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SAI International School,
Class IX- English
Chapter – If I were You
Assessment

1) Read the extract and answer the following questions
(3x4=12)

a)“I‟m glad you‟re pleased to see me. I don‟t think you‟ll be

pleased for long. Put these paws up!”

i. Who is speaking these lines and to whom? Where is the

conversation taking place?
ii. Why is the speaker so sure that „the listener‟ won‟t be pleased
for long?
iii. What does „paw‟ mean here?

iv. Why is the listener asked to „put those paws up?

b) “Thanks a lot you‟ll soon stop being smart. I‟ll make you crawl. I

want to know a few things, see.”
i. Who is the speaker here? Why is he thanking the listener?
ii. Why does the speaker assume that the listener is trying to be

smart?
iii. Why does the speaker expect the listener to stop being so
smart?

iv. What does the speaker mean by „I‟ll make you crawl‟?

c) “I‟m sorry. I thought you were telling me, not asking me. A

question of inflection, your voice is unfamiliar.”

i. Who is the speaker here?
ii. What has the listener asked the speaker?

iii. What do these lines tell us about the listener?
iv. What does the „inflexion‟ mean here? What logic does the
speaker give for misinterpreting the inflexion of his voice?

2) Answer the following questions in 30-40 words: (2x4=8)
a) Why and how did Gerrard persuade the intruder to get into the
cupboard?

b) How does Gerrard propose to use the intruder‟s episode?
c) Why was Gerrard‟s schedule so irregular?