English X - Chapter No.13 - Questions-Answers and Text Book Exercise

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SHOPPING
Questions-Answers and Text Book Exercise

A. Comprehension:

Q.1: Why did mother ask Najma and Ajmal to go with her for shopping?
Ans. Mother asked Najma and Ajmal to go with her for shopping because their father was on tour and they also have run out of groceries and provisions.

Q.2: How much fare did the taxi driver demand?
Ans. The taxi driver demanded twenty-five rupees for the market.

Q.3: What did mother tell the taxi-driver?
Ans. The mother was shocked by the demand of taxi driver because the fare he asked  was too high as the distance was hardly two kilometre.  She further said that she would pay him fifteen rupees only or he drove them to the traffic sentry there. 

Q.4: Where did mother and children go first for shopping?
Ans. Mother and children went to the mutton market first.

Q.5:  What is the difference between beef and mutton?
Ans. Beef and mutton both are meat. The beef is the meat of cows, calves and buffaloes. While mutton is the meat of goats and sheep.

Q.6: What did mother buy at the butcher’s shop?
Ans. Mother bought one kilo of leg and one kilo minced meat at the butchers shop.

Q.7: Where did mother go after making purchases at the butcher?
Ans. After making purchases at the butcher’s mother headed towards the vegetables and fruit market.

Q.8: How did the mother buy bananas and apples?
Ans. Firstly mother inquired about the price of fruits than she bought ten bananas at a rate of fifteen rupees and one kg apples at a cost of twenty rupees.

Q.9: What did mother buy last of all?
Ans. Mother made purchases from a poultry shop last of all. She bought two dozen eggs for thirty rupees per dozen and one kilo of dressed chicken at a rate of ninety rupees per kilo.

Q.10: How far is the market from the house of Najma and Ajmal?
Ans. The market was not so far from the house of Najma and Ajmal. It was about a distance of two kilometres.

Q.11: What did mother ask the children to do when they reached back home?
Ans. Mother told Ajmal to polish his own and Najma’s shoes and told Najma to iron the clothes. While she herself went to the kitchen to cook food.

Q.12: When do we use Metre, Kilometre, Kilo and Litre? OR In what units do we measure milk, cloth and meat?
Ans. The following  measuring units of different quantities are:

1. Metre is used for measuring Length.

2. Kilometre for distance.

3. Kilo for weights and 

4. Litre to measure liquids except with those of high viscosity.

Q.13: Give the reason why polythene bags are not being used all over the world? or What is / are the harmful effects of polythene bags?
Ans. Polythene bags are not being used all over the world because they are major source of water pollution. They lock the sewerage pipes and when the drains are chocked, the dirty water spills all over. There is no suitable way of disposing these bags.

Q.14: Why were Najma and Ajmal excited? OR Why do you think Najma and Ajmal enjoyed the shopping?
Ans. Both, Najma and Ajmal were excited because first time they were going on shopping. It provide them a chance to get a lot of information about new and interesting things in daily life. So they enjoyed it a lot.

Q.15: How can we call the mother a vigilant customer? OR How did mother bargain for the price at the butcher’s shop?
Ans. We can call the mother a vigilant customer because before buying anything she seemed to be very conscious for the price and quality of goods. At the butcher’s shop, she firstly inquired about the price. When she knew the price, she insisted on charging less rupees because the prices were exceeding the price list. The butcher started telling stories but finally he agreed on the low rate which shows the vigilance of mother.

‘Q.16 Why did Taxi driver demand 20 rupees for fare?
Ans. Taxi driver demanded 20 rupees for the fare because he wanted to make more money than the fare. As the meter of taxi was also out of order, by taking the advantage of this situation he wanted to charge 20 rupees.

Q.17: From where do we buy fruit, vegetables, meat, chicken and groceries?

Ans. To buy these items, we have special places, such as fruits are bought from the fruit market, vegetables from the vegetable market, meat at the butcher's shop in the meat market, chicken at the chicken shop, whereas the groceries are purchased at the general stores.

B. Write down the meanings of the following words and used them in your own sentences:

Words / Meaning

S.No.	Words	Meanings
1.	Beef	Meat of a cow, calves and buffaloes
2.	Butcher	Dealer in meat
3.	Cabbage	A kind of green vegetable
4.	Calves	Young ones of a cow
5.	Carton	A cardboard box, usually large
6.	Cauliflower	A green vegetable with a white top
7.	Chilies	Dried pod of capsicum
8.	Choked	blocked
9.	Dressed	Slaughtered, Ready to cook
10.	Freezer	A chilled unit
11.	Gulped	Swallowed very quickly
12.	Grocer	Dealer in domestic stores
13.	Hire	Employ a person on wages
14.	Kilogram	1000 grams
15.	Kilometre	1000 meters
16.	Live	Undressed (Chicken)
17.	Meter	100 centimetre
18	Mutton	Meat of goats and sheep
19.	Onion	A swollen edible bulb used as a vegetable
20.	Potato	A starchy plant tuber, used as a vegetable
21.	Poultry	Birds kept for their meat and eggs
22.	Provisions	Household goods
23.	Spices	Strongly favoured seeds
24.	Spinach	A green leaf vegetable
25.	Turnip	A round root with white or cream flesh which is used as a vegetable

