PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA

SUBJECT TEACHER
ENGLISH LECTURE 01
SARDAR RASHID ALI
The Dying Sun THE DYING SUN
1. We find the universe frightening because of its immense distance.
A. Dangerous B. Fearful C. Destructive D. Harmful
2. Each star makes its voyage in complete loneliness.
A. Journey by land B. Journey through space C. Journey by road D. Journey by space
3. The planet earth gave birth to life.
A. Produced B. Degenerated C. Decomposed D. Devastated
4. The universe is entirely frightening.
A. Fully B. Partially C. Quietly D. Carefully
5. Such is the littleness of our home (Earth) in the universe.
A. Reality B. Smallness C. Bigness D. Existence
6. Their living power consisted chiefly in their being able to reproduce themselves before dying.
A. Put forth B. Bring forth C. Give forth D. Call forth
7. From these humble beginning came a stream of life.
A. Sign B. Chance C. Chain D. Evidence
8. The Stars Are immense balls of Fire.
A. Tiny B. Huge C. Various D. Small
9. The space Beyond the Milky Way is immensely cold.
A. The marks B. Collection of stars C. The sun D. The wandering star
10. The sun and other stars we see in the sky are extremely hot.
A. Mainly B. Only C. Greatly D. Mildly
1. Question Answer Notes
1 How is it that a star seldom finds another star near it?
It is so because millions of stars are wandering about in the space. The space is very vast. Each star travels in its own specific orbit.
The expected distance among them is of millions of miles.
2 What happened when, according to Sir James Jeans a wandering star, wandering through space, came near the sun?
According to Sir James Jeans, about two thousand million years ago, a wandering star happened to come near the sun. It raised huge
tidal waves on the surface of the sun. At last, it formed a high mountain.
3. What happened when the wandering star came nearer and nearer?
According to Sir James Jeans, when a wandering star came nearer and nearer the sun, it became the cause of forming an immense tidal
wave of mountain which gradually would rise higher and higher.
4 What are planets and how did they come into existence?
Ans. According to Sir James Jeans, two hundred million years ago, a wandering star came near the sun. It formed huge waves on the
surface of the sun. When it began to move away the sun and its tidal pull became so powerful that it was torn into pieces. These
pieces started going round the sun. They are called the planets, bigger and smaller. Our earth is one of these planets and this system is
called the solar or planetary system.
 PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA
SUBJECT TEACHER
ENGLISH LECTURE 02
SARDAR RASHID ALI
The Dying Sun THE DYING SUN

11. Outside these belts, life would be frozen.

A. Dips B. Strips C. String D. Moving
12. These millions of stars are wandering in space.
A. Roaming B. Diving C. Annoying D. Declining
13. We find the universe frightening because of the huge stretches of time.
A. Distances B. Spans C. Sides D. Fears
14. The temperature in the surrounding of stars is four degrees above absolute zero.
A. Defective B. Incomplete C. Total D. Perfect
15. Two thousand million years ago this rare incident took place.
A. Important B. Great C. Disturbing D. Unusual
16. Just as the sun and the moon raise Tides on the earth.
A. Waves B. Attractions C. Rays D. Radiations
17. Gradually the pieces become cooler.
A. Soon B. Generally, C. Slowly D. Slightly
18. A few stars are known which are hardly bigger than the earth.
A. Boldly B. Scarcely C. Tightly D. Nicely
19. A star seldom finds another anywhere.
A. Quickly B. Sometimes C. Often D. Frequently

