Mohammed Suleman

  Poets and Pancakes (Asokamitran) Q1. What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up? Ans: The writer means the misery caused by the incandescent lights that poured out intense heat. The make-up room of the Gemini Studios had bright bulbs in the room full of large mirrors that reflected the glowing lights. Under such blazing heat make-up was done. Q2. What is the example of national integration that the author refers to? Ans: The make-up team and also those who came and went were from different states. It was headed by a Bengali and next in hierarchy was a Maharashtrian, assisted by an Andhraite, a Madras Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and other local Tamils. It was truly a gang of nationally integrated make-up men. Q3. What work did the ‘office boy’ do in the Gemini Studios? Why did he join the studios? Why was he disappointed? Ans: The office boy applied make-up to the crowds, mixing his paint in a giant vessel and slapping it on th...

  Should Wizard hit Mommy ( John Hoyer Updike ) Think as you read (Page 48) Q1. Who is Jo ? How does she respond to her father’s story-telling ? Answer: Jo is a little girl who is four-year-old. Her full name is Joanne and Jo is her nick-name. His father has been telling her a story out of his head in the evenings and for Saturday naps. Previously she would fall asleep after listening the story. But now she had started asking questions. When he told her spiders ate bugs, she would ask her mother, “Do they really ?” Read and find out (Page 53)  Q1. What possible plot line could the story continue with ? Answer: Jo’s father Jack was telling her the story of Roger Skunk, who smelled very bad. The wise old Owl asks him to go to the Wizard who will help him. Moreover, he would solve his problem of bad smell. The Wizard was a tiny little old man with a long white heard. Roger Skunk told him that all the little animals run away from him because he smells so bad. The Wizard ...

  A Roadside Stand by Robert Frost Q1. The city folk who drove through the countryside hardly paid any heed to the roadside stand or to the people who ran it. If at all they did, it was to complain. Which lines bring this out? What was their complaint about? Answer: The lines that bring out the irritation of the passers-by are: Or if ever aside a moment, the out of sorts At having the landscape marred…. They complained that the disfigured paint of the stall spoilt the beauty of the landscape, the signposts pointed the wrong way and the stalls were not maintained. Q2. What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand? Answer: The people of the roadside stand sat in prayer that some city traffic should stop by and buy their wares so that they could make some money to improve their life beyond mere survival. Q3. The government and other social service agencies appear to help the poor rural people, but actually do them no good. Pick out the words and phras...

  Evans Tries an O’ Level Page 70 Q1. What kind of a person was Evans? Answer: Evans was exceptionally cunning, crafty and elusive. He escaped under the nose of officials and security. He was known as “Evans the Break” among the prison officers because he had escaped from the prison thrice. He looked scruffy and unshaven with a heavy Scottish accent. He appeared in the O-level German examination as a part of a well planned strategy to fool the prison staff. Q2. What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination? Answer: Tight security arrangements and probable arrangements were made for the smooth conduct of the examination. Senior prison officer Jackson, Officer Stephen and the Governor himself worked round the clock. A person from St Mary Mags was to invigilate. The Secretary accepted the unusual request of the Governor to conduct the examination in the Evan’s cell. Page 77 Q3. Will the exam now go as scheduled? Answer: The two hour examina...

  Going Places by A. R. Barton Intext Questions Page 79 Q1. Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school? Answer The two girls were to be out of school just after a few months. They had no professional qualification nor financial resources to set up their own business. Belonging to lower middle class families, their parents had earmarked them for the biscuit factory. So, it was likely that they would find work in a biscuit factory after school. Q2. What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her from having such dreams? Answer Sophie wanted to the break free from the barriers of her lower middle class background. She wished to buy a boutique if she has loads of money. She thinks she could be a manager somewhere and save money. Sophie even dreams of becoming an actress or a fashion designer. Earmarked for a biscuit factory, it was preposterous for her to live in such a dream world because it may have led to d...