Balbharati solutions for English Yuvakbharati 12th Standard HSC Maharashtra State Board chapter 1 - The Cop and the Anthem [Latest edition]

Suppose you have gone to a place where the winter season is very severe, discuss with your partner the ways in which you would protect yourself in the cold climate.

When you see a cop approaching, you feel either ‘relieved’ or ‘scared’. Discuss with your partner the situations when you feel ‘relieved’ or ‘scared’.

Discuss some of the motivating things that can change a person’s life. One is given:

1. Listening to an inspiring speech

2. _________________________________

3. _________________________________

4. _________________________________

Discuss with your partner and find out the different ways in which Soapy tried to get arrested. The first one is given.

(a) Tried to enter a luxurious cafe

(b) _______________________________

(c) _______________________________

(d) ______________________________

Describe the atmosphere when Soapy reached near the Church.

(a) A soft light glowed through the violet-stained window.

(b) _____________________

(c) _____________________

(d) _____________________

(e) ______________________

Read the story and match the incidents given in Column ‘A’ with the consequences given in Column ‘B’:

Give reasons and complete the following:

Soapy had confidence in himself because ________.

Give reasons and complete the following:

The head waiter of the luxurious café did not allow Soapy to enter because _______.

Give reasons and complete the following:

Soapy took a stone because _______.

Give reasons and complete the following:

The cop did not arrest Soapy for breaking the glass window because _______.

Pick out the lines from the text which show that:

Soapy wants to enter the cafe for two reasons.

Pick out the lines from the text which show that:

Soapy was afraid that he won't be able to enter the prison.

Pick out the lines from the text which show that:

Soapy was not caught by the cop for throwing stones at the glass.

Pick out the lines from the text which show that:

Soapy actually did not want the umbrella.

Pick out the lines from the text which show that:

Listening to the anthem, Soapy remembered his good old days.

‘He would make a man of himself again’ – The word ‘man’ in the sentence means ___.

Soapy’s earlier life was much different from his present life. Complete the table to show this contrast. One is done for you.

After listening to the sweet and solemn organ notes, Soapy decides to:

(a) _________________________

(b) ________________________

Write an incident in which you did something wrong and repented for it later. Give reasons.

O’ Henry has used different words to indicate prison where Soapy wants to reach. Make a list of those words.

Find out the words used for the ‘degraded state of Soapy’.

The specific meaning of word ‘anthem’ in the content of the story is _______.

Convert the following sentence into negative without changing their meaning.

The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue.

Convert the following sentence into negative without changing their meaning.

Soapy drifted along twice unsuccessful.

Convert the following sentence into negative without changing their meaning.

Soapy stopped his unavailing racket.

Convert the following sentence into negative without changing their meaning.

The island seemed very far away.

Convert the following sentence into negative without changing their meaning.

The island seemed an unattainable Arcadia.

Convert the following sentence into affirmative without changing their meaning.

Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police.

Convert the following sentence into affirmative without changing their meaning.

Why don’t you call a cop?

Convert the following sentence into affirmative without changing their meaning.

On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions.

Convert the following sentence into affirmative without changing their meaning.

Noisy; but no harm.

Convert the following sentence into affirmative without changing their meaning.

They seemed to regard him as a King who could do no wrong.

‘Forgiveness is often better than punishment’. Write two paragraphs – one for and another against this notion.

You are the class representative and you have been asked by the Principal to conduct an interview of a cop. Frame 8-10 questions with the help of the following points, give introduction and conclusion.

• reasons for joining the department
• special training
• developing the skill to identify and locate criminals
• dealing with criminals
• achievements and awards.

Make a list of jobs which would give you an opportunity to help the society or serve the country. Also mention the different ways in which they can be beneficial to the people and also the country.

Go to your school/college library and read some other stories by O’Henry like, ‘The Gift of the Magi’, ‘The Last Leaf’ and ‘After Twenty years’. Write the stories in short in your notebook.