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God Sees the Truth but Waits
Chapter โ 5
ENGLISH
SANKARDEV SISHU NIKETAN
Q.1. What kind of life did Ivan live before his marriage?
Ans :- Before marriage Ivan used to drink and became riotous when he drank too much. After marriage, he gave up drinking except now and then.
Q.2. Why Ivanโs wife want him to postpone his departure for the fair ?
Ans :- Ivanโs wife dreamt a bad dream on the preceding night of his journey to the fair. So she requested Ivan to postpone his journey.
Q.3. How did Ivan interpret his wifeโs dream ?
Ans :- Ivan interpret his wifeโs dream as a good sign which denoted that he would earn huge profit and become a rich man.
Q.4. On his way to the fair, Ivan spent a night at an inn ? Why did he start early next morning ?
Ans :- Ivan wanted to travel while it was cool. So he kept the horse ready and resumed his journey before daw.
Q.5. What made the police officer certain that Ivan had committed the crime ?
Ans :- Policeman searched Ivanโs luggages and found a blood stained knife in Ivanโs bag.
Q.6. What the people of Kiev say about Ivan ?
Ans :- On enquiries with the people of Kiev, they said that in former days he used to drink and riot, but he was a good man at heart.
Q.7. Why did Ivan decide to appeal to God alone for mercy ?
Ans :- Ivan found that his wife also suspected him as a murderer. Since only God knows the truth and justice could be expected from Him, Ivan decided to appeal to God only for mercy.
Q.8. What was the punishment given to Ivan ?
Ans :- Ivan was condemned to be flogged and then sent to work in the mines of Siberia.
Q.9. How was Ivan treated in prison ?
Ans :- The prison authorities liked Ivan for his humility and good behaviour. The fellow prisoners respected him and when there was any quarrel among the prisoners, they came to him to settle the matter.
Q.10. Who was Makar Semyonich ? What does he tell the other convict about himself ?
Ans :- Makar Semyonich was a new convict brought to Siberia. He was a tall strong man of 50 years of age. He boasted to other convicts that he had been to the prison a couple of times earlier. But he never stayed behind the bars for long.
Q.11. How did Ivan became certain that it was Makar who had murdered the merchant ?
Ans :- When Ivan wanted to know who killed the merchant, Mark made a sarcastic remark. It must have been he in whose bag the knife was found, Makar said. When Ivan heard these words, he had no doubt that this was the man who had killed the merchant.
Q.12. What were Ivanโs feelings about Makar when he became certain that it was he who had killed the merchant ?
Ans :- Ivan was terribly upset. His anger against Makar was so great that he fined for revenge, even if he himself had to die for it.
Q.13. Why did Makar threatened to kill Ivan ?
Ans :- Ivan saw Makar digging a hole to create an escape route. Makar was scared of heavy punishment if the matter was reported to the jail authorities. So he warned Ivan not to divulge anything. If Ivan doesnโt comply, Makar threatened to kill him.
Q.14. What did the jailer want to know from Ivan ? Why did Ivan not tell what he know ?
Ans :- The jailer wanted to know from Ivan who was digging a tunnel under the shelf. Ivan thought that he would not be benefited if Makar was flogged to death for what he had done. So Ivan did not disclose anything.
Q.15. What was it that brought about a change in Ivanโs heart ?
Ans :- When Ivan found that his wife was also suspecting him as a murderer, he lost interest in life. Later when he learnt that his children were living happily without him, he became a philanthropic person.
3. Grammar and Usage:
Complete the following comparisons.
1. As black as coal.
2. As dry as dust.
3. As brittle as glass.
4. As blind as a bat.
5. As cunning as a fox.
6. As white as snow.
7. As busy as a bee.
8. As firm as a rock.
9. As faithful as a dog.
10. As deep as a well.
11. As greedy as a wolf.
12. As gentle as a lamb.
4. Fill up the blanks. Put a proper form of be wherever required.
1. Last year, we โฆโฆโฆโฆ play cricket every evening.
Ans :- Last year, we used to play cricket every evening.
2. At first we didnโt like this game because we โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. (not) โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ playing it. But now we โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ playing this nice game.
Ans :- At first we didnโt like this game because we were not used to playing it. But now we are used to playing this nice game.
3. When we were in the Holy Heart School, we โฆโฆโฆ. have classes, in the morning. When the afternoon classes started, we were unhappy because we โฆโฆโฆ.. having out afternoons free.
Ans :- When were in the Holy Heart School, was used to have classes in the morning. When the afternoon classes started, we were unhappy because we were not having out afternoons free.
4. Kundan โฆโฆโฆโฆ. miss the classes when he was at school. Now he โฆโฆโฆโฆ. gambling also. He โฆโฆโฆโฆ. smoke even when he was very young. I โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ (not) โฆโฆโฆโฆ. living in the company of such persons.
Ans :- Kundan used to miss the classes when he was at school. Now he is used to gambling also. He used to smoke even when he was very young. I am not used to living in the company of such persons.
