Media attention might distract the 10 year old from living a normal life.

• Tilly Smith was not allowed to be interviewed by her parents and made her into a heroine because maybe they thought she was too young to be in the television.

• The headlines made by Tilly Smith on saving the lives of her family and others was phenomenal but at the same too much media attention might distract the 10 year old from living a normal life.

If you say that someone has a sixth sense, you mean that they seem to have a natural ability to know about things before other people, or to know things that other people do not know.

Answer: 1. (i) The ‘strange’ huts are made out of tin sheets, bricks, wood, and plastic.

(ii) Velu finds those huts strange because in his own village the huts were made of mud and palm leaves.

It was a sunny day. I was sitting under a huge banyan tree. I was reading a book of moral stories when I came across a story which changed the way I look at life. It goes like: There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry. The wound is still there."

Question 1.
Describe the condition of roll – top box. From where the author found the roll-top box?
Answer:
The roll-top box was made up of oak. It was in very bad condition. It brings scorch mark all down one side & one leg is clumsily mended. He found roll – top box from a junk shop in Bridport

Question 2.
Why did the author buy roll top box even though it was in bad condition?
Answer:
The Author bought roll top box of bad condition because it cost little money and he could easily restore it by working on it.

Question 3.
What did the author find in the secret-drawer?
Answer:
He found a tin-box cello – taped to the top of that was a piece of lined notepaper in the secret drawer.

Question 4.
What was written on the tin box?
Answer:
‘Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915.’ was written on the tin box.

Question 5.
What was there inside the tin box?
Answer:
Inside the box there was an envelope. The address read: ‘Mrs. Jim Macpherson, 12 Copper Beeches, Bridport Dorset’ and then he took out the letter and unfolded it. It was written in pencil and dated at the top – ‘December 26, 1914’.

Question 6.
Describe briefly about Christmas morning on the behalf of letter sent by Jim to Connie.
Answer:
Christmas morning was crisp and quiet all about, as beautiful a charming day. It was totally cold and frosty as a Christmas morning should be.

Question 7.
Who was Hans Wolf?
Answer:
Hans Wolf was the officer of Fritz. He was from Dusseldorf. He played a cello in the orchestra.

Question 8.
Who was Jim Macpherson?
Answer:
Jim Macpherson was a school teacher. He was from Dorset, in the west of England.

Question 9.
What did Hans & Jim talk about when they were sharing rum & sausage?
Answer:
They talked about their favourite book, ‘Far from the madding crowd’, with Bathsheba, Gabriel Oak, Sergeant Troy and Dorset.

Question 10.
How usually the war end? And how should it be end and why?
Answer:
Normally, wars end by shedding blood and loses of properties and people. But there a football match resolves the war. As “No one dies in a football match. No children are orphaned. No wives become widows”.

t is a fable in poetic form. A fable is a story, often with animals as characters,that conveys a moral.
 

This is a poem about a silly young cricket and an ant. Cricket was only singing all day long and used to enjoy his good times during summer season. He didn't plan anything for the future.

When winter arrives, cricket couldn't find a small amount of food to eat. So, the cricket thinks of going to miser ant to borrow food and to get shelter. Then, the cricket knocked on the ant´s door asking for help.

The ant gives a very important lesson of life during its conversation with the cricket. Ant says that ants neither borrow from somebody nor lend to somebody. Ants are hardworking creatures and save for the future. The ant asks the cricket what it was doing during happier times. On hearing the cricket indulged in dancing and singing and making merry, the ant asks the cricket to try dancing and singing once again during rough times.

Moral: We should happy moments but should not ignore our future. Careful planning is essential for everyone and it ensures a secure future.
Terms and meanings from the Chapter:

• Accustomed to sing: used to singing
• Lay nothing by: save nothing
• Quoth: said
• Hastily: Hurriedly

16 Pushp Vihar

Mathura

10 April 200–

The Editor

The Indian Express

Delhi          

Sir

Kindly publish the following few lines about the evil of dowry system in our society. The dowry system is a stigma on our society. It is an insult to women. It is a matter of shame for men. The greed for dowry has taken the lives of many innocent girls. They are tortured physically as well as mentally. Many a time they are burnt alive. Though we have a law which disallows the giving and taking 6f dowry, yet this evil is spreading day by day. We can’t end it merely by shouting slogans and holding demonstrations. A woman will have to become bold. They should have an education and should become economically self-dependent. They should refuse to marry dowry-seekers. Men should also try to wash off this unholy stigma. They should take a vow not to demand or accept any dowry at the time of their marriage. It is only by exercising a strong will-power that this evil can be ended.

 Yours truly

R.K. Gupta

Ignesious was the manager of a cooperative society in Katchall. His family was affected by the tsunami. His wife was swept away by the rising tide of the sea. The tsunami happened, after the earthquake took place. Ignesious was the manager of a cooperative society in Katchall. When his wife told him about an earthquake, he immediately took his television set off its table and put it down on the ground so that it would not fall and break.

Macavity is called the hidden paw because when you see him at the square and then search for him moments later you cannot find him.  The poet calls Macavity the “hidden Paw”- because he is always hiding. The Scotland Yard police do not have his footprints and therefore they cannot catch him. Macavity is a mysterious ginger cat who is very tall and thin with sunken eyes. His brow is deeply lined with thought and he has a highly domed head. He has a dusty coat and his whiskers are uncombed due to negligence. He sways his head from side to side and makes snake-like movements.

Macavity is called the hidden paw because when you see him at the square and then search for him moments later you cannot find him.

Answer:

According to Parimal Ghose, he met Bepin Babu at Ranchi in 1958. He got confused and stared at Bepin Babu in disbelief as the latter failed to recognize him and understood that Bepin had a memory lapse of his stay in Ranchi.

The camel in described as as a grumpy and idle creature. In the story there is a camel who had to work but he did not want to work in the desert. Whenever anyone would ask him or say anything to him he only responded with the word, "hump". He liked sitting idle which is why he ate prickles, sticks and thorns.

Dear Rosy,

Hope this letter finds you in good health. I am so excited to inform you about my plan of watching a movie together. Let me give you some details of the movie so that you can also understand why I am so enthusiastic about it.

The name of the film is "The Return of the King" which is the third film of the epic fantasy adventure series directed by Peter Jackson. Besides the exciting story line, the most appealing fact of the movie is that many scenes have been captured in New Zealand and being kiwis, both of us will definitely enjoy the mesmerizing scenic beauty of our country. While viewing the trailer, I could even identify some of the places which are very near to our hometown.

I advise you not to worry about the tickets. As a member of MovieBuzz, I will get online tickets at discounted price. Let me know if the Friday 7 pm show at George Street, suits you. I am happy to pick you up from your office and drop you at your home after the show.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Your friend,
Rims