UNIT NO 1

Great inventions?
Reading for understanding
Qno1: How did the people in the town know that the circus had arrived?
Ans: The circus master asked the children to run in the ground shouting the circus had arrived
how the people knew of its arrival.
Qno2: Where did the people think that sun swallow was going on the kite?
Ans:
The people thought that sun swallow was going to meet their ancestor on the kite.
Qno3: What was making the strange noise which the people on the ground they could hear?
Ans: The bamboo howlers attached to kite were making the strange noise that people on the
ground could hear.
Qno4:
Ans:

What did the people think was making the strange noise which they could hear?
They thought that spirits of their ancestors had given any message for them.

Qno5:
Ans:

Why were the people pressing forward so anxiously to reach sun swallow?
They wanted ask if their ancestors had given any message for them.

Qno6:
Ans:

Why was sun swallow lost for word when the circus master told him to speak?
Because he had heard nothing and could not think of anything to say.

QNO7: Explain what sun swallow told his cousin, Mipeng, and what Mipeng told the people?
Ans:
The sun swallow told his cousin that he had not heard anything. Mipeng told the people
that their ancestors rejoice in their children and their children's children. She did this to calm
down the crowd.
Qno8: Why were the people not interested in the tumbling tricks?
Ans:
They were too much concerted with the messages of their ancestors. They were not
interested in something as trivial as tumbling tricks.
Qno9:
Ans:

What were sun swallow and Mipeng doing in the final paragraph?
The pasted paper over the tear in the kite and talked.

Qno10:
Why does Mipeng say that sun swallow is short of brains?
Ans:
Because sun swallow could not understand the purpose of the lies that Mipeng told to
the people of the town.

Lesson no 2
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Report 1
Qno1:
What is inside the capsule hurtling toward earth?
Ans: Particles obtained from the solar wind are inside the capsule.
Qno2: Why is it so important that the capsule does not crash on to the ground?
Ans: The samples obtained from the solar wind might be contaminated if the capsule crash on
to the ground.
Qno3: What is the stunt pilot planning to do ensure that the capsule lands as intended?
Ans: The stunt pilot shall snag the capsule with an 18 foot pole with a hook attached to it.
Qno4: Why are the content of the capsule so important to scientists?
Ans: The samples inside the capsule might help the scientists to learn why life exists on the
earth.
Qno5: How does the material returned from the moon in 1972 compare with the material to be
returned by genesis?
Ans: The material returned from the moon weight hundreds of pounds. In comparison material
returned from the sun is just about 300 millionths of gram in weight.
Report 2
Qno1: For what reason were the people in the hanger at Utah military base so pleased when
mission control announced we've got a visual?
If mission control were speaking in Standard English, and not colloquial American English,
what would they have said instead of we've got a visual?
Ans: The people in the hanger were happy because their mission was nearing completion.
Mission control were speaking in standard English, it would have said, we can see it; instead of
we've got visual.
Qno2: Why did their mood change when the same voice announced we have impact?
Ans: Their mood changed because the capsule had crashed in the ground and their mission
had failed.
Qno3: Explain how the failure has affected the exploration programme, and the people involved
in it, as expressed by Firouz Naderi?
Ans: The exploration programme was dealt blow by the failure of such an expensive mission.
The people involved in it now had to wait for more than a year for next capsule, and also had to
endure criticism from the media.

Qno4: What lesson can NASA learn from this catastrophic failure?
Ans: NASA can learn that no amount of Hollywood glamour can save a risky space mission from
reality.

Lesson no 3

Reading for understanding

Qno1: How did the resident express their feeling about the children racing their Billycarts on
the sunbeam avenue footpaths?
Ans: The adult expressed their irritation by spraying water on the children with their hose pipes.
Qno2: What was the advantage of Clives rubber wheels?
Ans: The traction of the rubber wheel made it possible to successfully turn the tricky corner of
the Irene Street.
Qno3: What did the children think about Mrs. Branthwaite?
Ans: Children thought that Mrs. Branthwaite was a witch.
Qno4: How did Mrs. Branthwaite feel about her poppies?
Ans: She was extremely protective of her poppies. If anyone tried to pluck one of them she
would call the police.
Qno5: Explain how Clive made his train why did he build it?
Ans: The train was made by removing the front axle of all the billycarts except the one in front
and loosely bolting them with each other. Clive built this to impress other.
Qno6: Who was in the box carts at the back of the train? How do you know the approximate
age of the passenger?
Ans: Lot of little kid was in the box cart at the back of train. The approximate age of the
passenger can be known by the mention of the toy koala and sucking dummies that the kids
were carrying.
Qno7: Clive drove his own cart round the sharp angled corner into Irene Street successfully,
but what happened to the train of carts behind him?
Ans: The arc of each cart grew slightly in radius than that of the one in front. Gradually it grew
so wide that the entire remaining cart collided with each other and scattered.
Qno8: What happened to Mrs. Branthwaite poppies and to Mrs. Branthwaite herself?
Ans: All of Mrs. Branthwaite poppies were destroyed. She was so much shocked at the incident
that she was unable to talk or focus on anything for several hours.

