English X - Chapter No.21 - Questions-Answers and Text Book Exercise

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Questions-Answers and Text Book Exercise

A. Comprehension:

Q.1: Why was the party arranged?
Ans. The party was arranged to celebrate Shahnaz's birthday.

Q.2: What was the menu of the party?
Ans. The menu includes, kababs, samosas, sandwiches, fruit-chat, sweetmeat and cake along with tea at the party.

Q.3: What was written on the cake?
Ans. The cake had Shahnaz's name written on it with a wish for a happy birthday.

Q.4: What games were arranged for the guests?
Ans. Shahnaz also made arrangements for providing the guests fun and laughter with party games, like "passing the parcel", "treasure hunt" and "musical chairs".

Q.5: Why was Shahnaz happy at the end of the party?
Ans. Shahnaz was happy at the end of the party because it was a good party and everybody had enjoyed it.

Q.6: When is a bicycle-rider a joy?
Ans. Bicycle ride is a real fun and  joy when one is young, as it is an age of strength and energy. It is also a pleasant experience when one is riding a bicycle because it is a good physical exercise.

Q.7: When does this joy vanish?
Ans. This joy suddenly vanishes, when the cycle you are riding gets punctured.

Q.8: What does the kit for mending the puncture contain?
Ans. A cyclist who has a kit for mending the puncture is prepared for the emergency. It contains a wrench, a piece of old cycle tube, a pair of small scissors, sandpaper, a colour pencil and sticking solution. A part from these a large deep pot for water to find the puncture is also required.

Q.9: What happens when the punctured part of the tube goes under water?
Ans. The moment the punctured part of the tube goes under water, air bubbles will be seen coming out of the small hole with a hissing sound. We mark the spot with a colour pencil. The whole of the tube is tested in this way, and all the punctured parts of the tube are marked.

Q.10: What do we use to make the tube rough by rubbing?
Ans. We use sandpaper to make the tube rough by rubbing it on tube surface.

Q.11: What did Shahnaz do at the party?

Ans. Shahnaz put on a beautiful dress. She received gifts from the guests and thanked them. She cut the birthday cake and served the guests.

Q.12: What do you know about musical chairs?

Ans. Musical chair is one of the interesting indoor game for parties. Guests have to move around the chairs with the music and one who is lead last is called the winner.

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

Words / Meaning

S.No.	Words	Meanings
1.	Crockery	Tableware, Pottery
2.	Cutlery	Knives, forks and spoons etc.
3.	Containing	Carrying, Holding
4.	Eatables	Items of foods
5.	Emergency	A serious, unexpected and often dangerous situations.
6.	Frighten	Panic
7.	Honour	High respect, Great esteem
8.	Joy	Delight, Happy
9	Layers	Coating, Surface
10.	Menu	A list of food
11.	Parcel	Packets carried or sent by post
12.	Puncture	A small hole in a tyre resulting in an escape of air
13.	Press	depress
14.	Passers-by	A person that is passing or going by, esp on foot
15.	Riding	Travel on horse or bicycle etc
16.	Served	Present (food or drink) to some one
17.	Suddenly	Immediately
18.	Treasure	Valuable jewels and gems etc
19.	Tightness	Closed firmly
20.	Vanish	Disappear
21.	Whizzing	Whistling or buzzing sound
22.	Wrapped	Past participle of wrap. Cover or enclosed in paper etc.

Sentences

S.No.	Words	Sentences
1.	Crockery	Crockery and eating utensils should be washed in hot water and detergent.
2.	Cutlery	They got an entire set of silver cutlery as a wedding present.
3.	Containing	He kept a scrapbook containing interesting activities.
4.	Eatable	The rotten fruit is not eatable.
5.	Emergency	The pilot had to make an emergency landing in a field.
6.	Frighten	He tried to frighten me by showing his big Russian dog. OR My sister is frightened of going into dark.
7.	Honour	Students had made speeches in honour of the great hero on Independence day.
8.	Joy	The desire for joy lies deep within the human spirit .
9	Layers	Earth can be divided into three main layers: the core, the mantle and the crust.
10.	Menu	The restaurant has a long menu of about 50 items.
11.	Parcel	She sent a parcel of books to her brother.
12.	Puncture	My car had a puncture on the way, so I arrived late in the party.
13.	Press	You must press this button to start the television.
14.	Passers-by	A passer-by described what he saw moments after the plane had crashed.
15.	Riding	Riding a bicycle is a great fun.
16.	Served	We should serve our country with heart and soul.
17.	Suddenly	The temperature suddenly dropped to zero.
18.	Treasure	Knowledge is a Treasure, but Practice is the key to it.
19.	Tightness	He managed to make himself comfortable on the chair despite the tightness of his trousers.
20.	Vanish	With a wave of his hand, the magician made the rabbit vanish.
21.	Whizzing	I saw a big balloon whizzing through the air.
22.	Wrapped	She wrapped the present and tied it with ribbon.

