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प्रश्न
Pick out the lines from the text which show that:
Listening to the anthem, Soapy remembered his good old days.
उत्तर
And the anthem that the organist played cemented Soapy to the iron fence, for he had known it well in the days when his life contained such things as mothers and roses and ambitions and friends and immaculate thoughts and collars.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Suppose you have gone to a place where the winter season is very severe, discuss with your partner the ways in which you would protect yourself in the cold climate.
When you see a cop approaching, you feel either ‘relieved’ or ‘scared’. Discuss with your partner the situations when you feel ‘relieved’ or ‘scared’.
| Relieved | (a) You are walking alone in a dark street. |
| (b) ______________________________. | |
| (c) ______________________________. | |
| Scared | (a) You are riding a bike without a valid driving licence. |
| (b) ______________________________. | |
| (c) ______________________________. |
Discuss some of the motivating things that can change a person’s life. One is given:
1. Listening to an inspiring speech
2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
4. _________________________________
Discuss with your partner and find out the different ways in which Soapy tried to get arrested. The first one is given.
(a) Tried to enter a luxurious cafe
(b) _______________________________
(c) _______________________________
(d) ______________________________
Describe the atmosphere when Soapy reached near the Church.
(a) A soft light glowed through the violet-stained window.
(b) _____________________
(c) _____________________
(d) _____________________
(e) ______________________
Read the story and match the incidents given in Column ‘A’ with the consequences given in Column ‘B’:
| Column A | Column B |
| (1) Soapy tried to enter a cafe | The cop ran after the man |
| (2) Soapy broke a glass window | Suddenly a wonderful change came in his heart |
| (3) Two waiters pitched Soapy on the callous pavement | Suddenly a wonderful change came in his heart |
| (4) Soapy heard the anthem being played in the Church | He stood up slowly beating the dust from his clothes |
| (5) Cop arrests Soapy for hanging around | Strong and ready hands of the head waiter turned him around |
Give reasons and complete the following:
Soapy had confidence in himself because ________.
Give reason and complete the following:
The cop did not arrest Soapy for breaking the glass window because _______.
Give reason and complete the following:
The cop did not arrest Soapy for shouting and dancing because _______.
Pick out the lines from the text which show that:
Soapy wants to enter the cafe for two reasons.
Pick out the lines from the text which show that:
Soapy was afraid that he won't be able to enter the prison.
Pick out the lines from the text which show that:
Soapy was not caught by the cop for throwing stones at the glass.
Pick out the lines from the text which show that:
Soapy actually did not want the umbrella.
‘He would make a man of himself again’ – The word ‘man’ in the sentence means ___.
Soapy’s earlier life was much different from his present life. Complete the table to show this contrast. One is done for you.
| Earlier life | Present life |
| (a) Contained friends and roses | (a) Unworthy desires |
| (b) | (b) |
| (c) | (c) |
After listening to the sweet and solemn organ notes, Soapy decides to:
(a) _________________________
(b) ________________________
Write an incident in which you did something wrong and repented for it later. Give reasons.
O’ Henry has used different words to indicate prison where Soapy wants to reach. Make a list of those words.
Find out the words used for the ‘degraded state of Soapy’.
Read the extract and complete the activities given below:
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At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate glass made a shop window attractive. Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass. People came running, round the corner, a policeman in the lead. Soapy stood still with his hands in his pockets and smiled at the sight of brass button. "Where's the man that done that?" inquired the officer agitatedly. "Don't you think that I might have had something to do with it?" said Soapy, with a friendly voice, as one greets good fortune. The policemen refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man halfway down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy, with disgust in his heart. drifted along, twice unsuccessful. On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions. It catered to large appetites and modest purses, Its crockery and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napery thin. Into this place, Soapy betook himself without challenge. At a table, he sat and consumed beefsteak, flapjacks, doughnuts and pie. And then he told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers. "Now, get busy and call a cop;" said Soapy. "And don't keep a gentleman waiting". "No cop for you;" said the waiter, with a voice like butter cakes and an eye like the cherry in the Manhattan cocktail. "Hey, Con !" Neatly upon his left ear on the callous pavement, two waiters pitched Soapy. He arose. joint by joint, as a carpenter's rule opens and dusted his clothes. Arrest seemed now but an elusive dream. The island seemed very far away. A policeman who stood before a drugstore two doors away laughed and walked down the street. |
A1. True/False: (2)
Read the following sentences and state whether they are true or false. Correct the false statements and rewrite them.
- Soapy broke the glass of the shop window.
- Nobody heard the breaking of the glass window.
- The policeman chased Soapy.
- Soapy did not run away from the place.
A2. Rearrange. (2)
Rearrange the following statements in order of their occurrence in the extract.
- The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue.
- Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass.
- "Now, get busy and call a cop," said Soapy.
- Soapy, with disgust in his heart, drifted along twice unsuccessful.
A3. Guess: (2)
Read the following sentences and write down what it means.
- "Don't you think that I might have had something to do with it?"
- He told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers.
A4. Personal response: (2)
Suppose you are a manager of a hotel, a poor boy has taken dinner in the hotel and then he found, he has not enough money to pay the bill. Describe how you will react in the situation.
A5. Language study: (2)
- On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions.
- Men who smash windows do no remain to chat with the police. (Make the above sentence simple)
A6. Vocabulary: (2)
Match the following words 1n column 'A'. with their meanings in column 'B'.
| Column 'A' | Column 'B' |
| (a) gibberish | (i) magic |
| (b) enchantment | (ii) meaningless speech |
| (c) arrest | (iii) threw |
| (d) pitched | (iv) nab |
