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MR NOBODY, Paraphrase: This is a humorous poem, in which the poet tells us something that is true about most, homes: when anything is broken or goes wrong, ‘nobody has done it! The poet begins by saying that he, knows a funny little man who is as quiet as a mouse, who is responsible for all the mischief that is done, in everybody’s house. No one has ever seen his face, and yet we all agree that every plate we break was, cracked by Mr. Nobody!, Mr. Nobody always tears out books, leaves the door ajar, pulls out buttons from shirts and scatters the, pins far away. The door that is creaking will always continue to creak, for all of us leave the oiling to be, done by Mr. Nobody! The finger marks on the door are not made by any of us, nor have we left the, window shades open, letting the curtains fade. We never spill ink. The boots that are lying about are, not our boots – they all belong to Mr. Nobody!, Meanings, Ajar – slightly open., Squeaking – creaking., Prithee – (old Eng.) please., , SUMMATIVE EVALUATION, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, Assignment (Textbook page 86), Q. 1. Answer the following questions:, (1) Write all the instances of the mischief done by Mr. Nobody., Ans. Mr. Nobody has broken plates, torn books and left the door ajar. He has pulled buttons from shirts, and scattered the pins afar. He has not oiled the squeaking door. He has left finger marks upon the door,, and kept the blinds open, making the curtains fade. He has also spilt ink and left boots lying around., , (2) What characteristics of Mr. Nobody do we learn from this poem?, Ans. The characteristics of Mr. Nobody that we learn from this poem are that he is funny, quiet,, mischievous, invisible, destructive, lazy, untidy, careless and clumsy., (3) Pick out the rhyming words from the poem., Ans. Mouse – house, ajar-afar. Made – fade., (4) Choose the correct alternative:, This is a …… Poem., (i) sad (ii) humorous (iii) angry (iv) better
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Ans. Humorous, Q. 2. Imagine that there is a Mr. Somebody who has to correct all the wrongs that are done by Mr., Nobody. Write in the following table what Mr. Somebody will have to do. Then, add a few more things, to the list in the table below, using your own ideas and experience:, (The answers are underlined directly.), , Q. 3. Answer the following questions:, (1) Complete the following chart of personal pronouns using words from the brackets :
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(him, our, we, he, her, their, tit. Me, your) (The answers are given directly.)., , (2) Which of the above pronouns do you use when you talk about yourself?, Ans. I. me, my, mine., (3) Suppose you are telling someone about the good/bad things they have done. What pronouns, are you likely to use?, Ans. You, your, yours., (4) Suppose you are complaining about one or more persons/things to your, Ans. He. She, it, they, his, her, its, their, him, them, hers, theirs., Q.4. Use the following expressions in your own sentences :, Ans. (a) We all agree that: We all agree that the picnic has to be cancelled., (b) It is he/she who : It is she who broke the window., (c) Don’t you see: Don’t you see that we need to plant many, many trees?, (d) None of us : None of us had the least idea that she was unhappy., OPEN-ENDED QUESTION, Q. Write about one occasion when you behaved like :, (a) Mr. Nobody:, Ans. It was the day our team lost the match. I came home very angry and upset. I threw my bag on, the floor, my shoes on the bed and my uniform all over the room. I banged the door loudly and spilt, milk on the table. I was really bad., (b) Mr. Somebody:, Ans. It was the day when Mummy had fever. I folded all the clothes and put them in the cupboard. I, closed the blinds carefully so that the sun did not disturb Mummy. I opened and closed doors very, softly. I put food in a plate and served Mummy. I washed the used plates. I even made tea for, Mummy in the evening.
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FORMATIVE EVALUATION, ORAL WORK:, Loud reading: Read the poem aloud., , ACTIVITY/PROJECT:, Listen and complete Close your books. The teacher will dictate some lines from the poem. She will, say the first half and you have to write the entire line/verse :, (a) I know a funny, As quiet as a, Who does the mischief that is done, , (b) There’s no one ever sees his face,, And yet we all, That every plate we break was, By
