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Play– 3 The Oyster and The Pearl
The Oyster and The Pearl

Q. KIPS SYNONYMS BASED EXERCISE
EXERCISE 1
1. It’s and old-fashioned shop, crowded with stuff.
(a) loaded (b) filled (c) adorned (d) marked
2. The various hats express the quality of the barber’s soul.
(a) contradict (b) reiterate (c) indicate (d) conceal
3. There are many odds and ends in the barber’s shop.
(a) difficulties (b) splinters (c) junk (d) beauty products
4. Clay may be a man hidden in the junk of the world.
(a) rubbish (b) variety (c) wisdom (d) depth
5. Clay may bring merriment to the old human heart.
(a) disappointment (b) joy (c) frustration (d) wedding
6. Harry asked Clay to compose a symphony.
(a) song (b) instrument (c) poem (d) a piece of music
7. All philosophies sound good.
(a) hear (b) look (c) smell (d) taste
8. It was fair and square.
(a) just (b) brutal (c) hateful (d) sweet
9. Clark’s fishing tackle was safe and sound in the closet.
(a) equipment (b) boat (c) ship (d) trick
10. Clark’s fishing tackle was safe and sound in the closet.
(a) storeroom (b) compound (c) end (d) secrecy
11. Miss McCutcheon closed a colourful parasol.
(a) booklet (b) umbrella (c) magazine (d) purse
12. Harry wanted to take his time.
(a) relax (b) work hard (c) delay (d) withdraw
13. Miss McCutcheon said that the school children were unruly.
(a) disorderly (b) obedient (c) industrious (d) diligent
14. There isn’t an eligible bachelor in the village.
(a) illiterate (b) suitable (c) elderly (d) ambitious
15. Harry said that he would not cut Miss McCutcheon’s hair in a nightmare.
(a) good dream (b) horrible dream (c) night adventure (d) night venture
16. Wozzeck sold imitation stuff.
(a) copied (b) intimated (c) good (d) bad
17. Roxanna had an assortment of shells.
(a) variety (b) sort (c) pile (d) box
18. Harry had mumbo-jumbo ideas.
(a) genuine (b) good (c) confusing (d) sensible
19. The writer and Harry talked about a gadget.
(a) Apparatus (b) journal (c) plan (d) trick
20. I won’t forget this rudeness Mr. Van Duncen.
(a) regard (b) hospitality (c) behavior (d) impoliteness
KIPS OBJECTIVE TYPE SERIES 202

21. Clark Larrabee has scarcely noticed her.

(a) hardly (b) seriously (c) happily (d) lovingly
22. The sea washes up some pretty good things.
(a) small (b) lovely (c) old (d) new
23. Not even one who is well off.
(a) well behaved (b) polite (c) wealthy (d) healthy
24. Let bygones by bygones.
(a) forget the past (b) recall the past (c) go with the stream (d) do everything smoothly
25. Wozzeck, carrying satchel, comes in.
(a) bag (b) book (c) shell (d) oyster
26. Harry puts on his coat.
(a) wears (b) removes (c) throws (d) have
EXERCISE 2
1. You may turn out to be the one man hidden away in the junk of the world.
(a) resonance (b) midden (c) rubbish (d) excrement
2. Who will bring merriment to the tired old human heart.
(a) courtesy (b) assortment (c) effectiveness (d) happiness
3. That’s a couplet. Shakespeare had them at the end of a scene.
(a) rhyme (b) joint (c) pair (d) complement
4. I want to quit and go home to San Francisco.
(a) write (b) travel (c) leave (d) enjoy
5. On top of that, almost all of them are unruly.
(a) disobedient (b) insincere (c) unctuous (d) imposter
6. There isn’t an eligible bachelor in town.
(a) sensible (b) illiterate (c) trustworthy (d) suitable
7. They think I’m nothing more than a pretty girl who is going to give up in despair and go
home.
(a) hopelessness (b) hopefulness (c) grief (d) disregard
8. I’m determined to teach here.
(a) resolute (b) willful (c) exhorted (d) contented
9. It’s imitation stuff mainly.
(a) mockery (b) genuine (c) artificial (d) authentic
10. Roxanna appears with an assortment of shells.
(a) collection (b) clump (c) satchel (d) oyster
11. It’s never too soon for any of us to face the truth, which is supposed to set us free, not
imprison us.
(a) influence (b) intrigue (c) handicap (d) captivate
12. He judged animals at a county fair one time, so we call him Judge.
(a) rural (b) urban (c) primitive (d) district
13. Yes, Greeley, and to illustrate what I mean that’s water you have in that bottle. Nothing else.
(a) sketch (b) confirm (c) grantee (d) exemplify
14. They come back half dead of homesickness, and live on next to nothing the rest of the year.
(a) boredom (b) excitement (c) nostalgia (d) delirium
15. Our schools need an old battleaxe, like the teachers we had when we went to school.
(a) ugly woman (b) nondescript woman
(c) ferocious woman (d) triumphant woman

16. One oyster don’t make a stew, Harry.

(a) tool (b) ornament (c) hat (d) dish
17. He examines the shears; clippers, and combs.
(a) mallets (b) scissors (c) myriads (d) splinters.
Q. PAST PAPERS SYNONYMS BASED EXERCISE
Each question has four possible answers. Tick () mark the correct answer:
1. The first thing I have got to do is to change my appearance.
(a) Face (b) Residence (c) Look (d) Ideas
2. In my dream, in my might mare I would not cut your hair.
(a) Imagination (b) Fury (c) Terrible dream (d) Market
3. I want to quit and go home to San Francisco.
(a) Leave (b) Enjoy (c) travel (d) Quiet
4. Almost all of them are unruly.
(a) Uncontrollable (b) Illiterate (c) Uncivilized (d) Unethical
5. Clay wants to buy for mother a present.
(a) Gift (b) Oyster (c) Chain (d) watch
6. There is not an eligible bachelor in town.
(a) Skillful (b) Tall (c) Appropriate (d) Crazy
7. A few people find work and come back half dead of home sickens.
(a) Sick at home (b) A kind of sickness
(c) Illness (d) Longing for home
8. You will bring merriment to the tired human heart.
(a) Happiness (b) Excitement (c) Lethargy (d) Surprise
9. The sea washes up some pretty good things.
(a) Ejects (b) Drowns (c) Engulfs (d) Swallows
10. The children go out, Wozzeck is bewildered.
(a) Astonished (b) Happy (c) Angry (d) Disappeared
11. Your fishing tackles is in the closet safe.
(a) Equipment (b) Faces (c) Rod (d) Hobby
12. I got to poking around and I found this oyster.
(a) Searing for (b) Swimming (c) Bathing (d) Singing
13. Our school needs old battle axe to teach.
(a) Police man (b) Strict (c) Educated (d) Kind
14. Harry put on the coat.
(a) Wear (b) Make out (c) Take on (d) Get on
15. The play demonstrates faith in the goodness of human native.
(a) Denies (b) Loses (c) Denounces (d) Shows
16. Miss America, I presume.
(a) Am sure (b) Recollect (c) Guess (d) Remember
17. Miss Mac Cutcheon, you might have done me the courtesy of waiting until I had come
back.
(a) A good deed (b) Animosity (c) Companionship (d) Request

Q. KIPS COMPREHENSION BASED MCQ’S

EXERCISE 1
1. What sort of play is ‘The Oyster and the Pearl?
(a) farcical play (b) sentimental comedy (c) humorous play (d) tragedy
2. What does the play, ‘The Oyster and the Pearl’ demonstrate?
(a) goodness of human nature (b) evil nature
(c) greed (d) oddities
3. What does the play ‘The Oyster and the Pearl’ reflects?
(a) materialism (b) spiritualism
(c) human evils (d) author’s attitude towards life and people
4. What is the scene of the play, ‘The Oyster and the Pearl’?
(a) a beach (b) a bus station (c) a newsroom (d) a barber’s shop
5. What is placed on the shelves in Harry’s shop?
(a) razors (b) gadgets (c) combs (d) odds and ends
6. What did Harry invent?
(a) an implement (b) a gadget (c) a philosophy (d) a tackle
7. What is Harry’s philosophy?
(a) to depend on others (b) take-it-easy way (c) to take time (d) to earn money
8. Where does Clay go?
(a) to a bus station (b) to the beach (c) to school (d) to a city
9. Why does Clay go to the beach?
(a) to find a coin (b) to look for stuff (c) to fish (d) to play
10. Why does Harry not go with Clay?
(a) He is tired (b) He is bored
(c) He hates to go to sea (d) He expects a little Saturday business
11. Why does Clay need money?
(a) to buy eatables and sweets
(b) to get his father back and buy a gift for his mother
(c) to pay the loan
(d) to buy books
12. What did Clay’s father write on the wall?
(a) sweet home (b) enough is enough (c) good night (d) good bye
13. What did Clay do to get his father back?
(a) called out to him (b) went to the beach
(c) jumped into the sea (d) put an ad in the paper
14. What is McCutcheon carrying when she comes first to Harry?
(a) a fish (b) an oyster (c) a book (d) an umbrella
15. What sort of hair does McCutcheon have?
(a) black (b) blonde (c) poodle (d) curly
16. Who is McCutcheon?
(a) a teacher (b) a doctor (c) a nurse (d) a vagabond
17. What does McCutcheon say about children? They are _______
(a) diligent (b) unruly (c) talented (d) obedient
18. In what things are children interested according to McCutcheon?
(a) sweets (b) games and sea (c) fishing (d) reading

