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JNES, Sub : English, , Std: VIII, , [ Unit 3] 3.3 The Last Leaf (Notes), ===========================================================================, Q1] Meanings:, 1)colony - (here) a place inhabited by people of same occupation, 2)Pneumonia - a disease of lungs, 3)ivy vine - a srrong creeper with green leaves and yellow berries., 4)gnarled - (here) twisted, 5)Skeleton branches - branches without leaves, 6)broth - hot soup, 7)wielded the brush – painted with a flourish, 8)masterpiece - very valuable and outstanding piece of work, 9)fancy- imagination, 10)mingled - mixed, 11)tinted - slightly coloured, 12)clinging - to hold, 13) twilight - soon after sunset but before it is dark, 14) wicked - evil, 15) fluttered - irregular shaking movement, 16)studio - a place where an artist or photographer works., 17)decayed - got rotten, 18)palette - a board on which the painter mixes the paints, Q2]Read the story and choose the appropriate meanings:, 1)Struggling artists artists trying hard to earn a living, 2) Skeleton branches bare branches
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3)Wielded the brush painted skillfully, 4)Palette aboard used by artists to mix colours, 5)Masterpiece an exceptionally beautiful work of art, Q3]Make pairs of sentences to show the difference between the, meanings of the following Homographs from the story :, 1)interest : a) My friend shows interest, , in studies., , b)Today banks are paying good interest on money invested by, us., 2)well : a)In villages people still draw water from well ., b)His essay was very well written., 3)left : a)I was told to turn left but I took the wrong turn., b)for lunch , I ate whatever was left in the fridge ., 4)just : a)My teacher is very just in her decisions., b)Though I woke up late , I reached just in time for my class, assembly., 5)mind : a)Decisions must be made with a clear mind ., b)My mother had to visit her doctor, hence I had to mind my kid, brother., Q4]Answer the following:, 1)What dreadful illness did Johnsy suffer from?, Ans: Johnsy suffered from pneumonia, which was not easy to cure in those, days., 2)What did the doctor tell Sue about Johnsy?, Ans: The doctor told Sue that Johnsy had one chance in ten, in getting, cured and that chance was for her to want to live. The doctor told Sue that, medicines alone did not help if the patient did not want to live., 3)Describe the ivy vine outside the window., Ans: It was a very old ivy vine , gnarled and decayed at the roots. It had, climbed halfway up the brick wall.The cold breath of autumn had taken
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away most of the leaves. Only the skeleton branches were left clinging to, the brick., 4)What false belief did Johnsy have about the ivy vine?, Ans: Johnsy looked at the leaves falling from the ivy vine and kept, counting how many leaves remained. Johnsy believed that when the last leaf, fell, she too would die along with the last leaf ., 5)Who was Behrman? Why did Sue call him to their flat?, Ans: Behrman was a struggling painter who lived on the ground floor of the, building where Sue and Johnsy lived. He served as a model for the young, artists in the colony. Sue called him to their flat to act as a model for the, old man that she was drawing., 6)What did Behrman promise to do some day?, Ans: Behrman promised to paint a masterpiece that would help all of them, to go away., 7)What happened that night and what did the two friends see when the, window was open?, Ans: That night, there was heavy rain and fierce wind. This went on, throughout the night. When the window was open, the two friends saw one, ivy leaf still clinging to the vine . It was dark green near the stem ,but its, edges were tinted with yellow . It hung from a branch some twenty feet, above the ground., 8)What did Johnsy declare when she saw the last ivy leaf?, Ans: When Johnsy saw the last ivy leaf she declared that it would surely, fall that day and she would die at the same time., 9)What change came over Johnsy the next day ? Why ?, Ans: When Johnsy saw the leaf still on the ivy vine, She called Sue and, admitted that she had been a bad girl. She realised that something had, made the last leaf stay there to show her how wicked she was. She realised, that it was a sin to want to die. Johnsy was now ready to sit up in bed,, take her broth and milk and be ready to paint., 10)What happened to Mr. Behrman ?, Ans: Mr. Behrman was ill with pneumonia . The sweeper had found him, lying helpless in his room in very wet clothes and wet shoes. He died in a, hospital two days later.
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11)Who had saved Johnsy’s life and how?, Ans: Mr. Behrman had saved Johnsy’s life. Mr. Behrman knew that if the leaf, fell Johnsy would die, but if the leaf remained, Johnsy would change her, way of thinking. Mr.Behrman decided that it was time to paint his, masterpiece. He had gone out in the heavy rain and fierce wind and, painted the leaf on the wall after the last leaf had fallen. It never fluttered, or moved, but Johnsy could see it and it changed her life. Poor Mr., Behrman got pneumonia because he was wet and he died two days later., , Q5]State the facts about the story:, 1)Main characters : Johnsy , Sue , Mr. Behrman , the doctor, 2)Problem : Johnsy was suffering from pneumonia and she felt she would, die when the last leaf of the ivy vine fell., 3)Attempts made to solve it : Sue spoke to her and tried to make her, understand. Doctor spoke to her. Nothing really helped., 4)Climax Turning point : When the last leaf did not fall. Johnsy realised, she was wrong and wicked. She realised that it was a sin to want to die., 5)Problem solved : Johnsy removed the thought of dying from her mind., She decided to have her milk and broth and even hoped to paint the Bay, of Naples some day., 6)End: The man who painted the ivy vine leaf on the wall. Mr. Behrman , got, wet hen he was painting and got ill with pneumonia .This man who helped, Johnsy to live, dies after two days., , Q6] In the following sentences , point out the Main Clause and, Subordinate Clause. Pick out the Subordinator :, 1)There was a colony, where many struggling artists lived., Ans: There was a colony - Main Clause, where many struggling artists lived - Subordinate Clause, where - Subordinator
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2)Though Sue looked after her well, Johnsy showed no signs of, improvement ., Ans: Johnsy showed no signs of improvement - Main Clause, Though Sue looked after her well - Subordinate Clause, Though - Subordinator, 3)Sue thought that she had fallen asleep., Ans: Sue thought - Main Clause, that she had fallen asleep - Subordinate Clause, that - Subordinator, *********************
