1.8 Voyaging Towards Excellence

Glossary and Notes

Vocabulary Test

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 Brainstorming 

 (A1)(i) Go through the text again and describe the second innings of the writer in your own words. 

(A2) (i) Read the text again and make a list of great Indian and foreign personalities who had a great impact on Achyut Godbole during his childhood. One is done for you.

Poets	Vinda Karandikar, Mangesh Padgaonkar, Vasant Bapat
Writers	Keshavsut, Mardhekar, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens
Musicians	Pt Kumar Gandharv  Pt. Bhimsen Pt Jasraj
Dramatists	Shakespear , Pt. Kumar Gandharv
Painters	Van Gogh, Mozar, Michael Angelo

(ii) Find different techniques used by the writer to learn Science and Mathematics. One is done for you. 

(a) The writer used to appreciate the inherent beauty of these subjects. 

(iii) The writer faced numerous problems while communicating in English because- 

(a) He had his entire education in Marathi. 

 (iv) The writer was completely stumped because his 

(v) Read the text again and complete the sentence: 

Due to the writer’s pathetic English speaking style, he.......................

vi) Complete the following sentences. The writer wanted to achieve mastery in English because- 

 (vii) Make a list of different steps that the writer undertook to improve his English speaking skills.

 

 (viii) (a) Read the text again and describe the writer’s achievements after achieving mastery over the English language. 

(b) Go through the text again and complete the table comparing two different phases of life of the writer-as an MD or Chief Executive Officer and an activist of Sarvodaya movement. 

 

MD or Chief Executive Officer	Activist of Sarvodaya Movement
Head of the company for 23 years	Joined a non-violent social movement for tribal with Sarvodaya
Travelled all over the globe for business	Participated in a peaceful satyagraha
Wrote 4 books on information Technology	Went to jail for 10 days

 (ix) (a) Complete the web highlighting the various opportunities you gained due to your good English speaking skills. 

 (b) Describe a situation or incident when you felt embarassed for your lack of knowledge of a particular subject or incompetence in speaking English fluently. 

 (A3) (i) Fill in the blanks selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given. One is done for you. [be completely stumped, be broken, feel out of place, speak at length, feel at home, sea of knowledge, broaden one’s horizon, one’s second innings, touch the hearts, keep one going] 

(a) By the end of the week she was beginning to feel at home in her new job. 

(b) When he lost his mother he was completely broken .

 (c) Travelling can help to  broaden one’s horizon.

 (d) After my retirement I started my second innings as a social worker. 

(e) Having faith in God keeps me going in difficult situation.

 (f) To succeed in any competitive examination, one requires a sea of knowkedge .

 (g) The simple village girl felt ot of place in a formal party.

 (h) The work done by Sindhutai Sapkal touched the hearts of millions.

 (i) The teacher spoke at length explaining the concept.

 (j) The speaker was completely stumped by the intelligent questions asked by the audience.

 (A4) (i) Primary Auxiliary Verbs 

Modal Auxiliries

(iii) Do as directed and rewrite the sentences.

(a) I did not fully understand their discussions but I was immensely impressed. (Remove 'but'.) 

Ans :Though I did not fully understand their discussions , I was immensely impressed.

(b) I had decided that I would do nothing of this sort. (Remove 'that'.)

Ans: I had decided to do nothing of this sort. 

(c) My fear had vanished and I started feeling at home in my hostel. (Use ‘when’.)

Ans : When my fear had vanished, I started feeling at home in my hostel. 

(d) It was only my self-esteem which stopped me. (Remove 'which'.) 

Ans : My self-esteem stopped me. 

(e) I plunged into all these branches of knowledge. It was a period of renaissance. (Join with 'when'.)

Ans : It was a period of renaissance when  I plunged into all these branches of knowledge.

(f) When I look back, there are a number of lessons that I cherish. (Remove 'When'.)

Ans : Looking back I cherish a number of lessons. 

(g) There are hundreds who tell me that they understood the theory of relativity. (Remove 'who'.)

Ans : Hundreds of people tell me that they understood the theory of relativity.

1.6 Into The Wild

Grammar Test

1. Arrange the following incidents in a proper sequential order as they have occurred in Part - 1:

(a) Writer realised that he was lost in the woods.

(b) The Langurs saw the leopard.

