*1.
A Triumph of Surgery (James Herriot)*
Short
Type Q-Ans.
*1. Why was Mrs
Pumphrey worried about Tricki?*
Ans. Mrs
Pumphrey was worried about Tricki because he was unwell. He had refused to eat food
and had bouts of vomiting. She felt that he was suffering from a serious health
issue such as malnutrition.
*2. Why does Mrs
Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is ‘a triumph of surgery’?*
Ans. Mrs
Pumphrey thinks that Tricki’s recovery is a triumph of surgery because his
illness was very serious. She thought that there were very few chances to
improve Tricki’s health and he needed immediate medical attention. Thus, his
revival without any medical treatment was a great achievement, according to
her.
*3. Why was Mr.
Herriot shocked at Tricki’s appearance?*
Ans. Dr Herriot
was shocked at Tricki's appearance because he had become hugely fat. His eyes
looked bloodshot and rheumy and his tongue lolled from his jaws. He could walk
with difficulty.
*4. From which
real disease was Tricki suffering from?*
Ans. His real
disease was that he was overfed and didn't deny any food which his mistress
gave him. Tricki's real disease was vomiting due to overfeeding.
*2.
The Thief’s Story (Ruskin Bond)*
Short Type Q-Ans.
*1. What does he
get from Anil in return for his work?*
Ans. In return of his
work, Anil gives him food and place to live in. Anil also teaches him how to
cook and how to write. He teaches him to write his name.
*2. Who is ‘I’ in
this story? Why did he change his name every months?*
Ans. I refers to Hari
Singh, the narrator of the story. He is 15 years old. He is experienced thief.
He changed his name every month so that he could escape from the police and his
former employees.
*3. Why did Hari
Singh want to work for Anil?*
Ans. Hari Singh wanted to
work for Anil but Anil had no money to pay him regularly. Anil had
no regular income and used to write for magazines. Anil asked if he could cook,
and Hari Singh lied that he knew how to cook. Actually he wants to work for
Anil so that he could steal his money.
*4. What was Anil’s
job? What did he usually do with the money he earned?*
Ans. Anil was a
writer. He used to write articles for magazines. He was a spendthrift and
used to spend money on his friends. He would borrow money one
week and lend the next.
*5. Why, according
to Hari, is it difficult to rob a careless person?*
Ans. According to Hari
Singh, it's easy to rob a greedy man because he can afford to be robbed but
it's difficult to rob a careless man because he doesn't even notice
that he's been robbed and that takes all the pleasure out of the work.
*6. Does Anil
realize that he has been robbed?*
Ans. Yes, Anil realised
that he had been robbed, as he gave a fifty rupee note to Hari which was still
damp due to the night’s rain.
*3.
The Midnight Visitor (Robert Arthur)*
Short Type Q-Ans.
*1. How is Ausable
different from other secret agents?*
Ans. Ausable was different
from other secret agents because he
lived in a small room in the musty corridor of a gloomy French hotel. It was on
the top (sixth) floor. There was nothing thrilling or adventurous about
it. And he was extremely fat.
*2. Who came to
meet Ausable? What was his profession?*
Ans. One evening a young
writer named Fowler came to meet Ausable. He had
come to gather necessary material for his book on secret agents.
*3. Why did Fowler
want to meet Ausable? Why was he disillusioned?*
Ans. Fowler wanted to meet
Ausable to know how he tackles or
handle his tasks being an agent. Fowler was disillusioned by seeing the
appearance of Ausable. As Ausable was a fat secret agent with an American
accent.
*4. How did Max
enter Ausable’s room? Why did he do so?*
Ans. Max had come into the
room using a passkey. He
had come to get the secret report about some new missiles which, he was sure,
was with Ausable.
*5. Was there any
balcony outside the window? How can you say that?*
Ans. No, there wasn't any balcony outside the window, we come to know of it when
Max jumps out of the window he gives a loud scream. Ausable had falsely told Max about the
balcony.
*6. How did Ausable
get rid of Max?*
Ans. Ausable was a clever secret agent. When he found Max in his room with a pistol, he did not lose his courage. When the waiter arrived, Ausable told Max that it was
police. Max, in a panic jumped out
of the window and dropped from the sixth floor and died. Thus Ausable
get rid of Max.
*4. A
Question of Trust (Victor Canning)*
Short Type Q-Ans.
Q. 1 What does Horace Danby like to collect?
Ans. Horace
Danby is a book lover. He likes to collect books. He loves rare and expensive
books.
Q. 2 Why does he steal every year?
Ans. Every year,
he breaks a safe. With this money he buys books. The stolen money lasts for
twelve months. Then he steals again the next year.
Q. 3 Who is the real culprit in the story?
Ans. The real
culprit in the story is the lady thief whom Danby meets in Shotover Grange. She
poses before him to be the landlady. Danby has entered the house to steal. But
he finds the lady there. She pretends that she has lost the key to the safe.
Danby is befooled. He breaks the safe and is caught.
Q. 4 In what way could Horace Danby’s arrest have
helped the young lady?
Ans. If Horace
Danby was arrested for the jewels robbery at Shotover Grange then she could be
safe. She got the jewels but Horace broke the safe for her. Thus, his arrest
could have helped her by making her tension free.
Q. 5 How many times did Horace Danby make a theft in
a year? Why?
