2.4 Excuses! (A Skit)

Difficult Words

• Nothing short of  - nothing less than
• Investigate - carry out a systematic search to discover the truth about some incident तपास करणे
• Pavement - a footpath of the sides of a road रस्त्याच्या अंगास असलेला पदपथ
• Groaning - making painful sounds कण्हणे
• To deal with - to handle व्यवहार करणे किवा तोंड देणे
• Vanished - disappeared नाहीसा झाला
• Growled - the angry sound made by animals प्राण्यांनी रागाने केलेला आवाज
• budge - move हालने

MARGIN QUESTIONS

Q.1. In what sense was Ritesh 'early'?

Ans. Actually, Ritesh came to school very late when the first period was about to end so the teacher said that Ritesh was early for the second period.

Q.2. What was the first reason why Ritesh was delayed?

Ans. When Ritesh was walking to school he heard a scream from the main road. He went there to find out if someone needed help. He saw a person lying near the pavement in pain. Suddenly another man came running out of the shop with a packet in his hand. The shopkeeper also ran after him shouting chor, chor catch him. Ritesh ran after them but they vanished around the corner. That was the first reason for being late to school.

Q.3. What made Ritesh go back to the shop?

Ans. Ritesh went back to the shop when he realized that he had forgotten his bag at the shop.

Q.4. When did the dog finally leave the school-bag?

Ans. When the shopkeeper gave Ritesh some biscuits and he offered the biscuits to the bag, the dog left the school bag.

Q.5. How did Ritesh describe the same dog, the second time?

Ans. At first, Ritesh scribes the dog as a huge, hairy, and brown colored but the second time he said that it was small.

Q.6. Why did Ritesh refuse to take part in the story-writing competition? Can you believe his last excuse for refusing to take part?

Ans. I think, Ritesh refused to take part in the story-writing competition because if he showed his interest in the story writing competition, his teacher would know the excuses that he had made for late coming. According to me, The last excuse for refusing to take part is really unbelievable because it seems that he is very good at making up stories.

ENGLISH WORKSHOP

Q.1. Complete the following by inserting the correct words from the skit.

1. The heavy load would not budge.
2. The police arrived to deal with/Investigate the crime.
3. My friend lured/offered me to eat chocolates in the classroom.
4. I was realized to find my lost notebooks.
5. the injured child kept groaning with pain.
6. He stole the cash and vanished in the dark night.

Q.2. Rearrange the order of the following events as per the narrator.

1. The dog began to follow Ritesh to school.
2. The groaning man joined the thief and ran away.
3. A huge dog was sitting on Ritesh's school-bag.
4. Ritesh heard a scream from the main road.
5. A thief came running out of a shop.
6. A man, groaning, with pain was lying near the pavement.
7. The dog refused to move.
8. The dog itself found its owner.

Ans. 

1. Ritesh heard a scream from the main road.
2. A man, groaning, with pain was lying near the pavement.
3. A thief came running out of a shop.
4. The groaning man joined the thief and ran away.
5. A huge dog was sitting on Ritesh's school-bag.
6. The dog refused to move.
7. The dog began to follow Ritesh to school.
8. The dog itself found its owner.

Q.3. Discuss and write the answers in your own words.

(1) Were the excuses given by Ritesh for his late arrival, true? Give reasons for your response.

Ans. The excuses given by Ritesh for his late arrival were not true because of the following reasons.

• Ritesh said that he had left his bag in the shop but he didn't enter the shop before.
• The description of the dog is changed the second time.
• the dog was in the shop isn't believable.

(2) Did the teacher believe Ritesh's stories? How do you know that?

Ans. No, the teacher did not believe Ritesh's story. Many times the teacher spoke ironically like- Interesting! a dog on the bag in a shop! To suggest Ritesh that he was telling lies.

(3) Why did the teacher suggest that Ritesh should enter the story-writing contest?

Ans. The teacher wanted to suggest Ritesh that the characters and the events of the story of late coming were false therefore the teacher suggested that Ritesh should enter the story writing competition.

(4) What according to you is the best way to correct children, who are regularly late to school?

Ans. There are several ways to correct the latecomers. Here are the same.

• Inform the parents about the late coming.
• By finding out reasons and suggesting remedies.
• By telling them the importance of time.
• Double their homework.
• By appointing them as punctuality monitors.

Q.4. Report the following in Indirect Speech.

(1) Ritesh: May I come in, Madam?

Ans. Ritesh requested the teacher if he could come in.

(2) Mrs. Sen: Ritesh, You are too early for the second period.

Ans. Mrs. Sen told Ritesh that he was too late.

(3) Ritesh: I had left my bag at the shop.

Ans. Ritesh told the teacher that he had left his bag at the shop.

(4) Ritesh: I am sorry ma'am!

Ans. Ritesh told the teacher that he was very sorry.

(5) Mrs. Sen: There's a story-writing competition.

Ans. Mrs. Sen said that there was a story-writing competition.

Q.5. Imagine there is a story-writing competition at your school. Frame a notice about the same, to be put up on a notice-board. Cover the following points.

• Name of the competition
• At what levels
• Sate, Time, and Venue
• Duration fixed for writing the story
• Points to be considered while judging winners.
• Prizes
• Contact person for participant entries.

Ans.

Sri Shivaji Maharaj Highschool, Pune

Notice

Story Writing Competition 2020

Date. 01.10.200

       This is to inform all students that our school is organizing a story writing competition on 15th October 2020. This competition would be held in the school assembly hall.

      Those who are willing to participate may submit their names to their respective class teacher before 10 October.

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