(c) The author was moving from the jungle as quietly as possible , finding his way through the thicket.

(d) The author met a villager. 

Ans: 

(c) The author was moving from the jungle as quietly as possible , finding his way through the thicket.

(b) The Langurs saw the leopard.

(d) The author met a villager. 

(a) Writer realised that he was lost in the woods.

2. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements. 

(a) Earlier Shaaz was in the field of finance.

(b) BCRTI was founded out of the genuine urge to conserve the habitat of the wild life.

(c) Shaaz failed to utilize the finance incurred out of tourism.

(d) According to the local agriculturist seeing is more essential than listening 

Ans: 

a) Earlier Shaaz was in the field of finance. True 

(b) BCRTI was founded out of the genuine urge to conserve the habitat of the wild life . True 

(c) Shaaz failed to utilize the finance incurred out of tourism. False 

Correct : Shaaz utilized the tourist currency to provide local vocational training. 

(d) According to the local agriculturist seeing is more essential than listening. False

Correct : Listening is far more important than sight. 

3. Complete the given web chart

4. Complete the following 

5. Complete the flow chart stating the reactions of the petrified Langurs due to the presence of the Leopard.  

6. Complete the web, describing each step taken by the writer as a solitary traveller while moving in the jungle with great precaution. 

6. Choose appropriate phrases / expressions from the extract given in the brackets. ( time and again, to one's heart's content , frantic speed, in a jiffy )

(a) I was on diet for some days but today I am going to eat  .............................

(b) Every mother scolds her children .................... for the overuse of the mobile phone. 

(c) All their educational problems were sorted out ............. because of the funds given by an NGO.

(d) Raj ran at a  ................... to catch the tain.  

Ans : (a) I was on diet for some days but today I am going to eat to my heart's content 

(b) Every mother scolds her children time and again for the overuse of the mobile phone. 

(c) All their educational problems were sorted out in a jiffy because of the funds given by an NGO.

(d) Raj ran at a frantic speed to catch the tain. 

Language Study

(1) (i) Begin the following sentences with the words given in the brackets.

(a) I can guide visitors. (Visitors)

Ans : Visitors can be guided by me. 

(b) Animals are paying me back.

(I)

Ans : I am being paid back by animals. 

(c) The behaviour of the first black panther is being documented.

(They)

Ans: They are documenting the behaviour of the first black panther.

(d) All the research on the animal has been done through camera traps.

(They)

Ans: They have done all the research on the animal through camera traps. 

(e) Madegowda is employed by the Bison.

(The Bison)

Ans: The Bison employ Madegowda. 

(f) The surroundings were reminding me.

(I)

Ans: I was being reminded by the surroundings. 

(g) Raju was amazed at my solitary visits to Umbarzara.

(My solitary)

Ans: My solitary visits to Umbarzara amazed Raju. 

(h) I found a bright red soil trial.

(A)

Ans: A bright red soil trial was found by me. 

(i) Older leopards like Pardus carry away livestock from villages.

(Livestock)

Ans: Livestock from villages are carried away by older leopards like Pardus.

(j) I have lost almost 80 percent of a season’s yield of sugarcane.

(Almost 80 percent)

Ans: Almost 80 percent of a season’s yield of sugarcane has been lost by me. 

(k) Tracking an animal also teaches you life lessons.

(Life lessons)

Ans: Life lessons also are taught to you by tracking an animal. 

(l) Many things have been taught to me by the forests.

(The forests)

Ans: The forests have taught me many things. 

(m) Resentment among locals towards the animals is created by this.

(This)

Ans: This creates resentment among locals towards the animals 

(2) Rewrite the sentences by using ‘not only….but also’:

(a) The petrified Langurs speeded to the trees near and far and secured

their places on the tree tops.

Ans: The petrified Langurs not only speeded to the trees near and far but also secured

their places on the tree tops.

(b) Umbarzara is the haven for Tigers, Leopards and Sloth Bears.

Ans: Umbarzara is the haven not only for Tigers, Leopards but also for Sloth Bears.

(c) I crossed the cement pillar and stones stacked by the Forest

Development Corporation.

Ans: I crossed not only the cement pillar but also stones stacked by the Forest

Development Corporation.

