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UNSEEN PASSAGE-
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LITERATURE
Word Galaxy
 Swivel – turn to one side
 Phizzwizard – a wonderful dream
 Colossal – very large
 Trogglehumper – nightmare
 Anguish – unhappiness
 Exasperated – very annoying
 Intently – attentively
 Bunkdoodling – bother
 Winksquiffler – a wonderful dream
 Rumpledumpus – rumpus; to make lot of noise
 Cockatootloo – a kind of animal in gobblefunk language
 Tottler – toddler
 Foggglefrump – a kind of animal in gobblefunk language
 Curdbloodling – blood-curdling; terrifying
 Gash – a deep open cut
 Triumphantly – in a way that shows great excitement about a victory
 Havoc – great destruction or damage
 Hordes – crowds or large numbers
 Trademark – special
 Dwindled – grew less in size
 Mantu – a type of dumpling
 Salvation- the state of being freed from a sin
 Redemption – the state of being freed from one’s sins
 Intoxicating – making one feel excited so that one cannot think clearly
 Endured – bore patiently
 Looped – moved in the shape of a loop
 Taut – very tight
 Panting – breathing quickly with short breaths
 Manoeuvre – to move or turn skillfully
 Salvation – the state of being saved from a sin
 Gladiators – men trained to fight in a performance
 Shaggy – untidy
  Stags – male deer
 Grumbling – complaining
 Crunching – a noise made when something is crushed
 Queer – odd
 Prickly – thorny
 Stooping – bending

Question 1: Why does the Big Friendly Giant bring the empty jars?
Answer: The BFG brings the empty jars to catch the dreams.
Question 2: Why is the BFG excited about the first dream he catches?
Answer: The BFG is excited about the first dream that he catches as it is a
wonderful dream which will give a happy night to a toddler.
Question 3: What does ‘still as a starfish’ mean?
Answer: ‘Still as a starfish’ means motionless or to be at one place only.
Question 4: What does the trogglehumper do inside the jar? What reason
does the Big Friendly Giant give for this kind of behaviour?
Answer: Inside the jar, trogglehumper moves very fast, hits the sides of the
jar and keep on changing its shape. According to BFG, the reason for this
kind of behaviour is that it is a bad dream which grows angry when caught
in a jar.
The Dream Catcher Questions & Answers
Question 5: What does the Big Friendly Giant say he would do with
togglehumpers?
Answer: The BFG says that he would never let the trogglehumper go as it is
a bad dream and can terrify a toddler.
Question 6: Read the line and answer the questions:
‘He was holding the long net in his right hand’
(a) In this line who does ‘he’ refer to?
Answer: He refers to BFG.

(b) Who is Sophie starting at?

Answer: Sophie was staring at BFG. Through the mist, he saw that BFG’s
colossal ears began to swivel out from his head and started waving gently to
and fro.

(c) What does the word ‘colossal’ mean?

Answer: ‘colossal’ means very large.
Q1. What were the kite runners doing?
A1. The kite runners were running triumphantly up and down the
streets holding high theircaptured kites to show them off to their parents
and friends.

Q2. How did Amir feel by three O clock in the afternoon?

A2. Amir felt tired by three O clock in that afternoon. His legs were aching
and his neck was stiff.The kites were down in dozen and he was still flying
his kite. Seeing the cheering spectatorsand the defeated kites, he was
hopeful to win the competition.

Q3. How did people enjoy themeselves?

A3. People were enjoying themeselves by stomping their feet, clapping, whi
stling, and chantingsome encouraging words. The spectators gathered on
the roof tops. The smell of delicious fooddrifted from roof tops and open
doors.

Q4. How did Amir think God would help him?

A4. Amir thought that if God was there he would guide the winds blow in
his favour so that with atug of his string he would cut another kite and feel
confident about his win.

Q5. How did he finally cut the blue kite?

A5.
A gust of wind lifted Amir’s kite. He took advantage, fed the string, pulled
up and looped his
kite on top of the blue kite. He tried hard to move skilfully, but Amir held
the position,loosened the grip on the string which sliced his finger as well as
the blue kite.

Q6. Why was it so important for Amir Agha to win the tournament?
A6. Amir felt lost amidst the crowd. He wanted to win this tournament as
this was his one chance to become someone who was looked at and not
seen, listened to or heard.

Q7. How do you think Amir felt after he emerged victorious?