5. Why is there no life on the stars?

Life can exist neither in extreme cold nor in extreme heat. The stars, we see in the sky are too hot for life to exist on them.
Therefore, there is no life on the stars. Actually, life needs suitable moderate temperature for its survival.
6 Write a note on the beginning of the life on the earth?
Ans. Sir James Jeans is of the view that after the passage of some time, one of the cooling pieces of the sun gave birth to
life. It happened because the temperature of the earth is moderate. First simpler organisms were born. After some time,
they developed into complex organisms till there were born human beings.
7 Why is the universe of which our earth is a part, so frightening? Give as many reasons as you can.
Ans. The universe is frightening because of long stretches of time. It is limitless and our earth is merely a grain of sand
before it. The earth is the only suitable place where life exists in its true form and color. This sense of loneliness also
frightens us.
8 What in your opinion should be the conditions necessary for the kind of life we know to exist on other heavenly
bodies, do such conditions generally exist?
Ans. Certain suitable conditions like food, water and moderate temperature are necessary for life to exist on other
heavenly bodies. All such conditions do not exist any of the known planets expect the earth.
Q. 9: How do the stars travel in the universe?
Ans: The stars travel in the universe either in groups or mostly they travel alone. They travel at a vast distance from one
another
Q.10: What are the temperature belts?
Ans The temperature belts are zones that surround each hot star at a certain distance. The temperature there is
neither too hot nor too cold. Life can exist on such temperature belts.
 PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA
SUBJECT TEACHER ENGLISH LECTURE 03
SARDAR RASHID ALI
Using the Scientific Method
1. Animals wandered through streets.
A. Grazed B. Roamed C. Sound D. Wondered
2. Thrifty housewives preserved their homegrown vegetables and fruits by canning, pickling or drying
A. Frugal B. Fragile C. Remote D. Old
3. We are more critical in our thinking than our ancestors.
A. Friends B. Tribes C. Forefathers D. Teachers
4. Virulent germs spread diseases.
A. Violent B. Fatal C. Sleepy D. Weak
5. Water was therefore used very sparingly for bathing and cleaning purposes.
A. Carelessly B. Wastefully C. Collectively D. Carefully
6. Sewage from all sections is carried through sealed pipes
A. Water supply B. Wastewater C. Freshwater D. Rainwater
7. In the past, only a fraction of the babies born grew up.
A. Limb B. Tiny amount C. Skeleton D. Huge
8. Superstitions were common in the past.
A. False notions B. True thinking C. Good manner D. Morality
9. Infection was a tremendous problem in the past.
A. Deadly B. Tiny C. Different D. Huge
10. There is a little likelihood of their getting disease.
A. Liking B. Effort C. Ray D. Probability
11. Life was most uncertain.
A. Unsure B. Unpleasant C. Dull D. Different

Questions Answers Notes

Q. 1: How has the scientific method helped us in our fight against disease?
Ans: The scientific method has helped us in knowing the causes of diseases and their prevention. It has also enabled us
to make life-saving drugs.
Q. 2: Write a note on the better sanitary conditions available in our cities today and compare them with what they
were like a hundred years ago?
Ans: Today, our city streets are paved and well drained. They are cleaned regularly. Garbage and sewage are disposed
of properly. A hundred years ago, the streets were unpaved and poorly drained. Household garbage and other refuse
were thrown in the streets. So, today sanitary conditions are far better than a hundred years ago.
Q. 3: What are sanitary conditions like our villages today and how would you improve them?
Ans: Today, our villages are poorly drained, outdoor toilets are common and streets are unpaved. We could improve
them by making the people aware of better sanitation and its positive effect on their health.
Q. 4: How has scientific method helped us in the production and preservation of foods?
Ans: Through scientific method, we get more production of food. Modern methods of selecting, grading and processing
have helped us a lot in the preservation of food.
Q. 5: We are less fearful than our ancestors. What were our ancestors afraid of?
Ans: We are less fearful than our ancestors because we have left believing superstitions. Our ancestors were afraid of
black cats, broken mirrors and the number 13.
Q. 6: How has the scientific method enabled us to get over the old fears?
Ans: Scientific method has made us reasonable. Now, we know there is a sound reason behind every happening. In this
way, the scientific method has enabled us to get over the old fears.
Q. 7: What part did astrology play in the lives of men and women in the past? Give examples?
Ans: In the past, astrology played an important part in the lives of men and women. People used to consult astrologists
before marriages and other important matters of life.
 PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA
SUBJECT TEACHER ENGLISH LECTURE 4
SARDAR RASHID ALI
Using the Scientific Method
12. Today we are more critical than our forefathers.
A. Brothers B. Teachers C. Rulers D. Ancestors
13. Life started in simple organisms.
A. Oceans B. Cells C. Creatures D. Balloons
14. Science has improved the way we spend our leisure time.
A. Pleasure B. Spare C. Precious D. Full
15. Death rate his beet, reduced by epidemic control.
A. Spreading disease B. Slow disease C. Problem D. Expenditure
16. Superstitious people believe in signs of good or bad luck.
A. Logical B. Free C. Ugly D. Irrational
17. The streets was narrow and unpaved.
A. Unsealed B. Unclean Dark Crooked
18. A century ago, people probably enjoyed eating as much as we do today.
Certainly, surely Perhaps Definite
19. The scientific method has helped us in the maintenance of health.
upholding Spoiling Distorting Destroying
20. Today we are better able to explain happenings which used to be considered strange and mysterious.
Splendid Great Inexplicable Understanding
21. In the past city, streets were full of garbage.
Animals Birds Rubbish Parties
22. Today we are better able to explain happenings.
Situations Dealings Incidents Things
23. Astrology and Fortune telling are still practiced.
Biology knowledge of heavenly bodies Mathematics Puzzle

