Man and Media എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല്‍ ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും

1. The media play a significant role in educating people. How do media help us in gaining knowledge? Prepare a paragraph.
Answer: Man uses different types of media, mainly radio, television, computer, newspaper etc. They have an important role in educating people. Television is a very important medium for educating people. To enhance the quality of education, lessons of science, mathematics, geography and other subjects are often telecast. Newspapers have an important role in giving information to people. Among the mass media newspapers that come first. They give us news of all kinds. The popularity of the internet, the World Wide Web and the e-mail has made the computer inevitable in the modern world. Through the media we can gain knowledge of all the things which we want to know.
2. The major events in a story are given in jumbled manner. Sequence the story and develop it into a paragraph using suitable linkers. You may also give a suitable title. The beginning and the ending of the story are given.
▶️ Once there lived three bulls.
▶️ A lion lay in ambush hoping to catch them.
▶️ He succeeded in separating them with clever speeches.

▶️ They always pastured together.
▶️ The bulls fed separately, and the lion attacked them without fear.
▶️ He was afraid to attack them while the bulls were together.
▶️ The lion feasted on them one by one, at his own leisure.
Answer: Once there lived three bulls. A lion laid in ambush hoping to catch them. But the bulls always pastured together. So the lion could not  attack the bulls. He was afraid to attack them while the bulls were together. So he decided to separate them. Through his clever speeches he succeeded in separating them. The bulls began to feed separately, and the lion attacked them without fear. He feasted on them one by one, at his own leisure.
3. ‘Polya’s husband was a terribly busy man and did not have the time to argue with his wife.’
Do you like the character Ivan? Here are a few qualities of Ivan. Prepare a character sketch of Ivan.  

Answer: Yes, I like the character  Ivan.
Polya’s husband was a simple peasant. But later he became a government official. He tried hard to make his wife a literate woman. But she was not ready to do it. He was a busy man. So he didn’t try to argue with his wife. But he was a very supportive and loving husband. His patience gave him success in his life and finally he became successful in his mission and his wife learned to read and write.
4. In the story ‘Polya’, Polya found a letter in Ivan’s jacket. She was illiterate and could not read the letter. She felt sorry. ‘Even though it is somebody else’s letter,’ she thought, ‘I have got to know what is in it. May be it will change my whole life. May be Ivan loves another woman. May be I will have to go back to the country and work as a peasant.’
The above paragraph reveals Polya’s character.
Prepare the character sketch of Polya. 
Answer: Polya was an innocent woman. Though she was illiterate, she was intelligent and sensible. That’s why she decided to learn to read and write instead of seeking help from others to know the content of the letter. She was clever and determined too. She told her husband that she was fed up with being an ignorant and so she wanted to be a literate. When she decided to learn, she learnt well.  
This shows her determination. She was very sensitive. We can know it from her response when she saw the letter addressed to her husband. She loved her husband very much. 
She became upset when she saw the letter and she cried bitterly. She was ambitious also. She wanted to know the content of the letter by reading it herself. So she took the effort to learn to read and write. In short, she was a good typical village wife.

Glimpses of Nature എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല്‍ ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും

1. Read the passage carefully. There are a few errors which are underlined. Edit the passage.
When I became the owner of a tiny piece of this earth, I feel (a) very happy. It was a two-acre plot with coconut palms and a (b) old house. In those days, the prize (c) of coconuts were (d) high. But then came the trespassers. They were the birds and a variety in (e) butterflies.  
  Answer:  
a) felt      b) an    c) price  d) was e) of
2. In the story, ‘The Rightful Inheritors of Earth’ Basheer’s wife and her cousin went to shoot the bats. Seeing the gun in the man’s hands, some of the villagers became anxious and went towards them. 
Write a possible conversation between a villager and the  cousin. Write at least five exchanges.
Villager : Excuse me. Who are you?
Cousin : ________________.
Answer:
Villager : Excuse me. Who are you?
Cousin : I am Mujeeb. She is my cousin.
Villager : Why are you here with this gun?
Cousin : We are going to kill these bats. They are making a lot of nuisance to us.
Villager : No. You can’t do it. We consider them as the souls of our ancestors.
Cousin : But, we have no other option.
Villager : If you shoot at the bats, we will kill you.
Cousin : Sorry. We can understand your feelings. We are leaving.