19. What does Harry say about McCutcheon?

(a) hardworking (b) childish
(c) mature (d) young and intelligent
20. What does youth and intelligence need according to Harry?
(a) games (b) humour (c) success (d) excitement
21. What sort of haircut does McCutcheon want?
(a) boy cut (b) curly (c) cropped (d) poodle
22. Why does McCutcheon want to change her appearance for?
(a) to look beautiful (b) to look ugly
(c) to look horrible (d) to fit in the scenery around
23. How would McCutcheon look in a poodle haircut?
(a) educated (b) plain and simple (c) ugly (d) beautiful
24. How much money did Clark give to Harry to hand over to clay?
(a) $ 30 (b) $ 40 (c) $ 50 (d) $ 60
25. What did Harry give |Clark to take with him?
(a) a razor (b) a fishing net (c) a fishing kit (d) a newspaper
26. Where was the writer going when he came to Harry?
(a) to New York (b) to San Francisco (c) to Hollywood (d) to California
27. What is the distance between Hollywood and O.K-by-the-Sea?
(a) 100 miles (b) 200 miles (c) 300 miles (d) 400miles
28. What does Wozzeck do?
(a) repairs watches, radios & sells jewelry (b) he is a judge
(c) he is a farmer (d) he is a fisherman
29. What sort of jewelry does Wozzeck sell?
(a) genuine (b) gold (c) imitation stuff (d) second hand
30. Where are the houses built in O.K-by-the-Sea?
(a) in the valley (b) in the hills (c) on the highway (d) by the sea
31. What does the writer say about Shakespeare’s sonnets?
(a) fairly good (b) satisfactory (c) the best (d) ancient
32. What is Greeley carrying? A bottle of _____
(a) fresh water (b) milk (c) wine (d) sea water
33. What is the worth of the supposed pearl in the oyster according to Clay?
(a) $ 200 (b) $ 300 (c) $ 400 (d) $ 500
34. Who says that there is no pearl in the oyster?
(a) Harry (b) Greeley (c) Clay (d) McCutcheon
35. Why is Applegarth called a judge? He judged
(a) criminals (b) children (c) players (d) animals
36. Which animal did Applegarth judge?
(a) cows (b) sheep (c) dogs (d) buffaloes
37. How many people are there in O.K.-by-the-Sea? Almost_____
(a) 1000 (b) 2000 (c) 3000 (d) 4000
38. What sort of teacher their school need according to Applegarth?
(a) a young man (b) a severe man (c) an old battle-axe (d) a pretty girl
39. How much the writer pay for the haircut?
(a) $ 4 (b) $ 3 (c) $ 2 (d) $ 1
40. How much, the writer pays of the oyster?
(a) $ 100 (b) $ 200 (c) $ 300 (d) $ 400
EXERCISE 2
1. I hope it's all right. I'm no __________ though. (He begins to comb the hair.)
(a) butcher (b) barber (c) persecutor (d) executioner
2. You want to look at it in the mirror? (He __________a small mirror.)
(a) holds up (b) holds out (c) holds off (d) holds down
3. Compose a symphony, paint a picture, write a book, __________a philosophy.
(a) discover (b) invent (c) present (d) announce
4. I told him all I had __________ my name was eighty dollars.
(a) in (b) to (c) with (d) by
5. That's fair and__________.
(a) right (b) wise (c) just (d) square
6. I guess I'll go down to the beach now and look __________stuff.
(a) at (b) to (c) out (d) for
7. I want to get my father to come home again. I want to buy Mother a__________.
(a) apron (b) merriment (c) satchel (d) present
8. We put an ad in The O.K. –by-the-Sea Gull… that comes __________ every Saturday.
(a) on (b) at (c) up (d) out
9. But your father’s not in town. How will he see __________ in this paper?
(a) a picture (b) a photo (c) an ad (d) a notice
10. Youth and intelligence need_________.
(a) lunacy (b) applause (c) heartiness (d) excitement.
11. I don’t __________ women haircuts.
(a) cut (b) present (c) carry out (d) give
12. A truck __________ gears is heard, and then the sound of the truck driving off.
(a) turning (b) converting (c) changing (d) shifting
13. I got to __________around and I found this oyster.
(a) leaping (b) following (c) drifting (d) poking
14. This truth is also that there is no __________ in the oyster.
(a) jewel (b) pearl (c) ring (d) stone
15. If I look __________ I can see some of them now.
(a)out (b)up (c) hard (d) hardly
16. So he’ll begin to face __________ as he should, as each of us should.
(a) illusion (b) reality (c) identity (d) intellect
17. How can I ever going to teach them the __________ of truth with an influence like yours
to fight against?
(a) objectives (b) morals (c) beliefs (d) principles
18. His father and his mother haven’t been getting __________.
(a) up (b) to (c) by (d) along
19. But having four kids to provide __________ he gets to feeling ashamed of the showing
he’s making, and he starts drinking.
(a) against (b) to (c) for (d) with
20. This isn’t the only town in the world where people are poor, where fathers and mothers
fight, where families break __________.
(a) down (b) thought (c) out (d) up

Q. PAST PAPERS COMPREHENSION BASED MCQ’S

1. Why does Miss MecCutcheon want a poodle hair cut?
(a) To look beautiful (b) To look common (c) Too look smart (d) To look old
2. Why does Clay go to the beach?
(a) To find a coin (b) To fish (c) To look for stuff (d) To play
3. The play “The oyster and the pearl” takes place in.
(a) 1950 (b) 1850 (c) 1953 (d) 1853
4. How many years ago did Harry buy this shop?
(a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 27
5. The distance between O.K –by-the Sea and Hollywood is about.
(a) 200 miles (b) 250 miles (c) 275 miles (d) 300 miles
6. Wozzeck repairs.
(a) Furniture (b) Watches (c) Shoes (d) Cars
7. What was Greeley carrying?
(a) Wheat (b) Chair (c) Sea water (d) Oyster
8. Clark gives Harry.
(a) 10 dollars (b) 20 dollars (c) 30 dollars (d) 40 dollars
9. What did Applegarth judge?
(a) Books (b) People’s quarrels (c) Animals (d) Beauty fair
10. What did Clay find near Black Rock?
(a) A cane chair (b) Miss MecCuteheon(c) Any oyster (d) His father
11. How do all philosophies sound?
(a) Low (b) Surprising (c) Good (d) Different
(xii) Who suggests to open the oyster?
(a) Applegarth (b) The writer
(c) Harry (d) Miss ecCulteheon
Q. KIPS FORMS OF VERBS
1. Many (convince) that using a cell phone while driving is dangerous.
(a) are being convinced (b) are convincing
(c) are convinced (d) is convinced
2. Thieves (send) to jail.
(a) are sent (b) is sent (c) are being sent (d) sent
3. Our senses (bombard) with information that comes from every direction.
(a) is bombarded (b) are bombarded
(c) have been bombarded (d) are bombard
4. Our company (commit) to giving back to the community.
(a) is committed (b) is commit
(c) is being committed (d) committed
5. Each error (indicate) through red colour.
(a) indicateds (b) are indicated (c) is indicate (d) is indicated
6. The course (base) on research by professor Mubarik.
(a) is based (b) based (c) are based (d) were based
7. The new drugs (think) less likely to cause stomach bleeding.
(a) is thought (b) are thought (c) were being thought (d) are thinking

8. Government officials (see/often) as ineffective and corrupt.

(a) were often seen (b) often are seen (c) are often seen (d) are seen often
9. About 500 people (expect) to graduate this year.
(a) are expected (b) will be expected (c) was expected (d) is expected
10. Once a project (accept), you can go ahead.
(a) is accepted (b) is being accepted (c) has accepted (d) was accepted
Q. KIPS SHORT ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Q1: Where does the play take place?
Ans: The play takes place in Harry Van Dusan’s barber shop in O.K. by-the-Sea, California,
population 909.
Q2: Why is Harry sitting in the barber’s chair?
Ans: Harry is sitting in the barber’s chair because a boy of nine or ten named clay Larrabee is
giving him a hair cut.
Q3: According to Harry, how may one bring merriment to the tired old human heart?
Ans: According to Harry, one can bring merriment to the tired old human hearts by composing
a symphony, painting a picture, writing a book and inventing a philosophy.
Q4: What is Harry’s philosophy?
Ans: Harry’s philosophy is a way to live and that is take it easy way.
Q5: How much did Harry pay for his barber shop?
How long has he been in O.K.-by-the-Sea?
Ans: Harry paid seventy-five dollars for his barber shop out of eighty dollars he had. He has
been there for twenty four years.
Q6: How many barbers are there in O.k.-by-the-Sea?
Ans: Harry is the only barber in O.K. by-the-Sea.
Q7: How much does Harry charge for haircuts?
Ans: Harry generally charges a half or a quarter dollar, but the regular price of hair cut is a
dollar which is too much for the people there.
Q8: Where is Clay going?
Ans: Clay is going down the beach, looking for some thing that the sea throws out.
Q9: Why does Clay need money?
Ans: Clay needs money to get his father come home again. He also wants to buy a gift for his
mother.
Q10: What happened to Clay’s father?
Ans: Clark Larrabee was disappointed for not providing his four children with sufficient
necessities of life.
Q11: What did Clay put in the local newspaper?
Ans: Clay wants to put an ad in O.K. by-the-Sea Gull, a newspaper that comes out every
Saturday because he wants his father come back home.
Q12: Who is Miss McCutcheon? How does she feel about her job?
Ans: Miss McCutcheon is a new teacher in O.K. by-the-Sea who has come from San
Fransisco. One week at school has disappointed her too much. She finds her job quite
difficult and wants to quit sometime but at the same time she wants to stay there.