Q. 8: Describe some of the superstitions still current in our country. How do they affect the lives of those who believe
in them?
Ans: Still some people believe in wearing charms and other superstitions like them. They affect the lives of those
according to belief.
Q. 9: What were the survival chances two hundred years ago?
Ans: Two hundred years ago, seven out of eight babies died before reaching their first birthday.
Q. 10: What do we mean by the word attitude?
Ans: By attitude, we mean the way we feel and think towards an idea or an event.
Q.11: What is meant by superstitions?
Ans: Feelings which involve fears are called superstitions. Black cats, broken mirrors and number 13 are some common
superstitions.
Q.12: How did thrifty housewives preserve food in the past?
Ans: Thrifty housewives preserved their home-grown vegetables and fruits by canning, pickling, or drying them for use
during the cold weather. Meats were preserved by salting and drying or by freezing.
Q.13: How scientific method has improved our ways of life?
Ans: Scientific method has improved our ways of life by solving health problems, by increasing production and
preservation of food and by bringing positive changes in our attitude.
Q.14: What is the purpose of this lesson?
Ans: This lesson helps us to understand how the use of the scientific methods has improved living conditions and
changed our attitude.
 PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA
SUBJECT TEACHER ENGLISH LECTURE 05
SARDAR RASHID ALI WHY BOYS FAIL IN COLLEGE

Q. 1: According to the author there are some boys who fail because they do not try. Who are they? Can
we help them?
Ans: They are those boys who do not have any aim in life. They do not try to pass and fail. They join college
just for fun. They should be guided towards the aim of their life as a student.

Q. 2: How do mistaken ambitions on the part of boys and their parents lead to the failure of the boys?
Ans: Mistaken ambitions of the parents lead to the failure because the students do not take any interest in
the subject chosen by their parents. They stop hard work in their studies. As a result, they fail.

Q. 3: There are some boys who have done well at school but fail to make their mark at college. Who
are they? Do you have such boys in college in your country?
Ans: These are boys who are bright and intelligent but not hard working. They become overconfident and
fail in college. Such boys could be found in the colleges of every country. Ours is no exception.

Q. 4: How does financial pressure lead to the failure of students described in the lesson? Do you have
similar cases in your country?
Ans: Poor students have to do some job to meet their educational expenses. This dual exertion affects
both their health and studies and so they fail. Yes, we do have such cases in our country.

Q. 5: To what extent does the question of health lead to failure at college? How far can the college
authorities with their medical officers help students in such cases?
Ans: Both physical and mental health is a very important factor for students. If a student is suffering from
some disease, he can not concentrate on his studies. As a result, he fails.

Q. 6: What place would you accord to sportsmen in college?

Ans: The main purpose of college is to impart education. Sportsmen should be given respectable position
in the college. But they should not be allowed to neglect their studies at any cost.

Q. 7: There are some students who join the college for the fun of it. Should they be allowed to stay?
Ans: Students who join the college for fun, they should not be allowed to stay because they can spoil other
students as well.

Q. 8: Who are lazy bluffers? What should be done about them?

Ans: Lazy bluffers are students who join college without any purpose. They should be left to the cold
merciless world.

Q. 9: What should be the role of college dean?

Ans: The college dean should be like a doctor. He should diagnose the cause of failure among the
students. In this way, he can save the boys from failure through foolishness, sickness, and sin.

Q.10: Why is the proper cooperation needed between the teaching staff and the college doctor?
Ans: It is necessary so that the boys are clinically examined regularly to maintain their physical and mental
health.
Q.11: What are common diseases among college students?
Ans: The common disease among college students are tuberculosis, bad tonsils, sleeping sickness, poor
digestion and nervous forms of mental difficulties.

Q.12: What is the heartrending spectacle?

Ans: To see boys undergoing transfusion of blood to get money for food and books is a heartrending
spectacle.

Q.13: Can we help the student suffering from nervous habits?

Ans: No, we cannot help the students suffering from nervous habits. Nervous habits are not easy to uproot,
they cannot be eradicated by anyone but the boy.
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SUBJECT TEACHER ENGLISH LECTURE 06
SARDAR RASHID ALI
On Destroying Books
1. Many people are reluctant to throw away anything that looks like a book.
Glad Worried Elated Hesitant
2. It was a tramp, who had other things to think about
Addict Thief Beggar Wanderer
3. The policeman looked suspicious.
Obnoxious Doubtful Certain Clear
4. The pedestrian was only a tramp.
Vagabond Watchman Volunteer Guard
5. The writer was living in a heaven-kissing flat.
Lowly Attic Miserable Funeral
6. The writer looked into the luminous swirl of the river.
Misty Murky Dim Bright
7. In my agony of the decision, I left the embankment.
Pane Pain Sane Help
8. The pedestrian came by me without looking at me.
A person walking in the street Lazy Thief Beggar
9. The policeman acquitted the writer.
Fettered Detained Arrested Let go
10. The lamps through their gleams across the road.
Smell Oil Rays Stink
11. It was cold and foggy.
Dry Open Misty Pleasant

Q.2. Answer the following short questions.

