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Unit 6
Summary | Questions | Answers |

Lesson 6. Expert Detective (Sharada Dwivedi)

 

Short Summary

    ‘Expert Detective’ is an extract taken from the ‘Broken Flute’ by Sharada Dwivedi. Nishad, a boy of seven years old and his sister Maya, a ten-year-old girl play the role of detective in this play. The whole play revolves around a badly scarred man, Mr Nath. Maya is curious about Mr Nath and says that he is a crook on the run while Nishad feels pity on him. Both of them collect information and Maya prepares a list of facts about Mr Nath. Nishad also collects information from Ramesh who visits Nath every Sunday for his tea and meals. Maya is totally opposite to Nath while Nishad takes him as a gentleman and favours him. Nishad wants to make friends with him.

Comprehensive Check (Page 90)

 

Question 1. What did Nishad give Mr Nath? Why?

Answer:

Nishad gave Mr Nath a bar of chocolate because he thought that he was poor and starving due to his thin appearance.

 

Question 2. What is “strange” about Mr Nath’s Sundays?

Answer:

The strange about Mr Nath’s Sunday is that every Sunday Ramesh carries two lunches to his room and each time he sees a tall, fair, stout man wearing spectacles with him. The visitor talks a lot, unlike Mr Nath.

 

Question 3. Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?

Answer:

Nishad and Maya got holiday because no traffic could move through the flooded roads due to thunder burst.

 

Working with the Text

 

Question 1. What does Nishad find out about Mr Nath from Ramesh?

Arrange the information as suggested below.

• What he eats

• When he eats

• What he drinks, and when

• How he pays

 

Answer:

From Ramesh, Nishad finds that Mr Nath is not particular about his meals. He always eats the same food which includes two chapattis, some dal and vegetables one in the morning and the other in the evening. He drinks tea two times a day, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. He pays by cash and tips well.

 

Question 2. Why does Maya think Mr Nath is a crook? Who does she say the Sunday visitor is?

 

Answer:

Maya thinks of Mr Nath as a crook because he looks very strange to her as his face is badly scarred, he does no work but pays cash and tips well and he lives at the same place for years hardly talking to anyone. She says that the Sunday visitor is the accomplice of Mr Nath in the crime and he only visits him to get the looted share.

 

Question 3. Does Nishad agree with Maya about Mr Nath? How does he feel about him?

 

Answer:

No, Nishad does not agree with Maya about Mr Nath. He feels that Mr Nath is a gentleman because he tips generously to Ramesh. He thinks that Mr Nath is lonely and wants to make friends. He also feels that Mr Nath is thin and looks like starving cannot be a criminal.

 

Working with Language

 

1. The word ‘tip’ has only three letters but many meanings.

 

Match the word with its meanings below.

 

(i) fingertips	be about to say something
(ii) the tip of your nose	make the boat overturn
(iii) tip the water out of the bucket	the ends of one’s fingers
(iv) have something on the tip of your tongue	give a rupee to him, to thank him
(v) tip the boat over	empty a bucket by tilting it
(vi) tip him a rupee	the pointed end of your nose
(vii) the tip of the bat	if you take this advice
(viii) the police were tipped off	the bat lightly touched and the ball
(ix) if you take my tip	the end of the bat
(x) the bat tipped the ball	the police were told, or warned

 

 

Answer:

 

(i) Fingertips	the ends of one’s fingers
(ii) The tip of your nose	the pointed end of your nose
(iii) Tip the water out of the bucket	empty a bucket by tilting it
(iv) Have something on the tip of your tongue	be about to say something
(v) Tip the boat over	make the boat overturn
(vi) Tip him a rupee	give a rupee to him, to thank him
(vii) the tip of the bat	the end of the bat
(viii) The police were tipped off	the police were told or warned
(ix) If you take my tip	if you take this advice
(x) The bat tipped the ball	the bat lightly touched and the ball

 

 

2. The words helper, companion, partner and accomplice have very similar meanings, but each word is typically used in certain phrases. Can you fill in the blanks below with the most commonly used words? A dictionary may help you.

 

(i) business ___________

(ii) my ___________ on the journey

(iii) I’m mother’s little ___________.

(iv) a faithful ___________ such as a dog

(v) the thief’s ___________

(vi) find a good ___________

(vii) tennis/golf/bridge ___________

(viii) his ___________ in his criminal activities

 

Answer:

(i) business partner

(ii) my companion on the journey

(iii) I’m my mother’s little helper.

(iv) a faithful companion such as a dog

(v) the thief’s accomplice

(vi) find a good helper

(vii) tennis/golf/bridge companion

(viii) his accomplice in his criminal activities

 

 

3. Now let us look at the uses of the word break. Match the word with its meanings below. Try to find at least three other ways in which to use the word.

 

(i) The storm broke – could not speak; was too sad to speak

(ii) daybreak – this kind of weather ended

(iii) His voice is beginning – it began or burst to break into activity

(iv) Her voice broke and – the beginning of daylight she cried

(v) The heat wave broke – changing as he grows up

(vi) broke the bad news – end it by making the workers submit

(vii) break a strike – gently told someone the bad news

(viii) (Find your own expression. Give its meaning here.)

 

Answer:

(i) The storm broke – it began or burst into activity

(ii) daybreak – the beginning of daylight

(iii) His voice is beginning – changing as he grows up

(iv) Her voice broke and – could not speak; was too sad to speak

(v) The heat wave broke – this kind of weather ended

(vi) broke the bad news – gently told someone the bad news

(vii) Break a strike – end it by making the workers submit

 

 

Writing

 

1. Who do you think Mr Nath is? Write a paragraph or two about him.

 

Answer:

From the Nishad’s point of view, Mr Nath is a poor fellow. He is thin, lean and looks like he is starving. He looks ordinary but not a criminal. He has no friends except the that visits him every Sunday. He has burning scars on his face.

From Maya’s point of view, Mr Nath is a criminal crook on run. He looks strange to her. His face is scarred due the shoot out with police while he was robbing. The friend who visits him on every Sunday is his accomplice in his crime. He has a lot of looted money that he pays on every meal.

 

2. What else do you think Nishad and Maya will find out about him? How? Will they ever be friends? Think about these questions and write a paragraph or two to continue the story.

 

Answer: