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In this post, you will find the summary, questions
and answers to the lesson ‘Gulliver’s Travels’, taken from the recently
introduced English for JK UT students, Marigold Book V. Read the lesson from
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Unit
7
Summary |
Questions | Answers |
Lesson 7. Gulliver’s
Travels (Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels)
Short Summary
"Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver in Giants" is a satirical story that follows Lemuel Gulliver, a ship surgeon who finds himself in various fantastical lands during his travels. In this particular episode, Gulliver encounters a race of giants known as Brobdingnagians. Initially taken as a curiosity and kept as a pet by the giants, Gulliver faces numerous challenges due to his tiny size in comparison to the colossal beings around him. Despite his attempts to communicate and establish himself, Gulliver is constantly reminded of his insignificance and vulnerability in the land of giants. Through Gulliver's experiences, Swift explores themes of power, perspective, and the absurdity of human behaviour, offering a satirical commentary on society and its flaws.
New Words
bellowing:
very loud noise
inhabitants:
occupants
barren:
land with no vegetation
astonishment:
greatly surprised
crumbled:
broken into pieces
grab:
(here) pick suddenly
Reading is Fun
Question
1. Why did the captain send the men to the land?
Answer:
The
captain sent the men to the land to get the water.
Question
2. Why did the men rush back to the ship?
Answer:
The
men rushed back to the ship because a huge creature was chasing them.
Question 3. Choose the
correct answer.
(i) The giant carried a
reaping hook because
(a)
he was fighting with the other giants.
(b)
he was going to reap the corn.
(c) he wanted to
frighten Gulliver.
Answer:
(b) he was going to reap the corn.
(ii) They put Gulliver
on the ground to look at him because
(a)
they had never seen a human before.
(b)
they thought he was a doll.
(c) they had never seen
such a tiny man.
Answer:
(c) they had never seen such a tiny man.
(iii) Gulliver was
(a)
a farmer.
(b)
a sailor.
(c)
a dwarf.
(d) a giant.
Answer:
(b) a sailor.
Question
4. Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver.
The
creature is now extinct.
The
word begins with the letter D______________________
Answer:
The word begins with the letter Dinosaur
Question
5. From the text, write the sentence that tells you the following.
(i)
The giant reapers were fascinated by Gulliver.
Answer:
He looked at me with curiosity and blew my hair aside to get a better view
of my face.
(ii)
Gulliver was a learned man.
Answer:
I tried to speak to them loudly in several languages.
(iii)
The farmer's son thought Gulliver was a toy.
Answer:
On seeing me, the child grabbed from the table and put my head into his
mouth.
(iv)
The farmer's wife was a kind-hearted woman.
Answer:
Later she put me on her own bed and covered me with a clean white
hadkerchief.
Let’s Talk
1. Read the following
sentences carefully.
The giant farmer’s
voice was as loud as a bellowing trumpet.
or
The giant farmer’s
voice was as loud as thunder.
When something is very
cold, we say it is as cold as ice. This is because ice is very, very cold.
Now complete the
following. Use the words given in the box.
|
red |
slow |
black |
gentle |
white |
|
warm |
strong |
sweet |
light |
|
Answer:
as
warm as a feather
as
slow as a tortoise
as
sweet as honey
as
white as snow
as
strong as an ox
as
black as night
as
red as a rose
as
light as a toast
as gentle
as a breeze
Use the above
expressions to complete the following sentences.
Answer:
(i)
The old man’s hair is as white snow.
(ii)
His feet were as cold ice.
(iii)
The newspaper boy was as slow as tortoise in delivering the
papers.
(iv) I felt as light as
toast after exercising.
Create your, own
comparisons for the following. Work in pairs.
as
tall as tree
as
fast as train
as
high as sky
as
angry as lion
as
tiny as microbe
as
brave as soldier
Let’s Write
Look at the following
examples.
I
was trying to climb over the fence when the giant saw me.
The farmer's wife was
stroking the cat when her one-year-old son entered.
Both
actions were in the past.
When the first one was
going on in the past, the second one happened.
