Notes
I. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
Question 1.
Before ……….. supposed to.
(i) Complete the following sentence suitably by choosing the correct option from those given in the brackets. When Anita says, “…let me put you in
the picture”, she wants to _____ (introduce/summarise) the situation for the benefit of the readers.
Answer:
introduce
(ii) Anand loves ‘tinkering’ with all sorts of electrical gadgets. This means that he enjoys gadgets.
Ans .A. dismantling and creating
(iii) Which of the following options most suitably describes Anand’s personality?
lAnswer:
B. creative and experimental
(iv) Based on the extract, compare what Anita thinks of her brother Anand with what he thinks of himself.
Answer: Ans. Anita was a mature girl. She considered her brother, Anand to be hasty and reckless thus getting scolded by their parents very often. On the other hand, Anand thought of himself no less than a creative genius and a scientist and took his experiments seriously.
Question 2.
I was ……. ….sound.
(i) Complete the sentence given below with a suitable reason.
Anita was angry with Anand because _____.
Answer:
Anand directed Boppa to his room.
(ii) Which action of Anand shows his presence of mind?
Answer:The thief had asked the location of the father's room. Anand showed his presence of mind by directing the thief to his room instead which was full of odd things. He did this thinking that it would give them some time to escape from the thief or warn the neighbours.
(iii) What might be the cause of the strange noises emerging from the next room? Answer:
B. Anand’s time machine getting activated.
(iv) Which of the following best describes the atmosphere in this extract?
A. relaxing
B. peaceful
C. tense
D. sad
E. suspenseful
F. joyful
(a) A, D and E
(b) B and F
(c) C and E
(d) Only D
Answer:
(c) C and E
II. Complete the table with the suitable traits of the characters based on evidence from the text. Choose the traits given in the box below. An example has been done for you.
(b) 1.bothersomeAnd this is not the first time he’s got on Papa’s nerves or frightened someone half to death in the house.
(c) Anand2. Creative
3. Confident
1.responsible“We’re old enough to look after ourselves, Ma…
2. Curious“But how does the alarm know that a burglar is opening the door?”
3. Careful“Now clean up this mess before anyone gets home.”
III. Answer the following questions:
(Textbook page 101)
*1. What prompted Anand to create the burglar alarm?
Ans. Anand considered himself to be a scientist and truly enjoyed creating 'inventions' by putting together different materials like electrical gadgets, dynamos, planks of wood etc. When he got to know about a rush of thefts in the neighbourhood, he felt it was a need of the hour to create a burglar alarm to safeguard his house.
*2. How did Anand's father become the target of the burglar alarm?
Ans. Using his scientific creativity, Anand had created a burglar alarm using basic materials. According to him, if the door was opened stealthily, the alarm was tripped off. That made a clanging noise thereby loosening the water bag to drop it on the intruder's head leaving him shocked. Anand's father who always opened the door softly thus became a target of his experiment unknowingly.
3. How did Anand's parents and sister react to his ideas?
Ans. Anand's sister was older to him. Being a responsible girl, she would always try to warn him about possible consequences of his experiments. Anand's parents also scolded him for his hasty and reckless acts as they never worked out as they were supposed to instead only caused trouble to others.
*4. How did Anand behave when he was on his 'inventing binges'?
Ans. Anand was exceedingly interested in creating new inventions. He had the exceptional intellect to use available materials to make his ideas - a reality. When he was on his 'inventing binge', he would take apart all the gadgets in the house to collect their spare parts.
*5. Why did Mr. Sharma not believe Anand when he spoke about his time machine?
Ans. Mr. Sharma was aware that the time machine was a fictional instrument and it did not exist in reality. Also, there was a strong chance that Boppa might have escaped from some other way and so he was not found. Thus, he did not believe Anand when he spoke about his time machine.
6.Give an ending to this story, explaining what might have happened to Boppa.
Ans.I assume that Boppa had travelled with the time machine and disappeared into the past through the time machine.
Read the sound words used in the story in Column
• Answer:
Column 1
Column 2
(i) Crash
Sudden loud sound of breaking
(ii) Humming
Continuous low and soothing sound
(iii) Hissed
angrily
(iv) Hammering, sawing, clattering
Constant and loud construction noises
Match the words in Column 1 with the correct pairs in Column 2 to make binomials.