Q13: What is Miss McCutcheon looking for? How does she feel about the children of the
town.
Ans: Miss McCutcheon is looking for a chance to teach. But she thinks that the children are
not intersected in their studies. All of them are uncivilized. They have keen interest in
games and the sea.
Q14: What does Harry advise her to do?
Ans: Harry advises her to go back because going back is good for her. He says that she is too
good for a town like this.
Q15: What kind of haircut does Miss McCutcheon want?
Ans: Miss McCutcheon wants a poodle hair cut.
Q16: Can Harry give a poodle haircut? Or Why wouldn’t Harry give her a poodle
haircut?
Ans: No, Harry can’t give a poodle hair cut because he does not know how to give a poodle
hair cut. Even he does not remember what a poodle dog looks like.
Q17: What does Miss McCutcheon think that a poodle haircut will do for her
appearance?
Ans: Miss McCutcheon thinks that a poodle hair cut will make her more plain and simple. She
thinks that in this way the children will think her more than a pretty girl who is
determined to teach.
Q18: Where has Clark Larrabee been? How did he get to O.K.-by-the-Sea?
Ans: Clark Larrabee has been working in Salinas. He got to O.K. by-the-Sea in the truck that
was across the street at a gasoline station.
Q19: What does Clark give Harry and for what purpose?
Ans: Clark Larrabee gives Harry thirty dollars. He wants clay to take it home to his mother to
meet some expenses.
Q20: How far is it to Hollywood from O.K.-by-the-Sea?
Ans: Hollywood is about two hundred miles straight down the highway from O.K. by-the-Sea.
Q21: What work does the Man do?
Ans: The man is a writer who writes a little bit of everything.
Q22: What did Clay find near Black Rock?
Ans: Clay found on oyster near Black Rock. He claimed that there was a big pearl in it.
Q23: What does Clay believe is in the oyster? How much is it worth?
Ans: Clay believes that there is a big pearl in it that has worth at least three hundred dollars.
Q24: Does Miss McCutcheon believe that there is a pearl in the oyster?
Ans: No, Miss McCutcheon does not believe that there is a pearl in the oyster. She says that
only one oyster in a million has a pearl in it and this is not the millionth oyster.
Q25: Why does Miss McCutcheon have a chair with three legs?
Ans: Miss McCutcheon has a chair with three legs because she found it on the beach when she
went to the beach to observe the children.
Q26: What kind of judge is Judge Applegarth?
Ans: Judge Apple Garth judged animals at a county fair one time. That’s why he was called
the Judge.
Q27: What year is it?
Ans: This is 1953.

Q28: What does Greeley have in a bottle?

Ans: Greeley has sea water in the bottle.
Q29: Who suggests that they open the oyster?
Ans: Miss McCutcheon suggests that they should open the oyster so that the children should
face the reality.
Q30: Why do they want Wozzeck to come?
Ans: They want Wozzeck to come and open the oyster because he is an expert watch repairer.
Q31: How does Harry describe the inhabitants of O.K.-by-the-Sea?
Ans: Harry says that the people O.K. by-the-Sea are poor. A few get job and get pensions.
They sell vegetables and eggs. There is no one who is well off. Harry considers them the
richest people as they have noble feelings for one another.
Q32: How does Miss McCutcheon view Harry’s thinking about the pearl in the oyster?
Ans: Miss McCutcheon thinks that Harry suggests playing a trick on Clay to carryout his
confusing ideas.
Q33: Why does the Judge think that Miss McCutcheon will not last as a teacher? What
kind of teacher does he think is needed?
Ans: The Judge thinks that Miss McCutcheon will not continue a month as a teacher because
she is very beautiful. He thinks that the school needs an old experienced teacher rather
than a bathing beauty.
Q34: What is Applegarth’s complaint about the sea?
Ans: Apple Garth complains that the sea is not the same as it would be. It does not wash up
one thing worth picking up and taking home.
Q35: What kind of gadget does the writer describe?
Ans: The writer describes a gadget like safety razor that any body can give any body else a
hair cut with it.
Q36: Who buys the oyster? How much does he pay?
Ans: The writer buys the oyster and he pays three hundred dollars for it.
Q37: Does the writer open the oyster? Why not?
Ans: No, the writer does not open the oyster. He is highly affected by the sad condition of the
people. His main purpose is to help Clay. The whole matter is a pearl for him.
Q38: Why does Clark Larrabee return?
Ans: Clark Larrabee reads the classified ad in the paper and is so much moved by it that he
decides to come to his family with his savings.
Q39: What does the writer do with the oyster?
Ans: The writer holds the oyster in front of him as if it were an egg. He looks at it carefully.
He puts the oyster in his coat pocket and goes out.
Q. PAST PAPERS SHORT ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Q1: Can Harry give a poodle hair cut?
Ans: Yes, he can give a poodle haircut. He often refuses a poodle haircutl because he does not
give women haircuts.
Q2: What does Greeley have in bottle?
Ans: Greeley has sea water in the bottle.
Q3: What kind of judge is Judge Applegarth?
Ans: Judge Applegate is the judge of animals.
Q4: What has happened to Clay’s father?
Ans: He has left the house after a bad blood with his wife due to the economic stress.

Q5: What does Clark give to Harry?

Ans: Clark gives Harry thirty dollars.
Q6: Why did Harry wear different hats?
Ans: Harry wore different hats to express the quality of his soul, or suggest the range of it.
Q7: Why did Clark Larrabee and his wife quarrel?
Ans: Clark Liarrabee and his wife wanted their kids to lead a good life. They were poor and
could not give their kids what they desired, so they quarreled.
Q8: Draw a character sketch of Clay Larrabee.
Ans: Clay’s father, Clark, is also a very sacrificing and caring person. Though he left the house
as a result of family dispute, he still cares a lot about his family. He works ahrd in Salinas
to earn money for his family. When the financial crisis is over, he returns to the family
after reading the aid.
Q9: Why is Harry sitting in the barbar’s chair?
Ans: Harry is sitting in the barbar’s chair for a hair cut.
Q10: What is Harry’s philosophy?
Ans: Harry’s philosophy is a way to live “Take-it-easy way.
Q11: Who buys the oyster and how much does he pay?
Ans: The writer buys the oyster and pays three hundred dollars to Clay.
Q12: What does Clark give to Harry and why?
Ans: Clark gives Harry thirty dollars to give to Clay to take home, the reason is that he himself
is not in good terms with his wife, but he loves his family. He works and earns some
money for his family, so he asks Harry to give money to Clay because he himself does
not want to go home.
Q13: What is Miss Mc Cutchen looking for an how does she feel about the children of the
town?
Ans: Miss Mc Cutchen is looking for a chance to teach and she feels that the children of this
town are naughty and unruly. They are only interested in the sea and the games. They
will make her leave this place.
Q14: What kind of gadget does the writer describe?
Ans: The writer describes a safety razor type gadget in New York that anybody can give
anybody else a haircut with it.
Q15: Why does Clark Liarrabee return?
Ans: He comes to see Harry and gives him some money for Clay. When he is about to leave,
Horry gives him a newspaper containing ad for Clark to return. He reads this on the way
and comes back.
Q16: Why doesn’t the writer open the oyster?
Ans: The writer does not open the oyster because he thinks the whole thing is a pearl for him.
Q17: Why does Miss McCultcheon want to go back?
Ans: Miss McCutcheon wants to go back because the attitude of the children had made her
hopeless and helpless. She feels that the children do not have any interest in studies, so
she wants to go back.

Q18: Why does the writer buy the Oyster?

Ans: The writer has been hearing the conversation for a long time. Perhaps he has realized the
real nature of the matter. He buys the Oyster in order to help the needy one. At the end,
we see him giving three hundred dollars to Clay. He does this purely to help Clay.
Q19: What does Clay believe in the Oyster?
Ans: Clay believes that there is a big pearl in the Oyster.
Q20: Why do they want Wozzeck to come?
Ans: They called him to open the Oyster because they think they will destroy the pearl while
opening the Oyster.
Q21: Why is Judge Apple Garth called a judge?
Ans: Judge Applegarth judges animals, so he is called a judge.
Q22: What does Wozzeck do in the town?
Ans: Wozzeck reapairs watches, radios, alarm clocks and sells jewelry.
Q23: What does it mean that “the whole thing is a pearl”?
Ans: The writer says that the whole thing is a pearl for him because he does not buy the oyster
for his own sake, but he buys it in order to help Clay. He even does not want to open it in
order to see whether a pearl is there or not.
Q24: Why is it presumed that Miss McCutcheon will not last as a teacher?
Ans: It is presumed that Miss McCutcheon will not last as a teacher because she is misfit in
that surrounding. Secondly, the children disturb her very much. They are unruly and
ambitionless. They are not serious in their studies.
Q25: What kind of play is “the oyster and the pearl”?
Ans: It is a social play and sentimental comedy. The writer has depicted the picture of a
society whose people love one and other. They are good-natured and friendly. They are
free from the vices of pride, prejudice, jealousy, hatred and enmity.
Q26: Was Clay a barber?
Ans: No, Clay was not a professional barber, though he would give Harry a haircut.
Q27: Why did Miss McCutcheon come to O.K-by–the-Sea?
Ans: She came to O.K by -the -sea to teach children. She was actually school teacher.
Q28: How long has Harry been in O.K-by –the-Sea?
Ans. Harry has been in O. K -by- the- sea for twenty four years.
Q29: How does Harry describe the inhabitant of O.K-by-the-sea?
Ans: He says that the people of O.K – by – the sea are all poor. Most of them cannot afford to
pay for the haircuts he gives them. There is no excuse for this town. A few people find
job a couple of months every year North or south, come back half dead of homesickness
and live on next to nothing the rest of the year.
Q30: Where is the barber shop situated?
Ans: The barber shop is situated in O.K-by-the-sea.
Q31: Why does Clay want money for?
Ans: He wants money to buy mother a present and bring his father back to his home.

