ACTIVITY SHEET (An
Astrologer’s Day)
Q.1 Read the extract and complete the activities given
below: (12 )
Punctually at
midday he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment, which
consisted of a dozen cowrie shells, a
square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it,
a notebook, and a bundle of palmyra writing. His
forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion, and
his eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam which was really an outcome of a
continual searching look for customers, but which his simple clients took to be
a prophetic light and felt comforted. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their
position placed as they were between the painted forehead and the dark whiskers
which streamed down his cheeks : even a half-wit’s eyes would sparkle in such a
setting. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his
head. This colour scheme never failed. People were attracted to him as bees are
attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks. He sat under the boughs of a spreading
tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Town Hall Park. It was a
remarkable place in many ways. A surging crowd
was always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till night. A
variety of trades and occupations was represented all long its way : medicine sellers,
sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and above all, an auctioneer of
cheap cloth, who created enough din all day to attract the whole town.
A1. Choose two
most appropriate sentences which sum up the given extract. (2)
a. The extract
describes the astrologer with his appearance and look.
b. The extract
describes the market place of the city.
c. The extract
describes the place where the astrologer does his business.
d. The extract
describes the variety of people who come to the Town Hall Park.
A2. Complete
the web diagram that brings out the appearance of the Astrologer. (2)
A3. ‘Town Hall Park was a remarkable place in many ways’. State
how these
remarkable features of the place benefited the astrologer. (2)
remarkable features of the place benefited the astrologer. (2)
A4. Most of the people in our society are attracted towards the
astrologers.
Mention at least two reasons for people’s attraction towards them. (2)
Mention at least two reasons for people’s attraction towards them. (2)
1.
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2.
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A5 Language Study (2)
1.
Bees
are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with
‘Cosmos ….’)
2.
An auctioneer
of cheap cloth created enough din all day to attract
the whole town. (Make it a compound sentence)
the whole town. (Make it a compound sentence)
Fill in the blanks
with the appropriate words given in the bracket.
(obscure, junk, din, enhanced, streamed)
1.
We should avoid ---------- food which may prove harmful in the long run of
life.
2.
The beauty of the nature is ----------------- in the rainy season.
3.
Tears in her eyes made her vision -------------.
4.
The constant -------- of the vehicles on the road disturb the classroom
teaching.
B) Language Study (Non-textual Grammar) (4)
1.
Oh yes, I know that restaurant; ---- chef is ---- good friend of mine.
(Fill in the blanks with correct articles
or put X where article is not needed)
2.
“Will you please tell me what happened?” asked Father to Rohit. “And stop
whimpering.”
(Change the sentence into indirect
narration)
3.
I prefer to do Maths --- the
morning before I leave ---- the tuition class.
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate
prepositions.)
4.
Spot the error.
He has been working / in the factory /
since five years./ No error.
A B C D
i) A ii) B iii) C iv) D
Pradeep Mankar
S.F.L. Jr. College,
Dhamangaon Rly. Di. Amravati.
Dhamangaon Rly. Di. Amravati.
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