(Class 6 Unit 3) Glimpses of Nature എന്ന ഈ Unit- മായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍

▲ The Rightful Inheritors of the Earth (Short story)

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was a Malayalam fiction writer. He was a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. Basheer, was born in Thalayolaparambu. After beginning his education at the local Malayalam medium school, he was sent to the English medium school in Vaikom, five miles away. He resolved to join the fight for an independent India, leaving school to do so while he was in the fifth form. He is noted for his down-to-earth style of writing that made him popular in literary world as well as the common man. He is regarded as one of the most successful writers from India. Translations of his works into other languages have won him worldwide fame. His notable works include Balyakalasakhi, Shabdangal,Pathummayude Aadu, Mathilukal, Entuppuppakkoranendarnnu, Janmadinam and Anargha Nimisham. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982. He is fondly remembered as the Beypore Sultan.

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Somebody’s Mother - (Poem)

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Wee Willie Winkie - Nursery Rhyme

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The Baby Elephant - (Song)

The Baby Elephant, Elly The Elephant -Song

Seeds and Deeds എന്ന പാഠത്തിലെ കൂടുതല്‍ ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും

1. Read the passage from the story ‘Rosa Parks Sat Still’ and answer the questions that follow. 
On December 1, 1995, Rosa Parks refused to move - and this transformed a million lives. Rosa Parks had been working all day. Work had been heavier than usual. At the end of the day, there was only one thought in her mind. She wanted to sit down. But it was getting late, and everybody was going home.
Rosa walked to the bus stop and got on a bus. There were many vacant seats. She paid her fare and sat down in the nearest seat. The bus was nearly empty. Rosa felt grateful. Her feet were very tired. She really needed  a rest.
a. How did Rosa Parks transform a million lives?          
b. There was only one thought in her mind at the end of the day. What was that thought?          
c. Pick out the word from the passage which means ‘thankful’?         
d. Pick out a sentence from the first paragraph which contains an adjective.          
e. Read the following sentence.        
‘Rosa walked to the bus stop and got on a bus’. 
Replace the phrasal verb ‘got on’ with the suitable word from the brackets.
(entered, enter, entering)
Answers: 
a. Rosa Parks refused to move from her seat for the white passenger. Thus she broke the  rule. It was a fight for fairness and justice. Her action transformed a million lives.
b. Her only thought was to get a seat in the bus because she was very tired.
c. Grateful
d. Work had been heavier than usual.
e. entered
2. The following are some of the events from the story ‘Rosa Parks Sat Still’. They are jumbled up. Write a paragraph sequencing them in proper order.        
The bus driver got angry.
Rosa Parks wanted to sit down after the heavy work of the day.
She occupied a seat in the bus with the least thought of breaking any rule.
Rosa walked to the bus stop and got into a bus.
She refused to give up her seat to the white passenger.
Answer: 
Rosa Parks wanted to sit down after the heavy work of the day.
Rosa walked to the bus stop and got into a bus.
She occupied a seat in the bus with the least thought of breaking any rule.
She refused to give up her seat to the white passenger.
The bus driver got angry.
3. The boy in the story ‘The Light on the Hills’ is awarded the Best Painter Award for his painting. At the award function he delivers a speech on how his sister inspired him. Write the likely speech.   
(Hints: went to the field to paint - not satisfied - sister expressed her views - how to make people happy - sister passed away - sad - not confident enough to paint - strange power - painted masterpiece)
Answer:  Respected dignitaries on the dais, ladies and gentlemen,
I am standing here with great respect for my sister. I got this award because of my sister who is no more.
When I was a young boy I wanted to paint a picture and for that purpose I went to the field. My sister also came with me. She said comments on my picture. She said that if I drew a picture with hard work and dedication it would be a perfect one.
Now she is gone for ever. After her death I was not confident enough to draw pictures. But after a few years, a strange power came into my mind. Then I remembered  her words. And for her I painted this picture that is called my masterpiece. It was such a picture I wanted to paint when I was a young boy. The same picture gives me a chance to stand here for receiving this award. I dedicate this award to my departed sister.
May I conclude.
Thank you all.

Care for the Morrow എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല്‍ ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും

1. The Drama Club of your school has decided to conduct a drama festival in your school. The play ‘Listen to the Mountain’ will be staged at the inaugural function. Prepare a notice inviting the students and parents to the programme.

2. The people of the village in the play ‘Listen to the Mountain’, are worried about the construction of the five-star hotel which could destroy the Dharmagiri mountain, the river, the trees and the animals there. A local newspaper wants you to report the environmental hazards, the construction could cause. Prepare the likely news report.          

