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DAV: Class VI English Literature Chapter 11: The Case of Copied Question Paper

DAV: English Literature Class VI

Chapter 11: The Case of Copied Question Paper

I Understanding the Play

A. Answer the … (For full question, refer to the book.)

1. Why was … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Soames was upset because the question papers of the scholarship examination which he had to conduct had been leaked.

2. How did … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Soames found that the question papers were not where he had left them before going for tea. So he concluded that the papers had been tampered with.

3. Why did Holmes … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Holmes had found shreds of a pencil in Soames’ room. He asked all the three students to give him a pencil to check whose pencil had been sharpened at the scene of crime.

4. How did … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Bannister pretended to faint to give Gilchrist a chance to escape. He sat down at the corner chair to hide Gilchrist’s gloves.

Before his present job, Bannister was a butler at Gilchrist’s house. So, he had a soft corner for Gilchrist.

5. Why did … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. After the copying incident, Bannister spoke to Gilchrist as a father and made him realise that what he had done was wrong. So, Gilchrist changed his mind and decided not to take the paper.

B. Read the following … (For full question, refer to the book.)

1. ‘We have had … (For full question, refer to the book.)

(a) Identify … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Soames is the speaker. He is speaking to Holmes.

(b) What is … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. The painful incident is that the question papers of the scholarship examination have been leaked.

(c) What does … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Soames wants Holmes to find the culprit.

2. ‘I think … (For full question, refer to the book.)

(a) Whom does … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Here ‘he’ refers to Gilchrist, the culprit.

(b) On what basis … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Holmes, the speaker, has found some pencil shreds at the scene of crime.

(c) How does … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Gilchrist had a pencil which matched with pencil shreds.

3. ‘Why did you … (For full question, refer to the book.)

(a) Who is … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Holmes is the speaker. He is speaking to Gilchrist.

(b) What action … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Gilchrist, the listener, has tampered with the question papers of the scholarship examination.

(c) How does … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Gilchrist mends his misdeed by withdrawing from the examination.

C. Read the play … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.

The characters

Holmes

Watson

Soames

Bannister

(detective)

(companion)

(lecturer)

(his servant)

 

Steve

Gilchrist

Ralph

student

student

Student

 

The case

The Case of Copied Question Paper

 

The suspect/suspects

(i) Steve

He was the only person who had seen Mr Soames reading the question papers.

(ii) Bannister

He had the duplicate key.

(iii) Steve

He stays on the same floor and has access to Mr Soames’ room.

 

The clues

(i) height of the open window in Soames’ room

(ii) height of Gilchrist

(iii) key in the door

(iv) Bannister sat on a chair far from him

(v) shreds of a pencil

(vi) scratches of shoe spikes on the table

 

The culprit

Gilchrist

tall, saw the… (For full details, refer to the book.)

 

Conclusion

Gilchrist copied the question paper.

II HOTS

Why couldn’t … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Everybody cannot do everything. Every work requires natural ability, aptitude and training for the work to be done with perfection.

Soames was a teacher, who specialised in academics. So, he could not solve the mystery. On the other hand, Holmes is a professional detective, specialising in solving mysteries and cracking cases of crime. But, even Holmes might not have matched Soames in academics.

III Life Skills

A. You have found … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. The best thing to do in such a situation would be to hand over the pen drive back to the teacher. Cheating can fetch us good marks, but cannot help us gain knowledge. We study to gain knowledge, not just to get marks.

B. ‘All children … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Children are liable to make mistakes due to their lack of experience. However, if elders speak to children when they make mistakes, it will have better impact on children’s mind. Instead of scolding them, if they are spoken to with patience, children can realise what is right and what is wrong. Such a realisation will stop them from repeating the mistakes. This is a better way of handling children in their growing years.

IV Values

Was it right … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. Yes, it was right to set Gilchrist free.

The motive behind giving punishment to the guilty is to make him realise his mistake. However, in this case, Gilchrist had already realised his mistake. He withdrew from the scholarship examination on his own. It shows that Gilchrist had learnt his lesson. Hence, there was no need to punish him any further.

V Writing Skills

A. Imagine yourself … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.

Education Officer

ABC University

Patna – 800001

Date: 01.12.2020

Subject: Withdrawal of candidature from the scholarship exam

Sir,

In a moment of lapse, I have committed a big mistake. I have tampered with the question papers of the scholarship examination. But I have realised my mistake.

Therefore, I am not going to take the scholarship paper. I request you to allow me to do so.

I shall be grateful for your kind gesture.

Yours sincerely

Gilchrist

B. You are … (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.

ABC University

Date: 01.12.2020

NOTICE

Cancellation of Scholarship Paper

Through reliable sources we have learnt that the scholarship paper has been leaked. Hence, the scholarship examination, scheduled for 02.12.2020, stands cancelled. A new date will be announced soon.

LMNO

Education Officer

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