Lesson 16
The Pied Piper of Hamelin - I
Special English
Online Lecture
Textual Exercise
GLOSSARY
tumbling - falling down
lean - thing
tawny - pale
grave - serious
greet - welcome
verse - poem
learn by heart - cram
certainly - definitely
bank of river - the side of the river and the land near it.
constant - continuous
be afraid of - scared
enough - plenty
councillor - member of municipal corporation
Mayor - The first citizens of the town
frightened - scared
robbed - looted
allow - permit
EXERCISE
2. Comprehension
A. Answer these questions:
1. What was Anand doing?
Ans. Anand was trying to learn by heart some interesting verses about rats. He was reading aloud.
2. What made Ravi and Ashok smile at Anand?
Ans. Repetition of rats in verses made Ravi and Ashok smile at Anand.
3. How did the rats make the people uncomfortable?
Ans. The rats made the people uncomfortable as they ate all grains, flour, bread and cheese. They got into their shoes, hats and pockets. They lay in beds and cradles of children and bit the babies. They attacked and killed kittens and puppies. They confronted dogs and cats.
4. Where did the people go one day?
Ans. One day the people went to the Town Hall in a body to meet the Mayor.
5. Where was the Mayor?
Ans The Mayor was in the Town Hall with his councilors.
6. What were the councillors in constant fear of?
Ans. The councillors were in constant fear of losing their jobs. They feared that they would be turned out of office if nothing was done to get rid of rats.
7. How much time did the Mayor want to settle things?
Ans. Mayor wanted a month to settle things but only a week was given by the people of Hamelin.
8.. What did the Mayor promise the people?
Ans. The Mayor promised the people to get them rid of the rats.
B. Say True or False.
1. Ashok was reading verses aloud. T / F
2. Anand told the story of the Pied Piper. T / F
3. The people were not afraid of rats. T / F
4. All the grain was eaten up. T / F
5. The rats were afraid of cats and dogs. T / F
Ans.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False.
C. Fill in the blank spaces by choosing the correct option
1. All the grain was eaten up by …………
(i) rats
(ii) cats
(in) dogs
Ans. (i) rats
2. Rats attacked the poor little …………
(i) babies
(ii) kittens and puppies
(iii) goats
Ans. (ii) kittens and puppies
3. One day ………… went in a body to the town hall.
(i) the people
(ii) the Mayor
(iii) a lady
Ans. (i) the people
4. What is …………… doing?
(i) the people
(ii) the Mayor
(iii) Ravi
Ans. (ii) the Mayor
5. I am not giving you fine words. I am ………… too.
(i) happy
(ii) robbed of
(iii) worried
Ans. (iii) worried
Word Power
A. Give one word for
1. Father’s father…………
2. Member of the council ………..
3. A place where printing is done ……….
4. The first citizen of India …………
5. A baby cat ………….
Ans.
1. Grandfather
2. Councillor
3. Press
4. President
5. kitten
B. Encircle the odd one.
1. flour, wheat, bread, vegetable.
2. children, kitten, puppies, neighbour
3. the President, the Governor, the Chief
Minister, the teacher
4. tree, plant, flower, jug
5. Diwali, Id, Holi, month
Ans.
1. vegetable
2. neighbour
3. the teacher
4. jug
5. month.
Grammar in Use
Fill in the blank spaces with ‘besides’ ‘however’
1. Sita, Geeta, Reeta wanted to go to cinema. Sita ………… could not go because her mother was ill, ……….. she had to complete her homework.
2. Little boy fought bravely. He could not ………… defeat the robber ………. other men came to fight with him.
3. The merchant wanted to get money out of the farmer. The farmer ………. was not so simple, his story was even better than the merchant’s and so the merchant had to pay.
Ans.
1. however, besides
2. however, besides,
3. however.
Let’s Talk
Imagine that you are really troubled by rats in your house. Tell the class what do the rats do.
Ans.
The rats eat up all the food items. They enter the people’s shoes, hats and pockets. They lie in the beds and cradles. They kill kittens and puppies. They even bite the small babies.
Let’s Write
Based on your discussion with your friends write a note on the topic. How rats trouble you in the house.
Use the following clues, nibble, food, wheat, clothes, toys, cat, chasing, them.
How rats trouble you in the house.
Ans.
How Rates Trouble you in the House:
The rats eat up cooked food and grain like wheat, barley, gram, millet and maize. They nibble our clothes and tear holes in them. They nibble the toys and bite babies, kittens and puppies. They chase cats and dogs.