Vocabulary Test

Activity Sheet for Practice

1.4 Big Data -Big Insights

What is Big Data 

Big Data - Big Insights is an important prose for teachers and students of 21st  century . In the age of information technology, everyone should be aware of the importance of information shared, stored, monitored and analysed. The data is such a huge that the adjective big to Data seems to be small. Reading of the prose gives  the teacher as well as students the big insights. We are aware of the words like kb (kilo byte), mb (mega byte), gb (giga byte) and tb( tera byte) . These are the measures of information( data.).

 Through this lesson we understand what exactly data means and how huge it is. Our sharing on whats-app , face book , twitter and other social media , our online transactions over amazon, snap-deal, flip-cart are recorded and analysed.  The data is used by different organisations .  

Uses of Big Data 

 We get calls, emails and messages from unknown for selling goods and services. When our child is in 9th or 10th std,  we get messages from coaching classes. Have you ever given thought how do they know that your child is in std 10th? They get such information from big data. Our online activities are collected and analysed. While surfing shopping websites, they show the things of your interest first.Our mobiles show how many steps we have walked. 

There are many uses of data collected. 

• Location Tracking 
• GPS and Google Maps make use of Big Data to track the location 
• We get information about traffic and one way route and accident prone areas . 
• Understanding the weather pattern
• Weather sensors and satellites use data to forecast weather. 
• Banking, Finance and Trading 
• Design suitable plans for investors knowing their needs .
• Monitor financial markets 
• Sports
• Sportsmen used data to improve their performance.  

After studying this lesson we can be well informed about data world wide. We can find a way to use such data to improve the educations system. We can take precaution what to share and what not. We are warned not to share passwords and pin codes of Credit/ Debit Card. Here we find the reason. 

  Vocabulary Test

    There are four pages in the following presentation. Try  with full screen view.

Big Data - Big Insights by Prafulla Mahure

Activity Sheet No 1

Read the extract and do all the activities. 

(There is a revolution.............natural resources like water. )

A1. Global Understanding                                                                                                                         2

Complete the web chart. 

Ans : Facebook, whatsapp, twitter, online transaction

A2. Complex Factual                                                                                                                                 2

State whether the following statements are true or false.

1. Everything including food habits, healthcare and travelling has changed 360 degrees.

2. Whatever activity we do offline is recorded and monitored.

3. Big Data can be gigabyte.

4. The available data is enormously increasing in 5 Vs. 

Ans: 1. True 2. False correct- Whatever activity we do online is recorded and monitored. 3. False correct- Big Data can be petabytes 4. True

A3. Inference/ Interpretation/ Analysis                                                                                                     2

By using Big Data condition of goods can be checked. Explain

Ans : GPS helps us to get the status of the goods we have ordered. Online shopping sites provides the facility of checking the condition of goods. Data exchanged among the seller, supplier and consumer helps to check the condition.

A4. Personal Response                                                                                                                              2

Narrate how will you make use of Big Data.

Ans : I will make use of big data to decide about launching startup. Data will help me to know about the need of the people and availability of particular product. 

A5. Language Study                                                                                                                                  2

1. Choose the statement of passive voice.

a. Many industries have advanced by miles from their competitors. 

b. Huge amount of data is continuously being received from them.  

Ans : b. Passive Voice : Huge amount of data is continuously being received from them. 

2. Big Data has been useful in identifying and tracking the exact location of place. (Use 'to identify' and rewrite the sentence.)

Ans : Big Data has been useful to identify and to track the exact location of place. 

A6. Vocabulary                                                                                                                                         2

Find four words with a similar meaning to 'massive'. 

Ans : huge, big, enormous, vast 

Activity Sheet No 2

Read the extract and do all the activities. 

(Today we see that.................manage transactions accordingly. )

 

A1 Complete the web chart                                                                                                                     2

A2. Show the benefits of Big Data to doctors and pharma companies.                                                  2

A3. State how banks finance companies utilize Big Data.                                                                      2

A4. If you find some messages like 'I'm down with flu' on facebook , what will you do?                     2

A5. Language Study.                                                                                                                               2

1. It will be monitored. (Begin with 'They....' and rewrite the sentence.)

2. New insights have enabled the banks and finance companies to come with suitable plans. ( Rewrite the sentence by using 'not only ...... but also.')

A6. Word Register. Find four words closely related with 'Disease'.                                                      2

Activity Sheet No. 3 

(From question bank)

Read the extract and complete the activities given below : 

( So a huge amount of data....................... improve speed and reliability in delivery.)