Ans. Horace
loved reading rare and expensive books. So he robbed a safe every year to buy
these books. He was a typical because he robbed only one safe every year.
Q. 6 What story did Horace tell the police when he
was arrested?
Ans. He told the
police that he had not stolen any jewels. He said that he broke open the safe
for the young wife of the owner of the house. But the wife was herself an old
lady of about sixty with grey hair. So, none believed his story.
Q. 7 What do you think is the meaning of the phrase
‘honour among thieves’?
Ans. The phrase ‘honour among thieves’ means that thieves have their code of conduct. One thief is honest to the other thief. They never betray one another.
*5.
Footprints without Feet (H.G. Wells)*
Short Type Q-Ans.
Q. 1 How did the invisible man first become visible?
Ans. The
invisible man entered into a big London store. He opened boxes and wrappers and
wore warm clothes. He also wore shoes, an overcoat and a hat. Thus he was a
fully visible man.
Q. 2 Why was Mrs. Hall found the scientist
eccentric?
Ans. Griffin
came to Iping in winter. His coming at that time was strange. His appearance and
habits were also strange. Mrs. Hall tried to be friendly with him. But he got
angry. He said that he did not want to be disturbed by anyone. These things
compelled Mrs. Hall to think that he was an eccentric person.
Q. 3 What curious episode occurs in the study room?
Ans. One day,
early in the morning. The clergyman and his wife heard noises in their study
room. They went downstairs. They heard the chink of money. Someone was stealing money from the desk.
They opened the door silently. But they were surprised to find the room empty.
Yet the money was missing. This was very curious.
Q. 4 Why were the two boys in London surprised and
fascinated?
Ans. The two
boys in London saw the muddy footprints. The footprints were fresh. But they
could not see any man. The footprints moved on. Soon these prints disappeared.
So, the two boys were surprised and fascinated.
Q. 5 What did
Griffin do inside the big London store?
Ans. Inside the
London store, Griffin wore woolen clothes. He wore shoes, an overcoat and a hat.
He ate cold meat and drank coffee. He enjoyed sweets and wine also. Then he
slept on a pile of quilts.
Q. 6 What happened when Griffin didn’t wake up in
time?
Ans. Griffin
entered into a big London store. There he slept on a pile of quilts. The next
morning he did not wake up in time. The shop assistants opened the door. They
found Griffin sleeping.
Q. 7 What did Griffin do in the shop of a theatrical
company?
Ans. Griffin
entered the shop of a theatrical company. He wore bandages round his forehead.
Then he wore dark glasses, a false nose and a big hat. He put side whiskers
also. Then he attacked the shopkeeper. He robbed his money and came out.
Q. 8 What other extraordinary things happen at the
inn?
Ans. First, Mrs.
Hall heard a sniff close to her ear. This was very strange as she did not see
anyone near her. Secondly, the hat leapt up and struck her face. Thirdly, the
bed room chair sprang into the air and attacked her. These were the three
extraordinary things.
Q. 9 What happened to the constable?
Ans. The
policeman tried to catch Griffin. But he looked a headless man. Griffin hit the
constable. Then Griffin took off his clothes and became totally invisible. The
constable was hit by unseen blows.
Q. 10 How did Griffin become a homeless wanderer without
clothes?
Ans. Griffin was
a lawless scientist. He wanted to take revenge on his landlord. He set his
house on fire. Then he took some rare drugs. He became invisible. He took off
his clothes and became invisible. Thus he became a homeless wanderer without
clothes.
Ch. 6-The Making of a Scientist
1. What are the qualities that go into the making of
a scientist?
Ans. These
qualities are— first-rate mind, curiosity, and the will to win for the right
reasons.
2. How did a book become a turning point in Richard
Ebright's life?
Ans. Her mother
gave him a book 'The Travels of Monarch-X' This book was about the migration of
monarch butterflies to Central America. This book opened the new world of
Science for him.
3. How did his mother help him?
Ans. Richard
Ebright's mother helped him by encouraging his interest in learning. She took
him on trips, bought him telescopes, microscopes, cameras, mounting materials
and other equipments, and helped him in many other ways. If he did not have
anything to do, she found things for him to learn.
4. What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not
win anything at a science fair?
Ans. When
Richard Ebright did not win anything at the science fair, he realized that the
winners had tried to conduct real experiments. On the other hand, he had simply
made a neat display. He had shown slides of frog tissues under a microscope.
So, after not winning any prize at science fair that thing motivated him to
become a bright scientist.
5. Why did Ebright soon loose interest in tagging
butterflies?
Ans. Ebright
used to tag butterflies wings and let them go. In fact, the basement of his
house was home to thousands of monarch butterflies. He started losing interest
in it because it was a tedious job and there wasn't much feedback.
6. What were other hobbies of Ebright?
Ans. Richard
Ebright was the only child of his parents and he had no friends. So he started
to collect the things as butterflies, coins, rocks and fossils. He used to
enjoy sky-gazing. His mother encouraged him in his hobbies and used to buy all
the necessary things for him as telescope, camera, etc.
7. How did Ebright's mother encourage him to become
a scientist?
Ans. Richard
Ebright's mother helped him by encouraging his interest in learning. She took
him on trips, bought him telescopes, microscopes, cameras, mounting materials
and other equipment, and helped him in many other ways.