Balbharati solutions for English - Kumarbharati 10 Standard SSC Maharashtra State Board chapter 4.5 - The Old Man and The Sea: Book Review [Latest edition]

Pair up with your partner and answer the following question :

Which animal would you relate yourself to and why?

Pair up with your partner and answer the following question :

Do you have a hero or a role model to look up to? Who is he/she?

Pair up with your partner and answer the following question :

Do you have a passion you would fight for? Why?

Pair up with your partner and answer the following question :

What is meant by a review?

Pair up with your partner and answer the following question :

Have you ever read any book review? If yes, which one? If no, make it a point to read one.

Make a list of famous novels by Ernest Hemingway. Two are given to you.

(1) A Farewell to Arms

(2) For Whom the Bell Tolls.

(3) __________________

(4) __________________

(5) __________________

(6) __________________

(7) __________________

Ernest Miller Hemingway was a famous American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. Make a list of other famous American novelists. Complete the web by filling the boxes with the names of famous American novelists.

Read the passage and name the following.

Young and devoted apprentice

Read the passage and name the following.

The place where Hemingway had the experience of fishing.

Read the passage and name the following.

That which Hemingway was injured by, during the First World War.

Read the passage and name the following.

Language of the novel.

Read the passage and name the following.

In his first reading, the review writer was left.

Correct the following sentence using facts from the review.

Manolin’s parents insisted on his working with the same old fisherman.

Correct the following sentence using facts from the review.

This novel is pure fiction.

Correct the following sentence using facts from the review.

Hemingway's style of writing does not unfold the hidden meaning.

Correct the following sentence using facts from the review.

The relationship between the old man and Manolin is coarse.

Compare the points that you would use for a book review with those of the review of a play and write in your notebook.

The line - ‘I first read this novel years ago, when I did not understand it at all and was left unimpressed.’ tells us about the book reviewer’s opinion about the book. Complete the following sentences using the expressions.

(1) In my opinion, every hard-working person achieves success in life.

(2) I strongly feel that ____________

(3) I wish I could ____________

(4) As far as I know you ____________

(5) I think ____________

The review describes the struggle between the old man with the marlin and sharks, Ernest Hemingway’s struggle against defeat or death, and noble struggle against destruction. Find all the words from the text that are related to the word ‘brave’ or ‘courage’.

• strength
• _________
• _________
• _________
• _________

The review mentions the struggles of both the writer, Ernest Hemingway, and the old man. Fill the incidents of the struggle of Hemingway in table A and those of the old man in table B.

Read the text again. You will find that the text contains many phrases. Match the phrases in ‘A’ and their meanings in ‘B’. After matching their meanings, make sentences of your own.

Rewrite as directed, without change of meaning, in your notebook.

Hemingway’s novel is based on real events. (Convert the underlined adjective to an Adjectival Clause)

Rewrite as directed, without change of meaning, in your notebook.

He hooks a marlin but the marlin is too strong for him. (Rewrite beginning with ‘Although’)

Rewrite as directed, without change of meaning, in your notebook.

The reader can read his work again and again and find new layers of meaning. (Begin the sentence with ‘On reading’)

Rewrite as directed, without change of meaning, in your notebook.

As the novel progresses, the old man and the marlin are inseparably linked. (Rewrite using ‘progress’ as a Noun)

Rewrite as directed, without change of meaning, in your notebook.

Being strong, the marlin starts pulling the boat. (Rewrite inserting ‘and’ as a Co-ordinator)

Rewrite as directed, without change of meaning, in your notebook.

When I first read this novel, I was unimpressed. (Rewrite using ‘but’ as a Co-ordinator)

Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.

unable: ____________

Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.

heavily: ______________

Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.

determination: __________________

Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.

endurance: _________________

Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.

unimpressed: _________________

Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.

Relationship: _______

Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.

inseparably: __________________

Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.

empathetic: _______________

Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.

beautiful: _____________

Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.

simplicity: ____________

Write a book review on any book of your choice with the help of the following points.

• Story line
• Social/Historical content
• Writing style
• My thought

You know the essential points required for a book review. Now form pairs and find essential points required for a play review and film review. You can take the help of your teacher, library, or the internet.

Classroom Library :

Ask all your classmates to donate a book to the class. In this way, everyone will have a book of his/her own to read. Read the book in a week or two. After reading it, exchange your book with your classmate. Keep exchanging and reading books for the whole year. Every fortnight gives the book review of the book that you have read recently in the form of a presentation.