Column 1
Conjunction
Column 2
(i) safe
E. Safe and sound
(ii) odds
F. odd and ends
(iii) make
and
A. make or break
(iv) pros
or
B. pros and cons
(v) now
C. now or never
(vi) give
D. give and take
Question 2.
Complete the following sentences with suitable binomials from 1.
Answer:
(i) This project will be a make or break moment for our team’s success.
(ii) After a long journey, we were relieved to arrive home safe and sound.
(iii) Every friendship works well when there is a balance of rive and take.
(iv) She organised all the odds and ends in the cupboard, to make space for new clothes.
(v) Before making a decision, it is important to weigh the pros and cons carefully.
(vi) This is our final chance to perform on stage, it is now or never.
Question 3.
Complete the paragraph by using the phrasal verbs given in the box below.
It had been raining and we (i) ___________ time to set up for the function, so we quickly (ii) ___________ some decorations using whatever materials we had. We accidentally (iii) ___________ the fire alarm because of the smoke from the bonfire. Thankfully, the rain (iv) ___________ just as the guests were arriving, and despite all the chaos, the function (v) ___________ to be a huge success.
Answer:
It had been raining and we (i) ran out of time to set up for the function, so we quickly (ii) rigged up some decorations using whatever materials we had. We accidentally (iii) tripped off the fire alarm because of the smoke from the bonfire. Thankfully, the rain (iv) let up just as the guests were arriving, and despite all the chaos, the function (v) turned out to be a huge success.
III. Read the highlighted expressions in the following sentence from the text.
Complete the following sentences by filing in the blanks with suitable idioms from the text given in the box below.
qAnswer:
1. Shekhar knew he would get a shelling for breaking his mother’s favourite flower vase.
2. We fell over ourselves trying to help the injured dog and get it to the vet as quickly as possible.
3. Faizy distracted Kanchan, leaving the coast clear for us to get inside the room to prepare the birthday surprise.
4, The constant power fluctuations during meetings can get on our nerves.
5. When I am alone at home, any unexpected loud noise in the night can frighten me half to death.
Question 1.
Underline the verbs in simple past and past perfect tense for the following sentences from the text. (Page 104)
Answer:
(i) Ma had rushed (Past Perfect) in to see what the racket was all about and found (Simple Past) Papa standing there, sopping wet and scowling.
(ii) Anand had vanished (Simple Past) by this time and reappeared (Past Perfect) only after dinner when Papa had cooled (Perfect Past) down.
Question 2.
Fill in the blanks with the simple past or past perfect form of the verbs given in
Answer:
After Rohan A. had finished (finish) his homework, he B. decided (decide) to go for a walk. He C. left (leave) the house and D. realised (realise) he E. had forgotten (forget) his keys inside.
(ii) By the time we A. __________ (reach) the station, the train B. __________ (already/leave). We C. __________ (wait) for the next one to arrive.
Answer:
By the time we A. reached (reach) the station, the train B. had left (already/leave). We C. waited (wait) for the next one to arrive.
Question 3.
Combine the pairs of sentences using the time expressions in the boxes given below and rewrite them using the past perfect tenses. An example has been done for you.
Example: Rohan had packed his suitcase before he left for the airport.
Answer:
(i) Rohan had packed his suitcase before he left for the airport.
(ii) We started work before he arrived in the morning.
(iii) They set up the tents by the time the others brought food and medicine.
(iv) The students became quiet when they heard the teacher coming.
(v) The villagers left the village before the flood submerged the entire area.
Let us listen (Page 105)
I. You will listen to a conversation between Anita and Toby. Toby is a Martian and is stranded on Earth. He has become Anita’s friend. As you listen, choose the true statements from 1-5 given below. (Transcript for the teacher on NCERT page 136)
lAnswer:
1. False (He misses his people and home)
2. True (Toby accepts Anita’s request)
3. True (She asked why he has one eye)
4. False (She had on apple for breakfast)
5. True (He told Anita about it)
II. Pg no-105
Answer:
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