini Naidu was with mahatma to serve him when he was ill, after
his release from the jail. While he rested, she kept a watch and did not
allow anyone to meet him and disturb him.
6) Why did the boy choose or bring only fruits for Mahatma Gandhi?
Answer. The bought only fruits because he knew fruits are easy to digest, and
to regain health. One must eat plenty of fruits.
7) Why did not the boy speak when the mahatma asked him a question?
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Answer. The boy did not respond when Mahatma Gandhi spoke to him
because, he had assured Sarojini Naidu that he would not speak to him.
He wanted to honor and to keep up the promise .this also shows how
principled and disciplined the boy was.
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1) “The mahatma would not turn me out”.
a) Who made the above statement?
Answer. The boy who wanted to meet mahatma made this statement.
b) Why did he think so?
Answer. The boy was not sure if he would be allowed to meet him, but he
was confident that mahatma was very kind and great, would not turn
him out.
2) Then let me meet the mahatma this meeting is very important”.
a) Whose words are these?
Answer. The boy spoke the words.
b) What does this meeting refer to?
Answer. This meeting refers to the boy presenting a basket of fruits to the
sick mahatma.
c) Why is the meeting important?
Answer. The meeting was important for the boy because he felt that if
mahatma eats plenty of fruits, then he would be alright quickly.
3. Good, study well hard work will bring you success.”
a) Who made this above statement?
Answer Mahatma Gandhi made the statement.
b) Who is asked to study well?
Answer. A boy who presented him with a basket of fruits was asked to syudy
well.
4. Namaste, who are? What brings you her.
a) What does „here‟ refer to?
Answer. „Here „refer to the place where the mahatma was recovering from
his sickness.
b) Whom did Sarojini Naidu ask this question?
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Answer. Sarojini Naidu asked the boy who wanted to see mahatma.
Composition:
1) What made Sarojini Naidu allow the boy to meet Gandhi.
Answer. The boy had brought for the mahatma so , that the mahatma
could regain his health He felt that the mahatma Should get all right
soon . Sarojini Naidu was pleased when he told her that he got the fruits
from with his hard earned money. So she allowed the boy to meet
mahatma.
2) India‟s future is save, I have no doubts on that .Not after meeting
this boy” why did Gandhi think so.
Answer. Although the boy was poor he was very hard working, he went to
the school and also earned money in his free time .It was well a very
well behaved and very considerate to his elders. Gandhi thought that if
children are responsible as this boy, India‟s future would be safe.
A true Friend
I Meaning
1) Flatter : to falsely praise
2) Misery : mental or physical suffering.
3) Whilst : while
4) Crown : British coin once used but no longer current.
5) Scant : insufficient.
6) Prodigal : one who spend s money too freely.
7) Bountiful : generous
8) Frown : to took angrily.
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9) Enemy : foe.
10) Fawn upon someone: try to please him /her by demeaning oneself.
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1)
a) Why is flatter not a friend?
Answer. A flatterer uses the word which is not true. He praises falsely and
leaves. The person in his suffering.
b) Why is flattery compound to?
Answer. Flattery is compared to the wind flattering – words flow like the
wind.
c) What is a true friend?
Answer. A true friend is with you in time of difficulties.
2 ) how does a friend take part in your grief?
Answer. A true friend feels sad when you are in sorrow. He will remain
awake when you cannot sleep.
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1) Words are easy, like the wind, faithful friends are hard to find
a) Why are words compared to the wind?
Answer. Haterring birds flows easily like the wind. These words have no
value.
b) What kind of friends is hard to find?
Answer. Faithful friends are hard to find.
c) Who is the author of this poem?
Answer. The poet is „William shakes pear”.
2. “They that fawn‟s on him before use his company no more.”
a) What does they that fawn‟s mean?
Answer. They are flatterers. They try to please a person who has lots of
money.
b) What does the second line mean?
Answer. When the rich person loses all his wealth, these flatterers will be no
more his friends.
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3 ……….a flattering foe‟
a) Does a foe flatter us?
Answer. „foe‟ means enemy and flatterers are enemies.
b) What does poet, then mean?
Answer. The poet means that flatters cannot be our true friends; they are
as good as enemies.
C) Composition
a) What certain signs help you to know a faithful friend from a flattering
foe?
Answer. In difficulties a flattering foe will live you alone but a faithful
friend will stand by you and try to share the sufferings.
b) Many people love flattery why?
Answer. All people love to be praised, but it should be for good reasons.
Many people want others to flatters then always. They feel that they are
popular. So they go out of their way to speed on flatters.
Festivals of china
I meaning
1) Broth : a thick soup of vegetables or of meat.
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2) Dumplings : steamed balls made of flour & filled with
vegetables.
3) Hanglow : a red envelope with money inside given at New
Year.
4) Kumquat : a small, sour orange fruit.
