1. THE DYING SUN
Q. 1: How is it
that star seldom finds another star near it?
Ans: A star seldom finds another star near it
because there is a distance of millions of miles between the two stars.
Moreover, space is immensely vast and each star is bound to travel in its own
orbit.
Q. 2: What happened when, according to Sir James
Jeans, a wandering star, wandering through space came near the sun?
Ans: When a wandering star came near the sun, it
raised tides on the surface of the sun. These tides formed a high mountain on
the surface of the sun that we can hardly imagine.
Q. 3: What happened when the wandering star came
nearer and nearer?
Ans: When the wandering star came nearer and
nearer the sun, the mountain on the surface of the sun rose higher and higher and
was, finally, torn into pieces.
Q. 4: What are planets and how did they come into
existence?
Ans: The planets are the broken parts of the
sun. They came into existence due to tidal pull caused by some star on the
surface of the sun.
Q. 5: Why is there no life on the stars?
Ans: There is no life on the stars because the
stars are balls of fire and they have intense heat. Therefore, the stars are too hot for life to exist on them.
Q. 6: Write
a note on the beginning of life on earth?
Ans: When the earth gradually became cooler and
cooler. Life started in very simple organisms which had ability to reproduce
themselves before dying. In the end, it produced the most complicated organisms
like man who has feelings and ambitions.
Q. 7: Why is the universe so frightening?
Ans: The universe is so frightening because of
immense stretches of time, extreme loneliness and absence of life on other
planets.
Q. 8: What should be the conditions necessary,
for the kind of life we know to exist on other heavenly bodies? Do such
conditions generally exist?
Ans: Life can exist only in some suitable
physical condition like moderate temperature, air and water. Such conditions do
not exist on other heavenly bodies except the earth. Therefore, there is no
life on other heavenly bodies.
Q. 9: How do the stars travel in the universe?
Ans: The stars travel in the universe either in
groups or mostly they travel alone. They travel at vast distance from one
another
Q.10: What are the temperature belts?
Ans: The temperature belts are zones that
surround each hot star at a certain distance. The temperature there is neither
too hot nor too cold. Life can exist on such temperature belts.
2. USING THE SCINETIFIC METHOD
Q. 1: How has the scientific method helped us in
our fight against disease?
Ans: The scientific method has helped us in
knowing the causes of diseases and their prevention. It has also enabled us to
make life saving drugs.
Q. 2: Write a note on the better sanitary
conditions available in our cities today and compare them with what they were
like a hundred years ago?
Ans: Today, our city streets are paved and well
drained. They are cleaned regularly. Garbage and sewage is disposed properly. A
hundred years ago, the streets were unpaved and poorly drained. Household
garbage and other refuse were thrown in the streets. So, today sanitary
conditions are far better than a hundred years ago.
Q. 3: What are sanitary conditions like our
villages today and how would you improve them?
Ans: Today, our villages are poorly drained,
outdoor toilets are common and streets are unpaved. We could improve them by
awaring people about better sanitation and its positive effect on their health.
Q. 4: How has scientific method helped us in the
production and preservation of foods?
Ans: Through scientific method, we get more
production of food. Modern methods of selecting, grading and processing have
helped us a lot in the preservation of food.
Q. 5: We are less fearful than our ancestors. What
were our ancestors afraid of?
Ans: We are less fearful than our ancestors
because we have left believing superstitions. Our ancestors were afraid of
black cats, broken mirrors and the number 13.
Q. 6: How has the scientific method enabled us to
get over the old fears?
Ans: Scientific method has made us reasonable.
Now, we know there is a sound reason behind every happening. In this way, the
scientific method has enabled us to get over the old fears.
Q. 7: What part did astrology play in the lives of
men and women in the past? Give examples?
Ans: In the past, astrology played important
part in the lives of men and women. People used to consult astrologists before
marriages and other important matters of life.
Q. 8: Describe some of the superstitions still
current in our country. How do they affect the lives of those who believe in
them?
Ans: Still some people believe in wearing charms
and other superstitions like them. They affect the lives of those according to
belief.
Q. 9: What were the survival chances two hundred
years age?
Ans: Two hundred years ago, seven out of eight
babies died before reaching their first birthday.
Q. 10: What do we mean by the word attitude?
Ans: By attitude we mean the way we feel and
think towards an idea or an event.
Q.11: What is meant by superstitions?
Ans: Feelings which involve fears are called
superstitions. Black cats, broken mirrors and number 13 are some common
superstitions.
Q.12: How did thrifty housewives preserve food in
the past?
Ans: Thrifty housewives preserved their
home-grown vegetables and fruits by canning, pickling, or drying them for use
during the cold weather. Meats were preserved by salting and drying or by
freezing.
Q.13: How scientific method has improved our ways
of life?
Ans: Scientific method has improved our ways of
life by solving health problems, by increasing production and preservation of
food and by bringing positive changes in our attitude.
Q.14: What is the purpose of this lesson?
Ans: This lesson helps us to understand how the
use of scientific method has improved living conditions and changed our attitude.
3. WHY BOYS FAIL IN COLLEGE
Q. 1: According to the author there are some boys
who fail because they do not try. Who are they? Can we help them?
Ans: They are those boys who do not have any aim
in life. They do not try to pass and fail. They join college just for fun. They
should be guided towards the aim of their life as a student.
Q. 2: How do mistaken ambitions on the part of
boys and their parents lead to the failure of the boys?
Ans: Mistaken ambitions of the parents lead to
the failure because the students do not take any interest in the subject chose
by their parents. They stop hard work in their studies. As a result they fail.
Q. 3: There are some boys who have done well at
school but fail to make their mark at college. Who are they? Do you have such
boys in college in your country?
Ans: These are boys who are bright and
intelligent but not hard working. They become over confidant and fail in
college. Such boys could be found in the colleges of every country. Ours is no
exception.
Q. 4: How does financial pressure lead to the
failure of students described in the lesson? Do you have similar cases in your
country?
Ans: Poor students have to do some job to meet
their educational expenses. This dual exertion affects both their health and
studies and so they fail. Yes, we do have such cases in our country.
Q. 5: To what extent does the question of health
lead to failure at college? How far can the college authorities with their
medical officers help students in such cases?
Ans: Both physical and mental health is very
important factor for students. If a student is suffering from some disease, he
can not concentrate on his studies. As a result, he fails.
Q. 6: What place would you accord to sportsmen in
college?
Ans: The main purpose of college is to impart education.
Sportsmen should be given respectable position in the college. But they should
not be allowed to neglect their studies at any cost.
Q. 7: There are some students who join college for
the fun of it. Should they be allowed to stay?
Ans: Students who join college for fun, they
should not be allowed to stay. Because, they can spoil other students as well.
