Class 8 English Chapter 3.4 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Question Answer

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8th Class English Chapter 3.4 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Questions and Answers

Chit – Chat

Question 1.
What is your favourite pastime?
Answer:
My favourite pastime is to compose poetry.

Question 2.
Do you read books for entertainment?
Answer:
Yes, I do read books for entertainment. I like books that keep the reader engaged with a lot of plot twists.

Question 3.
What is your favourite story / poem / book?
Answer:
My favourite poem is ‘The Twins’ by Henry Sambrooke Leigh.
[Note: The above answers are for reference. Students are expected to attempt the above activity on their own.]

Question 4.
What role do books play in the lives of great people?
Answer:
Books have a lot of influence on the lives of great people. They provide them with knowledge, better sense of judgement and enrich their vocabulary in the process.

Question 5.
How can we decide if a story is average / good / excellent?
Answer:
A story contains elements such as the theme, the plot, the setting, the characters, the story structure, and the style in which the story is written. One can decide whether a story is average, good or excellent by checking whether all these elements are present in the story in the proper order and whether they make the story an interesting read.

8th English 3.4 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Warming Up Answers

A book review is an analysis of a newly published book, by an expert, who expresses his / her opinion about the contents, style and merit.

Book reviews are published in newspapers, magazines, and are also available online.

Make suitable groups in the class. Decide upon a favourite book or story and write a book review of it by using the following details.

• Name of the story / book : …………………..
• Writer : …………………..
• Some information about the writer : …………………..
• Background or setting : …………………..
• Main characters : …………………..
• Central idea / Summary of contents : …………………..
• Style and language used : …………………..
• Illustrations (if any) : …………………..
• Strong (positive) aspects : …………………..
• Drawbacks : …………………..
• Conclusion : …………………..

Answer:

• Name of the story / book:
  The Jungle Book
• Writer:
  Rudyard Kipling
• Some information about the writer:
  Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, short story writer, poet and novelist, bom in Mumbai in 1865. One of the most popular writers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, he was the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 at the age of 42.
• Background or setting:
  The story of ‘The Jungle Book’ is set in a forest called Seeonee, located in Madhya Pradesh, India.
• Main characters:
  Mowgli (the young jungle boy), Akela, Bagheera, Baloo, Shere Khan, Bandar-log, Kaa, Hathi, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
• Central idea / Summary of contents:
  The story is about an abandoned boy in the jungle, who was raised by a pack of wolves and taught the ‘Laws of the Jungle’. The theme centres on the idea of freedom, survival, obedience, discipline and knowing one’s place in a society away from civilization.
• Style and language used:
  The author uses the narrative style of writing. He presents the story from the main character Mowgli’s point of view. The vocabulary used in the book has a lot of words from Indian languages. Since children are the target audience for the book, the author uses simple language in order to connect with the readers.
• Illustrations (if any):
  The book has a lot of illustrations that are used to introduce characters and show important plot points.
• Strong (positive) aspects:
  The author tries to convey strong morals through the story that helps the children understand their importance and practise them in their lives. The way that animals speak the language used by humans helps the children to connect with them. The book conveys messages that one should learn to adjust to one’s surroundings, one should not be afraid to try new things and that one should face one’s fears.
• Drawbacks:
  Kipling fast-forwards the story in the first chapter itself to establish the conflict between Mowgli and Shere Khan. The first chapter could have been more interesting if it focused more on Mowgli’s education in the jungle.
• Conclusion:
  The book makes /or a great read for children of all ages as it comprises of a variety of themes. The plot is unique and the story is thoroughly interesting. All in all, the book does complete justice to its name and the premise.

• What is the story about?
Answer:
The story is about two brothers who take up all kinds of jobs to earn money. They live a simple life, and starve themselves in order to save ‘money so that they can pay for their sister’s treatment. They display a strong fighting spirit and a will to overcome the tough situations in life. Their selfless action, sacrifice and devotion is truly admirable and forms the theme of the story.

• How does the narrator meet the two brothers?
Answer:
One day, the narrator helps the boys by giving them a lift to the nearby village of Poleta.

