X CLASS

ENGLISH NOTES

PRINCIPAL
K.V.R.GURNADHARAO

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1. THE KING AND THE TAMARIND
DRUM

UNWRITTEN REGISTRY

2. POLYA

3. CHIPKO

4. MY FINANCIAL CAREER

5. A TEST OF TRUE LOVE

6. THE CURSE OF TUTENKHAMEN

7. DANCING ON

8. CHRISTAMAS MEEING

9. DOG IS MAN’S BEST FRIEND

10. DEATH BEFORE PRAYERS

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1. What did the king do constantly?
A. the king looked at himself constantly in mirrors, in pools of water, even in other
people’s eyes when they spoke to him.

2. Why did the people become poorer and sadder under the king's?
A. The king gave more attention to his hair style and body oil bath than to ruling his
kingdom. So the people became poorer and sadder.

3. What did the king boast one day in the court?

A. The king boasted one day in the court that he was probably more handsome than all
the gods.

4. “Unfortunately for the………………” what was unfortunate?

A. A bad tempered god heard the boastings of the king. It was unfortunate for the King.

5. How did the god punish the king? Why did the god punish the king?
A. The god punished the king by making two horns grow on his head. The king would
never boast of his handsomeness.

6. In what way was the punishment ‘appropriate’?

A. The proud king would look ugly and he would never dream of boastings of his
handsomeness. Thus the punishment was ‘appropriate’.

7. Why do you think the king sent for his barber as soon as he discovered his horns?
A. The king wanted to cover his horns with his hair completely. So he sent for his
barber as soon as discovered his horns.

8. The king warned the barber against doing something. What was it?
A. The king warned the barber not to tell anybody about the horns on his head. If he
did so he would be flogged and hanged.

9. Did the barber succeed in covering the king’s horns completely? How can you tell?
A. No, the barber did not succeed in covering the king’s horns completely. The king put
his nightcap on to hide the rest.

10. What happened when the royal musician played the tamarind drum?
A. When the royal musician played the tamarind drum it intoned that the Raja had
horns on his head.

11. A change came over the king when he was in the forest. What was it?
A. The king gradually learnt about the beauty of the world around him. He also learnt
to care for creatures smaller than himself. He grew strong, wise and selfless.

12. When did the king realize that his horns had disappeared?
A. The king went down to a forest pool to drink water he saw his reflection without any
horns. Then he realized that his horns had disappeared.

13. When the king returned to his kingdom did he punish the royal barber? Why?

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A. No, he did not punish the royal barber. But the king removed from his job as he
became wiser.

14. Why did the royal barber reveal the secret of the king’s horns?
A. The royal barber said that he would die if he did not reveal the secret to someone.
So he revealed the secret.

Opposite words: right forms

Fortunately x unfortunately court ----- courtier

Appropriate x inappropriate punish ---------punishment
Normal x abnormal Talk ---------talkative
Outside x inside Patient -------patience
Vain x modest Impatient ---impatience
Proud x humble Warn ---------warning
Happy x unhappy Inform -------information
Slowly x suddenly Assemble ----assembly
X briskly Music ---------musician
Patiently x impatiently Expect ------- expectation
Partially x impartially Beauty ------- beautiful, Beautifully
Remember x forget Grow --------- growth
Gradually x ungradually Wise ---------- wisdom
X rapidly Selfless ------- selflessness
X suddenly Advice ------- advise
Wise x foolish Appear -------appearance
Selfless x selfish Reflect -------- reflection
Beautiful x ugly King ---------- kingdom
Appear x disappear Poor --------- poor, poverty
Efficient x inefficient

UNWRITTEN REGISTRY
Each, for his own remembering, has list
Of lovely things, and yours may be unlike
Mine as the day from night: a river kissed
By sun is in my own, a flaming spike
Of hollyhocks may be in yours, while snow,
Light-swirling but persistent, is as fair
To me as music. You have hours that glow
Jewel-like and exquisite, and I have rare
Mornings and afternoons and midnights, too
You’ve loved a city you cannot forget,
And I a hill and wood in April; you,
Bird song and voices I’ve not known. And yet
My list is strangely similar to yours:
Each warms the heart, and comforts, and
endures.

