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The Noble Bishop
I. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two each work in pairs.
1.Who was Jean Valjean?
Answer:Jean Valjean was a convict. He was kept in a galley for nineteen years.
2.Who brought the silver candlesticks from
the mantel?
Answer:Baptistine brought them.
3.What did the stranger steal from the
Bishop’s place?
Answer:He stole the silverware (silver candlesticks).
4.Why was Jean Valjean surprised at the
Bishop’s behaviour the next morning? .
Answer:Though he had stolen the silverware from the Bishop’s house, Bishop told
him that he was happy to see him and addressed him as his friend. So Jean
Valjean was surprised at the Bishop’s behaviour the next morning.
5.Why was Jean Valjean finally see free?
Answer:Because the Bishop told the policemen that he had given them the
silverware.
6.What did Jean Valjean promise the Bishop?
Answer:That he would use the silver wave to become an honest man.
7.Why did Jean ask the Bishop for food?
Answer:He had walked for miles after he was set free from the galleys. He had
not eaten anything for three days. So he asked for food.
8.What were the food items served to Jean by
the Bishop’s sister?
Answer:She served – soup, cheese, mutton, and a large loaf of bread.
9.What made jean to steal bread?
Answer:
He was living with his sister and her seven children. They had no food. He
could not get any work. The children were starving. So, he stole some bread.
10.Why was the sergeant puzzled?
Answer:The Bishop called Jean Valjean as a friend. So the sergeant was puzzled.
II. Discuss in groups and write down the answers to the following questions.
1.What do you think were Jean Valjean’s
feelings when he was called a friend?
Answer:He completely felt transformed and was amazed at the nobility of the
Bishop. He thought that the Bishop possessed a great soul.
2.Why did Jean Valjean say that he was a
beast?
Answer:Jean was imprisoned for stealing some bread. He was chained up, like a
wild animal, beaten like a dog and fed on filth, officers took away his soul,
and gave him a devil in that place. He was totally ill-treated for stealing. So
he said that he was a man once, but he was a beast now. Human qualities were
driven away from him in the prison.
3.What kind of a person was the Bishop?
Answer:He was kind, generous and noble. He really possessed a great soul. He
was compassionate towards the poor and helped them.
4.Why did Jean Valjean hesitate to steal the
silverware at first?
Answer:Because he was helped by the Bishop though he was not accepted by
others. When he went to the Bishop’s room, he saw the rays of moonlight shone
on the Bishop’s face and he slept peacefully. So Jean Valjean hesitated.
5.Was there any change in Jean Valjean’s
attitude when he left the Bishop? What was the change?
Answer:Yes, there was a lot of change in Jean Valjean’s attitude when he left
the Bishop. He led the life of an honest man. He strove for the cause of the
.oppressed, downtrodden and destitute.
III. Discuss the following questions in small groups and present your answers to the class. Write a short paragraph on each question.
1.Describe the sufferings of Jean Valjean.
Answer:Jean Valjean was a poor man, lived with his sister who had seven
children. His family was poor. One day his sister fell ill and the children
starved. Jean asked for work but in vain. So he stole some bread for this he
was sentenced to 19 years in the galleys. He was treated like a beast and a
hound. He was chained like a wild animal and fed on filth. The people hated
him, but the Bishop helped him and brought a transformation in his personality.
2.Explain how the Bishop reacted when Jean
Valjean was brought before him by the police.
Answer:Bishop felt very happy to see Jean Valjean and called him a friend. He
did not express that Jean had stolen the silverware. He asked Valjean why he
had not taken the Candlesticks also along with the silverware. He meant that he
had given the silverware to Jean Valjean. Bishop did not want Jean Valjean to
be in the prison again. He wanted him to change. The Bishop reacted in this manner
when Jean Valjean was brought before him by the police.
IV. Say whether the following statements are True or
False. Write ‘T’ or ‘F’ in the box accordingly.
1.Jean Valjean was in the galleys only for a few years.
Answer:False
2.All the people were kind to Jean Valjean.
Answer:False
3.The Bishop woke up in the middle of the
night.
Answer:False
4.Baptistine said that the silver was stolen.
Answer:True
5.The silverware belonged to Jean Valjean.
Answer:False
V. Infer the meaning of the underlined words from the context. You can choose the right word from those given in brackets.
1.Jean Valjean pleaded with the police and
said that he wad not guilty, (requested, fought, argued)
Answer:requested.
2.He fed on filth for nineteen years, (bread,
dirty food, fish)
Answer:dirty food.
3.The Bishop slept tranquility (fast,
quickly, peacefully)
Answer:peacefully.
4.He stood terrified at this radiant figure
(frightening, shining, dim)
Answer:shining.
5.The moral world has no greater spectacle
than this, (scenery, glasses, sight)
Answer:sight.