A1. Arrange the given sentences in the order to summarize the extract according to

proper occurrences. (2)

i. Big data improved the logistics services.

ii. Every online activity is stored in big data.

iii. Big data is comprehensible due to Big Data Analytics.

iv. The industries gained advantages from the big data.

Ans : ii. Every online activity is stored in big data.

          iii. Big data is comprehensible due to Big Data Analytics.

          iv. The industries gained advantages from the big data.

          i. Big data improved the logistics services.

A2. Big Data analytics play a vital role. Justify. (2)

Ans :  Big Data Analytics gives insights that were previously beyond understanding. The industries can have numerous advantages. Many industries have surpassed their competitors by using big data analytics.

A3. Big data is a great challenge to the present computing technologies. Explain. (2)

Ans : Big data is collected from different sources . So it is enormously increasing in volume, velocity, veracity, and value. Such a huge data is a great challenge to the different computing technologies. 

A4. We tend to refer to certain features of the product or services before orders. Give

reasons for such conduct. (2)

Ans : We tend to refer to certain features of the product or services before orders. Because it gives us required information about the product. We can see whether the product meets our needs or not. It helps us to take the decision about buying the product.

A5. Do as directed. (2)

1) If you have ordered something online you can track the location of your goods in

transit.

(Choose correct alternative to use ‘After+ing’)

i. After you have ordering something online, you can track the location of your

goods in transit.

ii. After ordering something online, you can track the location of the goods in transit.

iii. After you have ordered something, you are tracking the location of your goods in transit.

iv. After ordering something online, you can tracking the location of your goods in transit.

Ans : ii. After ordering something online, you can track the location of the goods in transit.

2) Big data analytics is the complex process.

(Choose correct alternative to change the sentence as negative sentence)

i. Big Data analytics is not the complex process.

ii. Big Data analytics is not a compound process.

iii. Big Data analytics is not an easy process.

iv. Big Data analytics is not the simple process.

Ans : iv. Big Data analytics is not the simple process.

A6 Pick out the antonyms of the following words from the passage. (2)

a) Understandable b) hide c) available d) similar

Ans : a) Understandable - incomprehensible 

b) hide - uncover 

c) available -  closed 

d) similar - varied

The Cop And The Anthem

Activity Sheet No 1

Read the extract and complete the activities given below: (12)

Soapy left his bench and strolled out of the square and across the level sea of asphalt, where Broadway and Fifth Avenue flow together. Up Broadway he turned, and stopped at a luxurious cafe. Soapy had confidence in himself from the lowest button of his vest upward. He was shaven, and his coat was trim and his neat, black bow had been presented to him by a lady missionary on Thanksgiving Day. If only he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would be his. The portion of him that would show above the table would raise no doubt in the waiter’s mind. A roasted mallard duck, thought Soapy, would be about the thing with a bottle of wine and then some cheese, a cup of coffee and a cigar. One dollar for the cigar would be enough. The total would not be so high as to call forth any extreme of revenge from the cafe management; and yet the meat would leave him filled and happy for the journey to his winter island. But as Soapy set foot inside the restaurant door, the

head-waiter’s eye fell upon his tattered trousers and decadent shoes. Strong and ready hands turned him about and conveyed him in silence and haste to the side-walk and averted the ignoble fate of the menaced mallard. Soapy turned off Broadway. It

seemed that his route to the coveted island was not to be an easy one. Some other way of entering the limbo must be devised. At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate glass made a shop window attractive.

Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass. People came running round the corner, a policeman in the lead. Soapy stood still with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of brass buttons. “Where’s the man that done that?” inquired the officer agitatedly. “Don’t you think that I might have had something to do with it?” said Soapy, with a friendly voice, as one greets good fortune. The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man half-way down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy, with disgust in his heart, drifted along, twice unsuccessful.

A1 Soapy’s attempts to get into Winter Island: (2)

Attempt 1 : Soapy tried to enter a luxurious cafe. He thought to consume enough eatables and refuse to pay the bill. That would enable him to land in to a Winter Island i.e. jail. But the waiter prohibited him from entering the cafe.

Attempt 2 : He smashed the glass with a stone and remained on the spot to get arrested.  

