Why are books referred to as a man’s best companion? Which is your favourite book and why? Write a paragraph about that book.
Books are represented as a man’s best companion cause they have more patience than human beings. We can visit anywhere in the world and can talk to anybody. Fly to any heights through books tell us about customs or institutions and regions at different places or countries. Books are those companions which will never divert us when we fall prey to bad times. Books are constant source of our entertainment and happiness. I have always enjoyed reading books. The book the wings of fire autobiography of our former president Dr. Abdul Kalam is one of innumerable books of my life. They gives us inspiration and shows how a simple boy arose to become the president of India. No angel of his life has been left out. Very minute details are included which make the work very interesting.
And once my brother said books are the only friends which helps you achieve your dreams and to fly high in the successive way.
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
“Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
“Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent Fowler had ever read.” What do secret agents in books and films look like, in your opinion? Discuss in groups or in class some stories or movies featuring spies, detectives and secret agents, and compare their appearance with that of Ausable in this story. (You may mention characters from fiction in languages other than English. In English fiction you may have come across Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, or Miss Marple. Have you watched any movies featuring James Bond?)
How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to his room? Look back at his detailed description of it. What makes it a convincing story?
Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?
What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of commonsense?
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
Bholi’s story must have moved you. Do you think girl children are not treated at par with boys? You are aware that the government has introduced a scheme to save the girl child as the sex ratio is declining. The scheme is called Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Save the Girl Child. Read about the scheme and design a poster in groups of four and display on the school notice board.
How does he treat the dog?
Why does he steal every year?
What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of commonsense?
What other extraordinary things happen at the inn?
Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how?
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
“Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair?
If you were in Noodle’s place, how would you handle Think-Tank’s mistakes?
What guesses are made by Think–Tank about the books found on earth?
What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?