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 1. Who was Polya?
POLYA
A. Polya was an illiterate woman. She couldn’t even write her name.

2. Who was Polya’s husband? What was he?

A. Ivan was Polya’s husband. He was a government official.

3. Why was Ivan not very happy with his wife?

A. Ivan was not very happy to have an illiterate wife.

4. What did Ivan want his wife to do?

A. Ivan wanted his wife to learn how to read and write.

5. What did Polya find in her husband’s jacket?

A. Polya found a letter with a neat handwriting that smelled of perfume in a blue
envelope.
6. Polya became pale. Why?
A. On seeing the sweet smelling letter in Ivan’s jacket, Polya thought he might be in
love with another woman.

7. What was it about the letter that made Polya suspicious?

A. It was a perfumed letter with a neat handwriting and Ivan seemed to be taking more
care of his moustache and clothes. These made Polya suspicious.

8. What did Polya decide after finding the letter?

A. Polya decided to learn how to read and write.

9. How did Polya feel when she read the letter?

A. After reading the letter Polya felt secretly insulted because she had wrongly
suspected her husband.

10. What made husband realize the importance of learning how to read?
A. When she could not read the suspected letter she realized the importance of learning
how to read.

11. What did Maria Blokhina write in her letter to Ivan?

A. It was about the need for Polya to learn how to read and write.

12. What was the special book brought by Ivan? Where did Polya hide it? Why did
Polya hide it?
A. “Teach yourself” was the special book brought by Ivan. Polya hid it in the cupboard
because she was not interested in learning.

13. Why did Polya burst into tears on reading the letter from Maria Blokhina?
A. Polya burst into tears on reading the letter from Maria Blokhina because she had
wrongly suspected her husband.

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 SPELLINGS RIGHT FORMS OPPOSITE WORDS
Moustache Literate – literacy Literate x illiterate
Illiterate Illiterate – illiteracy Responsible x irresponsible
Government Responsible – responsibility Official x unofficial
Official Success – successful, Success x failure, unsuccess
Successful Successfully Happy x unhappy, Sad
Learn Young – youth Shut x open
Argue Argue – argument Special x ordinary
Mouth Special – specialty Quiet x noisy
Special - Specially Inside x outside
Quiet Think – thought Love x hate
Laugh Promise – promise Fold x unfold
Poor Ignorant – ignorance Ignorance x knowledge, wisdom
Voice Patiently – patience Ignorant x wise
Feel Explain – explanation Patiently x impatiently
Anniversary Celebrate - celebration Easy x hard
Revolution Push x pull
Forget x remember
Sure x doubtful

Prepositions:
Fun of Burst into tears Stare at

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1. What did Sunderlal Bahuguna mainly discuss with the children of Jardhargaon?
A. Sunderlal Bahuguna mainly discussed with the children of Jardhargaon about the
chemistry of forests and how trees breathe.

2. Bahuguna uses several methods to persuade the children of Jardhargaon to protect

trees. What are they?
A. Bahuguna used songs, discussions and role plays to persuade the children of
Jardhargaon to protect trees.

3. Why does Bahuguna prefer to talk to children about chipko?

A. Bahuguna believed that the children will take the message home and spread it to
their parents. So he preferred to talk to children about chipko.

4. What is the main aim of the chipko movement?

A. The main aim of the chipko movement is to protect trees and deforestation.
5. How has it affected the work of the forestry department? In what sense has the
department become a ‘teacher’?
A. The forestry department also began to educate the people about the reforestation
methods. It opened nurseries and supplied seedlings.