Q. 8: Who are lazy bluffers? What should be done
about them?
Ans: Lazy bluffers are students who join college
without any purpose. They should be left to the cold merciless world.
Q. 9: What should be the role of college dean?
Ans: The college dean should be like a doctor.
He should diagnose the cause of failure among the students. In this way, he can
save the boys from failure through foolishness, sickness and sin.
Q.10: Why is the proper cooperation needed between
the teaching staff and the college doctor?
Ans: It is necessary so that the boys are
clinically examined regularly to maintain their physical and mental health.
Q.11: What are common diseases among college
students?
Ans: The common disease among college students
are tuberculosis, bad tonsils, sleeping sickness, poor digestion and nervous
forms of mental difficulties.
Q.12: What is the heartrending spectacle?
Ans: To see boys undergoing transfusion of blood
to get money for food and books is a heartrending spectacle.
Q.13: Can we help the student suffering from
nervous habits?
Ans: No, we can not help the students suffering
from nervous habits. Nervous habits are not easy to uproot, they cannot be
eradicated by anyone but the boy.
4. END OF TERM
Q. 1: What was Daiches attitude towards the week
end as a school boy? Why did he long for it?
Ans: As a school boy, he felt joy at the arrival
of week-end. He walked home like an escaped prisoner. He longed for it to get
rid of daily burden of school.
Q. 2: What was his general view of school life?
Ans: He was a good student and often enjoyed the
actual class room work. School life was full of labour and tough competitions.
Teachers gave them a lot of home work. This daily grind of school made him long
for holidays.
Q.3: He liked holidays for their freedom-
freedom for what?
Ans: He liked holidays for their freedom-freedom
from waking up early in the morning, from large number of classes and from
grind of routine school work.
Q. 4: How did he spend his summer holidays?
Ans: The summer holidays were a long period of
bliss. He spent his summer vacation in his village with his grand parents. He
played cricket in July sunshine; he enjoyed these holidays very much.
Q. 5: Wishes don’t come true in this life, writes
Daiches. What are the things he longed for but could not have?
Ans: He wished to get a tricycle in his early
childhood and later a bicycle. He wished to get ice-cream and sweet free of
cost. His these wishes did not come true.
Q. 6: What did he do with his pocket money?
Ans: He kept his savings in money-box because he
was not allowed to spend his pocket-money.
Q. 7: Why was the Friday morning rose coloured for
the writer?
Ans: Friday morning was positively rose coloured
because it was a week end. Moreover, they were going to have two consecutive
holidays to enjoy themselves.
Q. 8: What were unexpected respites?
Ans: Unexpected respites mean sudden dismissal
of school before usual time due to some crises, celebration and football match.
But these were few and far between.
Q. 9: When did he buy his first bicycle?
Ans: He bought his first bicycle at the age of
21 with the prize money he won at Edinburgh
University
Q.10: What was the most frightening day of the week
for Daiches?
Ans: Monday was the most frightening day of the
week for Daiches. Waking up on Monday morning was a dismal experience for the
writer.
Q.11: What were the feelings of the writer on
Saturday and Sunday?
Ans: Saturday night had the charm for the
holiday between it and the Monday morning. But Sunday night was full of the
threat of Monday morning.
5. ON DESRTOYING
BOOKS
Q. 1: What
sorts of books were presented by the British public to soldiers?
Ans: Most of the books sent to soldiers were
ordinary and suitable. But they were also presented oddest books such as twenty
years old magazine, guides to lake district and back numbers of Whitaker’s
almanac.
Q. 2: Was it interest of soldiers that prompted
their action, it was wish to get rid of the useless books?
Ans: No, it was not the interest of soldiers. In
fact, they want to get rid of their old and useless books. So they sent them to
the soldiers.
Q. 3: Why should bad books be destroyed?
Ans: Bad books should be destroyed so that there
should be space for good and new books in the shelves. Moreover, it saves one’s
heir from the trouble of sorting them out and storing them.
Q. 4: Why is it difficult to destroy books?
Ans: It is difficult to destroy books because
they die hard. We do not have proper place to burn them. They are like cats and
it is difficult to find a scaffold for them.
Q. 5: Why could not the author burn the unwanted
books?
Ans: The author could not burn the unwanted
books because he had no cooking range and he could not burn them on gas cooker.
Q. 6: How did he decide to get rid of them?
Ans: He decided to get rid of them by throwing
them into the river. He stuffed them into a sack and went to the river to throw
them.
Q. 7: Describe the authors midnight venture to throw
the books in the river and the suspicion which his action were likely to
arouse?
Ans: At midnight, the author stuffed the books
in a sack. He shouldered them and went to fling them into the river. He was
terribly frightened at the sight of a policeman and a stranger. At last, he
threw the books into the river after many difficulties.
Q. 8: How did he muster up courage at last to
fling them into the river?
Ans: The writer was hesitant to throw them. Then
he abused himself for his cowardice. At last, he mustered up courage and threw
the sack into the river.
Q. 9: Did he come to have a feeling for those
books once he had got rid of them?
Ans: He was sad after throwing the books. He
thought that poor books met a fate worse than they deserve.
Q.10: What did the writer think about the splash?
Ans: The writer thought that people would catch
him. They would think that he had thrown a baby into the river. Therefore, he
was afraid of the splash of the sack.
Q.11: Give the names of the books that the writer
threw into the river?
Ans: The names of the books are Odes to Diana,
Sonnets to Ethel, Dramas on Love of Lancelot and Stanzas on a first Glimpse of
Venice.
Q.12: What did the writer think when he saw the
policeman on the way?
Ans: When he saw a policeman on the way, he
became afraid. He thought that he would consider him a thief and arrest him.
But the policeman did not take any notice of him.
6. THE MAN WHO WAS A HOSPITAL
Q. 1: How did Jerome K. Jerome come to suspect
that his liver was out of order?
Ans: He came to suspect so after reading a
patent liver-pill circular and concluded that his liver was out of order.
Q. 2: What was the disease he discovered he didn’t
have?
Ans: He discovered that he did not have
‘housemaid’s Knee’. He was much disappointed for not having it.
Q. 3: Was he pleased to find he didn’t have it?
Ans: No, he rather felt hurt for not having it.
He was mush disappointed at his finding.
Q. 4: What was his first reaction?
Ans: He was frozen with horror that he was the
patient of all the diseases. He thought that he would be an interesting case
from medical point of view.
Q. 5: Why should he be an acquisition to the
medical class?
Ans: He should be an acquisition to the medical
class because students would have no need to walk around the hospital to know
about different diseases as he was a hospital himself.
Q. 6: Describe his visit to the medical man?
Ans: When he went to the doctor he told him all
about his diseases. The doctor at once understand the real matter. He checked
him completely. He hit over his chest and head and then gave him a
prescription.
