Working with the Text...
1. What was the author's opinion
about Mr. Gessler as a bootmaker?
Ans. Mr. Gessler was a very skilled
shoemaker of London. His boots never failed to fit. He dedicated his life to
the art of making boots.
2. Why did the author visit the
shop so infrequently?
Ans. The author visited Gessler's shop
infrequently because his boots lasted very long.
3 What was the effect on Mr.
Gessler of the author's remark about a certain pair of boots?
Ans. The author complained about a pair of boots. Mr. Gessler argued that the author might have got them wet. He said that he would either repair them or adjust the money in his bills.
4. What was Mr. Gessler's
complaint against "big firms"?
Ans. Mr. Gessler's complaint was that big firms make inferior
boots and sell them through advertisements. Now he had no work due to those big
firms.
5. Why did the author order so
many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?
Ans. The author came to know that Mr.
Gessler had no work. He felt great sympathy for him. He wanted to help him. So,
he ordered so many pairs of boots.
Working
with Language…
1. Study the following phrases and
their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.
look after : take
care of
look down on : disapprove or regard as inferior
look in (on someone) : make a short visit
look into : investigate
look out : be
careful
look up : improve
look up to : admire
(i) After a very long spell of heat, the
weather is -------- at last.
(ii) We have no right to -------
people who do small jobs.
(iii) Nitin has always-------his
uncle, who is a self-made man.
(iv) The police are -------the matter
thoroughly.
(v) If you want to go out, I will --------the
children for you.
(vi) I promise to-------- on your
brother when I visit Lucknow next.
(vii) -------when you are crossing
the main road.
Ans. (i) looking up (ii) look down on (iii) looked up to (iv) looking into (v) look after (vi) look in (vii) Look out
2. Read the following sets of words
loudly and clearly.
cot – coat ; cost
– coast ; tossed - toast ; got – goat ; rot - rote ; bloat
– blot ;
knot - note
3. Each of the following words contains the sound 'sh' (as in shine) in the beginning or in the middle or at the end. First speak out all the words clearly. Then arrange the words in three groups in the given table.
Ans. sheep trash marsh fashion
anxious shriek shore fish
portion ashes sure nation
shoe pushing polish moustache
Ans.
initial medial final
sheep fashion trash
shriek ashes marsh
shore nation anxious
sure moustache polish
shoe pushing fish
portion
4. In each of the following words
'ch' represents the same consonant sound as in 'chair'. The words on the left have this sound
initially. Those on the right have it finally. Speak each word clearly.
Choose bench
Child march
Cheese peach
Chair wretch
Charming research
Underline the letters representing
this sound in each of the following words.
(i) feature (ii) archery
(iii) picture (iv) reaching
(v) nature (vi) matches
(Vii) riches (viii ) batch
(ix) church
Ans. (i) feature, (ii) archery, (iii) picture, (iv) reaching, (v) nature, (vi) matches, (vii) riches, viii) batch, (ix) church
Poem 5
Trees
Working with the poem…
1. What are the games or human activities which
use trees, or in which trees also ‘participate’?
Ans: Trees are used in ‘hide and
seek’ to hide behind. They are used to have tea-parties under them. They
provide timber.
2. (i) “Trees are to make no
shade in winter.” What does this mean? (Contrast this line with the line
immediately before it.)
Ans: This means that people
do not need the shade of the trees in winter.
(ii) “Trees are for apples
to grow, or pears.” Do you agree that one purpose of a tree is to
have fruit on it? Or do you think this line is humorous?
Ans: Yes, we agree that one
purpose of a tree is to have fruit on it. This line is not humorous.
3. With the help of partner,
try to rewrite some lines in the poem, or add new ones of your
own as in the following examples.
Trees are for birds to build
nests in.
Trees are for people to sit
under.
Ans:
Trees are to swing swings
on.
Trees are to have tea
parties under.
Extra questions:-
1. Where do birds build
their nest?
Ans: Birds build their nest
on the trees.
2. Which game do the
children play?
Ans: The children play ‘Hide
and seek”.
3. In which season, do we
like shades of trees?
Ans: In summer season.
4. How is timber useful for
us?
Ans: We make furniture,
doors and windows from the timber.
5. When do the trees fall
their leaves?
Ans: In winter.
6. What do the trees give
us?
Ans: Trees give us fruits,
timber and shadow in summer.
7. Write the name of the
poet.
Ans: The name of the poet is
Shirley Bauer.