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The Comet - II Exercise 83 Solution 1 "For a moment James wondered if he had done his sums right." He was doubtful about his sums and calculations because when James looked up from his window a star-studded night sky greeted him. Somewhere amongst these stars was Comet Dutta heading for a collision with the earth. It was hard for him to believe the calamity of the future on such a peaceful night. Solution 2 The scientists at the conference said that James sums were right, there was no escape from the direct hit of comet Dutta with the earth as predicted by him. There was a small chance that the comet would just graze the atmosphere of the earth and not collide and in that case the loss of life and property would not be total. This however was hardly reassuring enough for no action to be taken. Solution 3 Immediate action was needed, the scientists decided. The defensive measure was to live in underground bunkers. The offensive action was that Comet Dutta cou...
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The Comet-1 Exercise 77 Solution  1 Indrani Debi disliked Duttada's "hobnobbing" with Dibya the telescope because it kept him away at nights. To Indrani Debi the telescope was like a designing woman who had ensnared her husband. Solution  2 She is smiling because she knew how utterly oblivious her husband was of the practical problems of living. Although his doctor had told him to take special precautions against the cold he would never remember to put on a sweater even if it was lying on his bedside chair. His forgetful nature made her smile. Solution  3 (i) Duttada's secret ambition was to be able to buy a good telescope and someday to discover a new comet. (ii) When Duttada retired with ample money he bought himself a telescope. It was duly installed and long were the dark nights he spent in star gazing. Although his was only an eight inch telescope as compared to the gigantic telescopes of the professional astronomers he was optimistic because he k...
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Jalebis Exercise 65 Solution  1 He didn’t pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school because the teacher who collected the fees Master Ghulam Mohammed was on leave and the fees would be collected the next day. Solution  2 (i)   The coins were asking him what he was thinking about? They were saying that those fresh, hot jalebis coming out of the Kadhao in the shop were not coming out for nothing. Jalebis were meant to be eaten and only those with money in their pocket could eat them. They also told him that money was meant to be spent and only those who liked jalebis spent it. (ii)  Yes, they were misguiding him because he got so much at home that for him even looking at something in the bazaar was a sin. Besides they were his fees and fund money and he could not possibly spend it on jalebis. Solution  3 He did not take the coin’s advice because he was a good boy and did not want to be misguided by the coins. He got so much at ...
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The Open Window Exercise 57 Solution  1 Framton Nuttel came to the rural retreat as he wanted a cure for the bad nerves he was suffering from. Solution  2 His sister had given him letters of introduction to people living there as she knew that since he did not know anyone he would bury himself there without speaking to a living soul and his nerves would only get worse from moping. Solution  3 The niece narrated that three years ago a tragedy took place in the Sappleton family. Her aunt's husband and her two young brothers went off for their day’s shooting. They never came back. In crossing the moor to their favourite shooting ground they were all three engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog. It had been a dreadful wet summer and places that were safe in other years gave way suddenly without warning. Their bodies were never recovered. Chapter 7 - The Open Window Exercise 60 Solution  1 Mrs Sappleton said that the window was opened because her...
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The Fight Exercise 49 Solution 1 The forest pool is different from the one which Ranji knew in Rajputana desert because the water in the forest pool had a gentle translucency, and smooth round pebbles could be seen at the bottom. A small stream emerged from a cluster of rocks to feed the pool. Although in summer the stream was only a trickle, the rocks held the water in the pool and it did not dry up like the pools in the plains. The pool in the Rajputana desert however was sticky and muddy where buffaloes wallowed and women washed clothes. Solution 2 (i) The boy expected Ranji to be scared of his looks, stares and hostile manner and give him a reason why he was there, then apologize to him for using his pool and leave the pool immediately. (ii) In my opinion he was wrong to ask this question as the pool was a forest pool and did not belong to anybody and so all were free to use it. Solution 3 Between Ranji and the other boy, the other boy is trying to start th...
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Princess September Exercise 38 Solution  1 The royal couple had nine daughters. Solution  2 The sister's advised her to pop the bird in the cage so that it does not fly away. The sisters told the Princess to take their advice and pop the bird into the cage when it came back so that she was sure that it always remained with her. Solution  3 The King and Queen of Siam had many daughters, and the Queen said that it confused her to remember so many names so they were named after the months of the year. Solution  4 The King of Siam had a peculiar habit. Instead of receiving gifts on his birthday he gave them. It is called peculiar because he gave the gifts to his daughters on his birthday instead to accepting it. Most people receive gifts from their family and friends on their birthdays and don’t give away gifts.  Solution  5 (i) Princess September's reaction was that she burst into a flood of tears at the loss of her parrot, an...
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