6. Why is Bahuguna so keen on preventing deforestation in the Himalayas?

A. Deforestation of the Himalayas will turn all of India into a desert. So he is so keen on
preventing it.

7. Does Bahuguna visit only the easily reachable villages? Why do you think he
undertakes foot marches? Do you think he was influenced by Gandhiji’s methods?
A. No, Bahuguna visits distant villages also he undertakes foot marches to spread the
chipko message to distant villages. Yes, he was influenced by Gandhiji’s methods.
SPELLINGS OPPOSITE WORDS RIGHT FORMS
Strength Strength x weakness Strong – strongly, strength
Marathon Important x unimportant Smoky – smoke, smoking
Greet Reforestation x deforestation Friend – friendly, friendship
Electricity Success x unsuccess, failure Pretend – pretention
Kerosene Open x shut, close Protect – protection
Primary Major x minor Achieve – achievement
Feel Distant x near Ecology – ecological, ecologist
Pain Literacy x illiteracy Young – youth
Breathe Rural x urban Violent – violently, violence
Release Violent x nonviolent Decide – decision
Atmosphere Civil x criminal Prevent – prevention
Shout Obedience x disobedience Product – productivity
Message Local x non local Believe – belief
seminar Profit x loss Explain – explanation
Achieve Permit x prohibit Permit – permission
Conference Increase x decrease Own – ownership, owner
Tool Plant x replant
Youth
Believe
Idea
Commercial
Area
Fuel
Influence

8. In what way Bahuguna influenced by Gandhiji’s foot marches?

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A. He was influenced by Gandhiji’s foot marches. Gandhiji’s views enabled him to
understand the cause of poverty of the villagers.

9. What are the bases of life according to Bahuguna?

A. Soil, water and pure air the basis of life according to Bahuguna.

10. Bahuguna started a movement in the 70’s against the contract system? Why?
A. Bahuguna started a movement in the 70’s against the contract system because the
contractors overcut the trees causing deforestation.

11. What does Bahuguna think is the main cause of poverty in Tehri Garhwal? What
does he think the felling of trees has led to?
A. Bahuguna thinks that it was due to deforestation which leads to soil erosion,
landslides and the drying up of water sources.

12. Why have women led the fight against deforestation?

A. Woman spent most of their time among trees looking for fuel and fodder. So they led
the fight against deforestation.

13. What does Bahuguna think are the three ways in which villagers can fight poverty
and deforestation?
A. Bahuguna think that changing the system of land ownership, changing their eating
habits and increasing the forest productivity are the three ways in which villagers can
fight poverty and deforestation.

Spelling Opposite words Right forms

Threshold Irresponsible x responsible Finance – financial
Idiot Timidly x boldly Interrupt – interruption
Salary Private x public Detective – detect, detective
Reveal Regularly x irregularly Relieve – relief
Fear Quickly x slowly Conclude – conclusion
Interruption Possible x impossible Explain – explanation
Relive Truth x falsehood Withdraw – withdrawal
Painful Rich x poor Prepare – preparation
Millionaire Withdraw x deposit Laugh – laughter
Quick Open x close, shut Save – savings
Ceiling Kindly x un kindly Enter – entrance

Cheque

1. ‘I’ knew this beforehand what did the narrator know beforehand?
A. He knew that he would become nervous and behave like an idiot, if he entered the
bank.

2. The very sight of him rattled me why?

A. The very sight of the bank accountant rattled the narrator because the accountant was
a tall man and looked like a devil.

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3. What made the manager think that the narrator worked for Pinkerton’s detective
agency?
A. The narrator wanted to talk to the manager a lone so the manager thought him to be a
detective.

4. Why did the manager later feel that the narrator was probably very rich?
A. The narrator said that he wanted to deposit all his money in the bank. So he felt that
the narrator was probably very rich.

5. Something that the narrator did show us that he was ‘rattled’ what was it?
A. The narrator stepped into the safe instead of going out. This shows that he was
rattled.

6. Why do you think all the clerks stopped writing to look at the narrator?
A. The clerk asked the narrator in surprise if he was drawing out all the money he had
just deposited. So all the clerks stopped writing to look at the narrator as it was an
unusual.