1. Match the
following and write complete sentences in the lines below.
|
What was happening? |
What happened? |
|
(i) I was writing a letter. |
the lights went out. |
|
(ii) Paul was looking out of the
window. |
the bell rang. |
|
(iii) *He was looking for his dog. |
he noticed a lovely butterfly. |
|
(iv) *I was just completing the last
answer. |
he fell off the ladder. |
|
(v) The man was painting the wall. |
I met Arun. |
|
(vi) Amit was doing his homework. |
my pen ran out. |
|
(vii) My mother was cooking dinner. |
ma’am said, “Stop writing.” |
Answer:
(i)
I was writing a letter when my pen ran out.
(ii)
Paul was looking out of the window when he noticed a lovely butterfly.
(iii)
*When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
(iv)
I was just completing the last answer when mam said, “Stop writing.”
(v)
The man was painting the wall when he fell off the ladder.
(vi)
Amit was doing his homework when the lights went out.
(vii)
My mother was cooking dinner when the bell rang.
2. Now complete the following suitably.
Answer:
(i)
I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when I noticed a monkey eating banana
on the road.
(ii)
He was cleaning out his cupboard when I got a cut on my finger.
(iii)
I was driving a car when a dog ran out onto the road.
(iv)
The students were talking each other when the teacher walked into
the room.
3. Use degrees of comparison to complete
the following using the words easy or strong.
(i)
Skipping is easy.
Jumping
is easier than skipping.
Walking is the easiest
of all.
(ii)
The dog is strong.
The
horse is stronger than dog.
The elephant is strongest
of all.
Now complete the following in the same
way using the words juicy or exciting. The order may vary according to your
choice.
apple
is juicy.
orange
is juicier than apple.
sugarcane is
juiciest of all.
rock
climbing exciting.
skiing
is more exciting than rock climbing.
river rafting is
most exciting of all.
4. Correct the use of the describing
words in the following sentences.
(i)
This is the simplest problem of them all.
Answer:
This problem is simplest of all.
(ii)
Which is the lightest of the two parcels?
Answer:
Which parcel is lightest of two.
(iii)
He is cleverer than I am.
Answer:
He
is cleverer than me.
(iv)
I like this the best of the two.
Answer:
I like this one the best.
(v)
The flood became worse as the rain
increased.
Answer:
The flood became worst when the rain increased.
5. Punctuate the
following sentences using capital letters, full stops (.) commas (,) question marks
(?) apostrophe ( ' ) exclamation mark (!) wherever necessary.
dear
samir,
i am sending you a
photograph of my newest pet frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy by
next summer he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks i m sure
you are looking forward to seeing him I know you will like him
warm
regards
sanju
Answer:
Dear
Samir,
I am sending you a
photograph of my newest pet. Frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy. By
next summer, he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks. I am sure
you are looking forward to seeing him. I know you will like him.
Warm
Regards
Sanju
6. Punctuate the following sentences
(i)
next wednesday my sister mita is going to join the state bank of india
(ii)
the dog wags its tail when its pleased but a cat waves its tail when its angry
(iii)
when I went fishing I caught an old shoe a plastic bag and a bad cold
(iv)
she fed the baby washed the dishes put the lights off and went to sleep
(v)
wasn't tim born on the 26th of january 1989
(vi) oh no the bus has
gone
Answer:
(i)
Next Wednesday my sister Mita is going to join the State Bank of India.
(ii)
The dog wags its tail when it is pleased but a cat waves its tail when its
angry.
(iii)
When I went fishing, I caught an old shoe, a plastic bag, and a bad cold.
(iv)
She fed the baby, washed the dishes, put the lights off and went to sleep.
(v)
Wasn't Tim born on the 26th of January, 1989.
(vi)
Oh no! the bus has gone.
Let’s Find Out
Fill
in the blanks.
(i)
A giant tree Red wood trees of California
(ii)
A giant bird ________________________
(iii)
A giant land animal ________________________
(iv)
A giant water creature ________________________
(v)
A giant reptile ________________________
(vi)
A giant aeroplane ________________________
Answer:
|
(i) A giant tree |
Red wood trees of
California |
|
(ii) A giant bird |
Ostrich |
|
(iii) A giant land
animal |
Giraffe |
|
(iv) A giant water
creature |
Whale |
|
(v) A giant reptile |
Crocodile |
|
(vi) A giant
aeroplane |
Antonov |
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