English with Sathish!

Unit - 1  Supplementary Reader  The Woman on Platform 8 A. Choose the best answer. 1. Satish’s mother handed to her son ……………. a) bag of pencil b) bag of vegetables c) big box of chocolates d) cricket ball Answer: c) big box of chocolates   2. The train would come at ……………. a) one o’clock b) twelve o’clock c) two o’clock d) eleven o’clock Answer: b) twelve O’clock 3. The strange lady gave ……………. to Arun. a) coffee and vada b) tea and bajji c) samosas and jalebis d) black tea and cake Answer: c) samosas and jalebis 4. Arun was sitting on platform ……………. . a) no. 7 b) no. 8 c) no. 4 d) no. 3 Answer: b) no. 8 5. Satish and Arun were ……………. years old boys. a) 12 b) 11 c) 13 d) 10 Answer: a) 12 B. Match the following. 1. woman in white mother of Satish 2. train boy of same age 3. bowler dressed simply 4. Satish waves of stream 5. spectac...

Unit - 2 Prose The Night the Ghost Got in  I. Answer the following questions 1.   Where was the author when he heard the noise? The author was in the bathroom . 2. What did the narrator think the unusual sound was? The narrator thought it was his father or his brother Roy . Later, he thought it was a burglar of a ghost. 3. What were the various sounds the brothers heard when they went downstairs? They heard the footsteps circling the dining room table  4. Who were the narrator’s neighbours? Mr. Bodwell and his wife were the narrator’s neighbours. 5. How did the Bodwells react, when a shoe was thrown into their house? Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell their house and go back to Peoria. 6. What did the Bodwells think when they heard the mother shout? There was a burglar in their house. 7. What was the grandfather wearing? The grandfather was wearing a nightgown and woollen pants, a nightcap and a leather jacket. 8. What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the ...

Unit - I The Nose-Jewel(Prose) I. Synonyms 1.  Self-centred  – concerned with the self  2. Disdain  – feeling of contempt or scorn  3. Muck-heap  – heap  4. Grub  – food  5. Magistrate  – a judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law.  6. Disgrace  – the state of being dishonored, or covered with same  7. Ignorant  – unaware  8. Consoled – comforted (someone) in the time of grief, disappointment  9. Suspected  – believed to be a cause or at fault  10. Flutter  – to flap or wave quickly but irregularly  11. Confined  – restricted, kept in a limited space or area  12. Panic  – frightened  13. Cruel  – merciless or heartless  14. Gravely  – in a grave or serious manner 15. Indeed -  in fact 16. Consoled - comforted 17. Self-centred - egoistic 18. Whispering -  murmur II. Antonyms 1. Delight x sorrow 2. Disgrace x hono...

Special Hero  I. Answer the following questions.  1. Who is the speaker?  The poet, Christina M Kerschen, is the speaker. 2. Who is the special hero mentioned in the poem? The child's father is the special hero.  3. How did the child feel when it was hold by its dad?   The child felt the love and tenderness when it was hold by its dad. It also felt safe. Seems it was sent to me  From someplace up above.   4. What do the above lines mean?  The child feels that the father is sent by God. 5. What did the child want to tell its dad?  The child wanted to tell its dad that he is a special hero. 6. "There is something special about a father's love".  Identify the alliteration in the given lines.  Something-special is the alliteration in the given line. 2. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.  arms-eyes, see-me, love-above, and hero-so are the rhyming words in the poem. II. Answer in a paragraph Write a paragraph on the fathe...

Passage Comprehension Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.        A network is two or more computers connected together so that information can be shared, or sent from one computer to another.       The internet is a vast resource for all types of information. You may enjoy using it to do research for a school project, downloading your favorite songs or communicating with friends and family.       Information is accessed through web pages that companies, organizations and individuals create and post. It’s kind of like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses! But since anyone can put anything on the internet, you also have to be careful and use your best judgment and a little commonsense.   Questions: 1. What is a network? 2. What is an internet? 3. How is internet useful to us? 4. What is compared to internet? 5. Is anyone allowed to post on the internet? Answers: 1. A network is two or more...

Poem Comprehension Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.   Good Books  Good books are friendly things to own.  If you are busy they will wait.  They will not call you on the phone  Or wake you if the hour is late.  They stand together row by row,  Upon the low shelf or the high.  But if you're lonesome this you know:  You have a friend or two nearby. Questions: 1. Which are called friends in this  poem? 2. How will the books stand? 3. When will the books wake us? 4. Will they call us on phone? 5. Who will be with us if we are lonely? Answers: 1. Books are the friends.  2. The books stand row by row on shelf. 3. The books will wake us if the hour is late.  4. No, the books will not call us on phone. 5. Books will be with us if we are lonely.

 E-Mail Writing Write a formal email to Mr Sundar Pitchai, CEO of Google, requesting him for an appointment to interview him. From           :  viji@gmail.com To                :  sundar@google.com Subject         : Requesting for an interview - Reg. Dear Sir,                              My hearty congratulations to you for becoming the CEO of Google. You have turned into an inspiration to students. Our school students are very eager to conduct an interview with you so that we may know your journey to this top position and it is sure to be a great boost to the young minds. I know very well that you will have a tight schedule but the time you spend with us will generate enthusiasm in the students to achieve like you. So I kindly request you to accept our request.   Rega...