GSEB Std 11 English Textbook Solutions
Unit=5+6
Read 1: Pepper, the Phantom Pet
{HW}=
C.1.3. Answer the subsequent questions in 4 to five sentences each:
Question 1.
Why did Pia correct Avik when he said, “Sweta, Pepper’s gone to your head finally, hasn’t he?
Answer:
When Avik said, “So, Pepper’s gone to your head, finally, hasn’t he Soon Pia nodded and corrected Avik that it was ‘she’ and not ‘he’. The monkey that their uncle had gifted them was a female monkey and not a male monkey. Pia was greatly obsessed with that pet female monkey.
Question 2.
Why did Avik want all of Pia’s chocolates for the next one month?
Answer:
Pia was greatly embarrassed when the students in her class demanded that she should / bring her pet to the class. Pia knew the fact that she would not be able to do it as they had already sent the monkey back to the South American jungles.
Pia had no courage to tell the facts to the students, the teacher, and the principal. But when Avik came to the school on call, he revealed the fact and Pia was relieved. Therefore, in return, Avik was not satisfied with Pia’s mere ‘thanks’ and he wanted to take all of Pia’s chocolates for the next month.
Question 3.
Why did Pia thank her brother?
Answer:
Pia had no courage to disclose the fact in the class and to the principal that they had sent back the female monkey to the South American jungles. Then her brother Avik was called and he declared the fact that the female monkey was no more with them, therefore Pia would not be able to bring it to the class. For this help of her brother, Pia thanked Avik.
Question 4.
Why, according to you, did Pia hesitate to tell about her pet?
Answer:
On the teacher’s proposal, students in the class started talking about the pets that they had. Pia too had a pet-a female Capuchin monkey-but not now. The monkey was sent back to the South American jungles and it was difficult for Pia to bear her absence.
Pia was emotionally attached to that she-monkey, so when the students insisted on bringing her monkey to the class, Pia was greatly embarrassed and hesitated a lot talking about her pet which was sent back to South America.
Question 5.
If you are allowed a pet, which pet will you keep? Why?
Answer:
if I am allowed a pet, I would keep a cat. I like cats very much. They are very friendly. Minimum care is to be taken to maintain them. A cat can sit beside us on the sofa or sleep by our side on the bed. Its hair is so soft that I would keep on moving my fingers along its back. It takes very little food and it is delightful to watch it lapping milk. The cat is a no-nonsense- creating pet and I like it very much.
Question 6.
Should we keep pets? Why?
Answer:
I personally believe that we should not keep pets. I perceive it as animal cruelty. However nicely we keep our pets, unintentionally we take away their freedom. We confine them to our house or at the most to our compound. Animals need great freedom to move about. They should not be strapped, belted, caged or chained.
They lose their freedom to eat in our confinement. Not only that, we handle them according to our wish and compel them to do many a thing that otherwise they would not like to do. They are mute, so we can never know what they think or feel and we cannot cater to them as they wish. However, we may show kindness to them.
C.1.4. Make three groups of students. Ask them to discuss the story imagining the story from Mrs Chawla's view be as views and the students' views ask them to write an email after the discussion.:
Imagine yourself as the teacher of this class. Today was an exciting day as there was a huge interest in your students’ pet monkey at school, you want to tell your friend about this interesting day. Write an e-mail to Mrs Desai retelling your experience about today,
From. chawla@gmail.com
To. desai@rediffmail.com
Subject: You wouldn’t believe what happened today!
Dear Kruti,
You wouldn’t believe what happened today.
Today when I entered the classroom, it was all chaotic. Students were shouting and flinging papers and pencils and whatnot. Even after the greeting ‘Good Morning’, the chaos continued. Some of the students started complaining about stealing their belongings and many others. They demanded that something funny should be done in the class and this suggestion was cheered most.
Then I proposed to discuss domestic animals and there was a storm of protest against this proposal saying that it was boring. Pia did not join the cheering. The students argued that they had done it once when they were in class one and proposed to go for a picnic.
But I was determined and declared that we would talk about animals; and to make it interesting, we would talk about s our pets. I asked the students to say something about their pets one by one, and everybody enjoyed learning about them.
Regards Ruta Chawla
Similarly, Pia/student can also write an e-mail to her/his friend.
[Note: These two e-mails are to be attempted S’ by students on their own.]Sweta
V.2 In each set three words are synonymous while one is an antonym. Find the odd one out.