A7. Amir must have felt
extremely happy, proud and at peace after he emerged victorious.

Q8. The lesson ‘Bravo! Amir Agha!’ is an extract from w 

hich story written by whom?
A8. The lesson ‘Bravo! Amir Agha!’ is
an extract from the kite runners (2003) written by Khaled
Hosseini.

Q9. What was Hassan’s old trick?

A9. Hassan’s old trick was old lift-and-dive.

Q10. Which kite was the biggest prize of all? Why did Amir want to defeat that kite?
A10. The blue kite was the biggest prize of all. Amir wanted to defeat
that kite because he wantedto win the competition.

Q11. How did Amir and Hassan celebrate their victory?

A11. Amir and Hassan were eagerly waiting for the moment when Amir who 
defeat all the otherkites. When Amir was declared as the winner, Hassan
screamed out of joy and embraced andapplauded for his victory

Q12. “Boboresh! Boboresh! Cut him, cut him!”

A12.
(a) Who said the to whom? 
 (a)The spectators who were watching the tournament told this words to
Amir to encourage him.
(b)
What happened to Amir’s fingers
as a result of flying a kite?
(b) Amir had endured a deep cut on the index finger and blood trickled
down into his palm as a result of flying a kite.
(c)What does the word boboresh mean?
(c)The word boboresh mean cut him, in Afghan language.

Question 6: Read the line and answer the questions:

 (i) Do you know whose it might be?

(a) Who said these words to whom?

Answer: Amir said these words to Hassan.

b) What is ‘it’?
Answer: ‘it’ means ‘the blue kite’.

(ii) You’re almost there, Amir Agha! Almost there!

(a) Who said this to whom?

Answer: The spectators of kite race said this to Amir.

(b) Was Amir finally successful?

Answer: Yes, Amir was finally successful.

Question 1: Why were the children sent to stay with the Professor?
Answer: The children were sent to stay with the Professor away from
London due to air-raids during war.
Question 2: Why was Edmund bad-tempered on the first night at the
Professor’s house?
Answer: Edmund was bad-tempered on the first night at the Professor’s
house because he was tired but pretending not to be tired.
Question 3: What did all the children find in the house?
Answer: In the house, the children found several unexpected places.
Question 4: Read and answer the questions:
This is going to be a wonderful place for birds.
(a) Who said these words and to whom?
Answer: Peter said this to Edmund.
(b) What was going to be a wonderful place for birds? Why?
Answer: The house was going to be a wonderful place for birds as it had
long passages, rows of doors and empty rooms, a kind of place where birds
like to be in.
(c) Explain the place where the speaker and the others were staying.
Answer: The speaker and the others were living in a far larger house which
was creepy with long passages, rows of doors and empty rooms. It had
mountains, woods around with several species of birds and animals.
Question 5: What attracted Lucy to the wardrobe and what did she find
there?
Answer: Lucy was attracted to the wardrobe as she felt it would be
worthwhile to try the door and there, she found rows of fur coat leading her
out into the woods.
Question 6: Read and answer the questions:
This must be a simply enormous wardrobe!
(a) Who said these words? What was the speaker talking about in these
lines?
Answer: Lucy said these words and she was talking about never ending fur
coats.
(b) Was the wardrobe enormous? What happened next?
Answer: Yes, the wardrobe was enormous. Once the row of coats came to an
end, Lucy found herself out in the woods with snow under her feet and
snowflakes falling through the air.
POETIC DEVICES

Identify if the following are simile, personification, or alliteration

1. Abigail’s Aunt Alice ate apples and applesauce around April.

Alliteration
2. Barney’s blue bag has been broken by Bart’s beagle Barry.
Alliteration
3. Carla’s car crashed and clanked on the  cacti. Alliteration
4. Dylan’s dog Dawson drank in the dirty dam. Alliteration
5. Elise’s easter eggs are elegant. Alliteration
6. The stars winked in the night sky. Personification
7. The bridge stretched over the interstate. Personification
8. The cave mouth yawned. Personification
9. The smell of baking muffins welcomed us inside. Personification
10. The fire swallowed the entire village, and it left a lot of families
homeless. Personification
11. You were as brave as a lion. Simile
12. They fought like cats and dogs. Simile
13. He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys. Simile
14. This house is as clean as a whistle. Simile
15. He is as strong as an ox. Simile

