Class 10 English Unit 3 Reporting Questions (The ant and the grasshopper Class 10 English Exercise)
Class 10 English Unit 3 The ant and the Grasshopper Video Lesson
1. Vocabulary in use
i. Read the story, and place the following words in the column that best describes what you know about each one.
gloom, suspected,
hilarious, chuck, decently, sore, expostulations, profoundly,
unscrupulous, enticements,
amendment, circumstances, qualm, blackmail, cocktails, decent, discreditable,
illegal, prosecuted, convicted, vindictive, scoundrel
Answers
|
I
don't know at all |
I have seen/heard |
I
know the meaning |
I know the meaning
in this context |
|
unscrupulous |
chuck |
gloom |
blackmail |
|
expostulations |
profoundly |
hilarious |
illegal |
|
discreditable |
qualm |
amendment |
decent |
|
scoundrel |
prosecuted |
suspected |
decently |
|
enticements |
convicted |
cocktail |
sore |
|
vindictive |
|
circumstances |
|
ii. Work in a group, and share your list with others in your
group. Write a short paragraph using
the words you are familiar with.
Answers
Students are requested to write a short
paragraph on any topic.
The earthquake-stricken people are still in deep gloom as the
reconstruction of the damaged houses is delayed. They
suspect that they would never be away from the temporary houses where they have been living for the last two
years. They would be in hilarious spirits only after they get the new quake-resistant
houses. They have been affected financially too. Some of them are
found to be involved in different
illegal activities like blackmail, robbery, theft, etc. They say if the
government creates an opportunity
to work decently, they are ready to live a decent life.
2. Reading comprehension
The ant and the grasshopper Class 10 question answer
a. Who
was a black sheep in Ramsay's family? Why?
Ans: Tom was a black sheep in Ramsay's family because he began to blackmail his brother for money and always created problems in the family.
b. What
was a respectable profession to Tom?
Ans: To serve in a bar or to drive a taxi was a respectable profession to Tom.
c. Why was George Ramsay staring into the space?
Ans: George Ramsay was staring into the space because his brother troubled him.
d. Why did Tom leave his work and wife?
Ans: Tom left his work and wife because he wanted to enjoy himself.
e. How did Tom
manage his life when he ran out of money at first?
Ans: Tom managed his life when he ran out of money at first by borrowing from friends.
f. How did Cronshaw and Tom cheat George?
Ans: Cronshaw and Tom cheated George by creating a fake case at the court.
g. What forced George, to realize that his brother would never settle down?
Ans: George gave Tom considerable sums for amendment which Tom spent to buy a car and jewellery. Such situations forced George to realize that his brother would never settle down.
ii. Read the text again, and put the following sentences in the correct order.
a. He began to blackmail his brother for money.
b. He left his wife and his office.
c.When his money was spent, he borrowed it from
friends and spent it on luxuries.
d. George continued to pay for his brother's
expenses.
e. He bought a motor car and some very nice
jewellery.
f. Tom took the help of Cronshaw to cheat his brother
and left for Mont Carlo.
g. He promised to make a fresh start.
h. The Ramsays were perfectly respectable people.
i. He
never settled down.
Answer
h , b, c, d, g, e, i, a, f
iii. Using the information above, summarize the ant and the grasshopper story in a paragraph.
The ant and the grasshopper summary class 10
Ramsay's were respectable people. George Ramsay had a brother, Tom, who was not laborious but problematic. Though he started a business, he left thinking that it was boring. He not only left his business but also his wife and two children and went for travelling. He borrowed money from friends when he had none and George continuously helped him with the money thinking that he would start a new business and settle one day. But with the money George gave, he bought a car and some jewellery. He never settled down and when he did not get money from his brother, George, he started blackmailing him. Lastly, he sued a fake case with the help of Cronshaw and got five hundred pounds, and as soon as they cashed the check, they both went to Mont Carlo and remained there for months.
2. Have you ever seen, heard or experienced a person like Tom in your community? Describe the similarities between them.
=> Yes, there was a thug in my village
whose name was Birkha. Though he was healthy and wealthy, he never wanted to
labour. Rather, he wanted to get easy money. He made some fake documents and
started to deceive people. But one day, police caught him and sued a trial. He
is in jail now.
Unlike Tom who deceived everyone including
his friends, Birkha never deceived his relatives neither did he blackmail them.
He is jailed but Tom was not.