Q. 7: He thought he was doing the doctor good turn
by going to him .why?
Ans: He thought so because the doctor was going
to get more practice out of him than seventeen hundred common patients. Therefore,
he thought he was doing the doctor good turn by going to him.
Q. 8: What was the prescription given to him by
the doctor?
Ans: The prescription ran:
“11 lb beef steak, every 6
hours.
10 miles walk every morning,
Bed at 11 sharp every night.
And don’t stuff your head with things
You don’t understand”.
Q. 9: Describe
his visit to the chemist?
Ans: He went to chemist gave him the
prescription. The chemist replied if he had a cooperative store and a family
hotel combined he would have been able to oblige him.
Q. 10: What is the significance of the doctor’s
advice: don’t stuff your head with things you don’t understand?
Ans: This is a very important advice. Generally,
people start to think about those things for which they have no concern. As a
result, they draw false conclusion and get worried. The writer followed the
advice and become healthy.
Q. 11: How had the writer walked into the reading
room of the British
Museum
Ans: The writer walked into the reading room as
a happy and healthy man. But he returned as a despaired patient.
Q. 12: Had the heart of Jerome really stopped
beating?
Ans: No, in fact he was confused. When he did
not feel his heart beating in his chest, he patted himself all over his front.
He felt his pulse which was very fast.
Q. 13: Why did the writer go to the British Museum
Ans: He went to the British Museum
7. MY FINANCIAL CAREER
Q. 1: What light do the following expressions
throw on Leacock’s state of mind when he entered the bank? Looked timidly
round’ Shambled in?
Ans: These expressions reflect the confused
state of writer’s mind. He was fully confused and could not express his matter
properly.
Q. 2: Why did the manager come to think that
Leacock had an awful secret to reveal?
Ans: The manager came to think that Leacock had
an awful secret to reveal because he insisted to meet manager alone.
Q. 3: What was the attitude of the manager towards
Leacock on learning that he only wished to deposit 56 dollars in the bank?
Ans: When the manager learnt the actual amount
of the money, he became angry. His attitude was rude and unkind. He asked him
to go to the accountant.
Q. 4: What other blunders did Leacock commit after
leaving the manager’s office?
Ans: After leaving the manager’s office, Leacock
made a number of blunders. First, he stepped into an iron safe. Then he wrote
fifty six instead of six on the cheque. Then instead of admitting his mistake,
he pretended to be angry on being insulted by someone.
Q. 5: After this misadventure in the bank where
did Leacock keep his money?
Ans: After this misadventure, kept cash money in
his trousers pocket and savings in silver dollars in socks.
Q. 6: Give as many examples as you can to show
that Leacock was feeling completely lost in the bank all the time he was there?
Ans: Leacock was completely lost in the bank. He
made many mistakes there. First, he stepped into an iron safe. Then he wrote
fifty six instead of six on the cheque. Then instead of admitting his mistake,
he pretended to be angry on being insulted by someone.
Q. 7: How much was the writer’s salary raised?
Ans: The writer’s salary was raised to 50
dollars per month. He wanted to save it for his future use. Therefore, he
decided to keep it in the bank.
Q. 8: Who was Mr. Montogomery?
Ans: Mr. Montogomery was the accountant in the
bank. He was a tall, cool devil. The very sight of him rattled the writer.
Q. 9: What
was the reaction of the bank staff when he author rushed out of the bank?
Ans: When the author rushed out of the bank, the
bank staff made a roar of laughter at his blunders.
Q. 10: Why did people think he was some invalid
millionaire?
Ans: They thought him some invalid millionaire
because some body gave him a Cheque book, and some one told him how to write
it.
8. China
Q. 1: Why has the world changed
its attitude towards china?
Ans The world has changed
its attitude towards China
because of its great progress. After independence in 1949, China made
immense progress in social, agricultural and industrial fields.
Q. 2: Discuss Chinese
agriculture system?
Ans: In China ,
agricultural land has been divided into small sectors known as communes. These
communes are further divided into production brigades. The Chinese still carry
on their traditional labour along with modern agricultural machinery.
Q. 3: How does China
Ans: China relies on its own resources by using all
sorts of products and machines prepared in China . Such products and machine
are easily available. They are cheaper than foreign machines.
Q. 4: Describe a day in the
life of a Chinese student?
And: Je Wen Siurepresents
the students in China .
She gets up early in the morning, does some domestic chores, takes breakfast
and goes to the school at 8. After 11 am, she comes back home takes her lunch
and goes back to the school. She . and revises his lesson. After 4 o clock he
takes rest reads the news-paper and enjoys the radio.
Q. 5: Write a note on the
Chinese women?
Ans : Chinese women are hard working. They lack feminity.
They do not use beauty products. They enjoy many social security benefits. They
enjoy free hospitalization and medical facilities.
Q. 6: What are the social
security benefits provided to the Chinese workers?
Ans : Workers in China
enjoy complete social security benefits. It means the state is responsible for
their comforts and needs in society. They are provided housing and medical
facilities. They enjoy easy terms of service in factories and the facility of
assistance schemes.
Q. 7: “It is the people and not
the things that are decisive” Discuss.
Ans : According to the
writer, there are two worlds: one is the world of facts and figures and the
other is the world of faith. Mao the Chinese leader believed that number of
people or economic facts and figures does not count, people themselves are
important if they have the faith for the benefit of the people.
Q. 8: “The heart of the matter
is the need to root out selfishness” Discuss.
Ans : According to this
statement, everyone should work for the betterment of others. The secret of China ’s
progress lies in this principle. They work for the benefits of all.
9. Hunger and population Explosion
Q. 1: What does hunger mean on
large scale as viewed by the author?
Ans: Hunger does not mean
missing one meal. It means never having enough to eat . after one meal there is
no surety of another meal.
Q. 2: Describe some great
famines of the past.
Ans : The Nile
remained dry for seven years and the Egyptians had to face the famine.
Likewise, China and England faced great famines and millions of
people died in Russia
because of famine in 1921. A worst famine of the century struck India in
1964-65.
Q. 3: How do famines occur?
Ans: Some of the causes of
famines are over population, failure of crops, shortage of food and lack of rains.
If the food available is not enough for the people to eat there may spread a
famine. In such cases people starve to death.
Q. 4: What is the main reason
for population increase today?
Ans : The main reason foe
population increase is the difference between birth-rate and death-rate. The
fatal diseases have been controlled. Due to this the death-rate has been
reduced. As a result, the population is increasing rapidly..
Q. 5: What is meant by
birth-rate and death-rate and how do they affect the population of a country?
Ans : Birth-rate means the
number of births per 1000 population while death rate means the number of
deaths per 1000 population.The main reason of population increase is the
difference between birth-rate and death- rate.
Q. 6: What have public-health
measures to do with increase in population?
Ans : Public health measures
have controlled epidemics and fatal diseases. The discovery of the treatment of
many diseases has decreased the death rate. When death rate decreases,
population increases
Q. 7: Account for the high
birth-rate in under-developed countries?
Ans : In underdeveloped
countries , the birth rate is very high and most of such countries are over
populated. These countries are unable to provide even basic facilities to their
people. The basic reason of high birth
rate is lack of education.
Q. 8: Why is birth rate not so
high in the more advanced countries?
Ans:` The people of advanced
countries are wise , intelligent, and educated. They are aware of the danger of
over population. Therefore, the birth rate is not so high in these countries.
Q. 9: Give a brief account of
the poor economic conditions prevailing in under-developed countries.
Ans : Poverty, illiteracy
and diseases are the common factors in under-developed countries. Such
countries have poor economy because they depend on the export of raw material.
The have no factories, no proper communication, public health and education
system.
10. The Jewel of the World
Q. 1: Give an account of the early career of
Abd-al-Rehman I, his dramatic escape and his adventures in Africa ?
Ans: In 750, after the defeat of the Umayyad
family, once when he was in Bedouin camp, the Abbasid soldiers came to kill him
and his brother, he saved his life by diving into the river and swam away from
the reach of the Abbasid army. He bore much hardship and reached Spain .
Q. 2: How did Abd-al-Rehman deal with the governor
appointed by the Abbasid caliph to contest his rule?
Ans: Abd-al-Rehman killed the caliph, preserved
his head in salt and camphor, wrapped in back flag and presented it to the
Abbasid caliph with letter of appointment.
Q. 3: What
did the Abbasid caliph say on receiving the head of his governor?
Ans: On receiving the head of his governor, he
was filled with horror and said “Thanks be to Allah for having placed the sea
between us and such a foe”
Q. 4: What did Abd-al-Rehman do to make himself
strong and to beautify his capital?
Ans: To make himself strong, he trained a well
disciplined army of 40,000 of more Berbers and to beautify his capital,. he
introduced a system of pure water. He built up a palace for himself and a garden
by its sides. He founded the great most of Cordova.
Q. 5: Give an account of the all-round progress
made by the Arabs under Abd-al-Rehman III?
Ans: During his reign, weaving, leather making,
silk, glass ware, brass work and the art of other metals flourished in Spain . Cordova
became one of the most cultured city. It had 70 libraries and number of books.
He enlarged the university
of Cordova
Q. 6: What did Al- Hakam do to promote learning
and scholarship in his kingdom?
Ans: Al-
Hakam was the successor of Abd- al-Rehman III, and was a learned man. He
patronized learning. He enlarge the university
of Cordova
4, 00,000 books.
Q. 7: Give the early physical appearance of
Abd-al-Rehman I?
Ans: He was a striking young man of 20, tall
lean, with sharp aquiline features and red hair .he was an able man with strong
will power.
Q. 8: Describe the royal
palace, al-Zahra?
Ans: The royal palace,
Al-Zahra was the most beautiful palace in the world. Imported marbles and other
material were used in its construction. It had 400 rooms and apartments. Thousands
of slaves and body-guards of “Amir” lived there.
Q. 9: Why was
“Generalife” ( Jannat-al-arif) so famous?
Ans: The
word “Generalife” comes from the Arabic word “ Jannat-al-arif”, which means
“the inspector’s paradise”. It was one of the best known gardens of Spain . It was
famous because o its wide shades, waterfalls and soft breeze. It was in the
form of an amphitheatre and was irrigated by many streams
11. FIRST YEAR AT HARROW
Q. 1: Who is
the writer of ‘First year at Harrow ”?
Ans: Sir Winston
Churchill is the author of the essay “First year at Harrow .
Q. 2: The writer says that the examiners ask
question which students cannot answer and not those which they can answer. Is
the complaint just?
Ans: To some extent, this complaint is true but
mostly it does not happen. It is the complaint of dull students. The
hardworking can answer any question asked in the exam.
Q. 3: What sort
of questions is asked by your examiners?
Ans: Our examiners ask easy as well as difficult
questions in the examinations. They ask such questions which can distinguish a
diligent student from an ordinary one.
Q. 4: Why did not Churchill do well in
examinations?
Ans: He liked poetry and essay writing but the
examiners were interested in Latin and Mathematics. He did not know the answers
of the questions. So he could not do well in the examination.
Q. 5: How did he do his Latin paper?
Ans: He did his Latin paper badly. He just wrote
his name, question ‘1’ and after much reflection put a bracket round it thus (1).
Then, unknowingly, he put a blot and many smudges on the paper.
Q. 6: Churchill was taught English at Harrow and not Latin and Greek. Was it a gain or loss?
Ans: Churchill
was taught English at Harrow and not Latin and
Greek it was a gain for him. This knowledge proved very useful for him
in future to earn his livelihood and a promising career.
Q. 7: What good did his three years stay at Harrow do him?
Ans: His three stay at Harrow
was very important for Churchill.Here he learnt the basic rules of English. This
knowledge proved very useful for him in future to earn his livelihood and a
promising career.
Q.8: In after years how did the knowledge of
English stand him in good stead?
Ans: In
after years, the knowledge of English proved very useful for him in his
practical life.By knowing his national language, he faced no difficulty in the
daily affairs of life. He became a successful politician.
Q. 9: What happened to boys who had learnt Latin
and Greek?
Ans: Those boys who had leant Latin and Greek
and had won many prizes. They had to learn English again to earn their
livelihood.
Q.10: What is Churchill’s advice regarding learning
English?
Ans: His advice is that all English boys should
learn English first. They should get it into their bones. Later on, clever ones
may learn Latin as an honor and Greek as a treat.
Q.11: Who was Mr. Welldon?
Ans: Mr.
Welldon was the head of Harrow . He was an
intelligent man. He judged the hidden qualities in Churchill and granted him
admission. Churchill had great regards for him.
Q.12: Who was Mr. Somervell and
how did he teach English?
Ans: Mr. Somervell was a
delightful teacher of English at Harrow . He
had his own method of teaching. He taught English by means of red, blue , black
and green inks.
12- HITCH-HIKING ACROSS THE SHARA
Q. 1: Who is the writer of Hitch-Hiking across the
Sahara ”?
Ans: G.F. Lamb is the writer of the essay ‘Hitch-Hiking Across the
Sahara’.
Q. 2: Give an idea of the size of the Sahara . How does it compare with England
Ans: The Sahara is a very vast desert in Africa . It is many times the size of greet Britain . England is very
small if compared with this desert.
