The Accidental Tourist - Standard 11 (XI) - Unit-6(Prose) - Minimum Levels of Learning - Easy and Simple answer - Samacheer Kalvi

 

Prose – 6   “The Accidental Tourist”

I. Short Answsers.

1. Give a few instances of Bryson’s confused acts.

Bryson was always confused to locate lavatory in cinema theatre, struck in the wrong side of the self-locking door and forget the room number of the hotel.

2. What were the contents of Bryson’s bag?

Newspaper cuttings, magazines, tin of pipe tobacco, passport etc.

3. Describe the fluttery cascade of things tumbling from the bag.

A hundred of documents came running in a fluttery cascade. The coins bounced noisily and tobacco tin rolled across the airport.

4. Why did the author’s concern over tobacco shift to his finger?

He had to pay more tax for having tobacco but his bleeding finger was more important than the price of tobacco.

5. What happened to Bryson when he leaned to tie his shoelace?

When Bryson leaned over, someone in the front seat of him threw his seat back into full recline.

6. How did Bryson free himself from the crash position?

He clawed the leg of the man sitting near him and got himself free.

7. What was Bryson’s worst accident on a plane?

He was sucking his pen while chatting with a young lady officer. Later, he found his mouth has turned blue.

8. What did Bryson wish to avoid in his life?

i. To rise from the dining table without shaking

ii. Not to stain his trousers by not sitting in chewing gum etc.

iii. To avoid forgetfulness in travel

9. How would staying away from liquid mischief benefit Bryson?

Bryson had to sit on his hands to keep from spilling liquid so that it would bring down his laundry bills.

10. Why did the clerk say that Bryson was not entitled to flyer miles?

The ticket was in the name of B. Bryson and the card was in the name of W. Bryson.

11. Why doesn’t Bryson seem to be able to do easily what others seem to? Give a few reasons.

Bryson is forgetful and absentmindedness. Bryson was always confused to locate lavatory in cinema theatre, struck in the wrong side of the self-locking door and forget the room number of the hotel. Once he was sucking his pen while chatting with a young lady officer. Later, he found his mouth has turned blue.

12. What was the reaction of Bryson’s wife to his antics?

Bryson’s wife looked at his antics with an expression of wonder. She said, “I can’t believe you do this for a living. 

13. Briefly describe the ‘accidents’ encountered on the flight by Bryson.

Once on an air travel, Bryson leaned over, someone in the front seat of him threw his seat back into full recline. He clawed the leg of the man sitting near him and got himself free. He was sucking his pen while chatting with a young lady officer. Later, he found his mouth has turned blue.

 

II. Paragraph

Bryson is forgetful and absentmindedness. Bryson was always confused to locate lavatory in cinema theatre, struck in the wrong side of the self-locking door and forget the room number of the hotel. He was sucking his pen while chatting with a young lady officer. Later, he found his mouth has turned blue. Once on an air travel, Bryson leaned over, someone in the front seat of him threw his seat back into full recline. He clawed the leg of the man sitting near him and got himself free. One day, A hundred of documents came running in a fluttery cascade. The coins bounced noisily and tobacco tin rolled across the airport. Bryson had to sit on his hands to keep from spilling liquid so that it would bring down his laundry bills.

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