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Merchant of Venice Act 1  Scene 2 (Workbook Answers) Extract 1 Ans 1: Portia has just said that she doesn’t have the freedom to choose her own husband. The person she has to marry will be decided by the lottery of caskets created by her father. She can neither say yes to a person whom she likes, nor refuse a person whom she dislikes.   Ans 2:  Portia’s father had made 3 caskets - one made of gold, one made of silver and the last one made of lead. The suitors had to choose a casket from the three. If they chose the right casket, they would win Portia’s hand in marriage.   Ans 3:  Portia was anxious about the lottery of caskets, because she did not have any choice in the matter of her own marriage. Portia wanted to be a good daughter, so she decided to follow her father’s will. Nerissa was positive about the lottery. She believed that Portia’s father was a great wise man and only a worthy man would choose the correct casket.    Ans 4:  The given lines mean the right casket will be chose

Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scene 1 (Workbook Answers of Extracts 5 to 8) Extract 5 Answer 1: Gratiano says that young people are filled with a lot of energy. They should spend this energy by having fun. If they stay at one place and don’t spend their energy, they are the same as the marble statue of their grandfather. Gratiano warns Antonio that if he remains serious all the time and doesn’t enjoy life, he will be infected with jaundice.   Answer 2:   (a) Some people cover their faces with a serious expression that remains unchanged like the cream on the surface of milk and as the algae covering the surface of ponds.  (b) maintain complete silence not to disturb the expression on the face.   Answer 3: In the extract, Gratiano says that there are people who try to obtain a reputation for wisdom, by remaining silent. Such people think that they have the authority of the Oracle. They want that when they speak, the others should be quiet.   Answer 4: ‘I am sir Oracle’ means ‘I am a ver

Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scene 1 (Workbook Answers 1 to 4) Extract 1 Answer1: Antonio and his friends are in a street in Venice. Antonio says that although he is sad, he doesn't know the reason for his sadness or the nature of his sadness.   Answer 2:   (a). how it originated  (b). a dull sadness  (c). That I have much difficulty in recognising myself. Answer 3: Salarino says that Antonio is sad because he is worried about his ships that are sailing in the sea with valuable cargo.   Answer 4: Salarino compares Antonio’s ships to wealthy people who look down upon people who aren’t as rich as them. He says that Antonio’s ships are huge and when they sail in the sea, they look down upon the smaller ships and boats. According to Salarino, those smaller ships show respect to Antonio’s ships. Answer 5: Shakespeare presents Antonio as a melancholic man to portray that he is a man who is bored with life and doesn’t care about the consequences of his actions. It also creates a tragi

Treasure Trove Chapter 7 The Little Match Girl (Workbook Answers) Extract 1 Answer 1. The evening was special as it was New Year's Eve. It was terribly cold, snow was falling and darkness was gathering. Answer 2. The slippers that the girl was wearing belonged to her dead mother. They were too big for her and hence were of no use. The little girl had lost her slippers as she ran across the street to escape from two carriages that were being driven terribly fast. One slipper could not be found and the other was taken away by an urchin. Answer 3. It was a bitterly cold evening but the girl was walking bareheaded and barefoot. Thus we conclude that the girl was poor and dejected. Answer 4. The girl was sent out in the cold by her father to sell matches. Since she could not sell any matches, she was afraid of going back home because she would be beaten by her father. Answer 5. The title 'The Little Match Girl' is appropriate as it revolves around a little girl who sells

Treasure Trove Chapter 5 A Face in the Dark (Workbook Answers) Extract 1 Answer 1: Mr Oliver was an Anglo-Indian teacher. He taught at a boarding school in Shimla. His usual activity was to walk down to the Shimla bazar in the evening and to return after dark. He took a shortcut through the pine forest. Answer 2: The school in Shimla, where Mr Oliver was a teacher, has been called the 'Eton of the East'. Eton is one of the most reputed and expensive schools in England. Oliver's School is called 'Eton of the East' because the school was run on English public school lines and the students were from wealthy families.   Answer 3: It was night time and a strong wind was blowing, the pine trees were making mysterious side sounds, indicating that something evil was likely to happen. It creates an atmosphere of fear and suspense . Answer 4: Oliver encountered a boy sitting alone on a rock, one night. After seeing the boy, Oliver stopped and approached the boy. Answer 5