7. Why did the narrator try to look like a man with a quick temper?
A. The narrator by mistake wrote fifty six dollars instead of six-dollars on the cheque.
To cover up his mistake he tried to look like a man with quick temper.

8. The narrator made one last mistake before leaving the bank. What was it?

A. Before leaving the bank the narrator asked the clerk to give him fifty dollars in fifties
and the six dollars in sixes.

9. How long did the narrator’s financial career’ last? Was it successful while it lasted?
A. The narrator’s financial career lasted for a few minutes only. No, it was not
successful.

10. Where did the narrator keep his money after the experience in the bank?
A. He kept his money in cash in his trousers pocket and his savings in silver dollars in a
sock.

11.What happens to the narrator when he gets into a bank?

A. When the narrator gets into a bank he gets rattled.

12. When did the author know that he made a mistake?

A. He realized his mistake when the clerk asked him if he was having all again.

13. Did the narrator really want to withdraw all his money?
A. He, by mistake wrote fifty six dollars.

A TEST OF TRUE LOVE

SPELLINGS OPPOSITE WORDS RIGHT FORMS
Lieutenant Narrow x broad Inform – information
Beat Remember x forget Occupy – occupation
Confess Enemy x friend Deal – dealt

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 Fear Wrong x right Surround – surroundings
Receive Inside x outside Promise – promise
Afraid Love x hate Donate – donation
Feel Beautiful x ugly Believe – belief
Especially Please x displease Salute – salutation
Doubt True x false Continue – continuation
Voice Glad x sad Murmur – murmuring
Strength Thick x thin Regular – regularity
Photograph Hesitate – hesitation
Friend Refuse – refusal
Correspondent Divide – division
Restaurant Explain – explanation
Cigarette Decide – decision
Soldier Admit – admission
Shoe
Attention
Courage
Hesitate
Precious
Grateful

1. Who was Lieutenant Blandford? Whom was he waiting for?

A. Blandford was a young army Lieutenant. He was waiting at the railway station for
his beloved lady miss Meynell.

2. His heart was beating so hard…………Why?

A. Blandford was very anxious to see the woman he had never seen. So his heart
beating so hard.

3. How were john Blandford and Hollis Meynell going to recognize each other?
A. Blandford was going to recognize his friend by a little red rose on her coat. Meynell
was going to recognize was going to recognize her friend by the book of Human
Bondage.

4. How did lieutenant Blandford first ‘meet’ Hollis Meynell? What do you think made
him write to her?
A. Blandford first meet Meynell in his imagination when he read the book “of human
Bondage”. He wrote to her as he was impressed with her deep reading of the book.

5. Lieutenant Blandford had asked Hollis Meynell for her Photograph several times but
she had refused why?
A. Hollis Meynell refused to send her photograph because she believed that looks
would not matter if feelings of love were real.

6. And then Lieutenant Blandford’s heart leaped why?

A. Because he saw a young woman. Walking towards him who he thought was
Meynell.

7. “Going my way Soldier?” do you think this remark was meant to tease Lieutenant
Blandford?
A. Yes, this remark was meant to tease Lieutenant Blandford.

8. Lieutenant Blandford did not hesitate ‘what did he not hesitate to do? Why did he
not hesitate?

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A. Blandford did not hesitate to meet the older woman. Since he believed that true love
would mind neither the age difference nor the beauty.

9. How did Blandford pass the test of true love?

A. Blandford ignored physical beauty. So he invited the old woman to dinner.

10.How was the young woman? What kind of a person was she?
A. The young woman was tall and slender. She was a person of Great Spirit that would
give courage and strength to others.