Q. 1: What sorts of books were presented by the British public to soldiers?
Most of the books sent to soldiers were ordinary and suitable. But they were also presented old books such as
twenty years old magazines, guides to the Lake District and back numbers of Whitaker’s Almanac.
Q. 2: Was it the interest of soldiers that prompted their action, it wished to get rid of the useless books?
Ans No, it was not the interest of soldiers. In fact, they wanted to get rid of their old and useless books. So, they
sent them to their soldiers.
Q. 3: Why should bad books be destroyed?
Ans Bad books should be destroyed to create space for good and new books on the shelves. It will save one’s heirs
from the trouble of sorting them out and storing them
Q. 4: Why is it difficult to destroy books?
Ans It is difficult to destroy books because they die hard. We do not have a proper place to burn them. They are
like cats and it is difficult to find a scaffold for them.
Q. 5: Why could not the author burn the unwanted books?
Ans The author could not burn the unwanted books because he had no cooking range and he could not burn them
on the gas cooker.
SUBJECT TEACHER
SARDAR RASHID ALI
PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA ENGLISH LECTURE 07

On Destroying Books
12. I fervently hoped and year of rumination and unconcern.
Carefreeness Carelessness Thoughtfulness Details
13. It is absurd to keep the printed rubbish.
Wise Silly Happy Agreeable
14. I idly turned the leaves.
Smartly Lazily Actively Attentively
15. Perhaps he suspects I have swag in this sack.
Food Stolen goods Books Stock things
16. There was a cold nip in the air.
Coldness Nappy Napkin Navel
17. The writer leaned it against the parapet.
Plot Parrot Ground Edge
18. The writer could not consume the books one by one in small study fire.
Deck Decorate Eat burn up
19. I improvised sack and stuffed the books into it.
Bought Arranged Picked Threw
20. I was not seriously disturbed as I knew that I could bear investigation.
Theft Change Blame Enquiry
21. There were few solitary travelers on the way.
Lonely Young Educated Old
22. It is not merely absurd to keep rubbish merely because it is printed.
Waste Preciousness Praise Exaltation
23. The books for lying forlornly on the ooze at the bottom of the river.
Happy Lonely Delighted Hopeful
24. The books of poetry accumulated in the flat of the writer.
Catered Scattered Gathered Floated

Q.2. Answer the following short questions.

Q. 5: Why could not the author burn the unwanted books?
Ans The author could not burn the unwanted books because he had no cooking range and he
could not burn them on the gas cooker.
Q. 6: How did he decide to get rid of them?
Ans He decided to get rid of them by throwing them into the river. He stuffed them into a sack
and went to the river to throw them.
Q. 7: Describe the authors midnight venture to throw the books in the river and the suspicion
which his action was likely to arouse?
Ans At midnight, the author stuffed the books in a sack. He shouldered them and went to fling
them into the river. He was terribly frightened at the sight of a policeman and a stranger. At last, he
threw the books into the river after many difficulties.
Q. 8: How did he muster up courage, at last, to fling them into the river?
Ans The writer was hesitant to throw them. Then he abused himself for his cowardice. At last, he
mustered up courage and threw the sack into the river.
Q. 9: Did he come to have a feeling for those books once he had got rid of them?
Ans He was sad after throwing the books. He thought that poor books met a fate worse than they
deserve.
Q.10: What did the writer think about the splash?
Ans The writer thought that people would catch him. They would think that he had thrown a baby
into the river. Therefore, he was afraid of the splash of the sack.

Idioms

12. Carelessness 13. Silly 14. Lazily 15. Stolen goods 16. Coldness 17. Edge 18. Burn up 19. Arranged 20. Enquiry 21. Lonely 22.
Waste 23. Lonely 24. Gathered 25. Gallows
SUBJECT TEACHER
SARDAR RASHID ALI
PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA ENGLISH LECTURE 07

A Man Was a Hospital

The writer thought that it was his liver that was out of order.
A. Not to work properly B. Intact C. Significant D. Important
2. The acute stage of the disease was about to come.
A. Intensive B. Quick A. Slow B. Luminous
3. The acute stage would commence in about another fortnight.
A. Start B. Last C. End D. Finish
4. The writer was determined to sift the problem to the bottom.
A. Demolish B. Avoid C. Enjoy D. Analyse
5. The doctor wrote the prescription.
A. Cause B. Medicine C. Disease D. Management
6. He thought he was suffering from liver disease in its virulent form.
A. Weak B. Vague C. Strong D. Cured
7. I plodded conscientiously through the twenty-six letters.
A. Hurriedly B. Slowly C. Safely D. Faithfully
8. I sat for a while frozen with horror.
A. Motionless B. Thinking C. Lay D. Moving
9. Gout was its malignant form.
A. Bad B. Better C. Infections D. Safe
10. The disease he studied first has some fearful, devastating scourge
A. Effect B. Dose C. Ravage D. Medicine
11. Being only a chemist hampers me.
A. Obstructs B. Favors C. Convinces D. Praises

