हिंदी
तमिलनाडु बोर्ड ऑफ सेकेंडरी एज्युकेशनएचएससी विज्ञान कक्षा १२

What happened to Max finally? - English

Advertisements
Advertisements

प्रश्न

What happened to Max finally?

एक पंक्ति में उत्तर
Advertisements

उत्तर

Max foolishly, believing in the presence of a balcony, jumped from the 6th floor to his sure death.

shaalaa.com
Supplementary (Class 12th)
  क्या इस प्रश्न या उत्तर में कोई त्रुटि है?
अध्याय 4.3: The Midnight Visitor - Exercise [पृष्ठ १३८]

APPEARS IN

सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
अध्याय 4.3 The Midnight Visitor
Exercise | Q 1. i) | पृष्ठ १३८

संबंधित प्रश्न

Why did Aksionov give up sending petitions?


How did Aksionov react when his wife suspected him?


Using the mind map given below, write a brief summary of the story in your own words.


Why was Pi not afraid of the hyena?


What saved Pi’s life?


How did Pi reunite with this family?


How did Pi feel after drinking water?


Sequence the following incidents logically to write the summary of the story ‘Life of Pi’.

  • As he looked around, he was shocked to find Richard Parker on board. 
  • His search for water took him dangerously close to Richard Parker but nothing could stop him – neither Richard Parker nor the hyena.
  • Pi left Richard Parker in a jungle and reunited with his family. 
  • Pi came back to life and his senses after drinking the elixir of life. 
  • He understood that it was Richard Parker who helped him survive for 227 days.
  • He was pinned by weakness having had no food, water, or even sleep for nearly three days. 
  • Strangely his thirst overpowered his fear of Richard Parker and he went about exploring for freshwater. 
  • A little later, he succeeded in his search, when he found stacks of cans of drinking water. 
  • Pi was stranded in the Pacific on a lifeboat. 
  • Then, he realized that Parker who scared him earlier brought him peace, purpose, and wholeness.

Rearrange the following sentences in a meaningful sequence and write the summary of the play.

a) Baldwin who returned home after meeting Gresham, informed his family that Gresham had offered a hundred thousand, if he would utter the words ‘I don’t remember’ in court, during the trial.
b) The family members tried to justify Gresham’s act and enticed Baldwin into accepting the money.
c) Thus ‘The Hour of Truth’ had dawned relieving Baldwin of the heavy burden and guilt.
d) Baldwin was an honest and upright man, working under John Gresham, in a bank.
e) To save Baldwin, Mr. Marshall, President of the Third National, visited him and informed him that Gresham had confessed his crime, in order to free him from betraying his trusted friend and testifying painfully against him.
f) Gresham and Baldwin had been thick friends for over 30 years and Baldwin had even named his son after Gresham.
g) Baldwin felt disgusted with himself and the attitude of his family members.
h) Gresham had been arrested for misappropriation of money at the bank and Baldwin was to testify against him.
i) Mr. Marshall also offered Baldwin a job in his Bank, to reward him for his honesty and integrity.
j) The family members who were initially against Gresham, changed their mind on hearing the huge sum offered by him.

Why did Baldwin meet Gresham?


Explain the significance of the words ‘I don’t remember’.


Why does John turn wild on hearing that Gresham had offered his father money?


Based on your understanding of the play, complete the Graphic Organiser given below.


Is Baldwin really honest or does he maintain his honesty fearing criticism? Why do you say so?


What was Ausable waiting for?


Sketch the character of Ausable.


Name a few things that make the earth a unique planet.


Why did the children lock Margot in a closet?


Margot could recall what the sun looked like while the other children could not. Why?


How did Margot describe the sun to others?


Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

The scientists______ that the Sun would come out on Venus that day after seven years.


Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

The children ______Margot as she ______the Sun.


Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

William and other children have bullied her and ______her in a closet.


Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

The children are _______ of Margot and ______the door and let her out.


How did Lord Weston describe himself?


How did Lord Weston ‘defuse’ the ‘infernal machine’?


Bring out the irony in the message “Remember Caesar”


Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×