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Flamingo Prose Chapter 4 The Rattrap English Core - Flamingo Prose Chapter 4 The Rattrap

CBSE - STD 12 Commerce - English Core (CBSE - English Medium). 48 questions in this chapter.

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Q 1Read the given extracts and give answer. (Flamingo Prose)(6M)6 Marks
“Please don’t think that I have such a fine home that you cannot show yourself there.” He said... “Elizabeth is dead, as you may already have heard. My boys are abroad, and there is no one at home except my oldest daughter and myself. We were just saying that it was too bad we didn’t have any company for Christmas. Now come along with me and help us make the Christmas food disappear a little faster.”
But the stranger said no, and no, and again no and the ironmaster saw that he must give in.“It looks as though Captain von Stahle preferred to stay with you tonight, Stjernström”, he said to the master blacksmith, and turned on his heel.
But he laughed to himself as he went away, and the blacksmith, who knew him, understood very well that he had not said his last word.
Answer the following.
(1) The peddler did not accept the offer as he knew that he was hiding the ____________ .
(2) Captain von Stahle here refers to ____________ .
(3) Find a word/phrase from the extract which means ‘the final say’.
(4) Read the first line again. What made the ironmaster say that to the peddler? Is it because he thought that the tramp was
(i) embarrassed about his appearance
(ii) carrying rattraps
(iii) not familiar with him
(iv) disliking his being friendly towards him
(5) What do you think Elizabeth’s relation was with the ironmaster?
(6) Why was the peddler not keen on going to the manor house and declined the invitation?
(i) He wanted to stay at the mill.
(ii) He wasn’t feeling comfortable.
(iii) He had stolen money with him.
(iv) all of the above
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Q 2Read the given extracts and give answer. (Flamingo Prose)(6M)6 Marks
But half an hour later the rattrap peddler stood again before the door. He did not try to get in, however. He only went up to the window, smashed a pane, stuck in his hand, and got hold of the pouch with the thirty kronor. He took the money and thrust it into his own pocket. Then he hung the leather pouch very carefully back in its place and went away.
As he walked along with the money in his pocket he felt quite pleased with his smartness. He realised, of course, that at first he dared not continue on the public highway.
Answer the following.
(1) The peddler had to take the forest route as he had ____________ .
(2) Taking the public highway was not ____________ for him.
(3) The phrase that suggests ‘morning’.
(4) With what motive do you think, the rattrap peddler had gone back to the crofter’s house?
(i) to express his gratitude
(ii) to get back something that he had forgotten
(iii) to steal the crofter’s money
(iv) to have a last look at the place where he had stayed

(5) As the peddler pocketed the money, he felt very pleased. What was he feeling pleased about?
(6) Why did the peddler steal the money from the very person who had hosted and treated him well?
(i) He needed the money to buy clothes.
(ii) He had to fulfil his needs as the world hadn’t been kind to him.
(iii) He wanted money to buy drinks.
(iv) He was a hardcore thief.
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Q 3Read the given extracts and give answer. (Flamingo Prose)(6M)6 Marks

The stranger must have seemed incredulous, for the old man got up and went to the window, took down a leather pouch which hung on a nail to the very window frame, and picked out three wrinkled ten-kronor bills. These he held up before the eyes of his guest, nodding knowingly, and then stuffed them back into the pouch.
Answer the following.

(a) Though the stranger appeared incredulous yet he showed his ____________ to him.

(b) These thirty kronors were earned by selling ____________ .

(d) Find out from the passage a word which means ‘unbelieving’.

(a) Who is the stranger in the first line of the passage?
(i) the peddler
(ii) The stranger must have seemed incredulous, for the old man got up and went to the window, took down a leather pouch which hung on a nail to the very window frame, and picked out three wrinkled ten-kronor bills. These he held up before the eyes of his guest, nodding knowingly, and then stuffed them back into the pouch.
Answer the following.
(1) Though the stranger appeared incredulous yet he showed his ____________ to him.
(2) These thirty kronors were earned by selling ____________ .
(3) Find out from the passage a word which means ‘unbelieving’.
(4) Who is the stranger in the first line of the passage?
(i) the peddler
(ii) crofter
(iii) a milkman
(iv) a beggar
(5) How was the peddler treated by the old man?
(i) in a weird way
(ii) in a warm and friendly manner
(iii) with hostility
(iv) none of the above
(6) After holding the thirty kronor bills before the eyes of his guest, the crofter stuffed the bills back into a..?
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Q 9Answer The Following Questions. (Flamingo Poem / Prose)(5M)5 Marks
Imagine that you overheard the following snippet of an interaction between the valet and the housekeeper at the ironmaster’s mansion at the end of the story.

Speaker 1 - Trust is a difficult choice, which may or may not be rewarded.

 Speaker 2 – Yes, indeed. Ms. Willmansson really believed in that fellow, didn’t she? And he didn’t disappoint. She was so happy reading his letter, oh her tears of joy filled my heart with so much admiration for her. Such a kind, wonderful young lady.

 Speaker 1 – Absolutely. But I wonder, what if that vagabond had run away with the silver spoons? Would you speak so glowingly of Ms. Willmansson then? Our master’s daughter was a bit too gullible. Wouldn’t you say?

 Speaker 2 – But she did what was right. That must count for something. It’s Christmas, and she helped that poor man. It didn’t matter what he did. Surely the choice of right and wrong does not depend on the outcome.

 Speaker 1 – Wouldn’t it? I should jolly well think so.

 How would you respond to the questions raised in this conversation in relation to the story? Write your response in the form of an entry in your daily journal.
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Q 10Answer The Following Questions. (Flamingo Poem / Prose)(5M)5 Marks

Franz from The Last Lesson and the peddler from The Rattrap demonstrate the importance of learning from our mistakes to evolve into better people. Imagine that Shubhangi, your friend, feels as if she has made a mistake by not taking her academics seriously. Write an essay to Shubhangi in 120–150 words discussing instances from the two texts to give her an insight into the human tendency to make mistakes and learn from them.

You may begin like this:

Shubhangi, all of us have made mistakes at one point or another in our lives. After all, to err is human...........

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