II
1) What is martial art?
Answer: Martial arts are a technical o an art to fight to defend oneself.
E.g.: karate, judo.
2) Why do the Chinese people invite lion dancers to their homes?
Answer. People invite lion dancers to come to their homes or shops to bring
good luck in the next year.
3) What do the serve to the lion dances to their homes?
Answer. The people put out some oranges and hongbao.
4) What is the color used for the new decorations?
Answer. Everything is decorated in red color for the New Year.
5) What 3 things is the monster afraid of?
Answer. The monster is afraid of noise, lights & the color red.
6) How do the people protect themselves against evil spirits?
Answer. People decorate their houses with red banners to protect
themselves against evil spirits.
7) Mention four dishes the Chinese eat on New Year‟s Eve.
Answer. Broth of prosperity, “silvery threads of longevity, can died
kumquats and meat dumplings are the four dishes which Chinese eat on new
year‟s eve.
8) What does the greeting “gong xi facai” mean in English?
Answer. “gong xi fa cai” means “wishing you prosperity”.
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9) Why is the dragon boat festival celebrated?
Answer. It is probably stated as a festival to celebrate the planting of rice
crop and to pray for a good rainfall. The highlight of the festival today
is the dragon boat racks.
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a) Describe in your own words how the Chinese celebrate the dragon boat
festival?
Answer. The highlight of the festival today is the dragon boat races.
Dragon boats are long, narrow boats with a carved dragon‟s head at one
end & a tail at the other. Up to 80 rowers paddle together. A leader
shouts directions and sets the rhythm for the rowers using a large
dram. The races are very noise & exciting.
b) Describe the costume of the lion dancers and how they act the part.
Answer. Two young men from a martial arts school hide under the costume.
They make the lion jump around, lie down and roll over. To make it
rear up on its hind legs, the front man jumps on the other‟s shoulders.
The lion eats the oranges & hangbao & the peel.
Palanquin beares
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a) Why is the palanquin compared to a flower?
Answer. Just as a flower sway in the winds, the palanquin also is swaying
along with a song.
b) How do we know that palanquin is very light to carry?
Answer. The palanquin is compared to a flower, a bird , a pearl and a star
which are all light. The bearers are gliding along because the palanquin
is very light.
c) Why is the palanquin with the bride in it compared to a pearl?
Answer. The pearl is light, beautiful and precious. In the same way the bride
is light, beautiful and delicate.
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II
a) She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream.
Answer. She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream the movement
of the palanquin is compared to a bird that is moving on the surface of
the water of a stream. ait is also compared to the gentle laugh that
escapes from the lips of a dreamer.
b) She hangs like a star in the dew of our song.. She springs like abeam on
the brow of the tide.
Answer. Sarojini Naidu compares the beauty of the palanquin to a star,
and the dew in the early morning. The palanquin also bobs up and
down like a tide –water.
c) She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride.
Answer. The tears from the eyes of a bride fall very lightly. in the same
way palanquin is also carried very lightly.
Adolf
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1) Where do you think father worked?when could he leave for work and
return?
Answer. Father worked in a coal mine .He would leave for work in the
night and return at down.
2) How would he normally look when he returned home?
Answer. When he returned home he normally looked black and tired.
3) Sometimes father was happy when he returned home .why? When was
it?
Answer. Father remained in the coal mine throughout the night. At down,
when he worked home through the open fields in spring moving, he
was very happy. He loved moving time when he could watch the birds
and hear them chirping.
4) Where did father find the title rabbit? What else did he see there?
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Answer. Father found the rabbit on the field path, while returning home
on a spring morning he saw a dead mother rabbit and three little
rabbits.
5) Now, why………
Answer. Father wanted to save the little rabbit which was alive. This
shows his kindness to the animals. He wanted to present the rabbit to
his children, So that they could keep it as their pet this shows that he
cared for his children.
6)
Answer. Mother hated the tragedy of dead pets. She didn‟t want the rabbit
to be kept in the house. She was afraid that the tiny rabbit would sulk
and die.
7)
Answer. Mother was not hurtles. She was concern about her children. They
would be in sorrow if the
Rabbit died.
8)
Answer. The children had wild animals as pets before. They all had sulk and
refused to live. . This caused a Lot of sorrow to the children.
9) The trouble was that the rabbit was unmoving and refused to drink the
milk. The children wrapped it in a old frannel cloth and put it under a
fireplace in the scullery. They placed saurces here and there. The next
morning the children saw the rabbit moving it had also drank the milk
by the evening the rabbit was normal.
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1) You know what it will be:
a) Who said this?
Answer. Mother said this.
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Answer. This was said to father.
c) What was meant when the speaker said it?
Answer. It meant that they had pets before which had died and the children
were very sad.
2)
a) Who said this?
