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THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS

Reference to context  1.   They shut the road through the woods seventy years ago. Weather and rain have undone it again A.  When was the road shut ? Ans. The road was shut 70 years ago. B.  What had happened to the road since it was closed ? Ans.  It has disappeared due to the weather and rain and lack of use.   2.  ‘It is underneath the coppice and heath And the thin anemones…’ a)  What hid under the coppice and heath? Ans. The road was underneath the coppice and heath b)  Who could see that ? Ans. Only the keeper and ghosts could see .   3.‘ You will hear the beat of a horse’s feet, And the swish of a skirt in the dew      Steadily canter through a.  What two sounds does the poet refer to here ? b.  Two sounds  the poet hears are beat of horse’s feet and swish of a skirt in the dew . B. Q1.   Who can see where the old road ran? Ans. The keeper and the ghosts know where the old road ran. Q2. Wh...

Journey To Jo’burg

   Mark the sentences as True or False.   1. Tiro is the elder brother of Naledi - False 2. Grace was stuck inside the train and couldn't make her way out - True 3. A policeman yelled at a sixteen-year-old boy - True 4. The police took Naledi and Tiro with them - False 5. Naledi and Tiro went to the arrested man's house to get his pass - True 6. The children never met Grace again - False   Q1. Who are the two main characters in the story? How are they related to each other? Answer: Naledi and Tiro are the two main characters in the story. They are siblings. Naledi is the elder sister of Tiro.   Q2. Why was the train so crowded ? Ans. The train was crowded because it was a rush hour when many people travelled to or from work.   Q3: How did the children get separated from Grace? Ans: The train was very crowded, as it was a rush hour. At each station, the crowd heaved towards the carriage door, people urgently pushing their way through. But in a...