(1) structured, chaotic, disorganized, lawless
(2) grab, let go, catch, snatch
(3) cheer, delight, sad, pleasure
(4) protest, revolt, oppose, obey
(5) rare, strange, common, unique
(6) gentle, fierce, intense, ferocious
(7) erupt, break out, be quiet, explode
(8) ordinary, awesome, impressive, wondrous
Answer:
(1) structured
(2) let go
(3) sad
(4) obey
(5) common
(6) gentle
(7) be quiet
(8) ordinary
F3. Read the messages and report them as shown in the example:
Message: Hema said to Ramesh, “We will meet tomorrow.”
Reporting: Hema told Ramesh that they would meet the next day.
(1) Krishna informed Ganesh, “I won’t be attending the party tomorrow.”
Reporting: Krishna informed Ganesh that she wouldn’t be attending the party the next day.
(2) The teacher said, “Ajay, have you completed your homework ?”
Reporting: The teacher asked Ajay if he had completed his homework.
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(3) The passenger: What is the time of the train to Ahmedabad?
Reporting: The passenger inquired what the time of the train to Ahmedabad was.
(4) “Go back home now, King,” said the saint, “and you will find what you need.”
Reporting: The saint asked the king to go back home then and added that he would find ( what he needed.
(5) Pradip said to Meena, “Please sing a song for me.”
Reporting: Pradip requested Meena to sing a song for him.
(6) Roy said, “Hurrah! Our team won.”
Reporting: Roy exclaimed excitedly that their team had won.
(7) The boy said, “Let’s play for half an hour.”
Reporting: The boy proposed to play for half an hour.
(8) Parul said to her friend, “Thank you for your kind help.”
Reporting: Parul thanked her friend for his/her kind help.Sweta
F.4. The following are messages for your sister. Write them in reported speech so that you can pass them to her. Underline the changed words in messages as shown in the example:
“This is Rina Shah. I won’t be attending the dance competition the next week. My brother is sick.”
Answer:
Rina Shah said that she wouldn’t be – attending the dance competition the following week. Then she added that her brother was sick.
“This is Aunt Sweta. I’ll meet your mother at the temple at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Don’t be late.”
Answer:
Aunt Sweta said that she would meet my mother at the temple at 1 p.m. the next day. She asked me not to be late.
“This is Rohan. I am back from my NCC camp. Please visit my home. I am excited to
share my experiences.”
Answer:
Rohan said that he was back from his NCC camp. Then he requested me to visit his home. He said that he was excited to share his experiences.
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“This is Ananya. I'll wait for you at the school’s playground. Then I had to reach my music class on time. So I couldn’t wait for long.”
Answer:
Ananya said that she had waited for me at the school’s playground and added that then she had to reach her music class on time, so she couldn’t wait for long.
“This is your music teacher. You need not come tomorrow for class. I have an important concert to attend. You can come for the same at the town hall.”
Answer:
The music teacher rang up and she said I need not go the next day to class and explained that she had an important concert to attend. She told me that I could go for the same at the town hall.
F.6Complete the story given below by using reported speech:
Answer:
One day a man from the future met me.
I asked him how he got there.
He replied that it was the miracle of computer and space technology.
I enquired where you were before you were taken away in future.
He answered that he was a clerk working in a space station.
I asked him why he had preferred to go in future.
He answered because he wanted to have a thrill of it and added what was going to happen in future.
I asked him when he would come back.
He said that he never would come back and added that he enjoyed his life there.
I asked him to give us the information about the life he was spending there.
He agreed to my proposal and told me everything about his life there. Sweta
Writing
W.1
There are reports about excessive watching of television by children. It results not only in a dropping in their academic performance but also affecting their physical development. After reading the points, you decide to write an article for your school magazine on The 111-effects of Watching Television too much. Write a paragraph in about 150 words.
[Points: weakening of eyesight – becoming lazy – less social communication – loss of imagination – no time for reading – addiction to TV]
Answer:
The Ill-effects of Watching TV Too Much Watching TV for children is an enjoyable activity. Children who watch TV programmes too much have several bad effects, three of which are effects on their cognition, effects on their health, and effects on their habits. The first effect is on their cognition. Children who watch too many TV programmes lack concentration.
When he or she watches a TV programme, they just need some minutes to concentrate because the programme will be interrupted by advertisements. Then, they will have a simple mindset because when they watch a TV programme, they do not need to think much and they are less able to think critically.
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They also difficult to imagine something because when they watch a TV programme, they just need to look and listen. The second effect is on their health. The child who likes to watch TV programmes can sit in front of it for hours. If the children watch TV programmes too much, they will have a problem with their eyes.
