Read the passage and answer the following questions ...
Guilliver Dines with Giants
The queen became so fond of my company that she could not dine without me. I had a table placed upon that at which she ate, just at her left elbow, and a chair to sit on. Glumdalclitch stood on a stool near my table to assist and to take care of me. I had an entire set of
silver dishes and plates, and other necessaries, which, in proportion to those of the queen's, were not much bigger than those I have seen
of the same kind in a London toy-shop, for a baby-house, These my nurse kept in her pocket in a silver box, and gave me at meals as I wanted them, always cleaning them herself. No person dined
with the queen save the two princesses royal, the elder sixteen years old, and the younger at that time thirteen and a month.
Jonathan Swift
1. How do we know that the queen was fond of Gulliver?
2. Where was Gulliver's table placed?
3. What did he have for his own use?
4. Where were the dishes kept when they were not in use?
5. Whose duty was it to keep these things clean?
6. How old were the queen's daughters at the time of the story?
7. What words or phrases in the story have these meanings:
(a) complete; b) things that are needed;
(c) compared with;
(d) except for?
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Answers
1)The queen became so fond of my company that she could not dine without me.
2) I had a table placed upon that at which she ate, just at her left elbow, and a chair to sit on.
I had an entire set of
silver dishes and plates, and other necessaries, which, in proportion to those of the queen's, were not much bigger than those I have seen
of the same kind in a London toy-shop, for a baby-house, These my nurse kept in her pocket in a silver box, and gave me at meals as I wanted them, always cleaning them herself.
Answer
The men rushed back to the ship because they saw no river, spring or any inhabitants on the land.
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Question 3:
Choose the correct answer.
(i) The giant carried a reaping hook because
(a) he was fighting with the other giants.
(b) he was going to reap the corn.
(c) he wanted to frighten Gulliver.
(ii) They put Gulliver on the ground to look at him because
(a) they had never seen a human before.
(b) they thought he was a doll.
(c) they had never seen such a tiny man.
(iii) Gulliver was
(a) a farmer.
(b) a sailor.
(c) a dwarf.
(d) a giant.
Answer
(i) (b) he was going to reap the corn.
(ii) (c) they had never seen such a tiny man.
(iii) (b) a sailor
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Question 4:
Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver. The creature is now extinct. The word begins with the letter D___________________
Answer
(i) They all sat on the ground to take a good look at me.
(ii) I went on to explore.
(iii) On seeing me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth.
(iv) Later she put me on her own bed and covered mw with a clean white handkerchief.
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Question 1:
Read the following sentences carefully. The giant farmer’s voice was as loud as a bellowing trumpet.
or
The giant farmer’s voice was as loud as thunder. When something is very cold, we say it is as cold as ice. This is because ice is very very
(i) The old man’s hair is as white as a snow.
(ii) His feet were as cold as snow.
(iii) The newspaper boy was as slow as a tortoise in delivering the papers.
(iv) I felt as light as a feather after exercising.
as tall as a tree
as fast as a rabbit
as high as a kite
as angry as a bull
as tiny as an ant
as brave as a lion
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Question 2:
There are many reasons why something happens.
Event Reasons
1. Gulliver could not climb the fence because
• every step was six feet high. • he saw one of the giants coming towards him. • he ran to hide himself
All the three are reasons why Gulliver was unable to climb the fence.
Answer
ans
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Question 3:
Now look at the pictures and discuss in groups why the following events happened. You may find more than one reason for each of them.
Disclaimer: Kindly refer the textbook for the images.
Answer
1) The actors were not available for the play.
2) The timings of the play got changed.
3) There was an accident at the backstage of the play.
1) The couple wanted to spend some time together.
2) It was a cool night to go for a walk.
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Question 1:
Look at the following examples. • I was trying to climb over the fence when the giant saw me. • The farmer’s wife was stroking the cat when her one year-old son entered.
Both the actions were in the past. When the first one was going on in the past, the second one happened.
1. Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below.
What was happening? What happened?
(i) I was writing a letter. the lights went out.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window. the bell rang.
(iii) *He was looking for his dog. he noticed a lovely butterfly.
(iv) *I was just completing the last answer. he fell off the ladder.
(v) The man was painting the wall. I met Arun.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework. my pen ran out.
(vii) My mother was cooking. dinner. ma’am said, “Stop writing.”
(i) I was writing a letter when ________________________ (ii) _____________________________________________ (iii) *When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog. (iv) *______________________________________________ (v) ________________________________________________ (vi) _______________________________________________ (vii) _______________________________________________
*Please note that sometimes the order of the sentences changes.
Answer
(i) I was writing a letter when the lights went out.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window when the bell rang.
(iii) When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
(iv) I reached the top when he fell off the ladder.
(v) The man was painting the wall when I met Arun.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework when my pen ran out.
(vii) My mother was cooking dinner when ma’am said, “Stop writing.
Answer
(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when I saw a man running behind it.
(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when he saw a dead rat lying there.
(iii) A mad dog ran out onto the road.
(iv) My favourite teacher walked into the room.
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Question 3:
When we compare two things/people, we add-er or more to the describing word.
When we compare three or more things/people, we add eat or most to the describing word.
Look at the following examples. When first two are compared and when all three are compared.
Disclaimer: Kindly refer the textbook for the images.
• The saiboat is fast. • The car is faster than the saiboat. • The aeroplane is the fastest of all.
Answer
(i) Skipping is easy.
Jumping is easier than skipping.
Walking is the easiest of all.
(ii) The dog is strong.
The horse is stronger.
The elephant is strongest