Additional
Riotous โ เฆเงเฆชเฆคเงเฆฏเฆผเฆพเฅค
Now and then โ เฆฎเฆพเฆเง-เฆธเฆฎเฆฏเฆผเง, เฆเงเฆคเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพเฆฌเฆพเฅค
Inn โ เงฐเฆพเฆธเงเฆคเฆพเงฐ เฆฆเฆพเฆเฆคเฆฟเฆค เฆฅเฆเฆพโ เฆธเงฐเง เฆนเงเฆเงเฆฒ, เฆฏโเฆค เฆเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฏเฆชเงเงฐเฆฃเฆพเฆฒเง เฆเงฐเง เฆฅเฆเฆพ เฆ เฆพเฆ เฆชเงเงฑเฆพ เฆฏเฆพเฆฏเฆผเฅค
Harnessed โ harness เฆนเงเฆเง เฆเฆฌเฆฟเฆง เฆธเงฐเฆเงเฆเฆพเฆฎ เฆฏเฆพเงฐ เฆฆเงเฆฌเฆพเงฐเฆพ เฆเงเฆเงฐ เฆเฆพเฆกเฆผเงเงฐ เฆธเงเฆคเง เฆฌเฆพเฆจเงเฆงเฆฟ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆนเฆฏเฆผเฅค
Preparations โ เฆชเงเงฐเฆธเงเฆคเงเฆคเฆฟ, เฆธเฆพเฆเง เฆนเงเงฑเฆพเฅค
Travel โ เฆญเงเงฐเฆฎเฆฃ เฆเงฐเฆพเฅค
Robber โ เฆกเฆเฆพเฆเฆคเฅค
Search โ เฆเฆพเฆจเฆพเฆคเฆพเฆฒเฆพเฆ เฆเงฐเฆพเฅค
Unstrapped โ เฆขเฆพเฆเฆจเฆฟ เฆเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพ, เงฐเฆเงเงฐ เฆฌเฆพเฆจเงเฆงเงเฆจ เฆธเงเฆฒเงเฆเงเงฑเฆพเฅค
Warder โ เฆเฆพเงฐเฆพเฆเฆพเงฐเฆค เฆฌเฆจเงเฆฆเงเฆธเฆเฆฒเงฐ เงฐเฆเงเฆฏเฆผเฆพเฅค
Troika โ เฆคเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเฆเฆพ เฆเงเฆเงฐเฆพเงฐเง เฆเฆจเฆพโ เฆธเงฐเง เฆเฆพเฆกเฆผเง, เงฐเฆพเฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพเฆค เฆชเงเงฐเฆเฆฒเฆฟเฆคเฅค
Alighted โ เฆเฆพเฆกเฆผเง เฆฌเฆพ เฆเงเฆเงฐเฆพเงฐ เฆชเงฐเฆพ เฆจเฆฎเฆพเฅค
Riot โ เฆเงเฆชเฆพเฆค เฆเงฐเฆพเฅค
Tried โ เฆเฆฆเฆพเฆฒเฆคเฆค เฆฌเฆฟเฆเฆพเงฐ เฆเงฐเฆพเฅค
Rouble โ เงฐเฆพเฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพเฆจ เฆฎเงเฆฆเงเงฐเฆพเฅค
Petition โ เฆฆเงฐเงเฆเฆพเฆธเงเฆค, เฆเฆฌเงเฆฆเฆจเฅค
Condemned โ เฆฆเฆฃเงเฆกเฆพเฆเงเฆเฆพเฆชเงเงฐเฆพเฆชเงเฆคเฅค
Flogged โ เฆธเงเฆเฆพเงฐเง เฆจเฆฟเงฐเงเฆฎเฆฎเฆญเฆพเงฑเง เฆชเงเงฐเฆนเฆพเงฐ เฆเงฐเฆพเฅค
Siberia โ เงฐเฆพเฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพเงฐ เฆชเงเฆฌ เฆชเงเงฐเฆพเฆจเงเฆคเงฐ เฆ เฆเงเฆเฆฒเฅค
Convicts โ เฆฆเฆฃเงเฆกเฆชเงเงฐเฆพเฆชเงเฆค เฆเฆฏเฆผเฆฆเง ( เฆเฆพเงฐเฆพเฆฌเฆพเฆธ เฆเฆพเฆเฆฟ เฆฅเฆเฆพ )เฅค
Behind the bars โ เฆเฆพเงฐเฆพเฆเฆพเงฐเฅค
Blab โ เฆเงเฆชเฆจเงเฆฏเฆผ เฆเฆฅเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆเฆค เฆเงฐเฆพเฅค
Suffer โ เฆเฆทเงเฆ เฆญเงเฆ เฆเงฐเฆพเฅค
Glance โ เฆเงเงฐเฆพเฆนเฆฟเฆเง เฆเงเงฑเฆพเฅค
Peered โ เฆเฆญเงเงฐเฆญเฆพเงฑเง เฆเฆพเฆฌเฆฒเง เฆฌเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเง เฆเงเฆทเงเฆเฆพ เฆเงฐเฆพเฅค
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