Maybe their eyes will be tired fast and then they will have more eye problems. Another problem with their health is they probably will have a bad development on their body such as becoming overweight because they choose to watch a TV programme and they rarely exercise.
The third effect is their habit. When children watch TV programmes too much, they will have a bad habit. They become lazy to do something else such as study because they do not want to miss the TV programmes. It will influence their intelligence.
When he or she stays alone in front of a TV and does not do something else such as play with his or her friends or family, probably he or she will become an insolated person. Another bad effect of their habit is they will be influenced by violence in some TV programmes because they have not been able to think long and think about what is better or bad.
In brief, watching too many TV programmes will have a bad effect on children. Therefore, we as an old brother or sisters should reduce the habit of watching too much TV for our young brothers or sisters.
W.2. Read the e-mail given below. Draft a reply to it in the given box:
Dear sir,
Thank you for your order no: XHE15678 dated 11th July.
You have received the laptop on 15th July.
As a valued customer, we request you to give your feedback on your experience of online shopping and your views about the laptop.
Head,
Marketing Division
Answer:
To: Head, Marketing Division
Cc: Sales Executive
Subject: Thanks for the delivery of the laptop
Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for the delivery of my laptop on time. It is received in pretty good condition with all the auxiliaries. I had a little doubt as I was doing online shopping for the first time. I had fears whether I would get it original and in a good condition, with all the auxiliaries or not. But thanks a lot as it is found in a satisfactory condition. I switched it on and it functions very well. Now onwards, I have decided to do all my shopping online and preferably through your agency.
Thanks and Regards,
Devarshi Dave.
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W.3.
What will you do, if you become invisible? Write a paragraph on it. Sweta
Answer:
If I become invisible, I can work miracles. There are several things and activities in this world that weaken our society and consequently come in the way of the progress of our country. The very first thing is corruption. Being invisible, I would be able to record the corrupt clerks, officers, politicians and so on.
I will teach them such a lesson that they would never take any sort of bribe in their life. Then I would steal commodities from hoarders and distribute them among the deprived ones so that life would not be a curse for them. Thirdly, being invisible, I would teach lessons to dishonest persons, so that they would start living honestly and would not victimise others for their personal gains.
Even if it is not desirable, I would steal medicines for the sufferers who die for lack of money. Thus, I would render myself in the service of suffering humanity and try to create a world void of dishonesty, corruption, diseases and other evils if I become invisible.
Unit 6
Read 1:The Blue Cross
C.1.8 Answer these questions
Question 1.
Who turned out to be the ‘master’ of crime in the end? Why?
Answer:
Father Brown turned Out to be the ‘master’ of crime In the end because those were his efforts that trapped Flambeau and got him arrested at the hands of the famous detective Valentin, Father Brown raised clues and prepared such a trap that Flambeau had to give in. Even Valentin had to concede and call him ‘master’.
Question 2.
How did Father Brown use the criminal tricks he knew to save the Blue Cross?
Answer:
Father Brown had spent many years with criminals so he knew well how to trap someone. He started leaving clues by splashing soup in a restaurant. Increasing the amount in the bill and breaking the window.
He upset the apples and also changed labels on oranges and nuts at a market stall. The spoke lies about making a duplicate parcel. He faked himself to be a foolish priest. Finally, he left the original cross at the sweet shop and got the lady there to send it to his friend in Westminster.
Question 3.
Why do you think Flambeau failed in stealing the Blue Cross?
Answer:
Flambeau was a hardened criminal and he could have stolen the Blue Cross at any cost, but till any strong help was reached, Father Brown kept on misleading him. Actually, Father Brown had left the original blue cross at a sweet – shop anticipating that it could be stolen from him anytime. Since the blue cross was not with Father Brown, even after terrible tricks to kill him, Flambeau couldn’t have managed to steal or snatch the blue cross from Father Brown.
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Question 4.
Describe the route that Detective Valentin took before he finally found Father Brown and Flambeau.
Answer:
Actually, Valentin belonged to Paris. But he manages to follow Flambeau’s trail around London. After observing salt in a sugar bowl and a splash of soup on the wall in a restaurant, on a waiter’s report, he continues to follow their trail via a market stall and a restaurant with a broken window. Eventually, Valentin reaches Hampstead Heath where he finds the simple-looking priest along with a tall one and hears their conversation.
Question 5.
