ANSWERS

MAIN COURSEBOOK
GET SET!
A. 1. Ottamthulal 2. Dastangoi 3. Yakshagaana
B. Please accept any appropriate response.
IN-TEXT QUESTIONS
SECTION 1

Please accept any appropriate response. Suggestions:

Mr Nuttel: nervous, awkward, introverted, naive
the young girl: confident, friendly, self-assured, clever
SECTION 2
1. NI 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. NI 6. True
READ AND UNDERSTAND
A. 1. Fact 2. Fiction 3. Fiction 4. Fiction 5. Fact 6. Fiction 7. Fact
B. 1. a. ‘Nice division’ refers to the people of the village, most of whom were ‘nice’ according to
his sister.
b. Framton’s sister gave him letters of introduction.
c. She felt that without them, Framton would not talk to anybody and his nerves will be
worse than ever.
2. a. ‘He’ refers to Framton.
b. He said that his sister had given him letters of introduction.
c. Framton has a nervous disposition and this gives the indication that he would have
preferred not to meet anyone.
3. a. The child was talking to Framton.
b. She was talking about the great tragedy her aunt had to suffer and how she found it
difficult to face the truth about her loss.
c. Till now, she had sounded confident and self-possessed.
4. a. ‘They’ refers to her aunt’s husband and brothers.
b. She mentions ‘a creepy feeling’ because she believes the men died in a hunting accident
three years ago.
c. Yes, they did eventually walk in through the window because the hunting accident was a
story that Vera made up.
5. a. ‘Her’ refers to Vera.
b. She made up a story about a hunting accident where the men died and in front of her
family, she made up another story about Framton being chased by stray dogs.
c. Just before this, she said that Framton was afraid of dogs because he was once chased by
a pack and had to spend a night in a freshly-dug grave.
C. 1. a 2. c 3. b
 D. 1. Mrs Sappleton was waiting for her husband and brothers to come back from their hunting
trip and was watching out for them to come in through the window.
2. The three figures were Mrs Sappleton’s husband and her two brothers.
3. Vera made up a story that Mrs Sappleton’s husband and brothers had gone hunting three
years ago and met with an accident. Mr Nuttel believed the story and thought them to be
dead. So when they walked in through the window, he thought that he was seeing ghosts.
4. Vera made up a new story that Mr Nuttel was scared of dogs, because he was once chased
by a pack of stray dogs and had to spend the night in a freshly-dug grave with the dogs
snarling above him.
E. Mr Nuttel visits Mrs Sappleton’s house with a letter of introduction from his sister, is
entertained by her niece Vera while he waits.
Vera makes up a story about her aunt’s husband and brother going on a hunting trip three years
ago and meeting with a tragic accident. She says her aunt still expects them to walk back in
through the window.
Mrs Sappleton walks in, talks about her husband and brothers cheerfully.
Mr Nuttel feels awful, because he believes they are dead and Mrs Sappleton is driven mad with grief.
Mrs Sappleton’s husband and brothers return, in the same manner, as described by both
Mrs Sappleton and Vera.
Mr Nuttel thinks he is seeing ghosts.
Mr Nuttel runs for his life, leaving the Sappletons bewildered at his strange behaviour.
Vera makes up a new story about Mr Nuttel, claims he is scared of dogs because he was
chased by a pack of stray dogs once.
THINK AND ANSWER

F. Mr Nuttel moved to the countryside because he had a nervous disposition. He thought that
would take him away from all the excitement and the peace and quiet would help calm his
nerves. No, the move probably did not help because the excitement at the Sappletons would
have given him quite a scare.
PLAY WITH WORDS

G. ACROSS:
2. collision 6. comprehension 7. snarl 8. tragedy
DOWN:
1. acquaintance 3. ailment 4. twilight 5. discounting
H. 1. a. conscience b.  conscious
2. a. complemented b.  complimented
3. a. infer b.  imply
4. a. imminent b.  eminent
5. a. bemused b.  amused
6. a. allusion b.  illusion
7. a. ghostly b.   ghastly
KNOW GRAMMAR
I. 1. Mr Nuttel’s sister gave him letters of introduction because he didn’t know anyone there.
2. Vera entertained Mr Nuttel while her aunt was busy.
3. Mrs Sappleton’s eyes lit up when she saw her husband and brothers at a distance.
4. As soon as Mr Nuttel saw the men he ran out of the house.
5. When they saw Mr Nuttel run away the Sappletons were puzzled.
J. 1. Unless we reach the station on time, we will not be able to catch the train.
2. This is the place where my brother is building a new house.
3. She leant to speak Spanish while she was in Cuba.
4. I was rushing back home when I saw my teacher at the bus stop.
5. Nadia went back to her village because she wanted to work there.

