ENGLISH YUVAKBHARATI

SOLUTION : PRACTICE ACTIVITY SHEET – 3

SECTION – I
Q. 1. (A)

A1.
We travel

(1) initially to (2) next, to (3) to open (4) to learn

lose find our hearts more about
ourselves ourselves and eyes the world.

A2. Tourist Traveller

(1) A tourist is someone who does not (1) A traveller is someone who leaves his/
leave his/her assumptions at home. her assumptions at home.
(2) 
He/She complains, “Nothing here is (2) He/She grumbles, “Everything here is
the way it is at home”. the same as it is in Cairo – or Cuzco or
Kathmandu.”
(3) He/She lacks the vision to notice the (3) He/She wishes to experience different
new and different things. things.

A3. Travel helps us to have a better balance of wisdom and compassion, of seeing the

world clearly and truly. Travail means agony, or hard toil, which we may have to go

through while travelling.

A4. Model Answer : I like to travel but I have not had much opportunity yet. I love seeing

new places and meeting new people. I would love to travel to the North-Eastern states

of our country. I would also like to go to remote islands. As a nature lover, I want to

visit places with high mountains, clear lakes and green pastures.

A5. (1) (c) George Santayana best described the beauty of this process.

(2) Yet for me the first great joy of travelling is simply the luxury of leaving all my

belief and certainties at home – Simple Sentence

A6. (1) cultures that are rich in ways different from ours.

(2) crooked angle (crooked – Past Participle)

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Q. 1. (B)
B1.   (i) (b) The rise of rural tourism is creating unprecedented opportunities for
development in a sector having incredible potential.
 (ii) (d) Isn’t disability a state of mind?
(iii) (a) Very few tourist destinations in the world are as exciting as India today.
B2. She is taller than all her brothers.

Q. 2. (A)
A1. To hold a conversation with Kim is difficult because his mind shifted quickly from one
topic to another and he needed somebody’s help to steer him back to the original topic.
A2. (b) Though physically challenged, Kim possessed unusual abilities.
(d) He could flawlessly give the details of any information he knew, which amazed the
scientists.
(a) He had a photographic memory.
(c) At the time of his birth his head had some abnormalities.
A3. Two difficulties Kim would have to face in his life :
(1) Communicating with people
(2) Getting back to the topic of the conversation
A4. Model Answer : The progress in the life of human beings has been the result of
inventions and discoveries made by the geniuses. Galileo, Newton, Einstein and
Faraday were all geniuses and they gave the world a lot. Without the inputs from these
minds, we would have been way behind in our inventions and our progress would have
been much slower.
A5.  (i) (c) I ask him, “What do you feel about it?”
(ii) (d) It is not easy to hold a conversation with Kim.
A6. (1) astounding    (2) extraordinary    (3) bewildering    (4) remarkable

Q. 2. (B) Summary :
Kim Peek – a Mega-savant
   Kim Peek is a mega-savant. Though developmentally disabled, Kim possesses
unusual abilities. He is said to have the most extraordinary brain in the world. He has a
photographic memory and can flawlessly give the details of any information he knows.
All this amazed scientists and NASA is trying to understand the working of his brain.
However, he has some difficulties in communication. At the time of his birth his head
had some abnormalities and parts of his brain kept changing.
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Q. 2. (C)
Thorough reading of all textbooks

Writing practice for

Preparing a timetable
specific hours

Allocating sufficient time Preparing for Memorizing equations and

for revision the HSC formulae
Board
examination
Going through the college Providing time for
notes and making relaxation and physical
condensed self-notes exercise

SECTION – II
Q. 3. (A)
A1.

Time of the day Words/phrases Weaver’s work

Early morning break of day Weavers weave robes for the newborn child

Late in the evening Fall of night Weavers weave the wedding veils for a queen

Night Moonlight chill Weavers weave a shroud for a dead man’s funeral

A2.

Newborn/Childhood Youth/Adulthood Old age/Death

Colour Blue Purple-green White

Expectations, responsibilities,
Feeling Hopes and expectations Frailness, peace, wisdom
romance, energy

A3. Model Answer : The handloom industry should be promoted by the Government and
supported by the public. Subsidies for buying yarns and dyes should be given. Clean
water and proper lighting facilities are needed for the craftsmen. Weavers’ organization
can help the situation. Some designers and activists for the weaver communities have
begun working for the uplift of the community and marketing the products. The buyer
can buy directly from the weavers and cut out corrupt middlemen. Exhibitions for
selling wares to the public will bring the craftsmen and buyer closer.
A4. Simile –
(1) ‘Blue as the wing of halcyon wild’. Here, the colour of the garment has been
directly compared to the wing of a wild halcyon with the use of the word ‘as’.
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 (2) ‘like the plumes of peacock, purple and green’. Here the marriage veils of the
queen are compared to the plumes of the peacock using the word ‘like’.
A5. ‘Importance of clothes’.
Clothes we notice at the first instance
Such as they gain much in importance
Clothes unclean, shabby and sloppy
Make self and others equally unhappy.

