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Let’s ponder
A. Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
1. ‘My story is quite similar to Ms English’s,’ Mr Geography said in a broken voice. ‘All my
fellow brothers laugh at me whenever Manu pulls me out of his bag. I especially envy my
brother who belongs to Sushmita. She has not only covered him neatly, her handling is
so gentle that he always looks as if he has just stepped out of the bookseller’s shop, and,’ he
added, ‘she fills in her maps with a pencil!’
a. Fill in the blank with a suitable option from those given below.
Mr Geography’s ‘broken voice’ indicates the emotion of .
i. affection ii. fright iii. excitement iv. sorrow
b. State True or False based on the deduction from the extract.
Manu has been filling maps with a pen in the Geography book.
c. What does the phrase ‘my brother’ point to, as per the extract?
d. Complete the following suitably.
The phrase ‘just stepped out of a bookseller’s shop’ is a reference to .
2. Why! He was in his bed! Yes! There was the battered bag on the floor, the books, half on the
floor and others stuffed in the bag. But what was this? The English book was lying near his
pillow and seemed to smile at him!
a. Fill in the blank by choosing the suitable option.
The use of the word ‘Why!’ in the beginning of the extract indicates .
i. curiosity ii. sadness iii. wonder iv. confusion
b. Complete the analogy by selecting a word from the extract.
lying : upright : : empty :
c. List the evidence of Manu’s carelessness from the extract.
d. State whether True or False, as per the extract.
Manu was imagining that the English book was smiling at him.
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