Activity 1

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes. one is
done for you:

(i) The shopman brought out a glass ball from his hair.   [ 4 ]
(ii) It was a small shop, not so well-lit.  [ 2 ]
(iii) Gip wanted to take the glass ball.  [ 6 ]
(iv) Gip dragged his father to the magic shop.  [ 1 ]
(v) Gip and his father were surprised.  [ 5 ]
(vi) There were different kinds of magic mirrors in the shop.  [ 3 ]

Activity 2

Fill in the blanks using words from the Help-Box:

Gip was ______ to enter the magic shop. The shop had many ________ balls. Gip's father wanted to buy
some ______ for his son. The shopman performed an _________ action.

Ans: Gip was keen to enter the magic shop. The shop had many crystal balls. Gip's father wanted to buy
some tricks for his son. The shopman performed an unexpected action.

Help Box: scratched, keen, unexpected, tricks, crystal

Activity 3

Answer the following question:

Why did Gip find the shopman's palm blank?

Ans:- The shopman knew the trick of magic. The shopman could hide the ball by the skill of hand
proficiency which was a part of the magic.

Activity 4

Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of
your answers:
(a) The shopman drew out a business card from his hair. [ F ]
S.S:-  He drew a business card from his cheek and handed it to me.

(b) Give found the magic box in his pocket. [ T ]

S.S:- He said Gip discovered the box with a surprise.

(c) The toy sword was a magic item. [ T ]

S.S:- A Magic Toy Sword- this is a unique one! It neither bends, breaks, nor cuts the fingers.

(d) The narrator found his full name on the magic box. [ F ]
S.S:- And there it was, in brown paper, tied up and with Gip's full name and address on the paper.

Activity 5

Answer the following questions:

(a) Why was Gip surprised?

Ans:- Gip was surprised because He discovered the box in his pocket.

(b) Why did the narrator fail to find out the cost of the magic items?
Ans:- The narrator failed to find out the cost of the magic items because the shopman did not pay
attention to him.

(c) What items did the shopman show to Gip?

Ans:- The shopman showed Gip, the magic train that ran without steam, clockwork, and a box of
soldiers that all came alive when one said a magic word.

(d) What was the cause of the narrator's amazement?

Ans:- The narrator was amazed because the shopman swept the soldiers back again, shut the lid, and
waved the box in the air. And there it was, in brown paper, tied up and with Gip's full name and address
on the paper.

Activity 6

Fill in the chart with information from the text

Cause     Effect
He cried at the shopman to take off the
(a) The narrator thought that his son would be frightened drum.

(b) Gip's father jumped at the shopman He felled into utter darkness.

(c) He stared round to see the door and there he could not found the narrator called for a cab.
anything either door or shop. Then he lost his mental state.
(d) Gip's father did not pay for the items. Gip's father went up and down Regent
Street looking for the magic shop.

Activity 7

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

(a) What did the shopman do with the drum?

Ans:- The shopman held a big drum in his hand on Gip and playing hide and seek.

(b) Why did the narrator think that his son would be frightened?
Ans:- The thought that his son would be frightened because the shopman had put the big drum over his
son Gip.

(c) Where did the narrator again find his son?

Ans:- the narrator again found his son in Regent Street standing a yard away from him.

(d) What was the mental state of the narrator?

Ans:- For a second The narrator lost his mental state.

Activity 8

Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles:

(a) Last week I saw ______ one-day cricket match between India and Australia.
Ans:- Last week I saw a one-day cricket match between India and Australia.

(b) There is _______ university in our district.

Ans:- There is a university in our district.

(c) Brutus is ________ honourable man.

Ans:- Brutus is an honorable man.

(d) She arrived ____ hour late.

Ans:- She arrived an hour late.

Activity 9(a)

Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:

(i) Prevent (প্রতিরোধ / বাধা দেওয়া ): Trees help prevent soil erosion.
(ii) Disappeared ( অদৃশ্য হওয়া ): The meteor disappeared in the blink of an eye.
(iii) Stared ( তাকিয়ে থাকা ): Nobody stared at them.
(iv) Parcel ( মোড়ক ): I mailed a parcel to him.

Activity 9(b)

Find words from the text which are similar in meaning to the following:

(i) frightened ( ভীত ): scared 

(ii) at a particular moment ( একটি নির্দি ষ্ঠ মুহূর্তে ): instant
(iii) showing ( তাকানো ): stared
(iv) relating to the mind ( মনের সাথে সম্পর্কি ত ): mental

Activity 10(a)
Suppose you see a strange object displayed on the window of a shop. You go in and ask the shopkeeper
about the object. Write a paragraph within sixty words on what you learn about this strange object using
the following hints:
The location of the shop - description of the object - a conversation you had with the shopkeeper - your
feelings

Ans:- Once I went to a nearby market to purchase something. There I saw a shop. There were some
brushes, a wheellike object, sticks, etc on the window of the shop. I was very curious to know about
those objects. I asked it to the shopkeeper. the shopkeeper told me that these were percussion
instruments. The instruments are played by being struck, shaken or scraped or clashed together. Some
instruments are tuned and some are unturned. These instruments are played by the stick or brush which
showed on the window of the shops.

Activity 10(b)

Writhe a paragraph in about sixty words on two of your wishes that you want fulfilling:

Ans:- I live in a small house. I have two wishes in my mind. i want to make a small garden on the roof.
Though it is a very small space but i wish to make it. I will plant there various kinds of flowers. I shall
also keep a small swing the. The sweet smell of the flowers will be delighted, everyone. I also have
another wish of creating a small library for my study. I like to read books. I purchase many different
kinds of books. I maintion a catalog. I keep all the books, neat clean. these two wishes that I want to
fulfill