Q32: How does Miss McCultcheon view Harry’s thinking about the pearl in the oyster?
Ans: Miss McCultcheon wants children to learn and face the truth which is inevitable in life.
Harry wants to give Clay three hundred dollars which can bring his father back. After
that, he wants to tell them the truth. He wants to hide reality for the time being. Miss
McCultcheon thinks that Harry is spoiling the innocent mind of the innocent children. H
calls his ideas mumbo-jumbo.
Ans: The play takes play at a barber’s hop in O.K-by-the-sea.
Q34: What has attracted Harry and other people to O.K-by-the-sea?
Ans: Small in population and unimportant in any commercial sense. This town is like a gem in
the crowd of heartless city life. The people are poor but honest and loving. Though they
have little means to earn their livelihood, they have the wealth of contentment. These are
the attributes of the people of O.K-by-the-sea. This quality of this place has attracted
Harry and other people to O.K-by-the-sea.
Q35: How does Harry’s philosophy appeal to you?
Ans: Certainly the philosophy appeals to me because in its essence Harry’s philosophy is the
demand that every should make for. Life is a house of cards and man is mortal. He should
take everything easy and do in a relaxed way. There is no need of taking tension. A thing
done in relaxed way results in success and satisfaction.
Q36: Why does the writer buy the oyster?
Ans: He buys the oyster in order to help Clay with money which can bring his father back.
Q37: How much does Harry charge for a haircut?
Ans: Sometimes he charges a dollar, and sometimes he does not charge any.
Q38: What advice does Harry give to Miss McCuteheon. ?
Ans: His advice is that she should go back because she is too good for a town like this OK-
by-the-sea.

ANSWER KEY
KIPS SYNONYMS BASED EXERCISE
Exercise 1
1. a 12. a 23. c
2. c 13. a 24. a
3. c 14. b 25. a
4. a 15. b 26. a
5. b 16. a
6. d 17. a
7. b 18. c
8. a 19. a
9. a 20. d
10. a 21. a
11. b 22. b
Exercise 2
1. c 12. d
2. d 13. d
3. a 14. c
4. c 15. c
5. a 16. d
6. d 17. b
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. a
11. d
PAST PAPERS SYNONYMS BASED EXERCISE
1 c 4 a 7 d 10 a 13 b 16 c
2 c 5 a 8 a 11 a 14 a 17 a
3 a 6 c 9 a 12 a 15 d

KIPS COMPREHENSION BASED MCQ’S

Exercise 1
1. b 12. b 23. b 34. d
2. a 13. d 24. a 35. d
3. d 14. d 25. d 36. c
4. d 15. b 26. c 37. a
5. d 16. a 27. b 38. c
6. c 17. b 28. a 39. d
7. b 18. b 29. c 40. c
8. b 19. d 30. d
9. b 20. d 31. c
10. d 21. d 32. d
11. b 22. d 33. b
Exercise 2
1. b 12. d
2. b 13. d
3. b 14. b
4. b 15. c
5. d 16. b
6. d 17. d
7. d 18. d
8. d 19. c
9. c 20. d
10. d
11. d
PAST PAPERS COMPREHENSION BASED MCQ’S
1 b 3 c 5 a 7 c 9 c 11 c
2 c 4 a 6 b 8 c 10 c 12 d
KIPS FORMS OF VERBS
1 c 3 b 5 d 7 b 9 a
2 a 4 a 6 a 8 c 10 a

Play– 1 The Heat Lightning
The Heat Lightning

1. Her hair is disheveled
(a) thin (b) thick (c) diminished (d) disarranged
2. She sobs and rushes to the Man quickly.
(a) cries (b) exclaims (c) jumps (d) hurries
3. You couldn’t thing of something that might give police a lead.
(a) guarantee (b) achievement (c) clue (d) vision
4. There is a second flash of lighting illuminating the centre door.
(a) illustrating (b) brightening (c) identifying (d) enlarging
5. The door rattles viciously.
(a) rumbles (b) clatters (c) quivers (d) collapses
(a) violently (b) forcibly (c) mildly (d) carefully
7. The man throws bag the bolt and the Second Man enters quickly.
(a) hammer (b) mallet (c) fastener (d) rod
8. I’ll bet she’s smarter than you are
(a) bulkier (b) thinner (c) more intelligent (d) more vigilant
9. The Girl seems as if she is about to faint.
(a) pretend (b) lose colour (c) lose consciousness (d) be frightened
10. The Girl lets out a muffled cry.
(a) horrible (b) dreadful (c) repressed (d) stifled
11. He strolls up toward the Center door.
(a) walks in a quick way (b) walks in a relaxed way
(c) walks in an unsteady way (d) walks in an awkward way
12. She moves away suspiciously.
(a) sheepishly (b) pretentiously (c) mockingly (d) doubtfully
13. There is a hum of a motor in the distance.
(a) rattle (b) splash (c) low sound (d) sharp sound
14. The girl is stunned
(a) submerged (b) frightened (c) drenched (d) whirled
15. The girl rushes after him, slamming the door
(a) banging (b) knocking (c) locking (d) clinging
16. The piercing light of the flashlight is the only light in the room.
(a) dull (b) dim (c) distorted (d) sharp
17. A dog seizes the man with its sharp teeth.
(a) claws (b) pierces (c) attacks (d) grasps
18. The girl comes out to pat the dog.
(a) hit (b) assault (c) shove (d) stroke
19. The girl was sobbing.
(a) rubbing (b) sailing (c) sighing (d) crying
20. It was a drab interior of a bus station.
(a) Chair less (b) hair less (c) cheer less (d) care less

21. The second man is a nondescript sort of person.

(a) ugly (b) indescribable (c) delightful (d) trightening
22. The girl looks pretty nervous.
(a) tense (b) smart (c) strong (d) happy
23. The lightning illuminates the up center door.
(a) rattles (b) opens (c) lights up (d) darkness
24. The second man exists laughing.
(a) goes out (b) come in (c) greets (d) approaches
25. Man: No one can come in. now trying to calm yourself.
(a) cover (b) relax (c) avoid (d) enjoy
26. The first man reads a discarded newspaper.
(a) furnished (b) decorated (c) interesting (d) rejected
27. The girl is sobbing and is out of breath.
(a) laughing (b) smiling (c) weeping (d) singing
28. He is nondescript sort of person.
(a) nonsense (b) pessimistic (c) non-serious (d) ordinary
29. Say, you look pretty nervous about something.
(a) beautiful (b) very (c) slightly (d) a little
30. He picks up a discarded newspapers.
(a) fresh (b) latest (c) colourful (d) abandoned
31. Girl: I was afraid I was going to faint, I ran crazy all over the road.
(a) sentimental (b) fast (c) nervously (d) ran like mad people
32. He glances back at the door.
(a) leaves (b) sees (c) touches (d) smells
33. The man was dragging the corpse in the mud.
(a) hiding (b) burying (c) pulling (d) tearing
34. The man peers out the glass.
(a) break (b) gaze (c) lift (d) throws
35. The storm probably slowed it down.
(a) likely to happen (b) surely (c) suddenly (d) practically
36. Her hair is disheveled.
(a) balanced (b) wet (c) combed (d) scattered
37. I used to be afraid of lightning when I was a kid, but I got-over it.
(a) overpowered (b) reduced (c) furnished (d) destroyed
38. It’s across the street now at the gasoline station.
(a) petrol pump (b) barber shop (c) home (d) rest house


1. Your flashlight, for instance. You can identify that
(a) Lighting (b) Example (c) Use (d) Explanation
2. The girl looked stunned.
(a) Pretty (b) Confused (c) Delighted (d) Pleased
3. The piercing light of the flash light is the only light in the room.
(a) Dim (b) Dark (c) Penetrating (d) Vivid
4. The girl shudders at her own thought.
(a) Trembles (b) Laughs (c) Weeps (d) Cries
5. Nevertheless, you have to go to the police.
(a) Surely (b) However (c) No doubt (d) Now
6. The girl lets out a muffled cry.
(a) Loud (b) Low (c) Sudden (d) Continuous
7. The drab interior of a bus station along a deserted highway.
(a) Dull (b) Beautiful (c) New (d) Modern
8. The girl was scared.
(a) Frightened (b) Calm (c) Pacified (d) Satisfied
9. The second man exits laughing.
(a) Goes out (b) Comes in (c) Greets (d) Approaches
10. The girl’s hair is disheveled.
(a) thin (b) thick (c) untidy (d) discolored
11. The girl is stunned. She looks to first man.
(a) Amazed (b) Angry (c) Happy (d) Crazy
12. You are deliberately trying to confuse me.
(a) Badly (b) Knowingly (c) Carefully (d) Definitely
13. The girl moves away suspiciously.
(a) Sharply (b) Swiftly (c) Doubtfully (d) Angrily
14. The second man is a non-descript sort of person.
(a) Ugly (b) Indescribable (c) Delightful (d) Frightening
15. I could hear the water splashing under his feet.
(a) Slipping (b) Running (c) water sound (d) Moving
(a) Slowly (b) Violently (c) Noisily (d) Weakly
17. The piercing light of the flash Light is the only light in the room.
(a) Sharp (b) Aim (c) Dull (d) Yellow
EXERCISE 1
Tick () mark the correct answer:
1. She _________ at her own thoughts
(a) muses (b) stirs up (c) flakes (d) shudders
2. I noticed a car ________ into a lane
(a) pulled out (b) pulled at (c) pulled along (d) pulled off
3. I thought I would just _________ them and ask if they could help me.
(a) call at (b) call for (c) call into (d) call to
4. He was _________ something out of the car.
(a) stretching (b) throwing (c) pulling (d) dragging
5. Your flashlight for instance. You could __________ that, couldn’t you?
_
(a) recall (b) identify (c) remember (d) possess

