Gulmohar 7 - Chapter 2 A secret for two - Answers

2. A Secret for Two
Quentin Reynolds (1902–1965) published twenty-
five books apart from his autobiography. He
seems to have been affected by the huge loss
of lives suffered during World War II. In his
autobiography, he described the war as being
“Short on glamour and long on tragedy.”
A. 1. ... he had delivered milk to the
families on this street for thirty
years. 2. ... the horse reminded him
of St. Joseph, who was also kind, gentle
and faithful. 3. ... he learned his route
very fast. 4. ... Joseph knew the milk
route so well. 5. ... he was panic-
stricken at the thought of not driving
Joseph every day.
B. 1. The secret was that Pierre had been
blind for the last 5 years. Pierre and
Joseph shared the secret. 2. Pierre
worked with Joseph for fi fteen years.
Pierre had become blind probably 10
years after they started working together.
3. The horse was acknowledging
Pierre’s presence while making sure it
was him. The others joked that it seemed
like Joseph was smiling at Pierre.
4. A blind man did actually handle the
route later on. The man was Pierre himself,
during the last fi ve years of his service.
5. Pierre and Joseph had been working
together for fi fteen years and had grown
older together. 6. Pierre always had
a cap pulled over his eyes to keep the
morning wind out of them. This kept
everyone from guessing that Pierre was
blind.
 Structure and Usage
A. 1. You should have offered to
help. 2. must have understood
3. would have heard 4. would
have called me 5. must have
practised hard. 6. would have
dropped us 7. must have missed the
fl ight. 8. should have reminded me.
B. 1. should not have batted fi rst
2. must not have been exciting
3. would not have bought it 4. must
not have forgotten 5. should not
spend more time 6. should not have
got lost
C. 1. c (First conditional) 2.
e (Second conditional) 3. a
(First conditional) 4. f (Second
conditional) 5. b (Second
conditional) 6. d (First conditional)
 Words in Use
B. 1. wearily 2. frantically
3. patiently 4. fl uently
5. daintily 6. readily
 Dictionary Work
1. moved 2. took out 3. sketched
4. pulled 5. got 6. tie
 Spelling
1. audible 2. washable 3. affordable
4. creditable 5. credible
6. divisible 7. edible 8. valuable
9. usable

Gulmohar 7 - Madhobi The young spring flower - Answers

Understanding the Poem
1. “Is in a rush to leave; As soon as it arrives”:
These two lines show that Madhobi is a short-
lived fl ower.
2. The words, “sudden wave
of splendour” describe how the flower was at the time it appeared.
3. The leaves urge the fl ower to stay. The stars in the sky want
to have it with them.
4. The southern wind tries quietly to take the flower along.
5. The flower does not speak anything in
the poem.
6. The leaves try the hardest
to have the fl ower with them. They make
repeated appeals to the fl ower to not leave
them.
7. The size of the fl ower is
understood when the wind calls it ‘little one’. Its season of bloom, spring, is mentioned in the title and the fi rst line of the poem.
8. What the poet sees: stars in the heaven,
leaves encircling the blossom, the infi nite blue
sinking into the twilight, the night of the full
moon receding, dancing leaves, disappearing
fl ower. What the poet imagines: leaves
crying and protesting, stars exclaiming, wind
murmuring.
Appreciating the Poem
1. He uses the words protest, exclaim,
whisper, murmur and plead instead of said.
2. The leaves are shown to be whispering and
pleading; the stars are shown to be exclaiming
and the southern breeze is indicated to be
murmuring.

Gul Mohar 7 - Chapter 1 The Master Artist -Answers

Answers of Gulmohar 7 - chapter 1

ANSWER KEY READER 7
1. The Master Artist
Carol Moore enjoys writing and illustrating children’s stories. She loves giving classic fairytales a spin, mixing scientific facts with imaginary events and writing illustrated stories with animation
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A. 1. NT (Para 2)
2. T (Para 4)
3. T (Para 2)
4. T (Para 4)
5. NT (Para 15)
 6. T (Para 17)

B. 1. Monsieur Signy l’Abbaye had been a master artist of his day; The patron knew how highly the artist had been recommended.

2. The guild expected its artists to paint in Byzantine or Proto-Renaissance styles.

3. Monsieur Signy l’Abbaye wanted to break free of restraints and paint Signor Bartoli’s portrait in his own way and he had his patron’s features memorised. He requested his patron to give him complete privacy because he did not want anyone to disturb his craft.

4. The masterpiece took 6 months to complete. Monsieur Signy l’Abbaye was using the best of materials and it was a long process to get things right.

5. His mouth fell open, his eyes turned red, he grabbed what few hairs he had left on his head, he did a little hop, a twitch and his eyebrows contorted.

Structure and Usage

A. 1. Main (Verb has a meaning of its own)
2. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb)
3. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb)
4. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb)
5. Main (Verb has a meaning of its own)
 6. Auxiliary (It is a helping
verb)
7. Auxiliary (It is a helping
verb)
8. Main (Verb has a meaning
of its own)

B. 1. but
2. While
3. Neither,
nor
4. not only, but also
5. as if
6. unless
7. Both, and
 8. as

Words in Use
A. 1. give his imagination wings
2. If truth be told
3. time consuming endeavour
4. must stay private
5. explore the limits
6. to break free

B. 1. Mother could not tolerate the squeaky noise the old fan was making, so she switched it off.

2. My uncle wants to retire from the post of secretary of his club.
3. The speaker continued even after the buzzer went off.
4. The police revealed his identity only after the thieves were caught.
5. The guards withdrew from their posts after the president had safely reached his office.
 6. Prita was jubilant because she was going to Antarctica, something she had yearned to do all her life.

 Listening
1. mix 2. ratios 3. brands
4. thoroughly 5. watery 6. mixture
7. mould 8. acrylic 9. water-
based 10. gloss 11. bowls