Comprehensive check…
1. What did Nishad
give to Mr. Nath? Why?
Ans: Nishad gave a bar
of chocolate to Mr. Nath. He did so because Mr. Nath was starving.
2. What is “strange” about Mr. Nath’s Sundays?
Ans: The
strange thing was that on Sundays a friend of Mr. Nath visited him for a lunch.
3. Why
did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?
Ans: There
was a heavy rain. It flooded the streets with water. No traffic could move
through roads. So there was a holiday.
Working with the
text…
1. What
does Nishad find out about Mr. Nath from Ramesh? Arrange the information
as suggested below-
·
What he eats
·
When he eats
·
What he drinks and when
·
How he pays
Ans:
· Ramesh tells Nishad that Mr.
Nath eats two chapattis, some dal and a vegetable.
· Ramesh tells Nishad that Mr. Nath
takes his meal twice a day every morning and evening.
· Ramesh tells Nishad that Mr. Nath
drinks two cups of tea daily, one cup in the morning and one in the afternoon.
· Ramesh tells Nishad that Mr. Nath
always pays in cash.
2. Why does Maya think Mr. Nath is a crook? What
does she say the Sunday visitor is?
Ans: Maya thinks that Mr. Nath is a crook because
he is mad, strange and unfriendly. He does not talk to anyone and is mannerless.
Maya says that the Sunday’s visitor must be Mr. Nath’s partner in crime.
3. Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr. Nath?
How does he feel about him?
Ans: No, Nishad does not
agree with Maya. He thinks that Mr. Nath is an ordinary person.
WORKING WITH
LANGUAGE… (PAGE No. 93)
1. The word 'tip'
has only three letters but many meanings. Match the word below.
(i) Finger
tips -
be about to say something
(ii) the tip of
your nose - make the boat overturn
(iii) tip the water out of the bucket - the
end of one’s fingers
(iv) have something
on the tip of your tongue - give a rupee to him, to thank him
(v) tip the boat
over - empty
a bucket by tilting it
(vi) tip him a
rupee - he
pointed end of your nose
(vii) the tip the
bat - if you take this advice
(viii) the police
were tipped off -
the bat lightly touched
(ix) if you take my
tip
- the end of the bat
(x) the bat tipped
the ball - the police were told, or warned
Ans: (i) Finger tips - the ends of one's fingers
(ii) the tip of
your nose - the
pointed end of your nose
(iii) tip the water out of the bucket - empty
a bucket by tilting it
(iv) have something
on the tip of your tongue - be about to say something
(v) tip the boat
over - make
the boat overturn
(vi) tip him a
rupee - give a rupee to him
(vii) the tip the
bat - the end of the bat
(viii) the police
were tipped off - the police were told or warned
(ix) if you take my
tip - you take this advice
(x) the bat tipped
the ball - the bat lightly touched the ball
2. The words helper,
companion, partner and accomplice have very similar meanings, but
each is typically used in certain phrases. Can you fill in the blanks below
with the most commonly words! A dictionary may help you.
(i) business
----------------
(ii) my
------------on journey
(iii) I’m mother’s
little -------------
(iv) a faithful
--------- such as a dog
(v) the thief’s
--------------
(vi) find a good
------------
(vii) tennis /
golf/ bridge -------
(viii) his --------
in his criminal activities.
Ans:
i) partner (ii) companion
(iii) helper (iv) companion
(v) accomplice (vi) companion
(vii) partner (viii) accomplice
3. Now let us look
at the uses of the word break. Match the word with its meanings below.
Try to find at least three other ways in which to use the word.
(i)The storm broke - could
not speak was too sad to speak
(ii) Daybreak - this kind of weather ended
(iii) His voice is
beginning to break - it began or
burst into activity
(iv) Her voice
broke and she cried - the
beginning of daylight
(v) The heat wave
broke - changing
as he grows up
(vi) broke the bad
news - end it
by making the workers submit
(vii) break a
strike
- gently told someone the bad news
(viii) find your
own expression -
give its meaning
Ans :
(i) The storm broke - it began or burst into activity
(ii) daybreak - the beginning of daylight
(iii) His voice is
beginning to break - changing as
he grows up
(iv) Her voice
broke and she cried - could not
speak, was too sad to speak
(v) The heat wave
broke - this
kind of weather ended
(vi) broke the bad
news - gently
told someone the bad news
(vii) break a
strike - end it by
making the workers submit
(viii) break a leg -
good luck for the show
Poem 6
Mystery Of The Taking Fan
Working with the poem...
1. Fans don’t talk, but is possible to imagine
that they do. What is it, then, that sound
like the fan’s chatter?
Ans: It is the fan’s motor that sounds like the
fan’s chatter.
2. Complete the following sentences.
(i) The chatter is
electrical because……….
(ii) IT is mysterious
because………
Ans: (i) The chatter is
electrical because the fan is electrical.
(ii) It is mysterious
because the poet was unable to understand what the fan might have been saying.
3. What do you think the electric fan was
demanding?
Ans: The electric fan was demanding that it needs
to be oiled
4. How does an electric fan manage to throw so
much air when is switched on?
Ans: When a fan is switched on, its motor rotates
the blades. The blades gather the air and throw it down.
5. Is there a ‘talking fan’ in your house? Create
a dialogue between the fan and a mechanic.
Ans: No, there is no talking fan in my house.
Dialogues:
Fan: There is some problem in my motor.
Mechanic: What is it?
Fan: It sounds when it rotates.
Mechanic: It needs oiling.
Fan: then do it.