Sentences

S.No.	Words	Sentences
1.	Beef	We have cooked beef steak for dinner yesterday.
2.	Butcher	There is a big butcher's shop in our area.
3.	Cabbage	We grow fresh cabbages in our garden.
4.	Calves	Calve meat is more tasty than cows and buffaloes.
5.	Carton	This carton of soap contains 100 cakes of soap.
6.	Cauliflower	My mother also add cauliflower in Chicken Shashliks
7.	Chilies	Chilies gave delicious taste in eastern meals.
8.	Choked	The drain pipe is choked up by the rubbish.
9.	Dressed	My mother brought dressed chicken from the market to make Chargah for dinner.
10.	Freezer	We keep frozen food in a freezer
11.	Gulped	The hungry boy gulped down the bowl of soup.
12.	Grocer	His father has a big grocer shop in the super market.
13.	Hire	Aslam hired a taxi to reach the station.
14.	Kilogram	Apples are sold by the kilogram.
15.	Kilometre	After running half a kilometre, I began to feel tired.
16.	Live	I live in Karachi for two years.
17.	Meter	We should not harm our gas and electric meters.
18	Mutton	She had roasted mutton leg for dinner
19.	Onion	There is too much onion in the salad.
20.	Potato	The potato is the most popular vegetable in Pakistan.
21.	Poultry	My uncle has big poultry- farm in his village
22.	Provisions	We buy provisions every month from the Sunday Bazar.
23.	Spices	Spices add delicious taste to the food.
24.	Spinach	Spinach is a valuable source of iron.
25.	Turnip	Potatoes, cabbage, carrots, and turnip are the main vegetables.

C (a).  For each word in list ‘A’ find a word of similar meaning from list ‘B’.
Synonyms
1. Frightened – Afraid
2. Hail – Greet
3. Buy – Purchase
4. Carton – Box
5. Provisions – Supplies
6. Pointing – Hinting
7. Threaten – Warn

C (b). For the word in list ‘B’ the opposite of list ‘A’.
Opposites
1. Swim – Drown
2. Alive – Dead
3. Float – Sink
4. Front – Rear
5. Start – Stop
6. Boil – Freeze
7. Part – Whole
8. Buy – Sell
9. Agree – Differ
10. Reject – Accept

D (a).  out of order, out of date, in force, in order, up-to-date, to date
With the help of the phrases given above, Complete the following sentences:

1. The old system of weights and measures is no longer in order.
2. You must revise your book and bring it up-to-date.
3. The Shopkeeper told him that their weighing machine was out of order.
4. I have received no letter from him to-date.
5. This rule is in force, we must follow it.
6. That book was published ten years ago, it is completely out of date.

D (b). with cake, bar, jar, packet, carton, bag, roll

Complete with the following using the words given above:
1. A carton of soap contains 144 soap cakes.
2. Please bring a jar of Swat honey for me.
3. What is the price of one bag of flour?
4. The price of a cake of soap has increased by one rupee.
5. The shopkeeper charged me ninety rupees for this roll of cloth.
6. This chocolate is cheap at three rupees a bar.
7. This packet contains 25 biscuits.

D. (c). Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
1. The driver brought the taxi to a sudden halt.
2. He took off his old coat and put on the new one.
3. Please turn off the radio and turn on the T.V.
4. Before leaving the kitchen she put off the fire.
5. She turned out the cat and shut the door.
6. My friend turned up late from the cinema.
7. The watchman turned out to be thief.
8. The plane took off at 10 o'clock.

D (d). (i) Change the following into Active Voice
1. He was robbed and beaten by some unknown persons.
Ans. Some unknown persons robbed and beat him.

2. The field was ploughed, the seed was sown and the crop was harvested by the farmer himself.
Ans. The farmer himself ploughed the field, sowed the seed and harvested the crop.

D (d). (ii) Change the following into Passive Voice
1. She brushed, cleaned and ironed her coat.
Ans. Her coat was brushed, cleaned and ironed by her.

2. I brought this news to him.
Ans. That news was brought to him by me.

E. Composition
You go shopping to buy a cloth for your School uniform Write a dialogue with the shopkeeper.

Me: “Hello sir, may I have a cloth for the school uniform?”
Shopkeeper: “Sure, wait a second.”
Me: “Is this purely cotton?”
Shopkeeper: “No, it is paper cotton. But assure you that it will last longer?”
Me: “OK! But how can you say that the colour of trouser will not fade?”
Shopkeeper:It is my guarantee that the colour will not fade otherwise you can have your money back.”
Me: “Alright, how much it costs?”
Shopkeeper: “First tell me how much do you want?”
Me: “I need about 6 meters of the cloth.”
Shopkeeper: “Actually, the real price is 200 rupees but as you are our regular customer, you can have it at a cost of 18 rupees.”
Me: “It’s too expensive. Can’t you be more flexible?”
Shopkeeper: “No my son, because if I do so I will deprived of my profit.”
Me: “OK, take these 180 rupees and pack the cloth.”
Shopkeeper: “No problem.”

F. Idioms:
1. To have the lion’s share: To take the biggest share of something.
Example: The stronger person generally gets the lion's share.
Exercise: 

Divide the cake into equal slices and don’t  keep the biggest part for yourself. (Substitute the idiom)

Divide the cake into equal slices and don’t  have the lion’s share.

2. To same something for rainy day: To keep for some future necessity which may arise.
Example: Don't spend all your money. Keep something for a rainy day.
Exercise: 

He wasted all his savings and has kept nothing for any unforeseen need which may arise. (Substitute the idiom)

He wasted all his savings and has save nothing for a rainy day

3. To cry over spilt milk: To grieve over something uselessly.
Example: There's no sense in crying over a spilt milk. If the glass is broken, just buy nother one.
Exercise: 

The damage has been done, but instead of wasting time feeling sorry, do something to repair. (Substitute the idiom)

The damage has been done, but instead of crying over spilt milk, do something to repair.

4. Its high time: The moment has already come.
Example: The movie will start in fifteen minutes so it's high time we left.
Exercise:

The exams begin next month so you should have begun studying seriously by now. (Substitute the idiom)

The exams begin next month as its high time by now.