Class 9: English, lesson -7, Tom Loses a Tooth’ -Mark Twain
Tom Loses a Tooth
(Part 1: Monday Morning Blues)
đ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (Text & Translation)
Text: Tom always found Monday mornings to be miserable. Monday began another week’s slow suffering in school. Tom lay thinking. Presently, he wished that he was sick: then he could stay away from school.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻžāϞāĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϤā§āĨ¤ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āϧā§āϰ āĻāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽ āĻļā§ā§ā§ āĻļā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āϰā§āϤā§, āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻšāϤā§: āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āϏ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤāĨ¤
Text: He investigated his body with the hope of finding some ailment. He thought that he had found symptoms of stomach ache. He began to grow hopeful. However, the symptoms soon grew feeble and wholly went away.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϏ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ
āϏā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻāĻļāĻžā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻāĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤ āϝāĻžāĻāĻšā§āĻ, āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšā§ā§ āĻĒā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
Text: Tom thought further. Suddenly he discovered something. One of his upper front teeth was loose. He felt lucky. He was about to groan when it occurred to him that if Aunt Polly was to know she would surely pull it out and that would hurt.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ āύā§āĻŦā§ā§ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϝāĻāύāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžā§ āĻāĻžāϤāϰāĻžāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻŦā§, āϤāĻāύāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϞ⧠āϝ⧠āĻĒāϞāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻž āϤā§āϞ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāĻŦā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āϞāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Text: Tom thought he would hold the tooth in reserve for the present. He remembered hearing from a doctor that a certain ailment could lay up a patient for three days and make him lose a finger. He eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet and held it up for inspection.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϤāϤ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻž (āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻ) āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϞ āĻāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻ
āϏā§āĻ āϰā§āĻā§āĻā§ āϤāĻŋāύ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāϝā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āϞāĻ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻāϰā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āώāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞ⧠āϧāϰāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ (Word Nest)
| Word | Meaning (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| Miserable | āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻāύāĻ / āĻļā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧ |
| Suffering | āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ / āĻāώā§āĻ |
| Investigated | āϤāĻĻāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāϞ / āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ |
| Ailment | āĻ āϏā§āĻ / āϰā§āĻ |
| Feeble | āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ / āĻā§āώā§āĻŖ |
| Groan | āĻāĻžāϤāϰāĻžāύ⧠/ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻž |
| Sore toe | āĻā§āώāϤāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϞ |
A. āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (MCQ)
i. Tom always found Monday mornings to be â
- (a) pleasant
- (b) miserable
- (c) exciting
- (d) boring
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) miserable
ii. Tom hoped to find symptoms of â
- (a) headache
- (b) toothache
- (c) stomach ache
- (d) fever
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) stomach ache
iii. Tom decided to hold the tooth in reserve because â
- (a) it was not loose enough
- (b) he liked the tooth
- (c) Aunt Polly would pull it out and it would hurt
- (d) he wanted to show it to his friends
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) Aunt Polly would pull it out and it would hurt
iv. Tom drew his sore toe from under the â
- (a) pillow
- (b) blanket
- (c) sheet
- (d) bed
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) sheet
B. āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠(Complete the Sentences)
i. Tom investigated his body with the hope of __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: finding some ailment.
ii. A doctor had said that a certain ailment could __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: lay up a patient for three days and make him lose a finger.
C. āϏāϤā§āϝ/āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ (True/False with Supporting Statement)
i. Tom felt happy on Monday mornings.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “Tom always found Monday mornings to be miserable.”
ii. Tom’s lower front tooth was loose.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “One of his upper front teeth was loose.”
D. āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (Short Answer Questions)
i. Why did Tom wish he was sick?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Tom wished he was sick so that he could stay away from school.
ii. What was the first ailment Tom thought he had discovered?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The first ailment Tom thought he had discovered was a stomach ache.
