ASHAQ HUSSAIN BHAT
TEACHER SCHOOL
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
'ACHILLES'
TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
Q.1. How was the Rose-Beetle
Man dressed?
Ans. He was dressed with a wide hat on head, shirt was worn around his neck. He had worn a coat with bulged pockets, patched trousers and a pair of leather shoes with upturned toes.
Q. 2. How do we know that the
Rose-Beetle Man cared well for
his pets?
Ans: He had polished the shells of the tortoises and he had decorated their front legs with little red bows. This shows that he cared well for his pets.
Q. 3. What made the narrator select
one particular tortoise from among
the other animals?
Ans: From all the tortoises of Rose
Beetle Man one was small with a shell size
of a teacup. Its eyes were bright and its
walk. was fast. This made the narrator
select it from rest of the tortoises.
Q. 4. How did Achilles enjoy
eating strawberries?
Ans. Achilles liked the wild strawberries
the most. He easily swallows the small
ones but when he was given the big one,
he would grab it and took it to a quiet spot
in the flower beds.
Q. 5. How were Roger and
Achilles rivals?
Ans: Roger, was the rival of Achilles
because both had to compete for
getting more and more grapes.
Q. 6. Why did Achilles find
Roger irritating?
Ans. Achilles find Roger irritating because
he licks the juice which was spilling out
from the mouth and chin of Achilles .
Q. 7. How did Roger feel at
Achilles’ funeral?
Ans: Roger felt happy at Achilles‘
funeral. Because he was wagging his
tail throughout the funeral .
Q. 8. The family wandered about
the olive-groves, shouting “Achilles
… Strawberries, Achilles …” at
length, we found him.
a) How had Achilles escaped?
Ans: One day the garden gate was left
open and till time Achilles was absconding .
b) Explain why the family
shouted “strawberries” during
their search.
Ans: Achilles was missing. The family
wanted Achilles to hear the call and get
him to return so they shouted
strawberries! Strawberries being
his favourite food .
c) Where did the family finally
find Achilles? What had happened
to him?
Ans: The family found him dead
in an abandoned well.
Q. 9. There are many
instances of humour in
the story. Pick out any two
of them.
Ans.There are many humorous
instances in the story eg, costumes
of Rose Beetle man . Eating of
grapes by Achilles and spilling of
juice from his mouth and licking of
mouth and chin of Achilles by Roger
and sleeping on the belly during sun
bathing etc.
LANGUAGE WORK
Make anagrams using the following
words with the help of the clues given
in the table below:
Word Anagram --------- Meaning
Looped- Poodle= an intelligent breed of dog.
Schoolmaster-Teaching room = The Classroom where lessons are taught.
Listen- Silent = making no sound.
Married -Admirer = fan.
Rabies- Serbia = country in Southeast Europe.
Real fun- Funeral =performed after
someone’s death.
Retain Retina = part of the human eye.
Charm March movement of soldiers.
GRAMMER WORK
(i) Some of the following sentences
are incorrect. Correct them.
1) We get a lot of English home works.
Ans. We got a lot of homework.
2) I’ve got some sands in my shoe.
Ans. I’ve got some sand in my shoe.
3) Did you hear the news about Sara?
Ans. Did you hear news about Sara?
4) We need more chairs in this room.
Ans. We need more chairs in this room.
5) Can I have some more pasta?
Ans. Can I have some more pasta?
6) He carried my luggages to the taxi.
Ans. He carried my luggage to the taxi.
(ii) Insert ‘a’ or ‘an’
wherever necessary.
1. Why are you taking an umbrella?
It isn’t raining.
2. I had soup and a bread roll for lunch.
3. It was a good idea to have a party.
4. She’s looking for a job in Jammu.
5. I often go to her for an advice.
(iii) Fill in the gaps
with a noun from the
words given using
a/an/the wherever necessary.
Chair, Suitcase, Fly, Rice,
Furniture, day, weather,
accidents, luggage.
1. There’s a fly in my soup.
2. I have to some furniture for my new house.
3. I haven’t got much luggage with me.
Just this bag
4. It’s a sunny day today.
5. There weren’t any accidents on the
roads yesterday.
(iv) Which of the
underlined words in the
parts of these sentences
is correct?
1. Hurry up? We haven‘t got many / a
lot of time.
Ans. a lot of
2. I don‘t eat much/many chocolates.
Ans. many
3. I didn‘t take much / many photographs.
Ans. many
4. I don‘t listen too much /
many classical music.
Ans. much
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