Lesson 1 A Wrong Man in Workers’ Paradise KSEEB SSLC CLASS 10 ENGLISH SOLUTIONS

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Lesson 1 A Wrong Man in Workers’ Paradise KSEEB SSLC CLASS 10 ENGLISH SOLUTIONS

II. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS :

A. Answer briefly the following questions. (choose the answer from the alternatives given below)

1.“The man indulged in mad whims.” Who considers the man’s work as “mad whims?”

ANSWER:-

c) the people in workers’ paradise

2.Explain the comparison in para 3.

ANSWER:-

“Some boys” compared to the man
“They are not studying” compared to the man doing useless work
“Yet passing in the test” compared to the man getting into Heaven

3.When the men say “We haven’t a moment to spare” (para 6) it means that

ANSWER:-

b) they are happy and proud to be so busy

4.Why is the torrent in the workers’ paradise silent?

ANSWER:-

In Workers’ Paradise, even a torrent wouldn’t waste its energy singing, reflecting the focus on utility and productivity.

5.“The girl’s hair was carelessly done.” (para 9) This indicates that

ANSWER:-

a) she was interested only in her work

6.Why did the “girl of the silent torrent” feel sorry for the man?

ANSWER:-

She felt sorry for the man because he seemed to have no work to do, which in her world of constant activity and productivity, was a pitiable state.

7.“The girl scanned the painted pot at home secretly.” (Para 27) This line indicates that

ANSWER:-

b) the girl did not want the artist to know that she was impressed by his work.

8.“The hurrying feet” of the girl became “less hurried” because

ANSWER:-

d) the meaningless was slowly becoming meaningful

9.Why did the elders of the Workers’ Paradise become anxious?

ANSWER:-

The elders became anxious because the presence of the wrong man in Workers’ Paradise led to people wasting their time on art and beauty, which was unprecedented and against the norms of their society.

10.The girl follows the man out of the Workers’ Paradise. This suggests that the girl

ANSWER:-

c) saw new possibilities open-up before her

11.What does the line “the man never believed in mere utility” mean?

ANSWER:-

The man valued creativity and art over practical usefulness.
He preferred engaging in whimsical activities rather than conventional ,productive work.

12.What changes occur in the girl’s behaviour/attitude at the following stages in the story:

ANSWER:-

a.Before she agreed to give her pitcher to the wrong man:

ANSWER:-

Focused on work, valued time, annoyed by the man’s request.

b.After she gave her pitcher to the wrong man:

ANSWER:-

Curious about the drawings, examined the pitcher closely, felt wonder.

c.When the wrong man offered to make ribbons for her:

Confused but intrigued, spent time tying ribbons, appreciated beauty.

d.When she followed the wrong man out of the Workers’ Paradise:

ANSWER:-

Willing to leave work-focused life, embraced creativity, shifted values.

13.At the end of the story, there is a complete change in the girl’s attitude to life. Who should the credit go to?

ANSWER:-

- Both the idler-artist and the girl:
- Idler-artist:Introduced beauty and art, sparked curiosity.
- Girl: Open to new ideas, adapted and embraced change.

B. Close Study.
Read the following extracts carefully. Discuss in pairs and then write the answers to the questions given below them.

1.“But the Moving Finger writes even in heaven.”

a) What does “Moving Finger” mean here?

– The “Moving Finger” refers to fate or destiny.

b) What figure of speech is used in “Moving Finger”?

– Personification.

c) What does the sentence mean in the context?

– It means that fate or destiny is at work even in heaven, and mistakes can happen.

2.“As a princess sees a lonely beggar and is filled with pity, so the busy girl of heaven was filled with pity.”

a) Who is compared to a lonely beggar?

– The man who spent his life on Earth doing useless work is compared to a lonely beggar.

b) Why was the girl filled with pity?

– She saw that the man had no work to do and seemed out of place in Workers’ Paradise.

c) How did the girl offer to help him?

– She offered to give him some work to do.

3.“When she set out for the torrent the next day, her hurrying feet were a little less hurried than before.”

a) What had happened the previous night?

– The girl spent the night examining the painted pitcher, intrigued by its lack of purpose and meaning.

b) What does “hurrying feet” suggest?

– It suggests that the girl was usually busy and always in a rush to complete her tasks.

c) Why did they become less hurried?

– She became less hurried because she was distracted by the painted pitcher and the new sense of curiosity it awakened in her.

III. PARAGRAPH WRITING :

Discuss the answers to the following questions in pairs or groups of four. Individually note down the important points for each question, and then develop the points into one paragraph answers.

