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Quality
Chapter: 5
HONEYCOMB
WORKING WITH THE TEXT
Page no: 69
Answer the following questions.
1. What was the author’s opinion about Mr Gessler as a bootmaker?
Ans: The author was highly impressed with the work of Mr Gessler as a bootmaker. The boots made by Mr Gessler used to have an exceptional fit. They were made only on order and had the best materials. They lasted so long.
2. Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently?
Ans: The boots that Mr. Gessler made lasted terribly longer. It was like having something beyond temporary. They had the essence of boot stitched into them. Therefore, the author visited the shop infrequently.
3. What was the effect on Mr Gessler of the author’s remark about a certain pair of boots?
Ans: On hearing the author’s remark about a certain pair of boots, Mr Gessler looked at the author for a while as if expecting him to take back his words. Then he said that maybe the author had gotten wet. He told the author to bring the boots back to him so that he would either repair or adjust the price of the boots in the bills.
4. What was Mr Gessler’s complaint against “big firms”?
Ans: Mr Gessler complained that the big firms didn’t value the money of the customers. They were capturing the markets from advertisements and not from the quality of their work. He was mostly out of work because of those firms and day by day the volume was getting reduced.
5. Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?
Ans: No, the author did not really need so many pairs of boots. He ordered so many of them because he wanted to help the bootmaker financially.
| WORKING WITH LANGUAGE |
1. Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.
Look after: take care of.
Look down on: disapprove or regard as inferior.
Look in (on someone): make a short visit.
Look into: investigate.
Look out: be careful.
Look up: improve.
Look up to: admire.
(i) After a very long spell of heat, the weather is _____________ at last.
Ans: After a very long spell of heat, the weather is looking up at last.
(ii) We have no right to ____________ people who do small jobs.
Ans: We have no right to look down on people who do small jobs.
(iii) Nitin has always ____________ his uncle, who is a self-made man.
Ans: Nitin has always looked up to his uncle, who is a self-made man.
(iv) The police are _____________ the matter thoroughly.
Ans: The police are looking into the matter thoroughly.
(v) If you want to go out. I will ____________ the children for you.
Ans: If you want to go out. I will look after the children for you.
(vi) I promise to ____________ on your brother when I visit Lucknow next.
Ans: I promise to look in on your brother when I visit Lucknow next.
(vi) ___________ when you are crossing the main road.
Ans: Look out when you are crossing the main road.
2. Read the following sets of words loudly and clearly.
Ans: Students do it yourself.
3. Each of the following words contains the sound ‘sh’ (as in shine) in the beginning or in the middle or at the end. First speak out all the words clearly. Then arrange the words in three groups in the table on page 81.
Ans:
| Initial | Medial | Final |
| Sheep | Fashion | Trash |
| Shriek | Ashes | Fish |
| Shoe | Pushing | Marsh |
| Shore | Moustache | Polish |
| Sure | Portion | |
| Nation | ||
| Anxious |
4. In each of the following words ‘ch’ represents the same consonant sound as in ‘chair’. The words on the left have this sound initially. Those on the right have it finally. Speak each word clearly.
Underline the letters representing this sound in each of the following words:
(i) Feature.
Ans: Feature.
(ii) Archery.
Ans: Archery.
(iii) Picture.
Ans: Picture.
(iv) Reaching.
Ans: Reaching.
(v) Nature.
Ans: Nature.
(vi) Matches.
Ans: Matches.
(vii) Riches.
Ans: Riches.
(viii) Batch.
Ans: Batch.
| SPEAKING |
1. Do you think Mr Gessler was a failure as a bootmaker or as a competitive businessman?
Ans: Mr Gessler was an amazing bootmaker. His customers were highly satisfied with the quality of boots he made. He was a failure as a competitive businessman. He did not have much money to spend on advertisements. Whatever he earned went into the raw materials and rent.
2. What is the significance of the title? To whom or to what does it refer?
Ans: The title “Quality” refers to the great quality of boots that Mr Gessler made. It emphasizes the importance of craftsmanship, dedication, and the value of producing something of excellent quality, even in the face of competition from cheaper, lower-quality products.
3. Notice the way Mr Gessler speaks English. His English is influenced by his mother tongue. He speaks English with an accent.
- When Mr Gessler speaks, p,t,k, sound like b,d,g. Can you say these words as Mr Gessler would say them? It comes and never stops. Does it bother me? Not at all. Ask my brother, please.
Ans: Gessler speaks English in a very different accent. At times he lays stress on such words, which sound funny as well evoke our pity.
The way Mr. Gessler would speak: It comes and never stops. Does it bother me? Not ad all-A sg my border, blease.
4. Speak to five adults in your neighbourhood. Ask them the following questions (in any language they are comfortable in). Then come back and share your findings with the class.
(i) Do they buy their provisions packed in plastic packets at a big store, or loose, from a smaller store near their house?
Ans: Out of five people Three prefer buying loose provisions from a smaller store near their house because they believe it is fresher and more affordable. The other two buy packed items from big stores due to convenience and hygiene concerns.