Q. 3. (B) Appreciation :
The Inchcape Rock

   This extract taken from the poem ‘The Inchcape Rock’ by Robert Southey which
is about a real stretch of treacherous rocks near the Scottish coast. The title gives the
clue that the rock is a part of an interesting story. The theme is about an Abbot and a
pirate. The Abbot is concerned about his fellow humans and puts the Inchcape Bell on
a buoy to warn ships day and night of the terrible Inchcape Rock, during storms.

   But the Rover in a fit of madness, on a spring day, cut off the bell just to trouble
the Abbot.

   Many months later, when the pirate was sailing towards Scotland, the weather
was different. As the frightened sailors were caught in the dark stormy sea the pirate
realised he had not troubled the Abbot but brought ruin for himself and his sailors.

   The poem is a ballad. The story is told in stanzas of four lines, with aabb rhyme
scheme. The story is told in easy language. The poet uses many Old English words like
‘blest’, ‘Quoth’, ‘curst’ and ‘canst’.

   The poet begins with spring. However, in the end when the mist blocks the sun,
metaphor makes the story gloomy, suspenseful. The nightfall is the metaphor for the
dark situation for the ship and its sailors. They finally meet a violent end. There is
alliteration which adds to the rhythm in the poem.

   The poem is a didactic one with a clear message –

   “When we try to trouble others, trouble first comes to the doer.”

  The story has a moral and is useful even in these times.

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 SECTION – III

About Self-assessment of Writing Skill Questions [i.e. Q. 4 (A) (B) (C) (D)]
    While answering the writing skills questions, students are expected to write their
thoughts in their own words/language. Such answers are open-ended type. Students may
attempt these questions on their own.
    Students may study the answers given in the Solved Activity Sheet and consider the
marking scheme given along with them. They may try to self-assess their own answers.
They can also get the guidance from their teacher, if necessary.
    For more guidance on Writing Skills and other questions, refer to Navneet English
Writing Skills : Standards XI – XII.

SECTION – IV

Q. 5. (A)
(1) (1) Setting describes the behaviour of the characters in a story. – False
(2) The main character in a story is referred to as the ‘novella’. – False
(3) The struggle between the opposite forces in a story is called ‘conflict’. – True
(4) Theme is the central idea in a novel which can be expressed in a nutshell. – True

(2) (1) Aphra Behn : Aphra Behn is an author, whereas the others are names of books/
novels.
(2) Daniel Defoe : Defoe is 8th century novelist, whereas the others are 20th century
novelists.

Q. 5. (B)
(1) (i) Denham – (d) blunt
(ii) Miss Phillips – (c) cool
(iii) Fernman – (b) dramatic
(iv) Potler – (a) knowledgeable
(2) 
Miss Phillips was earlier considered as ‘frilly and brainless’; but she was the best
informed of the three teachers on the stage. She intervened skilfully when the other
two teachers were at a loss without embarrassing them. She spoke coolly, honestly and
with authority. When Denham is blunt, critical and argumentative while discussing the
P.T. exercises, she explains to him the reason behind these exercises, putting him in
his place very coolly and pleasantly. Thus, the teacher who was considered brainless is
transformed into a very convincing personality at the end.
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Q. 5. (C)

(1) Dialogue Speaker Listener/s

(1) “Why do you not curse me? It was my fault
Passepartout Phileas Fogg
that –”
The other
(2) “If Phileas Fogg had come in the 7 : 23 train,
antagonists at
he would have got here by this time. We can, Andrew Stuart
the Reform
therefore, regard the bet as won.”
Club

(2) Reform Club is the place which Fogg frequented on a regular basis. It is at the Reform
Club that Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article, and where the wager with
his fellow club members takes place. It is the place where Fogg was supposed to return
to before 8.45 p.m. on 21 December, 80 days later. It is the place where his antagonists
are waiting anxiously for him, and which he reaches at practically the last second to
win his wager.

Q. 5. (D)

(1) Correct Sequence :

(4) Mary Morstan was a well-dressed young lady.
(3) Mary’s father was an officer in an Indian regiment.
(2) Mary received a large and lustrous pearl through the post.
(1) Holmes gave Winwood’s book ‘Martyrdom of Man’ to Dr. Watson.

(2) 
Mary Morstan was a small, dainty young lady. She was dressed simply but tastefully.
She had a sweet and amiable expression on her face and looked composed. Her eyes
were large and blue, spiritual and sympathetic. She was a model client who had
carefully preserved the letters and pearls she had received. She gave Holmes every
help in solving the mystery.

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