Hearts and Hands by O. Henry is a story about two acquaintances who meet on a train. When Mr. Easton encounters Miss Fairchild, he is handcuffed to another man. Miss Fairchild gets excited when she learns that her old friend from Washington has become a marshal. One passenger on the train, however, realizes that things are not as they seem. Extract I “As they passed down the aisle … accustomed to speak and be heard.” Question (i): Which coach is referred to in this extract? How can you conclude that the coach was crowded? Answer (i): The coach of the eastbound B&M Express is referred to in this extract. The only vacant seat left was a “reversed one facing the attractive woman”. This tells us that the coach was crowded. Question (ii): Name the young woman in the coach. What is said about her just before the extract? Answer (ii): The young woman in the coach is named Miss Fairchild. She is described as an elegantly dressed, pretty young woman who had all the lu...
T he PDF contains Xavier Pinto's Workbook answers to all 10 Stories 1. Chief Seattle’s Speech – Chief Seattle 2. Old Man at the Bridge – Ernest Hemingway 3. A Horse and Two Goats – R K Narayan 4. Hearts and Hands – O Henry 5. A Face in the Dark – Ruskin Bond 6. An Angel in Disguise – Timothy Shay Arthur 7. The Little Match Girl – Hans Christian Andersen 8. The Blue Bead – Norah Burke 9. My Greatest Olympic Prize – Jesse Owens 10. All Summer in a Day – Ray Bradbury Sample Answer from "The Blue Bead" Question (v): The author says, “Now nothing could pierce the inch-thick armoured hide”. What does she mean by the sentence given above? Why does she say so? Answer (v): Over the years, the crocodile had grown, from a baby crocodile vulnerable to birds of prey and carnivorous fishes, into a juggernaut so ferocious and formidable that nothing could pierce his inch-thick armoured hide. The author is suggesting that the crocodile is invincible as he is covered with thick armour-li...
Question 1 (ICSE 2018): Solution 1: Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: From Steps 1, 2 and 3 we have: Question 2 (ICSE 2018): Find the value of ‘x’ and ‘y’ if: Solution 2: We obtain two equations one each for x and y: Question 3: Solution 3: Substituting values of trigonometrical functions: Question 4: Solution 4:
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