A2 Complete the given statement in 30 words. (2)

Soapy couldn’t enter the restaurant because………

Soapy couldn’t enter the restaurant because his shoes were decadent and trousers was tattered. The head waiter in the luxurious cafe found it and turned him away. Soapy missed the mallard duck. 

A3 Soapy had confidence in himself from the lowest button of his vest upward. Here the

lowest button of his vest upward means ……………. (2)

Ans : He was wearing a coat and a black bow. He was cleanly shaven. This suited to the luxurious cafe. But his tattered trousers and decadent shoes didn't suit the cafe. Here the lowest button of his vest upward means his appearance after sitting at the table.

A4 If a person tries to damage the public property, how you will react in such a situation.

(write your response in 3/ 4 lines) (2)

Ans : If a person tries to damage the public property, I will explain the importance of public property. I will try to convince him/her not to damage. We all are the owner of public property. How can we damage our own property.

A5 Do as directed. (2)

1) The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue.

(Choose the correct alternative to transform as a negative statement)

i) The policeman didn’t accept Soapy even as a clue.

ii) The policeman had never accepted Soapy even as a clue.

iii) The policeman didn’t accepted Soapy even as a clue.

iv) The policeman couldn’t accept Soapy even as a clue.

3) “Don’t you think that I might have had something to do with it?” said Soapy.

(Choose the correct alternative to change the sentence into indirect speech)

i) Soapy asked if he didn’t think that he might have something to do with that.

ii) Soapy asked if he didn’t think that he might have had something to do with that.

iii) Soapy asked if he didn’t thought that he might have had something to do with that.

iv) Soapy asked if he didn’t think that he might had had something to do with that.

A6. Match the words in column A with column B: (2)

 A                                               B

1) stroll                   a) border place between heaven and hell

2) decadent           b) walk in a leisurely way

3) limbo.                 c) old and worn out

4) coveted              d) very hard and torn

                                 e) greatly desired

1) stroll -    b) walk in a leisurely way

2) decadent - d) very hard and torn

3) limbo  -   a) border place between heaven

4) coveted  -    e) greatly desired

Activity Sheet No 2 

A1. Global Understanding 

Complete the web chart. 

A2. Complex Factual 

Give reason : 1. Soapy was confident of himself to enter into cafe because .........

2. He could not enter the cafe because.....

A3. Inference 

Explain why Soapy misbehaved. 

A4. PRT

Write an incident when you felt scared of police. 

A5. Language Study

1. But as Soapy set foot inside the restaurant door, the head-waiter's eye fell upon his tattered trousers and decadent shoes. ( Rewrite using 'no sooner .... than ) 

2. Some other way of entering the limbo must be devised. (Begin the sentence with "Soapy.......)

A6. Find the words which mean: 

a. decorated b. without doubt c. danger d. greatly desired 

Key

A1.  Soapy thought to eat - 

1. a roasted mullard duck  2. cheese 3. wine 4.  coffee ( draw the diagram and put these there )

A2.(1) Soapy was confident to enter the luxurious cafe because he was shaven and wearing a decorated coat , black neat bow. 

(2) He could not enter the cafe because the head-water's eye fell upon his tattered trousers and worn out shoes. 

A3.  Soapy misbehaved. He took a stone and dashed it through the glass of shop window. He did this to get arrested as he utterly wanted a roof in winter days to save himself from the cold. 

A4. Once I got scared of police. I was riding a bike and I had no valid license for riding. At the corner I saw a traffic police checking vehicles. Seeing him there I got frightened. 

 A5. 1. But no sooner did Soapy set foot inside the restaurant door than the head-waiter's eye fell upon his tattered trousers and decadent shoes. 

2.  Soapy must devise some other way of entering the limbo.

A6. 

a. decorated - trim b. without doubt  - unsuspectedly c. danger -manaced  d. greatly desired - coveted 

Activity Sheet No 3

A1 State whether the following statements are true or false.

a) Soapy was hungry and trying to get food.

b) He was trying to get arrested.

c) He was drunken and so he was misbehaving.

d) Soapy wanted umbrella because it was raining.

A2. Arrange the following statements in order as the events occurred in the extract

a) Seeing the cop Soapy began to yell like a drunkard.

b) Two waiters threw Soapy on the pavement for not paying the bill.

c) Soapy picked up the umbrella and walked away.

d) Soapy consumed eatables at a restaurant and declared he had no money.