• What kind of odd jobs do the two brothers do?
Answer:
Following are the odd jobs done by the two brothers to earn money:

1. Selling wild strawberries
2. Shining shoes –
3. Selling newspapers

• How does the narrator help the two brothers, one day?
Answer:
One day, the narrator helps the boys by giving them a lift to the nearby village of Poleta.

• What secret about the brothers, does the nurse tell the narrator?
Answer:
The boys live in a shelter, they starve themselves to pay for their sister’s treatment.

• Explain the proverb : Where there is a will there’s a way.
Answer:

1. The proverb means that once we put our heart and soul into achieving something, we will find a way to achieve it, no matter what.
2. If we have the will to pursue what we want to, nothing can stop us.

3.4 The Two Gentlemen of Verona English Workshop Answers Pdf

Question 1.
Complete the following:
(1) Cronin’s story focuses on ………..
(2) The narrator to encourage the two brothers.
(3) The narrator develops a liking for the two brothers because they are ……… .
(4) The boys wish to visit the village Poleta to ………..
(5) So, one can conclude from the story that ……….. ‘which means’ ‘.
Answer:
(1) the determination of two young boys trying to pay for the treatment of their sister who suffers from tuberculosis of the spine
(2) buys the biggest basket of wild strawberries
(3) doing numerous kinds of things to earn money and are innocent, serious, pleasant as well as earnest
(4) meet their sister in the hospital.
(5) ‘Where there is will, there is a way’, ‘Nothing is impossible if one has the determination to do it.’

Question 2.
Solve the puzzle of words from the text. The clues are given below.

(1) disallow
(2) make known
(3) unexpected meeting
(4) giving pleasure to the mind, feelings or senses; enjoyable
(5) sincere
(6) look like
Answer:
(1) forbid
(2) reveal
(3) encounter
(4) pleasant
(5) earnest
(6) resemble

Question 3.
Answer in your own words and write in your notebook.

Question 1.
What illness did the sister suffer from’?
Answer:
Tuberculosis of the spine

Question 2.
What surprised the narrator, when he saw the brothers, the second time?
Answer:

1. When the narrator saw the brothers for the second time, he was surprised to see that they were shining shoes.
2. He was surprised because just the day before he had seen them sell wild strawberries and thought they only picked and sold fruits for a living.

Question 3.
What did the narrator find about the boys at the hospital’?
Answer:
The nurse told the narrator the following:

1. The boys’ father was killed in the war.
2. Their home was also destroyed in the war.
3. Their sister was suffering from tuberculosis.
4. The boys live in a shelter.
5. They starve themselves to pay for their sister’s treatment.

Question 4.
What was the touching story told by the nurse?
Answer:
The nurse told the narrator the following:

1. The boys’ father was killed in the war.
2. Their home was also destroyed in the war.
3. Their sister was suffering from tuberculosis.
4. The boys live in a shelter.
5. They starve themselves to pay for their sister’s treatment.

Question 5.
If the narrator offered the boys a large amount of cash, would they have accepted it? Say why’? Or why not?
Answer:
No, the boys would not have accepted a large amount of cash even if the narrator had offered it. The boys were leading their lives with dignity and self-respect. They did not want anyone to pity them or to provide them with any sort of financial aid. They worked day and night to overcome the hardships they were faced with. They did not want to depend on anyone to provide for them. Thus, they would not have accepted the narrator’s charity.

Question 4.
Read the text and find the Noun forms of the following words used in the text:
(i) important – importance
(ii) dedicate – ……..
(iii) treat – ………
(iv) narrate – ……….
(v) eager – ………
(vi) appear – ……….
(vii) amplify – ……….
(viii) realize – ………
Answer:
(i) importance
(ii) dedication
(iii) treatment
(iv) narration/narrator! narrative
(v) eagerness
(vi) appearance
(vii) amplification
(viii) realisation

Language Study

We have already learnt that Clause ¡s a group of words that has a Subject and a Verb and is a part of a larger sentence. In the sentence, ‘We returned home, when school was over.’ there are two clauses 1^st ‘We returned home’ and 2^nd ‘when school was over.’

The first one makes complete sense. So it is called Main? Principal Clause.