FIVE - STAR HOTEL ON DHARMAGIRI; 

VILLAGERS ARE WORRIED

Dharmagiri, August 8: The famous industrialist Mr. Dixit’s new project has been launched on Dharmagiri Mountain. It is a five-star hotel with all the modern facilities. It mainly focuses on tourists. It is estimated that about 300 rooms will be there and they expect a lot of tourists since it is in a beautiful place.

The villagers of Dharmagiri are so worried about the new construction. They argue that there is only one building in Dharmagiri. It is a 300-year-old temple. There is no need of a huge building like a five-star hotel in that place, they say. It is also said that the earth there could not hold a structure taller than thirty feet. The villagers are about to protest against the construction.

3. Prepare a profile of Khalil Gibran using the hints given below. Use appropriate linkers wherever necessary.

Born - January 6, 1883, Lebanon

Famous as - Lebanese American philosophical essayist, novelist, poet, artist

Early life - Immigrated with his parents to Boston, 1895.

Influences - Friedrich Nietzsche, William Blake

Themes - Love, death, nature, longing for the homeland

Principal works - The Madman (1918), The Forerunner (1920), The Prophet (1923), Sand and Foam (1926)

Death - April 10, 1931, New York, U.S.

Answer: Khalil Gibran was born on January 6, 1883 in Lebanon. He was a Labanese-American philosophical essayist, novelist, poet and artist. The young Gibran immigrated with his parents to Boston in 1895. He was influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche and William Blake. The themes of his works were, love, death, nature, longing for the homeland etc. His principal works are ‘The Madman’ (1918), ‘The Forerunner’ (1920), ‘The Prophet’ (1923) and ‘Sand and Foam’ (1926). He passed away on April 10, 1931 in New York, U.S.