Tom Loses a Tooth
(Part 2: The Acting and The Reaction)
đ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (Text & Translation)
Text: Tom groaned with considerable spirit. But Sid slept on unconscious. Tom groaned louder. He fancied that he began to feel pain in the toe. No result from Sid. Tom was panting with his exertions by this time. He took a rest and then swelled himself up and fetched a succession of admirable groans.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϤāϰāĻžāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĄ āĻ
āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋā§ā§ āϰāĻāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻ āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϤāϰāĻžāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ āϏāĻŋāĻĄā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āϏāĻžā§āĻž āύā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽ āĻāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻŋā§ā§-āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋā§ā§ āϤā§āϞ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻāϤāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰā§āϤāύāĻžāĻĻ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
Text: Sid snored on. Tom became aggravated. He said, “Sid, Sid!” and shook him. This course worked well. Sid yawned, then raised himself on his elbow and stared at Tom. Tom went on groaning.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϏāĻŋāĻĄ āύāĻžāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϞāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ (āĻŦāĻž āϰā§āĻā§) āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞ, “āϏāĻŋāĻĄ, āϏāĻŋāĻĄ!” āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻžā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϏāĻŋāĻĄ āĻšāĻžāĻ āϤā§āϞāϞ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻāύā§āĻā§ā§ āĻāϰ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϰāĻāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāϤāϰāĻžāϤā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤
Text: Sid said, “Tom! Say Tom!” No response. “Here, Tom! Tom! What is the matter, Tom?” Sid shook him and looked in his face anxiously. Tom moaned out: “Oh, don’t, Sid. Don’t joggle me.”
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϏāĻŋāĻĄ āĻŦāϞāϞ, “āĻāĻŽ! āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽ!” āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āύā§āĻāĨ¤ “āĻāĻ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽ! āĻāĻŽ! āĻā§ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽ?” āϏāĻŋāĻĄ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻšā§ā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞ: “āĻāĻ, āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻĄāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āύāĻžāĨ¤”
Text: “Tom, I must call Auntie.” “No, never mind. It’ll be over by and by, maybe. Don’t call anybody.” “But I must! Don’t groan so, Tom, it’s awful. How long have you been this way?” “Hours. Ouch! Oh, don’t stir so, Sid. You’ll kill me.”
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: “āĻāĻŽ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻŦāĨ¤” “āύāĻž, āĻĨāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻšā§āϤ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āϏā§āϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĄā§āĻā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤” “āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻ! āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϤriāĻ āύāĻž āĻāĻŽ, āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻžāύāĻāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āϧāϰ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§?” “āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āĻ āϧāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻĢ! āĻāĻš, āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āύā§āĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻĄāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽā§āϰā§āĻ āĻĢā§āϞāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
Text: Sid flew downstairs and said: “Oh, Aunt Polly, come! Tom’s dying!” “Dying?” “Yes’m. Don’t wait, come quick!” “Rubbish! I don’t believe it!” But she fled upstairs nevertheless, with Sid and Mary at her heels. Her face grew pale and her lips trembled.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϏāĻŋāĻĄ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āύā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāϞāϞ: “āĻāĻš, āĻĒāϞāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋ, āĻāϏā§! āĻāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§!” “āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§?” “āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž, āϤāĻžā§āĻžāϤāĻžā§āĻŋ āĻāϏā§!” “āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž! āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻŋ āύāĻž!” āϤāĻŦā§āĻ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āύ, āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻĒā§āĻāύ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāύ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĄ āĻāϰ āĻŽā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ (Word Nest)
| Word | Meaning (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| Considerable spirit | āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ |
| Aggravated | āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻšāϞ⧠/ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻšāϞ⧠|
| Joggle | āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž |
| Anxiously | āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ |
| Awful | āĻā§āĻžāύāĻ / āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ |
| Rubbish | āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž / āĻāĻŦāϰā§āĻāύāĻž |
| Trembled | āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻāĻŋāϞ |
| Mortified | āĻĒāĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž (āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽ āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻā§) |
A. āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (MCQ)
i. Sid was sleeping â
- (a) consciously
- (b) unconsciously
- (c) peacefully
- (d) lightly
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) unconsciously (or snoring on)
ii. Tom shook Sid because â
- (a) Sid was late for school
- (b) Sid was having a bad dream
- (c) Sid was snoring and did not wake up
- (d) Tom wanted to play
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) Sid was snoring and did not wake up
iii. According to Tom, he had been groaning for â
- (a) days
- (b) hours
- (c) minutes
- (d) weeks
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) hours
iv. Sid flew downstairs to call â
- (a) the doctor
- (b) Mary
- (c) Aunt Polly
- (d) the teacher
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) Aunt Polly
v. Aunt Pollyâs initial reaction to Sid’s news was â
- (a) she started crying
- (b) she fainted
- (c) she called a doctor
- (d) she did not believe it
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (d) she did not believe it
vi. When Aunt Polly went upstairs, her face grew â
- (a) red
- (b) pale
- (c) angry
- (d) dark
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) pale
B. āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠(Complete the Sentences)
i. Tom fetched a succession of __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: admirable groans.
ii. Sid raised himself on his elbow and __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: stared at Tom.
iii. Tom told Sid not to call anybody because __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: he claimed it would be over by and by (and he wanted to create more drama).
iv. Aunt Polly fled upstairs with __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Sid and Mary at her heels.