The second one is not complete by itself. It depends on the main clause to convey a proper sense. So it is called Dependant or Subordinate Clause. ‘When’ is the joining word and it is called a Subordinator.

Identify the Main / Principal Clauses and Subordinate Clauses and underline the Subordinator.

Question 1.
They pay for their sister’s treatment, who suffers from tuberculosis.
Answer:
They pay for their sister’s treatment — Main Clause
who suffers from tuberculosis — Subordinate Claúse

Question 2.
When he asks the nurse, she tells him their story.
Answer:
she tells him their story — Main Clause
When he asks the nurse — Subordinate Clause

Question 3.
They have shown that war has not shaken their spirit.
Answer:
They have shown — Main Clause
When he asks the nurse — Subordinate Clause

Question 4.
Although It doesn’t come in the narrator’s way, he takes them there.
Answer:
he takes them there — Main Clause
Although it doesn’t come in the narrator’s way — Subordinate Clause

WORD PLAY

1. Acrostic

An acrostic ¡s a poem (or other format of writing) in which the first letter (or syllable or word) of each line spells out a word, message. The most common and simple form of an acrostic poem is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase.

For example :

Activity : Now work in pairs and try to frame acrostics for the following words.
• H-O-M-E
• M-O-T-H-E-R
• T-E-A-C-H-E-R
Answer:
• H-O-M-E
H – appy
O – rganised
M – arvellous
E – xciting

• M-O-T-H-E-R
M – agnificient
O – ptimistic
T – ender
H – ardworking
E – fficient
R – esourceful

• T-E-A-C-H-E-R
T – houghtful
E – fficient
A – ffectionate
C – heerful
H – onest
E – ncouraging
R – eliable

Activity :
Make an acrostic of your name and show it to your friends. (fun with words)
Answer:
R-ealistic
A – ffectionate
H – umourous
U – nassuming
L – oveable

2. Spoonerism

Spoonerism is a slip of the tongue. The first letters of two or more words get interchanged in spoonerism.

For example :

1. Go and shake a tower. (Go and take a shower.)
2. I must mend the sail. (I must send the mail.)
3. You have very mad banners. (You have very bad manners.)

Activity :
Now try to make up Spoonerism of the following.

Question 1.
You missed my history lecture.
Answer:
You hissed my mystery lecture.

Question 2.
crushing blow
Answer:
Blushing crow

Question 3.
pardon me madam
Answer:
mardon me padam

Activity : Now correct the following sentences.

Question 1.
Do you like to bead in red?
Answer:
Do you like to read in bed.

Question 2.
I can fee my soot prints.
Answer:
I can see my foot prints.

Question 3.
I caught a ban of soda.
Answer:
I bought a can of soda.

Activity : Visit a spoonerism link on Internet and collect examples of spoonerism and display it in the class.

3. A. Just one new word a day :

• Write down the new word on a card.
• Add the card to your collection of words at the proper place in alphabetical order.
• Look up the word in a dictionary and learn it.
• You may talk about it to your teacher / friend / elders.
• Try to use it in a sentence of your own.
• Classify the words you have collected so far into:
  • nouns (n.)
  • verbs (y.)
  • adjectives (adj.) and
  • adverbs (adv.)
• Put the appropriate short form against, each word.
  For example : ‘mainland’ (n.).
  If the word does not belong to any of these four classes you need not mark it.

B. A question a day :

• Frame or choose a simple question on your own. You should also know the appropriate answer to it.
• Practise using the question and answer with your friend. You must use a new question every day.

C. A sentence a day :

• Frame a meaningful sentence in English on your own.
  Your sentence should include at least one word from your mother tongue or any Indian language. For example : ‘I love pav-bhaji’. A Paithani is embroidered with golden thread.’ ‘You need two teams to play kabaddi.’
• Translate the sentence from English into Marathi.

D. Better your work :

• Think of / Make up a simile comparison on your own.
  For example : ‘as cold as ice’, ‘as hot as an iron’, ‘as soft as silk’, as deep as a well’.
  Try to use the simile in a complete sentence.

Live English

My Word-buddy
(John and his friends appear for an examination of English. They have a discussion
about it.)

