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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

                                     STD-4 ENGLISH    LITERATURE


                                     CHAPTER-9-A Unique Invention

                                          Home Assignment(1)



               Objective:


               Fill in the blanks with correct words.


               1.Sir Pablo Smith was a__________ scientist.

               2.Sir Pablo Smith had created a __________ device.

               3. The village head felt _____________ and __________ by the little boy’s


               questions.

               4. It was decided that the hut of the little boy should remain ________ by the

               device.

               5. The only sound that was not removed from the village was ________ voice.

               Subjective:


               1.  Necessity is the mother of invention.Explain this line in your own words.
               2.  What was unique about Sir Pablo Smith’s invention?
               3.  Why was Mike concerned about the capability of the device?

               4.  What was the Village head’s response on Mike’s curiosity?
               5.  Was the device effective in removing the unpleasant sounds? What was the
                   result of the experiment?

               6.  What do you learn from the story ‘A Unique invention’?
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