Q. 3: What had Christopher‘s foster mother to do
with his desire to see distant places?
Ans: In his childhood, Christopher’s foster
mother used to threaten him to send him to Timbuktu
(a city in Sahara ) if he got naughty. The
threat instead of alarming him aroused a keen desire in him to visit distant
places of Sahara .
Q. 4: How did he manage to get a seat in the weapon
carrier?
Ans: He requested the French in charge of the
weapon carrier to allow him to travel with them. He produced a permit from
Ministry of war that he could go to French troops for his article.
Q. 5: What was the most noticeable feature of the
desert city named Ghardaia?
Ans: Ghardaia was a typical desert city. Flies
were in plenty there. Its flies were even more numerous and stickier than
anywhere else. Almost everything there was covered with flies.
Q. 6: How did they manage to drive the heavy truck
in the trackless desert with its soft sand?
Ans: When the truck stuck into the sand, they
took out steel mesh and placed them together to make a runway for the truck on
the sand. In this way, they crossed the desert with its soft sand.
Q. 7: What did the driver tell Christopher about
three Englishmen who had attempted to cross the desert?
Ans: The driver told the story to him about
three English people who tried to cross the part of the desert in a car. Their
car was stuck in a sand dune and thus they died of thirst.
Q. 8: Give an account of the little town, named El
Golea, and compare it with In Salah.
Ans: El Golea was a true oasis with plenty of water.
In El Golea, Christopher took bath in a little pool. The pool was shaded by
palm-trees. He also enjoyed lying on the cool grass beside the pool. On the
other hand, In Salah was fighting a battle for its survival. The sand was
encroaching it.
Q. 9: What do you know of Professor Claude
Balanguernon? How did he save the hero’s life towards the end of hitch-hike?
Ans: Professor Claude Balanguernon was a Frenchman
who devoted his life to educate the Taureg people. He was well-aware of the
features and routes of the Sahara . He saved
Christopher’ life by helping him in time when he missed his route and might die
of thirst.
Q.10: Describe the events leading to the killing of
a camel? What sort of water did they get from its stomach?
Ans: When they had dire shortage of water and
they might die of thirst, they killed a camel. They obtained a tick yellowish
green liquid from its stomach and drank that to save their lives.
Q.11: Describe the journey through ‘The land of Thirst
Ans: The area where they killed a camel for
water was known as “The land
of Thirst
Q.12: How much distance did Christopher cover to
reach his destination?
Ans: He crossed 3200 kilometers of desert and
reached his destination Timbuktu .
Q.13: Describe the stay at In
Abbangaret . How did Christopher manage to get water there?
13- SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING
Q. 1: Who is the writer of the essay Sir Alexander
Fleming?
Ans: Patrick pringle is the writer of the essay
‘Sir Alexander Fleming.
Q. 2: What are
antiseptics?
Ans: Germs can be
killed or destroyed or poisoned by using some chemicals known as antiseptics.
Q. 3: What is
the antiseptics method?
Ans: Anti-septic are the substances when are
entered the body they kill the germs of diseases theta are harmful for the
body.
Q. 4: What was the chief defect of antiseptic
method?
Ans: The chief defect of anti-septic method was
that it not only destroyed the germs but also the white blood cells of body,
which are very important in the human body.
Q. 5: What part is played by the white cells in
the blood of a human body?
Ans: The white blood cells of the body are to
protect the body against disease.
Q. 6: Describe how Fleming discovered penicillin?
Ans: In 1922, Fleming was suffering from
catarrh. He examined his own nasal secretions. He found a natural antiseptic
produced by the body itself.
Q. 7: What was aseptic method?
Ans: The method in which heat was used to destroy
the germs of dise4eases was known as aseptic method
Q. 8: In what respect is penicillin better than
the chemical antiseptics?
Ans: Penicillin is better than other chemical
antiseptics as it destroys only germs of disease and is harmless to the white
cells of the blood.
Q. 9: Was Fleming proud of his discovery?
Ans: Fleming was humble and not proud of his
discovery. He said, “Nature makes penicillin, I just found it”.
Q. 10: Why couldn’t penicillin have been discovered
in the research laboratories f America
Ans: Penicillin could not have been discovered
in laboratories of America
as these were very neat, clean and covered from all sides and spore of
penicillin could not reach inside them.
Q. 11: Fleming’s achievement paved the way for other
discoveries in the medical field. What are they?
Ans: Penicillin had many advantages. Firstly, it
was a blessing in the world of medicine. Secondly, it had stimulated other
scientist to discover new antibiotics.
14-LOUIS PASTURE
Q. 1: Who is the writer of the essay ‘Louis
Pasteur”?
Ans: Margaret Avery is the writer is the essay”
Louis Pasteur.
Q. 2: Describe the early life of Pasteur?
Ans: Pasteur belonged to a humble family. He
lived in a village from where he got early education. Then he moved to city and
became a famous scientist in history.
Q. 3: Give some instances of Pasteur?
Ans: Pasteur was a great patriot. He offered
himself to serve in the army. He worked for France in the field for science. He
saved the wine and silk industry of France . Once. He donated all his
savings t the welfare of France .
Q. 4: What do you men by ‘spontaneous generation?
Ans: Spontaneous generation means that things
change without the external influence.
Q. 5: How did Pasteur prove that” spontaneous
generation?
Ans: Pasteur proved that things change because
of bacteria. Things do not change without external influence.
Q. 6: What help did Pasteur render in curing the
“silkworm” disease in his country?
Ans: Pasteur advised the rearers of silkworm to
avoid over- crowding’ over-heating and unhealthy conditions because these
things weakned them to get disease.
Q. 7: How did Pasteur discover the treatment of
the cattle disease, Anthrax?
Ans: Pasteur cultivated the germs in such a way
that they were weakned. When these germs were i8noculated into the healthy
animals, they produced a mild type of illness. This protects them from
different diseases.
Q. 8: Who did Pasteur discover the method of
making vaccines?
Ans: Pasteur cultivated the germ in such a way
that they were weakened. When these germs were inoculated into the healthy
animals, they produced a mild type of illness. This protects them from
different diseases.
Q. 9: Give and account of Pasteur’s treatment of
hydrophobia?
Ans: The first human disease for which Pasteur
used inoculation was hydrophobia or Rabies. It was a horrible disease caused by
the bite of a “Mad” dog.
Q. 10: How did Pasteur show the way to other
scientists?
Ans: Pasteur abolished superstitions about
diseases. Diseases and death was mysterious thing. He found out their causes
and brought them to the world of facts.
15. MUSTAFA KAMAL
Q. 1: Who is the writer of the essay “Mustafa
Kamal”?
Ans: Wilfred F. Castle is the writer of the
essay “Mustafa Kamal”.
