The Cop and the Anthem

Activity Sheet No.1: 1-3 The Cop and the Anthem

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.             

Soapy left his bench and strolled out of the square and across the level sea of asphalt, where Broadway and Fifth Avenue flow together. Up Broadway he turned, and stopped at a luxurious cafe.                 Soapy had confidence in himself from the lowest button of his vest upward. He was shaven, and his coat was trim and his neat, black bow had been presented to him by a lady missionary on Thanksgiving Day. If only he could reach a table in the restaurant unsuspected, success would be his. The portion of him that would show above the table would raise no doubt in the waiter’s mind. A roasted mallard duck, thought Soapy, would be about the thing with a bottle of wine and then some cheese, a cup of coffee and a cigar. One dollar for the cigar would be enough. The total would not be so high as to call forth any extreme of revenge from the cafe management; and yet the meat would leave him filled and happy for the journey to his winter island.                 But as Soapy set foot inside the restaurant door, the head-waiter’s eye fell upon his tattered trousers and decadent shoes. Strong and ready hands turned him about and conveyed him in silence and haste to the side-walk and averted the ignoble fate of the menaced mallard.                 Soapy turned off Broadway. It seemed that his route to the coveted island was not to be an easy one. Some other way of entering the limbo must be devised.

A1. Rearrange the events as per they occur in the given story extract.             (2)

दिलेल्या कथेच्या उतार्‍यात घडलेल्या घटनांनुसार खालील घटनांचा क्रम लावा.

i) Soapy was thrown out of the cafe.

ii) Soapy left his bench and strolled out of the square.

iii) The head-waiter saw Soapy’s tattered trousers and decadent shoes.

iv) Soapy stopped at a luxurious cafe.

Answer:

ii) Soapy left his bench and strolled out of the square.

iv) Soapy stopped at a luxurious cafe.

iii) The head-waiter saw Soapy’s tattered trousers and decadent shoes.

i) Soapy was thrown out of the cafe.

A2. Make a list.      (2)

Make a list of things which Soapy desired to get in the luxurious cafe.

सोपी ला महागड्या रेस्टॉरंट मध्ये हव्या असलेल्या बाबींची यादी द्या.

Answer:

The things which Soapy desired to get in the luxurious cafe are –

1) a roasted mallard duck    

2) a bottle of wine     

3) a cup of coffee        

4) a cigar.

A3. Give reason      (2)

Soapy couldn’t enjoy the meal in the luxurious cafe. Give its reason.

          सोपी ला महागड्या रेस्टॉरंट मध्ये जेवण घेता आले नाही. त्याचे कारण दया.

Answer:

When Soapy set his foot inside the restaurant door, the head-waiter’s eye fell upon his tattered trousers and decadent shoes. Such person might not be allowed in that restaurant. So the waiter prevented him to enter it. He was thrown away on the side walk. So Soapy couldn’t enjoy the meal in the cafe.

A4. Personal Response    (2)

Give names of any two your favourite dishes which you like to eat in the hotel.

हॉटेल मध्ये गेल्यावर जे आवडते खाद्यपदार्थ तुम्ही मागवतात त्यांची नावे द्या.

Answer:

When I go to hotel, I enjoy different types of food items.  I like to eat Pav Bhaji, Veg Manchurian, Panner Tikka Masala and Angoori Malai in the hotel. I also like to eat Punjabi dishes and non veg food items like Chikan Handi, Chicken tikka, fish curry etc.

A5. Language Study (Do as directed)       (2)

1) Soapy left his bench and strolled out of the square.

(Choose the alternative showing the correct transformation of this sentence into simple sentence.)

(या वाक्याचे साध्या वाक्यात योग्य रूपांतर दर्शविणारा पर्याय निवडा.)

i) Soapy leaving his bench and strolling out of the square.

ii) After leaving his bench, Soapy strolling out of the square.

iii) After leaving his bench, Soapy strolled out of the square.

iv) After leaving his bench, Soapy had strolled out of the square.

Answer:

iii) After leaving his bench, Soapy strolled out of the square.

2) Some other way of entering the limbo must be devised.

(Choose the alternative showing the correct use of model auxiliary showing ability.)

(क्षमता दर्शविणार्‍या मॉडेल ऑग्झि़लीअरी चा योग्य वापर दर्शविणारा पर्याय निवडा.)

i) Some other way of entering the limbo should be devised.

ii) Some other way of entering the limbo may to be devised.

iii) Some other way of entering the limbo will be devised.

iv) Some other way of entering the limbo can be devised.

Answer:

iv) Some other way of entering the limbo can be devised.

A6. Vocabulary       (2)

Match the words given under ‘A’ to their meaning given under ‘B’.