C. āϏāϤā§āϝ/āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ (True/False with Supporting Statement)
i. Sid woke up as soon as Tom started groaning.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “Tom groaned with considerable spirit. But Sid slept on unconscious.”
ii. Sid believed that Tom was dying.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: True (T)
S.S: “Oh, Aunt Polly, come! Tom’s dying!”
iii. Tom complained that his toe was mortified.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: True (T)
S.S: “Oh, auntie, my sore toe’s mortified!”
iv. Aunt Polly laughed and cried at the same time.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: True (T)
S.S: “She laughed a little, then cried a little, then did both together.” (Text-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻļā§ āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻ āĻāύāĻā§āĻā§āϏāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϝāĨ¤)
D. āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (Short Answer Questions)
i. What was the result of Tom’s groaning on Sid initially?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Initially, Tom’s groaning had no effect on Sid; he continued to sleep unconsciously and snored on.
ii. How did Sid react when he finally woke up?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: When Sid woke up, he yawned, stared at Tom, and seeing Tom groan, he became anxious and shook him to ask what the matter was.
iii. Why did Aunt Polly’s face turn pale?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Aunt Polly’s face turned pale because she was scared and worried hearing Sid’s news that Tom was dying.
iv. What did Tom say when Aunt Polly asked what was the matter?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Tom said, “Oh, auntie, my sore toe’s mortified!” trying to make his fake illness sound serious.
Tom Loses a Tooth
(Part 3: The Extraction)
đ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (Text & Translation)
Text: “What is the matter with you child?” “Oh, auntie, my sore toe’s mortified!” The old lady sank into a chair. She laughed a little, then cried a little. Then she said, “Tom, what a shock you gave me! Now shut up that nonsense and climb out of this.” The groans ceased. The pain vanished from the toe.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: “āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻž?” “āĻāĻš, āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϞāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§!” āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϧāĻĒ āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§ā§āĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϞā§āύāĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāϏāϞā§āύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύ, “āĻāĻŽ, āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻā§ā§ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§! āĻāĻāύ āĻāϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻā§āύāĻŋ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĨ¤” āĻāϰā§āϤāύāĻžāĻĻ āĻĨā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻāϧāĻžāĻ āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
Text: Tom felt a little foolish and said, “Auntie, my tooth hurts. The pain is more than that in my toe.” “Your tooth, indeed! What’s the matter with your tooth?” “One of them is loose and it aches, awfully.”
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻāĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāϞāϞ, “āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻā§ā§ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤” “āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ, āϤāĻžāĻ āύāĻžāĻāĻŋ! āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§ āĻšāϞā§?” “āĻāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύā§āĻŦā§ā§ āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤”
Text: “Open your mouth and let me see,” said his aunt. “Yes, there is a loose one, but you’re not going to die for that. Mary, get me a silk thread, and a chunk of fire from the kitchen.” Tom said, “Oh, please auntie, don’t pull it out. It doesn’t hurt anymore. I don’t want to stay home from school.”
