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Read the Following Extract and Answer the Questions that Follow by Choosing the Correct Options. Monseigneur, the Bishop is a ... A-hem!

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Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow by choosing the
correct options.

Monseigneur, the Bishop is a ... a-hem!


(a) Why does Persome not complete the sentence?
(i) she used to stammer while speaking.
(ii) she was about to praise the Bishop.
(iii) she did not wish to criticise the Bishop in front of Marie.
(iv) she had a habit of passing such remarks.


(b) Why is she angry with the Bishop?
(i) the Bishop has sold the salt-cellars.
(ii) the Bishop has gone to visit Mere Gringoire.
(iii) he showed extra concern for Marie.
(iv) she disliked the Bishop.

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(a)  She did not wish to criticise the Bishop in front of Marie.

(b)  The Bishop has sold her salt cellars.

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अध्याय 3.2: The Bishop's Candlesticks - Exercise [पृष्ठ १२४]

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सीबीएसई English Literature Reader [English] Class 9
अध्याय 3.2 The Bishop's Candlesticks
Exercise | Q 7.1 | पृष्ठ १२४

संबंधित प्रश्न

a) This is the other word for trembling
(b) This is used for smile
(c) You call a person this if he/she has pale gold coloured hair.
(d) This is a quality which relates to high energy and noise

(e) This is related to dancing or moving in a way that involves shaking your hips and shoulders
(f) This is to express a tendency to show violent and wild behaviour often causing damage
(g) We use it for a condition which is serious, uncertain and dangerous
(h) This is a state in which one is forced to stay in a closed space
(i) This is a medical condition involving bleeding in the brain
(j) It is a loud, deep shout to show anger.
(k) This is a condition when the rope or leash is stretched tightly


At first, Private Quelch was a hero in the eyes of his fellow soldiers. Support this observation with suitable examples from the story in about 100 words.


Answer the following question briefly.

 How did John’s first meeting with Jessie’s father go? What did the author tell him?


Irony refers to the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of their literal meaning. Working in pairs bring out the irony in the following:
(a) The title of the story, “The Best Seller”.
(b) Pescud’s claim, “When people in real life marry, they generally hunt up somebody in their own station. A fellow usually picks out a girl who went to the same high school and belonged to the same singing-society that he did.”
(c) The name Trevelyan.


The brook appears to be a symbol for life. Pick out examples of parallelism
between life and the brook from the poem.


On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following question
by ticking the correct choice.

The title 'Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth' expresses __________.


Complete the following paragraph about the theme of the play using the clues given in the box below. Remember that there are more clues given than required.
sell,        buying,              house,                enthusiastic,               comes,             200 thousand francs, taking,        favour,               get,                     sleeps,                        money,            300 thousand francs, unhappy,    in-laws,              walks in              strikes,                         keep 

Juliette, the owner of a Villa wants to ____________ it as she is in need of _____________. Moreover, she is not in _____________ of the house. Jeanne and Gaston, a couple visit her with the aim of _____________ the Villa. While Jeanne is __________ about buying, Gaston detests the idea as he does not want his
___________ in that house. Also, he finds the asking price of ____________ to be expensive. When Jeanne and Juliette go around the house, another customer ____________and starts talking to Gaston ___________him to be Juliette's husband. Gaston ____________ a deal with the customer by which he is able to give ____________ to the owner and _______________ one thousand francs for himself.


Imagine that a Social Worker comes to the abandoned farmhouse to find out what may have happened to the family. She makes the following observations in her note-pad 

Clues Conclusions
empty house  Have they left? Where could they have gone to? 
boulders in the field , leaky barn The owner might not have been a farmer. 
 sealed jars in the cellar  A woman lived there - family short of money left in a hurry 
toys scattered in the yard Something went wrong????? 

On the basis of these notes, the Social Worker presents the facts as she sees them to her Head of Department. Unfortunately, she spills ink on her report. Complete her report. 

When I reached the farmhouse , I saw that the house was empty , which ........ I wondered where they might have gone . .................. the owner was not a farmer , because of the boulders in the field and the leaky barn .............. the family was poor , because I saw several sealed jars in the cellar . Also ............ a woman lived there .  It was obvious she had left in a hurry . what was most touching was that the toys were scattered in the yard . 


Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct options.
But the sign has been hanging on the gate for over a month now and I am beginning to
be afraid that the day I bought it was when I was the real fool.

a) Why is Juliette disappointed?
(i) she is unable to get a role of cook in the films.
(ii) her maid is leaving as she has got a role in the films.
(iii) she is unable to find a suitable buyer for her villa.
(iv) Gaston is offering a very low price for the villa.


b) Why does she call herself a fool?
(i) she has decided to sell her villa.
(ii) there are no buyers for the villa.
(iii) she had bought the villa for more than it was worth.
(iv) the villa was too close to the film studios.


Read the following extracts and answer the question that follow by choosing the correct options.

'But your parents would take possession of it, every year from the beginning of spring
until the end of September. What's more they would bring the whole tribe of your sister's
children with them.'

(a) What does Gaston mean by 'take possession'?
(i) her parents would stay with them for a long time.
(ii) Juliette's sister has many children.
(iii) Gaston does not like children.
(iv) Juliette's sister's children are badly behaved.


Complete the following paragraph with suitable words/ phrases highlighting the
theme of the play. You can do it in pairs.

The play deals with a _________ and _________ Bishop who is always ready to lend a
__________ hand to anyone in distress. A __________ breaks into the Bishop's house
and is __________and warmed. The benevolence of the Bishop somewhat
_____________ the convict, but, when he sees the silver candlesticks, he
________them, and runs away. However, he is __________ and brought back. He
expects to go back to jail, but the Bishop informs the police they are a ___________.
The convict is_________by this kindness of the Bishop and before he leaves he seeks
the priest's blessing.


Answer the following question briefly.

Do you think the Bishop was right in selling the salt-cellars? Why/ Why not?


Now that you have seen some techniques for creating vivid images with language, try to compose a poem or write a short descriptive paragraph using similes and colourful expressions. Work in pairs if you prefer. Then read it out to the class. 
Choose one of these themes: waves, stars and moon, rocks, sunset or sunrise. 
Consider the following for your chosen theme: 
• What does it look like? 
• What does it feel like? 
• What does it sound like? 
• How does it move? 
• Where do we see it? 
• When do we see it? 


Edit the following letter by choosing the appropriate word for each underlined word from the given options.

Hill Mount School
Bilaspur


20 February 20xx


The Principal
National Public School
Bilaspur
Madam
Our school (a) conducted a cultural fiesta on the 26th of this month. The events
for competition (b) includes music, dance and skit. Each school (c) are
requested to send not more than fifteen participants. We would appreciate if
the students of your prestigious institution (d) are participating in the
competition and make our show a grand success. Attractive prizes will be
awarded to the winners.
Thank you very much
Yours sincerely
Gayathri Sundaram
Principal


Study the following sentences. Select the one underlined word which is incorrect. Write the incorrect answer in the boxes provided. One has been done as an example.

e.g. The National Gallery of Art at Washington D.C., is one of the world’s greatest museums.

at

(a) Millions of people had entered its doors to see the paintings by some of the world’s finest artists

 

(b) But if, those priceless masterpieces are to be preserved, the gallery must protected them carefully.

 

(c) The 150 guards have successively prevented damage and theft.

 

(d) But, protecting the paintings from nature was a greater problem.

 

Future passive
Promises Galore!
Your class will be divided into two groups. One member of each group is contesting an election representing his/her party. The two parties are United Students’ Front and United Youth Power. The group writes the election manifesto stating changes that will be brought about in schools and colleges if their candidate is selected.
Begin like this:
If I am elected, the following changes will be implemented with immediate effect.

1. Participation in any one of the sports activities will be made compulsory.
__________________________________________
The candidates will read out their manifesto to the whole class.

Based on the information on your completed scorecard, write a short report for the Danapur local newspaper about the Annual Athletic Meet of the school. Remember 'CODER'. Some further advice ... 

• Give an interesting heading 
• By line (who has written the report) 
• Answer the 'WH' questions - Who? Why? When? Where? 
• Overall result 
• Aim of the Meet 


Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

(a) The magician made the girl disappear ___________ my own eyes.
(b) He climbed _________ the ladder.
(c) There is a super market _____ our house.
(d) The train was late _________ 3 hrs.


Either in groups or individually, make a power-point presentation on either of the two games. Incorporate points from the table above and any other interesting information I detail. 


Prepositions of Location
Picture Dictation
Work in pairs - Student A and Student B. Student A only (picture given below) - . Keep the picture secret from Student B. Describe exactly what you see to Student B, who must draw the picture from the information given. At the end, compare the two pictures. Draw your picture in the box below.

 

e.g.
In the middle there’s a small house. Behind the house there are two hills. Several birds are flying over the house…


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