English Text 2st mid test Assignment

VII Eng-Text Course -2015

GULMOHAR
UNIT-1- THE MASTER ARTIST.
UNIT-2- A SECRET FOR TWO
UNIT-3- MAGGIE CUTS HER HAIR
Unit-1
Ex I CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:
1. Monsieur in French means Mr. (Mr., Mrs., Master)
2. A person who supports artists and writer is called a patron. (Artists, poets, painters)
3. Carol Moore is an author and a creator of the site childrens story books Online. (Emily Dickinson,
Sarojini Naidu, Carol Moore)
4. Florin was a gold coin first issued at Florence, Italy in 1252. (Italy, Europe, U.S.A)
5. A person who works for an employer mainly to learn skills required for a particular job is an apprentice.
(Signor, guide, apprentice)
Unit-2
6. The supervisor who assigns work to people and see that it gets done is called____
(Accountant, Apprentice, foreman)
7. _____ is a disease that causes painful swelling in the joints, specially of the toes, knees and fingers.
(Gout, arthiritis, Scurvy)
8. Now Jacques looked into Pierres eyes and saw something that_______him.
(Surprised, startled, Wondered)
9. Each morning, ____ arrived at the stables of the Provincale milk company at 5o clock.
(Jacques, Joseph, Pierre)
Unit-3
10. There is a strange _____ in making a pair of scissors cut through a mass of hair.
(Feeling, Satisfaction, Sound)
11.Maggie felt an ____ pain.
(Unbearable, Unexpected, Never ending)
12 He hurried downstairs and left poor Maggie to her _______.
(Pain, Thoughts, Misery)

12Maggies tears had _____ and she began to think , as Tom left her.
(Ran down her cheeks, Stopped, Ceased)
13. Little girls who cut their own hair should be ______ and fed on bread and water.
(Slapped, Whipped, Lashed)
Ex 2 Fill in the blanks:
1. Monsieur Signy I Abbaye had been a master artist of his day.
2. Signing the contract, they sealed the agreement.
3. He did not reveal this to Signor Bartoli.
4. Its the best plaster process I ever saw.
5. Signor Bartoli, a masterpiece takes a while at least.
6. In the year 1392 , the master artist Monsieur I Abbaye was about to retire.
7. When Signor Bartoli, the patron, marched in demanding to see his portrait it was nearly and finally 6
months had gone by.
8. It was the artists 20 foot master piece.
9. The artist was not crazy but had simply been born 500 years too early!
Ex 3 True or false:
Unit-1
1. Monsieur I Abbaye grabbed the opportunity to paint the portrait at once. False
2. The twenty- feet wall offered I Abbaye the freedom to put his ideas into practice. True
3. Monsieur I Abbaye was going to do the portrait free of cost. True
4. The Italian painters during I Abbayes time followed the conventions of Byzantine and ProtoRenaissance art. True
5. Guiliano Bartoli was delighted to see his portrait. True
6. The vision and technique I Abbaye used were very similar to those used by Picasso. True
Unit- 2
1. The Provincale Milk Company gave a white horse to Pierre for helping him in his delivery. True
2. Pierre had to always use the reins tightly to guide Joseph on the road. False
3. Pierre missed his milk route at times. False
4. Jacques was concerned about Pierres age and health. True
5. Pierre had become blind because of his cataracts. True
Unit 3

1. Tom and Maggie were both willful children but Tom showed it much less in his actions. False
2. Both were often scolded as being naughty. False
3. Maggie was first excited and then worried by her action. True
4. Aunt Glegg was more critical of Maggie than uncle Glegg. True
5. Maggie was greatly comforted by her father taking her aside, and he had done so on other occasions too.
True
Answer these questions in one sentence:
Unit- 1
Q 1 Pick out two sentence that show that Monsieur I Abbaye was a famous and respected artist of his time.
A 1. Monsieur Signy I Abbaye had been a master artist of his day; the patron knew how highly the artist had
been recommended.
Q 2How did the guild control painters?
A 2. The guild expected its artists to paint in Byzantine or Proto- Renaissance styles.
Q 3 How long did the masterpiece take? Do you know why?
A 3.The masterpiece took 6 months to complete. Monsieur Signy I Abbaye was using the best of materials
and it was a long process to get things right.
Q 4 The author mentions six signs of Bartolis genuine astonishment when he saw the portrait. What are
they?
A 4 His mouth fell open, his eyes turned red, he grabbed what few hairs he had left on his head, he did a
little hop, a twitch and his eyebrows contorted.
Q 5 Why did the artist change his mind?
A 5. The artist changed his mind on seeing the disappointment of the patron.
Unit- 2
1. Look at the title of the story. What secret does it refer to? Who are the two that shared it?
Ans. 1 The secret was that Pierre had been blind for the last 5 years. Pierre and Joseph shared the secret .
2. How long did Pierre work with the horse called Joseph? When did Pierre probably become blind?
Ans. 2 Pierre worked with Joseph for fifteen years. Pierre had become blind probably 10 years after they
sssstarted working together.
3. What did the horse actually do? What did the other drivers add to it as a joke?
Ans. 3 The horse was acknowledging Pierres presence while making sure it was him. The others joked that
it seemed like the two shared a secret.
4. Pierre says, Why a blind man could handle my route with Joseph pulling the wagon. Did a blind man
actually handle the route later on? If so, who did it and when?

