Lesson 2.
All about a Dog
a. Tick() the correct alternative from given below: 1×5=5
Qus. The conductor ordered the woman to go to
(a) top of the bus [ ] (b) get down from bus [ ], (c) change her seat [ ] (d) give double fare [ ].
Qus. The conductor usually stands
(a) at the door [ ] (b) on the roof [ ] (c) beside the window [ ] (d) behind the driver [ ]
Qus. The conductor was a -
(a) kind man [] (b) cruel man [ ] (c) religious man [ ] (d) educated man [ ].
Qus. The phrase "bitterly cold night" means
(a) bitter night ( ) (b) sweet night ( ) (c) Very cold night [ ] (d) less cold night [].
Qus. The younger woman had -
(a) one companion ( ) (b) two companions [ ] (c) three companions [ ] (d) four companions [ ].
Answer the following questions within 15 words : 1×4=4
Qus. Who was carrying a dog?
Qus. Why was the conductor so rude against the younger woman to carry a dog ?
Qus. From which direction was the wind coming?
Qus. What did the conductor order the lady?
Qus. Why did the younger woman not agree to go to the top of the bus ?
[2] Read the following passage and answer to the questions :
The conductor pulled the bell, and the bus stopped. "This bus doesn't go on until that dog is brought out. He stepped on to the pavement and waited. It was his moment of triumph. He had the law on his side. Everybody in the bus was on the side of the lady and her dog. They talked in raised voices :
"Shameful."
"Call the police!"
"Let's all report him!"
"Let's make him give us our fares back."
"Yes, that's it; let's make him give us our fares back!"
The little animal sat blinking at the dim lights, unconscious of the trouble he had caused.
The conductor came to the door. Some passengers demanded, "Give us our fares back- you've engaged to carry us- you can't leave us here all night!" "No fares back," said the conductor.
Two or three passengers got out and disappeared into the night. The conductor turned on the pavement, went to the driver to have a talk with him. Another bus, the last on the road, went by. It seemed indifferent to the shouts of the passengers to stop. A policeman strolled up and looked in at the door. The passenger burst out with indignant protests and appeals. "Well, he's got his rules, you know," he said genially. Then he went away to stand a few yards down the street. There he was joined by two more constables.
Still the little dog blinked at the lights and the conductor walked to and fro like a captain in the hour of victory. A woman passenger's voice rose above the gale, threatening the bus conductor. But he was cold as the night and hard as the pavement. She expressed her anger to the three policemen who stood up the street watching the drama. Then she came back, callled her companion, and vanished. The bus was emptying. "I'll go to the top," said the young lady with the dog, at last. "You'll have pneumonia,' the man said.
a. Match the following: 1×5=5
b. Match the dialogues with speakers: 1×5=5
[3] Read the following passage and answer to the questions :
When she had disappeared up the stairs, the conductor came back and pulled the bell. The bus went on. He stood triumphant, while his conduct was criticized in his face by the passengers.
Then the bus developed engine trouble and the conductor went to the help of the driver. It was a long job. Meanwhile, the lady with the dog stole down the stairs and re-entered the bus. When the engine was put right, the conductor came back and pulled the bell. Then his eye fell on the dog, and his hand went to the bell-rope again. The driver looked round, the conductor pointed to the dog, and the bus stopped. The whole struggle began all over once again. The conductor walked on the pavement, the little dog blinked at the lights, the lady again declared that she would not go to the top, and finally went.
The bus was soon empty, and I was the last passenger left behind. "I've got my rules," the conductor said to me. He had won his victory, but felt that he would like to justify himself to somebody.
"Rules," I said, "are necessary things. Some are hard and fast rules, like the rule of the road, which cannot be broken without danger to life and limb. But some are only rules for your guigance, like that rule about the dogs. You can use your common sence here. They are meant to be observed in the spirit, not in the letter, for the comfort of the passengers. You have kept the rule, but broken its spirit. You should mind your rules with a little good will and good temper."
He took it very well, and when I got off the bus said "Good night" quite amiably.
a Tick (✔ ) the correct and cross (x) the wrong alternatives: 1x5=5
(i) The passengers praised the conduct of the conductor ( )
(ii) The conductor helped the driver to repair the engine. ( )
(iii) The author supported the conductor. ( )
(iv) The author advised the conductor while leaving the bus. ( )
(v) The rule of not taking a dog inside the bus was a hard and fast rule. ( )
b. Pick up the right phrase to complete the sentences : 1×5=5
(i) Repairing of bus engine was a _________ .
