8/2/2020 Solutions for ICSE Class VII English New Mulberry Coursebook Suvira

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Q1. And now our lives were turned upside down, each one of
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us trying
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could.
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a. What did the narrator mean by the phrase 'turnedb i upside gs
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down'? w
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b. Why had such a situation arisen?

c. What were the problems faced by the narrator due to her
changed circumstances?

Answer:

a. The phrase 'turned upside down' means

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a disorderly
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situation. M
P
A
S

The narrator tried to mean that with the transfer of his

father from Calcutta to Delhi, each one of her family faced a
situation that was new, unusual and unsystematic.

b. The narrator's father had resigned from his job and

decided to change tracks in his career in a different
place. As a result, the whole family had to pack up and
leave the hometown.

c. The narrator was from Calcutta and was totally

unprepared for the chilly weather of Delhi's winter
mornings. When she ran the 800 m race with Suvira
everybody cheered the latter but her name was not
heard. The comfortable lifestyle in Calcutta was also
vanishing in Delhi.

Q2. I tried to shake off my feeling of certain disaster.

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a.
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b. What 'disaster' was the narrator referring to? la
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c. How did the narrator try to 'shake off the feeling?
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Answer:

a. The expression 'shake off' means toE free oneself of the

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existing feeling. M
P
A
S

b. On seeing Suvira, the narrator was thinking of the

former's position in the 800m track race and
underestimated herself. Her mind was even occupied
with her own defeat in the race whch the narrator was
referring as 'disaster'.

c. The narrator tried to 'shake off' her disastrous feeling

of being defeated by Suvira by thinking about her
accomplishments in Calcutta and engaging her mind
with all positive thoughts. As she had never competed
with Suvira she though that there was no guarantee of
Suvira's win, and hoped that she could also turn out to
be the new heroine of the show.

Q3. The old favorite with new shoes, the newcomer with old
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ones.P L P
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M M
A A m
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a. When did this thought strikes the narrator? t e.
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b. To what did the narrator compare her opponent's
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c. When was striking about the opponent's shoes?

Answer:

a. This thought struck the narrator when

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she heard her
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P
name from the crowd who was cheering
M during her race
A
S
with her opponent.

b. The narrator compared her opponents's shoes with a

wild untameable animal.

c. The opponent's shoes wrere brand new. It was

glistening with sharp spikes that sprang forward into
the track.

Q4. The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

E E
Complete
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L the following sentences with close reference P to the
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plot
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a. The narrator cursed herself for g sl
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_______________________________. w
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b. The narrator knew that, by putting her in this school, her
parents __________________________.
c. The narrator compared Suvira to
________________________________________________.
d. When the narrator drew the lane next to Suvira, she briefly
considered _______________________.
e. When the crowd's chant of 'Su-vira' rose to a crescendo,
the narrator realized ________________________.
f. The climax or the most exciting part of the plot of this
story is _____________________________.

Answer:

a. The narrator cursed herself for volunteering

E
to run
L
the 800 m race. M
P
A
S

b. The narrator knew that, by putting her in this school,

her parents were putting a lot of financial pressure
on themselves.

c. The narrator compared Suvira to a well-oiled

machinery.

d. When the narrator drew the lane next to Suvira, she

briefly considered feigning a faint right there and
then.

e. When the crowd's chant of 'Su-vira' rose to a

crescendo, the narrator realized that Suvira Mathur
was closing in on her.

f. The climax or the most exciting part of the plot of this

story is when both, the narrator and Suvira Mathur,
were standing together on the victory stand.

Q5. This story is told in first person. This means that the narrator is
E E
a character
P
L in the story. The narrator of the story is:P L
M M
A A m
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a. Suriva e.
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b. a student who has changed schools mid-term w
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c. a student from the Blue House.

Answer:

b. a student who has changed schools mid-term

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