Q. 2: What was the attitude of the Turkish
government towards the allies after world world I?
Ans: Padsha and old liberals and old liberals
wanted to from a government in collaboration with the allies.
Q. 3: Why was Mustafa Kamal sent to Antolia?
Ans: Mustafa Kamal was sent to Anatolia
to put down the rebels who were not obeying Padsha.
Q. 4: What was the reaction of the Turkish
patriots to the intentions of the allies to partition the Ottoman
Empire ?
Ans: They planned to rage a war against the
Greeks through guerillas. They wanted to build up to the national army and
temporary government in Anatolia .
Q. 5: Writer a note on Mustafa Kamal activities in
Anatolia ?
Ans: Mustafa Kamal planned to rage a war against
the Greeks through guerillas. He wanted to build up the national army and
temporary government in Antolia.
Q. 6: Why did Mehmet order Mustafa Kamal to return
to Constantinople ?
Ans: Mehmet felt that he was working against the
interest of his government. So he orded him to come back at once.
Q. 7: What was Mustafa Kamal’s reply?
Ans: In reply to the order of the sultan of
turkey, Mustafa Kamal said. “ I shall stay in Anatolia
until the nation has won its independence”.
Q. 8: What was decided by the Grand Turkish
National Assembly at the end of war?
Ans: The Grand National Assembly of Turkey
decided by the unanimous vote to abolish the Sultanate in Turkey .
Q. 9: Why did Mustafa simply the Turkish language?
Ans: The Turkish language had many Arabic and
Persian words. It was difficult to learn. Mustafa kamal simplified the Turkish
language to make it simple. Easy and modern.
Q. 10: What were Mustafa views about women of the
country?
Ans: Mustafa was of the opinion that woman
should have equal rights. They should be educated. They should bye encouraged
to take part in nation progress.
Q. 11: What were Mustafa Kamal economic reforms?
Ans: For economic reform, new roads and railways
were constructed. New factures were opened. He encouraged heavy industry. They
banking system was organized. He did all this without borrowing from outside.
Q. 12: What were his social reforms in the country?
Ans: Mustafa Kamal finished old title. The
people used to wear Fez :
now wearing of hat was compulsory. Veil was also abolished. Women were allowed
to get higher education.
Q. 13: What happened on 23rd of April,
1920?
Ans: On 23rd April, 1920, the
revolutionary Turkish Grand Assembly met and elected Mustafa Kamal as the first
president of Turkey .
Q. 14: Why October 1923 I famous in the history of
the world?
Ans: The 29 October 1923 is famous in the
history of the world because on that day the Ottoman Empire was wiped from
history and a new Turkish
Republic
Good Bye Mr. Chips
James Hilton
CHAPTER NO. 01
Q.1: Who is the writer of the
novel," Good Bye Mr. Chips”?
Ans.: James Hilton is the
writer of the novel" Good Bye Mr. Chips".
Q.2: What was the real name of
Mr. Chips?
Ans.: His real name was Mr.
Chipping but his nickname was Mr. Chips.
Q.3: When was Mr. Chips born?
Ans.: Mr.
Chips was born in 1848 and was taken to the Great Exhibition as a toddling
child.
Q.4: Where
did Mr. Chips live after his retirement?
Ans.: After
his retirement, Mr. Chips lived at Mrs. Wickett's just across the road from the
Brookfield School
Q.5: How
did Mr. Chips measure his time when he was living at Mrs. Wickett's house?
Ans.: When
he was living at Mrs. Wicket, Mr. Chips used to measure his time by the signals
of the past, just like a sea captain. He used to live his life according to the
bells of Brookfield .
Q.6: What
did Mr. Chips used to do in his old age?
Ans.:
In his old age, Mr. Chips liked to sit by the fire, drink a cup of tea and
listen to the school bells.
Q.7: What
did Mr. Chips do before going to bed?
Ans.: Before
going to bed, He used to wind up the clock, put the wire guard in front of the
fire. Then he turned out the gas and carried a detective novel to bed.
Q.8: Who was Merivale?
Ans.: Merivale
was Chips' doctor and friend. He visited him every fortnight or so. He admired
his health and said that he was fitter than the doctor himself and was going to
die a natural death.
Q.9: What
did he say about Chips' health?
Ans.: He
admired his health and said that he was fitter than the doctor himself and was
going to die a natural death.
Q.10: What
did Dr. Merivale advise Mrs. Wickett to do when Mr. Chips caught cold?
Ans.: When
Mr. Chips caught cold, he advised her to take special care of him as it was too
cold.
Q.11: When
and why did he join Brookfield
Ans.: He
joined Brookfield
in 1870. Because he disliked the previous school as his discipline was not good
there. Moreover, he was ragged there a good deal.
Q.12: Briefly
explain his preliminary interview with Mr.Wetherby?
Ans.: He
had his first interview with Mr. Wetherby in July, 1870. Wetherby said to
him," You are a young man, Mr. Chipping and Brookfield is an old foundation. Youth and
age often combine well. Give your enthusiasm to Brookfield
and Brookfield
will give you something in return."
Q.13: What advice did Mr. Wetherby give to Mr. Chips?
Ans.: Mr.
Wetherby advised him to take a firm attitude from beginning thats the secret to
maintain discipline in the class.
Q.14: Who was the first boy
punished by Mr. Chips at Brookfield
Ans.: Colley,
a red haired boy, was the first one punished by Chips at Brookfield . He dropped the desk lid during
the first class of Mr. Chips. Chips punished him by giving him hundred lines to
write.
Q.15: What did Mr. Chips say to
the son of Mr. Colley?
Ans.: Mr.
Chips said," Your father was the first boy I ever punished, When I came
here twenty five years ago. He deserved it then and you deserved it now".
Q.16: What
did Mr. Chips say to the third Colley?
Ans.: He
said that he was a fine example of inherited traditions. He said that his
grandfather was a stupid fellow. His father was not better either and he was
the biggest fool of the lot.
Q.17: What
was the fashion adopted by Mr. Chips during his youth days?
Ans.: Mr.
Chips was fresh complexioned, high collard and side whiskered young man. This
was the old fashion adopted by the people in those days.
Q.18:
CHAPTER NO. 02
Q.1: What was the history of Brookfield Grammar School
Ans.: It
was established in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The main structure of the
building was rebuilt and extended in the reign of George-1.
Q.2: What kind of people and
professionals did Brookfield
Ans.: It
supplied fair samples of history making men like judges, members of parliament,
colonial administrators, a few peers and bishops. It also turned out merchants,
manufacturers, professional men, country squires and parsons.
Q.3: What were the
qualifications of Mr. Chips?
Ans.: He
was an ordinary teacher with inadequate qualification. He was simply a gradu
ate
from the Cambridge .
