English Confluence By CL Gautam

Ch-6 On The Face of It by Susan Hill Q1. Who is Mr Lamb? How does Derry get into his garden? Ans. Mr Lamb is an old man with a tin leg.He is retired from the army.   His real leg was blown off years ago during the war. He lives all alone in his house. There is a garden near the house. It has ripe crab apples looking orange and golden in colour.Kids call him Lamey Lamb.Mr Lamb is sitting in his garden when Derry climbs over the garden wall to get into his garden. Though the gate is open, the boy does not use it. Q2. Do you think all this will change Derry’s attitude towards Mr Lamb? Ans.Yes, Mr Lamb's kind behaviour will change Derry's attitude towards Mr Lamb. Derry's face got burned with acid. It looks ugly. People dislike him and avoid him. So Derry also avoids people and likes to remain lonely. But Lamb talks to him in a kind manner. He tells Derry that outer appearance is  not much importance. The real beauty is within man's spirit. Handsome is  he who does hand...

Ch-4 THE RATTRAP  BY SELMA LAGERLOF Q1. From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap? Ans. While going his way, the man  was thinking of rattraps.Suddenly an Idea came to his mind that the whole world was nothing but a  big rattrap .It offers riches and joys, shelter and food,heat and clothing in the same way  the rattrap offered cheese and pork.     Some had already been caught in the snare and the others were still circling round the bait.As soon as someone touch the bait,it closed in, everything came to an end. Pork-  पोर्क मीट Q2. Why was he amused by this idea? Ans: His own life was sad and monotonous. He walked  from place to place. The world had never been kind to him. So, during his gloomy ploddings, this idea became his favourite pastime. He was amused how people let themselves be caught in the dangerous snare and how others were still circling around the bait. 1-Gloomy plodding- दुखी मन से चलते हुए 2-Pastime- मनोर...