John : Hello friends! How did you fare in your exam?
Utkarsh : Hello John! Hi everyone! Friends, my exam was good, but I faced some problems in the unseen passage.
Sidhanath: Mine was also good, but the same problem was faced by me, as well.
Pratima : I faced the problem of meaning of unknown words.
John : I could not even read some big words in the unseen passage.
Sidhanath: Where can we get the solution to these problems ‘?
Hamid : Don’t worry, we can find all solutions if we refer to a good dictionary.
Prashik : But we didn’t bring dictionary with us. What can we do?
Hamid : Friends we can search for the meaning online or in off line dictionaries,
from Personal Computers and even from smart cell phones at home.
Utkarsh : What a great idea, friends!
Hamid : Let us go and see the meaning, pronunciation and use of the unknown words.
All : Thank you, Hamid!

Question 1.
Work in pairs. Discuss the uses of dictionary.

Answer:
[Students are expected to attempt the above on their own]

Question 2.
Find out the pronunciation and usage of any ten Irregular Verbs from an online dictionary and share with your class.
Answer:

Irregular Verbs	Pronunciation	Usage
awake	a-vek	Anil lay awake all night, worrying about his interview.
become	be-come	Sagar always told his mother that he wanted to become a chef.
catch	kach	Amey was unable to catch the ball that Adi threw towards him.
draw	draw	Kiara was learning how to draw and paint at the playschool.
meet	meet	Shashank and Rohit decided to meet after school.
read	reed	Sudha’s grandmother was glad that she could read now.
shine	shyine	The stars that shine brightly in the sky never fail to amaze Jiya.
think	think	Arjun wanted time to think about going abroad for further studies. ‘
understand	un-der-stand	Ruchi failed to understand why she was not selected for the basketball team.
write	rite	Tanmay loved to write poems.

Question 3.
Download an app of any good dictionary in your parents’ smart phone and try to use it.
Answer:
Students can download the following apps from google app store: Dictionary.com, Dictionary — Merriam-Webster, Longman Dictionary English, English Marathi Dictionary

Chapter 3.4 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Question Answer Extra Questions

Simple Factual

Question 1.
Name the following:

i. The name of the two boys in the story.
ii. The illness from which the boys’ sister suffers.
iii. The fruit that the boys were selling.
iv. The place where the boys were shining shoes.
Answer:
i. Nicola and Jacopo
ii. Tuberculosis of the spine
iii. Wild strawberries
iv. Public square

Question 2.
Fill in the following web-diagram by stating the qualities of the boys as observed by the narrator.

Answer:

1. Innocent
2. Serious
3. Pleasant
4. Earnest

[“A.J. Cronin has……….. ..
……… pleasant and earnest.”]

Complex Factual

i. the narrator meets the brothers when ……….
Answer:
he was driving down the foothills of the Alps and the boys were selling wild strawberries

Question 3.
Arrange the following events in the chronological order.
i. The narrator develops a soft corner for the boys.
ii. The narrator finds the boys shining shoes.
iii. The narrator is driving down the foothills of the Alps.
iv. The boys reveal that they do numerous kinds of things to earn money.
v. The narrator buys a big basket of wild strawberries from the boys.
Answer:
iii. The narrator is driving down the foothills of the Alps.,
v. The narrator buys a big basket of wild strawberries from the boys.,
ii. The narrator finds the boys shining shoes.,
iv. The boys reveal that they do numerous kinds of things to earn money.,
i. The narrator develops a soft corner for the boys.

Question 3.
What surprised the narrator, when he saw the brothers, the second time?
Answer:

1. When the narrator saw the brothers for the second time, he was surprised to see that they were shining shoes.
2. He was surprised because just the day before he had seen them sell wild strawberries and thought they only picked and sold fruits for a living.

