Tuesday, October 27, 2020

LIFE WITH UNCLE KEN, EXERCISE


LIFE WITH UNCLE KEN, EXERCISE 

WORD MEANING

1. fudge – chocolate

2. fabulous – very good

3. stuffed – filled, loaded, packed

4. concerned – anxious, worried

5. settled – solved, fixed, resolved

6. rambling – pleasure walk, words of confusion

7. including – putting together, incorporating, adding

8. giant – big, huge, enormous

9. tremendous – great, extremely, vast

10. appetite – desire, taste, greed

11. bright – too much of light, shiny, flashing, glowing

12. glad – happy, cheerful, pleased

13. appreciated – valued, recognized, supported

14. unusual – not normal, uncommon

15. exercise – work, drill, practice, rehearse

16. nervous – hesitate, worried, tensed

17. annoyed – irritated, not happy

18. edge – corner, border, side

29. variety – different, kinds

20. revenge – retaliate, payback

21. rage – anger

22. eccentric – strange, odd

23. casting – post, assign

24. outhouse – outside the house

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION

1.        Who is Crazy?

Name of the mongrel dog at granny’s home.

2.        Where does the Granny live?

In a small town in the foothills of Dehra Dun.

3.        What did Granny cook the best?

Granny cook the ‘roast duck’ the best.

4.        When did Ken come to Granny?

Ken came to Grannay’s home whenever he was out of a job.

5.        What is the name of the uncle?

Uncle’s name is Ken.

6.        What is Granny’s name?

Granny’s name is Ellen.

7.        Who is Dhuki?

Dhuki is the gardener who lived in the outhouse of granny’s home.

8.        What is the name of Dhuki’s son?

Mohan is the name of Dhuki’s son.

9.        In which school Granny offered uncle a job?

Granny offered uncle a job in Padre Lal’s Academy for small boys.

10.      What music did uncle listen to while taking siesta?

Uncle listen to dance music, Glenn Miller and his Swing Band, while taking siesta.

A. CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTION TO COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES.

1. Granny was the best cook in the world, as fat as narrator was concerned, because

a. she cooked all that he loved to eat.

b. she held many parties.

c. she had attended many cooking classes.

d. she had read many cookbooks.

Ans: a. she cooked all that he loved to eat.

2. Granny’s nephew, Uncle ken, came to visit her

a. whenever he was out of a job.

b. when he wanted to enjoy her cooking.

c. when he wanted to meet the narrator.

d. both options a. and b.

Ans: d. both options a. and b.

B. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1. Who were the people who lived with Granny?

The people who lived with Granny are a gardener named Dhuki, and his son Mohan; Ayah an elderly helper; a cat and a mongrel dog called Crazy.

2. Who was Crazy? Why was he called Crazy?

Crazy was the pet dog and was called so because he ran circle round the house.

3. What was the narrator’s favourite dish?

The narrator’s favourite dish was anything which was cooked by his Granny.

C. READ THESE SENTENCES FROM THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

1. “What do you mean, duck again? You haven’t had duck since you were here last month.”

a. Who said this and why?

This was said by Granny because this was not a regular dish and more than a month it was not cooked.

b. Which particular dish had been served?

Roasted duck had been served.

2. “I wish he was someone else’s uncle,” I said.

a. Who is ‘I’? Name the uncle being spoken about here.

‘I’ is the grandson of Ellen.

Ken is the uncle being spoken about here.

b. Why did the speaker have a wish like that?

The speaker had a wish like that because the presence of uncle Ken always annoyed him.

D. THINK AND ANSWER.

1. Why did Granny note down the comments made by her grandson about her dishes?

She wrote down the comments because they were useful when she made the dish again and tried them out on other. They would help her improve her dish quality.

2. How did Uncle Ken and the narrator irritate each other while eating?

Uncle Ken had taken the two large helpings of the roasted duck and ate before even the narrator get at it. Hence the narrator also in revenge took all the apple sauce which was Ken’s favourite one.

3. Why did Granny think Uncle Ken was crazy?

Granny thought uncle was Crazy because he was very often out of his job and came to her home to spend the days at the time of being jobless or simply to have a taste of Granny’s food. Then he would stay as long as he wished.

4. Write a few lines about the relationship between Uncle Ken and the narrator.

Uncle Ken and the narrator were relatives to each other and they often used to irritate each other. The boy had some dislike towards his uncle as he was never praising Granny’s dishes and made uncle Ken feel nervous.

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