4. Read the excerpt from the play ‘Listen to the Mountain’ and answer the questions that follow. Each question carries one score.
Suddenly there is a terrific rumble and roar, like rocks falling. It lasts for thirty seconds. Tremendous noise of horns blaring, voices screaming and shrieking.
Voices offstage : Landslide! Landslide! (Dixit and Sagar look around in panic, they stagger about, then run offstage.)
Narayan : (shouts) Let us get help! We must help the injured. Hurry! Hurry! 
(The injured are carried away on makeshift stretchers by children. Some hobble and limp. Slowly, the commotion dies and noise fades.)
Grandmother : (In a sad, slow voice to audience) Finally the mountain spoke loud enough for everyone to hear (pauses) For our village, it was a tragedy. Ten houses buried beneath the landslide. Eleven people killed, including two children... (wipes her eyes) I knew it all along. Nature always speaks if we care to listen...
a. How did the mountain respond, for everyone to hear?
b. ‘We must help the injured.’ What attitude of Narayan is revealed in this statement?
c. ‘Dixit and Sagar look around in panic, they stagger about, then run offstage.’ Choose the function of the word underlined from the options given.
(noun phrase, verb phrase, adverbial phrase)
d. ‘The injured are carried away on makeshift stretchers by children’. Write any other help the children might have given to the injured. (Write any one.)
e. Pick out the words that indicate the terrific sound of the landslide.
Answer:
a. The mountain responded with a  terrible landslide.
b. His helping mentality and concern towards his fellow-beings are revealed here.
c. verb phrase
d. They might have given water to the injured.
e. rumble, roar
5. The Grandmother in the play ‘Listen to the Mountain’ is desperate when she comes to know that Sagar is not ready to give up his decision to construct a hotel on the Dharmagiri. Many disturbing thoughts regarding the effects of this on the inhabitants of the village worries her. What would be her thoughts? Write in a paragraph. 
Answer: Dharmagiri, the place where I was born and brought up is going to get destroyed. I can hear the silent cries of nature, animals and birds. They are realising the fact that their land is about to be destroyed. Why can’t those people understand what the villagers said. Why don’t they think that native people can understand more about their land than others like architects and contractors do. It hurts me a lot. The destruction of Dharmagiri will not affect me since I am so old. But what about my children, grandchildren, great - grandchildren and the poor villagers? How will it affect them? I don’t have any idea. I hope nature herself will do something to save her.
6. The play, ‘Listen to the Mountain‘ highlights the need for preserving nature. Prepare a speech on the topic, ‘Care for Nature’ in the light of your reading of the play.         
Dear friends,
Today I am here to talk to you a few words about the subject ‘Care for Nature’. There is a famous quote of the Father of our Nation that ‘Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.’ Nowadays our deeds are so selfish that we are not at all aware of the problems that we are causing to our nature. It includes construction of huge buildings, filling of rivers and fields, deforestation, pollution etc. We are ignoring the fact that we are existing only because of the resources that our nature provides us. If we are destroying nature like this, our future generations will be in severe scarcity of the very essential things like pure air and water. So it is our responsibility to care for our nature and to save the resources that nature provides us. As children, we should be very careful about each and every activity of us, so that our deeds will not affect nature.
Let me hope that our deeds will not affect our nature negatively any more.
Thank you
7. The construction of the five-star hotel in the play ‘Listen to the Mountain’ led to a massive landslide and a lot of other environmental issues. A meeting was held at the Dharmagiri village to protest against the man-made threats to nature. Prepare the text of the speech to be delivered at the meeting.   
Dear friends,
I am so much worried while I am standing before you. As we all know, the efforts to construct a five-star hotel on Dharmagiri hills caused a landslide which took away the life of eleven people, including two children and the destruction of several houses. It was the first time that there occurred a landslide. And it is sure that it was nature’s reaction to the man-made threats to nature.
So, from today onwards we must be very careful about our actions which affect nature. We should not allow anybody to do harm to nature. We can’t protect the whole earth, but every village can protect their own space. It will result in the protection of the whole earth. Our protest and actions should be there against deforestation, land levelling, filling of rivers and fields, pollution etc. Severe actions should be taken against those who are causing problems that affect nature.
Let me hope our decisions will be carried out earnestly and our nature will not get affected by our actions any more.
Thank you
8. Read the following lines from ‘Song of the Rain’ and prepare a note of appreciation.
I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven
By the Gods. Nature then takes me, to adorn
Her fields and valleys.
I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the
Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of Dawn
To embellish the gardens.
When I cry, the hills laugh;
When I humble myself, the flowers rejoice;
When I bow, all things are elated.
Answer: 
‘Song of the Rain’ is a poem by Khalil  Gibran describing the heavenly beauty of the rain. The poem is written in the first person 
(I, me, my) and the rain itself is the speaker. The rain looks like dotted silver threads dropped from heaven. It describes its birth, it comes down to the earth and its departure much like the cycle of birth and death of living beings. The rain says, it rises from the heart of the sea and rises in the sky to form clouds. The clouds are overloaded with water. So it becomes painful to the clouds. Furthermore, the cloud wants to meet its lover, the field, lower down. So it rains from the clouds. The rainwater meets the field and makes it happy. At the same time, the cloud gets relief when it becomes light by releasing the water as rain. The rain gives happiness to everything on the earth - the trees, flowers and all. Thunder announces its arrival and rainbow announces its departure. Thus the rain is a messenger of love, mercy and blessing.
The poem is so realistic that the reader can see the rain as a person. He can visualise its birth and its meeting with the field as the messenger of the cloud.
The poet has made the poem attractive by the use of figures of speech - similes, metaphors and instances of personification
9. The children of Dharmagiri, led by the headmaster Mr. Narayan decide to stage a protest against the proposed construction in the village. One of the children addresses the villagers to explain the dangers of such ecologically insensitive development. Write the likely speech.         
Answer: 
Respected Headmaster, my dear friends,
We came to know that a five-star hotel is going to be constructed on the top of Dharmagiri. Do you think it will lead our village to development? Obviously it may bring development in many fields. But there are several things to be considered along with developments. The most important among them is this. It is nature that provides us with what we need. So when we are engaged in developmental activities, we have to be careful about not disturbing the balance in nature. The earth is not meant for the pleasures of humans only. It belongs to all the living beings on it like plants and animals.
Here, Dharmagiri which is the backbone of our village is selected by them for constructing a five-star hotel. If it happens so, the whole village will suffer and the plants and animals who live there will lose their shelters. It may cause imbalance in nature and pollution of our river.
So, it is our responsibility as well as our need to protect Dharmagiri from this problem. Let’s move together for that.
Thank you.
10. Read the given lines from ‘Song of the Rain’ and answer the questions that follow:     The  voice of thunder declares my arrival;
The rainbow announces my departure.
I am like earthly life, which begins at
The feet of the mad elements and ends
Under the upraised wings of death.
I emerge from the heart of the sea
Soar with the breeze. When I see a field in
Need, I descend and embrace the flowers and
The trees in a million little ways,
I touch gently at the windows with my
Soft fingers, and my announcement is a
Welcome song. All can hear, but only
The sensitive can understand.
a) ‘When I see a field in need...’ What is the ‘need’ referred to here?
b) Pick out an instance of personification from the above stanza?
c) How does the rain respond to the needs of the flowers and trees?
d) The announcement of the rain is compared to a welcome song. What does welcome song mean here?
(Choose from the options given.)
a) song of the nature
b) song which brings new life to earth.
c) song sung by a singer
d) song of the birds.
Answer: 
a) ‘The need’ that is referred to here is this-Whenever plants and animals on it  suffer greatly for want of water in dry weather. It is their need for water that is referred to here.
b) ‘I touch gently at the windows with my soft fingers’. In this line, rain is treated as a person.
c) Whenever the flowers and trees need water, the rain will come down from the clouds and help them.
d) Song which brings new life to earth.
11. Read the following conversation between Grandmother and Narayan.
Grandmother : What did the children have to say?
Narayan : They don’t want a hotel on Dharmagiri.
Now complete the following sentences.
Grandmother asked Narayan .....................
Narayan replied that ...............................
Answer: 
Grandmother asked Narayan what the children had to say.
Narayan replied that they didn’t want a hotel on Dharmagiri.
12.  Leonardo DiCaprio’s speech focuses on the increasing amount of carbon emissions and how they become a threat to the environment. Analyse the table given below that shows the rate of carbon dioxide emission in different countries and answer the questions that follow:

Sl. No.	Country	2011 Total Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emission (Million metric Tons)
1.	Japan	1180.2
2.	Russia	1788.14
3.	United States of America	5490.63
4.	India	1725.76
5.	China	8715.31
6.	Germany	748.49

a. Which country’s carbon dioxide emission is less than that of India but greater than that of Germany?
b. Which country has the second highest carbon dioxide emission?
c. CO2 emission of ................ is less than 1000 Metric tonnes.
d. Which, according to you, are the two countries that pose the greatest threat to the environment?
e. Which country is just below Russia in the rate of carbon dioxide emissions?
Answers:
a. Japan
b. United States of America
c. Germany
d. China and United States of America
e. India
13. Leonardo DiCaprio, the famous Hollywood actor, delivered a speech on climate change at the UN Climate Summit. He spoke on the measures we must adopt to prevent the collapse of our ecosystems. The actor’s speech was widely reported in the newspapers. Write the likely news report. 
Answer: 
‘Climate change is not hysteria- it’s a fact’- Leonardo DiCaprio
October 4, 2017: The famous American actor and film producer Leonardo DiCaprio delivered a speech about ‘development and its effects on environment’ at the UN Climate Summit. He gave focus on the idea that climate crisis is not an imaginary issue, but it is a reality. He pointed out several climatic issues such as droughts, the acidity of the oceans, emission of methane gas from the ocean floor, rise of temperature, melting of the ice-sheets etc. which would lead the earth to its destruction. All these were predicted by scientists, but they too had not expected them to happen so early, he said.
In order to have solutions for these climatic changes, which form the greatest threat to our security, he suggested some methods. They include control over the use of fossil fuels, stoppage of giving subsidy for coal, gas and oil companies etc. At the end, he requested everyone to take up the challenge to save the world.
It was a thought-provoking speech, which made everyone realise the importance of saving the earth from destruction.

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Lore of Values എന്ന എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല്‍ ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും

1.     Questions 1-4. Read the following lines from the poem ‘The Ballad of Father                    Gilligan’ and answer the questions that follow.

‘Mavrone, mavrone! The man has died

While I slept in the chair’.

He roused his horse out of its sleep

And rode with little care.

He rode now as he never rode,

By rocky lane and fen;

The sick man’s wife opened the door,

‘Father you come again!’

1. Who is the ‘I’ referred to?

2. Why does he ride with ‘little care’?

3. Pick out an instance of visual image from the poem.

4. What had happened while the father slept in the chair?

Answers:

1. Father Gilligan

2. He wanted to reach the man’s house as quickly as possible.

3. He rode now as he never rode

By rocky lane and fen

4. God felt pity for Father Gilligan and send an angel to the sickman’s house in the             place of Father Gilligan.

2. The young man is brought back to life by the timely intervention of the doctor, the sergeant and the landlady. They could not believe that the young man tried to commit suicide for a paltry sum.  Later the doctor and the sergeant had a conversation about it. Write the likely conversation.