(a) long job / (b) short job / (c) easy job.
(ii) The last passenger of the bus was __________ .
(a) A. G. Gardiner/ (b) The young woman / Gardiner (c) The conductor.
(iii) Accordingly to the author, the conductor (a) allow the could ___________ dog inside the
(a) allow the dog inside the bus / (b) take bus more fare /(c) handover the lady to the police.
(iv) When the author advised the conductor, he (c) teachable
Became __________ (a) angry /
(b) indifferent / (c) teachable.
(v) The conductor stopped the bus ___________.
(a) once/(b) twice / (c) thrice.
Textual Questions
EXERCISE - 1
Tick() the correct alternative from given below: 1x5=5
Qus. The bell was pulled by the -
(b) conductor [ ], (b) driver [ ], (c) younger woman [ ], d) older woman [ ].
Qus. The problem the bus faced was with the -
(a) tyre [ ], (b) engine [ ], (c) brake [ ], (d) horn [ ].
Qus. The younger woman was suffering from
(b) stomach pain [ ], (b) back pain [ ], (c) fever [ ]. (d) cough [ ].
Qus. The younger woman carried a little -
(a) spaniel [ ], (b) (b)ull dog [ ], (c) Pekinese dog [ ], (d) spitz [ ].
Qus. The num(b)er of policemen to whom the woman expressed her anger was -
(a) Three [], (b) four [ ], (c) five [ ], (d) six [ ].
EXERCISE - 2
Answer the following questions within 15 words: 1×4=4
Qus. Why did the conductor stood triumphant ?
Qus. What is that rule which cannot be broken without danger to life and limb ?
Qus. How many people got into the bus with the younger woman?
Qus. What was the conductor's order to the younger woman ?
EXERCISE - 3
Answer the following questions within 25 words: 2×3=6
Qus. When did the author feel that trouble was coming up ?
Qus. How are rules of guidance to be observed ?
Qus. Mention two demands made by the passengers when the bus stopped.
Grammar in use
EXERCISE - 5
Change the voice of the following sentences: 1×4=4
Qus. Bhola had seen a tiger.
Qus. They will have seen the cricket match.
Qus. The nurse will attend to the patient.
Qus. Nila has bought a book.
EXERCISE - 6
Change the voice of the following sentences: 1×4=4
Qus. Open the door.
Qus. The man is known to me.
Qus. Do the sum.
Qus. The poem was written by her.
EXERCISE - 7
Change the voice of the following sentences: 1x3=3
Qus. The man is writing a letter.
Qus. Titli is looking for her watch.
EXERCISE - 8
c. Tick (✔) the correct alternative from given below: 1×4=4
a. It [(a) rains ()/(b) has been raining ( ) / (c) is raining ()] since morning.
b. Last sunday I [ (a) went ( ) / (b) had been going ()/ (c) go ()] to the zoo.
c. 1[(a) will be ()/(b) was ()/(c) am ()] in class X next year.
d. Rina [(a) have reached () / (b) had reached () / (c) has reached ( )] home just now.
Writing
EXERCISE - 9
Que. Use the following flow chart to write a paragraph within 100 words on how to prepare orange juice. [10]
EXERCISE - 10
Qus. Write a paragraph within 100 words on how you plan to take care of street dogs. Use the following hints : [10]
Additional Textual Questions
Tick() the correct alternative from given below: 1×6=6
Qus. The conductor had on his side -
(a) law [ ], (b) driver [ ], (c) police [ ], (d) conductor [ ]
Qus. 'All about a dog' is a/an -
(a) autobiography [ ], (b) biography [ ], (c) story [ ],
(d) essay [ ]
Qus. The conductor's behaviour was -
(a) admired [ ], (b) accepted [ ], (c) criticised [ ],
(d) appreciated [ ]
Qus. 'All about a dog' is written by -
(a) A.G. Gardiner [ ], (b) Gerald Durrell [ ], (c) Manoj Das [ ], (d) John Clare [ ]
Qus. The passengers protested the action of the -
(a) narrator [ ], (b) driver [ ], (c) police [ ], (d) conductor [ ]
Qus. The cause of trouble in the bus was (a) the driver [ ], (b) a dog [ ], (c) the narrator [ ], (d) an aged man [ ]
Answer the following questions within 15 words: 1×2=2
Qus. How was the night when the narrator was travelling in a bus?
Qus. Who was supposed to create trouble in the bus ?
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