1.Men in Workers’ Paradise say “God! We haven’t a moment to spare” (para 6) The man says, “I haven’t a moment to spare for work” (para 11) Keeping in mind the above statements, contrast the attitude of the men in the paradise with that of the man (artist).

ANSWER:-

The men in Workers’ Paradise prioritize constant busyness and efficiency, as they lament not having a moment to spare. In contrast, the artist rejects this mindset, declaring he has no time for work, emphasizing his focus on creativity over productivity.

2.There are two worlds in the story: the world of the idler–artist and the world of the inhabitants of the Workers’ Paradise. Which world is better? Why?

ANSWER:

The idler-artist’s world celebrates creativity and leisure, offering space for individual expression, while Workers’ Paradise emphasizes productivity and constant activity. The preference between the two worlds depends on individual values, with some valuing personal fulfillment and creativity, while others prioritize efficiency and societal progress.

3.Have a debate in the classroom on the following topic.

Aesthetics V/s Utility

You can make use of the following points:

Art for the sake of art X Art for making money
Knowledge for the sake of X Knowledge for the sake of a job knowledge
Man is not satisfied with bread alone

ANSWER:

**Aesthetics vs Utility Debate**

In the debate on aesthetics versus utility, there are key points to consider. Firstly, art for the sake of art emphasizes the intrinsic value of creativity and expression, highlighting the importance of beauty and emotion over monetary gain. Conversely, art for making money prioritizes commercial viability, often leading to compromises in artistic integrity. Similarly, knowledge pursued for its own sake fosters intellectual curiosity and innovation, whereas knowledge solely for job acquisition may limit exploration and creativity. Moreover, the idea that “man is not satisfied with bread alone” underscores the human desire for fulfillment beyond basic needs, advocating for the pursuit of beauty, meaning, and self-expression. Ultimately, while utility serves practical purposes, aesthetics enriches life with depth, meaning, and cultural significance, demonstrating the complementary nature of both in human experience.

IV.VOCABULARY EXERCISES :

Antonyms

Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the words underlined:

ANSWER

1.The people utilize every minute of their life. Whereas the man wastes his time.

2.The busy farmers laughed at the idle artist.

3.Some students always work hard but many neglec t do so.

4.Every individual must have confidence in his abilities. However, we notice doubt in many individuals.

5.The workers thought that the artist was worthless whereas the girl of the silent torrent considered him valuable.

V.LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES :

A.Dictionary work Work in pairs and find out the meaning of the following phrasal verbs in a dictionary. Use them in sentences of your own:

run away

go about

take aback

run down

go away

take off

run into

go ahead

take on

run out

go through

take over

run around

go along

go into

ANSWER

1.run away: to leave a place suddenly and without permission

Sentence: The cat tried to run away from the vet’s office.

2.go about: to start or continue doing something, especially in a determined or organized way

Sentence: He decided to go about his chores methodically.

3.take aback: to surprise or shock someone

Sentence: Her sudden resignation took us all aback.

4.run down: to criticize or speak badly about someone or something

Sentence: It’s not right to run down others behind their backs.

5.go away: to leave a place

Sentence: Please go away and let me work in peace.

6.take off: to remove something (clothing, etc.); to become successful or popular suddenly

Sentence 1: She took off her coat and hung it on the rack.
Sentence 2: The band’s new song really took off on social media.

7.run into: to meet someone unexpectedly

Sentence: I ran into an old friend at the grocery store.

8.go ahead: to start or continue doing something, especially after waiting for permission

Sentence: You have my permission, so go ahead and start the project.

9.take on: to accept or begin to handle a task, responsibility, etc.

Sentence: The company decided to take on the new project despite the challenges.

10.run out: to use up all of something, so that there is none left

Sentence: We ran out of milk, so I need to go to the store.

11.go through: to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation

Sentence: They had to go through many hardships before finding success.

12.take over: to take control or responsibility for something from someone else

Sentence: The new manager will take over the department next month.

13.run around: to be very busy doing a lot of things, often in a disorganized way

Sentence: She’s been running around all day trying to prepare for the party.

14.go into: to enter a place or situation; to discuss or examine something in detail

Sentence 1: They decided to go into the haunted house despite their fears.
Sentence 2: Let’s go into the details of the contract before signing it.

B. Given below are some idioms and phrases used in the short story. Work in pairs. Spot them in the story and use them in sentences of your own.

indulge in

take charge of

shake off

take to task

get the better of

set out for

come to pass

be filled with

laugh at

ANSWER:-

1.Indulge in

Story context: “He indulged in mad whims.”

Sentence: She likes to indulge in a hot bath after a long day at work.

2.Take charge of

Story context: “The aerial messenger who took charge of the man…”

Sentence: I will take charge of organizing the event.

