ACTIVITY SHEET (An Astrologer’s Day)
(Answer-key)
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)
The Town Hall Park area remained crowded with the people for the
whole day. Moreover the variety of trades and occupations was present there
which attracted number of customers. Obviously, some of them were attracted
towards the astrologer and his business thrived.
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)
Any reasonably correct answer will be
accepted.
A5 Language Study (2)
1.
Bees
are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Cosmos ….’)
Cosmos and dahlia stalks attract bees.
2.
An auctioneer
of cheap cloth created enough din all day to attract the whole town.
(Make it a compound sentence)
An auctioneer of cheap cloth created enough din all day
and attracted the whole town.
A6. Vocabulary (2)
Fill in the blanks
with the appropriate words given in the bracket.
(obscure, junk, din, enhanced, streamed)
1.
We should avoid junk food which may prove
harmful in the long run of life.
2.
The beauty of the nature is enhanced in
the rainy season.
3.
Tears in her eyes made her vision obscure.
4.
The constant din of the vehicles on the
road disturb the classroom teaching.
B) Language Study (Non-textual Grammar) (4)
1.
Oh yes, I know that restaurant; the chef
is a 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)
Father asked Rohit worriedly if he would tell him what had happened
and ordered him to stop whimpering.
3.
I prefer to do Maths in the morning before I leave for 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
It should be ‘ for five years’
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