SPELLINGS RIGHT FORMS OPPOSITE WORDS

Magnificent Die –dead, death Ancient x modern
Treasure Know – knowledge Finally x initially
Excitement Young – youth Normally x abnormally
Archaeologist Rob – robbery Strange x familiar
Professional Discover – discovery Ascend x descend
Archaeology Profession – professional Local x non-local
- Professionally
Collection Archaeology –archaeologist Curse x bless
Egyptian Egypt – Egyptian Important x unimportant
Cheek Previous – previously Young x old
Mosquito Serious – seriously Appear x disappear
Mummified Excavate – excavation, Earth x unearth
- Excavator
Depression
Circumstances
Appendix
Suicide
Millionaire
Antiquities
Authorities
Government

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1. Who was Tutenkhamen? When did he die?
A. Tutenkhamen was the ruler of Egypt from 1361 to 1352 B.C. He died at the early age
of 19.
2. Where was Tutenkhamen buried?
A. Tutenkhamen was buried in four roomed tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.

3. What were found in Tutenkhamen’s tomb?

A. Some magnificent treasures were found in his tomb.

4. Why was there so much excitement when Tutenkhamen’s tomb was discovered?
A. Because all the other royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings were robbed. But
nobody knew about his tomb for hundreds of years.

5. Who discovered Tutenkhamen’s tomb and when?

A. Two Englishmen Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered Tutenkhamen’s
tomb on 4th November, 1922.

6. What happen to the other royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings?
A. They were excavated and the treasures in them were robbed.

7. What was the curse of Tutenkhamen? (Or) What was the belief of a few Egyptians
about the Tutenkhamen’s tomb?
A. A few Egyptians believed that something terrible would happen to everyone who
had helped in the opening of the royal tomb. That was the curse.

8. What was Howard Carter?

A. Howard Carter was a professional archaeologist.

9. What was lord Carnarvon?

A. lord Carnarvon was a rich man interested in archaeology.

10. What did people think happened when the last excavator left Tutenkhamen’s tomb?
A. when the last excavator climbed out of the tomb a sudden sand storm blew up and a
hawk flew overhead.

11. What did the local Egyptians take this to be?

A. the local Egyptians took the hawk to be the spirit of Tutenkhamen.

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12. What was probably the cause of Tutenkhamen’s death?
A. Probably the cause of Tutenkhamen’s death was the bite of a mosquito which got
infected.

13. What unusual things happened immediately after the death of lord Carnarvon?
A. At the exact moment of Lord Carnarvon’s death all the lights in Cairo went out and
thousands of miles away at his house his dog also died.

14. What did the doctors that examined the mummified body of Tutenkhamen notice?
A. the doctors noticed that Tutenkhamen had a depression on his cheek, just like a
mosquito bite, in exactly the same spot where Carnarvon had been bitten.

15. Why was the Egyptian director of Antiquities fought against the Tutenkhamen’s
treasures being sent to France? What happened to him?
A. The director of Antiquities fought against the decision for he had dreamed that he
would die if he allowed the treasures to go out of Egypt. He was knocked down by a car
and died two days later.

SPELLINGS SPELLINGS OPPOSITE WORDS RIGHT FORMS

Audience Character Strange x familiar Tradition – traditional
Auditorium Lead Young x old Perform – performance
Thunderous Tour Understand x misunderstand Courage – courageous
Wonderful Congratulations Below x above Injure – injury
Uncrushable Believe Artificial x natural Infect – infection
Courageous Release Usual x unusual Treat – treatment
Annual Message Public x private Grow – growth
Pilgrimage Touch Encourage x discourage Determine – determination
Knee Main Defeat x win Decide – decision
Acquire Finally x initially Invite - invitation
Residence Credit x debit Achieve – achievement
Miracle Forget x remember Pilgrim - pilgrimage

1. Sudha’s search began……. What did this search lead to?

A. This search led to her meeting with Dr.Pramod Sethi and she had Jaipur food fitted.

2. Did Sudha’s parents and the others support her efforts to return to dancing? How can
you tell?
A. yes, they supported her. It was mentioned that they were all part of her passionate
effort to return to dancing.

3. Do you think the gurudakshina Sudha gave on 27th October, 1982 had any
significance?
A. yes, her dance with Jaipur foot was the gurudakshina she gave.

4. Why do you think Sudha made the film Kalabhimani?

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A. Sudha wished to give the message that a physical handicap should not be allowed the
hamper one’s progress. So she made the film ‘Kalabhimani’.

