Chapter 4.5
1. Pair up with your partner and answer the following questions :
(a) Which animal would you relate yourself to and why?
Answer: I would relate to a cat. This is because like a cat, I am lazy. I am also reserved and do not show my emotions easily. I choose my friends carefully and am not friendly with anybody and everybody.
(b) Do you have a hero or a role model to look up to? Who is he/she?
Answer: Yes, my role model is my grandmother. Though she has led a very difficult life because she was poor, she is always optimistic and sees the best in people. She is always cheerful and ready to learn new things. She has learnt how to use the computer and surfs the internet regularly. She is even learning a new language with the help of the computer! She is health-conscious and does yoga regularly. I wish to be like her.
(c) Do you have a passion you would fight for? Why?
Answer: Yes, my passion is planting trees. Afforestation is the answer to. many of the ills plaguing our country, like water shortage and soil erosion. Planting forests will stop this. When I grow up. I plan to fight for a green cover for our planet.
(d) What is meant by a review?
Answer: A ‘review’ is a critical evaluation of something – a book, a film, a play, etc.
(e) Have you ever read any book review? If yes, which one? If no, make it a point to read one.
Answer: Yes, I have read a book review. It was of a Harry Potter book. I read it in a newspaper and it gave me an idea of what to expect in the book, without knowing the details.
2. Make a list of famous novels of Ernest Hemingway. Two are given to you.
(1) A Farewell to Arms
(2) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(3) ………………………………………
(4) ………………………………………
(5) ………………………………………
(6) ………………………………………
(7) ………………………………………
Answer: (1) A Farewell to Arms
(2) For Whom the Bell Tolls
(3) The Sun Also Rises
(4) The Garden of Eden
(5) Islands in the Stream
(6) To Have and Have Not
(7) The Torrents of Spring
3. Read the passage and name the following.
(a) Young and devoted apprentice
(b) The place where Hemingway had experience of fishing
(c) That which Hemingway was injured by, during First World War
(d) Language of the novel
(e) In his first reading, the review writer was left
Answer: (a) Manolin
(b) Cuban waters
(c) shrapnel
(d) simple and pithy
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4. Correct the following sentences using facts from the review.
(a) Manolin’s parents insisted on his working with the same old fisherman.
(b) This novel is pure fiction.
(c) Hemingway’s style of writing does not unfold the hidden meaning.
(d) The relationship between the old man and Manolin is coarse.
Answer: (a) Manolin’s parents insisted on his working with another fisherman.
(b) This novel is not pure fiction; it is based on real events and inspired by Hemingway’s own life experiences.
(c) Hemingway’s style of writing unfolds hidden meanings, allowing readers to discover new layers every time they read.
(d) The relationship between the old man and Manolin is warm, affectionate, and full of respect.
5. The line – ‘I first read this novel years ago, when I did not understand it at all and was left unimpressed.’ tells us about the book reviewer’s opinion about the book. Complete the following sentences using the expressions.
(1) In my opinion, every hard working person achieves success in life.
(2) I strongly feel that ……………………………………………………….
(3) I wish I could ……………………………………………………….
(4) As far as I know you ……………………………………………………….
(5) I think ……………………………………………………….
Answer: (1) In my opinion, every hardworking person achieves success in life.
(2) I strongly feel that there should be a complete ban on tobacco.
(3) I wish I could go to the moon.
(4) As far as I know you have never taken part in a debate.
(5) I think they know what they are doing.
6. (A) Rewrite as directed, without change of meaning, in your notebook.
(1) Hemingway’s novel is based on real events. (Convert the underlined adjective to an Adjectival Clause)
(2) He hooks a marlin but the marlin is too strong for him. (Rewrite beginning with ‘Although’)
(3) The reader can read his work again and again and find new layers of menaing. (Begin the sentence with ‘On reading’)
(4) As the novel progresses, the old man and the marlin are inseparably linked. (Rewrite using ‘progress’ as a Noun)
(5) Being strong, the marlin starts pulling the boat. (Rewrite inserting ‘and’ as a Co-ordinator)
(6) When I first read this novel, I was unimpressed. (Rewrite using ‘but’ as a Co-ordinator)
Answer: (1) Hemingway’s novel is based on events which are real.
(2) Although he hooks a marlin, the marlin is too strong for him.
(3) On reading his work again and again, the reader can find new layers of meaning.
(4) In the course of the progress of the novel, the old man and the marlin are inseparably linked.
(5) The marlin is strong and starts pulling the boat.
(6) I first read this novel, but I was unimpressed.
8. (B) Write the ‘root-word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix or both.
(1) unable ……………………………………….
(2) heavily ……………………………………….
(3) determination ……………………………………….
(4) endurance ……………………………………….
(5) unimpressed ……………………………………….
(6) relationship ……………………………………….
(7) inseparably ……………………………………….
(8) empathetic ……………………………………….
(9) beautiful ……………………………………….
(10) simplicity ……………………………………….
Answer: (1) unable – able
(2) heavily – heavy
(3) determination – determine
(4) endurance – endure
(5) unimpressed – impress
(6) relationship – relate
(7) inseparably – separate
(8) empathetic – empathy
(9) beautiful – beauty
(10) simplicity – simple
9. Complete the following:
(1) Hemingway had experience of …………………..
(2) He worked for ………………….. during the First World War.
(3) ‘The Old Man and The Sea’ was published in …………………….
Answer: (1) fishing in the Cuban waters.
(2) The Red Cross
(3) 1952
10. Describe the general mood of the people when the novel was published.
Answer: When the novel was published, people were trying to recover from the mass destruction caused by the two World Wars.
11. Sentences:
(1) The young actor had a …………………… at the beginning of his career.
(2) This painter …………………… the old masterpieces.
(3) The girl’s sad story immediately …………………… with the news reporter.
(4) Lata Mangeshkar’s songs …………………… for a long time.
Answer: (1) run of terrible bad luck
(2) draws heavily on
(3) struck a chord
(4) will live on
12. Find the synonyms (one word) for the following from the passage:
(i) The ability to do something difficult for a long time: ……………
(ii) Formed or worked: ……………
Answer: (i) endurance
(ii) wrought
The old man is, at the end of the novel, very near death, but we know that the story of his suffering and loss will live on in the memories of the people of his village. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘Though’)
Answer: Though the old man is, at the end of the novel, very near death, we know that the story of his suffering and loss will live on in the memories of the people of his village.
During the First World War, Hemingway was injured by shrapnel. (Begin the sentence with ‘Shrapnel….’)
Answer: Shrapnel injured Hemingway during the First World War.
13. Do you like to read books? If so, what type? If not, why?
Answer: I do like to read books. I like to read mystery novels. I find them very thrilling and interesting. I am a big fan of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle. I have read nearly the whole Sherlock Holmes series of short stories.
(a) After recent reading the reviewer was left: ……………………
(b) It fights for its life desperately: ……………………
Answer: (a) moved and impressed
(b) the marlin
14. Hemingway practises an extreme economy in his use of words’. What does this mean?
Answer: It means he uses very few words to express his thoughts and ideas.
15.What are the ideals that the old man and the marlin both stand for?
Answer: The old man and the marlin both stand for the same ideals, that is, a noble struggle against destruction.
16. Sentences:
(1) Hussain was ill; in spite of this, he stood first in the test.
(2) I could see the new rider holding on to the reins desperately.
(3) The little boy looked longingly at the puppy again and again.
(4) The symbol of a white dove stands for peace.
Answer: (1) in spite of
(2) holding on
(3) again and again
(4) stands for
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