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Gulmohar English Reader Chapter 11Questions and Answers

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Gulmohar English Reader Questions and Answers Chapter 11 : The Small Woman 1.How old were the children? Ans: They were between four and fifteen years

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2.From which place to which place was Gladly taking them? Ans:From Yangcheng to Sian 3.How much time did she expect to get to the Yellow river? Ans: twelve days 4.What did they all carry? Ans: They carried millet, iron pots and bundles of bedding which included quilts 5.Who else travelled with them?For what purpose ?For how long? Ans: Two coolies sent by the Mandarin to carry millets. Till the millet was used up, which took four days. 6.How much of the way was Gladys similar with?Was there a road to follow? How could they knew that they were going in the right direction? Ans: The whole territory was new to her. It was wild and barren and she was able to find the direction only with the help of the sun. 7.What was the way like? Ans:It was wild and rough with steep slopes. There were very few places of habitation. 8.Did they have a roof to sleep under,the first night ? Was that planned in advance? Where did they sleep the other nights? Ans: Yes, fortunately they did, as a Buddhist priest offered them the temple to stay since the other brothers were away. No, it was not planned. Out in the open or under rocks. 9.How long did their supply of food last? What about water? Ans: It lasted for four days. There was practically no water after four days as they had to wait to find a village well. Unfortunately there were not many. 10.What was their situation on the evening of their seventh day? What bigger danger now seemed to make its appearance? How did Gladys feel?What happened then? Ans: They were starved and parched. When the forward scouts came with the news that there were soldiers ahead Gladys froze in panic. But to their relief, they found they were Nationalist troops. The children were delighted as they gave sweets to them.

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Gulmohar English Reader
Chapter 9
Vet in the Forest

1.Who were in the team that went to Bishnupur forest?Why did they go there? Who joined them afterwards?

Ans: S C De, Chief Wildlife Warden of the State, Subrata Choudri, officer specialising in tranquillising animals and the author, Dhriti K Lahiri-Choudry. They had come to help the Wildlife Wing of the Forest Department to save a young, injured tusker. A veterinary officer.

2.We had just made a decision to inquire among the villagers.lnquire about what? Why was it necessary to inquire? Who had they inquired with earlier?

Ans:They wanted to inquire the whereabouts of an injured elephant as it was constantly moving with the herd and there was no exact information about its current location. They had earlier made enquiries with the local forest staff.

3.’We were enormously impressed’. What impressed them? Why was they impressive?

Ans: They were enormously impressed when they learnt that a young man from the local tribes had been feeding the injured elephant every day. His act surprised them as their fields were regularly ravaged by these elephants and yet he was kind enough to help one of them.

4.’We came back to camp’.Where were they camping? What mode of transport did they use?

Ans: rest house of Bishnupur forest. jeep.

5.(We)bumped across the forest tracks and fields to the spot’?
To what spot?What was the first problem they faced there?What was done to overcome it?

Ans: …to the spot where the injured elephant was. But the animal was in the middle of the herd and it would be impossible to separate the creature from the herd. The injured elephant was separated from the herd by chasing away the herd using crackers and a lot of noise by the villagers.

6.’Our next plan of action was to ask the enthusiastic villagers for help to locate our patient? Who was the patient? Why did they need help to locate him/it?Which word tells us that the villagers were very willing to help?

Ans: The injured elephant. They were new to the territory and the villagers were familiar with it. ‘Enthusiastic’ young men.

7.’He had therefore not thought of keeping syringes ready (10)
Why had he not thought of it?What made it necessary to have it ready in this situation? Did he not hasten to get it ready? How can you tell?What new problem resulted (for a short while )from not having it ready?

Ans: The veterinarian’s earlier experiences had been limited to langurs where he could take his own time to prepare the syringe. But here he was to deal with a wild elephant and time was of the essence. No, he took his own time. He behaved like he had ‘all the time in the world’. The frightened elephant got restless and began to limp away from them.

8.The animal quickened its pace. We quickened ours accordingly
What made the animal quicken its pace?Why did the men quickened theirs?When did both stop? Why did they stop?

Ans: The moment the dart pricked his body, the elephant foresaw danger and quickened its pace. They too quickened their steps to keep pace with it. They stopped as the animal gradually fell to the ground due to the effect of the tranquilliser.