Answer. Mother said this.
b)
Answer. This was said to father.
c)
Answer. It meant that at the death of the pets the children had cried.
III
1) Write a paragraph or two about what was done to help the animal
during the night.
Answer. The rabbit was wrapped in the old flannel. It was carried into
scullery and put under the fire place so that it four to five sources were
placed here and there on the fever. So that if the little creature should
chance to jump about it would fail to come upon some food. When
morning came the children saw that the rabbit had licked some milk. Its
condition had improved.
Antiseptic
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1) What game was the child playing? Why did it fall?
Answer. The child was playing a game of hide and seek . The child tripled
and fell while running to hide.
2) How did the lady react to the cry of the child?
Answer. The lady moved to the child very swrifty with all the concern and
anxiety of a loving mother. She dabbed the hurt knee with a cotton swab.
3) Why did the lady walk away, leaving the child behind?
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Answer. The lady was an actress playing a mothers role, when the director
shouted „cut‟ the see she was enacting came to an end. So she walked away
leaving the child.
II
1) The poet has deliberated used the word „lady‟ and not „mother‟ .Do you
know why?
Answer. The poet has used the word „lady‟ and not mother because the
lady is not the real mother. She was playing a mother role.
2) Notice the expression „practiced concern‟. How does this suggest what
is to come later in the poem?
Answer. Practiced concern means the feeling which is practiced, not real
this suggests that a practice was going on and that was the acting for a
scene.
Manners make the man
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a) What was the young man‟s attitude towards a large proportion of the
population?
Answer. The young man found that unhappy and old people formed a
large proportion of the population. He had no sympathy for them.
b) What kind of disease did he get?
Answer. He had an attach of influenza which later developed into
pneumonia and made him dangerously ill.
c) What did he think about the old people in the train?
Answer. He realized that the older people may never get back their
strength again, and understanding in how tired they must be standing in
the train.
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d) Why should we be considerate to old people?
Answer. We must understand that the old people have faced difficulties in
their life and are very tired and weak. When it is our turn to suffer
when we grow old, we will feel happier for having helped others when
we could.
e) How should we speak to a person?
Answer. When we speak to a anyone, speak, clearly and distinctly and
sufficiently, loudly for the person to hear.
f) What should we never fail to realize in our life?
Answer. We should always realize that we are humble, unimportant little
people on this earth and try to help the world as much as we can in our
short time here.
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1) What kind of a man was the young man?
Answer. The young man was strong and healthy. He did not have any
sympathy for the older people who he called dismar gimmies and old
fossils.
2) What made him change his attitude towards old people?
Answer. He had an attack of influenza which developed into pneumonia
and he was dangerously ill. He was easily tired and weak. He knew that
he could get his strength back, but the older people will never get their
strength again. This made him change his attitude towards old people.
3) In what ways could you help old people?
Answer. We must respect them, be sympathetic and kind to them .we
must offer seats in bus or train, help them to cross the road, listen to
what they speak and make them feel important.
4) How should you converse with your friends/
Answer. We must speak dearly distinctly and sufficiently loudly for the
friend to hear, we should not say unpleasant things about them behind
their backs.
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5)
Answer. Thoreau said,” It takes two to speak the truth”. Sometimes the truth
we speak may mean different things to different people. So we should
make ourselves understood by others.
6) Why do you think you should avoid saying unpleasant things about
someone?
Answer. We should avoid saying unpleasant things about someone,
because it is not right as he is not present to clarify it. Somehow those
remarks. Reach the person with your name attached .these can be
misunderstanding & you may fall in more trouble.
7) How do we attain good manners?
Answer. Good manners come from having sympathy with others and form
understanding our own limitations. We should follow the good values
that are thought to us. We should respect elders, be kind to our equals
and understanding with the small ones.
8) What does the author say at the end of the lesson?
Answer. The author says that we should always realize that we are
humble, unimportant little people on this earth and try to help the world
as much as we can. Whenever we get a chance to be kind, let us do it
now because we will not come back to the earth again.
Your mission
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1) What second best thing can you do if you cannot sail on the ocean?
Answer. The second best thing that we can do is to help the sailors to launch
their boats.
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2) What can you do instead, if you are too weak to climb the mountain?
Answer. If we are too weak to climb the mountain, we can stand within
the valley while the crowed of people pass by. We can sing happy
songs which will help them to be enthusiastic and forget their pains.
3) What best can you do if you do not have gold and silver to others?
Answer. If we do not have wealth to help the needy, we can help those in
pain. And those who are sick, by them sympathy, moral support and kindness.
4) What alternative do you have before you if you cannot be a solider?
Answer. If we cannot be brave solider can carry the wounded solder to the
hospital and those who are killed.
5) Bring out the idea of the first stanza.
Answer. The poet says that if we cannot soil on the ocean, face the
storms, it does not matter we can do our little part. By helping the
sailors in launching their boats.