A3. The umbrella owner slowed his steps. Soapy did likewise. Explain the underlined expression. 

A4. Discuss what will you do to earn your livelihood.

A5. Language Study

1. In a cigar store he saw a well-dressed man lighting a cigar. ( Frame wh question to get the underlined part as an answer.)

2. Why don't you call a cop? ( Rewrite as an assertive sentence.) 

A6. Give the antonyms.

1. Disconsolate 2. Slowly 3. Harsh 4. buttoned 

Key

A1. a) Soapy was hungry and trying to get food. True

b) He was trying to get arrested. True

c) He was drunken and so he was misbehaving. False

d) Soapy wanted umbrella because it was raining. False

A2. 

d) Soapy consumed eatables at a restaurant and declared he had no money.

b) Two waiters threw Soapy on the pavement for not paying the bill.

a) Seeing the cop Soapy began to yell like a drunkard.

c) Soapy picked up the umbrella and walked away.

A3 Soapy did likewise means Soapy did the same the umbrella owner did . The umbrella owner followed Soapy as he grabbed the umbrella. When Soapy asked the man to call the police, the man slowed his steps. Soapy also slowed down his steps to make sure the man called the police. Soapy wanted to get arrested. 

A4 . I will set up a start up.  I will get necessary guidance from the expert. Thereafter I will apply for loan and set up a small business with the help of parents. 

A5. 1. Where did he see  a well-dressed man lighting a cigar?

       2. You should call a cop. 

A6. 1. Disconsolate - happy 2. Slowly - fast, hastily 3. Harsh - soft 4. buttoned - unbuttoned 

Vocabulary Test

Brainstorming Activities 

(A1) (i) Discuss with your partner and find out the different ways in which Soapy 

tried to get arrested. The first one is given.

(ii) Describe the atmosphere when Soapy reached near the Church.

(A2) (i) Read the story and match the incidents given in Column A with the 

consequences given in Column B.

Column A	Column B
(1) Soapy tried to enter a cafe.	A) The cop ran after another man
(2) Soapy broke a glass window.	B. Suddenly a wonderful change came in his heart.
(3) Two waiters pitched Soapy on  the callous pavement.	C. Dream of turning around in life was  shattered.
(4) Soapy heard the anthem being  played in the Church.	D.  He stood up slowly beating the dust  from his clothes.ch.
(5) Cop arrests Soapy for hanging  around.	E. Strong and ready hands of the head waiter turned him around.

Ans: 1-E, 2-A, 3-D,4-B 5-C

(ii) Give reasons and complete the following :

 (a) Soapy had confidence in himself because he was saven and his coat was trim.

 (b) The head waiter of the luxurious cafe did not allow Soapy to enter because his eyes fell upon Soapy's trousers and decadent shoes.

 (c) The cop did not arrest Soapy for breaking the glass window because he didn't believe Soapy had smashed the window glass.

 (d) The cop did not arrest Soapy for shouting and dancing because he thought Soapy was Yale lad celebrating.

(iii) Pick out the lines from the text which show that : 

 (a) Soapy wants to enter the cafe for two reasons. 

Lines: Yet the meat would leave him filled and happy for the journey to his winter island.

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

Lines : It seemed that his route to the coveted island was not to be an easy one.

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

Lines : The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue.

 (d) Soapy actually did not want the umbrella.

Lines : He hurled the umbrella angrily into an excavation.

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

Lines: And the anthem that the organist played cemented Soapy to the iron fence, for he had known it well in the days when his life contained such things as mothers and roses and ambitions and friends and immaculate thoughts and collars.

(iv) ‘He would make a man of himself again’ – The word ‘man’ in the sentence 

means

(v) Soapy’s earlier life was much different from his present life. Complete the 

table to show this contrast. One is done for you.

Earlier life	Present life.
(a) Contained friends  and roses	( a) Unworthy desires
(b) Mother and ambitions	(b)No roof, No destination, degraded days
(c) Clean thoughts and collars	(c) Villainous attitude, decadent shoes dead hopes

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

(a) Soapy decides to lead a simple life working hard to earn livelihood. He would try to be placed as a driver.

(A3) (i) O’Henry has used different words to indicate prison where Soapy wants 

to reach. Make a list of those words.

