grammar part of ch 11 the secret of machine
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English Literature - Class 7
The English Channel (Class 7) – The Secret of the Machines (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
English Literature - Class 7 / Grade 7
The English Channel (Class 7) – The Secret of the Machines (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
The English Channel (Class 7) – The Secret of the Machines (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
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The Secret of the Machines (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
About the poem
A. Read to understand
Answer the following questions.
1. Rewrite this paragraph to show the correct process of the formation of machines.
Metals are extracted from their ores through heating. The shaped metals are used to make tools and machines. The extracted metals are purified. The ores are extracted through mining. The purified metals are shaped through moulding and hammering. The extracted ores are purified.
Ans. The ores are extracted through mining. The extracted ores are purified. Metals are extracted from their ores through heating. The extracted metals are purified. The purified metals are shaped through moulding and hammering. The shaped metals are used to make tools and machines.
2. What is the ‘nine-decked city’? Why is it described as ‘monstrous’?
Ans. The ‘nine-decked city’ is referred to Mauretania, a high-speed luxury passenger ship, launched in 1906. It is described as ‘monstrous’ because it was the world’s biggest passenger ship at that time.
3. What do you understand by the line ‘shall we pipe aloft and bring you water down’?
Ans. The line means that the machines can go up to a great height and bring water down where human beings live.