Questions Answers Notes

Q. 1: How did Jerome K. Jerome come to suspect that his liver was out of order?
Ans He came to suspect after reading a patent liver-pill circular and concluded that his liver was
out of order.
Q. 2: What was the disease he discovered he didn’t have?
Ans He discovered that he did not have „Houshmand’s Knee‟. He was much disappointed for
not having it.
Q. 3: Was he pleased to find he didn’t, have it?
Ans No, he rather felt hurt for not having it. He was much disappointed at his finding.
Q. 4: What was his first reaction?
Ans He was frozen with horror that he was the patient of all the diseases. He thought that he
would be an interesting case from the medical point of view.
Q. 5: Why should he be an acquisition of the medical class?
Ans He should be an acquisition of the medical class because students would have no need to
walk around the hospital to know about different diseases as he was a hospital himself.
Q. 6: Describe his visit to the medical man?
Ans When he went to the doctor he told him all about his diseases. The doctor at once
understands the real matter. He checked him completely. He hit over his chest and head and
then gave him a prescription.
Q. 7: He thought he was doing the doctor good turn by going to him. Why?
Ans He thought so because the doctor was going to get more practice out of him than
seventeen hundred common patients. Therefore, he thought he was doing the doctor good turn
by going to him.
SUBJECT TEACHER
SARDAR RASHID ALI
PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA ENGLISH LECTURE 08

A Man Who Was a Hospital

12. He went to the museum to read the treatment of a slight ailment.
A. Hullabaloo B. Fuss C. Disease D. Treat
13. I had just been reading a patent liver-pill circular.
A. Obvious B. Vague C. Beautiful D. Significant
14. The writer hung on the outskirts of a crowd.
A. Area B. Inside C. Locally D. Outer edge
15. I begin to indolently study diseases.
A. Lazily B. Comfortably C. Seriously D. Eagerly
16. The writer plodded conscientiously through the twenty-six letters.
A. Lulled B. Slowed C. Relaxed D. Labored
17. It seemed somehow to be a sort of delight.
A. Disregard B. Easy C. Relieved D. Joy
18. What an acquisition I should be a class.
A. Doctor B. Friend C. Worth acquiring D. Patient
19. The only malady I could conclude, I hail not got was housemaid's knee.
A. Melody B. Disease C. Medicine D. Result
20. The writer showed an air of rumination.
A. Meditation B. Remuneration C. Pride D. Mourning
21. I read up the treatment for some slight ailment.
A. Ordinary B. Special C. Bright D. Dangerous
22. I crawled out a decrepit wreck.
A. Worn out B. Completely C. Strong D. Feeble

Q. 8: What was the prescription given to him by the doctor?

Ans The prescription ran:
“11 lb be
of steak, every 6 hours. 10 miles walk every morning, Bed at 11 sharp every night.
And don’t stuff your head with things
You don’t understand”.
Q. 9: Describe his visit to the chemist.
Ans He went to chemist gave him the prescription. The chemist replied if he had a cooperative
store and a family hotel combined, he would have been able to oblige him.
Q. 10: What is the significance of the doctor’s advice: don't stuff your head with things you
don't understand?
Ans This is a very important advice. Generally, people start to think about those things for which
they have no concern. As a result, they draw a false conclusion and get worried. The writer
followed the advice and become healthy.
Q. 11: How had the writer walked into the reading room of the British Museum and how did
he return?
Ans The writer walked into the reading room as a happy and healthy man. But he returned as a
despaired patient.
Q. 12: Had the heart of Jerome really stopped beating?
Ans No, in fact, he was confused. When he did not feel his heart beating in his chest, he patted
himself all over his front. He felt his pulse which was very fast.
Q. 13: Why did the writer go to the British Museum?
Ans He went to the British Museum to read the treatment of hay fever.
SUBJECT TEACHER
SARDAR RASHID ALI
PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA ENGLISH LECTURE 09

My Financial Career

1. The manager thought that I was detective.

A. Manager B. Baron C. Spy D. Millionaires
2. The waiter's face was ghastly pale.
A. Clearly B. Lovely C. Constantly D. Horribly
3. The people in the bank had the impression that I was an invalid millionaire.
A. Handicapped B. Impracticable C. Feeble D. Proud
4. The manager was a grave calm man.
A. Bald B. Rash C. Serious D. Idiot
5. An idiot hope struck me that they might think someone had insulted me.
A. Foolish B. Absurd C. Wrong D. Sharp
6. ‘’We are safe from interruption’’ he said.
A. Confusion B. Disturbance C. Noise D. Secrecy
7. O’ certainly’, said the accountant, and fetched him.
A. Carried B. Away C. Give D. Show
8. Reckless with misery, I made a plunge.
A. Decision B. Promise C. an initiative D. Surprised