C. Make Noun from the following.
invite, busy, prepare, discuss, decorate, punish, collect, sing, decide

S.No.	Words	Noun
1.	Invite	Invitation
1.	Busy	Business
3.	Prepare	Preparation
4.	Discuss	Discussion
5.	Decorate	Decoration
6.	Punish	Punishment
7.	Collect	Collection
8.	Sing	Song
9.	Decide	Decision

D. Complete the spelling of the following:

• remember
• bought
• crockery
• kitchen
• fruit
• vegetable
• treasure
• wrapped

E. Fill in the Blanks.
1. Shahnaz was very happy because it was her birthday.
2. She had invited her friends to a party.
3. The two friends talked about the menu.
4. Now they got busy int he kitchen.
5. Riding a bicycle is joy when one is young.
6. They decided to buy the rest of the things from the market.
7. You are riding back home merrily.

8. Suddenly a whizzing sound comes from your bicycle's hind wheel. 
9. You lay you bicycle on the ground.
10. You take out your kit for mending the puncture.
11. Sometimes, there is a tyre burst, frightening you and the passersby.

12. This emergency should not worry you if you are prepared on it.


F. Composition:

Q.1: What was parcel game? OR How is the “Parcel” prepared for the “Parcel Game”?

Ans. The "parcel game" was to be very interesting and exciting. A piece of toffee was put in a small carton which was wrapped with many layers of coloured paper. Each layer concealed a slip of paper which bore one of such commands: 'sing a song', ‘crow like a cock', ‘bleat like a goat', ‘bray like a donkey' etc. The parcel was to pass from one guest to another. Each would remove only one layer of the wrapping, and get the 'punishment' that fell to her lot. The last would get the prize, the piece of toffee.  

Q.2: What was treasure hunt? OR How is the game “Treasure Hunt” played?

Ans. Treasure hunt is another interesting game arranged for the party. In 'treasure hunt', small packets of sweets wrapped in paper were to be hidden at different places in the room. The guests were to look for them everywhere till all the "treasures" were found.

Q.3: Describe the process of mending a puncture? OR How is puncture mended?

Ans. In order to make a puncture, first of all we take out tube from the wheel and inflate it. Then dip it into water bit by bit. Air bubbles will be seen coming out of the small hole with a hissing sound, mark it with the coloured pencil. All the punctured parts of the tube are marked. We deflate the tube and dry it than rub the punctured spot with sand paper to make its surface rough. Now apply sticking solution on tube, as well as to the piece of rubber and rub it with finger and let it dry. Place the piece of rubber on the puncture and press it tight. The tube is then put into tyre and pump air into it. The puncture has been mended.

Q.4: Describe the process of mending a puncture in a repair shop? OR How is puncture mended at a cycle shop?
Ans. The process of mending a puncture at a cycle shop is a different one. A kind of half solid rubber solution is applied to the punctured part of the tube. It is heated at a certain temperature for some time in a machine which is a sort of press. The solution melts and sticks to the tube so that both are inseparable. This method of mending the puncture is common these days and is more durable.

G. Idioms:

1. Odds and ends: A collection of objects not belonging to any group of order, left over and discarded.
Example: I have no complete sets of text-books, only odds and ends.
Exercise: That shop does not sell anything in particular. It has only stray pieces of furniture, but no sets. (Substitute the idiom)
That shop does not sell anything in particular. It has only odds and ends.

2. Under one’s nose: immediately with reach.
Example: He searched all over for it, though it was lying under his nose all the time.
Exercise: You don’t have to go far. It’s immediately within your reach. (Substitute the idiom)
You don’t have to go far. It’s under your nose.

3. To poke one’s nose into: To meddle or interfere
Example: Don't poke your nose into other people's affair.
Exercise: She has the bad habit of interfering in the matters that are not her concern. (Substitute the idiom)
She has the bad habit of poking her nose into the matters that are not her concern.

4. To kick up a row: To make a disturbance or noise
Example: You need not kick up a row. Ask politely.
Exercise: If you don’t agitate, you will not be paid attention to. (Substitute the idiom)
If you don’t kick up a row, you will not be paid attention to

5. To wind up: To bring to an end
Example: That company winding up its affair.
Exercise: I’m using my last week in the country to finish all my business here.
I’m using my last week in the country to wind up my business here.

H. Idiomatic Structures Explained:

1. Pour in /out/over:
i. "Telegrams of congratulation poured in" means "A great number of telegrams of congratulations arrived."
ii. "Pour me out a cup of tea" means "Please serve me a cup of tea from the pot."
iii. "He poured some medicine over the wound" means. "He let some liquid medicine flow over the wound."

2. Put on:
i. "Put on your shoes" means "Wear your shoes".
ii. "Put on the light" means "Switch on the light."
iii. "I have put on weight" means "My weight has increased"

I. Non-textual Exercises:
Mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.

Examples: These shoes are neither mine nor hers. Those are yours, not theirs.
I wonder where ours are kept.

Exercise: Match a sentence of Column A with the right one from Column B.

S.No.	Column A	Column B
1.	These books belong to me.	They are mine.
2.	She has new ones.	Hers are new.
3.	They won't lend their car.	Theirs cannot be borrowed.
4.	Give me your bicycle.	I want yours.
5.	Their car has broken down.	Theirs is out of order.
6.	He sold all the books he had.	His are sold out.