Vocabulary

Question 4.
Write the synonyms for the following from the extract.
i. closeness
ii. surprise
iii. disclose
iv. pure
Answer:
i. intimacy
ii. amaze
iii. reveal
iv. innocent

Question 5.
Write the antonyms for the following from the extract.
i. selfish
ii. permit
iii. smallest
iv. conceal
Answer:
i. selfless
ii. forbid
iii. biggest
iv. reveal

Grammar

Question 6.
Do as Directed:

i. He buys the biggest basket and drives towards the town. (Identify the type of sentence)
Answer:
Compound Sentence

ii. This amazes the narrator. (Identify the Subject and the Predicate)
Answer:
This — Subject
amazes the narrator — Predicate

iii. The narrator is sh,own to develop a soft corner for them in his heart.
(Identify whether the underlined part of the sentence is a Phrase or a Clause)
Answer:
in his heart — Phrase

iv. He finds them to be innocent, serious, pleasant and earnest.
(Rewrite the sentence in Simple Future Tense)
Answer:
He will find them to be innocent, serious, pleasant and earnest.

Open-ended / Personal Response

Question 7.
Describe an incident where you have seen someone display the kind of courage that Nicola and Jacopo display in this story.
Answer:
There used to be a homeless man in our locality, who would sit on the footpath across the main road. He was old and had no strength to take up a job. He had a granddaughter who was about 10 years old. I would often see the girl take care of her grandfather during the day and stay up all night to study.

The girl would collect plastic bottles as well as tin cans and sell them to make money. She never begged for money. She took care of her grandfather right until his last breath. Her strength, courage and determination did not let her give in to her circumstances. Today, she is on her way to become a doctor and care for people, just like she cared for her grandfather. She is an epic example of someone who displayed courage in the time of adversity.

Simple Factual

Question 8.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the extract.

i. The narrator finds the boys selling ………. one stormy night.
Answer:
newspapers

ii. The boys ask the narrator to wait in a ……….
Answer:
cafe

iii. The boys go inside a building which is actually a ………….
Answer:
hospital

iv. The ……….. tells the heart-rending story of the boys to the narrator.
Answer:
nurse

v. The boys’ ……… was killed in the war.
Answer:
father

vi. The brothers live in a ………
Answer:
shelter

vii. The boys are ………., …….. and ………. human beings.
Answer:
noble, gentle and great

[“The boys are ………
………. there’s a way”]

Question 9.
The boys asked the narrator to wait in the cafe instead of asking him to come with them.
Give reasons.
Answer:
Nicola and Jacopo might hav’e asked the narrator to wait in the cafe for the following reasons:

1. They must have thought that if they asked the narrator to come with them to the hospital, he might sympathise with them and try to offer them some financial help.
2. As they were self-respecting boys, they would not have liked that.

Vocabulary

Question 10.
Write the synonyms for the following from the extract.

i. thankful
ii. virtuous
iii. unique
iv. correct
Answer:
i. grateful
ii. noble
iii. special
iv. true

Question 11.
Write the antonyms for the following from the extract.
i. useless
ii. faraway
iii. peace
iv. brutal
Answer:
i. useful
ii. nearby
iii. war
iv. gentle

Grammar

Question 12.
Do as Directed:

i. They are also found selling newspapers. (Add a Question Tag)
Answer:
They are also found selling newspapers, aren’t they?

ii. Although it doesn’t come in the narrator’s way he takes them there. (Identify the Clauses)
Answer:
he takes them there — Main Clause
Although it doesn’t come in the narrator’s way — Subordinate Clause

iii. ……… boys get down in ……. building and ask ……. narrator to wait in nearby cafe.
(Fill in the blanks with suitable articles)
Answer:
The boys get down in building and ask the narrator to wait in a nearby cafe.

iv. The brothers live in a shelter. (Pick out the Subject and the Predicate)
Answer:
The brothers — Subject
live in a shelter — Predicate

Question 13.
Write the noun form of the following:
resemble
Answer:
resemblance

Question 14.
What kind of odd jobs do the two brothers do?
Answer:
Following are the odd jobs done by the two brothers to earn money:

1. Selling wild strawberries
2. Shining shoes
3. Selling newspapers

Language Study

i. They have shown that war has not shaken their spirit.
Answer:
They have shown — Main Clause
that war has not shaken their spirit — Subordinate Clause

Activities

Speaking

Question 15.
Form groups and discuss what the narrator could have done to help the boys without making it look like charity.
[Students are expected to attempt the above activity on their own]

Writing

Question 16.
Jacopo has grown up to become a hard working and successful social worker. He ¡s
asked to give a speech on the opening ceremony of an orphanage built by his NGO. Imagine yourself to be Jacopo and address the gathering.
Answer:
Ladies and Gentlemen! As I stand before you to speak at the opening ceremony of this orphanage, I recollect my own childhood. Child care is a very important part of the cycle of human growth. I realise this and hold this view very strongly as my brother, Nicola, and I, both have seen some difficult times in our childhood. We lost our father at a very young age; our home was destroyed due to the war and we had to work day and night to pay for our sister’s treatment for tuberculosis of the spine. We learnt many things about life during this tough phase and we learnt it the hard way.