How did Father Brown figure out that the priest with him was a criminal? Sweta
Answer:
When Father Brown served in Hartlepool, he had met some criminals. They used to put on spiked bracelets. So when Father Brown saw- Flambeau for the first time, he saw a little bulge up his sleeve and Father Brown suspected that he was a criminal.
Read 2 Suspect Identification
C.2.1 State whether true or false:
(1) DNA analysis is very accurate in suspect identification because it matches the blood groups of the suspects. – True
(2) A DNA fingerprint is just as easy to generate as a general fingerprint. – False
(3) If the investigators have found bite marks, they can be used to identify the criminals. – True
C.2.2. Here are some sentences. Decide whether they apply to DNA analysis. Write (Y) if they do and (N) if they don’t.
(1) DNA fingerprints are matched using dental records of suspects. (Y)
(2) Mud from a suspect’s shoes could be used for DNA analysis. (N)
(3) If two people are very similar to each other, they might have the same DNA. (N)
(4) A Photocomposite may help in DNA analysis. (N)
C.2.6 Answer this question
Question 1.
Name the various methods of suspect identification mentioned In the passage.
Answer:
The various methods of suspect identification mentioned in the passage are as follows:
DNA analysis.
Fingerprint.
DNA fingerprints are collected from blood, saliva, hair, etc.
Photo composite and
Physical evidence like bite marks.
Question 2.
Which method is considered the most accurate in suspect Identification? Why?
Answer: Sweta
For suspect identification. DNA analysis method is the most accurate method because DNA cannot be faked. DNA is unique and every person has a unique DNA. Every cell in a human being has thousands of DNA strands and DNA fingerprints can be identified using any available evidence like blood, saliva or hair.
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Question 3.
What kind of evidence from the site of crime would become useful for identifying the criminal?
Answer:
Evidence like the following ones can be, useful for identifying the criminal:
(1) Any object that the criminal has handled so that we can find his / her fingerprint on It.
For example, a glass of water or wine, the handle of a door, a bag, a fingerprint on a cupboard, a window, a table drawer, etc.
(2) Any eatable that he /she has eaten and Left It over.
(3) In case of murder or fight. blood marks can be useful,
(4) If In a scuffle a criminal’s hair is dropped or left out, It can be useful.
(5) If the criminal has spitted or vomited at the place of crime, that can also be of help.
(6) If the criminal has dropped his handkerchief or left his footwear, the traces of sweat in them can also be of help for identification.
Question 4.
What do you think, would be the advantages of using some of the scientific methods mentioned in the passage?
Answer:
The scientific methods mentioned in the passage have great advantages. First of all, they are foolproof. They are accurate and cannot be faked. They are not based on assumptions. They follow advanced technology, so the evidence tested by them is never wrong and cannot be doubted at any cost. Secondly, by following these methods you do have not to depend on any person, so no Identity can be biased or partial. It is very much genuine and reliable.
Read 3: Dating Technology
C.3.2. Tick out the correct options:
Question 1.
Radiocarbon dating is described In paragraph no….
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 2 & 3
Answer:
(D) 2 & 3
Question 2.
This text is about…
(A) radiocarbon dating and its advantages.
(B) radioactivity and processes based on it.
(C) history of objects.
(D) techniques of deciding how old an object is.
Answer:
(B) radioactivity and processes based on it.
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Question 3.
Tree ring fingerprinting, radiocarbon dating and archaeomagnetic dating are related to …
(A) radioactivity.
(B) archaeological discoveries.
(C) conservation of trees.
(D) investigating the age of objects.
Answer:
(D) investigating the age of objects.
Question 4.
Radiocarbon dating would fail if…
(A) carbon 14 kept changing form.
(B) carbon 14 would decay fast.
(C) the rate of radioactive decay was unknown.
(D) the rate of radioactive decay was as fast as carbon 14.
Answer:
(A) carbon 14 kept changing form.
C.3.3 Answer these questions:
Question 1.
Which dating technologies are talked about in the text?
Answer:
In this text, the dating technologies talked about are :
(1) Radiocarbon dating,
(2) Archaeomagnetic dating and
(3) Tree ring dating.
Question 2.
Why is dating technology needed? Where is it used?
Answer:
Dating technology is needed to date objects to understand what happened around them and when it happened. It also helps to understand at what time in history a particular object was used. Such investigations are taken up by scholars studying historical civilizations, rocks, ancient cultures criminal investigations, etc.
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Question 3.
Do you think it would be advisable to blindly trust dating technologies? Why?