Doctor : What a foolish boy is he? Spoil life for a tiny amount! I can’t believe.

Sergeant : I too. From his words I understand that his companionship spoiled him.

Doctor : Exactly. Anyway he is almost OK now. 

Sergeant : For my  part I will not report this incident.

Doctor : Thank you very much for your kindness. The landlady is very generous. We have to take care of him for some more days.

Sergeant : We have to win him with love.

Doctor : Yes.

3. There are some errors in the following passage. The errors are underlined. Edit             them.

A.J. Cronin was (a) travel from America to London. On the ship he met Mr. John (b) whom was a solicitor in London. Cronin (c) saves young John’s life 25 years ago. John had stolen some money from his office. Terrified of prosecution he had (d) himself shut up in his room and attempted suicide.

Answers: 

a) travelling

b) who

c) had saved

d) shut himself

4. Read the following conversation and complete the sentences choosing the suitable answer from the options given.

Sergeant : How much money did you steal?

Young lad : I took seven pounds and ten shillings.

i. The Sergeant asked the young lad _______

a. how much money had he steal.

b. how much money did he steal.

c. how much money he had stolen.

d. how much money had he stolen.

ii. The young lad replied that ___________

a. he took seven pounds and ten shillings

b. I took seven pounds and ten shillings.

c. he had taken seven pounds and ten shillings.

d. he has taken seven pounds and ten shillings.

Answers: 

i. c. how much money he had stolen.

ii. c. he had taken seven pounds and ten shillings.

5. Mr. John was honoured by the United States Department of justice for his dedicated service of over fifteen years in rehabilitating juvenile delinquents. The report appeared in the newspaper next day. Write the likely news report.

        Washington, DC

        15 September 2020

                                                Humanitarian Service 

                                                        Acknowledged

Mr. John S, a British citizen, was honoured by the US Department  of Justice for his in valuable service in rehabilitating juvenile delinquents in the country. Hundreds of maladjusted youths were saved by his service.

The president bestowed on him the medal of honour and praised his services.

Mr. John thanked the president and the country for acknowledging his services.

6. Mr. John’s life underwent a complete change after he was rescued from his suicide attempt. Prepare a narrative describing the incidents in Mr. John’s life.

(Hints: an orphan - looked after by his uncle - a victim of bad company - steals money from office shelf - tries to return the money - fails - suicide attempt - the landlady, the sergeant and the doctor help - becomes a charity worker)

Answer:  The narrator is describing the incident. When he saw Mr. John then, the latter was almost dead as the result of a suicide attempt. The narrator, being a doctor, saved his life. Mr. John had stolen a small sum of money from the office he had been working. The narrator gave him the money and asked him to put it back in the office. This incident touched the heart of Mr. John. He was transformed into a new individual. He is now a lawyer. Moreover he is now in the service of saving the adolescents who are victims of  bad living conditions. He is now leading a beautiful life, rendering very valuable service to humanity. So the narrator says that the money that he spent for saving the young man was the best investment he had ever made.

7. Citing instances from the story ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made,’ prepare a write-up on the topic ‘The True Virtues - Kindness and Compassion.’

Answer: Kindness and compassion are really two true virtues. When we read the story ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’ written by Dr. A.J. Cronin, we will realize the fact further. One of the characters in the story Mr. John had led a loose life in his youthful days. He was an orphan and his uncle found a job for him in the town. Soon he forgot his state and started running after pleasures of life beyond his means. To make money he gambled and even stole some amount from his office. Having lost everything, being disappointed and anguished and afraid of a possible prosecution for the theft, he finally resorted to a suicide attempt. The timely intervention and help of three kind-hearted people- the landlady of the lodge where he stayed, a police sergeant and Dr. Cronin - brought him back to a fresh life. He determined to change his life and made a fresh start. He submitted the rest of his life for charity work. The timely act of kindness and compassion of the three good people saved a young man and in return he lived for others serving the society with all the virtues of his mind.

