XII ENGLISH 1.3 The Cop and the Anthem: Activities With Answers

 XII ENGLISH

1.3 The Cop and the Anthem

Activity Sheet No.1

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.

Extract:- 

Soapy left his bench and strolled --------------- entering the limbo must be devised.
                                                      (Page no. 28 - 29)

A1. Complete the web

Ans:

A2. Make a list
       Make a list of things which Soapy desired to get in the luxurious cafe.
Ans:- The things which Soapy desired to get in the luxurious cafe are-
1) a roasted mallard duck        

2) a bottle of wine            

3) a cup of coffee               

4) a cigar.
A3. Give reason
       Soapy couldn't fulfill his desire to enjoy the meal in the cafe. Give its reason.

Ans:- When Soapy set his foot inside the restaurant door, the head-waiter's eye fell upon his tattered trousers and decadent shoes. Such person might not be allowed in that restaurant. So the waiter prevented him to enter it. He was thrown away on the side walk. So Soapy couldn't fulfill his desire to enjoy the meal in the cafe.

A4. Personal Response
       Give a list of your favourite dishes that you like to eat in the hotel.

Ans:- I do not go often to the hotel as I prefer homemade food. But on some occasions I go to hotel to enjoy different types of food items. I like to eat Pav Bhaji, Veg Manchurian, Panner Tikka Masala and Angoori Malai in the hotel.

A5. Language study (Do as directed)
1) If only he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would be his. 

     (Use- unless)
Ans:- Unless he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would not be his.
2) Some other way of entering the limbo must be devised. (Use- infinitive)
Ans:- Some other way to enter the limbo must be devised.
A6. Vocabulary
       Match the words given under 'A' to their meaning given under "B.

A	B
1) strolled	a) old and worn out
2) decadent	b) greatly desired
3) ignoble	c) walked in a leisurely way
4) coveted	d) dishonourable

 
Ans:-

A	B
1) strolled	c) walked in a leisurely way
2) decadent	a) old and worn out
3) ignoble	d) dishonourable
4) coveted	b) greatly desired

 Activity Sheet No.2

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.

Extract:- 

At a corner of Sixth Avenue -----------   laughed and walked down the street.  

(Page no. 29 - 30)

A1. True or False

Rewrite the statements and state whether they are true or false.
1) Soapy expected that police should catch him.
2) Soapy dashed the glass of the shop window to take a revenge.
3) The waiter handed over Soapy to the police.
4) The restaurant where Soapy ate was not a rich restaurant.

Ans:- 

1) Soapy expected that police should catch him. -True

2) To take revenge Soapy dashed the glass of the shop window. - False

3) The waiter handed over Soapy to the police. - False

4) The restaurant where Soapy ate was not a rich restaurant. - True

A2. Describe

Describe the restaurant where Soapy ate meal.

Ans:- The restaurant where Soapy ate his meal was very common and had no good look. It was on the opposite side of the street. Large quantity of food was available on the affordable prices. Its crockery and atmosphere were thick. Its soup and napery were thin. In this restaurant there were no restrictions for the customers to enter.

A3. Give reason

The policeman refused to accept Soapy as a culprit of dashing the glass window. Give its reason.

Ans:- The policeman refused to accept Soapy as a culprit of dashing the glass window, because men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police. They try to run away from that place as early as possible.

A4. Personal Response

Give any funny event of your life in 50 words.

Ans:- Once I went for a walk in unknown place with my friend. It was a night time. When we were coming back, I put my leg on a rope. I thought it as a snake and cried loudly. My friend lighted his mobile torch. We were relieved seeing a piece of rope. It was a great fun.

A5. Language Study (Do as directed)

1) The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. (Make negative sentence)

Ans:- The policeman did not accept Soapy even as a clue.

2) Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police. f(Make simple sentence)

Ans:- Men smashing windows do not remain to chat with the police.

A6. Word register

Choose and write the words related to the restaurant from the extract.

Ans:- The words related to the restaurant are -

Crockery, soup, napery, waiter, beefsteak, flapjacks, doughnuts, pie etc.

 Activity Sheet No.3

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below:

                                                            Extract:- 

Soapy was seized with a sudden fear ---------- The ex-umbrella man retreated.

                                                        (Page no. 30 – 31)

A1. Complete

Complete the information taking the help of the extract.

1) Soapy feared about ----------------------------------------------- that prevented his arrest.

2) The cop did not arrest Soapy for shouting and dancing because ------------------------

3) The umbrella man retreated because ------------------------------------------------

4) Soapy desired to go -------------------------------------------------- by breaking the law.

Ans:- 

1) Soapy feared about some dreadful enchantment that prevented his arrest.

2) The cop did not arrest Soapy for shouting and dancing because they had instructions to

     neglect the lads celebrating the goose egg at the Hartford College.

3) The umbrella man retreated because he had picked it up that morning in a restaurant.

4) Soapy desired to go to jail in the island by breaking the law.

A2. Mention

Mention the two attempts of Soapy to break the law.

