L E S S O N 4
THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
ACTIVITY-1
Choose the correct option:
Answers:
It is - (a) an imaginary story.
ACTIVITY-2
➜ Underline the correct answer:
Answers:
(a) Belle is the name of the -
(a) (i) youngest daughter
(ii) middle daughter
(iii) eldest daughter
(b) Belle asked her father to bring
(b) (i) jewels
(ii) dresses
(iii) a rose
(c) The owner of the castle was a-
(c) (i) rich merchant
(ii) beast
(iii) king
ACTIVITY-3
➜ Identify which of the following statements are True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answer:
(a) The merchant had three daughters. (True)
Supporting sentence: Once upon a time a wealthy merchant lived in a big mansion with his three daughters.
(b) The merchant lost his way on his return journey. (True)
Supporting sentence: While returning, he lost his way in a forest.
(c) Belle did not go to the castle on her own will. ( False)
Supporting sentence: The merchant, upon arriving home, tried to hide the secret from Belle, but she pried from him and willingly went to the Beast's Castle.
(d) Belle became the mistress of the castle. (True)
Supporting sentence: "You are the mistress of the castle, and I am your servant.
ACTIVITY-4
Answer the following questions :
(a) How did the fortune of the merchant change?
Ans: The merchant lost all his wealth in a tempest on sea. Thus the fortune of the merchant changed.
(b) What were the gifts that the three daughters asked for?
Ans: The elder daughters of the merchant asked for jewels and dresses. Belle, the merchant's youngest daughter, asked him to bring a rose for her.
(c) Why did the merchant go to the castle?
Ans: The merchant lost his way while he was returning. Seeking shelter, the merchant went to the dazzling castle.
(d) What did the Beast demand from the merchant?
Ans: The Beast demanded that the merchant would return to the castle or his daughter would come to stay with the beast in the castle.
Let's do:
➜ Fill in the table with information from the text.
Answers:
ACTIVITY-6
Answer the following questions:
Q.1. Why did the Beast decide to kill the merchant?
Ans: The merchant picked up a rose for his daughter from the Beat's garden. But it was the Beast's most precious possession, So he decided to kill the merchant.
Q.2. How did the beast look after Belle in his castle?
Ans: Belle enjoyed great hospitality in the Beast's castle. The Beast gave her lavish clothing and food and carried on lengthy conversation with her.
Q.3. Why did Belle fail to find the prince of her dreams in the castle?
Ans: Belle expected to find the prince of her dreams in the enchanted rooms of the castle. But there was no such prince in the castle. The Beast himself was the prince' who was cursed by a fairy. So Belle failed to find the Prince of her dreams in the castle.
Q.4. What were the two things Belle carried to her father's house? Why did she take them?
Ans: Belle went to her father's house with an enchanted mirror and ring. Those were given to her by the Beast. The mirror would allow her to see what was going on in the Beast's castle. The ring would take her back in the castle in an instant. So she took them with her.
Q.5. How did a handsome prince become a ugly beast?
Ans: The prince refused a fairy to let her in from the rain. So the fairy cursed the Prince and turned him into a hideous beast.
ACTIVITY-7
➜ Rearrange the sentences in the correct order by writing the numbers in the brakets.
Answers:
1. The ugly Beast became a handsome prince. [6]
2. Belle declined to marry the Beast. [3]
3. The merchent promised to bring a rose for Belle.[1]
4. Belle wept on the dying body of the Beast. [5]
5. Belle went to the castle of the Beast. [2]
6. Belle promised to return to the castle within a week. [4]
ACTIVITY-8
➜ The meanings of certain words are given here. Identify these words:
Answers:
The words are:
(i) imprisoned-captive
(ii) that which cannot be seen-invisible
(iii) friendly and kind behaviour to guests-hospitality
(iv) completely changed-transformed
ACTIVITY-9
In each set there is a word that does not fit with rest of the words in the set. Identify the word.
Answers:
(i) Mansion/palace/flat/huge house
(ii) drizzle/storm/tempest/cyclone
(iii) friend/foe/ally/compatriot
(iv) refuse/accept/decline/deny
ACTIVITY-11
➜ Underline the Participle Adjectives in the following sentences:
Answers:
(1) Runa is a trained nurse.
(2) The police caught the absconding prisoner.
(3) A rising sun looks bright.
(4) Do not board a running bus.
(5) The sleeping girl is looking beautiful.
ACTIVITY-12
➜ Identify whether the following sentences are in Direct or Indirect Speech:
Answers:
(i) He said, "I am busy" Direct Speech
(ii) The master said that the clerk would not attend office that day Indirect Speech.