Ans. 4 A blind man did actually handle the route later on. The man was Pierre himself, during the last five
years of his service.
5. In what sense did Pierre and Joseph grow old together?
Ans. 5 Pierre and Joseph had been working together for fifteen years and had grown older together.
6. what prevented Jacques from guessing that Pierre was blind?
Ans. 6 Pierre always had a cap pulled over his eyes to keep the morning wind out of them. This kept
everyone from guessing that Pierre was blind.
7. What was the address in which Pierre delivered the milk?
Ans. 7 The address was Prince Edward Street in Montreal in which Pierre delivered the milk.
Unit-3
1. Come upstairs with me, Tom. Why did Maggie want her brother to go upstairs with her?
Ans. 1 Maggie wanted to cut her hair and wanted Tom to help her with it.
2. Youll catch it! What exactly did Tom mean by that?
Ans. 2 Tom meant that Maggie would be soundly scolded for cutting off her hair.
3. How did Tom succeed in making Maggie come to the table? What did he do and say?
Ans. 3 He described the dessert in detail which made Maggie hungry enough to go the table.
4. What did Mrs Tulliver whisper into Maggies ears?
Ans. 4 She asked Maggie to tidy her hair before dinner and not to come untidy.
Answer the questions in brief
Unit-1
Q 1 What was the artists response to the patrons request for drawing a portrait?
A 1. The artist looked thoughtful for a moment and then shook his head and said that he was sorry, but he
couldnt take up the assignment because he had decided to retire and was not available for hire.
Q 2 What were the terms and conditions laid out by the artist?
A 2 The artist wanted to explore the limits of his abilities. He did not want money, but food and a bed
instead. He did not even want the patron to pose because he had an excellent memory. As he could see the
patrons portrait in his minds eye he insisted that while he worked on his portrait no one must disturb him
and he must be private.
Q 3 Why did the artist insist on a privacy contract?
A3 In his career of forty five years, Monsieur I Abbaye had yearned to paint in his own way. He hungered
to break free of restraints. But the guild, his craft and livelihood, would never have allowed it so he followed
their rules although he was never proud of it. The artist gazed upon that twenty-foot wall and thought of all
that space to give imagination wings.
Q 4 What did the artist claim to have learnt as an apprentice?

A 4 When the artist was eight years old he was an apprentice to the great Ambrogio Lorenzetti. He didnt
want to dishonour his name. He was taught the art of grinding pigment, laying plaster, sometimes slowly,
sometimes faster. He was taught how to draw and, not to hurry. He felt that a masterpiece took some time.
Unit-2
1. Describe Joseph.
Ans. 1 Joseph was a large white horse. He was drawing the milk wagon used by Pierre. He did not have a
name when he came to the company first. He had a soft neck and his belly shone. He was a kind, gentle and
faithful horse. Joseph knew the milk route well.
2. How do you know that Pierre and Joseph grew old together?
Ans. 2 Pierre and Joseph both grew old together very slowly. Pierres huge walrus moustache turned pure
white. Joseph did not lift his knees so high, or raise his head quite as much. Pierre started carrying a heavy
walking stick.
3. What did Jacques suggest to Pierre?
Ans. 3 When Jacques noticed that Pierre was carrying his walking stick he thought he was suffering from
gout. So he told Pierre to teach Joseph to carry the milk to the front door so that he neednt strain himself to
get down from the carriage.
Unit-3
1. We read It was very bitter. What was bitter and why?
Ans. 1It was very bitter that Tom could not be more sympathetic towards Maggie First he laughed at her and
then he wanted to go down to dinner indifferent to her plight. She might have to forego dinner and be
scolded by everyone.
2. What did Aunt Glegg comment about Maggie?
Ans.2 Aunt Glegg used her loudest and severest tone of voice and said that little girls who cut their own hair
should be whopped and fed on bread and water. They should not be allowed to come and sit down with their
aunts and uncles.
3. She stood with a sense of freedom as if she had come out from a wood into the open plain. Freedom from
what? What is compared to a wood and to open plain?
Ans.3 Maggie felt free and light after cutting her hair. Her thick hair is compared to the wood and the lighter
mane left after chopping the locks is compared to the plain.
4. In paragraph 15, we read that Maggies cheeks began to grow pale and her lips trembled a little. What was
it that caused such a change in her?
Ans.4 Maggie began to regret her act when she saw that Tom was laughing at her. She suddenly realized that
she was going to be scolded for being naughty and that she would hardly feel any sense of triumph when she
faced her family.

Textual Grammar
Match the following

Unit-1
1.
2.
3.
4.

Patron
Yearned
A twitch
Absurd

a person who supports

artists and writers
deeply desired
a sudden movement that showed his anger
ridiculous

Unit- 3
1. unconcerned

untroubled, not interested

2. forbidden

not permitted

3. seize

get hold of something suddenly

4. daring

boldness

5. uneven

not level, not smooth

6. annoying

causing inconvenience or anger

7. misery

sorrow

8. severe

strict, harsh

9. endurance

power to bear something

10. influence

(have an) effect (on)