( 2 UNIT )

LESSON .
1.I AM BORN
2.JEANNIES AMBER BEADS.
PAPER STYLE.
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Mcq
Meanings
Answer in one word
Fill in the blanks
True or false
Give reason
Read the lines and answer question given
Answer in short

EX 1 .MCQ
1.The main idea the of the text is (a) The life of Jeannie`s grandfather.
(b) The wreck of the Goshawk
(C ) The way amber is formed .
2. When the grandfather gave the necklace to his wife, she was(a)
(b)
(c)

Like Jeannie
A bride
An old woman.

3. The tiny insects were trapped in the beads when(a) Grandfather put them into the beads carefully.
(b) The lump of amber lay on the ocean bed
(c ) Pine gum covered them

4.When compared to human begins, the .

(a) much older
(b) some what old
younger
5. Amber comes from
(a) pines
(b) poplars
oaks.
6.Pine gum hardens into amber
(a) in the forest
(b) on the ocean bed
on the mountains tops.
7. Miss Betsey Trotwood was angry with David Copperfield`s father because
(a) He had married a very young woman
(b) He had never visited miss Betsey after he got married
He was once her favorite nephew
8. We know that David Copperfield mother was young because
(a) she obeyed miss Betsey
(b) Miss Betsey said that she was just a baby
(c ) she began to cry
9 Miss Betsey told David Copperfield mother that she wanted to be the baby s
(A)

Aunt

(b) godmother

(c) mother
10.David Copperfield `s mother looked ill because
(a) She felt cold
(b)She did not like miss Betsey
(d)She was about to give birth to a child
Ex 2. Meanings
1.Looms frames .
2.Fragrance- strong and pleasant smell.
3.Lodged- stuck firmly.
4.Acrons- the nuts of the oak tree.
5. oaks- large , strong trees with hard woods . 6.Strange- unusual.
7.Broke down- began to cry.
8.Sent for- asked someone to come.
9.Bless my heart- an informal way of expressing surprise.
EX 3.ANSWER IN ONE WORD
1.Large forest trees with a smooth , grey trunk and spreading branches beeches .
2.Parts of a ship that has been destroyed or has sunk at sea wreck.
3. Beads made from a hard yellowish brown substance that is usually used to make
decorative objects or jewellery amber beads.
4.A small , flat , green or yellow flowerless plant that grows on wet soil moss.
5.A hat that can be tied under the chin bonnet
6.A person who promises to be a responsible for anothers child- god mother.
7.Taught to behave in a correct and polite way well brought up.

8.To go and get something and to bring it back fetch

EX 4. Fill in the blanks.
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Jeannie`s father took care of the sheep.

The tiny fly in the bead seemed about to fly.
Before the humans appeared the Scottish high lands were filled with
animals.
Jeannie and her mother wove and spun beautiful clothes on their looms.

5.Jeannie was a little Scottish girl who lived among the highlands.
6. Miss Betsey Trotwood lived alone in a cottage in a small village on the sea
coast.
7. One evening, my mother was sitting by the fireside.
8.Miss Trotwood walked up to the house with a serious face .
9. Instead of ringing the doorbell , she looked through the window , pressing her
nose against the glass.
10. My poor mother was very frightened at this strange behavior.
11.Peggotty saw how ill my mother looked and sent for the doctor at once .
12.. When Mr. Chillip came downstairs , he saw miss Betsey walking up and
down the room.
EX 5 GIVE REASON.
1.

The gift was named a little piece of nature because it had all kind of
plants and insects in it.
2.T he lump of amber stone came closer to the shore because of the storm.
3.Why did Miss Trotwood want a girl to be born ?
A. She wanted a girl to be born so that she could be her god mother and be a
friend to her . Besides this she wanted the girl to carry her name.
EX 6 ANS IN SHORT
1.What did Jeannies grandfather get from the wreck of the Goshawk?
A. He got a clear, shinning piece of amber.
2. How do we know that Jeannies grandmother loved the gift ?