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: “āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻ,” āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤ “āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ āύā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŽā§āϰāĻŋ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻŋāϞā§āĻā§āϰ āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāϰ āϰāĻžāύā§āύāĻžāĻāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāϞāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻāύ⧠āĻĻā§āĨ¤” āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāϞāϞ, “āĻāĻš, āĻĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋ, āĻāĻāĻž āϤā§āϞ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžā§ āĻāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻžāĨ¤”
Text: “So all this was because you wanted to stay home from school and go fishing? Tom, Tom, I love you so much and you try to break my heart in every way with your naughtiness!” By this time the dental instruments were ready. The old lady fastened one end of the silk thread to Tom’s tooth and the other end to the bedpost.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: “āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻ āϏāĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϧāϰāϤ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻā§ā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§? āĻāĻŽ, āĻāĻŽ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϤ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻāϰ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϏāĻŦāϰāĻāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§!” āϤāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖā§ āĻĻāύā§āϤāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžāϰ āϏāϰāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāϞā§āĻā§āϰ āϏā§āϤā§āϰ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāϞā§āύāĨ¤
Text: She seized the chunk of fire and suddenly thrust it almost into the boy’s face. Tom jerked backwards. The instrument was ready in its place. The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āύā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ (āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§) āϧāϰāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϧāϰ⧠āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāϞāĨ¤ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āϞāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ (Word Nest)
| Word | Meaning (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| Sank into | āϧāĻĒ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϞā§āύ |
| Vanished | āĻāϧāĻžāĻ āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āϞ |
| Chunk of fire | āĻāĻā§āύā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāϰ⧠/ āĻā§āĻŦāϞāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻž |
| Fastened | āĻļāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāϞā§āύ |
| Bedpost | āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ |
| Thrust | āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻ ā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž / āĻāĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž |
| Dangling | āĻā§āϞāύā§āϤ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžā§ |
A. āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (MCQ)
i. Aunt Polly asked Mary to bring a â
- (a) piece of rope
- (b) silk thread
- (c) cotton thread
- (d) metal wire
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) silk thread
ii. Tom wanted to stay home from school to â
- (a) play football
- (b) sleep
- (c) go fishing
- (d) read books
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) go fishing
iii. The old lady fastened one end of the silk thread to â
- (a) the window
- (b) the door handle
- (c) Tom’s finger
- (d) Tom’s tooth
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (d) Tom’s tooth
iv. Aunt Polly thrust the chunk of fire into â
- (a) the fireplace
- (b) the boy’s face
- (c) the water
- (d) the bed
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) the boy’s face (almost into his face)
v. Finally, the tooth was hanging by the â
- (a) silk thread
- (b) bedpost
- (c) door
- (d) ceiling
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) bedpost
B. āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠(Complete the Sentences)
i. Aunt Polly laughed a little, then cried a little because __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: she was relieved that Tom was not dying but also shocked by his prank.
ii. Tom confessed that he did not want to stay home from school because __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: he was afraid that his aunt would pull out his tooth which would hurt.
iii. Tom jerked backwards when __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Aunt Polly thrust the chunk of fire almost into his face.
C. āϏāϤā§āϝ/āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ (True/False with Supporting Statement)
i. Aunt Polly believed Tom’s toe was mortified.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “Now shut up that nonsense and climb out of this.” (āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĨ¤)
ii. The dental instruments were a pair of pliers and a hammer.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “get me a silk thread, and a chunk of fire from the kitchen.” (āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āύāĨ¤)
iii. Tom loved his aunt very much.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: True (T)
S.S: Although not explicitly said by Tom here, Aunt Polly says “I love you so much”. (āϤāĻŦā§ āĻāϞā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§, āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϏ⧠āĻĻā§āώā§āĻā§āĨ¤) *Note: Strictly based on text provided: Not explicitly stated, but implied relationship.*
D. āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (Short Answer Questions)
i. How did the pain in the toe vanish?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The pain in the toe vanished when Aunt Polly caught Tom’s lie and told him to shut up the nonsense.
ii. What were the ‘dental instruments’ mentioned in the text?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The ‘dental instruments’ were a silk thread and a chunk of fire from the kitchen.
iii. How was the tooth finally pulled out?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Aunt Polly tied one end of a silk thread to Tom’s tooth and the other to the bedpost, then thrust a hot coal near his face, causing him to jerk back and pull the tooth out.
Textual Exercises
(Exercise 1, 2 & 3)
Exercise 1: Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives
i. Tom felt miserable on the mornings of â
- (a) Sunday
- (b) Monday
- (c) Thursday
- (d) Saturday
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) Monday
ii. If Aunt Polly was to know that Tom had a loose tooth, she would â
- (a) call a doctor
- (b) bring him some medicines
- (c) surely pull it out
- (d) tell him to rest
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) surely pull it out
iii. Tom drew his sore toe from under the â
- (a) sheet
- (b) blanket
- (c) pillow
- (d) mosquito net
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (a) sheet
iv. Sid flew downstairs to call â
- (a) the doctor
- (b) Mary
- (c) the nurse
- (d) Aunt Polly
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (d) Aunt Polly
v. The thread that Mary got Aunt Polly was made of â
- (a) cotton
- (b) jute
- (c) silk
- (d) wool
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) silk
Exercise 2: Answer the following questions within 15 words
i. Which one of Tom’s teeth was loose?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: One of Tom’s upper front teeth was loose.
ii. How are Sid and Mary related to Tom?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Sid is Tom’s brother and Mary is his cousin.
