The Axe
Textual Questions & Answers
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Activity 1
Identify which of the following statements are True
and which are false. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers:
(1) Velan was very
happy in the big house.
Ans: True
, Supporting Statement: “Velan was
perfectly content and happy.”
(2) The other
people of the big house were not so happy.
Ans: False
, Supporting Statement: “The people
in the big house too seemed to be equally at peace with life.”
(3) No tenant
remained in the house for more than a few months.
Ans: True
, Supporting Statement: “No one
remained for more than a few months.”
(4) People started
avoiding the house.
Ans: True
, Supporting Statement: “It came to
be known as the “Ghost House” and people avoided it.”
Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with information
from the text:
(a) One midnight
he was told that the master was dead.
(b) The sons of
the late owner left the keys of the house with Velan.
(c) The house
acquired the reputation of being haunted.
(d) Even the
owners dropped the practice of coming and seeing the house.
Activity 3
Answer the following questions:
(a)
Who was Velan?
Ans: Velan was
the old gardener.
(b) Did the
tenants have any regard for the garden?
Ans: No, the
tenants didn’t have any regard for the garden.
(c) Did the owners
of the house visit the house frequently?
Ans: No, the owners
didn’t visit the house frequently.
(d) How did the
house acquire the reputation of a ‘Ghost House’?
Ans: No one was living
in the house. Even the owners dropped the practice of coming and seeing the
house. Years and years passed without any change. So the house acquired the
reputation of a ‘Ghost House’.
Activity 4
Fill the following chart below with information
from the text:
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Cause
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Effect
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(i) One day a car sounded its horn angrily at the
gate.
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(i) Velan hobbled up
with the keys.
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(ii) Velan cleared the
vegetation which blocked the entrance.
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(ii) The gates opened on rusty hinges, creaking and
groaning.
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(iii) The house was sold to a company. They were not
going to have a garden.
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(iii) Velan was ordered
to go back to his village.
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(iv) Velan requested the tree-cutters not to cut down
the trees until he went away from that place.
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(iv) The tree cutters
laid down their axes.
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Activity 5
Complete the following sentences with information
from the text:
1. Someone from
the car ordered Velan to open the gate for the car.
2. One of the sons
of the old masters told Velan that he would have to go back to
his village.
3. Velan retired
to his old hut.
4. Velan rushed
out and saw four men hacking the massive trunk of the old
margosa tree.
Activity 6
Answer the following questions:
1. Who bought the
house?
Ans: A company
bought the house.
2. Did they need a
garden?
Ans: No, they
did’t need a garden.
3. What was the
order of the company?
Ans: The company
ordered to cut all the trees, except half a dozen on the very boundary of the
property.
4. What was
Velan’s request to the tree-cutters?
Ans: Velan
requested the tree–cutters to stop cutting until he was gone far away.
Activity 7
Choose the correct alternative from the bracket
and fill in the blanks:
(a) Binota
studied harder (harder/more harder) than me.
(b) Rupa
sang more sweetly (most sweetly/ more
sweetly) than her sister.
(c) Mita did worse (worse/
more badly) than Ruby in the music competition.
(d) Among the
gymnasts in the championship, Mihir scored the least (less/
least).
Activity 8
Choose the correct adverb from the box and fill in
the blanks. One is done for you.
(more
gracefully, radiantly, least nervous, earliest, more composed)
There was no one
in the hall when Sumana arrived. She was the earliest there.
Soon, other dancers came. Sumana looked least nervous among
the competitors. Her steps were more composed than
the other girls on the stage. Her face glowed radiantly as
she performed more gracefully than
the other dancers on the stage.
Activity 9
Fill in the blanks with
the correct form of the verb:
(a) The news is (is
/are) shocking.
(b) The
children play (plays/ play) cricket in the
park.
(c) Both Laboni
and Soma love (love/ loves) outdoor games.
(d) The hotel
manager and his staff make (make/makes) the
guests feel comfortable.
(e) Many women
today work (works/ work) outside the home.
Activity 10
Fill in the blanks with the words given below:
retired, blocked, excellent, orders, tenant
(a) We have a new tenant in
our house.
(b) The singer has
an excellent voice.
(c) The road
was blocked due to an accident.
(d) The job was
done according to the orders of the manager.
(e) My
Father retired from his job last year.
Activity 11
Write the appropriate Plural Nouns of the
following. One is done for you:
a.
more than one woman: women
b.
more than one man: men
c.
more than one person: persons
d.
more than one goose: geese
e.
more than one mouse: mice
f.
more than one barrack: barracks
g.
more than one deer: deer
h.
more than one syllabus: syllabi
i.
more than one focus: foci