5. ‘…..and after that there would be a wonderful, heartwarming response’. What does
‘that’ refer to?
A. 'That' refers to heart touching disability of Sudha and how she had overcome her
handicap.

6. “The seed of achievement lies in the human mind”. How is this true of Sudha
chandran’s life?
A. Sudha chandran’s courageous comeback to the stage after an accident with strong
determination and dedication proves it.

7. Are there any common features in the lives of Balanna, Helen Keller and Sudha
chandran?
A. All the three are great artists and physically handicapped. They have proved that
their handicap was not going to stop them from their progress.

8. How did Sudha chandran meet with an accident?

A. Sudha chandran met with a road accident near Tiruchirapalli when her family went
for their annual pilgrimage.

9. How did Sudha chandran’s father pay tribute to her at her good performance?
A. Sudha chandran’s father paid tribute to her by touching her feet.

10. What is the message of Sudha chandran to the people?

A. The message is “the seed of achievement” lies in the human mind.” There is nothing
impossible for a human being if he is determined to do it.

11. ‘Sudha’s amazing success story took an interesting turn’. What was the interesting
turn it took?
A. It took an interesting turn when a Hyderabad film producer decided to make a Telugu
film on her story with her in the main lead.

12. Sudha chandran had yet another birth. Explain?

A. A Telugu film producer made a film based on her story with her in the main lead. It
was another birth to her as a film star.

13. What role Dr.Pramod Sethi play in Sudha’s return to the stage?
A. Dr.Pramod Sethi fitted a Jaipur foot and helped Sudha to return to the stage.

SPELLINGS OPPOSITE WORDS RIGHT FORMS

Christmas Proud Appear x disappear Child – childish, childhood
Meet Precious Usual x unusual Adolescent – adolescence
Adolescent Appreciate Young x old Romantic – romance

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 Enchantment Creativeness Spinster x bachelor Hesitate – hesitation
Relieve Hopelessness Mature x immature Young – youth
Spinster Experience Pleasant x unpleasant Urgent – urgency
Hair Diary Strange x familiar Hopeless – hopelessness
Beautiful Curiosity Past x present Apologize – apology
Scissors Comparison Real x unreal Amuse - amusement
Order x disorder

1. Who is the narrator in “Christmas meeting”?

A. The narrator was a school teacher and a spinster.

2. How does the narrator like being on her own at Christmas?

A. The narrator does not like being on her own at Christmas. She feels lonely.

3. Which of these Christmases do you think she perhaps didn’t enjoy? How do you know?
A. the narrator did not enjoy the adolescent Christmas. Then there was war and bitter cold.

4. Why does she think that there’s nothing romantic about her meeting with him?
A. the narrator was nearly fifty years old and the young man was about twenty. So she
thought that there was nothing romantic about her meeting with him.

5. Something that the narrator does suggests that he is perhaps entering his own room. What
is it?
A. the young man enters the room without knocking the door. He felt that it was his room.
6. Does the young man like being alone at Christmas? Why isn’t he with his family for the
festival?
A. No, the young man does not like. The young man was a busy writer. He had no time to
go his village to spend Christmas with his family.

7. “They don’t appreciate urgency”. What is this reference to?

A. This is a reference to the indifference of Francis Randel’s family members towards his
writings.

8. ‘I am disappointed.’ Why is the narrator disappointed?

A. The narrator was disappointed because the young man had left the room without taking
coffee.

9. Is there any evidence in the story that the narrator is spending Christmas in a rented place
rather than at home?
A. Furnished room and landlady.

10.In what way is the narrator’s ‘Christmas meeting’ similar to Francis Randel’s ‘Christmas
meeting’ in 1851? In what way is it different?
A. Both were lonely. Both spent their time without interest. Both had odd experiences.
The narrator was safe that night. But Francis Randel died of heart attack that
night.

11. How do you think the narrator felt when she read Francis Randel’s diary entry and the
publisher’s note?
A. When the narrator read the Francis Randel’s diary she got upset. It is stated that he had
met a woman before his death.