Answer:
Yes, I think there is nothing wrong with trusting dating technologies because they are based on scientific research and they cannot be fake. Formerly dating was based on mere assumptions that could not be relied on at any cost. But now dating technologies have foolproofed the system and it is one hundred per cent advisable to blindly trust them.
Question 4.
If in a criminal investigation, the results of such dating tests don’t match, what would the investigators do to reach the truth?
Answer:
The results of such dating technology (tests) can be wrong only if correct data is not stored with the investigation agency. If necessary data is stored to match with, scientific matching cannot be fake. Still, if at all, such dating tests don’t match, several other conventional arid non-conventional methods can be taken help of.
V.2. Match the letter for synonym with the text-words
| In the text | Synonyms |
| 1. leftover | A. famous |
| 2. fake | B. imaginary |
| 3. fictional | C. man-made object |
| 4. trunk | D. remaining portion |
| 5. artifacts | E. very old |
| 6. legendary | F. proof |
| 7. ancient | G. artificial |
| 8. evidence | H. doubt |
| 9. tree ring | I. tree body (without |
| dating | branches and roots) |
| 10. suspect | J. finding the period of existence through log-figure |
Answer:
(1 → D), (2 → G), (3 → B), (4 → I), (5 → C),(6 → A), (7 → E), (8 → F), (9 → J), (10 →H).
Question 3.
Study the table and learn how nouns are formed by adding appropriate suffixes.
Here are some examples:
Answer:
| Word | Suffix | Noun |
| investigate | -tion | investigation |
| confess | -sion | confession |
| appear | -ance | appearance |
| depend | -ence | dependence |
| attach | -menu | attachment |
Writing:
W1. Write a short biographical sketch of Mother Teresa. Use the given information.
Born: 27 August 1910 of Albanian parents in Skopje.
1928: Joined convent in Ireland, 18-year-old
1929: Sent to Darjeeling, India
1931: Began teaching at Kolkata Girls’ School.
1948: Left teaching worked among the poor in the slums of Kolkata
1950 – 1990: Worked for the downtrodden, sick and suffering people
1979: Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Died: 5 September, 1997
Answer:
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born on August 27, 1910, to Albanian parents in Skopje (modern Macedonia). She was an Albanian Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary. After having lived for eighteen years in Macedonia, she moved to Ireland and joined a convent there.
Then as a missionary, she was sent to Darjeeling, India in 1929. There she learnt Bengali and taught at St. Teresa’s school. She took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. From 1931 to 1948, she taught Geography and Catechism at St. Mary’s High School in Kolkata.
The prevailing poverty in Kolkata had a deep impact on her and with permission of her superiors, she left teaching in 1948 and started working among the poor in the slums of Kolkata. From 1950 to 1990, she worked for the downtrodden, sick and suffering people, especially lepers.
Her work has been recognised and acclaimed throughout the world and she received several awards and distinctions. These include the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), the Nehru Prize for Promotion of International Peace and Understanding (1972), the Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and the Bharat Ratna (1980). She breathed her last on September 5, 1997, just 9 days after her 87th birthday.
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W.2. Write a paragraph about ‘Effective; Interview Skills’. Use the given points.
Points: preparation – entering the room – nervousness and fear – confidence – appearance and manners – positivity You may use the phrases: having cold feet, being on view, boosting up, current affairs, make sure, feel awkward, do well, common sense, presence of mind.
Answer:
Effective Interview Skills Interview is ‘being on view’. It means everything about the candidate is observed very minutely. Right from the body language to the candidate’s behaviour, his knowledge of the field that he is to be appointed in, his skill and his confidence to justify the job are the parameters that are taken care of by the interviewers. First of all, advance preparation is very much required. For that one should gather information about the company and the position available.
Then, one should enlist a friend to ask him sample questions. Practise making eye contact.
One should record one’s practice sessions and try to find out what he lacks in and try to improve upon those points. One should keep ready one’s clothes, resume with all required testimonials and certificates and directions to the interview site; ahead of time, to avoid any extra stress.
One should not have cold feet before entering the interview room.
Nervousness and fear may put one down while facing the interview. Greeting the interviewers, and allowing them to have your seat, eye contact, and happy smiling face will earn you good credit. One should keep one’s confidence quite boosted up.
Sweta
One must use one’s common sense while answering the questions, with presence of mind, one can come out of any kind of confusion arising at the time of the interview. Even if one does not know the answer, one should never feel awkward. Above all, one’s positivity counts a lot which makes interviewers feel that due to certain reasons, they cannot offer the job, but the candidate deserves it.
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