BALGOVIND'S EDUCATIONAL TOUR

 Diary Entry  1.You had a class test today. You were convinced that you would fail the test. But you are pleasantly surprised when the teacher give out the marks-- you had scored the highest. Write a diary entry about how you felt after receiving the marks. January 30,2023 Monday Dear Diary, Today our teacher showed the test paper and I become very glad to see that I had scored the highest.  It was a surprise test, and there were 10 questions in the paper. I attempted all the questions, yet I was convinced that I would fail  that test.  All my friends became jealous of me when they saw my marks. My hard work was paid off. Later I decided that I will work hard and try to bring good marks in the upcoming examinations also. Shreyash 

 The Adventure of Christmas Pudding A. 1. The Christmas pudding was on fire. Poirot had to make a wish before the frames died out. 2. Mrs Rose made two large puddings and two smaller ones. The first large one she had kept for Christmas dinner and the other one for New Year’s Day. 4. Michael came looking for Poirot in the morning because he wanted to befool him by presenting a fake Christmas murder. 6. Poirot thought that it was Sarah who had come into his room at night because she had worn Sarah’s perfume to mislead him. B. 1. a. Sarah says this to Monsieur Poirot.         b. It is the bachelor’s button.         c. The Heart of Fire/the priceless ruby was found. 2.    a. Mrs Ross is the speaker.        b. The old custom that is being referred to here is that everyone in the house has to stir the pudding and make a wish.       c. All the family members including  Master  Michael, Miss Br...

  Determiners Noun phrases refer to some kind of reference. The kind of reference a particular noun phrase has depends on its determinative element. I.           Have you seen a bicycle? II.           Have you seen the bicycle? The noun phrases, a bicycle and the bicycle   have indefinite and definite references respectively. Determiners are those words that come before a noun to indicate which things or people we are talking about.   Determiners are of 3 classes: Predeterminers, eg; half,both,all, double . Central determiners, eg; a,an, the . Post determiners, eg; cardinal and ordinal numbers, many,few. We have to follow the order 1+ 2 + 3. Eg. All the five boys . Predeterminer + Central determiner +post determiner.   Difference between adjectives and determiners:   Most of the adjectives are placed before the noun as well as  ...

 16. Gopal Bhand Can Count Stars. Word-meaning  1. Outwitted - outsmarted The young man outwitted the king. 2. pacing- walk first in one direction and then in another many times due to worry. He was pacing in the room. 3. Excute - kill someone as a punishment. The prisoner was executed. 4. Tangle- twist together in an untidy mass. The children made a ball by tangling threads. 5. Matted- twisted together in a thick mass. He put the matted wires into the drawer. 6. Absurd - completely unreasonable His ideas were completely absurd. B. 1. a) Gopal Bhand says this to Raja Krishna Chandra.          b) Raja Krishna Chandra exclaims with sorrow and says that he is in deep trouble and that the Nawab has given him a job and if he doesn't do, it he(the Nawab) will execute him.         c) On learning the facts, he says that it is very easy for him. 2. 'I have never been so entertainment in my whole life!' a. who says this to whom? Ans - Nawab s...

 15.Books Make Good Pets Word-meaning 1. Dog-eared - used so much that the corners of the pages are turned over. The pages of the book is dog -eared. 2. Browser - A person who looks through the pages of a book. many browsers are present in the library. 3. Twiddling -moving or turning something around with one's fingers many times due to nervousness. 4. Hibernate - remain in good condition Books hibernate if it is kept in covers. 5. Spine - the part of a book that the pages are for send on to. The spine of the book is damaged. A) Answer these questions with reference to the context 1. one curious look sets them purring.... a) Who is giving the books a curious look? Ans- The reader is giving the books a curious look. b) What is being compared to what here? Ans- Books are being compare to cats here. c) Do you think the comparison is suitable? Ans- Yes, the comparison is        suitable as cats purr so as to communicate others,          ...

   14. It Could Happen Word-meaning 1. Skyscraper - a very tall            building. I want to build a skyscraper. 2. Blue Jay- North American bird with blue feathers. I watched a short documentary on blue jay. 3.Yucky - extremely unpleasant The food was yucky. B) Answer these questions with reference to the context.  1. No longer could people say they felt blue or were green with envy or had a 'green' thumb. a) why was this? Ans- This was because they got habituated with the change of colour. b)What were the two opposing thoughts that people had as a result? Ans- The two opposing thoughts that people had as a result were that some people said that violet was now the most important colour in the world because it was everywhere and other said that violet had no importance at all because there was too much of it. c) What does to 'feel blue' mean? Ans - To feel blue means the people has the realisation of the importance of blue colour. C). Answe...

 Intergalactic Idol 1) The alien looked like a pelican, except that it had two beaks, tentacles instead of wings and instead of feet it had only spirally things like springs. 2) Ynos told the narrator that he had to be their galaxy’s champion. If he won he would have everything he ever wanted,and he would be an intergalactic celebrity with a lifetime supply of chocolate. If he didn't go, their galaxy would be in violation of an intergalactic peace treaty and would therefore be destroyed. 3) Wormhole provides quick and easy access to places which otherwise have required thousands of generations of travellers and really large quantities of petrol to reach. 4) The singer from Homisonic knew how to use sound waves to transfer lethal physical force. Within seconds of the first song two of his fellow contestants were headless. 6) The narrator’s rival had three heads all singing different tunes. She had arms like drumsticks which beat lovely rhythms on the thin skin of her wings...

15. The Rum Tum Tugger A 1) a) He is the Rum Tum Tugger.         b) He will do whatever he wants to do.         c) For he will do as he wishes to do.    2) a) The wrong side of any door is the        place where Rum Tum Tugger should not be                 present.          b) He is always on the wrong side because he likes to be there where he is not now.        c) The speaker thinks that the Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore.                B) 1) When the Rum Tum Tugger is given something thing to eat, he wants something else.     2) The bureau drawer refers to one of the rooms of his house in which he/she likes to rest but soon gets bored when he/she finds that he/she doesn't have ways to spend time outside.     5) If I had a pet like the Rum Tum Tugger, I would ...