Answers: 1. Spy 2. Horribly 3. Impracticable 4. Serious 5. Foolish 6. Disturbance 7. Carried 8. An initiative

My Financial Career Questions

Q. 1: What light do the following expressions throw on Leacock’s state of mind when he
entered the bank? Looked timidly round‟ Shambled in?
Ans These expressions reflect the confused state of writer’s mind. He was fully confused and could not
express his matter properly.
Q. 2: Why did the manager come to think that Leacock had an awful secret to reveal?
Ans The manager came to think that Leacock had an awful secret to reveal because he insisted to meet
manager alone.
Q. 3: What was the attitude of the manager towards Leacock on learning that he only wished
to deposit 56 dollars in the bank?
Ans When the manager learned the actual amount of the money, he became angry. His attitude was rude
and unkind. He asked him to go to the accountant.
Q. 4: What other blunders did Leacock commit after leaving the manager’s office?
Ans After leaving the manager’s office, Leacock made a number of blunders. First, he stepped into an iron
safe. Then he wrote fifty-six instead of six on the cheque. Then instead of admitting his mistake, he pretended
to be angry on being insulted by someone.
Q. 5: After this misadventure in the bank where did Leacock keep his money?
Ans After this misadventure, he kept cash money in his trousers pocket and savings in silver dollars in socks.

idioms
SUBJECT TEACHER
SARDAR RASHID ALI
PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA ENGLISH LECTURE 10

My Financial Career
9. The manager looked relieved but still serious.
A. Relaxed B. Suspicious C. Slow D. Quick
10. I crawled out a decrepit wreck.
A. Secretly B. Completely C. Strong D. Feeble
11. I trembled slightly.
A little B. Heavily C. Violently D. Terribly
12. The writer held his money in a crumpled ball.
A. Folded B. Broken C. Polished D. Painted
13. I came from a rival agency.
A. Detective B. Secret C. Opponent D. State
14. So I shambled in and looked timidly round at the clerks.
A. Walk steadily B. Walk awkwardly C. Strode D. Hastened
15. He crossed the threshold of the bank.
A. Doorstep B. Limits C. Front D. Window
16. In my agony of the decision, I left the embankment.
A. Help B. Pane C. Pain D. Sane
17. The writer was sepulchral.
A. Gloomy B. Harsh C. Nervous D. Shrill
18. When I go into the bank, I get rattled.
A. Happy B. Proud C. Confused D. Pleased
19. The writer through a ball of money at the writer with a quick convulsive movement.
A. Timid B. Confident C. Agreeable D. Frantic

9. Relaxed 10. Feeble 11. A little 12. Folded 13. Opponent 14. Walk awkwardly 15. Doorstep 16. Pain
17. Gloomy 18. Confused 19. Frantic

Q. 6: Give as many examples as you can to show that Leacock was feeling completely lost in
the bank all the time he was there?
Ans Leacock was completely lost in the bank. He made many mistakes there. First, he stepped into
an iron safe. Then he wrote fifty-six instead of six on the cheque. Then instead of admitting his
mistake, he pretended to be angry about being insulted by someone.
Q. 7: How much was the writer’s salary raised?
Ans The writer’s salary was raised to 50 dollars per month.
He wanted to save it for his future use. Therefore, he decided to keep it in the bank.
Q. 8: Who was Mr. Montgomery?
Ans Mr. Montgomery was the accountant in the bank. He was a tall, cool devil. The very sight of him
rattled the writer.
Q. 9: What was the reaction of the bank staff when the author rushed out of the bank?
Ans When the author rushed out of the bank, the bank staff made a roar of laughter at his blunders.
Q. 10: Why did people think he was some invalid millionaire?
Ans They thought him some invalid millionaire because somebody gave him a Cheque book, and
some one told him how to write it.

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SUBJECT TEACHER
SARDAR RASHID ALI
PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA ENGLISH LECTURE 11

` China`s Way to Progress

1. The gigantic Chinese social experiment does not only concern Asia.
A. Mysterious B. Huge C. Farmer D. Mechanical
2. It is Mao’s famous saying; rely on your own forces’.
A. Machines B. Tools C. Resources D. Methods
3. The western countries realized the absurdity of the past oblivion for having China out of U.N. for a long
time.
A. Concerned B. Stupidity C. Willfulness D. Wisdom
4. The Chinese regime has maintained a minimum subsistence level.
A. Progress B. Forbearance C. Intelligence D. Livelihood
5. Communes help those who are physically handicapped.
A. Disable B. Helpful C. Vigorous D. Dynamic
6. The Chinese girl student does a few chores in the house.
A. Stealing B. Domestic work C. Robbery D. The feting
7. Numerous officials visit China today.
A. Little B. A few C. Few D. Many
8. The hat was incredible.
A. Unbelievable B. Bearable C. Increasing D. Decreasing
9. The ideas of generosity for becoming rare in a frantic world.
A. Charming B. Mad C. Amusing D. Beautiful
10. There are no neon - sign China.
A. Good signs B. Omens C. Shining signs D. Bad signs