Computer Chapter - 1 Computer Network D. Define the following: 1. Network: A computer network is a collection of computers and devices connected by communication channels. 2. Protocol: A protocol is a set of rules that outlines the characteristics of how two devices communicate over the network. 3. Router: A router is a device that connects multiple computers together and transmits data to its correct destination on a network. 4. FTP: FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. This is a set of rules that allows file uploading and downloading on the internet. 5. SMTP: SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. This is an email protocol for sending emails across the internet. E. Differentiate between the following: Answer 1. POP3   (i) The user can view and access the emails after downloading them to their device. (ii) The emails can only be accessed from the device on which they were downloaded. IMAP  (i) The user doesn’t have to download the emails to their device. They can vie

  Treasure Trove Story - 6 An Angel in Disguise   (Workbook Answers: Extracts 4 & 5) Extract 4 Answer 1: Mrs. Thompson saw her husband, Joe Thompson, approaching. Maggie is the "precious burden". She is called ‘a precious burden’ because Mr. Thompson felt fatherly feelings for Maggie when he lifted her in his hands. Answer 2: Seeing a child in her husband's arm, Mrs. Thompson asked her husband what he had there in his arms.   Joe did not reply immediately but pleaded and cautioned his wife with his looks, asking her to be gentle. Joe spoke to his angry wife only after comfortably placing Maggie on a bed. Joe formed a bond with the child as soon as he lifted her in his arms.   Answer 3: Usually Joe Thompson kept silent in front of his wife but that day he displayed a firmly-set countenance and a resolute pair of eyes. He also answered his wife with real indignation for Maggie, something which he never did before. Answer 4: Joe told his wife that he had brought Mag

Treasure Trove Chapter 2 Old Man at the Bridge (Workbook Answers) Extract 1 Answer 1: A bridge that is made up of large hollow containers filled with air, is called a Pontoon bridge.   The story is set during the Spanish civil war and the people are crossing the bridge to save themselves from the attack by the enemy troops. Answer 2: The old man is sitting by the side of the road at a pontoon bridge.   The old man was too tired to go any farther because he had already walked 12 kilometres since he left his hometown of San Carlos. Answer 3: The narrator, who is an army scout, is the speaker. He was on a mission to cross the bridge and find out how far the enemy had advanced. Answer 4: The narrator asked the old man where he had come from.   The old man replied, "from San Carlos". He smiled because the mention of his native town gave him pleasure. Answer 5: The old man was the last to leave because he was taking care of his animals. The old man wore dusty clothes and steel

Treasure Trove Poem 2 The Cold Within Extract 1 Answer 1: The figure of speech used is Alliteration. The adjectives 'bleak and bitter' define 'cold'. The coldness of the surroundings is compared to the coldness in the hearts of the six people, because they were not friendly to one another. Answer 2: The people referred to here are the six people who are trapped in a cold place by some accident. They need logs to renew the fire to protect themselves in the cold. Answer 3: The 'first one' is a prejudiced white woman who hates people of other races. The 'next man' is a religious fanatic and a bigot who hates people not belonging to his religion. Answer 4: The first one held back her log. She does this because she was a racist. She didn't want the black man to be saved by the warmth provided by her log. Answer 5: Literally, this line refers to the fire that is dying and needs to be kept alive with the use of a log. Metaphorically, it can be understo

Treasure Trove Story - 6 An Angel in Disguise   (Workbook Answers: Extracts 1 to 3)    Extract 1   Answer 1: The mother died of intoxication. When she was drunk, she fell upon the threshold of her door and died. "Death touches the spring of our humanity" means that death evokes kindness in the hearts of people and they tend to help them who have lost their beloved ones.   Answer 2: The woman did not have good relations with others. The men, women and even the children in the village hated her. The villagers hated her because of her behaviour and drinking addiction.   Answer 3: Some neighbours took clean grave clothes for the woman's burial while others took food for the children.   Answer 4: The woman and her children were subjected to pitiful conditions. Their hut was small and old. They didn't have many items in their hut. They didn't even have decent clothes.   Answer 5: John, the oldest child was adopted by farmer Jones. The middle child, Kate, was taken