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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , The Shop That Never Was, , es, , Activity 1, , w, ar, da, , s., , te, , ac, hm, , in, , t.i, , n, , - H.G.Wells, , id, , dh, , Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and, put the numbers in the given boxes. One is done for you:, , s:, , //s, , (1) The shopman brought out a glass ball from his hair. [ 4 ], , ht, tp, , (2) It was a small shop, not so well-lit. [ 2 ], (3) Gip wanted to take the glass ball. [ 3 ], (4) Gip dragged his father to the magic shop. [ 1 ], (5) Gip and his father were surprised. [ 6 ], https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , (6) There were different kinds of magic mirrors in the shop. [5], Activity 2, Fill in the blanks using words from the Help-Box:, , t.i, , n, , Ans: Gip was keen to enter the magic shop. The shop had, , in, , many crystal balls. Gip's father wanted to buy some tricks for, , ac, hm, , his son. The shop man performed an unexpected action., Activity 4, , s., , te, , Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given, boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:, , w, ar, da, , (a) The shopman drew out a business card from his hair. [ F ], (b) Gip found the magic box in his pocket. [ T ], , es, , (c) The toy sword was a magic item. [ T ], , //s, , id, , dh, , (d) The narrator found his full name on the magic box. [ F ], , s:, , Activity 5, , ht, tp, , Answer the following questions:, (a) Why was Gip surprised?, Ans: Gip was surprised because he discovered the magic box his, pocket., https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , (b) Why did the narrator fail to find out the cost of the magic, items ?, Ans: The narrator failed to find out the cost of the magic items, , n, , because the shopman dis not pay attention to him for selling, , ac, hm, , (c) What items did the shopman show to Gip ?, , in, , t.i, , the magic item., , Ans: The shopman showed a magic toy sword, magic train, clock, , te, , and a box of soldiers to Gip., , w, ar, da, , s., , (d) What was the cause of the narrator's amazement ?, Ans: The narrator was amazed because the shopman tied the, magic box in a brown paper with gip's full name and address, , dh, , es, , on the paper., , //s, , id, , Activity 6, , s:, , Fill in the chart with information the text:, , ht, tp, , Ans:, , Cause, , Effect, , (a) The narrator thought that, , He cried at the shopman to, , his son would be frightened, , take off the drum from Gip., , https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , (b) Gip's father jumped at the, , He fell into utter darkness., , shop man, (c) His mental state was, , the narrator called for a cab., , t.i, , n, , disturbed and damaged., , Gip's father went up and down, , magic shop as he had not paid, , Regent Street looking for the, , for the items., , magic shop., , te, , ac, hm, , in, , (d) He was looking for the, , w, ar, da, , s., , Activity 7, , Answer the following questions in complete sentences:, (a) What did the shopman do with the drum ?, , es, , Ans: The shopman held a big dium in his hand. Then he made, , dh, , Gip stand on a stool and put the big drum over him., , //s, , id, , (b) Why did the narrator think that his son would be, , s:, , frightened ?, , ht, tp, , Ans: The narrator thought that his son would be frightened, because the shopman had put a big drum over Gip and the, darkness inside the drum would frightened his son,Gip., , https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , (c) Where did the narrator again find his son ?, Ans: The narrator again found his son( Gip ) in Regent Street ,, a yead away from him., , t.i, , n, , (d) What was the mental state of the narrator ?, , te, , ac, hm, , damaged. His mental state was not normal., , in, , Ans: For a Second he was at a loss. He was disturbed and, , s., , Activity 8, , w, ar, da, , Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles:, (a) Last week I saw a one-day cricket match between India, , es, , and Australia., , dh, , (b) There is a university in our district., , id, , (c) Brutus is an honorable man., , ht, tp, , s:, , //s, , (d) She arrived an hour late., , Activity 9 (a), , Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following, words:, (i) Prevent : Trees help prevent soil erosion., https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , (ii) Disappeared : The meteor disappeared in the blink of an eye., (iii) Stared : Nobody stared at them., , in, , t.i, , n, , (iv) Parcel : I mailed a parcel to him, , ac, hm, , Activity 9 (b), , Find words from the text which are similar in meaning to the, following:, , s., , te, , (i) frightened : scared, , (iii) showing : stared, , w, ar, da, , (ii) at a particular moment : instant, , dh, , es, , (iv) relating to the mind : mental, , //s, , id, , Activity 10 (a), , ht, tp, , s:, , Suppose you see a strange object displayed on the window, of a shop. You go in and ask the shopkeeper about the object., Write a paragraph within sixty words on what you learn, about this strange object using the following hints:, ( The location of the shop - description of the object - a, conversation you had with the shopkeeper - your feelings ), https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , Ans: Once I went to a nearby market to purchase something., There I saw a shop. There were some brushes, a wheellike object,, sticks, etc on the window of the shop. I was very curious to, , n, , know about those objects. I asked it to the shopkeeper. the, , t.i, , shopkeeper told me that these were percussion instruments., , in, , The instruments are played by being struck, shaken or scraped, , ac, hm, , or clashed together. Some instruments are tuned and some are, unturned. These instruments are played by the stick or brush, , w, ar, da, , s., , te, , which showed on the window of the shops., , Activity 10 (b), , es, , Writhe a paragraph in about sixty words on two of your, wishes that you want fulfilling:, , dh, , Ans: I live in a small house. I have two wishes in my mind. i, , id, , want to make a small garden on the roof. Though it is a very, , //s, , small space but i wish to make it. I will plant there various, , s:, , kinds of flowers. I shall also keep a small swing the. The sweet, , ht, tp, , smell of the flowers will be delighted, everyone. I also have, another wish of creating a small library for my study. I like to, read books. I purchase many different kinds of books. I, maintion a catalog. I keep all the books, neat clean. these two, wishes that I want to fulfill., https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