A. Engage yourself
1. Read the following excerpt from the story above, and identify who the speaker was.
a. 'How are you?' I asked.
=> the narrator
b. 'I'm not in hilarious spirits,' he answered.
=> George
c. 'Is it Tom again?'
=> the narrator
d. He sighed, 'Yes, it's Tom again.'
=> George
e. 'Why don't you chuck him? You've done everything in the world for him. You must know by now that he's quite hopeless.'
=> the narrator
B. Time for grammar
1. Match the direct speech in column A with the reported speech in column B.
=>a. She asked me where Dolma was.
b. She asked me if he was at home.
c. She asked me how
old I was.
d. The headteacher
asked me if I could go to school at 10 o'clock.
e. He asked her
where she was from.
f. She requests him
to help her the next day
2. Change the following into indirect speech.
a. Anupam says, “Where do you live?”
=>Anupam asks me where I live.
b. Sanjeeb says, “Can you solve the problem?”
=>Sanjeeb asks him if he can solve the
problem.
c. Prabin said, “Does Pramila love me?”
=>Prabin asked if Pramila loved him.
d. Dinesh said to his friends, “Who went to Muktinath for worshipping the God?”
=>Dinesh asked his friends who had gone
to Muktinath for worshipping the God.
e. Navaraj said to Saraswoti, “Will you visit me in Australia?”
=>Navaraj told Saraswati to visit him in
Australia.
f. Julia said to Pujan, “How is your husband?”
=>Julia inquired Pujan how her husband
was.
g. A stranger said to Astha, “What kind of music do you like?”
=>A stranger asked Astha what kind of
music she liked.
h. Bharatlal said to Phiroj, “Aren’t you applying for a grant?”
=>Bharatlal asked Phiroj if he was not
applying for a grant.
i. Aritosh said to Durgalal, “Aren’t you in
the office?”
=>Aritosh asked Durgalal if he was not
at the office.
j. “Didn’t you pay her?” he said.
=>He asked me if I had not paid her.
3. Pemba has been working as an interpreter in a trekking company for five years. A business person visits his office to deal a project with his boss.
Answer =>
Pemba: Good morning!
Business person: Good morning!
Pemba: How can I help you, sir?
Business person: I want to see Mr Bhisma
Ranjan, your boss. I’m here to deal a project.
Pemba: Sure, sir. Have your seat, sir. I’ll
inform him right now.
Now, work in a pair. You report what Pemba said, and your friend reports what the business person said to the class.
Begin like this: Miss, as I entered Duke
Nepal Adventure, I met a business person talking to Pemba. Pemba greeted the
business person, and asked how he could help him ...................
Answer
=>
Sudent 1: Miss, as I entered Duke Nepal
Adventure, I met a business person talking to Pemba. Pemba
greeted the business person, and asked how he could help him.
Student 2: As the business person entered,
he greeted Pemba and told that he wanted to see Mr. Bhisma Ranjan, Pemba's
boss. He was there to deal a project.
Student 1: Then Pemba replied positively,
and requested the businessperson to have a seat. He assured the business person
that he would inform the boss right then.
Listening
A. Engage yourself
Match the pictures with the words below.
Answer:
Class 10 English Unit 3 Reporting Questions Listening Exercise (with audio file given in the youtube video below)
B. Study time
1. Listen to the weather forecast, and match the halves of the sentences.
a. The
weather in the north is => iii. windy and cold.
b. The
weather in the east is => iv. rainy
c. The
weather in the west is => ii. dry and
cloudy.
d. The
weather in the south is => i. cloudy.
2. Listen to the weather forecast again, and fill in the gaps with the correct words.
a. The
temperature will reach 15 degrees Celsius in the North of the
country.
b. The
public is informed not to leave home without their umbrella .
c. People
may experience a thunderstorm in the afternoon in the east of Nepal.
d. In the
west and middle of the country, the weather is dry but cloudy.
e. Today's best weather is in the south of the country.
C. Follow-up activities
1. Listen to a weather forecast of your country broadcast in English either on radio or on television for two days; pick out the main points and present it to your class.
=>a. The sun will rise at 6:00 in the morning and set at 5: 55 in the evening.
b. The day will be sunny though it will be
partly cloudy in the east.
c. The maximum temperature will be 28o C
and the minimum will be 24o C.
2. Now, prepare a weather forecast transcript to be broadcast from your nearby FM radio
B. Time for speaking
1.