KINDS OF ADJECTIVES

1. Solomon was a wise king. (Adjective of quality - wise)

2. The tiger is a ferocious animal. (Adjective of quality - ferocious)

3. The foolish crow opened his mouth to sing. (Adjective of quality - foolish)

4. You have no sense. (Adjective of quantity - no)

5. She has little intelligence. (Adjective of quantity - little)

6. He showed much patience. (Adjective of quantity - much)

7. We did not receive sufficient rain this year. (Adjective of quantity -

sufficient)

8. The whole amount was spent. (Adjective of quantity - amount)

9. Each hand has five fingers. (Distributive adjective - each; Adjective of

number - five)

10. There are several pictures in this book. (Adjective of number - several)

11. There are some apples in the fridge. (Adjective of number - some)

12. I have bought six eggs. (Adjective of number - six)

13. Each boy was given a prize. (Distributive adjective - each)

14. I have bought enough sugar. (Adjective of quantity - sugar)

15. We haven't got enough nails. (Adjective of number - nails)

16. Whose bag is this? (Interrogative adjective - whose)

17. Which way shall we go? (Interrogative adjective - which)

18. Neither answer is correct. (Distributive numeral adjective - neither)

19. Who is the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? (Definite
numeral adjective - first)

20. Most children like cartoon shows. (Numeral adjective - most)

KINDS OF NOUNS

1. My mother is a beautiuful woman. (woman – common noun)

2. Rahul wants to be an engineer. (Rahul – proper noun)
3. The children are excited about the picnic. (children – common noun)
4. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. (beauty – abstract noun)
5. Sam is the cleverest person I have ever met. (person – common noun)
6. Margaret loves playing with her pet dogs. (Margaret – proper noun)
7. We were attacked by a swarm of bees. (swarm – collective noun)
8. The teacher asked the students to open their books. (teacher – common
noun)
9. His mother is a scientist. (scientist – common noun)
10. Honesty is the best policy. (honesty – abstract noun)
11. The poor child was crying for help. (help – abstract noun)
12. That library has a huge collection of books. (collection – collective noun)
1. He was given an award for his courage.
2. The door slammed shut.
3. She thought that happiness was the most important thing in life.
4. He dropped his phone with a crash.
5. Time is a great teacher.
6. His art teacher applauded his creativity.
7. She moved the chair into place.
8. He always made his bed before leaving for school.
9. She accidentally stubbed her toe on the table.
10.He had put on too much perfume.
11.The car zoomed by the pedestrians.
12.She believed in justice above all.
13.The children spilled juice on the keyboard.
14.She looked at herself in the mirror.
15.She craved freedom.
1. Swimming in the shallow water was a ______________ of herrings.
2. A ___________ of sheep was happily grazing in the field.
3. All night we could hear the _____________ of wolves howling.
4. Looking out to sea, we noticed a ___________ of dolphins swimming.
5. The _____________ of lions slept all day on the African plains.
6. A long ______________ of steps led to the top of the tower.
7. Our cat has just had a _______________ of seven kittens.
8. We each picked a _______________ of juicy grapes from the vine.
9. The hen waddled by with her _______________ of chicks.
10.A ______________ of thieves stole the precious diamonds.
11.In the jungle, we could see a __________ of monkeys swinging in the
trees.
12.An enormous ______________ of locusts ate all the crops.
13.The ______________ of elephants stomped through the water hole.
14.The __________________ of geese made a terrible squawking sound.
15.We were in awe as we watched the ______________ of whales
swimming.

IDIOMS & PROVERBS

1. When he made that offer, I smelt a rat. It sounded too good to be
true.
2. What you heard is true. I know since I heard it straight from the
horse’s mouth.
3. Sally was green with envy when he saw my brand-new car.
4. The media jumped the gun and gave out their verdict of the
scandal even before the investigation was complete.
5. Lauren finally spilled the beans. She has been promoted to
manager, and it’s going to upset some people in the office.
6. The admissions in this college get filled in very early. If you really
want to enroll your son here then you should remember that the
early bird catches the worm.
7. You may not like your job, but don’t quit merely on the hope of
finding a better one. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
8. The team is divided into people of the same region batting against
the others. Birds of a feather flock together.
9. Before committing to make the payment, wait till you receive the
money from the bank. Don’t count your chickens before they
hatch.
10. I have to go to the bank, and on the way back, I’ll pick up the
groceries as well, killing two birds with one stone.
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