Q.4: What was presented to
Chips on his retirement?
Ans.: On his retirement, he
was presented with a cheque, a writing desk and a clock.
Q.5: A decent career decently
closed. Comment.
Ans.: It
means. that Chips spent his career in a decent, honourable and graceful manner.
He served Brookfield
in dignified manner and left it with honour and dignity.
Q.6: What
were Chip's ambitions when he joined Brookfield
Ans.: When
he joined Brookfield ,
he wanted to get headship or the senior most mastership of a first class
school.
Q.7: What
was the status of Brookfield
School
Ans.: Brookfield was a good
school of second rank.
Q.8: Write
a note on Brookfield
Ans.: Brookfield was a small
dependent village and open fen country. It was situated on the East Coast of
England.
Q.9: Write
a note on Brookfield
Public School
Ans.: It
was a grammar school of second rank in Brookfield .
It was established in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It produced many history
making people for England .
CHAPTER NO. 03
Q.1: Describe
Chips' room at Mrs. Wickett?
Ans.: Chips'
room was very sunny and comfortable. It was simply decorated as school masterly
taste.
Q.2: How
did Mr. Chips entertain his guests at Mrs. Wickett's?
Ans.: He
entertained his guests with tea and walnut cake with pink icing from Reddaways.
In winter, he served them crumpets soaked in butter.
Q.3: What
was the condition of the house?
Ans.: The
house itself was ugly and pretentious. However it was convenient. But the house
of Mr. Chips was small, sunny and comfortable.
Q.4: Who
was Mrs. Wickett?
Ans.: Mrs.
Wickett was a widow. She was Chips' landlady and once the linen room incharge
of Brookfield ,
before she saved some money. She was a kind and sympathetic lady.
Q.5: Who
was Collingwood?
Ans.: Collingwood
was an old student of Mr. Chips. He once thrashed him for climbing in to the
gymnasium roof to get a ball out of the gutter. Later on, he became a major in
the army and was killed in Egypt .
Q.6: How
was Chip's room decorated?
Ans.: His
room was simply furnished as a school masterly taste. There were a few
bookshelves, sporting trophies, a crowded mantel piece, a worn out Turkey carpet
and big easy chairs.
Q.7: What
kinds of books were read by Mr. Chips?
Ans.: He
used to read detective novels with great interest. Sometimes, he took Virgil
and Xenophone for a few moments but soon returned to Dr. Thorndyke and
Inspector French.
Q.8: Name
the newspaper which Mr. Chips used to read.
Ans.: Mr.
Chips used to read "The Times".
CHAPTER NO. 04
Q.1: How
did Mr. Chips came across Katherine Bridges?
Ans.: Chips
came across her on the rock the Great Gabble and injured himself.
Q.2: What
were Mr. Chips' views about the women of the nineties?
Ans.: Mr.
Chips disliked the women of the nineties because they read Shaw and Ibsen and
drove bicycle equally to men.
Q.3: Describe
Katherine's physical grace.
Ans.: She
was twenty five years old. She had blue flashing eyes, freckled cheeks and
straw-coloured hair.
Q.4: Describe
Katherine's ideas.
Ans.: She
had modern ideas. She wanted to get the right of vote and admission to
universities for women. She was a radical in politics.
Q.5: Why
did Katherine visit Mr. Chips daily?
Ans.: She
visited him daily because she thought herself responsible for the accident, of
Mr. Chips.
Q.6: How
old were Chips and Katherine at the time of their marriage?
Ans.: At
the time of their marriage, Chips was forty eight years old while Katherine was
twenty five young.
Q.6: Why
did Chips dislike Shaw and Ibsen?
Ans.: He
was a conventional person. He did not like Shaw for his strange ideas. He did
not like Ibsen for his disturbing plays.
CHAPTER NO. 05
Q.1: What
were Katherine's views about Mr. Chips' profession when she first met him?
Ans.: When
she first met him she thought he was a solicitor or a stock broker or a dentist
or a man with a big cotton business in Manchester .
Q.2: What were Katherine's views
about Chips' profession of teaching?
Ans.:
She liked the profession of teaching. She thought that a school teacher could
influence the youngsters, so it was a great profession.
Q.3: Describe Chips' marriage.
Ans.: Katherine
had no parents, so she was married from the house of her aunt in Ealing.
Q.4: What
did she say to Mr. Chips before the wedding night?
Ans.:
She asked Mr. Chips if she would call him Sir or Mr. Chips. She said to him
that Mr. Chips would be the right term to be used for his name and then she
said," Good bye Mr. Chips".
CHAPTER NO. 06
Q.1: What type of man was Mr.
Chips before marriage?
Ans.: Mr. Chips had been a
dry and rather a neuter sort of person before marriage.
Q.2: What changes did marriage
bring in Chips?
Ans.: Marriage
gave him a new touch. His eyes gained sparkle, his sense of humour blossomed
and his teaching style was also improved.
Q.3: How
did Katherine persuade Chips to hold a match between Mission
and Brookfield School
Ans.: She
gave many arguments to persuade Chips. She said that the boys of Mission and Brookfield
School were equally important for England . There
should not be any class distinction between them.
Q.4: Describe Poplar boys' visit
to Brookfield
Ans.: Poplar
boy's visit to Brookfield
was a great success. One Saturday afternoon, they reached Brookfield , played a soccer match with the
school's second team. Later they had high tea. They left and took good
impression.
CHAPTER NO. 07
Q.1: How did Katherine help
Chips in the matter of discipline?
Ans.: She
asked him to be kind without losing the balance. She urged him to give them a
chance. In this way, his discipline improved a lot.
Q.2: Who
was Ogilive?
Ans.: Ogilive
was an old choirmaster at Brookfield
School
Q.3: Did
Mr. Chips write any book consisting of his memories?
Ans.: No,
he did not write any book in proper form because writing tired him. Moreover,
his memories lost much of their flavour when they were written down.
CHAPTER NO. 08
Q.1: When and how did
Katherine die?
Ans.: Katherine died on
April 1st, 1898 during childbirth.
Q.2: What were Chips' feelings
on the death of his beloved wife?
Ans.: Katherine's
death was the worst shock of his life. He lost all charm in life and became
'old' in the real sense of the word.
CHAPTER NO. 09
Q.1: What
was Chips' opinion about the Boers?
Ans.: The
Boers were the Dutch sought Africans.. Mr. Chips was neither against them nor
favoured them.
CHAPTER NO. 10
Q.1: Who
succeeded Wetherby as a Headmaster?
Ans.: Mr.
Wetherby was succeeded by Mr. Meldrum, as a Headmaster, in 1870, who acted as Brookfield 's head till
his death in 1900.
Q.2: When
and how did Meldrum die?