9. Complete the sentences to show that the last problem encountered by team
a:The elephant did not ——–as a healthy elephant should have done.
b:It was not safe for ——- through the night.
a :come out of its drug-induced sleep
b :the team and the villagers to stay on the ground

10.Complete the list of different medicines given to the elephant
Ans.Antidote, Antibiotic and Tranquilizer

The Bishop’s Candlesticks by Norman Mckinnell :

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The Bishop’s Candlesticks by Norman Mckinnell :
Summary

The plot of the play revolves around a story that brings forth the themes of Religious virtues like love and redemption. The play dramatically depicts how the love and the compassion of the Bishop brought about a change of heart in a convict and turned him into a man of promise for a good life. The Bishop was a kind-hearted man who being a true Christian was also an ardent humanist. He was ready to sacrifice everything to help the needy people. Even after selling all, he had, for others, he felt sorry that he could do so little whereas the world had so much suffering. He sold his saltcellars and gave the money to Mere Gringoire so that the latter might pay his rent to the bailiff. His sister. Persome was how ever a worldly woman, neither as self-less as her brother nor so noble. She did not like her brother to live for others and not for himself. She thought that people took an unfair advantage of his charitable nature. But the Bishop thought that if the people pretended to be in distressed and deceived him, then they are the poorer in spirit and not he. His door was never shut and it was opened for everybody. One night when the Bishop was about to go to bed, a convict entered the house. At the point of his knife he demanded food from the Bishop. The Bishop was unruffled. He called Persome and asked her to give some supper to the convict. The convict wondered why the Bishop kept his doors and windows open and whether or not he was afraid of thieves and robbers. The Bishop told them that he was not afraid but that he was sorry for them, as they were only poor sufferers. He treated the convict with all love and respect as he regarded him too as a sufferer. He regarded him as a fellowman and a friend. His attitude had some effect on the convict. If we treat a man as a beast, then he becomes a beast. If we treat a beast as a man then it becomes a man. A man is what we think him to be. The convict told the Bishop how he was caught by the police while he stole some food for his ill and starving wife. He was caught and sentenced to ten years in prison. The authorities did not pat any heed to the fact that he had stolen only to feed his ill and starving wife, Jeanette. They regarded him as a born criminal and treated him like a beast for ten years. Then one day he escaped but the society treated him no better. As he was a prisoner, nobody would give him any job. The police hunted him down. He was running away from them starving. So he stole again for food. Thus, society with its wrong attitude, did not give him a chance to lead a good life. Then he entered the house of the Bishop as he was hungry. The kind Bishop was touched and gave him a bed to sleep on. The Bishop went to sleep. Left alone on his bed, the convict could not resist the temptation to steal the silver candlesticks of the Bishop. He took them and went out of the house. As he went out, the door slammed. Persome got up at the sound and found out that the convict had stolen the silver candlesticks and had gone away. Persome reacted violently. She shouted and was very upset. The Bishop is also upset but he blames himself for exposing the convict to the temptation. The Bishop was sorry to lose the candlesticks as they were given to him by his mother. But like a true Christian, he felt that he was responsible for the convict’s behaviour. By keeping them before him, he had led him into temptation. The Bishop thought that he used to value the candlesticks very highly. It is a sin to get addicted to wealth. Lastly, the candlesticks might be of some use to the convict and what had happened had happened for the good. But the convict was arrested by the gendarmes along with the candlesticks The sergeant saw the convict moving stealthily and arrested him. They recognized the candlesticks of the Bishop and brought him back to him. But the Bishop told that the accused was his friend and that he himself had given the candlesticks to him. The police sergeant released the convict and went away. The convict was overwhelmed by the love of the Bishop and now he is convinced that the Bishop was kind and loving. He regained his faith that there can be goodness in men. He was sorry that he had stolen the candlesticks. He felt that he was once again a human being and not a beast. The kind Bishop told him of the secret road to Paris and gave him the candlesticks. The candle sticks were a dying gift from the Bishop’s mother. They reminded him of her. But when the convict received them as a gift, they become symbols of hope and life. The convict would now believe in the goodness of life and lead a steady life. He asked him to remember that the body of man is the temple of God. The convict was already a changed man and he promised to remember the Bishops’ last words and he went away.