Answers 1. Huge 2. Resources 3. Stupidity 4. Livelihood 5. Disable 6. Domestic work 7. Many 8. Unbelievable
9. Mad 10. Shining signs
Questions
Q. 1: Why has the world changed its attitude towards China?
Ans The world has changed its attitude towards China because of its great progress. After
independence in 1949, China made immense progress in social, agricultural and industrial
fields.
Q. 2: Discuss Chinese agriculture system?
Ans In China, agricultural land has been divided into small sectors known as communes.
These communes are further divided into production brigades. The Chinese still carry on
their traditional labor along with modern agricultural machinery.
Q. 3: How does China rely on its own resources?
Ans China relies on its own resources by using all sorts of products and machines
prepared in China. Such products and machine are easily available. They are cheaper
than foreign machines.
Q. 4: Describe a day in the life of a Chinese student?
And: Je Wen Siu represents the students in China. She gets up early in the morning,
does some domestic chores, takes breakfast and goes to the school at 8. After 11 am, she
comes back home takes her lunch and goes back to the school. She revises his lesson.
After 4 o clock she takes some rest reads the newspaper and enjoys the radio.
SUBJECT TEACHER ENGLISH LECTURE 12
SARDAR RASHID ALI
PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA
` China`s Way to Progress
11. China has controlled the exodus from the countryside.
A. Mass departure B. Ignorance C. Education D. Evil
12. The occidental countries launched a warm hug to China.
A. Eastern B. Western C. Northern D. Southern
13. Mao said instead of things, people are decisive.
A. Insignificant B. Trivial C. Unimportant D. Influential
14. In China individual has been rescued from the aftermath of unfortunate heritage.
A. Separated B. Saved C. Pushed D. Barred
15. The Chinese present does not flee to the cities.
A. Listen B. Qualify C. Attribute D. Escape
16. The Chinese present does not flee to the cities
A. See B. Escape C. Point D. Welcome
17. Indigenous machines stimulate the revolutionary spirit of the masses.
A. Depress `B. Dampen C. Discourage D. Motivate
18. Cultural revolution freed China from cumbersome bureaucracy.
A. Pleasant B. Ugly C. Handsome D. Burdensome
19. Read Mao’s famous maxim rely on your resources.
A. Saying B. Action C. Preceding D. Process
20. In the agricultural communes, housing is completely free.
A. Cities B. Countries C. Groups D. Departments

Answer
11. Mass departure 12. Western 13. Influential 14. Saved 15. Escape 16. Escape 17. Motivate 18. Burdensome
19. Saying 20. Groups

