CHAPTER – 4
BEGINNING
OF A NEW
LIFE (Part 2)
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EXERCISE
A. Complete the given statements.
1. 1. Miss Betsey
was concerned about..................
Ans. – David’s education
2. 2. She asked
David if he would like to..................
Ans. – study in Canterbury
3. 3. Miss Betsey
felt that she would get the best advice from ................ who was
.................by profession.
Ans. – Mr Wickfield, a lawyer
and steward
4. 4. Mr
Wickfield offered to ..................
Ans. – leave David with him
till further arrangements are made
5. 5. Miss Betsey
advised David..................
Ans. – never be mean in
anything, never be false and never be cruel
6. 6. David was
conscious of the difference between.................
Ans. – other boys of the
school and himself
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B. Complete the given mindmap.
Ans. Aunt Betsey, Wickfield, Agnes
Mr Dick, Uriah Heep, Dr Strong
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C. Answer the given questions.
1. 1. Briefly
describe David’s first day at the Wickfield’s house.
Ans.
– Mr Wickfield’s house was pleasant and peaceful. David met Agnes a little girl
of his age. At home they took dinner, after dinner Agnes played the piano.
2. 2. How did
David’s life in Canterbury become a comforting one?
Ans.
– At Canterbury Mr Wickfield introduced David to head master of the school.
Adams, showed him round and introduced to the masters. Life at the Wickfield
home was quit and peaceful. Agnes became more of a sister to him. Hence, his
life at Canterbury was a happy and a fruitful one.
3. 3. Do you
think David become happy in the new phase of his life? Why?
Ans.
– Yes, David became happy in the new phase of his life. He went to school in Canterbury.
Where he was treated well. Mr Wickfield’s daughter Agnes became his good
friend.
Word skill
A. Read the words in the box taken from the
reading passage. Circle the ones that can function both as noun and as verb.
Ans.
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Kite |
Friend |
Begin |
welcome |
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Guide |
Kite |
Bring |
Are |
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Wish |
Leave |
Hope |
Inform |
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Play |
Aunt |
Education |
work |
C. Form two sentences with each word you have circled in the above exercise. Use each Word in a sentence once as a noun and once as a verb.
Ans.-
Welcome –
1. 1. I welcome
you to my house.(as a verb)
2. 2. They gave
us a warm welcome.(as a noun)
Guide –
1. 1. We hired a guide for our trip to the mountains. (as a
noun)
2. 2. Rohit will guide her when I am gone. (as a
verb)
Wish –
1. 1. I wish to
go. (as a verb)
2. 2. He does not
have any wish. (as a noun)
Play –
1. 1. This is a
kind of play. (as a noun)
2. 2. They play
football. (as a verb)
Leave –
1. 1. I want two
days leave. (as a noun)
2. 2. She will
leave school tomorrow. (as a verb)
Hope –
1. 1. I do not
have any hope.
2. 2. We hope for
the best. (as a verb)
Work –
1. 1. I have a
lot of work to do. (as a noun)
2. 2. She works
in a hotel. (as a verb)
GRAMMAR SKILLS
A. Change the given direct speech questions
into indirect speech.
1. 1. She said to
me. “What are you doing here?”
2. 2. Mohan said,
“Rohit, may I finish the apple pie?”
3. 3. The
instructor said to the trainees, “Why are you making a noise?”
4. 4. Mummy said
to Rohan. “How are you feeling today?”
5. 5. Harish
said, “Uncle, when will you take us for a picnic?”
6. 6. The lady
asked the children, “Where are you going
at this time of the night?”
7. 7. He said,
”Where has Martha gone?”
8. 8. My father
said to me, “Why do you waste water?”
Answers
1. 1. She asked
me what I was doing there.
2. 2. Mohan asked
Rohit if he might finish the apple pie.
3. 3. The instructor
asked to the trainees why they were making a noise.
4. 4. Mummy asked
Rohan how he was feeling that day.
5. 5. Harish asked
uncle when he would take them for a picnic.
6. 6. The lady
asked the children where they were going at that time of the night.
7. 7. He asked
where Martha had gone.
8. 8. My father
asked me why I wasted water.
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