EXERCISE 2
1. The bus was late due to
(a) rush (b) storm (c) accident (d) change in schedule
2. The girl was coming from
(a) the party (b) tour (c) a hill station (d) a meeting
3. The girl was afraid of
(a) the police man (b) a friend (c) a killer (d) a passenger
4. She thought of reaching home but
(a) the car broke down (b) the brakes failed
(c) the car ran out of gas (d) the road was blocked
5. She saw the man dragging out of his car
(a) the corpse (dead body) of a woman (b) a sack
(c) a statue (d) a dog
6. Why did she circle round and round into the wood?
(a) to escape the killer (b) to reach a safe place
(c) to cheat a man (d) to save herself
7. “You couldn’t think of something that might give them a lead” means
(a) to find a culprit (b) to find a treasure (c) to persecute (d) to get a clue (hint)
8. She saw in the flash of lightning
(a) a dog (b) a bus (c) a car (d) a man’s face
9. The difference between the ages of the two men is of
(a) ten years (b) five years (c) two years (d) one year
10. If people were smart (clever, intelligent) they wouldn’t be out
(a) on a day like this (b) on a holiday (c) on a tour (d) on a night like this
EXERCISE 3
1. How is the night when the scene of ‘The Heat Lighting’ takes place?
(a) Calm (b) stormy (c) hot (d) pleasant
2. How does the lightening affect the light in the room?
(a) Strengthens (b) intensifies (c) brightness (d) dims
3. What does the first man read casually?
(a) the bus schedule (b) his dairy (c) a novel (d) discarded newspaper
4. What is the condition of the girl when she enters the room in ‘The Heat Lightning’?
(a) She is laughing. (b) She is sobbing. (c) She is singing. (d) She is looking calm
5. What is the condition of the girl’s clothes in ‘The Heat Lightning’?
(a) Wet and muddy (b) neat and clean (c) creased and untidy (d) gay and bright
6. What is the condition of the hair of the girl in ‘The Heat Lightning’?
(a) Disheveled (b) well combed (c) silky and bright (d) blonde in profusion
7. What is after the girl in ‘the Heat Lightning’?
(a) Her husband (b) a dog (c) a thief (d) the killer
8. Where is the girl returning from?
(a) ceremony (b) theatre (c) cinema (d) party
9. Why does the girl stop her car on the way?
(a) She wants to have an adventure (b) she wants to walk
(c) she runs out of gas (d) she wants to enjoy the rain
10. What does the girl take with her from her car?
(a) A computer (b) a pistol (c) a flashlight (d) a book
11. What doest the girl see pulled off into a lane?
(a) A truck (b) a bus (c) a jeep (d) a car
12. What is the killer dragging from the car?
(a) a mat (b) a bag (c) a dead body (d) a statue

13. What does the first man ask the girl to do?
(a) To go to the police (b) to wait at the bus station
(c) to go with him to his house (d) to search for the killer
14. The girl does not want to go to the police because she….
(a) hates the killer (b) is afraid of the storm
(c) is in a hurry (d) cannot identify the killer
15. Why does the first man ask the girl to go to the women’s room?
(a) to have some rest (b) to hide herself (c) to fix herself up (d) to escape the storm
16. Why does the second Man want to come in?
(a) to save himself from the storm (b) to help the girl
(c) to find out the girl (d) to seize the killer
17. How does the girl come to know that the first Man is the killer?
(a) by his shoes (b) by his talk (c) by her flashlight (d) by his face
18. Who saves the girl?
(a) A man (b) a dog (c) a policeman (d) a hunter
19. What forces the first Man to run away?
(a) the bus driver (b) the second man (c) the girl (d) the dog
1. The age of the girl in the play “Heat lightning” is.
(a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 25
2. What is the difference between the ages of two men?
(a) Ten years (b) Five years (c) Two years (d) One year
3. What made the girl afraid in the play, “heat lightning”.
(a) A dog (b) A dead woman (c) Killer (d) A friend
4. How was the door rattling?
(a) Slowly (b) Viciously (c) gently (d) Repeatedly
5. Why did the girl circle round and round into the woods?
(a) To escape from the killer (b) To reach a safe place
(c) To cheat the man (d) To take rest
6. The second man asks the girl if someone had been.
(a) Consoling her (b) Chasing her (c) Bothering her (d) Praising her
7. What did the first man give the girl?
(a) Water (b) Mirror (c) Chocolate (d) Chewing
8. The girl was finally rescued by the:
(a) Police (b) Dog (c) First man (d) Second man
9. From where was the girl returning?
(a) Talk show (b) Theatre (c) Cinema (d) Party
10. Why was the girl walking alone on the road at night?
(a) The brakes failed (b) Her car brake down
(c) The car ran out of gas (d) The road was blocked
11. What door reads “women”?
(a) Up center (b) Up left (c) Up right (d) Up side
12. Why did the first man ask the girl to go to the woman’s room?
(a) To have some rest (b) To change her wet dress
(c) To sleep (d) To fix herself up


1. You (work) all morning tomorrow.
(a) will working (b) worked (c) work (d) will be working
2. She (stay) in Lahore all weekend.
(a) stay (b) staying (c) have stayed (d) will be staying
3. She (visit) our office next week
(a) will be visiting (b) visited (c) visits (d) has visited
4. I (not be able) to hand you the car tomorrow
(a) will not be able (b) not be able (c) am not be able (d) have not able
5. Next year they (live) in Spain.
(a) are living (b) will be living (c) lived (d) have levied
6. You (start) your job today.
(a) will be starting (b) started (c) start (d) has started
7. You (read) your magazine tonight.
(a) read (b) will reading (c) are reading (d) will be reading
8. He (be) treating well with you next year
(a) is (b) will have (c) will be (d) shall have
9. We (be have) fun in the project
(a) shall be having (b) will be have (c) will having (d) have been
10. This time next week we (sit) on the beach.
(a) will sit (b) will have sitting (c) will be sitting (d) shall sitting
Q1: Why couldn’t the girl describe the killer?
Ans: The girl couldn’t describe the killer because it was dark and the girl couldn’t see the killer
clearly. She was also frightened after seeing the dead body of the girl.
Q2: What were the circumstances that forced her to leave her car?
Ans: About a mile from the bus station she fell short of petrol in her car. She had to leave her
car there. She thought of taking bus to go home. Moreover, she could not stay in her car
on a gloomy road.
Q3: Why did the girl decide to go home?
Ans: She went to attend a party with her friends. It was too late at night and she decided to go
home.
Q4: Why did she ask for help from the first Man?
Ans: Having escaped from the killer, she reached the bus station. She met the first man who
was already in the bus station. So, the first man was the only man whom she could ask for
help.
Q5: What was the condition of the weather?
Ans: Weather was stormy. It was raining cats and dogs. Cracks of thunder and flashes of
lightning made it unpleasant.
Q6: Why did the second Man accuse the first Man of lying?
Ans: The second man had seen someone in the room while the first man was denying the
presence of anyone else. That’s why the second man accused the first man of lying.
Q7: Does the girl become suspicious of the first Man as the play progresses?
Ans: No, she does not become suspicious of the first man as the play progresses. Rather, she
considers him her well-wisher and helper because of his care.

Q8: What is her impression about the second Man?

Ans: She doubts the second man to be the killer who was chasing her. She thinks that he
entered the room immediately after her arrival and asked the first man about the presence
of a girl.
Q9: Why didn’t she accompany the second Man?
Ans: She didn’t accompany the second man because she thought him to be the killer who was
chasing her. She was terribly frightened at the idea of going with him in an empty bus.
Q10: Why did the girl consider the first Man her helper?
Ans: The girl considered the first man her helper because it was he who assured her of every
help. Moreover, he also advised her to inform the police so that she could avoid a big
trouble.
Q11: What are the factors that played a role in saving the girl?
Ans: There were many factors that played a role in saving the girl such as, stormy weather, the
girl’s uncertainty to recognize the killer, arrival of the second man and the attack of the
dog in the end.
Q12: How did she realize the truth?
Ans: She realized the truth at the end of the play when the first man took out the girl’s flash
light. Which she dropped at the place of incident.
Q13: What did the girl see while walking along the road?
Ans: While walking along the road, the girl saw a man pulling something out of the car. Then
in the lightning she saw a dead body of a girl whose hair was light and long and dragged
in the mud.
Q14: What was the condition of the girl when she entered the waiting room?
Ans: When she entered the waiting room, she was sobbing and gasping. Her clothes were wet
and muddy and her hair was untidy.
Q15: What did the first man say to the girl?
Ans: The first man told the girl that he would do his best to help her in that terrible condition.
He also encouraged her to inform the police.
Q16: How was the girl saved in the end?
Ans: The girl was saved in the end when a dog came there by chance to save itself from the
storm and seized the first man with its sharp teeth.
Q17: How did the second man help the girl to get over her fear of the lightning?
Ans: The second man helped the girl to get over her fear of the lightning by taking the girl’s
arm and leading her to the window. He asked her to look at the sky. He further told her
that she wouldn’t be able to get over the fear if she did not face it.
Q1: What were the circumstances that forced the girl to leave her car?
Ans: The girl’s car ran out of fuel. There was no one around on the stormy dark night, and
therefore, she could not ask someone to help her. In these circumstances, she left the car
on the way and started walking.
Q2: How did the girl realize the truth at the end?
Ans: At the end of the play, the cat came out of the bag as the light inside the room died
completely and the first man took out the flash light from his pocket. In fact, that was the
same flash light which she had dropped on the way while running away from the killer.