8.  Mr. John in the story  ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’ was addicted to gambling and lost all his wealth. The doctor helped him to return to his life (when he tried to commit suicide). Imagine that he noted his feelings in his diary. Prepare the diary entry of  Mr. John.
8, August 2018
It was a terrible experience....! At that moment of despair, I tried to embrace death. Hope came in the form of a sergeant and the doctor. They saved my life. The landlady also helped me. I will never follow my dark and evil life. Just like the doctor, the sergeant and the landlady I will also try to change the lives of others.
9. Mr. John in ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’ feels grateful to the doctor for saving his life. He had given him a second chance in life. He writes a letter to the doctor thanking him for all that the doctor had done for him. Write the likely letter. 
Answer: 
John S
House No. 27
St. Thomas Bay
Geneva
Dear doctor, 
I am very much thankful to you for saving my life. Even after so many years I cannot forget what you had done. That was a terrible experience. At that moment of despair, I tried to embrace death. Hope came in the form of a sergeant and you. The landlady also helped me. I have already given up  my dark and evil life. When I look back, I realise that I was on the verge of death. You were the real God who appeared before me in human form at that time. You were the one who wished the most to see me successful in life. Thank God for sending such a good man like you to save me. Just like you, the sergeant and the landlady, I am also trying to change the lives of others.
With love,
John.
10. Mr. John in the story ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’ is victim of loose society of the streets. Prepare a brief character sketch of Mr. John.
Mr. John
Mr. John was in his 40s. He was short in build. He had fair complexion. His eyes were clear blue. He had no hair just behind his forehead. His dark suit, sober tie and rimless glasses showed that he was serious-minded and of a reserved disposition. Twenty-five years before, the narrator, being a doctor, saved Mr. John’s  life from a suicide attempt. Mr. John was then a young person living an indisciplined life. He was on the brim of ruin. Mr. John had stolen a small sum of money from the office he had been working. The narrator gave him the money and asked him to put it back in the office. This incident touched the heart of Mr. John. He transformed into a new individual. He got education and became a lawyer. Moreover he was now in the service of saving boys and girls who were victims of bad living conditions. 
11. Complete the word pyramid suitably.

Mother

___________

________________

The loving mother of my classmate

_____________________________________

Answer:

Mother

Loving mother

The loving mother

The loving mother of my classmate

The loving mother of my classmate whom I like most

12. Read the passage from ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’ and answer the questions that follow:
On the second day, out from New York, while making the round of the promenade deck, I suddenly became aware that one of the passengers was watching me closely, following me with his gaze every time I passed. I wanted to rest, to avoid the tedium of casual and importunate ship-board contacts. I gave no sign of having noticed the man. Yet there was nothing importunate about him. On the contrary, he seemed affected by a troubled, rather touching diffidence. He was in his early 40s, rather short in build, with a fair complexion and clear blue eyes. His thin hair had begun to recede from his forehead. His dark suit, sober tie and rimless spectacles gave evidence of a serious and reserved disposition. At this point the bugle sounded for dinner, and I went below.
a. Who is the ‘I’ referred to in this passage?
b. Where does the incident take place?
c. Pick out a word from the passage that means ‘boredom’.
d. Why did the narrator wish to take rest?
Answer: 
a. A. J. Cronin/author/narrator
b. On the deck of a ship
c. tedium
d. To avoid the tedium of casual and importunate ship-board contacts.
13. The story ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made’ tells us, how bad habits and bad companions destroy the life of an individual. Prepare a speech on the topic ‘Good friends build good character.’
Answer: Dear friends,
‘A friend in need is a friend indeed.’ If our friends are good, our life will change and they can lead us to build a good character. But if our friend is a bad one, he/she can lead us to a dark and evil life. It will be an indisciplined life.
In this fast moving life, attachments and care towards others are decreasing day by day. But it is very clear that friends can make a person’s life worthy or worthless. They can support us in our problems or can guide us properly if we are in trouble. But like everything in this world, friendship also has a negative side - a chance to mislead a person leading him to troubles. Because it is a fact that, in every man’s life, there is a period when they are deeply influenced by friends, either positively or negatively. But that influence has the power to make one’s life a success or a failure. It is clearly described in the story ‘The Best Investment I Ever Made.’ It is his bad friendship that leads him near to death. At the same time, the care and concern that others gave him, helped him to recover.
So, friends, Let’s be very careful and serious while we select our friends. Let’s hope all of us will have a bright future.
Thank you.
14. Prepare a profile of W.B. Yeats using the hints given below. Use appropriate linkers, wherever necessary.
Birth : June 13, 1865, Sandymount, Republic of Ireland
Spouse         : Georgiana Hyde Lees
Renowned as : Poet, dramatist, senator, founder of Abbey Theatre
Major works : Celtic Twilight, The Tower, A Vision
Key traits : Symbolism, allusive imagery
Awards         : Nobel Prize in Literature, December, 1923
Death         : January 28, 1939
Answer: W. B. Yeats
William Butler Yeats was born on June 13, 1865 in Sandymount, Republic of Ireland. His wife was Georgiana Hyde Lees. Yeats was a renowned poet and dramatist. He was also famous as a senator and the founder of the Abbey Theatre. His major works are ‘Celtic Twilight’, ‘The Tower’, ‘A Vision’ etc. Symbolism and allusive imagery are the main characteristics of his writing style. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in December 1923. Yeats passed away on January 28, 1939.
15. Read the following lines from the poem ‘The Ballad of Father Gilligan’ and write an appreciation focusing on the theme, imagery and other poetic devices.
‘And is the poor man dead?’ he cried
‘He died an hour ago.’
The old priest Peter Gilligan
In grief swayed to and fro.
‘When you were gone, he turned and died,
As merry as a bird.’
The old priest Peter Gilligan
He knelt him at that word.
‘He Who hath made the night of stars
For souls who tire and bleed,
Sent one of this great angels down,
To help me in my need.
‘He Who is wrapped in purple robes,
With planets in His care
Had pity on the least of things
Asleep upon a chair.’
Answer: These lines are part of the poem ‘The Ballad of Father Gilligan’ which is a perfect ballad by W.B. Yeats in every sense. This poem tells the story of an old priest, Father Gilligan. Half of his people in the parish were either in sick-bed or already dead due to an epidemic. Day and night Father Gilligan was in service of them and he was very tired and weak. He could not attend one sick-man’s last moments, as he fell asleep in his chair. Realizing that he had failed to do his duty, the next morning in great grief Father Gilligan rode on his horse to the man’s house. When he reached there, his wife told the priest that her husband had already died and she asked him why he came again. From her question Father  Gilligan understood that in his absence God had sent an angel to perform his duties. He knelt and cried in repentance and thanked God for His mercy. 
The rhyme scheme of the poem is abcb. The images of a powerful but merciful God and a pious priest can be visualized  from these lines. Repeating the line ‘The old priest Peter Gilligan’ and the words ‘priest’ and ‘Peter’, the poetic devices ‘refrain’ and ‘alliteration’ are used respectively. The line ‘As merry as a bird’ is an example of ‘simile’. The theme of the poem is made up of God’s mercy and the priest’s pity and piety.
16. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct phrasal verbs from the box.
[put up with, came across, put forward, turned away, put across]
While Doctor Cronin was walking on the deck he..........(a)...... a young man. The man wanted to .......(b)..... something to Cronin. Usually the doctor doesn’t ......(c)......... ship-board contacts. So he deliberately .....(d)...... from the young man.
Answer: 
a) came across b)  put across
c) put up with d)  turned away
17. Read the following lines from the poem ‘The Ballad of Father Gilligan’ and prepare a note of appreciation.
‘Mavrone, mavrone! The man has died
While I slept in the chair’;
He roused his horse out of its sleep
And rode with little care.
He rode now as he never rode,
By rocky lane and fen;
The sick man’s wife opened the door,
‘Father! you come again!’
‘And is the poor man dead?’ he cried
‘He died an hour ago.’
The old priest Peter Gilligan
In grief swayed to and fro.
Answer:  The celebrated ballad ‘The Ballad of Father Gilligan’ was written by the famous Irish poet William Butler Yeats. In this poem we can see a priest named Gilligan who was tired of continuous service night and day. The poet narrates an incident that saved father Gilligan from damnation.
Father Gilligan, an old priest, who was sad because all his parishioners were under the  threat of an epidemic. One evening a man  came to the priest and informed that his friend was dying. Father told him that he would visit him soon. But he fell asleep. Next morning father woke from his sleep. He rode to the dead man’s house. Repentance came to father for not performing his duty. The dead man’s wife told him that her husband died as merry as a bird after the father had gone. On hearing that, father Gilligan understood that God had sent one of his angels to perform his duty and saved him from damnation. Father knelt and prayed to God for being kind and merciful to him.
The ballad is rich in various sensuous images. The figures of speech used by the poet are excellent. A series of rhyming words enrich the poem. The poem follows the rhyme scheme abcb.
This is absolutely a fabulous ballad. It is an eye - opener for those who do not believe in God. The wonderful tune of the ballad makes reading interesting.

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Mark Twain Quotes

▲ “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt”.
▲ Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
▲ The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
▲ You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
▲ Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

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