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1 119 ANSWER KEY READER 81. anne Bakes a CakeLucy Maud Montgomery (30 November 1874 24 April 1942), called Maud by family and friends and publicly known as L M Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with anne of Green Gables, published in 1908. anne of Green Gables was an immediate success. The central character, anne , an orphaned girl, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. The fi rst novel was followed by a series of sequels with anne as the central character. Montgomery went on to publish 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays.

2 Understanding the TextA. 1. Avonlea opened its heart to them from the start everyone liked the cheerful young man and the bright, gentle lady who was his wife. 2. Yes. Marilla must have been bored by them because when anne tells her she asked her teacher a lot of questions, Marilla says I believe you . 3. Marilla wants to invite Mr and Mrs Allan home because she has heard that they had been everywhere else in the neighbourhood but hadn t visited the Cuthberts home yet. Marilla took a lot of trouble to make great preparations because hosting the minister and his wife to tea was an important matter and Marilla did not want to be outdone by any of the other Avonlea housekeepers.

3 4. anne is nervous and often doubts her own ability whereas Diana is confi dent that things will turn out well and is reassuring. anne is imaginative and rather high-strung whereas Diana is calm and logical. 5. anne couldn t sleep that night and got up early, at sunrise. She was determined to make her cake despite having caught a cold from playing in the spring the previous evening. She drew a long breath when she shut the oven door, showing how breathlessly she had been working on the cake and how anxious she was for it to turn out well. 6. anne felt that Mrs Allan s approving smile was almost too much happiness for this world.

4 7. No, she didn t, because the text says anne was red with embarrassment after tasting the cake and she didn t expect the cake to taste the way it did. 8. Not only had the cake turned out badly due to anne using Anodyne Liniment instead of vanilla, but also anne had failed to smell the contents of the bottle before using them, due to her cold. 9. anne jumped up because she realised that the person she had been talking to was not Marilla but Mrs Allan. 10. No, because anne permitted herself to be led down and comforted . The paragraph also says that she had enjoyed the evening more than she had 1.

5 A. plenty of cake and other things to eat, without anne s layer cake b. The problem was of the possibility of anne s cake not rising. c. Marilla s view was that anne s cake was not very important nor necessary, as there were other things to eat, but anne was worried that if the cake didn t rise, she would fail to bake a nice cake for Mrs Allan. 2. a. Marilla saw Mrs Allan s expression. It was a strange expression indicating that there was something wrong with the cake. b. Marilla guessed that there was something wrong with the cake. She quickly tasted the cake to confi rm her guess. c. anne did not notice it probably because Mrs Allan did not say a word and ate the cake steadily.

6 Also, anne hadn t eaten the Book_Reader_Answer Book_Reader_Answer 1191/24/2015 3:45:26 PM1/24/2015 3:45:26 PM120 TEACHER RESOURCE cake herself yet. 3. a. Mrs Allan s kindly voice, speaking to anne , in anne s bedroom. b. Tell Mrs Allan that the liniment anne had put into the cake by mistake was not poisonous. Structure and UsageA. 2. hasn t it 3. is it 4. haven t we 5. didn t it 6. did she 7. hasn t she 8. have IB. 2. changed 3. wanted 4. was 5. had 6. was 7. were 8. had9. continues 10. looked Words in UseA. 2. We had waited so long for the Anushka Shankar concert, that we were extremely excited when the day fi nally arrived.

7 3. After the boy had been pulled up for breaking the window, everybody kept quiet about the matter. 4. She was so nervous that we had to keep telling her that everything would go according to plan in the end. 5. I didn t want Mother to know I was scared by the crashing thunder and kept reading as though nothing was 1. It did not take long for us to open our hearts to the large family that moved in next door with their numerous pets. 2. Ravi is such a determined athlete, that he works hard not to be outdone by even the best. 3. Selma is excited about her fi rst painting exhibition, which she is holding tomorrow, but sometimes she grows cold thinking of how it might go.

8 4. When Renu fell of her chair in class, she thought she would never be able to live it down. 5. Mother, I have just one more algebra equation to solve. I shall join you for dinner as soon as I m done with it. Dictionary Work1. He did not know the ANSWER . 2. I really do not want to go. Spelling 1. submit 2. ship 4. label 6. worship 7. travel WritingAnne of Green Gables is a young orphan girl adopted by the Cuthberts and who studies in the local school. She is cheerful and enthusiastic. Easily infl uenced, she readily falls in love with someone who shows her kindness.

9 She is also energetic and works hard to create great things, such as a very tasty cake. She likes to delight the people she is true for anybody else, she has her weaknesses. She easily becomes nervous for one, and is frequently anxious about how her projects will turn out. She worries about how things might turn out in fact some believe she has a talent for making mistakes and when she does, she worries more about what people might think about her. She loses courage and hope almost instantly and breaks down in spite of everything, she is an honest girl, and it s diffi cult not to like her for all her positive and pleasant qualities.

10 In the Bazaars of HyderabadSarojini Naidu is famously known as the Nightingale of India. She was born in Hyderabad in 1879 and began writing at the age of 12; she published her collection of poems, The Golden Threshold in 1905. She worked with many leaders like Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and Annie Besant during the freedom struggle and travelled to different regions in India delivering lectures on social welfare, women s empowerment and nationalism. Understanding the Poem1. goldsmiths, fruitmen, musicians, magicians and fl ower-girls 2. Vendors weigh Book_Reader_Answer Book_Reader_Answer 1201/24/2015 3:45:26 PM1/24/2015 3:45:26 PM121 ANSWER KEYsaffron, lentil and rice.