Lesson no 4
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Qno1: Why did Daedalus because increasingly jealous of his nephew?
Ans: Daedalus nephew had become even more famous and skilled that him this made
Daedalus very jealous.
Qno2: How was Daedalus able to push his nephew over the edge without arousing his
suspicion?
Ans: Daedalus showed him the beautiful view that could be seen from the temple's roof. The
boy was so entranced by the view that he did not suspect that his uncle was about to push him.

Qno3: What was the labyrinth?

Ans: The labyrinth was a maze of tunnel which was to be used as a prison and to keep a
hobble monster.
Qno4: Why was the escape from Crete difficult for Daedalus?
Ans: Crete was an island. Escape was possible only through water and King Minos had kept all
his ship under military guard.
Qno5: Why was it so important that Icarus obeyed his father's rules of flight?
Ans: To keep the wing safe and intact, it was necessary that Icarus obeyed his father rules of
flight.
Qno6: Why did Icarus disobey his father?
Ans: Icarus was so overjoyed with the experience of flight that he forget his father warning.
Qno7: Why was the partridge cooing triumphantly to itself?
Ans: The partridge was the soul of Talos, the boy who was killed Daedalus. It was cooing
triumphantly to itself because at last his murder had been avenged. Daedalus had lost his own
son.
Qno8: What do you think would be good alternative title for this story?
Ans: A good alternative title for this story could be as you sow, so shall you reap".

UNIT NO 2
Lesson no 1
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Qno1:
Explain what the mare did after the dead branch frightened her?
Ans: It made a wild plunge and reared.
Qno2: How did Miss Falkland react to the situation?
Ans: She remained calm, sat the mare and got its head up.
Qno3: Why was Jim the one to go after Miss Falkland mare?
Ans: Because he had the fastest horse among all.
Qno4:

What was Jim the plan of action and why was it essential that he changed it?

Ans: His plan was to tire the mare and then stop it. But it was essential the he changed it
because there was a creek just a quarter of a mile ahead and there was no room to let the mare
be tried.
Qno5: What crucial piece of information did the young local fellow know about the place which
Jim and his brother did not know?
Ans: The young local fellow knew that there was a creek at the end of the plain. Jim and his
brother did not know that.
Qno6: What did dick's signal tell his brother Jim? What did Jim realize he had to do after he
understood the signal?
Ans: Dick's signal told Jim that there was danger ahead. Jim realizes that he had to take
immediate action after he understood his brother's signal.
Qno7: Describe the dramatic action which dick and the shearers could see taking place?
Ans: They saw Jim getting neck with the miss Falkland reaching over and picking her up from
her saddle like she was child. They saw him sitting her in front of him and then making a sharp
turn just a yard or two away from the creek.
Qno8: How did Mr. Falkland express his thanks to Jim for saving his daughter's life?
Ans: He expresses his thanks by saying that he will never forget this act and asked his
permission to show his gracefulness in some manner.
Qno9: Describe the marks made by the horses hooves on the creek bank and explain what
they showed about the rescue?
Ans: The turf was torn up where Jim horse had dug all four to make the turn. There was a deep
score where the mare had tried to change her pace.it showed us that Jim made the
turn at the last instant possible and the mare could not do that .As a result Jim and miss
Falkland had been saved but the mare had fallen off.
Qno10:
What happened to the horse which Mr. Falkland had been riding?
Ans: It fell a hundred feet in the creek and was smashed on the rock at the bottom of the river.

Lesson no 2
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Qno1: What did the sultan countries tell him about Hatim Tai famous horse?
Ans: They told him that the horse of the color of the smoke. It run even faster than the wind. Its
neighing is like thunder and it passes by like lightening.
Qno2: About which two things did the sultan want to find the truth?
Ans: Sultan wanted to find the truth about Hatim Tai's horse and his generosity.
Qno3: What was the sultan's plan which would enable him to do this?
Ans: Sultan planned to ask Hatim to give him his horse.

Qno4: Why did the sultan choose his vizier to carry out his plan?
Ans: Because he thought that his vizier had the skill and tact to carry out such delicate
mission.
Qno5: How did Hatim Tai show his generosity as a host?
Ans: He came out himself to bid welcome to his guest, showed them to prepared rooms gave
them fresh clothes and invited them to a splendid feast.
Qno6: Why did Hatim tai not give his visitors some other meat to eat?
Ans: Because flood had made it impossible to reach his heard and flocks.
Qno7: Why did sultan fail to acquire Hatim Tai's famous horse?
Ans: Hatim had killed his famous horse and had it roasted to serve food to his guests.