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‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends.

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‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends.

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Mouse knows the capacity of the cat to pounce on him and make a meal of him in just records. The mouse could dare to laugh at the cat when the scope of escape into the hole is bright.

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पाठ 4.2: Macavity - The Mystery Cat - Exercises [पृष्ठ १३१]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
पाठ 4.2 Macavity - The Mystery Cat
Exercises | Q H. b. | पृष्ठ १३१

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Form groups and use the following topic for discussion. Take the help of your college library and your teacher.

Freedom of speech


When are folk dances and folk music usually performed?


Work in groups of 4-6. Choose one folk art form, that is rarely or no longer performed.

Find out the reasons for this and suggest practical solutions/steps that can be taken to prevent this. After discussion and research, conduct a talk show in the class on the topic FOLK ARTS - A REVIVAL. The following inputs will help you.

Each group will consist of the following members.

1. The host
2. A folk artist
3. A representative from an NGO engaged in reviving some of the dying folk arts.
4. A student
5. A citizen from the city.

NOTE: Your teacher will distribute role cards with cues to each member of the group to help you play your roles.


Figures of Speech

There is alliteration in the line: And I sunned it with smiles. The sound /s/ is repeated in the words ‘sunned’ and ‘smiles’. Pick out at least two instances of alliteration from the poem.

The cunning spider was waiting for a chance to pull the fly into its web and it used all the possible ways to trap her. Have you ever been trapped by flattery to do something you did not want to do? Discuss in pairs and share your experience in the class.


On the first day of school ______.


Prepare a welcome address on the occasion of Republic day celebration.


Read the story. Divide yourselves into groups of four. Discuss what little Sarah wants to talk about. Take roles and enact the story.


Do you have art / craft session in your school?


Imagine that you are going to interview one of the survivors of the Pan Am Hijack. Discuss with your partner and write down the conversation. Then one of you play the role of the interviewer and other the survivor. You can use the sample questions given below.

  1. Do you have any information regarding the suspects of the hijack?
  2. Which countries did the hijackers belong?
  3. What are the details of the hijacked flight?
  4. How many passengers were aboard? 
  5. What happened in the last few minutes of the hijack drama?
  6. Do you have information regarding the victims?
  7. Was there any recorded communication to/from the plane during the hijacking?
  8. How many terrorists were there?
  9. How did you feel when you were in the flight?
  10. Can you recall Neerja’s role in safeguarding the passengers?

Answer the following

Identify the rhyme scheme of the given short poem.

My dog likes bones,
He eats them up,
He’s very sweet,
He’s just a pup.


Change the following into Indirect Speech.

“Sit down, boys,” said the teacher.


Change the following into Indirect Speech.

He said to me, “Wait until I come.”


Imagine a world with no books, but only e-books. How would you find such a world? Deliver a two-minute talk.


See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation.


In your family, what activities are done individually and as a group?

My mother decides  
My father decides   
I decide  
We decide  

Some letter are missing in each word.

tr __ __ s


Some letter are missing in each word.

pl ______ se


Some letter are missing in each word.

t ______ se


Describe some of the sounds you hear at night.


What is the word that starts with t , rhymes with ‘cease’, and means to playfully make fun of ?


Did you hear what your tongue did?


What is the script for children who cannot see called?


How do you think you can help children who cannot see?


Do you like reading story books?


Compose your own limericks on an elephant, a peacock and a butterfly. Read it out to your class.


Given below are a few proverb. Prepare a short speech of two minutes on one of the proverb.

Nothing is impossible.


Now, write a set of 8 to 10 instruction for the following situation.

A doctor instructing a patient regarding a healthy diet and proper care after a surgery.


Conduct a debate for and against the motion.“Mobile phone - a big boon”


Ray Bradbury’s “All Summer in a Day” is a piece of science fiction. Discuss plots of similar stories with your partner and share your ideas with the class.


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