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How is humour employed to comment on the pains that the author took to get his watch set right.
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Comment on the relationship shared by Mammachi and Pappachi.
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'The author's treatment of the subject matter makes the readers identify themselves with the experience.' Comment on the statement.
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How does Mammachi stand out as an independent resilient woman in the text?
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Identify some of the improbable images the author has used to effect greater humour.
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Why does John Ipe consider retirement to be a dishonour?
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What was the underlying reason for John Ipe's disgust with the world?
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Chako's firmness in dealing with the irrational behaviour of his father.
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The contrast between the outward elegance of a person and his private behaviour.
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Approval from the outside world and approval within the family.
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How does the author succeed in raising crucial social issues not through open criticism but through subtle suggestion?
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Within a few pages, the author has packed the important events in the lives of John Ipe and his wife. Discuss how conciseness and economy of expression can achieve an effective portrayal of entire lives.
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Identify instances of ironical comment in the story.
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Make a list of the expressions that imbue the watch with human attributes.
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Entomologist and lepidopterists are mentioned in the text and you must have guessed the meanings of these words or found them out in the dictionary.
Now match the kinds of scientists given with the work they do:
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A |
B |
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ornithologist |
study of the skin |
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gerontologist |
study of cells |
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ergonomist |
study of birds |
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dermatologist |
study of old age |
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cytologist |
study of the design of equipment |
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A short report announcing the death of a person in a newspaper is called an 'obituary'. Where would you find the following
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a citation |
an epitaph |
a glossary |
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an abstract |
a postscript |
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Why does Russell call the three passions 'simple'?
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Why has he compared the three passions to great winds?
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How does Russell's definition of knowledge differ from what is commonly understood by the term?
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Guess what these words and phrases mean from the context
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LSE |
Grundig reel-to-reel |
hollered |
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heralded |
clamorous |
stucco |
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forsythia bushes |
ruffles |
chapped |
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foyer |
mortified |
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