Ans:- In the first attempt when Soapy saw the policeman, he starting shouting and dancing. It was his 'disorderly conduct'. In the second attempt, Soapy grabbed an umbrella of one person forcefully. Soapy did these two attempts to break the law.

A3. Find

Find the two ironic situations from the extract.

Ans:- Soapy showed his 'disorderly conduct' by shouting and dancing in public place. But the policeman neglected him considering him as the college going person. In the second situation Soapy grabbed the umbrella of one person. He thought that the man might call the police and handed over him to the police. But the umbrella man himself refused to call the police as he had already stolen the umbrella from a restaurant. These are the two ironical situations.

A4. Personal Response

Write any four Situations when you felt 'scared’ seeing the policeman approaching to you.

Ans:- I felt 'scared' seeing the policeman approaching me,

1) When I was riding a motor bike without a valid driving license.

2) When I was driving a motor cycle tripled seat.

3) When I was riding a two wheeler neglecting the red signal at the road crossing.

4) When I was driving my car to the wrong side of the road.

A5. Language Study (Do as directed)

1) Would never a policeman lay hands on him? (Make assertive sentence)

Ans:- A policeman would lay hands on him.

2) He had set his silk umbrella by the door on entering.  

       (Frame a wh- question to get the underlined words as answer)

Ans:- Where had he set his silk umbrella?

A6. Vocabulary

Find homophones for the following from the extract:

a) wood                  b) cot                       c) bee                    d) bye

Ans:- a) would                 b) caught                c) be                      d) buy

 Activity Sheet No.4

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.

Extract:- 

The policeman hurried to assist ------------------- and immaculate thoughts and collars. 

                                                           (Page no. 31)

A1. Choose

Choose the two sentences showing appropriately the theme of the extract.

1) Soapy was sad due to the attitude of the police.

2) The natural aspects of the country churchyard made Soapy recall his past life.

3) The police liked to help the beautiful tall woman.

4) Soapy liked to enjoy wondering everywhere.

Ans:- 

1) Soapy was sad due to the attitude of the police.

2) The natural aspects of the country churchyard made Soapy recall his past life.

A2. Describe

Describe the atmosphere when Soapy reached near the Church.

Ans:- Soapy reached near the Church. It was an unusually quiet corner. There was an old church, quaint, rambling and gabled. Through one violet-stained window a soft light glowed, where the organist loitered over the keys, making sure of his mastery of the coming Sabbath anthem. The moon was above, full and radiant; vehicles and pedestrians were few; sparrows twittered sleepily in the eaves or a little while.

A3. Pick out

Pick out the lines from the text which show that-

a) Soapy complained about the behaviour of the cop.

Ans:- 'He muttered against the men who wear helmets and carry clubs. Because he wanted to fall into their clutches, they seemed to regard him as a king who could do nothing wrong.’ These lines show that Soapy complained about the behaviour of the cop.

b) Listening to the anthem, Soapy remembered his good old days.

Ans:- 'And the anthem that the organist played cemented Soapy to the iron fence, for he had known it well in the days when his life contained such things as mothers and roses and ambitions and friends and immaculate thoughts and collars.’ These lines show that listening to the anthem; Soapy remembered his good old days.

A4. Personal Response

Write any four situations when you felt 'relieved' seeing the cop approaching you.

Ans:- Seeing the cop approaching me, I felt relieved -----

1) When I was walking alone in a dark street.

2) When my pocket was stolen.

3) When I saw the thieves breaking the house.

4) When I was hit by a car.

A5. Language Study (Do as directed)

1) He hurled the umbrella angrily into an excavation.   

         (Frame a wh- question to get the underlined words as answer)

Ans:- Where did he hurl the umbrella angrily?

2) Here was an Old church, quaint and rambling and gabled. (Write adjectives used here)

Ans:- Adjectives: old church, quaint, rambling and gabled.

A6. Vocabulary

Find the words from the extract which mean:-

a) a state of great disturbance.

b) attractively unusual or old fashioned.

c) a person with pale yellow hair.

d) perfectly clean and tidy.

Ans:- a) turmoil              b) quaint             c) blonde          d) immaculate

 Activity Sheet No.5

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.

Extract:- 

The conjunction or Soapy s receptive --------------- the Police Court the next morning.

                 (Page no. 31 – 32)

A1. Complete
       Complete the information taking the help of the passage.

1) Change in Soapy's soul caused due to	a) -------------------------------------------
	b) -------------------------------------------
2) A fur importer offered a post to Soapy	c) -------------------------------------------
3) Verdict of the Magistrate	d) -------------------------------------------

 
Ans:-

1) Change in Soapy's soul caused due to	a) the conjunction of Soapy’s receptive state of mind
	b) the influences about the old church
2) A fur importer offered a post to Soapy	c) to work as driver
3) Verdict of the Magistrate	d) three months jail

A2. Choose

Describe the wonderful change in Soapy's mind.

