A Triumph of surgery
Q.1 What was Tricki's ailment? How did it worry Mrs. Pumphrey?
Ans: Mrs.Pumphrey had a dog. Its name was Tricki. Her too much love for it had spoiled it.
She used to give it a little extras between meals. She gave it to some malt.cod liver oil etc.
But she did not giveit physical exercise. As a result it had fallen ill. It stopped eating food. It vomited also. It spent it's time lying down. Mrs.Pumphrey called Mr. Herriot,veterinary doctor. He took it to his clinic and gave it the best treatment. Tricki got all right again.
Q.2 How did Mr. Herriot treat Tricki?
Ans: In spite of Mrs. Pumphrey's wailing Mr.Herriot took Tricki with him in his car to his hospital. Because Tricki was very ill and this was the only way to save him. Tricki was gasping. Tricki remained motionless on the carpet. He was not given anything to eat for two days. He was given plenty of water. On the second day he started to show some interest in his surroundings. In this way there was a gradual recovery in Tricki's health.
Q.3 Draw a character sketch of Mrs. Pumphrey?
Ans: Mrs. Pumphrey is a rich lady. She is an animal lover. She also loves her dog Tricki so much that despite the doctor's warnings, she doesn't stop giving chocolate and cream cake to the dog. She gives all kinds of comforts to Tricki. She has bought a whole wardrobe of tweed coats and raincoats for him. She is so emotionally attached to Tricki that she breaks down in tears when Tricki was going to hospital for treatment.
The Thief's Story
Q.4 Describe how Anil's friendly treatment changed thief's life?
Ans: Anil taught the thief to cook, to write his name, to add, to write complete sentences. He had also given the thief a key to the door so that the tip might come and go as it pleased him. Anil had reported his full confidence in the thief. The thief considered Anil, to the most honest person. When the thief had stolen Anil's money, he was not at rest. He came back, put the money back. Anil did not say to him anything but gave him a fifty rupee note. Thus Anil's friendly treatment and confidence changed the thief's life. That's why the thief failed to run away with Anil's money and come back to live with him.
Q.5 Draw a character sketch of Hari Singh?
Ans: Hari Singh was an experienced and fairly successful thief. He was quite cunning and shrewd. He tried to get close to Anil through flattery. He changed his name every month to escape from police and his former employers. He stole money from Anil and wanted to get away with it but Anil's kindness and his gratitude to Anil, changed his heart to completely and it transformed him from a thief into a gentleman. He wanted to earn his living by honest means now.
The Midnight Visitor
Q.6 Give an example to prove that Ausable had great presence of mind?
Ans: When Max secretly entered Ausable's room to get the secret report by force. He made a story of the existence of a balcony under the window of his room. One could enter and escape through it. Suddenly there was a knocking at the door. Ausable said that the police were searching Max. He asked Max to hide in the balcony. As Max jumped for the balcony, he fell down This example proves Ausable's presence of mind. He was agile in action even though he was a sloppy fat man.
Q.7 How did Ausable get rid of Max? (Board Model Paper, 2021-22)
Ans: Ausable, a secret agent, was to receive a very important report about some new missiles. Max, a rival agent, wanted to obtain the report from him by force. He entered Ausable's room using a pass-key. He threatened to shoot Ausable if he didn't hand over the report to him. To get rid of Max, Ausable concocted a false story about a balcony being attached to his room. Max jumped out of the window to escape the police. As there was no balcony he fell to the ground floor. Ausable thus got rid of Max.
A Question of Trust
Q.8 How did the charming young lady befool Horace Danby?
Ans: The charmingdfsd young lady was also a thief. She impersonated herself as the landlady. She told Danby falsely that she had left her jewels in the safe. She needed them for a party. She had no keys. Horace helped her with a cigarette lighter. At that time, he removed his gloves.
He opened the safe without gloves. There were finger prints on the safe. After two days he was arrested for robbery of jewels at Shotover Grange.
Q.9 What was the reason of Horace's arrest?
Ans: Horace Danby was tricked by a lady thief. She came and impersonated herself as the owner of the house. She told him that she always liked wrong type of people. Horace in order to help her took off his gloves. She wanted the jewels which were in the safe. Thinking the lady as the owner of the house Horace broke the safe and gave her the jewels. Due to his finger prints which were left on the safe, he was arrested.
Footprints Without Feet
Q.10 Draw a character sketch of Griffin.
Ans: Griffin was an eccentric scientist. He had many vices. He was revengeful and bad tempered.
He was always ready to hurt others and cause harm to them for his pleasure. He had no morals and was a lawless person. He even stole things and money on a number of occasions.
Though as a scientist, he was brilliant. But as a human being, he was unlawful. He was selfish and always wanted to take advantage of the weaker people.
Q.11 Write in your own words the incident happened with Jaffers.
Ans: Jaffers was surprised to find that he was going to arrest a man without a head. But Jaffers was not easily prevented from doing his Duty. The policeman tried to get hold of the man who was becoming more and more invisible. The man was throwing one garment after the another. Finally a shirt flew into the air. Some people tried to help Jaffers. Then the invisible man hit blows. He could not be located. Jaffers then fell unconscious.