(ii) Where do they buy their footwear? Do they buy branded footwear, or footwear made locally? What reasons do they have for their preference?
Ans: They buy footwear for daily purpose from local shops. For office and part purpose they prefer buying it from branded shops.
They don’t like spending too much on their regular footwear. So, they buy it from local shops.
For office and party they want to look good and want the footwear to last long and comfortable. So, they are fine spending it.
(iii) Do they buy ready-made clothes, or buy cloth and get their clothes stitched by a tailor? Which do they think is better?
Ans: They buy both, the ready-made as well as the ones that are stitched by a tailor. If they want any customised stitch, then they prefer the one that is stitched by a tailor.
5. Look at the picture.
Let pairs of students talk to each other about leaving the country. One student repeats Ajit’s statement. The other gives a reason for not agreeing with Ajit. The sentence openings given below should be used.
(i) If I leave this country, I’ll miss…
(ii) There are some things which you can get only here, for example…
(iii) There are some special days I’ll miss, particularly…
(iv) Most of all I’ll miss…because…
(v) I think it’s impossible for me to leave my country because…
(vi) How can you leave your own country except when…?
(vii) Depends on one’s intention. I can’t leave for good because…
(viii) Maybe for a couple of years..
Ans: Ajit: I’ve decided to go abroad for higher studies.
Anisa: Have you? I don’t think I’ll ever do that. I love my country.
(i) If I leave this country, I’ll miss my friends with whom I’ve played and spent so much time with.
(ii) There are some things which you can get only here, for example, snacks that are particularly prepared here, our traditions, festivals, etc.
(iii) There are some special days I’ll miss, particularly festivals like Holi, Deepawali, etc.
(iv) Most of all, I’ll miss my younger brother because we spent almost the entire day together.
(v) I think it’s impossible for me to leave my country because I can’t go away from my family and friends, and I can’t go so far from them.
(vi) How can you leave your own country except when there is truly no way you can stay here?
(vii) Depends on one’s situation. I can’t leave for good because I can’t even wonder how I will survive so far from my close ones.
(viii) Maybe for a couple of years, I can stay this far from home.
| WRITING |
I. Based on the following points write a story.
(i) Your aunt has gone to her mother’s house.
(ii) Your uncle does his cooking.
(iii) He is absent-minded.
(iv) He puts vegetables on the stove.
(v) He begins to clean his bicycle outside.
(vi) The neighbour calls out saying something is burning.
(vii) Your uncle rushes to the kitchen.
(viii) To save vegetables, he puts some oil on them.
(ix) Unfortunately, it’s machine oil, not cooking oil.
(x) What do you think happens to the vegetables?
Begin like this:
Last month my aunt decided to visit her parents…
Ans: Last month, my aunt went to visit her parents, leaving my absent-minded uncle in charge of the house. Determined to handle everything by himself, he decided to prepare his own meals.
One afternoon, he chopped some vegetables and placed them on the stove to cook. However, being forgetful, he soon got distracted by his bicycle, which needed cleaning. He stepped outside and started scrubbing it, completely losing track of the vegetables on the stove.
A few minutes later, our neighbour shouted, “Something is burning!” Startled, my uncle rushed back to the kitchen, only to find thick black smoke billowing from the pan. In a state of panic, he grabbed the nearest bottle and poured oil over the burning vegetables, thinking it would save them.
To his shock, he realized too late that he had used machine oil instead of cooking oil! The vegetables were completely ruined, and the entire kitchen was filled with a terrible smell. When my aunt returned, she burst into laughter at the disaster he had created. From that day onwards, my uncle swore never to cook alone again!
Trees
| WORKING WITH THE POEM |
1. What are the games or human activities which use trees, or in which trees also ‘participate’?
Ans: The games or human activities which use trees or in which trees also participate are the following:
Trees are used by children to hide while playing hide and seek. Children make tree houses to play in, Adults have their tea parties under the shade of the trees in summer, Adults also use them as a scene to paint.
2. (i) “Trees are to make no shade in winter.” What does this mean? (Contrast this line with the line immediately before it.)
Ans: This line indicates that During winter time, we need sunlight to protect us from the cold winds and we do not need the cool shades of trees as it is already cold. Whereas in summers, we need to protect ourselves from bright and glaring sun rays and trees provide us with cool shade.
(ii) “Trees are for apples to grow on, or pears.” Do you agree that one purpose of a tree is to have fruit on it? Or do you think this line is humorous?
Ans: Yes, one purpose of trees is to have fruits on it be it apples or pears. This line is not humorous but absolutely appropriate as apple and pears are the most common fruit so the poet used these two fruit names.
3. With the help of your partner, try to rewrite some lines in the poem, or add new ones of your own as in the following examples.
Trees are for birds to build nests in.
Trees are for people to sit under.
Now try to compose a similar poem about water, or air.
Ans: Water is for us to drink.
Water is for boats to sail on.
Water is for kids to splash in.
Water is for life to thrive.