My NGO has taken this initiative to fill the empty space in the lives of the abandoned children, by letting experts guide and protect them. Providing proper child care is not only essential but also beneficial for the future of our nation as these children are its future. I am glad to be associated with this noble initiative.

We must continue to promote such programmes.

Thank you.

Language Study: Practice Question

Question 17.
Do as Directed.

i. Complete the words by using correct letters:
a. em_hasizes
b. ear_est
c. su_tie
d. i_timacy
e. rev_al
f. tub_rculosis
g. star_e
h. distinc_ly
Answer:
a. emphasizes
b. earnest
c. subtle
d. intimacy
e. reveal
f. tuberculosis
g. starve
h. distinctly

ii. Give the meanings of the following phrases and use them in sentences of your own:
a. develop a soft corner for someone — to give someone a special place in the heart
Joan had developed a soft corner for Street dogs.
b. not shaken their spirit — not reduced their eagerness to do something
Their unfortunate situation had not shaken their spirits to carry on.
c. carve an idea — create or establish an idea
Johan’s father has carved the idea of a gentleman in his mind during his childhood.

Language Study: Practice Question

Question 18.
Do as Directed.

i. Complete the words by using correct letters:
a. em_hasizes
b. ear_est
c. su_tle
d. i_timacy
e. rev_al
f. tub_rculosis
g. star_e
h. distinc_ly
Answer:
a. emphasizes
b. earnest
c. subtle
d. intimacy
e. reveal
f. tuberculosis
g. starye
h. distinctly

ii. Give the meanings of the following phrases and use them in sentences of your own:

a. develop a soft corner for someone — to give someone a special place in the heart
Joan had developed a soft corner for Street dogs.
b. not shaken their spirit — not reduced their eagerness to do something
Their unfortunate situation had not shaken their spirits to carry on.
c. carve an idea — create or establish an idea Johan’s father has carved the idea of a gentleman in his mind during his childhood.

iii. Put the words in the alphabetical order:
a. encounters, emphasizes, earnest, explained
b. numerous, nearby, nurse, narrator
Answer:
a. earnest, emphasizes, encounters, explained
b. narrator, nearby, numerous, nurse,

iv. Punctuate the following:
a. on peeping through a room led by a nurse he realizes that the boys are talking to a girl who resembles them
b. this story distinctly talks about how true the amplification says where there is will theres a way
Answer:
a. On peeping through a room, led by a nurse, he realizes that the boys are talking to a girl who resembles them.
b. This story distinctly talks about how true the amplification says : ‘Where there is will there’s a way’.

v. Make four words (minimum 3 letters) using the letters in the given words:
a. amplification
b. encounters
Answer:
a. family, film, mail, play
b. secret, tree, tour, rest

vi. Write related adjectives for the following noun:

Answer:
disturbing, sad, violent

vii. Complete the word chains. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the
previous word:

a. Verbs
reveal, ____, ____, _____, _______
b. Nouns
intimacy, ____, ____, _____, _______
c. Adjectives
subtle, ____, ____, _____, _______
Answer:
a. Verbs
reveal, learn, nurture, explain, notify

b. Nouns
intimacy, year, room, master, religion

c. Adjectives
subtle, eager, rich, hungry, young

viii. Add a prefix or suffix to make new words and use the root words in your own sentences:
a. grateful
b. distinct
Answer:

Word with Prefix	Word with Suffix
a. ungrateful	gratefully
b. indistrict	distinctly

Sentences

a. The school was grateful to the students’ community for their efforts.
b. The distinct features of the cheetah make it a remarkable hunter of prey.

ix. Add a subordinate clause to expand the sentences meaningfully:
a. The brothers literally starve.
b. The boys reveal the fact that they do numerous jobs.
Answer:
a. The brothers literally starve so that they can pay for their sister’s treatment.
b. The boys reveal the fact that they do numerous jobs when they are found shining shoes at the public square.

x. Spot the error and rewrite the correct sentence:

a. Even after the driver forbid the narrator to buy the wild fruits.
Answer:
a. Even after the driver forbids the narrator to buy the wild fruits.