And : winter island, coveted island, limbo, the island,

(ii) Find out the words used for the 'degraded state of Soapy'.

Ans : degraded days, unworthy desires,dead hopes, wrecked faculties and base motives

(iii) The specific meaning of word 'anthem' in the content of the story is.......

Prayer offered in the church

(A4) (i) Convert the following sentences into negative without changing their 

meanings.

(a) The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue.

Ans : The policeman didn't accept Soapy even as a clue.

(b) Soapy drifted along twice unsuccessful.

Ans : Soapy didn't drift along twice successful.

(c) Soapy stopped his unavailing racket.

Ans : Soapy didn't continue his unavailing racket.

(d) The island seemed very far away.

Ans : The island didn't seem near ( in his realm) .

(e) The island seemed an unattainable Arcadia.

Ans : The island didn't seem an attainable Arcadia.

(ii) Convert the following sentences into affirmative without changing their

meanings.

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

Ans : Men who smash windows avoid to chat with the police.

(b) Why don’t you call a cop?

Ans: You should call the police.

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

Ans :On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of less pretensions.

(d) Noisy; but no harm.

Ans : Noisy; but harmless.

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

Ans: They seemed to regard him as a King who could do everything right.

Welcome 

Presentation On An Astrologer's Day

Vocabulary Test

Spelling Test

Glossary Test 

Test - Activity Sheet 1 

Read the extract from 'An Astrologer's Day' beginning with -  
" Punctually at Midday.........the end of day'

A1. Complete the web chart.

A1. Complete the web chart.

A2. People were attracted to the astrologer as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahila stalks. Give reasons.

A2. People flocked to fried groundnut vendor. Give reasons .

A3 Insufficient light suited the astrologer's business. Explain.

A3. Half the enchantment of the place was due to the fact that it did not have the benefit of municipal lightening. Explain 

A4. Astrologer's by the roadside deserves no wages. Give your opinion.

A4. Describe your plan about earning while learning. 

A5 Rewrite as instructed.

1. The colour scheme never failed. (Make it affirmative.)

2. The place was lit up by the shop lights. (Identify the voice.)

A6. Vocabulary Match the pair Column A                Column B 

1. Sacred.                   A. red pigment 

2. Vermillion             B. surprised  

3. Flanked.                 C. holy  

4. Astonished.           D. divided

Activity Sheet No. 2 

A1. Put the statements in order as the events occur. 

1. A client showed his palm to astrologer with challenge.

2. The astrologer began to bundle up his paraphernalia.

3. The astrologer sensed a man as his client and pressed invitation.

4. The nuts vendor rose to go home.

A2. State whether the following statements are true or false.

1. A client looked careworn.

2. The astrologer was challenged.

3. He charged four pies for a question.

4. A client did not agree to pay the fees.

A3. Guess 

The astrologer recognised the client but didn't show. Support the statements with proof from the extract.

A4. Opinion

Astrology is a truthful occupation. Give your opinion.

A5. Language Study.

1.) Choose the sentences of passive voice.

1. The nuts vendor blew out his flare.

2. The green shaft of light was blotted out.

3. This pact was accepted after a little further argument.

4. The astrologer caught a glimpse of his face by the matchlight.

2.) The astrologer felt very uncomfortable. ( Rewrite as exclamatory.)

6. Find the words from the extract which mean . a) seller b) hidden c) complained d) threw forcefully

Activity Sheet No. 3

A1. Complete the sentence by choosing an appropriate option.

• A client was surprised when....

1. the astrologer advised him to go home
2. the astrologer told him that the person he was looking for is dead.
3. the astrologer uttered his name ' Guru Nayak'.
4. he gazed at the astrologer.

A2. Write the thraits and advice the astrologer gave to the stranger. 

A3. ' A great load is gone from me today.' Explain it with providing reasons. 

A4. Express the feelings when you come to know that you were not wrong.

A5. Language Study.

1. Never travel southward again, and you will live to be a hundred. ( Rewrite the statement as condition. Or Rewrite the statement using ' If ..not')

2. It was nearly midnight when the astrologer reached home. ( Rewrite the statement without conjunction or Rewrite it as simple sentence.)

A6. Use the following words to complete the sentences meaningfully.

  (deserted, escaped, astrologer, stranger)

• When I opened the door, I saw a ........ .
• The stadium was ....... when the match came to an end.
• A man stretched his palm to an .......... to know what is wrong with him.
• A theif has ...... from the jail.

