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The Snake and the Mirror Comprehension

1. What did the snake do the doctor?

2. How far was death from him?

3. The “stretched” means.

4. Why did the author not jump, tremble, and cry?

5. Did the snake bit the speaker? What was his reaction?

6. What does the word “tremble” from the above lines mean?

7. Where did the snake move its head?

8. Why did the narrator call it the “first snake”?

9. Find a word in the lesson that means ‘look at with pleasure and satisfaction’

10. Where did the snake settle after uncoiling from the writer’s arm?

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The Snake and the Mirror Vocabulary

I. Find the correct meaning of the words underlined below.

1. The house was not electrified.

a. There was no electricity in the house.

b. The house was not away from the electricity board.

c. The house was not lit up.

2. The earnings were meager.

a. very high

b. very small

c. nil

3. I also possessed one solitary black coat.

a. single

b. unique

c. expensive

4. I made another earth-shaking decision.

a. valuable

b. dangerous

c. important

5. The room was surrounded by darkness.

a. full of

b. covered

c. encircled

6. Some thieves had removed most of my things.

a. damaged

b. destroyed

c. stolen

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II. Read the following sentence from the text and notice the underlined word.

Suddenly there came a dull thud as if a rubber tube had fallen to the ground.

Here ‘Thud’ means to fall with a low dull sound.

Here is a list of words related to sounds. Say what these words mean. Refer to a dictionary.

Word	Meaning
Bang	A sudden loud, sharp noise
Clang	a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds.
Buzz	a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound
Ring	A Sound like a bell
Thud	to fall with a low dull sound

Grammar

I. Read the following sentences from the story.

We found we had little to carry. Some thief had removed most of my things. In the above two sentences, the first one is in the simple past (found) and the second sentence is in the past perfect tense (had removed).

As you can see, the action which occurred earlier is expressed in the past perfect tense, whereas the action which occurred later, is expressed in the simple past tense.

Here are a few more examples.

1. Sujatha had arrived at the station before the train came.

2. The doctor arrived after the patient had died.

3: I bought the ticket as soon as I boarded the bus.

When two actions occur nearly simultaneously in the past, both are expressed in the simple past tense (exceptional case).

Now combine the following pair of sentences using the past perfect and the simple past. (use after, before or when as linkers)

The first one has been done for you.

1. I brushed my teeth. I took my breakfast.

A. After I had brushed my teeth, I took my breakfast. (or)

I had brushed my teeth before I took my breakfast. (or)

I had brushed my teeth when I took my breakfast

The Structures of When, Before, After

Ø When + Subject+ V2 + _________, Sub + Had + V3 + ____________.
Ø After + Subject + had + V3 + ____________, Sub + V2 + _________.
Ø Subject + had + V3 + __________ Before + Subject + V2 + ________.

2. She started to go to the market. It rained heavily.