The Making of a Scientist
Q.12 How did Richard Ebright feel and realise after loosing in County science fair?
Ans: He participated in the County science fair when he was in VII grade. He felt sad when he did not get anything while everybody was winning. His entry was slides of frog tissues which he showed under a microscope. He realised that winners had tried to real science is and realised that for next year, he would have to do a real experiment.
Q.13 What was his project about butterfly as food of birds?
Ans: The project was to test the theory that viceroy butterflies copy monarchs. The theory was that Viceroys look like monarchs because monarchs do not taste good to birds. Viceroys, on the other hand, do taste good to birds. So, the more they look like monarchs, the less likely they are to become a bird's dinner. He found that starling would not eat ordinary bird food. It would eat all the monarchs it could get. This project stood first in zoology division.
The Necklace
Q.14 How can you say that Loisel was a simple man and he loved his wife?
Ans: Loisel was a simple man and a dotting husband who loved his wife Matilda. When she said to her husband that she did not have a good dress for the party, he offered four hundred francs to her to buy a new dress for her for attending the ball. He wanted to buy a gun for himself with that money. He arranged 36,000 francs to purchase a new necklace so that she could replace the necklace of her friend.
Q.15 How did the Loisels repay for the lost necklace?
Ans: They repaid for the lost monetarily, physically and mentally. They had 18,000 francs. They borrowed the rest from the usurers and the lenders. In the necklace monetarily. physically and mentally. They repayment years Matilda lost her beauty. Loisel toiled in the evenings. At night he did the work of copying. She was turned from an elegant beauty into a hard, crude woman. They sent away the maid, changed their lodgings and rented some rooms in an attic. Matilda learned the odious work of a kitchen.
Q.16 What message do you get from the story 'The Necklace?
Ans: This story tells us how to avoid false show of richness. We should be content with what we have. We should honestly confess our faults and weaknesses. Matilda did not follow all these. She strove to show what she did not have. She suffered a lot in her life. In a way, she ruined her carefree life. If she had confessed her guilt, she and her husband would not have suffered for ten long years on account serious shortage of money.
Bholi
Q.17 Why was Ramlal worried about Bholi ?
Ans: Ramlal was worried about Bholi because she was a simpleton. When she was ten months old,she fell from a cot. She began to stammer when she spoke. She did not have good looks.
Her face was covered with pockmarks. She was not intelligent. Ramlal was worried about the future of his daughter. His worry was the marriage of Bholi. She had neither good looks nor intelligence. No one would accept her with all these weaknesses.
Q.18 What was the role of education in the life of Bholi?
Ans: Education changed the life of Bholi. Her teacher told her to speak without fear. She motivated her to study. A new ray of hope came into the life of Bholi. Through her teacher's efforts she emerged as a confident, bold, respecting person. Education imparted her strengths of mind, knowledge and understanding. She turned from a fool into an enlightened and sensible girl. She refused to marry a mean, greedy and contemptible coward. She was bold enough to face the mean society.
Q.19 What was the brave decision of Bholi in this story?
Ans: When Bishamber demanded a dowry of five thousand rupees, Bholi's father requested him and put his turban in the feet of Bishambar Nath. Bishamber Nath was greedy as well as cruel. Bholi understood at once the character of Bishamber. She thought that her future was not secure. She declared in a thundering voice not to marry such a cruel and greedy man. Her decision was right and brave. She was bold enough to face the mean society.
The Book That Saved the Earth
Q.20 Give a character sketch of Noodle.
Ans: Noodle knows more about Earthlings and their activities. He is intelligent, clever and diplomatic. He rectifies the follies of Think-Tank not directly but in a very subtle manner as not to hurt him. He is aware that Think-Tank likes flattery. Though he is the one to make the right decisions, he makes sure that his boss gets all the praise. He is good at handling tasks by himself. He pleases Think-Tank with his humble attitude.
Q.21 How did the book, 'Mother Goose' save the Earth?
Ans: Think-Tank, the ruler of the 'Mars' plans to attack the Earth and sends Probe- to the Earth to gather information about the Earthlings. They read some nursery rhymes from a book.
The book's name was 'Mother Goose'. After listening to the third rhymes Think-Tank concluded that the Earthlings Planned to capture him and Mars central controls. He panicked and dropped the idea of invading the Earth. He ordered Noodle to prepare a capsule for him, and escaped to Alpha centauri.
Q.22 Compare and contrast the character of Think-Tank and Noodle. (BSER Model Paper)
Ans: Think-Tank is an arrogant, vain and domineering ruler. He considers himself to be the mightiest, the cleverest, the most knowledgeable and enlightened person who could never commit a folly. Such persons need to be handled very cautiously. Because, if their mistakes are pointed out to them directly and openly they tend to get hurt. However, Noodle is a different kind of person. He avoids offending Think-Tank. He corrects his mistakes by offering his knowledge in a very polite way. He pinpoints his mistakes in a discreet and humble manner.