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Read the first activity read the extract and then do all the activities: (12)
A1)Global Understanding (2)
Complete the web -
Punctually at midday he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment, which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells, a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it, a notebook, and a bundle of palmyra writing. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion, and his eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam which was really an outcome of a continual searching look for customers, but which his simple clients took to be a prophetic light and felt comforted. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position- placed as they were between the painted forehead and the dark whiskers which streamed down his cheeks : even a half-wit’s eyes would sparkle in such a setting. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head. This colour scheme never failed. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks. He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Town Hall Park. It was a remarkable place in many ways. A surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till night. A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way : medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, who created enough din all day to attract the whole town. Next to him in vociferousness came a vendor of fried groundnut, who gave his ware a fancy name each day, calling it “Bombay Ice Cream” one day and on the next “Delhi Almond,” and on the third “Raja’s Delicacy,” and so on and so forth, and people flocked to him. A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too.
A2)Complex Factual (2)
Complete-
The astrologer selected the place for him under a tamarind
tree on the path of the Town Hall Park because...
Ans: It was a remarkable place in many ways . As different trades and occupations were there in that area A surging crowd was
always moving to and fro this narrow road from morning till
night.
A3) Inference /Interpretative /Analysis (2)
'He wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.This colour
scheme never failed. ' Justify this statement.
Ans: The simple and innocent villagers attracted towards the astrologer
due to his tactics.Seeing the appearance of an astrologer people
thought that he must have the divine qualities. So they come to him
to know about their fortune .Thus ,the astrologer uses his logic and
common sense to attract people with his appearance.
A4) Personal Response (2)
Write your own experience of visiting an astrologer.
A5) Language Study(Grammar) (2)
Do as directed :
1) People were attracted to him. (Change the Voice)
(Select the correct option)
a) He was attracted to people.
b) He attracted people.
c) He is attracted people.
d) He will attract people.
2) It was a remarkable place.(Make a Rhetorical question)
Ans: Wasn't it a remarkable place?
3) A groundnut vendor gave his ware a fancy name each day.
(Replace the verb using habitual action in past)
Ans: A groundnut vendor used to give his ware a fancy name each day.
4) He opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment.
( Begin the sentence with 'Opening')
Ans: Opening his bag, he spread out his professional equipment.
A6) Vocabulary (2)
Pick out 4 solid compound words.
Ans: Midday, Notebook, Forehead, Outcome, Groundnut.
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