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STD :- 9TH (2ND UNIT TEST ), SUB :- ENGLISH, LESSON NO. 3.4 How the first letter was written, Q. 1. Make meaningful sentence by using the correct phrases :, Ans :-, to and fro :- The boy waved the sling to and fro in order to frighten the fox ., a pretty kettle of fish :- When I made a mess of my essay my teacher told me that it looked like a pretty kettle of fish ., Q. 2. Use the adverb in the sentence ., Ans :- Behind :- I was shocked to see my father standing behind me., Q. 3. Punctuate the following ., come here said taffy do you know where my mummy lives, Ans : “Come here “, said taffy . “Do you know where my Mummy lives ?”, ill show you how to find my mummys living address, Ans :- I’ll show you how to find my Mummy’s living-address., Q. 4. Explain in your own words what made the stranger obey the girl and like her very much ., Ans :- The stranger liked the girl very much because the little girl reminded him of his own daughter at home . According to a legend , anyone who touched the shark’s tooth in the stranger’s necklace would swell up and burst. When Taffy touched the tooth , nothing happened to her . This was surprising to the stranger and he began liking her even more . The stranger thought that this child must be a very extra-ordinary child and he decided to do whatever the girl asked him to do ., Q. 5. Why had Taffy stamped her foot ? what did the stranger make of it ?, Ans :- When Taffy asked the stranger a question . he did not understand her language and just answered ‘Um’. Taffy thought that was silly and she stamped her foot because she saw a shoal of very big carp going up the river when her Daddy could not use his spear and catch them., Q. 6. Why did the stranger offer Taffy a big piece of birch –bark ?, Ans :- The stranger did this to show that his heart was as white as the birch –bark and that he meant no harm to Taffy and her father ., Q.7. What wasthe stranger’s impression of Teshumai Tewindrow ?, Ans :- Quite by accident, he saw Teshumai Tewindrow at the door of her cave talking to some Neolithic Ladies. He thought that she her daughter resembled each other , specially the upper part of the face and the eyes. He smiled politely at her , held out the birch-bark and tried to be polite., Q.8. Why did the stranger’s admiration for Taffy grow ?, Ans :- It had been predicated that anyone who touched the shark’s tooth on the stranger’s necklace would immediately swell up or burst . Taffy had done so without seeking permission , but she neighter got swollen up, nor did she burst. This helped to increases the stranger’s admiration for Taffy.