1.1 An Astrologer’s Day

1.1 An Astrologer’s Day

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1) Video on An Astrologer's Day

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Prof. Tushar Chavan

Rashtriya Jr. College,

Chalisgaon

2) PDF on  Astrologer's Day

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Prof. Dipak Burhade

Guruvarya 

R.V.Patankar Sarvodaya 

Jr. College, Rajur

Dist. Ahemadnagar

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1.1 - An Astrologer's Day

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Junior College, Wada

Dist. Palghar

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Mrs. Santoshi Gaikwad, S.N.D.T College of Home-Science, Pune

Model Activity Sheet No.1

By Prof. R.D.Dhumal

Q1. Read the following extract and complete the activities given below.  (12)

          Punctually (promptly) at midday, he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment,(tools) which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells,(conch of small snell) a square piece of cloth with obscure(unclear) mystic(supernatural) charts on it, a notebook and a bundle of palmyra (tree) writing. His forehead was resplendent(splendid/Shinning) with sacred ash (residue) and vermilion (red colour/Sindur), and his eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam which was really an outcome of a continual searching look for customers, but which his simple clients took to be a prophetic (foresighted) light and felt comforted.(pleased)      

          The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced (improved) by their position—placed as they were between the painted forehead and the dark whiskers (mustache hairs) which streamed down (coursed down) his cheeks: even a half-wit's eyes would sparkle in such a setting. To crown (culminate/coronate/heighten/exalt) the effect he wound a saffron-colored; (orange-yellow colored) turban (cap/hat/Pagadi) around his head. This color scheme never failed. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia (flowers) stalk. (axis/shaft/shoot) He sat under the boughs (branch) of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked(boarder/side/line) a path running through the Town Hall Park.

          It was a remarkable place in many ways: a surging (rising/increasing) crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road morning till night. A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way: medicine-sellers, sellers of stolen hard ware and junk, magicians and, above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, who created enough din all day to attract the whole town.

A1. Web (2)

                                                                                     

 

   

A2.  Describe (2)

Describe the market place as a centre of attraction for the sellers and the whole town.        

A3. Find out (2)

                                                                                                           

Find out any two instances of the appearance of the prophet mostly suitable to his

profession.

A4. Personal Response (2)

Write in 50 words about the career you like to choose in your life.                                          

A5. Language study – (Do as directed) (2)

       

i) Punctually at midday, he opened his bag. 

                 (Make it compound)                                             

      

ii) The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position.                               (Change the voice)                                                                                   

A6. Vocabulary (2)

Find from the passage the adjectives used to describe the following words. (2)   

i) turban- ………

ii) equipment - ………

iii) forehead - ……..

iv) place - ………

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SET 1 

Q.1 A (SEEN PASSAGE) 

Question Bank

Q.1. Read the extract and complete the activities given below. (12)

Punctually at midday --------------- and he deserved the wages he carried home at the end of a day.

A1. State if the given statements are True or False. (2)

i) The astrologer used to have the preparation of his business in quite professional way.

ii) The physical appearance of the astrologer hardly created an impact on the customers.

iii) The place was busy with a variety of occupations.

iv) The astrologer’s style of handling the business lies in his skills.

Answer:

i) The astrologer used to have the preparation of his business in quite professional way. - True

ii) The physical appearance of the astrologer hardly created an impact on the customers. - False

iii) The place was busy with a variety of occupations. - True

iv) The astrologer’s style of handling the business lies in his skills. - True

A2. Complete the given web.(2)

Answer:

A3. The astrologer was a shrewd judge of a character. Explain with some details from the extract.     (2)

Answer:

The astrologer spread his professional equipment and disguised himself in such a way that he could look like an astrologer. He sat near the groundnut vendor so that a considerable portion of this crowd should hang before him. He used the crisscross of light rays and moving shadows to set up his business. Though the astrologer did not know about astrology, he pleased and astonished everyone by study, practice, and shrewd guesswork.

A4. We need to understand even the smallest details of the business in order to succeed. Write your views. (2)

Answer:

Yes, I agree with the view that we need to understand even the smallest details of the business in order to succeed. The smallest details help us to ready to make required changes if needed at the crucial moment. These details give us the idea to deal with different kinds of situations. They also provide good solutions to the problems which we may face.

A5. Do as directed.     (2)

1) It was a remarkable place in many ways.

(Choose correct alternative to rewrite the given sentence as an exclamatory sentence)

i) It was a remarkable place in many ways!

ii) How a remarkable place in many ways it was!

iii) What a remarkable place in many ways it was!

iv) What remarkable in many ways the place it was!

Answer:

iii) What a remarkable place in many ways it was!

2) He spread out his professional equipment, which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

(Choose correct alternative to rewrite the given sentence as a compound sentence)

i) He spread out his professional equipment but it consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

ii) He spread out his professional equipment and it consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

iii) He spread out his professional equipment that it consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

iv) He spread out his professional equipment and it had consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

Answer:

ii) He spread out his professional equipment and it consisted of a dozen cowrie shells.

A6. Find the synonyms for the following words from the passage.(2)

a) Confusing       

b) hanging around      

c) difficult to understand    

d) magical effect

Answer:

a) bewildering

b) dallied

c) obscure

d) enchantment

See More resources-

Online Test on An Astrologer's Day 

An Astrologer's Day - Activity Sheets 

Grammar Test on An Astrologer's Day

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