(iii) The student said that she had left her bag there - Indirect Speech.
(iv) She said, "I am leaving for Delhi now." - Direct Speech.
WORKED OUT SCHOOL QUESTIONS
KRISHNAGAR COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
A. Complete the following sentences with information from the above passage:
(i) The family of the merchant began to work hard when the merchant lost his wealth in a tempest on sea.
(ii) The merchant became frusrated/hopeless when he found that his ship's cargo had been seized to pay his debts.
(iii) Before leaving home, the merchant asked his daughters whether they wanted to bring them any gift upon his return.
B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:
(i) Belle did not like flowers at all. ( F)
(ii) The merchant entered the forest in search of money. ( F)
(iii) The merchant was unable to buy gifts for his daughter. ( T )
C. Answer the following questions:
(a) How did the fortune of the merchant change?
Ans: The merchant lost all his wealth in a tempest on sea.
(b) Why did he not buy the gifts?
Ans: When he reached the city he found to his dismay that his ship's cargo had been seized to pay his debts and he was left with no money to buy any present for his daughters.
GRAMMAR
1. Do as directed:
(i) The police ran— the thief. (Use an appropriate preposition to fill in the blank.)
Ans: after
(ii) A— dog seldom bites. (Use a participle adjective to fill in the blank.)
Ans: barking
(iii) Please do not forget to meet me tomorrow. (Begin with "I request.......")
Ans: I request you not to forget to meet me tomorrow.
(iv) He is poor. He is happy. (Join the sentences with a conjunction)
Ans: He is poor but happy.
(v) In my childhood, my grandfather— his teacher —me that him once in the class. (Use the proper forms of the verbs 'tell' and 'punish' respectively in the blank.)
Ans: told, punished.
(vi) I will practice football for a month. (Change into present perfect tense)
Ans: I have practised football for a month.
(vii) We should— hate the poor. (Use an appropriate adverb to fill in the blank).
Ans: never.
WORKED OUT TEXTUAL QUESTION
A. Answer the following questions:
(a) What made the merchant recall Belle in the next morning?
Ans: The merchant recalled that Belle had desired a rose in the morning.
(b) What was the most precious possession of the Beast?
Ans: The most precious possession of the Beast was a rare rose.
(c) What did the merchant ask for the beast?
Ans: The merchant asked for a rose for his younger daughter Belle from the Beast.
B. Tick() the correct alternative to complete the sentences:
(i) The rose was for the merchant's-
(a) wife
(b) eldest daughter
(c) younger daughter ✔
(ii) The Beast— stood merchant.
(a) behind (b) in front of ✔
(c) beside
(iii) The Beast was
(a) ugly ✔
(b) handsome
(c) charming
C. Write 'T' true and 'F' for false statements:
(i) The merchant failed to remember that Belle had wanted a rose. as a gift. (F)
(ii) The Beast wanted to punish the Merchant for his behaviour. (T)
(iii) The merchant did not beg for his crime. (F)
A. Answer the following questions:
(a) What did the Beast demand from the merchant?
Ans: The Beast demanded that the merchant would have to return to the castle or else his daughter shall come to stay with him in that castle.
(b) Why did Belle go the castle of the Beast?
Ans: The Beast stressed that Belle must come to the castle of her own accord. Belle came tried to know the secret from her father. So she willingly went to the Beast's castle.
B. Write 'T' true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes:
(i) The merchant attempted to conceal the secret from Belle, upon arriving home. (T)
(ii) Belle did not go to the castle of the beast on her own will. (F)
(iii) The Beast insisted that Belle must come to his castle as early as possible. (T)
A. Answer the following questions:
(a) What would the mirror and the ring do?
Ans: The mirror would allow Belle to see what going on back at the Beast's castle, and the ring would allow her to return to the castle in an instant when turned three times around her finger.
(b) What did Belle's elder sisters hope?
Ans: Belle's elder sisters hoped that the Beast would grow angry with Belle for breaking her promise and would eat her alive.
B. State whether the following statements are true or false.
(i) Belle promised to return to the Beasts castle after fifteen days. ( F)
(ii) Belle believed in the false love showed by her sisters. (T)
A. Answer the following questions:
(a) Why did Belle feel guilty?
Ans: Belle felt guilty about breaking her promise to the Beast.
(b) How did a handsome prince become an ugly beast?
Ans: Long ago, a fairy turned the prince into hideous beast after he refused to let her in from the rain.
(c) Why did Belle use the ring?
Ans: Belle used the ring to return to the Beast.
B. Find words from the text which are similar in meaning to the following words:
(i) Frightened = horrified (ii) Changed = turned
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