Word Play

1. ACROSTIC

An acrostic is a poem (or other format or writing) in which the first letter (or syllable or word) of each line spells out a word, message. The most common and simple form of an acrostic poem is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase.

For example:

i. School
Super
Cool
Happy
On time
Out door play
Learning

ii. Family
Father
And
Mother
I
Love
You

Question 19.
Visit a spoonerism link on Internet and collect examples of spoonerism and display it in the class.
[Students are expected to attempt the above activity on their own.]

Question 20.
Pick out 10 new words from the dictionary, find their meaning and use them in a sentence of your own.
Answer:

IV. A QUESTION A DAY

Question 21.
Frame 5 questions and write appropriate answers to it.

i. What did you get for lunch?
Answer:
I brought sandwiches for lunch.

ii. Which is your favourite colour?
Answer:
My favourite colour is pink.

iii. What is a herd of lions called?
Answer:
A herd of lions is called a pride.

iv. Whom did you speak to?
Answer:
I spoke to Mrs. Sarla Joshi.

v. Where do you reside?
Answer:
I reside in Thane.

V. A SENTENCE A DAY

Question 22.
Frame 5 meaningful sentences in English. Each sentence should include at least one word from your mother tongue or any Indian language.
Answer:
i. We make laddoos and snacks for Diwali.
ii. The cobbler repaired my chappals.
iii. Get me a cup of steaming hot chai.
iv. Please have a seat on the diwan.
v. The secret of my expertise in music is all due to my guru.

VI. BETTER YOUR WORK

Question 23.
Frame 5 sentences using different examples of the Simile.
Answer:

1. He ran as fast as the wind to board his flight.
2. We were as quiet as mice when our PT teacher entered the class.
3. No matter what the pressures were, Sujit was as cool as a cucumber.
4. He was as brilliant as a diamond in his work.
5. Sheetal was as meek as a cow in her dealings with family members.

Live Englišh – III

My Word-buddy

The dictionary is an essential source of information for anyone who is trying to learn a new language. Even for people that are well-versed in a particular language, a dictionary can prove to be exceedingly useful. A bi-lingual dictionary can be used to understand the meaning of a word in English as well as the regional language spoken by an individual.

Following are the basic uses of a bi-lingual dictionary:

1. It can be used to check the meaning of a new word that one reads or hears.
2. The English translation of a word can be found.
3. One can verify the spelling of a particular word.
4. The part of speech of the word can also be identified.
5. One can learn how to pronounce a word with the help of Phonetics given in the dictionary.
6. Examples can also be found for the word in one’s regional language.
7. Other grammatical information about the words, such as the plural of a noun, past tense of a verb, etc. can also be found in the dictionary.
8. A lot of dictionaries also contain the synonyms and antonyms of words.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona Glossary

Phrase	Meaning
carve an idea	create or establish an idea (युक्ती करणे)
not shaken their spirit	not reduced their eagerness to do something (धैर्य डळमळीत केले नाही, एखादी गोष्ट करण्याची ऊर्मी नष्ट केली नाही.)
develop a soft corner the heart for someone	to give someone a special place in (एखादयासाठी मनात विशिष्ट स्थान असणे.)

The Two Gentlemen of Verona Things to Remember

tuberculosis of the spine	an infectious disease which affects the spine, causing the person to suffer from back pain, weight loss and deformity of the spine (मणक्याचा क्षयरोग)
Verona	a city in Italy (इटलीमधील एक शहर)

The Two Gentlemen of Verona पाठ्य परिचय

“The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ ही कथा ओ.जे. क्रोनिन यांनी लिहिली असून या पाठामध्ये या कथेचे परीक्षण मांडले आहे. क्षयरोगामुळे पीडित असलेल्या बहिणीच्या उपचारांसाठी प्रयत्नांची पराकाष्ठा करणाऱ्या दोन युवकांच्या प्रेरणेची ही कथा आहे.