(Note: āĻā§āĻā§āϏāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāύ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻŦāϞāĻž āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞā§āĻ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāĻ-āĻŦā§āύāĨ¤)
iii. Why did Tom ask Sid not to stir him?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Tom asked Sid not to stir him to make his fake illness appear serious and painful.
iv. Why did Tom pretend his toe was paining?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Tom pretended his toe was paining to stay home from school and go fishing.
Exercise 3: Answer the following questions within 25 words
i. What did Tom remember hearing from a doctor?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Tom remembered hearing that a certain ailment could lay up a patient for three days and make him lose a finger.
ii. How did Aunt Polly react to the news that Tom was dying?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Aunt Polly did not believe it at first, saying “Rubbish!”, but then fled upstairs with a pale face and trembling lips.
iii. How was Tom’s loose tooth pulled out?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Aunt Polly tied the tooth to the bedpost with a thread and thrust a hot coal near Tom’s face, making him jerk back and pull the tooth out.
Grammar & Writing
(Exercise 4, 5, 6 & 7)
Exercise 4: Do as directed
i. Rafique was running fast. (Change into an Interrogative Sentence)
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Wasn’t Rafique running fast?
(Note: āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻŦā§āϧāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϞ⧠Negative-Interrogative āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšā§āĨ¤)
ii. The boy would never forget the exciting incident. (Change into an Affirmative Sentence)
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The boy would always remember the exciting incident.
(Note: ‘Never forget’ = ‘Always remember’)
iii. We had a wonderful time last evening. (Change into an Exclamatory Sentence)
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: What a wonderful time we had last evening!
(Note: ‘A’ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠‘What a’ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšā§āĨ¤)
iv. He loves to play football. (Change into an Interrogative Sentence)
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Doesn’t he love to play football?
v. Rina tried all her plans. (Change into a Negative Sentence)
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Rina left no plan untried.
vi. Shut the door, Robin. (Change into an Assertive Sentence)
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Robin is requested to shut the door. / You are requested to shut the door, Robin.
(Note: Imperative Sentence-āĻā§ Assertive āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϞ⧠‘Should’ āĻŦāĻž ‘Requested’ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤)
Exercise 5: Replace the underlined words with suitable Phrasal Verbs
i. The enemy surrendered without a fight.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: gave in
ii. The child recovered in a month.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: came round
iii. The police investigated the case.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: looked into
iv. Puja could understand what her sister said.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: make out
v. The old man could not remember his childhood experiences.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: call up
Exercise 6: Newspaper Report
Question: Write a newspaper report on a road accident within 100 words.
Points: Brake failure of a bus â collided with a truck â 5 injured including a child and a woman â injured sent to hospital â released with first aid â traffic disrupted â police intervened â normalcy restored.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§ (Click to Reveal Answer)
5 INJURED IN BUS-TRUCK COLLISION
By a Staff Reporter
Kolkata, May 25: A serious road accident took place yesterday at around 10:00 AM on VIP Road near Ultadanga. A private bus, bound for Barasat, collided head-on with a goods truck due to sudden brake failure. The impact was severe.
Five passengers, including a woman and a child, were injured in the incident. Local people rushed to the spot and rescued the injured. They were immediately sent to the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. Fortunately, their injuries were not critical, and they were released after first aid.
The accident disrupted traffic for about an hour. Police arrived promptly, removed the damaged vehicles, and restored normalcy.
Exercise 7: Letter to Friend
Question: Write a letter to your friend within 100 words congratulating him/her on his/her success in the examination.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§ (Click to Reveal Answer)
Address:
24 Parganas (North)
Date: 26th May, 2024
My dear Rupa,
I was so happy to receive your letter yesterday. My joy knew no bounds when I learned that you have passed the Madhyamik Examination with flying colors. You have secured 90% marks! Please accept my heartiest congratulations on your brilliant success.
I know how hard you worked for this. You truly deserve this result. My parents are also very happy for you. I am sure you will do even better in your future studies. Let us celebrate your success when we meet.
Convey my regards to your parents.
To,
Rupa Das
C/O: S. Das
Station Road, Hooghly
Your loving friend,
Mita