My Unknown Friend Solutions

CHAPTER 9 My Unknown
Friend
ANSWER KEY: THEME,
MESSAGE AND EXERCISES
THEME
 “My Unknown Friend’’, is a short story about a man who meets a stranger in a
train.
 The stranger starts talking to the man as if he has known him since the good old
days. They have a long conversation about their old gang and the loss that the man
has suffered.
 The stranger pretended to know every detail about the man. The man tried to
remember the stranger but couldn’t remember and identify who the stranger was.
 At last, the man comes to know that he was cheated by the stranger.The theme of
the chapter is that trying to be oversmart can cause loss.
MESSA
Nobody should try to be
oversmart. If he/she does not
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recognize someone, then they
should admit that they could not
recognize the person.
A. Answer these questions.
1.The line in paragraph 6 ‘’ ‘Who, indeed,’ I thought to
Unde myself.’’ indicates that something may not be quite right.
It suggests that the speaker may not be quite so pleased to
rstan see the other man or that he may not have recognised the
other man.
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2.The speaker was talking about the situation where he
the could not recognise or remember the other person,
although the latter claimed to be an old friend. He was
Text going to deal with it by staying calm and acting
confidently, as if he did know the other man. He was going
to talk to the man and find out who he really was.
3. In paragraphs 27 to 36, the speaker tries to ask questions to
the other man instead of responding to his questions and
comments. This was a bold plan as he could have asked
A something that would show that he could not recognise the man,
but he felt confident that he could ask safe questions. With the
help of this plan, he hoped to recall who the other man was. His
ns plan did not work because although the other man answered his
questions, the speaker still could not recognise him.
we 4. The speaker is referring to his mistake in saying that the

person who was supposed to have died used to smoke. It could be
rs a stupid thing for him to say because he did not really know who
the other man was referring to. He could have been referring to
someone who would not smoke, like the speaker’s grandmother.
By making such a mistake, the speaker almost revealed that he
still could not recognise the other man.
5. The stranger’s face was agitated because he said that he had
missed his stop. The train had arrived at the junction and he was
A supposed to have got down at the previous station. He needed to

get down and send a telegram to someone saying that he had
missed his stop. Yet he could not seem to open his suitcase to
ns bring out the money. The train stopped at the junction for a very
short time so he was in a hurry. The speaker did not feel very
sympathetic towards the other man. He wanted the other man to
we go away, so he offered him some money to get down and send the
telegram. He called him an idiot for forgetting to take his
suitcase.
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6. Yes, the speaker blames himself for his loss. He
felt that since he had tried to be too clever and
A pretended to know the stranger instead of admitting
that he could not recognise him, the stranger got the
ns opportunity to take his money. The loss was of the

money that the stranger took from him, pretending
to be in a hurry to send a telegram.
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B. Mark these sentences as true (T) or not true
(NT).
1. Not true
TRUE 2.
3.
True
True
OR 4.
5.
Not True
Not true
FALS 6. True
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A. Read the sentences and identify the compound and
complex sentence.
1. Compound Sentence
GRAM 2.
3.
Complex sentence
Complex sentence
MAR 4. Complex sentence
AND
5. Complex sentence
6. Compound sentence
USAGE
7. Complex sentence
8. Compound sentence
B. Form compound sentences using and, or, so, but,
yet.
1. There was delicious dinner waiting and she was so hungry.
GRAM 2.
3.
Girija had lied to her friend, so she begin to feel bad.
He tried very hard, yet he could not learn how to swim.
MAR 4. We must go home now, or Mother will set out to look for us.
AND
5. There was a power shutdown this afternoon, so we could not
get any work done.
6. The beaches used to be clean and beautiful, but now they are
USAGE dirty and crowded.

C. Change these simple sentences into complex
sentences. Use the clues in the brackets.
1. We hope that we can visit a wildlife sanctuary this summer.
2. She leaned out of the window so that she could wave
GRAM 3.
goodbye.
The next day jug noticed that his bicycle had a flat tyre.
MAR 4.
5.
It is too crowded so that we can relax on the beach today.
Deepak laughed when he saw his reflection in the mirror.
AND 6. You must eat healthy, unless you don’t want to lose weight or
stay fit.
USAGE
A. Complete the sentences with phrases from the text.
1. broke out all over his face.
2. know him from Adam.
GRAM
3. presence of mind.
4. lose track of.
MAR IN 5.
6.
once and for all.
safe ground.
USE
B. Make sentences as suggested.
1. I flataly refuse to listen politicians speech.
2. My best friend is evidently annoyed with me; we
GRAM
hasn’t talked to me all day.
3. We have to employ force to break to opens this
MAR IN
door.
4. His soft chuckle interupted her.
USE 5. The letter must be kept confidential.

 Listen to an announcement about railway etiquette. Then,
complete each of these sentences in a few words.
1. Arrive early
2. Make Line, inside
3. Dus, anything
🔊।‌‌ 4. Thirsty, tired, hungry, hurt
Listening
5. Junk, unknown
6. Put in dustbin, garbage
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CHAPTER 9 My Unknown

we 4. The speaker is referring to his mistake in saying that the

A supposed to have got down at the previous station. He needed to

ns opportunity to take his money. The loss was of the

USAGE dirty and crowded.

USE 5. The letter must be kept confidential.

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