Course Book
The Sree Krishna Eating House
1.
In
what ways the Sree Krishna Eating House different from the restaurant in Thul?
Ans:
There are a lot of differences between the Sree Krishna Eating House and the
restaurant in Thul.These are :
thThe restaurant in Thul
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thSree Krishna Eating House
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a)the restaurant in Thul were
pleasant.
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The Sree Krishna Eating House was not
pleasant.
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b)
There were many pictures of Gods and Goddesses hung on the wall
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There
were not many pictures.
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c)
Coloured bottles for aerated drinks were attractively arranged on the
shelves.
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The
bottles were kept haphazardly.
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d)
The floors were clean.
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The floor and the wooden tables all
were black.
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2.
What
kind of people came to eat at the Sree Krishna Eating House?Why did they come
to this particular restaurant?
Ans:
The lower earned people come to the Sree Krishna Eating House. Specially
beggars and collies. They came to this
particular restaurant as it was the cheapest restaurant in the Bombay beggar
could afford to buy himself a meal here.
3.
Why
was the restaurant in such a dilapidated condition?
Ans:
The Sree Krishna Eating House was the meanest and shabbiest restaurant in the
Mumbai.The area where the restaurant is situated was also very dusty.Moreover,
the The floor and the wooden tables all were black and the ceiling was thick
with cobwebs that trapped the soot and made a kind of furry over one’s head.All
these made the restaurant a dilapidated condition.
4.
Why
did the two boys in the kitchen not speak to Hari?
Ans:
When Hari went to work in the small kitchen at the the back of the earting
house.He saw two boys were working.He helped the two boys in their work.They
did not speak to each other as they worked.Hari understands the Hindi and
Marathi language.On the other hand the two boys were speaking in Tamil.So Hari
didn’t catch that.
5.
Why
did Hari like talking to the old man in the watch shop?
Ans:
According to Hari,The old man looked so much
like Sayyid Ali, the man who had
spoken so well at the meeting by the Black Horse. Consequently Hari felt there
was another fine and impressive man who he could trust and who would understand
him. So Hari liked talking to the old man in the watch shop.
6.
What
does the phrase ‘stared open-mouthed’ suggest?
Ans:
The phrase ‘stared open-mouthed’ suggests that one person is in a deep cogitation
about something.
7.
Why
was the owner of the watch shop ‘more likely’ to have a pen?
Ans:
The old watch maker was a kind hearted man. Hari liked the old man as he found
the similarities of Sayyid Ali in the old watch maker. The old watch maker lent Hari a pen to write
a letter to his parents with that. After that Hari thought that the owner of
the watch shop was ‘more likely’ to have a pen.
Meaning of the words
and their uses in sentences.
1)
Subscribe – (arrange to receive
something regularly) we subscribe to several news magazines.
2)
Suburb – (an outlying district of a
city) We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area.
3)
Substitute – (a person or thing acting
or serving in place of another) Soy milk is used as a substitute for dairy milk.
4)
Subsequent – (following) The theory was
developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906.
5)
Subdue – (overcome) She managed to
subdue an instinct to applaud.
6)
Subordinate – (lower in rank or
position) A captain is subordinate to a major.
7)
Sandwich – (an item of food consisting
of two pieces of bread with meat, cheese, or other filling between them, eaten
as a light meal)
8)
Dessert – (sweet course eaten at the end
of a meal) I like to have a dessert after every meal.
9)
Service – (the action of helping or
doing work for someone) Millions of people are involved in voluntary service.
10) Soup
- (a liquid dish, typically made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables, etc., in
stock or water) A bowl of tomato soup is really delicious.
11) Starter- (a person or thing that starts in a
specified way) He was a late starter in photography.
12) Menu-
(a list of dishes available in a restaurant) The waiter handed her a menu.
14) Beverage
– (a drink, especially one other than water) Hot beverages include tea, coffee,
and hot chocolate.
15) Grill
– (a metal framework used for cooking food over an open fire) Grill the trout
for about five minutes.
16) Cutlery
– (knives, forks, and spoons used for eating or serving food) The cutlery is
described here as of German make.
17) Bill-
(send a note of charges to (someone) ) Please bill me for the work.
18) Baked
– (cooked by dry heat in an oven) I
baked a huge cake this morning, and the kids scoffed the lot.
19) Crockery
– (plates, dishes, cups, and other similar items, especially ones made of
earthenware or china) There was a display of beautifully hand-painted crockery
on the kitchen countertop.
20) Serviette
– (a table napkin) He demanded for a serviette to wipe out the sweat.
21) Fried
– (exhausted or worn out ) I had just come from doing a shoot and I was really
fried.
22) Salad
– (a cold dish of various mixtures of raw or cooked vegetables ) For dinner we
had roast chicken and a salad.
23) Napkin
– (a small square piece of cloth or paper) Please provide him some napkins.
24) Seconds
– (an extra serving of food given after the first serving has been eaten ) Would
anybody like seconds?
Correct
the following sentences.
1.
Sushila’s hair was the most perfect in
the world.
Sushila’s
hair was the most perfect hair in the
world
2.
The night was so dark; it was blacker
than black.
The
night was so dark and it was blacker than black
3.
The large diamond in our museum is the
most unique in the world.
The
large diamond in our museum is the most unique diamond in the world
4.
The gas in the yellow beaker was more
weightless than the gas in the blue one.
The
gas in the yellow beaker was much weightless than the gas in the blue one.
5.
His performance on the sitar was the
most faultless I have ever heard .
His
performance on the sitar was the most faultless performance I have ever heard
6.
The headmaster punished the children for
performing a most legal act.
The headmaster punished the children for
performing the most illegal act.
Completing
the sentences.
1)
I’d like to have dinner in the restaurant.
2)
May I have a cup of coffee?
3)
I fancy the Titanic movie.
4)
Please bring me a glass of water.
5)
I don’t seem to have a knife. Would you
kindly take it a way now?
6)
I’d like some more apples, please.
7)
Could I have the pen of yours, please?
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