आलप्स पर्वताच्या पायथ्याशी असलेल्या टेकड्यांकडे प्रवास करत असताना निवेदकाची (कथा सांगणारी व्यक्ती) दोन लहान मुलांशी भेट होते. प्रथम भेटीच्या वेळी निवेदकाला ही दोन मुले जंगली स्ट्रॉबेरी विकताना दिसतात, तेव्हा निवेदक त्यांच्याकडून स्ट्रॉबेरीची एक मोठी टोपली विकत घेतो. या देवाणघेवाणीतून निवेदक व ती मुले यांच्यातील दृढ स्नेहबंधांची सुरुवात होते.

दुसऱ्या दिवशी निवेदकाला आदल्या दिवशी स्ट्रॉबेरी विकणारी ती मुले बुटांना पॉलिश करताना दिसतात. पैसे कमवण्यासाठी आपण विविध कामे करत असल्याचे ती मुले निवेदकाला सांगतात. त्यानंतर निवेदकाच्या मनात त्यांच्याविषयी सहानुभूती निर्माण होते. ती मुले निरागस, विचारी, आनंदी आणि प्रामाणिक असल्याचे निवेदकाला जाणवते. निवेदकाच्या गरजेच्या सर्व गोष्टी पुरवून ही मुले त्याला खूप उपयोगी पडतात. एका वादळी संध्याकाळी लेखकाला ती मुले वृत्तपत्र विकताना आढळतात. एके दिवशी निवेदक त्या मुलांना ‘मी तुम्हांला कशाप्रकारे मदत करू शकतो?’ असे विचारतो. यावर ती मुले निवेदकाला त्यांना पोलेटा या शेजारच्या गावापर्यंत सोडण्यास सांगतात.

पोलेटा हे गाव निवेदकाच्या प्रवासाच्या रस्त्यावर नसूनही तो मुलांना तेथे सोडायला तयार होतो. पोलेटा गावातील एका इमारतीपाशी ती मुले निवेदकाच्या गाडीतून उतरतात आणि त्याला एका कॅफेमध्ये थांबायला सांगून आपण एका तासात परतणार असल्याचे सांगतात. ही मुले नक्की कोठे जात आहेत याबाबत निवेदकाला कुतूहल वाटते. त्यामुळे, तो त्यांच्या मागे मागे जातो. ज्या इमारतीत मुले शिरतात ती एका रुग्णालयाची इमारत असते. तेथे निवेदकाला ती मुले एका त्यांच्या सारख्याच दिसणाऱ्या मुलीशी बोलताना दिसतात. तो त्यांच्या बोलण्यात व्यत्यय आणू इच्छित नाही.

त्यामुळे, रुग्णालयातील एका परिचारिकेकडे (नर्स) तो त्या मुलांबाबत चौकशी करतो. एका युद्धामध्ये या मुलांचे वडील मृत्युमुखी पडले. या युद्धात त्यांचे घरही उद्ध्वस्त झाले. सध्या ही मुले एका आश्रयगृहात राहून क्षयरोगाने पीडित असलेल्या आपल्या बहिणीच्या उपचारांचा खर्च भागवण्यासाठी स्वतः अर्धपोटी राहून प्रचंड कष्ट करत आहेत. अशी माहिती परिचारिका निवेदकाला देते. त्यांची ही हृदयद्रावक कथा ऐकून एवढ्या कठीण परिस्थितीतही या मुलांनी दाखवलेल्या असामान्य धैर्याने निवेदक भारावून जातो.

सर्वस्व गमावणारे भीषण युद्ध त्या मुलांमधील स्फूर्तीप्रेरणा डळमळीत करू शकले नाही. या कठीण प्रसंगातून होरपळून निघाल्यानंतरही मुले एक सुज्ञ, विनम्र आणि महान व्यक्ती म्हणून घडली. ‘जेथे इच्छा असेल तेथे मार्ग दिसेल,’ या म्हणीने या पाठाचा शेवट करण्यात आला आहे.