UNITONE

BlackBeauty
AnnaSewell
(anextractfromanabridgedversionoftheclassic,NewDawn
Press,2006)

MODULEONE

I.PREREADING
1.HaveyouheardthesayingBlackisBeautiful?Inwhatcontext?
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2.Whatusualsymbolicmeaningdocolourslikeblack,white,greenandred
have?
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3.IntheIndiancontext,blackisthecolourofskinofgod(s)andgoddess(es):can
younameone?
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4.Canyounamesomepartofyourbodywhereblackispreferabletowhite?
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5.Canyougivethemeaningofwordsbeginningwithblacklikeblackhole,
blackoutorblackmail?
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II.LISTENING

1. Wherewasthepond?
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2. Wherewasthemastershouse?

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3. Whatdidthenarratoreat/drinkwhenhewasyoung?
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4. Whatdidheeatoncehegrewup?
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5. Whatdidheandhismotherdowhenitwashot?
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6. Whatdidtheydowhenitwascold?
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7. Howmanycoltswerethereinthemeadowincludingthenarrator?
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8. Whatdidthecoltsdowhileplaying?
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9. Whatdidthenarratorsmotheraskhimnottolearn?
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10.Whatwashismothersnameandwhatdidtheirmastercallher?
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IV.COMPREHENSION
FactualQuestions:
1. Thenarratorofthispassageisa
a. whitedog
b. greycat
c. blackhorse
d. brownfox
2. Duringthehuntthehoundswerechasing
a. ahare
b. afox
c. thieves
d. squirrels
3. Behindthehoundswere

a. menrunning
b. mengallopingonhorses
c. ladiestravellingincarriages
d. boysinbullockcarts

4. RobRoywas
a. thesquire
b. thesquiresson
c. ahound
d. ahorse
5. RobRoydied
a. inanaccident
b. whenhewasshot
c. bydrowninginthestream
d. fromaheartattack
Saywhetherthefollowingaretrueaccordingtothepassage.
6. The master went to town on the market day in a car.
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7. Duringthehuntthehuntsmenshotadeer.________________

8. TheSquiresonlysondiedbyfallingoffthehorse.______________
9. The huntsmen allowed the hounds to kill the hare.
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10.Thefarriercuredthehorsewhichhadbrokenitslegs._________________

Inferencequestions:
1.DescribethehuntfromthepointofviewofGeorgeGordon.
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2.Whatwasthemoodofthenarratorandhismotherduringandafterthehunt?
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3.Thedescriptionoftheincidentendswiththenarratorsaying,itwasallforone
littlehare.Whatdoesthissuggestabouttheimpactoftheincidentonthe
observers?
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V.VOCABULARY
MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththeirmeaningsinColumnB

1. Gig

a.youngmalehorse

2. Colt

b.grassland
3. Standstill

c.shocking
4. Meadow

d.farmoragriculturalland
5. Plantation

e.onewhoshoeshorsesandtreatsthem
medically
6. Huntsmen

f.twowheeledvehicledrawnbyahorse
7. Groaning

g.stopmoving
8. Farrier

h.dogofvariousbreedsusedforhunting
9. Dreadful

i.cryingout
10.Hound

j.peoplewhomanageahunt

Replacetheunderlinedwithanotherwordwithoutchangingthemeaningofthe
sentencesgivenbelow:
1.Thehorsesgallopedacrossthefield.
2.Everyonewasastonishedwhenthehunterfellintotheriver.
3.Themotherwastroubledthatherbestfriendhaddied.
4.Thehorsewasstrugglingtoescapefromthehunter.
5.Thedrowningmancouldnotevencryforhelp.


VI.LANGUAGESTRUCTURES
UseofNouns

Exercise1:

Specifythecategoryoftheunderlinednouns(whethercommon,proper,collective
countableoruncountable)

1.Mr.AhmedlivesintheMiddleEast.
2.Nag'steamwonthecricketmatch.
3.CanyougivesomeinformationregardingtheU.K.flights?
4.Thejurygavetheverdictinhisfavour.
5.Ihaveatoolthatcanbeusedforcuttingwood.
6.TheColossusofRhodesguardedtheharbourofanancientcityofGreece.
7.TheCouncilvotedagainstthemotion.
8.Thereisnosugarinmytea.
9.Childrenmakemuchnoise.
10.ThefamilywantedtoseethepyramidsinEgypt.

Exercise2:

Changethegenderoftheunderlinedwords.
1.Shelostherhusbandrecently.Sheisawidow.
2.Thebridewentshoppingwithherfriends.
3.Thegoosewentacrosstheroad.
4.Thehorsesandcoltswereinthemeadow.
5.Myunclesoldhishousetoanoldwoman.
7.Thelittlegirllosthertooth.
8.Heisagoodactor.
9.Isheyournephew?
10.Theprincewasanintelligentman.

Exercise3:
Correctthefollowingsentenceswhereevernecessary.

1.Theyareanu'sbrotherinlaws.

2.Samuelismycousinbrother.
3.Wehavetomovethesefurniturestothefirstfloor.
4.Thewindowpanesaremadeofglasses.
5.Truthsarealwaysbitter.
6.Sheaddedsomepepperstothesoup.
7.Somehuntsmenwenttothedoctorsandthefarriers.
8.Ihavedollsmadeofclays.
9.CanIhaveyouscissor?
10.Shelovestoreadgoodliteratures.
11.ShewasimpressedbythesceneriesofKashmir.
12.Hechangedhistrouserandwenttocheckonhissheeps.

VII.SPELLING

Completethefollowingspellingsbasedonthecluesgiveninbrackets:
1.Sk(ahighpitchedscream)
2.Fy(deeplyworriedaboutpain,desperately)
3.Fut(someonewhoislikedaboveothers)
4.H(makealongcrylikeadogorwolf)
5.St(smell)

Findtennounsfromthepassagewhichformtheirpluralbytheadditionofs.
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Findtwowordsfromthepassagewhosepluralisformedbychangingthevowel(s).
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