Q3: How did the second man accuse the first man of lying?
Ans: The second man accused the first man of lying because he had actually seen someone in
the room. Whereas the first man told him that there was no one else in the room.
Q4: What was the condition of the weather?
Ans: Throughout the play. We see storm, rain, thunder and lightning. The roar of thunder and
sudden flash of lightning made the situation fearful.
Q5: What did the girl see when she reached near the car?
Ans: When she reached near the car, she saw a man dragging a dead body of a woman in the
mud.
Q6: Why did the girl let out a muffled cry?
Ans: The light in the room dimmed and went out. The girl got afraid and let out a muffled cry
because she did not want the second man to notice her.
Q7: Why did the first man allow the second man to enter the room?
Ans: The first man allowed the second man to enter because he was continuously knocking at
the door and making a lot of noise outside that might put the girl and the first man in
trouble. So, he let the second man come in.
Q8: Why could not the girl describe the killer?
Ans: The girl could not describe the killer because it was a dark and stormy night and the girl
could not see him clearly. Moreover, she was frightened because she had seen the dead
body.
Q9: What were the impression of the girl about the second man?
Ans: The girl thought the second man to be the killer because he was chasing her. When she
reached the station, she saw the first man there. She considered him to be the passenger
waiting for the bus, whereas he was the real killer. She could not learn till the end as who
was the killer.
Q10: Was the girl afraid of the man or storm?
Ans: In fact, the girl was afraid of the man because he had seen a man dragging a dead body in
the mud. She was at a bus station, but still occupied with the thought of the killer.
Q11: Why did the girl consider the first man her helper?
Ans: The girl saw that a killer was dragging a dead body. She started running to save herself.
She lost the killer and reached the station. When she reached the station, she saw man
there. She thought him to be the passenger, although he was the real killer.
Q12: Why did she not accompany the second man?
Ans: The girl did not accompany the second man thinking that he was the killer because he had
reached the station later. So the girl doubted that he might be the killer.
Q13: What are the factors that played their role in saving the girl?
Ans: The factors that played the important role in saving the girl were the second man and the
dog that came there to save itself from the storm. But mainly it was the dog that siezed
the man and forced him to run away.
Q14: What does the girl do a she sees the first man taking out flash light from his coat
pocket?
Ans: When the first man takes out the flash light, she runs up to the centre door and pulls at it.
She bolts the door before the man comes near her.

Q15: Why was the girl not ready to go to the police?

Ans: The girl was not ready to go to the police because she thought that they would ask her
different questions about the murder. She thought that she would not be able to answer
those questions. So, she did not want to go to the police.
Q16: What did the girl see during the flash of lightning?
Ans: In the flash of lightning, she saw a man taking out the dead body of a woman from his car.
Q17: How did the man encourage the girl to go to police?
Ans: He encouraged her to go to the police and tell them all what she had seen, but the girl
refused to do so. He moved heaven and earth to convince her by saying that her any hint
might give them a clue to reach the killer. She told her that she could have told them
about his physique and dress so on.
Q18: What was the condition of the girl when she entered bus station?
Ans: The girl was in a bad condition when she reached the bus station. Her clothes were wet
and muddy. Her hair were disheveled. She was upset and afraid. She was sobbing and
was out of her breath.
Q19: What is the significance of storm in the play “Heat lightning”?
Ans: Storm is the symbol of horror and fear. It also indicates uncertainty. The storm matches
dreadful and mysterious incidents in the play.
Q20: What happens to the light in the room with each flash of lightning?
Ans: The light in the room flicks with each flash of lightning and then recovers. But at the end,
it dies away completely.
Q21: How did second man persuade the girl to see the lightning?
Ans: He told her that he was also afraid of storms when he was a kid, with the passage of time,
he overcame his fear. He dragged the girl to the window. He told the girl that the scene of
flash lightning, was one of the most beautiful scenes in the world. It looked like the big
fourth of July. He asked the girl to see that scene.
Q22: What was the appearance of second man?
Ans: He was a nondescript sort of person. He was tall, nice looking and about thirty years of
age.
Q23: What did the girl drop when she saw the horrible scene?
Ans: She dropped her flashlight when she saw the horrible scene

ANSWER KEY
1. d 12. d 23. c 34. b
2. a 13. c 24. a 35. a
3. c 14. b 25. b 36. d
4. b 15. a 26. d 37. a
5. b 16. d 27. c 38. a
6. a 17. d 28. d
7. c 18. d 29. c
8. c 19. c 30. d
9. c 20. d 31. d
10. c 21. b 32. b
11. b 22. a 33. c

1 b 4 a 7 a 10 c 13 c 16 b
2 b 5 b 8 a 11 a 14 b 17 a
3 c 6 b 9 a 12 b 15 c

Exercise 1
1 d 3 d 5 b
2 d 4 c
Exercise 2
1 b 3 c 5 a 7 d 9 b
2 a 4 c 6 a 8 d 10 d
Exercise 3
1 b 5 a 9 c 13 a 17 c
2 d 6 a 10 c 14 d 18 b
3 d 7 d 11 d 15 c 19 d
4 b 8 d 12 c 16 a
1 c 3 c 5 a 7 d 9 d 11 b
2 b 4 b 6 c 8 b 10 c 12 d
KIPS FORMS OF VERBS
1 d 3 a 5 b 7 d 9 a
2 d 4 a 6 a 8 c 10 c

Play– 2 Visit to a Small Planet
A Visit to a Small Planet

1. The slowly a luminous object arcs into view.
(a) radiant (b) dim (c) murky (d) dark
2. The flying object seems to dissolve to the living room of Spelding’s house.
(a) vanish (b) destroy (c) embellish (d) furnish
3. Mr. Spelding looks unctuous.
(a) kingly (b) flattering (c) embellish (d) wild
4. Ellen fidgets as she listens the broadcast of her father.
(a) slumbers (b) laughs (c) enjoy (d) twitches
5. Certain lunatic elements believe that the flying object is a secret weapon.
(a) bold (b) wise (c) foolish (d) quick
6. Mr. Spelding crosses to pose with his wife and daughter.
(a) impress (b) hate (c) argue (d) fight
7. Mr. Spelding says that it is not flattering that Ellen does not listen to his news.
(a) gratifying (b) bad (c) notorious (d) threatening
8. Mr. Spelding says that John does not have get-up-and-go.
(a) money (b) health (c) wisdom (d) energy
9. Mr. Spelding says that he is reasoning with Miss Know-it-all.
(a) stupid (b) intellectual (c) lazy (d) sleepy
10. Mr. Spelding says that horror of marrying a wealthy man always eludes him.
(a) avoids (b) charms (c) whips (d) rewards
11. An ambitious man makes his mark in the world.
(a) tours (b) succeeds (c) fails (d) travels
12. The authorities are torn by doubts about Kreton.
(a) worried (b) happy (c) delighted (d) asleep
13. Kreton calls humans poor fragile butterflies.
(a) strong (b) destitute (c) bold (d) weak
14. Kreton says that he does not sound patronizing.
(a) sordid (b) mean (c) meek (d) snobbish
15. Powers asks Kreton if he is a spy or a hostile alien.
(a) human (b) droll (c) secret (d) soldier
16. Powers says that he has a hunch that they are in trouble.
(a) feeling (b) material (c) radio (d) weapon
17. John asks Ellen if she knows intergalactic drive stuff.
(a) information (b) junk (c) odds (d) odds and ends
18. Powers said the Kreton was preparatory to invasion.
(a) prior to (b) proposed (c) false (d) afterward
19. The earth people have assumption that all strangers are hostile.
(a) spontaneous (b) cognition (c) meditation (d) supposition
20. Ellen with other faded out.
(a) died (b) went out (c) fainted (d) rejoiced

21. And now, good night, dear, wicked children.

(a) small (b) naughty (c) good (d) little
22. Spelding nods wearily.
(a) tiredly (b) Angrily (c) surprisingly (d) excitedly
23. Kreton says that he is a creature of impulse.
(a) Discipline (b) The earth (c) the mars (d) whim
24. I love to gad about.
(a) sing (b) dance (c) roam (d) take charge
25. Civilization is only just beginning.
(a) culture (b) war (c) research (d) dress
26. Kreton says that he does not sound patronizing.
(a) sorded (b) mean (c) meek (d) snobbish
27. Powers said that Kreton visit was preparatory to invasion.
(a) attack (b) force field (c) success (d) division
28. Kreton says “I had to learn them all, quite exhausting”
(a) freshning (b) tiring (c) interesting (d) exciting
29. You are deliberately trying to confuse me.
(a) carefully (b) hopefully (c) consciously (d) doubtedly
30. It’s out duty. This is a dreadful thing.
(a) good (b) horrible (c) difficult (d) serious
31. Daddy will be deliriously happy.
(a) excitedly (b) positively (c) politely (d) midly
32. AIDE: you are also forbidden to leave this house without permission.
(a) advised (b) asked (c) allowed (d) prohibited
33. Mr. Spelding says that Elen is an ungrateful girl.
(a) poor (b) wicked (c) unthankful (d) thankful
34. Roger Spelding is concluding his T.V. broadcast.
(a) starting (b) finding (c) announcing (d) ending
35. A luminous object arcs into view.
(a) heavy (b) bright (c) long (d) pleasing
36. That’s one of your most primitive traits.
(a) basic (b) prominent (c) premature (d) distinctive
37. Powers snarls and goes into study.
(a) shouts (b) cries (c) sneezes (d) produces and angry sound
38. Should not we go to the cellar?
(a) underground room (b) upper room (c) mobile room (d) dining room
39. Well, it’s elliptical.
(a) lengthy (b) round (c) square (d) oval
40. He is middle aged, unctuous resonant.
(a) thick voiced (b) clear voiced (c) chirpy voiced (d) bad voiced
41. Mrs. Spelding looks bored and vague.
(a) bold (b) timid (c) sharp (d) brainless
42. They think Kreton a monster first.
(a) droll (b) intellectual (c) ghost (d) scholar
43. Spelding nods wearily.
(a) happily (b) heartily (c) tiredly (d) sadly

44. I’ve haunch we’re in trouble.

(a) news (b) report (c) idea (d) style
45. I have never felt so sordid.
(a) mean (b) happy (c) healthy (d) weak
46. You are only in the initial stage.
(a) difficult (b) easy (c) first (d) important
47. Mr. Spelding asks Ellen to marry some ambitious man.
(a) Aspiring (b) deoressing (c) honest (d) healthy
48. We can not determine what method of power was used.
(a) decide (b) declare (c) launch (d) hunch
49. You are a spy of an alien race to study us.
(a) new (b) foreign (c) familiar (d) forbidden
50. He twirls the glove thought fully.
(a) throws (b) turns (c) picks (d) colours
51. The first thing I have got to do is to change my appearance.
(a) face (b) residence (c) look (d) ideas
52. More thankless than serpant’s tooth.
(a) tiger’s (b) snake’s (c) dog’s (d) patient’s