Ans.: Meldrum
died in 1900 of pneumonia. He served Brookfield
for 30 years as a Headmaster.
Q.2: When
did Mr. Chips become the Acting Head of Brookfield
Ans.: Mr.
Chips became the Acting Head of Brookfield after the death of Mr. Meldrum in
1900.
Q.3: Describe
personality of Mr. Ralston.
Ans.: Ralston
was a young man of thirty seven. He was like a live wire ruthless and
energetic, but not very likeable. He had an impressive personality.
Q.4: Why
could Ralston not become popular?
Ans.: Ralston
could not become popular because he was unkind and inhuman. He was running Brookfield as a factory.
Therefore, he was feared but not liked.
CHAPTER NO. 11
Q.1: When
was there a row between Mr. Chips and Mr. Ralston?
Ans.: There
was a row between Mr. Chips and Mr. Ralston in 1908 because they never liked
each other.
Q.2: What
was the cause of this row?
Ans.: Mr.
Ralston demanded Chips' resignation for his inefficiency, old fashioned
teaching methodology and disobedience. Chips lost his temper and row started.
Q.3: How
did the people of the area come to know about this row? / How did the news of
this row spread in the area?
Ans.: By
Chance, a boy heard everything outside the office who came to see headmaster.
He told the boys what happened in the Headmaster's study and the news spread
all over.
Q.4: What
was the reaction of the people after this row?
Ans.: Everyone
reacted quite strongly. People turned against Ralston. The whole staff assured
Chips that they would support him and would not tolerate his insult.
Q.5: Who
was Sir John Rivers?
Ans.: He
was the Chairman of the Board of Governors and was a former student of Chips.
It was he who resolved the matter and assured Chips that he could teach as long
as he wishes.
CHAPTER NO. 12
Q.1: When and why did Ralston
leave Brookfield
Ans.: In
1911, Ralston left Brookfield
when he was offered the headship of a greater public school.
Q.2: Who succeeded Ralston?
Ans.: Ralston
was succeeded by a young man of thirty four, Mr. Chatteris who was anable ,
hardworking and kind man.
Q.3: When
did Chips resign for the first time?
Ans.: Chips
resigned in 1913 for the first time when he was sixty five years old. He had
bronchitis and was unable to do his job decently.
Q.4: What
type of farewell speech was given by Chips?
Ans.: It
was not a very long speech but it had many jokes and Latin quotations in it. He
also told them that he would remember them always.
Q.5: Where
did he reside after retirement?
Ans.: He
lived at Mrs. Wickett's, just across the road, as a paying guest. So that he
could visit school whenever he wanted and in a sense could remain a part of it.
Q.6: What
was his routine at home after retirement?
Ans.: He
had plenty to do after his retirement. He was the president of the old boys
club and went to dinner in London , contributed
to the Brookfield
terminal magazine. He read the Times and entertained the visitors.
CHAPTER NO. 13
Q.1: When
and why did Chips join Brookfield
Ans.: In
1916, he rejoined Brookfield
on request of Chatteris to help him in managing the school affairs.
Q.2: Who
was Forrester?
Ans.: Forrester
was the smallest boy in the Brookfield
about four feet high. He was killed in 1918 in Cambrai.
CHAPTER NO.14
Q.1: When
did he become the acting head of the school again and why?
Ans.: He
became the acting head of the School for the second time in 1917 when Chatteris
fell ill during the winter term.
Q.2: When
and how did Chatteris die?
Ans.:
Chatteris fell ill during the winter term and in April, 1917 he died of
diabetes.
Q.3: How
did Chips perform his duties during his second headship?
Ans.: During
his second headship, he sat in the headmaster's study and handled the problems.
Q.4: Who
was Herr Staefel / Max Staefel?
Ans.: He
was a German master. He was Chip's junior in the school. Chips went for cure to
Wiesbaden and
stayed at his home. He was killed on the Western Front in the First World War.
CHAPTER NO.15
Q.1: Describe
the air raid at Brookfield
Ans.: On
a moonlight night, air raid warning was given. Five bombs were fallen in and
around the Brookfield .
Nine persons died in this air raid.
Q.2: What
happened to Chips on November 11, 1918?
Ans.: On
November 11, 1918 Chips caught a cold while returning from the dining hall and
he also resigned after it.
CHAPTER NO. 16:
Q.1: What
was the condition of Chips' health in the last few years at Mrs. Wickett?
Ans.: In
his last few years, he was not ill but felt a bit tired at times because of old
age. In Winter, his breathing disturbed him. He had to care of himself when
eastern winds blew.
Q.2: What
was Chips' will?
Ans.: In
1930, Chips made his will. Except for legacies
to the Mission
and Mrs. Wickett, he left all he had to found an open entrance scholarship for the boys at school.
Q.3: How
did Chips spend the last period of his life at Mrs. Wickett's?
And: In
the last period of his life at Mrs. Wickett,
he usually remained indoors and enjoyed visits of the new and old boys
very much.
CHAPTER NO. 17
Q.1: Where
did Mrs. Wickett go a day before Mr. Chips' death?
Ans.: A
day before Mr. Chips' death, she went to see her relatives.
Q.2: Who
was Linford?
Ans.: Linford
was a boy of nine. He was the last person who came to see Chips' before his
death. He made Chips remember his wife, Katherine by saying, "Good Bye,
Mr. Chips".
Q.3: Why
did Chips became sad after Linford's visit?
Ans.: Chips
became sad because Linford's word, "Good bye, Mr. Chips" reminded him
the day of his marriage and his wife, Katherine.
Q.4: Why
Linford has come to see Mr. Chips?
Ans.: Someone
told Linford that Chips wanted to see him. Therefore, he came to see Chips. It
was just a joke because Chips did not call him.
CHAPTER NO. 18
Q.1: Whom
did Chips see around him when he awoke after being unconscious?
Ans.: He
saw Old Buffle, Mr. Cartwright, Dr. Merivale and Mrs. Wickett around him when
he awoke after being unconscious.
Q.2: What
did Cartwright say about Chips' Children?
Ans.: Cartwright
said that it was a pity Chips never had any children.
Q.3: What
was Chips' response on Cartwright's statement about his being issueless
(childless)?
Ans.: Chips
responded immediately, opened his eyes and in a feeble voice said that he had
thousands of Children and they all were boys.
Q.4: How
did Chips die?
Ans.: After
the visit of Old Buffle, Cartwright, Dr. Merivale and Mrs.Wickett , Chips slept
and died peacefully.
Q.5: What were the two things Chips had never
done?
Ans.: He
had never traveled by air and had never gone to a cinema.
Q.6: What
kind of novel is this?
Ans.: This
is a biographical novel. The biography of a school teacher, Mr. Chipping is
described in it.
