ENGLISH-1ST PAPER- SHORT STORY(XII) STORY-1 & 2

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      The Golden Watch        -Ponjikkara Raphy                                                                                             

Short answer type Question;-

Q.1) What stopped Sanku from staling the watch in the beginning?

Ans. Sanku was not a thief by nature. He decided to steal the watch due to the force of his poverty. He always felt nervousness in stealing the watch. So he could not steal it.

Q.2) What were Sanku’s feelings before stealing the watch?

Ans. Before stealing the watch, Sanku was very nervous and in tension, and its heart was beating very fast. He was in a fix. He had the mixed felling to steal or not to steal. These felling troubled him greatly.

Q.3) What though troubled Sanku after committing the theft?

Ans. after stealing the watch Sanku thought that he would be dismissed from his service. He would be isulted and called a theft. The thought of being caught troubled him badly.

Q.4) why did Sanku put the watch back on its old place?

Ans. Sanku put the watch back on its old place on the table because he was afraid of being caught and punished. He though some one had seen him stealing the watch. So he put it back on its old place.

Q.5) Why did Sanku course himself?

Ans. sanku had an already two children. When he came to know that his wife was again pregnant and going to give birth to the third child. It would be extra burden on him. So he coursed himself.

 Q.6) Why could not Sanku get any sleep for several days?

Ans. Sanku did not get any sleep for several days because he was upset due to his family problem. He needed money to solve them. He was indebt too. His income was very low. He could not take loans now. These problems disturbed his peace of mind and he did not sleep for several days.

Q.7) What were Sanku’s problem and how did the plan to solve them?

Ans. Sanku’s main problem was the shortage of money. he had many problems too, like house rent, loan of fund, and too pay some shop keepers. He planned to these problems by stealing the gold watch of his boss.

Q.8) What time of the day did Sanku think was the most suitable for stealing gold watch and why?

Ans.  Sanku thought that the lunch was most suitable for stealing the gold watch, he thought so because at that time the engineers and workers would go out for lunch and rest. 

 Long Answer Type Question:-

Q.1) what thoughts troubled Sanku after he had stolen the Golden watch?

Ans. Sanku was a very petty (rqPN] ekewyh ) servant in a factory. His engineer boss was an Englishman. He had gold watch with golden chain. He left it in his office table when he went for lunch.

                    Sanku was a poor and honest worker. He was much in debt. He has to pay to so many persons. But he had no money. One day he thought to steal the watch of his boss. By selling it he would pay of his debts. He has some family problems too. He could not feed his children due to poverty. But he was very coward. He had no courage to steal the watch. He tried many times but failed.

       One day at the lunch time he stole it. After stealing the watch, he was trembling with fear and nervousness. He saw someone walking at distance. He thought that the man was going to report against him. The thought of being caught made hi coward.

               He felt as if the gold watch were burning him in his pocket.

          Then sanku thought that his thief had become know to all workers in the factory. They would now call him a thief. He also thought that he would be dismissed from his job by his boss. At last he thought that the guard would catch him with the watch in his pocket.

  After thinking all that sanku made up his miner to put the watch back at its old place in the office. He wants outside without stealing it. Thus we have seen that Sanku was not a thief. He stole the watch due to his poverty and family problems.

                    “As we know man is the slave of circumstances”              

 Q.2) Write the character sketch of sanku?

Ans. the gold watch by ‘Pojikkara Raphy’ is a meaningful story. Sanku is the main character in it. He is poor but a honest worker in a factory. He has many family problems. So he is upset all the times, due to lack of money he does not take care of his children. He has to bear insulted from some people. as he is in debt. All the story moves around him. The main qualities of his character are given below:-

1) A poor clerk – Sanku is a low paid clerk in a factory. He is uneducated. He gets a very poor salary. It was one rupee per day. This amount is not enough to meet his expenses. He has to borrow even for his daily needs. So he is always in debt. He passes a very hard life due to his poverty.

2) A man of struggle – Sanku has a wife and two children, the third one is about to come very soon. The children are hungry and sick. Due to lack of money he can’t buy milk and medicines for his sons. Thus his family life was very painful.

3) A careless man – sanku has a many family problem in his life. He has taken loan from the fund and from other people. He has to pay Ali and other people. He is not able to buy ointment and banana for his children.