Ans:- Hearing the musical note, Soapy viewed with rising horror the pit into which he had tumbled. He understood his degraded days, unworthy desires, dead hopes, wrecked faculties and base motives that made up his existence. A strong impulse asked him to battle with his desperate fact. He decided to conquer the evil that had enslaved him. He was young yet so he resurrect his old eager ambitions and pursue them without faltering. This was the wonderful change in Soapy's mind.

A3. Explain

Explain the irony shown at the end of the story.

Ans:- The conjunction of Soapy's receptive state of mind and the influences of the atmosphere of the old church brought a sudden and wonderful change in his mind. S0apy decided to change his life. He left the decision to go to the jail. At the same time policeman came. He arrested him. He was sent into jail for lingering there without any reason. It is really an ironical situation because Soapy was sent to jail at the time when he did not want to go there.

A4. Personal Response

Write an incident in which you did something wrong and repented for it later.

Ans:- When I was studying in the fifth standard, I made a strange sound in the class. All the students started laughing. The teacher came to give punishment. But he wrongly punished the boy who sat beside me. He was my friend so he did not say anything and saved me. I repented my mistake seeing his kind behaviour.

A5. Language Study (Do as directed)

1) A strong impulse moved him to battle with his desperate fact.  

    (Begin the sentence with 'He')

Ans:- He was moved to battle with his desperate fact by a strong impulse.

2) Tomorrow he would go into the roaring downtown district and find work.  

    (Join the clauses by infinitive)

Ans:- Tomorrow he would go into the roaring downtown district to find work.

A6. Find the words

Find out any four words used to describe the degraded state of Soapy from the extract.

Ans:- The words used to describe the 'degraded state of Soapy’ are - tumbled in a pit, the degraded days, unworthy desires, dead hopes, wrecked faculties and base motives.

 Extra activities

Q. Language study (Rewrite in the words instructed)
1) Convert the following sentences into negative without changing their meanings.

(a) Soapy drifted along twice unsuccessful.
(b) Soapy stopped his unavailing racket.
(c) The island seemed very far away.
(d) The island seemed an unattainable Arcadia.

Ans:- 

(a) Soapy drifted along twice with no success
                                 OR
      Soapy drifted along twice but wasn't successful.
(b) Soapy didn't continue his unavailing racket.
(c) The island did not seem at all near.
(d) The island did not seem an attainable Arcadia.
                                 OR
The island seemed an Arcadia which was not attainable.

(2) Convert the following sentences into affirmative without changing their meanings.

(a) Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police.
(b) Why don't you call a cop?
(c) Noisy; but no harm.
(d) On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions.
(e) They seemed to regard him as a King who could do no wrong.

Ans:- 

(a) Men who smash windows avoid to chat with the police.

(b) Why do you hesitate to call a cop?
                                Or
      Please call the police.
(c) Noisy; but harmless.
(d) On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant without any great pretensions.
(e) They seemed to regard him as a king who could hardly do any wrong.
                                           OR
     They seemed to regard him as a King who could do only right.
(3) Do as directed
(a) Soapy left his bench and strolled out of the square. (Make simple sentence)
(b) Soapy had confidence in himself from the lowest button of his vest upward. 

        (Identify the tense)
(c) One dollar for the cigar would be enough. (Use- used to)
(d) Some other way of entering the limbo must be devised. (Use infinitive)
(e) Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass. (Begin the sentence with 'Taking’)
(f) "Where's the man that done that?" inquired the officer agitatedly. (Make indirect speech)
(g) The policeman saw a man half-way down the block running to catch a car. 

        (Make complex)
(h) The island seemed very far away. (Make exclamatory sentence)
(i) The umbrella owner slowed his steps. (Use adjective form of the underlined word)
Ans:- 

(a) Leaving his bench, Soapy strolled out of the square.

(b) Simple past tense.

(c) One dollar for the cigar used to be enough.

(d) Some other way to enter the limbo must be devised.
(e) Taking a stone, Soapy dashed it through the glass.
(f) The officer agitatedly inquired where the man was that done that.
(g) The policeman saw a man who was running to catch a car half-way down the block.
(h) How far away the island seemed!
(i) The umbrella owner made his steps slow.
(4) Vocabulary (Guess the meaning of the word)
1) Roasted:             2) Tattered:                 3) Decadent:                               4) Avert:
5) Ignoble:             6) Menaced:                7) Coveted:                                 8) Cunningly:
Ans:- 

1) Roasted - baked, cooked, heated                       

2) Tattered - torn, rags, rugged, worn-out

3) Decadent - degraded, gone bad                          

4) Avert - stop, turn away, ward-off

5) ignoble - dishonorable, disgraceful, insulting   

6) Menaced - forbidden, threatened

7) Coveted - highly desirable                                    

8) Cunningly - artfully, craftily

Q. Different words used for referring prison:
Ans:- 

1) Winter island   2) Coveted island    3) Limbo   4) Unattainable Arcadia     5) Island
Q. Spot the error:
1) Wrong: I like very much ice cream.
    Right   : I like ice cream very much.
2) Wrong: She can to drive.
    Right   : She can drive.
3) Wrong: Where I can find a bank?
    Right   : Where can I find a bank?