SHRI VILE PARLE KELAVANI MANDAL’S
C. N. M. SCHOOL AND N. D. PAREKH PRE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Subject: English Literature Topic: I am Colin June, 2023 Worksheet no. 1
Name: _________________________________________ Roll No. _____ Std. V Div . _____ Date: _______________
Ex.1 Reference to context.
“Mary stood near the door with a candle in her hand.”
Q1. What inhibited her from falling asleep?
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Q2. Do you think Mary had been to this room before?
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Q3. Describe the room in which Mary was standing.
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Q4. Elucidate why she decided to walk in the corridor with a candle in her hand.
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Q5. Do you think it was prudent of her to try to explore the source of the sound? Justify.
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Q6. Explain the meaning of the phrase ‘a faint sound’ and make a meaningful sentence
with the same.
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Ex.2 Reference to context.
“Sometimes I have been taken to the seaside, but I wont stay because people stare
at me.”
Q1. Who is the word ‘I’ referred to in the above reference?
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Q2. Elucidate his distinctive physical features.
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Q3. Explain what the doctor from London suggested him. Why did he give this suggestion
to him?
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Q4. Do you think he was happy with the decision of not going out? Give reason.
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Q5. Was he happy or sad of not having any visitors?
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Q6. Write two synonyms for the word ‘stare’.
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