Activity Sheet No. 4

1. Read the extract and complete the activities given below: (12)

Punctually at midday he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment,

which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells, a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic

charts on it, a notebook, and a bundle of Palmyra writing. His forehead was

resplendent (glorious) with sacred ash and vermilion, and his eyes sparkled with a

sharp abnormal gleam (shine) which was really an outcome of a continual searching

look for customers, but which his simple clients took to be a prophetic light and felt

comforted. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position placed

as they were between the painted forehead and the dark whiskers (mustaches) which

streamed down his cheeks: even a half-wit’s eyes would sparkle in such a setting. To

crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head. This colour

scheme never failed. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or

dahlia stalks. He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked a

path running through the Town Hall Park. It was a remarkable place in many ways. A

surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till

night. A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way :

medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and above all, an

auctioneer of cheap cloth, who created enough din all day to attract the whole town.

Next to him in vociferousness came a vendor of fried groundnut, who gave his ware a

fancy name each day, calling it “Bombay Ice Cream” one day and on the next “Delhi

Almond,” and on the third “Raja’s Delicacy,” and so on and so forth, and people

flocked to him. A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too.

The astrologer transacted his business by the light of a flare which crackled and

smoked up above the groundnut heap nearby. Half the enchantment of the place was

due to the fact that it did not have the benefit of municipal lighting. The place was lit

up by shop lights. One or two had hissing gaslights, some had naked flares stuck on

poles, some were lit up by old cycle lamps, and one or two, like the astrologer,

managed without lights of their own. It was a bewildering crisscross of light rays and

moving shadows. This suited the astrologer very well, for the simple reason that he

had not in the least intended to be an astrologer when he began life; and he knew no

more of what was going to happen to others than he knew what was going to happen

to himself next minute. He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent

customers. Yet he said things which pleased and astonished everyone: that was more a

matter of study, practice, and shrewd guesswork. All the same, it was as much an

honest man’s labour as any other, and he deserved the wages he carried home at the

end of a day.

A1. State if the given statements are True or False. (2)

i. The astrologer used to have the preparation of his business in quite professional way.

ii. The physical appearance of the astrologer hardly created an impact on the customers.

iii. The place was busy with a variety of occupations.

iv. The astrologer’s style of handling the business lies in his skills.

Ans : i. The astrologer used to have the preparation of his business in quite professional way. True

ii. The physical appearance of the astrologer hardly created an impact on the customers. False

iii. The place was busy with a variety of occupations. True

iv. The astrologer’s style of handling the business lies in his skills. True

A2. Complete the given web. (2)

1. Opened his bag and spread out professional equipment

2. Wound a saffron coloured turban around his head

3. Sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree

4. Transacted his business of astrology

(Note : Draw a web chart and write these points in it.)

A3. The astrologer was a shrewd judge of a character. Explain with some details from the

extract. (2)

Ans : He was punctual in his work. Though he did not intend to be an astrologer, he used professional equipment for astrology. He dressed as an astrologer and chose appropriate place for the transaction . He accepted that study, practice and shrewd guesswork helped him to please and astonish his customers.

A4. We need to understand even the smallest details of the business in order to succeed.

Write your views. (2)

Ans : 

A5. Do as directed. (2)

1) It was a remarkable place in many ways.

(Choose correct alternative to rewrite the given sentence as an exclamatory

sentence)

i. It was a remarkable place in many ways!

ii. How a remarkable place in many ways it was!

iii. What a remarkable place in many ways it was!

iv. What remarkable in many ways the place it was!

2) He spread out his professional equipment, which consisted of a dozen cowrie

shells.

(Choose correct alternative to rewrite the given sentence as a compound

sentence)

i. He spread out his professional equipment but it consisted of a dozen cowrie

shells.

ii. He spread out his professional equipment and it consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

iii. He spread out his professional equipment that it consisted of a dozen cowrie

shells.

iv. He spread out his professional equipment and it had consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

A6. Find the synonyms for the following words from the passage. (2)

a. Confusing b. hanging around c. difficult to understand d. magical effect             2

a. Confusing - bewildering 

b. hanging around -  dallied

c. difficult to understand - obscure

 d. magical effect   - enchantment