3.Shake off

Story context: “At times, he vowed to shake off his whims…”

Sentence: He couldn’t shake off the feeling that he was being watched.

4.Take to task

Story context: “…and was taken to task by busy farmers.”

Sentence: The manager took him to task for missing the deadline.

5.Get the better of

Story context: “But how could a busy person get the better of one who had nothing to do?”

Sentence: His curiosity got the better of him, and he opened the mysterious box.

6.Set out for

Story context: “When she set out for the torrent the next day…”

Sentence: They set out for the mountains early in the morning.

7.Come to pass

Story context: “So, it came to pass that the aerial messenger…”

Sentence: It came to pass that they finally achieved their dreams.

8.Be filled with

Story context: “…so the busy girl of Heaven saw this one and was filled with pity.”

Sentence: She was filled with joy when she saw her newborn baby.

9.Laugh at

Story context: “People laughed at him.”

Sentence: It is not kind to laugh at others’ mistakes.

C. Sub-skills of reading:
The purpose of reading a passage / text determines the way we read it. We just look at the main points if we want general information (what the passage/text is about). This is called skimming. We go through the details if we want specific information. This is called scanning.
i) Skimming
Read the following news item :
A Korean airbus with 199 passengers crashed 5 km away from Tripoli airport in Libya today and burst into flames, killing at least 100 people. The official Libyan News Agency, Jana, said that the plane fell on two houses, killing four persons in one of them. Jana reported that 80 to 100 people including the captain survived the crash. The crash occurred at 7 am local time, 25 minutes before the expected time of landing.

Select an appropriate heading for the news item from the choices
given below. Justify your choice to your partner.
1. Hundred feared killed in plane crash
2. Plane crashes before landing
3. Tragedy near Tripoli
4. Captain survives plane crash
5. Plane falls on houses
6. Airbus in flames.

ii) Scanning
Study the following Railway Time-table at the Bengaluru Railway Station and answer the questions given below:

1. What time does Gol Gumbaz Express reach Vijayapura?
2. What Express goes to Chennai?
3. Can I get a train to Vijayapura on Tuesday?
4. What is the destination of Siddaganga Express?
5. What time does Siddaganga Express leave Bengaluru?

ANSWER:-

i) Skimming

Appropriate heading: “Tragedy near Tripoli”

Justification: This heading captures the essence of the news item, summarizing the tragic plane crash near Tripoli without focusing on a specific detail. Other options are more specific and miss the overall tragic nature of the event.

ii) Scanning

1.What time does Gol Gumbaz Express reach Vijayapura?

Answer: 10:30

2.What Express goes to Chennai?

Answer: Brindavan Express

3.Can I get a train to Vijayapura on Tuesday?

Answer: No, Gol Gumbaz Express only runs on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

4.What is the destination of Siddaganga Express?

Answer: Hubballi

5.What time does Siddaganga Express leave Bengaluru?

Answer: 13:00

VI. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES :
A. Role Play
Look at the conversation in the story between the girl and the man from
1. Paragraph 11 to paragraph 19
2. Paragraph 20 to paragraph 26
3. Paragraph 30 to paragraph 35.
Work in pairs. One of you take the role of the man and the other of the girl and read out the conversation to each other.

Answer:

Role Play

Here are the conversations from the specified paragraphs for the role play activity:

Paragraphs 11 to 19:

Girl: “A – ha! You have no work in hand, have you?”

Man: “Work! I’ve not a moment to spare for work.”

Girl: “I shall spare some work for you to do, if you like.”

Man: “Girl of the silent torrent, all this time I have been waiting to take some work from your hands.”

Girl: “What kind of work would you like?”

Man: “Will you give me one of your pitchers, one that you can spare?”

Girl: “A pitcher? You want to draw water from the torrent?”

Man: “No, I shall draw pictures on your pitcher.”

Narrator: The girl was annoyed.

Girl: “Pictures, indeed! I have no time to waste on such as you. I’m going.”

Narrator: And she walked away.

Paragraphs 20 to 26:

Narrator: But how could a busy person get the better of one who had nothing to do? Every day they met and every day he said to her:

Man: “Girl of the silent torrent, give me one of your clay pitchers. I shall draw pictures on it!”

Narrator: She yielded at last. She gave him one of her pitchers.

Narrator: The man started painting. He drew line after line, he put colour after colour.

Narrator: When he had completed his work, the girl held up the pitcher and stared at its sides, her eyes puzzled.

Girl: “What do they mean, all those lines and colours? What is their purpose?”

Man: (Laughs) “Nothing. A picture may have no meaning and serve no purpose.”

Paragraphs 30 to 35:

Girl: “What do you want of me?”