Q. 5: Write a note on the Chinese women?

Ans : Chinese women are hard working. They lack femineity. They do not use beauty products. They
enjoy many social security benefits. They enjoy free hospitalization and medical facilities.
Q. 6: What are the social security benefits provided to the Chinese workers?
Ans : Workers in China enjoy complete social security benefits. It means the state is responsible for
their comforts and needs in society. They are provided housing and medical facilities. They enjoy
easy terms of service in factories and the facility of assistance schemes.
Q. 7: “It is the people and not the things that are decisive” Discuss.
Ans : According to the writer, there are two worlds: one is the world of facts and figures and the other
is the world of faith. Mao the Chinese leader believed that the number of people or economic facts
and figures does not count, people themselves are important if they have the faith for the benefit of
the people.
Q. 8: “The heart of the matter is the need to root out selfishness” Discuss.
Ans : According to this statement, everyone should work for the betterment of others. The secret of
China’s progress lies in this principle. They work for the benefits of all.
SUBJECT TEACHER ENGLISH LECTURE 12
SARDAR RASHID ALI
PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA
` HUNGER AND PAPOLATION
Write short answers (3-5 Lines/ Sentences) to the following questions:
What does hunger mean on a large scale as viewed by the author?
OR How does Anna Mckenzie define hunger?
Hunger on a large scale means a situation in which you never have enough to cat. In such a
situation you are always wondering where the next meal is coming from or there will be a next
meal at all. On a large scale, it also means famine.
What does famine mean? Describe some of the great famines of the past.
Famine means hunger at a large scale. One of the first records of famine was carved in granite
by an Egyptian Pharaoh. Nine and a half million people perished in a single famine in North
China. The Russian famine in 1921-22 killed several million people.
Ten million died in the great famine of Bengal 1969-70. One million starved to death in Bombay
in 1942. India still faced the worst famine of the century in 1964-65.
How do famines occur? OR Why do famines occur? OR What are the causes of famine?
Famines occur due to the following reasons: Over population failure of crops due to disease
failure of crops due to lack of rain
What is the main reason for population Increase today?
The main reason for population increase is the difference between the birth-rate and the death-
rate. The death-rate has been reduced by the use of scientific advancement, but the birth-rate is
still very high in most parts of the world.
What is meant by birth-rate and death-rate, and how do they affect the population of a
country?
Birth-rate means number of births per 1,000 population a year, and death-rate means number
of deaths per 1,000 population a year. The difference between the birth-rate and the death-rate
indicates the population growth or decrease. If the birth rate is higher than death rate, it mean
the population is increasing rapidly
What have public health measures to do with the increase in population?
The great advancement in public health measures has decreased the mortality rate.
Conversely, it means the birth rate has increased quite automatically In the past only a few
babies grew up. Now 19 out of 20 babies become adults. Thus, the advancement is contributing
in the increase of population.
Account for the high birth-rate in the under-developed countries.
The high birth-rate in the under-developed countries is mainly due to the lack of awareness
among the people. Moreover, the governments and authorities still have been unable to
cultivate a desire in individuals to limit the size of their family.
Why is the birth-rate not so high in more advanced countries?
The birth-rate is not so high in more advanced countries because there the decrease in death
rate is followed by a decrease in birth rate There parents mostly give birth to just two children ta
replace themselves. In such countries people are educated and they limit the size of the family.
Give A brief account of the poor economic conditions prevailing in the under developed
countries. OR What does an under-developed country lack or is characterized by? OR
Which countries can be called underdeveloped ?
An under-developed country is characterized by poverty. It lacks factories of its own. It usually
has poor roads and railways. Hospitals, schools and colleges are very few. Most people are
illiterate. The goods it exports are nearly always raw material.
SUBJECT TEACHER ENGLISH LECTURE 12
SARDAR RASHID ALI
PUNJAB COLLEGE DASKA
THE JEWEL OF THE WORLD
Q. 1: Give an account of the early career of Abd-al-Rehman I, his dramatic escape and his adventures in
Africa?
Ans: In 750, after the defeat of the Umayyad family, once when he was in Bedouin camp, the Abbasid
soldiers came to kill him and his brother, he saved his life by diving into the river and swam away from the
reach of the Abbasid army. He bore much hardship and reached Spain.

Q. 2: How did Abd-al-Rehman deal with the governor appointed by the Abbasid caliph to contest his
rule?
Ans: Abd-al-Rehman killed the caliph, preserved his head in salt and camphor, wrapped in back flag and
presented it to the Abbasid caliph with a letter of appointment.

Q. 3: What did the Abbasid caliph say on receiving the head of his governor?
Ans: On receiving the head of his governor, he was filled with horror and said: “Thanks be to Allah for
having placed the sea between us and such a foe”.

Q. 4: What did Abd-al-Rehman do to make himself strong and to beautify his capital?
Ans: To make himself strong, he trained a well-disciplined army of 40,000 of more Berbers and to beautify
his capital,. he introduced a system of pure water. He built up a palace for himself and a garden by its sides.
He founded the great most of Cordova.

Q. 5: Give an account of the all-round progress made by the Arabs under Abd-al-Rehman III?
Ans: During his reign, weaving, leather making, silk, glassware, brass work and the art of other metals
flourished in Spain. Cordova became one of the most cultured city. It had 70 libraries and a number of
books. He enlarged the University of Cordova and established a library with the collection of 4, 00,000
books.

Q. 6: What did Al- Hakam do to promote learning and scholarship in his kingdom?
Ans: Al- Hakam was the successor of Abd- al-Rehman III, and was a learned man. He patronized learning.
He enlarges the University of Cordova and established a library with a collection of 4, 00,000 books.

Q. 7: Give the early physical appearance of Abd-al-Rehman I?

Ans: He was a striking young man of 20, tall lean, with sharp aquiline features and red hair .he was an able
man with strong willpower.

Q. 8: Describe the royal palace, al-Zahra?

Ans: The royal palace, Al-Zahra was the most beautiful palace in the world. Imported marbles and other
material were used in its construction. It had 400 rooms and apartments. Thousands of slaves and body-
guards of “Amir” lived there.

Q. 9: Why was “Generalife” ( Jannat-al-arif) so famous?

Ans: The word “Generalife” comes from the Arabic word “Jannat-al-Arif”, which means: “the
inspector’s paradise”. It was one of the best-known gardens of Spain. It was famous because o its wide
shades, waterfalls and soft breeze. It was in the form of an amphitheater and was irrigated by many
streams.