12. What kind of a person was Francis Randel?

A. Francis Randel was easily excitable. He was twenty. He was a writer and a poet.

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1. What other evidence do the letters contain to suggest that they are neighbours?
A. The numbers of their houses are 77 and 79. There is only one hedge between their
gardens.

2. If they are neighbours, why do they write to each other?

A. They write to each other because they have nothing to do.

3. How long do you think colonel white and Mr. Telman have been neighbours?
A. Both have been neighbours for many years.

4. Do you think James White and Joseph Telman had been friends before this
correspondence began? (Or) do you think they had already had a quarrel or two earlier?
Why do you think so?
A. 1) James White and Joseph Telman had not been friends before their correspondence
began.
2) They had not quarreled before because the letters were in a polite way.

5. Which do you think is the most insulting letter? Why?

A. The most insulting letter is that of James dated 10th July, 1970. The letter says that Joseph
Telman would rather have a dog than James.

6. While the neighbours are busy fighting, what are the dogs themselves doing? Are they
different from their owners? In what way?
A. While their masters were quarreling like a couple of cats, the dogs were moving like
friends. So they were quite different from their owners.

7. Why the neighbours quarrel for so long over a petty matter?

A. The dogs think that the two men have not enough work to do. They do not try to
understand to each other. So they have quarreled.

8. Who wanted to report the matter to the police? What was the others reply?
A. James white wanted to report the matter to the police. Telman replied that he would tell
the police about White’s dog.

9. Who were James White and Joseph Telman? What did they quarrel over?
A. James White and Joseph Telman were next door neighbours. They quarreled about their
dog.

10. How did the dogs feel while their masters were quarreling? (Or) what do the two dogs
think of their masters?
A. the two dogs felt that their masters did not have enough work to spend their time usually.
So they behaved like a couple of cats.

11. Why did colonel white ask Telman to apologize?

A. Telman said that white’s dog was hungry. So white became angry and asked Telman to
apologize for his remark.

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 1. Why was Gandhiji’s meeting with Sardar Vallabhai Patel important?
A. there was rumors of disagreements between Patel and Nehru. Gandhiji decided to talk
about this matter to Patel. So the meeting was important.
2. what was the cattle food that Abha had given Gandhiji before he started to go for the
prayer?
A. “carrot juice” was the cattle food that Abha had given Gandhiji before he started to go
for the prayer.
3. What did Gandhiji’s meal consist of?
A. Gandhiji’s meal consist of goat’s milk, cooked and raw vegetables, oranges, and a
mixture of ginger, sour lemons, and strained butter with juice of aloe.
4. “why should I, since you are my time keepers?” he replied.
i) Who does he refer to? A. Gandhiji
ii) Who were his time keepers? A. Abha and Manu
5. Who were Abha and Manu?
A. Abha, the young wife of Kanu Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma’s cousin, and Manu,
the granddaughter of another of another cousin.
Or
Abha and Manu were Gandhiji’s granddaughters.
6. Who were Gandhiji’s walking sticks? Why did he call them so?
A. Abha and Manu were Gandhiji’s walking sticks. He called them so because he leaned
his forearms on their shoulders while walking.
7. Why did Abha pick up the watch of Gandhiji?
A. Abha knew that Gandhiji liked to be punctual. Therefore she showed the watch to
remind him of the prayer meeting.
8. What did Gandhiji tell the people at the prayer ground? What did it tell about him?
A. At the prayer ground Gandhiji apologized to the people for being late. It revealed that
Gandhiji liked to be punctual.
9. What did the man do when Manu tried to stop him?
A. When Manu tried to stop him, he pushed her away and fired three shots from an
automatic pistol.
10. Why did Gandhiji late for his prayer ground?
A. Gandhiji was talking with Patel on an important matter. So he was late for his prayer
meeting.

Honourable director: K.NAGENDRA RAO, M.A.,B.Ed.,

KAVITHA TUTORIALS, TIRUVURU 17