Man: “Only some more work from your hands.”

Girl: “What kind of work would you like?”

Man: “Let me make a coloured ribbon for your hair.”

Girl: “And what for?”

Man: “Nothing.”

B. Making Requests
“Will you give me one of your pitchers?” the man asked the girl. This is a request. There are other polite ways of making a request:
“Would/could you give me ________________?”
“Will you please give me ________________?”
“Would / do you mind if I use your ________________?”

Now work in pairs and make suitable requests for the situationsgiven below.
1. Your car breaks down in the middle of a busy road. You stop a biker and his friend on the pillion and ask them to help you
push the car to a side.

2. Your grandfather is critically ill, he is counting his days. Youwant to be with him for some time. Request your Headmaster
for 15 days’ leave of absence.

ANSWER:-

Here are the polite requests for the given situations:

1.Requesting help to push the car:

– “Would you please help me push my car to the side of the road?”

– “Could you give me a hand with moving my car to the side, please?”

– “Would you mind helping me push my car to the side of the road?”

2.Requesting leave of absence:

– “Would you please grant me 15 days’ leave to be with my grandfather who is critically ill?”

– “Could I please have 15 days’ leave to spend time with my ailing grandfather?”

– “Would you mind granting me 15 days’ leave of absence to be with my grandfather?”

D. Conversation :
Peter plans to spend a week in Ooty with his family. He approaches a travel agent to make arrangements for the trip. Use the clues given below and develop a conversation between Peter and the travel agent. First, complete the conversation, and then role play it.

ANSWER:-

Travel agent: Hello Sir, welcome to the Rainbow Travel Agency. What can I do for you?

Peter: Hello, I’m planning to spend a week in Ooty with my family and need help arranging the trip.

T.A.: That’s great! We provide the best facilities for families, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable stay.

Peter: Oh! I see. Wonderful. I want accommodation that is family-friendly and comfortable.

T.A.: Sure, could you please tell me the duration of your stay?

Peter: We plan to stay for one week.

T.A.: Perfect! We offer comprehensive sightseeing packages, which include visits to the Botanical Gardens, Doddabetta Peak, and the Rose Garden.

Peter: Yes, we don’t want a breezy visit. We want to spend some quality time there. Also, my children are interested in boating and horse riding.

T.A.: Absolutely, we can arrange boating and horse riding activities as well. Lodging facilities are available in the second week of April.

Peter: That sounds great! I’ll accept that. Can I pay by cash or credit card?

T.A.: You can pay by both cash and credit card. Thank you.

Peter: Hope your stay is unforgettable and enjoyable.

1.GRAMMAR REVISITED

A.Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’

His long nose gives him a unique feature.
Looking at him I said that he must be a European.
I met him a year ago.
Walk fast. You are a young person, not an old man.
It was a unanimous decision.
Ivanhoe is a historical novel.
We had an hour of English.
Modesty is a womanly grace.
The Cyclop was a one-eyed monster.
My sister is an M.A in English.
Satish was an N.C.C. cadet.
On his doctor’s advice, he had an X-ray taken.
This doctor is an F.R.C.S.
My name begins with an “H”.
It surely was a historical event.

B.Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the wherever necessary

There is a fly in the coffee.
The book you wanted is not in the library.
A cow is a useful animal.
Mount Everest is the tallest peak in the Himalayas.
“Where is Esther?” She has gone to school.
The Cauvery flows into the Bay of Bengal.
I love stories from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Hamlet is the greatest tragedy of Shakespeare.
Joshua plays the piano well. So his parents bought him a new piano.
The climax is in the 10th chapter, not in chapter 9.
My uncle who was very ill last week, is still in the hospital. If you go to the hospital you can see him.
I am going to the market to buy vegetables. You cannot come with me because you have to go to school.
“Dad, is an aunt coming with an uncle?”

C. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. This table is made of wood.
2. I expected from him a better performance.
3. He is a man with a fine sense of humour.
4. I saw a beautiful girl with a limp.
5. The purse fell out of his pocket.
6. She often quotes from Shakespeare.
7. Our examinations begin on 15th April.
8. I had a message from a friend.
9. He hit her on the head with a bottle.
10. Neeta was angry about what I had said.
11. This is an idea I entirely agree with .
12. Please convey my best wishes to him.
13. He enquired of me what he should do.
14. Please inform me of the details of the scheme.
15. I request you to intimate to me what he should do.
16. Students must opt for two of the three courses offered.
17. He prayed to God for help.
18. They presented him with a gold watch.
19. Please refer to your letter of July.
20. This figure is wrong; please strike it out.

D. Fill in the blanks with suitable Articles or Prepositions:

ANSWER:-

It’s Never Too Late

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