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A Night to Forget - Unit 9 GulMohar: Reader 8
Reading
Worksheet 1
Read the following anecdote on Michael Faraday and answer the questions that follow.
Michael Faraday is the great scientist who invented the dynamo, which gives electric light to our
homes and power to our mills and factories. He never made any show of his greatness. Very
often, his simple dress and modest behavior concealed from others his superb intelligence.
Once an officer of the Royal Mint of England, wanted to meet Faraday. He went to the office of
the Royal Society of Science and there someone directed him to a big room where Faraday
conducted his experiments in science. When the visitor entered the room, an old man wearing
brown trousers and a white shirt was washing bottles in a basin. The visitor asked him, “Are you
the watchman of the society?” “Yes”, said the old man looking at the visitor who was smartly
dressed. “How long have you been working here?” asked the visitor. “Four years”, replied the
old man coolly. Are you satisfied with the wages they are paying you?” came the third question.
“Of course I am”, said the old man smiling this time.
“What is your name by the way?” asked the visitor with curiosity. “They call me Michael
Faraday” was the old man‟s reply. The visitor was full of regrets and asked Faraday to pardon
him for his grave mistake. “How simple is this great man”, said the visitor to himself, “or is he
great because he is so simple at heart?”

Questions:
1.What is Michael Faraday famous for?
2.Who was the visitor?
3.Who did the visitor see in Faraday‟s room when he went to meet him?
4.Give two qualities of Michael Faraday
5.The visitor was full of regrets because____________
6Why did Faraday‟s Intelligence go unnoticed often?
7. Find words from the passage, which mean the same as—
(a)Hidden
(b)Create or design something new

Structure and Usage
Worksheet 2
Rewrite the sentences by replacing the predicate of the sentence
Example: Do you know that Nikhil has won a berth in the Indian Cricket team?
Oh! I did not know that he had won a berth in the Indian Cricket team!
Answer: Oh! I didn‟t know that.
1. Does Chennai get hotter than this?
Yes, Chennai gets warmer than this.
2. Please pay your bills if you have not already paid your bills.
3. The police man was there on the terrace all this while but now he is not there on the terrace
4. She tried to find the book in the library but she could not find the book in the library.

Words in Use
Worksheet 3
Complete the table with as many as examples you can think of:
The first one has been done for you.
Prefix Meaning Examples
re- again or back restructure, revisit, reappear, rebuild, refinance
dis-
over-
un-
mis-
out-
be-
co-
fore-
inter-
sub-
reverses the meaning of the verb
too much
reverses the meaning of the verb
badly or wrongly
more or better than others
make or cause
together
earlier, before
between
under/below
trans- across, over

Functions
Worksheet 4
How will you accept or refuse offers of help or advice in the following cases.
1.Accepting offers of help/advice
a)You are travelling in a train. A co passenger, an old woman is struggling to get down with
her luggage at the station. You offer to help. How would the lady respond?
b)Your neighbour has to go out. You offer to take care of her two-year old baby.
c)A Boy is sick. His mother is planning to take him to the doctor the next day. Her neighbour
suggests that she should take him the very same day as he is running a very high
temperature. How would she respond?
2.Refusing offers of help/advice
a) An old man is trying to cross the road by himself. You offer some help. He says he can
manage on his own. How would he respond?
b) You are expecting some guests. Your mother is busy preparing lunch for them. You offer
to cut vegetables and run an errand for her. She does not want to disturb you as you have
some exams the next day. How would she respond?
c) Your grandmother says it is quite cold and she wants you to close the windows. But you
are not for it .How will you respond?

Dictionary Work
Worksheet 5
Refer to the dictionary and write the meanings and use them in sentences of your own:
a) For all I know
b) Have it all together
c) Hold all the aces
d) Know all the angles
e) Once and for all

Writing
Worksheet 6
Albert was going to act on the stage for the first time. But the other actors on the stage skip three
pages and he misses his part. Albert had invited his friend for the show and he was puzzled as
the play ended without Albert‟s appearance. Imagine Albert is talking about this to his friend.
Write a paragraph describing what he might say.

ANSWERS
Worksheet 1
1. Micheal Faraday is famous for inventing the dynamo.
2. The visitor was an officer from The Royal Mint of England
3. He saw an old man washing bottles in a basin
4. Simplicity and modesty
5. The visitor was full of regrets because he had not recognized Faraday and had made the
grave mistake of mistaking him for the watchman.
6. His simple clothes and modest behaviour made his intelligence go unnoticed.
7. (a) Concealed (b) invented
Structure and Usage
Worksheets 2
1 Oh, I didn‟t that.
2 Yes, it does
3 If you haven‟t
4 He isn‟t there
5 She couldn‟t

Words in Use
Worksheet 3
Prefix Meaning Examples
re- again or back restructure, revisit, reappear, rebuild, refinance
dis-
reverses the meaning of the verb disappear, disallow, disarm, disconnect, discontinue
over- too much overbook, oversleep, overwork
un-
reverses the meaning of the verb unbend, uncouple, unfasten
mis- badly or wrongly mislead, misinform, misidentify
out- more or better than others outperform, outbid, outpour
be- make or cause befriend, belittle, benumb
co- together co-exist, co-operate, co-own
fore- earlier, before foreclose, foresee
inter- between interact, intermix, interface
sub- under/below subcontract, subdivide, sublet
trans- across, over transform, transcribe, transplant
Functions
Worksheet 4
Students could use any response. Any suitable answer can be accepted.
Some suggested answers are:
1. a) That‟s very kind of you.
b) That‟s a very good idea „.Thank you!
c) Thank you for your suggestion. I think I will.
2. a) That‟s very good of you but I‟m sure I can manage myself.
b) That‟s really nice, but I‟ll call you only if I need your help.
c) Do you mind if I don‟t? I am feeling quite warm.

Dictionary Work
Worksheet 5
a) For all I know- based on what I know (usually expressing displeasure)
For all I know, he'll come and win the prize.
b) Have it all together- be very poised, successful
He has it all together. The house, the wife, the kids, the great job - everything!
c)Hold all the aces -have all the advantages
I'm holding all the aces so I can do whatever I want.
d) Know all the angles- be very clever about something
The salesman knew all the angles, and by the end of our talk I had bought a new computer!
e) Once and for all -finally (usually putting an end to something)
I'm going to stop his behaviour once and for all!
Writing
Worksheet 6
Open ended exercise