K. Please accept any appropriate response. Suggestions:

1. Ira met Masai when she was working in Shillong.
2. I called my aunt because I wanted to invite her home.
3. Our new neighbours moved in while we were away on a holiday.
4. Our team did not win the finals though we played very well.
5. Tariq likes listening to music while he finishes his homework.
6. I’m sorry I wasn’t home when you called.
L. 1. Natasha’s aunt is a well-known author.
2. The seven-storey building next to our school is a public library.
3. My seven-year-old brother is a genius at arithmetic.
4. My father listens to the age-old classics of Hemant Kumar every day.
5. The professor delivered a short, thought-provoking lecture.
6. The short-tempered man got into a fight at the airport.
7. The villagers panicked when they heard that there was a man-eating tiger on the loose.
8. The table was laden with mouth-watering delicacies.
LISTEN AND SPEAK
M. 1. journalist
2. The Rise of the Russian Empire
3. 1890
4. foreign correspondent
5. in his short stories

N. Please accept any appropriate response.

THINK AND WRITE

O. Please accept any appropriate response. Suggested outline:

strange experience – went to Mrs Sappleton’s house – met her niece – told me about her
tragedy – lost her husband and brothers in a hunting accident – thinks they will come back –
keeps windows open for them – talked about them a lot – was distracted throughout – suddenly
the men walked in – just as they described it – never been so scared – ran for my life – almost
hit a cyclist – never going back again
 WORKBOOK
A. 1. c 2. a
B. 1. Before leaving, Clovis’ aunt told him to pretend he did not recognize Tarrington. He took
her advice.
2. Clovis says with a name like Tarrington, no one would expect a person to do anything
remarkable or heroic. Hence the name is useful.
3. Clovis says that his aunt is a part of the National Anti-Luncheon League and never lunches.
4. Tarrington consoles himself by telling himself that picnic in which he will have to endure
Clovis’ company cannot be an agreeable experience in any case.
C. ACROSS:
1. gamely 5. persistence 7. supreme
DOWN:
2. lifebelt 3. scrutinized 4. retreated 6. flush
D. 1. says that the moustache is the only thing about Tarrington that looks familiar
2. says that Tarrington is a very useful name because no one would expect you to do something
heroic with a name like that
3. claims that his aunt never lunches because she belongs to the National Anti-Luncheon League
4. exclaims that it is very nice of him to remember the host and not the food and admits that
he himself can never do that, before launching into a lengthy reminiscence about a peach
that he once ate at a garden party.
E. 1. a 2. b 3. c 4. c
F. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c
G. 1. d 2. g 3. h 4. b 5. a 6. c 7. f 8. e

H. Please accept any appropriate response. Suggestions:

1. to buy a gift for her parents on their wedding anniversary.
2. till they finish their dinner.
3. if she is available today evening.
4. as a poor man who shares his meal with a hungry child.
5. because it is not too hot outside.
6. to attend her best friend’s birthday party.
I. Please accept any appropriate response. Suggestions:
1. he was already late.
2. her cubs followed.
3. you save money now
4. his school does not have a hockey team.
5. he had seen a ghost.
J. Please accept any appropriate response. Suggested outline:
 excited about holidays – to meet cousins – stay in ancestral home – turned out to be more
exciting than ever thought – found a diary – grandfather’s – secret cave mentioned – so
thrilling – decided to find it – read diary – looked for clues – made notes – discussed it –
talked to parents – aunts – went looking in woods nearby – lost hope at times – almost gave
up – then read diary – looked again – finally found cave – as exciting as grandfather said – no
one knew of it except grandfather – found some books – of grandfather – old pen – realized
– he wrote diary – sitting there – made it our secret headquarters – met there every day – had
great fun

WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEET 1
A. 1. c, d 2. a 3. a, b 4. a, b, c 5. b
B. 2. compilation, –ation 5. rewritten, –en 8. personalized, –ized
3. publication, –cation 6. collection, –ion 9. narrating, –ing
4. retelling, –ing 7. commentary, –ary 10. resemblance, –ance
C. 1. Philip Pullman’s collection includes some well-known stories, like ‘Cinderella’ and
‘Rumpelstiltskin’ and some stories which are not as well known. All these stories are
favourites of Philip Pullman.
2. The stories in this collection have been rewritten by Philip Pullman. In some places, he
offers a sudden twist in the tale.
3. Please accept any appropriate response. Suggestion:
I would tell my friend that the book contained stories rewritten by Philip Pullman, a
well-known children’s author. I would also tell my friend that the stories are followed by
a short history of their origins. The sudden twists in the stories would be another reason to
buy the book.
WORKSHEET 2
A. –ary: imaginary, visionary
–al: accidental, approval
be–: belittle, beget
en–: engulf, enlighten
B. 1. hemisphere 2. acceptable 3. development 4. acceptance 5. treatment
C. 1. e 2. c 3. d 4. b 5. f 6. a
D. 1. clean, whistle 3. dry, dust 5. slippery, eel
2. different, chalk and cheese 4. quiet, church mice 6. bold, brass
WORKSHEET 3
A. 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. e 5. d
B. Please accept any appropriate response. Suggestions:
1. Unless the plan changes drastically, we will be able to join you on the hiking holiday.
2. If you do not score at least thirty per cent, you cannot take the test again.
 3. Geetika would have come today, if it hadn’t rained.
4. Since the strike is on a Sunday, he will not miss school.
5. Even when the family is not home, the gates are open.
C. 1. a. Unless you learn to work as a team, you cannot win.
b. If you learn to work as a team, you have a chance at winning.
2. a. Unless we vote, we cannot make changes in the government.
b. If we want to make a difference to the way the country is run, we must vote.
3. a. Unless they finish their homework, they cannot go out to play.
b. If they want to play, they must finish their homework.
4. a. Unless we learn to save money, we will never be able to plan for the future.
b. If we want a secure future, we must learn to save money.
WORKSHEET 4

A. Please accept any appropriate response.

OR
B. Please accept any appropriate response.