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Question 1. What was the author's opinion about Mr. Gessler as a bootmaker?
Answer: According to the author, Mr. Gessler was the best shoemaker in the city. He was a
perfect artist who had the same skill, pride and respect fo his trade as any other artist had.
Question 3. What was the effect on Mr. Gessler of the author's remark about a certain pair
of boots?
Answer: When the author told Mr.Gessler about the creaking of a certain pair of boots, he got
surprised and asked him to get the pair back and if he could not do anything with them he would
take them off from the author's bill.
Question 5. Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?
Answer: When the author came to know about the death of Mr. Gessler elder brother, he felt
with sorrow and grief and, therefore, in order to help him financially he ordered several pairs of
boots although he didn't really need them.
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Question 1. Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use the appropriatey to
complete the sentences that follow.
look after : take care of
look down on : disapprove or regard as inferior
look in (one 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 the heat, the weather is ______ at last.
(ii) We have no right to ______ people who do small jobs.
(iii) Nitin has always ______ his uncle, who is a self-made man.
(iv) The police are ______ the matter thoroughly.
(v) If you want to go out,I will ______ the children for you.
(vi) I promise to ______ on your brother when I visit Lucknow next.
(vii) ______ when you are crossing the main road.
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Answer.
(i) After a very long spell of the heat, the weather is look up at last.
(ii) We have no right to look down on people who do small jobs.
(iii) Nitin has always look up to his uncle, who is a self-made man.
(iv) The police are look into the matter thoroughly.
(v) If you want to go out,I will look after the children for you.
(vi) I promise to look in on your brother when I visit Lucknow next.
(vii) look out when you are crossing the main road.
Answer.
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Question 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 words clearly.
1. choose 1. bench
2. child 2. march
3. cheese 3. peach
4. chair 4. wretch
5. charming 5. research
Underline the letters representing the sound in each of the following words.
1. feature 1. archery 1. picture
2. reaching 2. nature 2. matches
3. riches 3. batch 3. church
Answer.
1. feature 1. archery 1. picture
2. reaching 2. nature 2. matches
3. riches 3. batch 3. church
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