A. She had worn it for many years and left it to Jeannie .

3.What are the two things that puzzled Jeannie about the amber ?
A. She was puzzled how the amber came to be on the seashore and , how the bees ,
moss and other creatures had got inside the amber.
4.What brought the lump of amber close to the shore ?
A.A great storm had thrown up the amber from the depths of the sea and brought it
closer to the shore.
5.Pick any two expression used in the third paragraph to describe the colour of
amber ?
A The two expression used in the third paragraph to describe the colour of amber
are a globe of yellow light ; and a frozen honey.
6.Where did miss Betsey Trotwood live ?
A.She lived alone in a cottage in a small village on the sea coast.
7.How did Davids mother know that the stranger walking up the garden was Miss
Betsey Trotwood?
A.Her husband had already told her about Miss Betsey and she recognized her
from that description.
8.Why did Peggotty send for the doctor ?
A Mrs Copperfield looked very ill and she was expecting a baby so Peggotty sent
for a doctor..
9. What was Miss Betsey doing when the doctor came downstairs ?
A. When the doctor came downstairs Miss Betsey was walking up and down the
living room.
EX 8 ANS IN DETAIL.
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1.Why were the beads in the necklace so precious to the grandmother ?
A . The beads were precious because grandfather had taken great care to carve
out the different things that were embedded in the piece of amber to make them
into beads and then string them into a necklace, and it was a wedding present to
grandmother.
2. How did the gum from the pine tree help in forming the amber beads?

A. Among the different types of trees, there was one kind of pine from which a
shining yellow gum flowed. Little insects got attracted towards it and got stuck in it,
so did the ferns and other things. Hence there was a variety of things that got
embedded in the amber. From, this lump grandfather carved out the beads very
carefully to save the embedded insect in each piece
3. How do you know that Davids mother was a shy and timid person?
A. Miss Betseys commanding ways made Davids mother nervous and she
immediately obeyed her. She also began to cry when Miss Betsey spoke to her.
This shows Davids mother was a shy and timid person.
4. Who did Miss Betsey mean by SHE ? Why did Mr. Chillip not understand her?
A. Miss Betsey was referring to the newborn baby as she. Mr.Chili did not
understand her because he thought she knew that baby was a boy.
5. What did Miss Betsey do when the baby boy was born? Why do you think she
did that?
A. When the baby boy was born she put on her bonnet and walked straight out
the house .She did that because she was disappointed that the baby was not a
girl.
EX 9 READ THE LINES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS GIVEN BELOW.
1. Thousands of insects fluttered about it.
(I) What is it here?
An It is the gum from the pine tree.
(II) Where does it comes from?
A . It comes from a type of pine tree.
(III) Describe it ?
(a) It is yellow in colour and fragrant .
2.The great forests sank into the sea .
(I) Where were these forests?

A These forests were in north Scotland.

(II)What would happen to them if they lie for a long time in the bed of the sea?
(A) They would harden up and becomes stones.
(III)What would sink along with the forest?
(A)The mountains tops sank along with the forest
4 You ` re just a baby !
(I)Who said these words and to whom?
Ans. Miss Betsey Trotwood said these to Davids mother.
(II)Why was Miss Betsey surprised that Davids mother was young ?
Ans. She knew that her nephew had married a very young woman but she didnt
expect her to be so young.
(III)What was the result of this comment ?
Ans . David `s mother felt miserable and started to weep.
2. How on earth she get such a name?
(I)Who said these words and to whom?
Ans Miss Betsey to David s mother.
(II) When did she say this ?
Ans When Davids mother said that her servant maids name was peggoty.
(III) Why did Betsey make such a comment ?
Ans . She made such a comment because she found the name strange.
EX 10 TRUE OR FALSE.
1. Mrs Copperfield had left Mrs Copperfield a sum of hundred and five pounds
a year- true.

2. When Miss Betsey heard that child was a boy , she left and never came back
again true