Balbharati solutions for English Integrated [English] Standard 7 Maharashtra State Board chapter 4.3 - The Red-Headed League [Latest edition]

Find samples of 'classified ads' from an English newspaper. Where will the advertisement given here be seen in the classifieds?

Find out what you have to do when you are told to 'apply in person'?

Find out how photographs were developed in those days.

Who do you think is smarter – Mr. Wilson or his assistant? Give reasons for your answer.

Why was Fleet Street full of red-headed people?

Who was well suited for the job?

Why did Mr. Wilson accept the job?

Would you like to do such a job? Why?

Why would anyone want to copy an encyclopedia? Think of two good reasons.

What would we do today, if we needed copies of text from a big book?

What is the difference between a dictionary and an encyclopedia? Find out.

Suggest a few words that may appear under ‘A’ after Archery in an encyclopedia.

What would you advise Mr. Wilson to do in the given situation?

Find and write the descriptions of different people given in this story.

Present Mr. Wilson’s story as it would be shown in a comic strip. Write what picture you will show in each frame along with the dialogues. Write the dialogue with the help of the story. Examples:

Form groups of five. Discuss how you can complete the rest of the story without referring to Part II of the story. 

Frame simple sentences - statements, questions, requests, orders, permissions, etc. using the modals listed below.

Tell the name of the young man who opened the door to Mr. Holmes.

What did Holmes want to see?

Guess where Mr. Merryweather took the others.

How did Mr. Merryweather come to know about the crime?

Why did Mr. Holmes think the criminals would act that night?

How did the criminals enter the cellar? 

Who were the two criminals?

Who tried to get away? Do you think he was able to escape? Why?

Explain the trick of the ‘Red-headed League’. How was it related to Mr. Wilson’s hair? 

Why did Holmes become suspicious? 

How did Holmes find out that the assistant was a criminal?

How did Holmes guess that he was digging a tunnel?

Put the following events in proper order. 

• Holmes and others go to the bank.
• Clay digs a tunnel.
• Ross closes the office of the 'Red-headed League'.
• Holmes catches the criminal Clay. 
• Clay and Ross enter the cellar to steal the gold.
• The bank received a lot of gold from the Bank of France.
• Holmes visits the area around Mr. Wilson’s shop.

From the passage, find adverbs that end with '-ly'. Find the adjective in each of the adverb. 

Discuss the following elements of a detective or mystery story. 

• a mystery 
• strange happenings
• a smart detective who investigates the happenings
• a crime/possibility of a crime 
• preventing the crime and catching the criminal.
• characteristics of the victim 
• characteristics of the criminal 
• characteristics of the detective

Use the elements to prepare outlines of detective stories using your imagination. Write a story using any one of the outlines.

Use the following outline to develop a story as a group activity. Then write the story individually.

Family returns home late at night ______ hear converstation between thieves from inside the locked house ______ family gets ready to counter ______ attack ______ father opens the door ______ all enter ______ no one is seen ______ but TV is on detective serial midway.

Start a collection of synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. Collect at least 50 each. Keep adding to your selection.