जोड्या लावा         

A	B
1) strolled	a) old and worn out
2) decadent	b) greatly desired
3) ignoble	c) walked in a leisurely way
4) coveted	d) dishonourable

Answer:

A	B
1) strolled	c) walked in a leisurely way
2) decadent	a) old and worn out
3) ignoble	d) dishonourable
4) coveted	b) greatly desired

Activity Sheet No. 2 on 1-3 The Cop and the Anthem

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below: (12)                    

At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate glass made a shop window attractive. Soapy took a stone and dashed it through the glass. People came running round the corner, a policeman in the lead. Soapy stood still with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of brass buttons. “Where’s the man that done that?” inquired the officer agitatedly. “Don’t you think that I might have had something to do with it?” said Soapy, with a friendly voice, as one greets good fortune. The policeman refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man half-way down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy, with disgust in his heart, drifted along, twice unsuccessful. On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions. It catered to large appetites and modest purses. Its crockery and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napery thin. Into this place Soapy betook himself without challenge. At a table he sat and consumed beefsteak, flapjacks, doughnuts and pie. And then he told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers. “Now, get busy and call a cop,” said Soapy. “And don’t keep a gentleman waiting.” “No cop for you,” said the waiter, with a voice like butter cakes  and an eye like the cherry in the Manhattan cocktail. “Hey, Con!” Neatly upon his left ear on the callous pavement two waiters pitched Soapy. He arose, joint by joint, as a carpenter’s rule opens, and dusted his clothes. Arrest seemed now but an elusive dream. The island seemed very far away. A policeman who stood before a drugstore two doors away laughed and walked down the street.

A1. True or False (2)

Rewrite the following statements and state whether they are true or false.

           (i) Soapy broke the glass of the shop window.

           (ii) Nobody heard the breaking of the window.

           (iii) The policeman chased Soapy.

           (iv) Soapy did not run away from the place.

Answer:

           (i) Soapy broke the glass of the shop window.- True

           (ii) Nobody heard the breaking of the window.- False

           (iii) The policeman chased Soapy.- False

           (iv) Soapy did not run away from the place.- True

A2. Complete (2)

Complete the following statements taking the help of the extract.

           (i) The cop did not arrest Soapy for breaking the glass window because———–

           (ii) Soapy entered low quality restaurant. The quality of the restaurant was low as it had——-  

Answer:

(i) The cop did not arrest Soapy for breaking the glass window because as per his experience the men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police.

(ii) Soapy entered low quality restaurant. The quality of the restaurant was low as it had large appetites and modest purses. Its crockery and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napery thin.

A3. Discuss (2)

Discuss the hidden meaning in the following expressions/sentences.

           (i) It catered to large appetites and modest purses.

           (ii) He told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers.

Answer:

(i) It catered to large appetites and modest purses. This means that the restaurant where Soapy entered could provide large quantity of food items taking less amount for it.

(ii) He told the waiter the fact that the minutest coin and himself were total strangers. It means that Soapy didn’t have money to pay and he hadn’t to do anything for this situation.

A4. Personal Response (2)

Imagine that you had bought few items but you didn’t have sufficient amount to pay for it. Describe your feeling at that time.  

Answer:

If I had bought few items and I realized that I didn’t have sufficient amount to pay for it, I would feel embarrassed. I would return few of the items and take only those for which I could pay.                                   

A5. Language Study (2)   

(a) Men who smash windows do not remain to chat with the police.

(Convert the sentence into the affirmative without changing their meanings.)

i) Men who smash windows remain to chat with the police.

ii) Men who smash windows avoid to chat with the police.

iii) Men who smash windows try to chat with the police.

iv) Men who smash windows stay to chat with the police.  

Answer: 

ii) Men who smash windows avoid to chat with the police.                                                                  

(b) A policeman who stood before a drugstore two doors away laughed.

(Choose the alternative showing the correct transformation of this sentence into simple sentence)

i) A policeman stood before a drugstore two doors and away laughed.

ii) When a policeman stood before a drugstore two doors away, he laughed.

iii) A policeman standing before a drugstore two doors away laughed.

iv) A policeman stood before a drugstore two doors away so laughed.

Answer:

iii) A policeman standing before a drugstore two doors away laughed.

A6. Vocabulary (2)

Match the words with their meanings.

Word	Meaning
1) cunningly	a) to be ahead
2) lead	b) chase
3) agitatedly	c) artfully
4) pursuit	d) anxiously

Answer:

Match the words with their meanings.

Word	Meaning
1) cunningly	a) artfully
2) lead	b) to be ahead
3) agitatedly	c) anxiously
4) pursuit	d) chase

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