1. Spelding’s wife knits passively.
(a) Actively (b) Tiredly (c) Easily (d) Quietly
2. I really can’t permit to wreck my ship.
(a) Destroy (b) Rink (c) Work on (d) Occupy
3. None of my people would dream of invading you.
(a) Defeating (b) Teasing (c) Attacking (d) Disturbing
4. More thankless than serpent’s tooth.
(a) Tiger’s (b) Snack’s (c) Dog’s (d) Patient’s
5. This is the wrong costume.
(a) Suggestion (b) Building (c) Dress (d) Cosmetic
6. If he is not an imposter.
(a) Idle (b) Officer (c) Swindler (d) Interpreter
7. Then slowly a luminous object arcs into view.
(a) Moving (b) Shining (c) Waving (d) Dreadful
8. Kreton says he picks up things.
(a) Refutes (b) Realizes (c) Denies (d) Eats up
9. This visit was all rather impromptu.
(a) Improper (b) Planned (c) Shoot (d) unplanned
10. Kreton wore a trifle old-fashioned dress.
(a) Large (b) Ordinary (c) Short (d) Smart
11. Ellen is a lively girl.
(a) Energetic (b) Dull (c) Vague (d) Fat
12. He is middle age, unctuous resonant.
(a) Deadly (b) Friendly (c) Naughty (d) Amazingly

13. He has every virtue.

(a) Quality (b) Thing (c) Facility (d) Comfort
14. It is not very flattering when one’s own daughter won’t listen.
(a) Good (b) However (c) Pleasing (d) Insulting
15. Ellen with other faded out.
(a) Rejoiced (b) Enjoyed (c) Chatted (d) Went out
16. Poor Fragile butterflies.
(a) Beautiful (b) Gentle (c) Weak (d) Lazy
17. The flying object has given rise to so much irresponsible conjecture.
(a) Abuse (b) Admiration (c) Guessing (d) Solution
18. General power calls Kreton a Joker.
(a) Intellectual (b) Knight (c) Clown (d) Celebrity
19. Spelding: we are afraid that you represent a hostile race.
(a) Friendly (b) Neighbourly (c) Enemy (d) Past

Tick () mark the correct answer:
1. What is Spelding concluding?
(a) his chat (b) his broadcast (c) his income (d) his age
2. How does Mrs. Spelding look?
(a) young and wise (b) bored and vague
(c) tall and beautiful (d) smart and intelligent
3. What is the age of Ellen?
(a) 16 years (b) 18 years (c) 20 years (d) 22 years
4. What does Mrs. Speldings says about John?
(a) immature (b) rascal (c) lazy boy (d) nice boy
5. Where does Ellen want to live after marriage?
(a) in a big city (b) on the farm (c) on the mountains (d) on an island
6. What does Spelding call Ellen?
(a) Miss know-it-all (b) idle (c) sensitive (d) lazy
7. Whom should Ellen marry according to Speldings?
(a) a journalist (b) a farmer
(c) a doctor (d) a hard-working and ambitious man
8. Who bring the news of the landing of spaceship?
(a) Ellen (b) General Powers (c) Technicians (d) John
9. Who says that they should go to cellar?
(a) MR. Spelding (b) Mrs. Spelding (c) Ellen (d) John
10. How does the spaceship look?
(a) green (b) shining (c) murky (d) golden
11. How does that spaceship open?
(a) from under (b) from side (c) from front (d) from behind
12. How does Kreton look?
(a) Harsh (b) pleasant (c) rough (d) ignorant
13. What is the hobby of Kreton?
(a) to study the earth people (b) to play football
(c) to collect stamps (d) to study novels

14. What is the endearing primitive trait of the earth people?

(a) enmity (b) prejudice (c) friendship (d) pride
15. Who goes to look at the ship?
(a) Ellen (b) Spelding (c) General Powers (d) AIDE
16. Whom could Kreton tell about his solar system?
(a) a chemist (b) a mathematician (c) an optician (d) an engineer
17. Who says that Kreton is a hostile alien?
(a) General Powers (b) the President (c) Spelding (d) Ellen
18. What is the diameter of the spaceship?
(a) conical (b) elliptical (c) square (d) circular
19. Of what is the spaceship made?
(a) unknown metal (b) silver (c) gold (d) steel
20. What is inside the spaceship?
(a) nothing (b) wires (c) food (d) water
1. Ellen Spelding listens to the broad-cast of her.
(a) Father (b) Mother (c) Sister (d) Friend
2. The house of Spelding comes under the.
(a) Civil law (b) Criminal Law (c) Martial Law (d) Company law
3. How does Ellen look?
(a) Vague (b) Bored (c) Lively (d) Greedy
4. What is the impression of Kreton on seeing the house of Spelding?
(a) disgusted (b) Delighted (c) Callous (d) Sorrowful
5. John is a.
(a) Merchant (b) Farm owner (c) Pilot (d) Professor
6. The visitor was dressed in the fashion of.
(a) 1960 (b) 1860 (c) 1900 (d) 1850
7. What was the diameter of the space ship?
(a) 12 feet (b) 13 feet (c) 14 feet (d) 15 feet
8. Where does Spelding live?
(a) Maryland (b) Washington (c) California (d) Alaska
9. Where did the spaceship land?
(a) In the fields (b) In the rose garden (c) On the roof (d) On office
10. General powers was thinking about.
(a) His promotion (b) Security of the country
(c) Arrest of Kreton (d) Murder of the visitor
11. The flying object has given rise to so much.
(a) Irresponsible conjecture (b) Fear
(c) Discussion (d) Doubts
12. What is the primitive assumption of the earth people?
(a) All books are good (b) All strangers are hostile
(c) All people are idle (d) All lovers are unfaithful
13. What virtue-according to Spelding-John does not have?
(a) To get up early and work (b)Get up and go
(c) To make progress (d) Punctuality


1. He (write) his second novel by next June.
(a) will have written (b) will write
(c) will be writing (d) will have been written
2. We (reach) the village before the sum sets.
(a) reached (b) had reached
(c) will have reached (d) will be reaching
3. He (finish) this work within half an hour.
(a) will be finishing (b) will be finished
(c) will have been finishing (d) will have finished
4. By the end of the summer, he (teach) us to speak English.
(a) will teach (b) will be teaching (c) will have taught (d) will be taught
5. They (lose) the match by now.
(a) will have lost (b)will be losing (c) will lost (d) will be lost
6. By next winter, I (build) my house.
(a) will build (b) will be building (c) shall built (d) shall have built
7. By the end of the year 2010, I (be) seventeen years old.
(a) shall have (b) will be (c) shall have been (d) shall be
8. The police (hear) of the theft by this time.
(a) will hear (b)will be hearing (c) will have heard (d) will be heard
9. In a week time we (finish) our task.
(a) shall have finished (b) shall finish (c) shall be finishing (d) will finished
10. By the next month, I (open) an account in the bank.
(a) will be opening (b) shall have opened (c) will opened (d) shall open
Q1: How does Kreton prove his extraordinary power?
Ans Kreton can read minds of the people. He creates an invisible wall around his spaceship.
He tells that his spaceship can not be destroyed. General Powers and Aide can not even
touch him.
Q2: What is the purpose of the visit of Kreton?
Ans Kreton has keen interest in the study of the earth and its people. Moreover, he tells that he
has come to take charge of the earth.
Q3: How much advanced is the civilization of Kreton than that of the earth?
Ans The civilization of Kreton is much more advanced than that of the earth. They can travel
in spaceship and visit any place they want. They have special monitors and recreators by
which they can see every planet and place.
Q4: Can the people of earth compete with the people of Kreton?
Ans No, the people of earth can not compete with the people of Kreton because the people of
earth are wicked and selfish. They start quarrelling on trifling things. They are still in
initial stage of civilization but the people of Kreton are elegant, open-minded and much
more advanced.
Q5: How much damaging is violence in life?
Ans Violence causes moral dishonesty. It creates feelings of revolt among the people. It also
upsets the social peace and harmony.

Q6: What type of life do you foresee in the year 5000?

Ans Science and technology will rule over the world. We can foresee a life occupied by
machines and robots. In the year 5000 the man would be able to move anywhere without
any means of transportation.
Q7: What is the role of General Powers in the play?
Ans General Powers is military officer who has the duty to keep the security of the country.
He tries to find out the reality of Kreton and asks him the aim of his arrival.
Q8: How much impressive were the morals of Kreton?
Ans Kreton had good morals. He was good-mannered, kind, tolerant and patient. He was also
friendly and open-minded.
Q9: What is the theme of the study of Kreton?
Ans The theme of the study of Kreton is the civilization of earth people. Especially, he takes
interest in the present stage of the progress of the earth.
Q10: How does Kreton impress General Powers?
Ans Kreton impresses General Power by his wonderful powers of reading minds, protecting
himself and his spaceship. He also assures General Powers that he or his people are not
interested in attacking the earth.
Q. ADDITIONAL SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q11: What is the theme of the play?
Ans This play shows that the people of 20th century are still in the beginning of their
civilization and compared with those of planets of other solar systems. The future man
will be free from hatred and violence.
Ans The play takes place in Roger Spelding’s old homestead in Silver Glen, Maryland, America.
Q13: What was Roger Spelding’s view about the flying object?
Ans According to Roger Spelding, the flying object was not a secret weapon of the country or
a spaceship. Instead, it was a meteor passing through the earth’s orbit.
Q14: What is the stock shot of the play?
Ans The night sky is full of stars. A shining object arcs into view which seems to land upon
the living room of Spelding house in Maryland.
Q15: What is General Power statement about the flying object spaceship?
Ans According to General Powers, it is highly doubtful that there is any form of life on other
planets capable of building a spaceship. If any traveling is to be done in space, American
will do it first.
Q16: What are Mr. Spelding’s views about his daughter’s Marriage?
Ans Mr. Spelding wants his daughter to marry a rich and determined man who wants to make
his mark in the world. He thinks that she should not marry a farmer.
Q17: What are Mr. Spelding’s views about John?
Ans Actually, Mr. Spelding does not like John. According to him, John may have a lot of
qualities but he lacks the most important quality which is zest.
Q18: What does Spelding now the Earth?
Ans Kreton knows about the earth that it is divided into five continents with a number of large
islands. It is mostly water. There is one moon and the civilization is only just beginning.