Anjana went missing on an island two years ago. Now, she has been rescued and
taken home. A news reporter is interviewing her to know or make known to the
public how she spent the days there to broadcast on television. Work in a pair.
Play the role of an interviewer and interviewee.
Key words: survive
eat drink wear spend night/day
a. Daddy, Mommy asks me when you finish your work.
b. Mommy, Daddy asks if you are ready for the outing.
2.
Report the interview between interviewer and Anjana.
Interviewer: How did you reach there?
Anjana: Well, we went there for an expedition.
Interviewer: What did you eat there?
Anjana: Um….For a few days I had some food with me. Later I
survived on jungle fruits.
Interviewer: And did you have water to drink?
Anjana: We had water for a day only. After a day, we found a
source of sweet water there.
Interviewer: And what about the clothes to wear?
Anjana: I had a few sets of clothes with me in my handbag. I
used them.
Interviewer: Finally, how did you spend the days and nights
there?
Anjana: Well, I used to come to the shore during the days to
see if somebody was there for the rescue and the nights in a cave there.
Interviewer: Thank
you Anjana for your time.
Anjana: I am thankful to you too for providing me with an
opportunity to share my experience.
3.
Anjana’s mother was surprised to see her daughter after a long time. She is on
a live interview programme on FM radio. Work in a group. Play the role of
interviewer, Anjana’s mother and the general audience.
The interviewer asked Anjana how she had reached in the
island. She replied that she had gone there for an expedition. The interviewer
wanted to know what she had eaten there. Anjana answered him that she had had
some food with her for a few days and later she had had some jungle fruits.
Then the interviewer inquired about water to drink. She told him that she had
had water for a day only and they had found a source of sweet water the next
day. The interviewer wanted to know about the clothes to wear. Anjana replied
that she had had some in her handbag. Finally, the interviewer asked her how
she had spent the days and nights. Anjana told him that she used to come to the
shore during the days to see if somebody had been there for the rescue, and she
had spent the nights in a cave there. At the end, both of them thanked each
other.
C. Follow-up activities
1. Mr Ghale is a domestic tourist in your area. Now, he is at the bus station. He does not know the tourist destinations in the area. He asks for information to Ms Baidhya. Work in a pair. Play the role of Mr Ghale and Ms Baidhya.
Mr Ghale: Excuse me, could you tell me
what the major tourist attractions are here?
Ms Baidhya: Oh, yeah! There is a famous
temple nearby. Similarly, there is a big tea garden near the hill and a
national park along the side of the river.
Mr Ghale: Mr Baidhya, how can I get to
the national park?
Ms Baidhya: You can hire a taxi from
anywhere or catch a public vehicle from the bus station. Mr Ghale: Where can I
stay at night? Are there any comfortable places to stay in?
Ms Baidhya: Oh, there are good hotels with
excellent facilities. They are affordable too.
Mr Ghale: Thank you Mr Baidhya.
Ms.
Baidhya: You're welcome!
2.
Now, report what Mr Ghale asked Ms Baidhya to your class.
Mr Ghale came to a new place in Nepal and
he asked Mr Baidhya about the tourist attractions and others. At first Mr.
Ghale asked Mr Baidhya what the major tourist attractions there were in his
locality and Mr Baidhya replied that there were a temple, a big tea garden
near the hill and a national park along the river. Again Mr Ghale asked how he
could get to the national park, and Mr Baidhya replied that he could hire a
taxi from anywhere or catch a public vehicle from the bus station. At last Mr.
Ghale asked if there were any hotels to stay at night. And Mr Baidhya replied
that there were good hotels with excellent facilities, and they were affordable
too. At last, MrGhale thanked Mr Baidhya, and he thanked Mr Ghale too.
Time for writing
Some
people believe that the students should be given a large amount of homework so
that they can learn independently. Others disagree and think that they should
be engaged in social activities rather than social work at home. To what extent
do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer, and include any
relevant examples from your own answer.
English
essay on the topic "Students should be engaged in social activities"
Note: Click on the above link to get the essay
Project work
Work in a group of five to seven. Plan for your class magazine to complete within four days utilising your extra class time. Create and collect English articles, essays, poems, reflections, jokes, cartoons, riddles, etc. Decide on the layout and design of your magazine; edit it; colour it; finalise it and publish it on the wall of the school where people can read it.