Task-1:Match the following words with their homophones:
bread – bread
through – threw
right – write
night – knight
scene – seen
Task-2:Find the homophones for the following words:
Answer:
wait – weight
cell – sell
waist – waste
fare – fair
pray – prey
Task-3:Prepare a list of five words under each
|
‘r’ in the beginning |
‘r’ in the middle |
‘r’ at the end |
|
Revolution |
scream |
supper |
|
Rebel |
cream |
dinner |
|
rational |
Narrate |
Narrator |
|
Reason |
serial |
sinner |
|
Red |
career |
carrier |
Task-4:Read the following dialogue and underline the
modals used.
Answer:honour, hour, rhyme, vehicle, exhibit, heir, humble.
G1. You have studied the use of modals in one of the earlier lessons.Read the following sentences taken from the lesson. Say what function each modal serves in the sentence. Choose from the options given.
1.You may be tired, (granting permission,
expressing possibility, offering)
Answer:expressing possibility.
2.We can let him go. (granting permission,
expressing possibility offering)
Answer:granting permission.
3.You can take these candlesticks, (granting
permission, expressing possibility, offering)
Answer:offering.
4.You may go in peace, (granting per-mission,
expressing possibility, offering)
Answer:expressing possibility.
VI Task-1:Read the dialogue and underline the modals
used.
Answer:may, must can, should need – are the
modals used.
Task 2 Say whether the following sentences are simple compound or complex sentences.
1.The rain stopped, so we decided to continue
our journey.
Answer:Compound sentence.
2.When I reached home, I was surprised to see
Gopi waiting for me. ,
Answer:Complex sentence.
3.Ravi raised his voice and shouted at his
friend.
Answer:Simple sentence.
4.The teacher advised Uma to study well.
Answer:Simple sentence.
5.As Sumathi is blind, the dog is leading
her.
Answer:Complex sentence.
Task-2:Combine the following sentences using the conjunctions given in brackets.
1.He opened his box. He took out his new
shirt, (and)
Answer:He opened his box and took out his new shirt.
2.Mohan was sick. He stayed at home, (as)
Answer:AS Mohan was sick, he stayed at home.
3.Leela worked hard. She could not do well in
the exam, (but)
Answer:Leela worked hard but she could not do well in the exam.
4.Sachin scored a century. The specatators
applauded him. (when)
Answer:When Sachin scored a century, the specatators applauded him.
5.Let us have supper. By then your bed will
be made ready, (while)
Answer:Let us have supper. While your bed will be made ready.
Task-3:Here is an interesting passage on ‘Sweet Smile’. Pick out simple, compound and complex sentences from the passage.
A child smiles not only because it is happy
but also because it wants to communicate with loving elders. A cheerful smile
brings instant attention. Any grown-up is instantly motivated to respond to a
smiling child. When a child hungry, it cries. It hears a few soothing words and
stops crying. There is nothing as infetious as a warm smile, even among adults.
Somtimes even serious faces break into 3 smile and even the smile of a stranger
carries the universal message “1 care”. Do you like to smile?
Answer:
1. Compound sentence: A child smiles not only because it is happy but also
because it wants to communicate with loving elders.
2. Simple Sentence: A cheerful smile brings instant attention.
3. Simple sentence: Any grown-up is instantly motivated to respond to a smiling
child.
4. Simple sentence: When a child hungry, it cries.
5. Compound sentence: There is nothing as infetious as a warm smile, even among
adults.
6. Compound sentence: Somtimes even serious faces break into a smile and even
the smile of a stranger carries the universal message “I care”. Do you like to
smile?
VII Choose the best answer:
1.Convict entered the bishop’s house
(a) At the time of dinner
(b) At the time of lunch
(c) When the bishop was sleeping
(d) When the bishop was playing.
Answer:(a) At the time of dinner.
2.Jean Valjean asked the bishop for:
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Money
(d) Food
Answer:(d) Food
3.Bishop called Jean Valjean as:
(a) Sir
(b) Mister
(c) friend
(d) dog.
Answer:(c) friend.
4.Jean Valjean was sentenced to nineteen
years in the:
(a) Exile
(b) Jail
(c) galleys
(d) forest.
Answer:(c) galleys.
5.The thing that was stolen from the bishop’s
house by Jean Valjean was:
(a) Silverware
b) Gold plates
(c) Money
(d) Food.
Answer:(a) Silverware.
6.Jean Valjean promised that he would become:
(a) An honest man
(b) Best man
(c) Healthy man
(d) Faithful man.
Answer:(a) An honest man.
7.He was fed on filth for nineteen years. The
meaning of the underlined word:
(a) Bread
(b) dirty food
(c) fish
(d) cheese.
Answer:(b) dirty food.
8.Jean leaped over the wall like a tiger and
fled. The figure of speech used in the sentence is:
(a) Simile
(b) Metaphor
(c) Personification
(d) Alliteration.
Answer:(a) Simile.
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