Q19: Which precautionary measures does General Power take?

Ans General Powers at once announces that Mr. Spelding’s house is under martial law. The
soldiers surround the house and no body is allowed to leave the house without his
permission.
Q20: Why does Kreton call the people of Earth, poor fragile butterflies?
Ans Kreton calls the people of earth poor fragile butterflies because the people of Kreton are
immortal and do not die while the people of earth are mortal and die.
Q21: How does pride describe the spaceship?
Ans Aide describes that the spaceship is elliptical in shape having fourteen feet diameter. It is
made of an unknown shining metal. There are no instruments in the spaceship.
Q22: Why does Mr. Spelding like Kreton?
Ans Mrs. Spelding likes Kreton because he looks excellently pleasant to her because of his
whiskers that are just like that Speling’s grand father had.
Q23: What lesson does the play convey?
Ans The play conveys the lesson that we should work for scientific development and be
logical in our thinking. All strangers are not enemies. So, we should be open-minded.
Q24: Describe the appearance of Kreton.
Ans Kreton is in his forties. He is a polite, pleasant looking man, dressed in the fashion of 1860’s.
Q1: Can the people of the earth compete with the people of Kreton?
Ans: No, the people of earth cannot compete with the people of Kreton because the people of
Kreton are scientifically advanced. They are immortal and can control their thoughts. On
the other hand, the people of earth are mortal. They have not yet got rid of their primitive
traits. Their civilization is only in initial stages.
Q2: How much impressive were the morals of Kreton?
Ans: Kreton is very politic, gentle and well mannered. He answers all questions of General
Powers good-humouredly, although the latter speaks to him in a very vulgar way. He
does not sound patronizing, while commenting on the progress of the people on the earth
have made.
Q3: What is the theme of the study of Kreton?
Ans: “The people of the earth and their living style” is the theme of the study of Kreton
because he himself says that the people of the earth are his hobby.
Q4: What is the role of General power in the play?
Ans: General power is the symbol of American pride and arrogance. As a military man, he is
responsible for wars among nations. He seems to play the role of a villain in this play.
Q5: How does Kreton look like?
Ans: Kreton, a mysterious character from the other planet, is the central character. He is in
forties. He is mild, pleasant-looking and old-fashioned. His remarks about the earthly
civilization are very crucial.
Q6: What were the restrictions imposed upon the members of Spelding’s house.
Ans: The house of Spelding was under the martial law. They were worried and helpless. They
could not leave their house and they also could not make a contact with the outside
world.
Q7: What are Spelding’s ideas on marriage?
Ans: Spelding’s conversation with his daughter, Ellen, shows Spleding’s views on marriage.
He advises his daughter to marry someone ambitious and adventurous, someone who
wants to make the mark in the world.
Q8: How does Kreton prove his extraordinary powers?

Ans: Kreton and his people do not die and they can control their thoughts. Kreton can read
people’s minds. He can tell in advance what will happen next. He can create an invisible
wall that keeps him and his space-ship safe from any harm.
Q9: What type of life do you perceive in the year 5000?
Ans: In the year 5000, people will be living on different heavenly bodies. They will have
conquered diseases, social and economic problems and perhaps even death. Their life-
style and ways of enjoyment will be totally different.
Q10: What is Spelding’s estimate of John?
Ans: He thinks that John is a non-ambitious person. He has no future plans. Spelding believes
that John is everything except a hard-working, ambitions man who will make his mark in
the world.
Q11: What is weather balloon?
Ans: A balloon is used to carry instruments to gather meteorological data in the atmosphere.
Weather balloons are tracked by radar.
Q12: Where does the spaceship land?
Ans: The spaceship lands at the rose garden in Mr. Speeding’s house.
Q13: Describe the scene of the arrival of the flying saucer?
Ans: All the people were surprised at the arrival of the flying saucer. It gave rise to different
doubts. Some said it was a meteor; others were of the view that it was the secret weapon
of the country. Even the members of Spelding’s family were stunned and worried.
Q14: Draw a character-sketch of General powers.
Ans: General power is middle aged. He is a typical product of American national Guard. He is
the symbol of American pride and arrogance. He has fixed notions. He loves to see the
world through his own perceptions. When he finds a challenging situation, his true self
was exposed. General is not an intelligent person.
Q15: What, according to Kreton, is “the most primitive trait” of human beings?
Ans: The most primitive traits of human beings is that all strangest are hostile.
Q16: How does Kreton impress General powers?
Ans: General powers is impressed when he comes to know that Kreton’s spaceship has no
instrument board and that the visitor is advanced enough to protect himself and his
machine by creating on invisible wall around them. It impresses him to find that Kreton
can read people’s minds and speak all languages and that he and his people do not die.
Q17: Why does Kreton call the people of the earth the poor Fragile butterflies?
Ans: Kreton calls the people of the earth the poor butterflies due to their short span of life upon
earth.
Q18: Describe the flying object.
Ans: AIDE tells Powers that the object is elliptical, with a fourteen foot diameter. There is
nothing inside.
Q19: How much damaging is violence in life?
Ans: Violence makes a society unsafe. In such a society might rule the right. People become
victims of suspicion and fear. Human relations suffer a lot.
Q20: Write a note on Mrs. Spelding.
Ans: Mrs. Speeding is a house wife. She is occupied with her own homely setting. So many
strange things are happening but she does not take much notice of them. She is more
worried about her garden. She is a courteous lady. She is the first to welcome Kreton. She
pleads her daughter’s case rather well.
Q21: Do Kreton’s people event to visit and do some business with the people of the earth?
Ans: No, Kreton’s people do not want to visit and do some business.
Q22: What did Roger Spelding wish about his daughter?
Ans: He wished his daughter to marry an ambition person who wanted to make his name in the
world. In fact, he did not like for his daughter to marry John, a sluggish boy.
Q23: What did Roger Spelding say in his T.V. broadest?
Ans: The flying object created many doubts in the minds of people. In his broadcast, he
informed the people that the flying object was not a weather balloon or a secret weapon
of the country, but a meteor. So the purpose of the broadcast was to remove the false
doubts of the people about the flying object.
Q24: What is Kreton’s opinion about the earth people?
Ans: He is of the opinion that the people of earth are wonderfully friendly. They are still at the
initial stages of progress. The civilization has initial stages of progress. The civilization
has just started to begin. They live in their old traditional way of living. Their thoughts
are also primitive, as they think that all strangers are hostile. In short, earth people’s
living style excites him.
Q25: What is the significance of the title?
Ans: The title is an apt one. Small planet stands for the earth because it is very small as
compared to Kreton’s planet. That visit of Mr. Kreton to earth is actually the visit to a
small planet to earth.
Q26: Why did Spelding stop Kreton from leaving the place?
Ans: Spelding stopped Kreton from leaving because he thought that Mr. Kreton might be a
spy, sent by a hostile race. He wanted to investigate the matter for the safety of the people
and the country.
Q27: What urged Mr. Spelding to say “More thankless than a serpent’s tooth is an
ungrateful child?
Ans: Mr. Spelding used this sentence while talking to his daughter Ellen about John. Mr.
Spelding did not like John, whereas his daughter wanted to marry John. He spoke this
proverb to show sluggishness and impassivity of John.

ANSWER KEY
1. a 12. a 23. d 34. d 45. a
2. a 13. d 24. c 35. b 46. c
3. b 14. d 25. a 36. a 47. a
4. d 15. d 26. a 37. c 48. a
5. c 16. a 27. a 38. a 49. b
6. a 17. a 28. b 39. d 50. b
7. a 18. a 29. c 40. a 51. c
8. d 19. d 30. b 41. b 52. b
9. b 20. b 31. a 42. c
10. a 21. b 32. d 43. c
11. b 22. a 33. c 44. c
1 b 4 b 7 b 10 b 13 a 16 c 19 c
2 a 5 c 8 b 11 a 14 c 17 c
3 c 6 c 9 d 12 b 15 d 18 c
1. b 12. b
2. b 13. a
3. c 14. d
4. d 15. d
5. b 16. b
6. a 17. a
7. d 18. b
8. d 19. a
9. b 20. a
10. b
11. b
1 a 3 c 5 b 7 c 9 b 11 a 13 b
2 c 4 b 6 b 8 a 10 a 12 b
KIPS FORMS OF VERBS
1 a 3 d 5 a 7 c 9 a
2 c 4 c 6 d 8 c 10 b

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The Oyster and The Pearl

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21. Clark Larrabee has scarcely noticed her.

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16. One oyster don’t make a stew, Harry.

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19. What does Harry say about McCutcheon?

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Q5: What does Clark give to Harry?

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Q18: Why does the writer buy the Oyster?

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The Heat Lightning

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21. The second man is a nondescript sort of person.

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Q. KIPS FORMS OF VERBS

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Q8: What is her impression about the second Man?

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Q15: Why was the girl not ready to go to the police?

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PAST PAPERS SYNONYMS BASED EXERCISE

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A Visit to a Small Planet

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21. And now, good night, dear, wicked children.

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44. I’ve haunch we’re in trouble.

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