He is worried every time. So he steals the watch. But he is very careless too, he does not think for doing some extra part time job to earn money. he only thinks about his problem but never tries to do extra part time job for income.

4) An honest man – Sanku is a hard working man. He is not dishonest. He is timid. After stealing the watch, he was very nervous and full of fear. His soul does not allowed him for such unfair work. So he puts the watch back on its table and goes out of the factory as an honest man. Then he shows his real character his moral sense wins over his family problems.

          Thus we have seen that Sanku is not a theft. He is poor but honest and hard working man. He finds himself among the problems every time, due to his poverty and simplicity.
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                         Story-2

                   An Astrologer’s Day                                                 - R.K.  Narayan.

Short Answer Type Question:-

Q.1) How much of Astrology did the astrologer know?

Ans. The astrologer did not know anything about astrology. Being wise he only told the people about money and some family problem. That was based on his experience.

Q.2) How did the astrologer please and astonish his customer?

Ans. When the astrologer told the people that in spite of making your best effort you are not getting success. And there is a woman who does not like you. If your family hearing this customer were very pleased and astonished.

 Q.3) How did the astrologer get rid of his old enemy?

Ans. The astrologer was very clever. When Guru Nayak did not recognize him, he at once advised him not to trouble Southern Area. He also told him that his search was useless as his enemy had been died in an accident. In this way he got rid of his old enemy forever.

Q.4) What happened one evening when the astrologer was preparing to go home?

Ans. One evening when the Astrologer was preparing to go home, a stranger came him and changed the astrologer to answer his questions.

Q.5) How did the astrologer acquire the knowledge of his profession?

Ans. In the prime of life, the astrologer was not interested in astrology. Yet he said thinks which pleased and astonished every one. It was more a matter of study, practice and mean guess work.

Q.6) What did the astrologer profession equipment consist of?

Ans. The astrologer professional equipment consist of a dozen cowries shells, a square of clothe with strange chart, a note book and a bundle of Palmyra writings.

Q.7) What was the first saying of astrologer? How did it work?

Ans. The astrologer said first of all, “in many ways you are not getting the fullest rests of your effort”.  Nine of ten were agree with him.

Q.8) What advised did the astrologer give to his customer?

Ans. The astrologer took out a pinch of sacred ash and gives it to his customer and said, “rub it on your four head and go home, never travel to the Southern Area and you will live for hundred years.

Long Answer Type Question:-

Q.1) Narrate the story an astrologer’s day in your own words?

Ans. An astrologer’s day is a very interesting story by R.N. Narayan. In it the writer tells us that sometimes our life become very risky due to a little foolishness but by using the right talent it can’t be saved too.

 One times there was a young farmer. He had a friend. His name was Guru Nayak. One day they drunk and gambled. After that they quarreled over a woman. The farmer passed a knife through the body of Guru Nayak and pushed him into a well near the field. He thought that his friend was dead. So he left the village without telling anyone. He came in a town. There he married to a women and had a daughter.

                In this city he was jobless. So he adopted the profession of astrology. He sat under a tamarind tree on a busy road. He dressed himself like a astrologer. He applied sacred ash and vermillion on his fore head. He had a dark whiskers and a turban of saffron color around his head. He put a note book, Palmyra writing a dozen cowries’ shells and square cloth before him. He knew nothing about his job still he was successful in this art. He told only general things to people. They pleased and astonished him

                 One day at sunset when the astrologer was about to go his home, A stranger came to him. He wanted to know about his future. At first he was not ready to tell him anything but finally he had to be agree before his pressure.

 Then the stranger lighted a match to lit his cigar. In the light of match stick the astrologer saw the strangers face. Who was Guru Nayak his old enemy? Now the astrologer felt uneasy. He wanted to get rid of him. But the stranger held his wrist. Being helpless he began to answer his question.

        He asked, “Shall I succeed in my present search?” at his he got some relief because the stranger could not recognize him.

        He told Guru Nayak that his search was useless. His enemy crushed under a lorry four months back in a town. Hearing this the stranger felt satisfied. The astrologer called him by his name and advised him to return home and never travel south word. He gave a handful comes to the astrologer.

       At last the astrologer went home. He gave coins to his wife and told her everything. Now he felt  much peace of mind. His luck and art of astrology proved to him a boon and saved his life forever.