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A Mystery Unfolds

A1.
1. Mr Roundhay, a bachelor, was the vicar of the parish. He was also a bit of an archaeologist.

2. Mortimer Tregennis , a local gentleman , was a lodger in one of the rooms in Roundhay's large, sprawling house.

3.Holmes and Watson had accepted Roundhay's invitation to tea once and met Mortimer Tregennis there.

4. They went to Holmes to report a curious tragedy that had led to Tregennis's two brothers going insane , and his sister's death. They wanted Holmes to solve the case.

5. Tregennis had gone to visit his siblings in their house , played whist with them , and then left. When he came back in the morning , he found them still sitting in their places at the table , the brothers , George and Owen , laughing and singing , and the sister , Brenda , dead.

6. Dr Leon Sterndale was a famous lion hunter and African explorer. He had been in love with Mortimer's sister , but could not marry her due to bitter family disputes regarding money. He reported that Mortimer had always thought the family had cheated him.

A2.
1a. The speaker is the narrator. Mr. Watson.

1b. The vicar was glad that Mortimer, a local gentleman, had rented one of the rooms in his large house.

2a. The vicar said this to Sherlock Holmes.

2b. They were lucky that Holmes was there on holiday when this strange incident took place. They were sure that he would be able to solve this extraordinary case.

2c. It means that Holmes was present at the village at the time that the tragedy took place.

5a. "We" refers to Holmes and Watson.

5b. Here, he refers to Dr. Leon Sterndale.

5c. Watson was surprised at the interest shown by Dr. Leon Sterndale as he did not know the relationship between Leon Sterndale and Mortimer Tregennis at that point of time.

A3.
1. Tregennis declares that the horrific event is the work of the devil. Such a demonic act cannot be the work of a human being.

2. Holmes observed the remains of a fire in the fireplace. He became suspicious and questioned its need on a spring evening.

The Annex family English class 7

Ex A2.
1a. Anne said these words to her mother.

  b. Anne thinks that she is "hopeless" because she felt that no one ever appreciated her efforts. She is criticised for everything that she does.

  c. No, I don't think Anne was hopeless. It was just that they were living in times of fear, confusion and mistrust. So, people seemed to get impatient with each other and lacked faith in others.

2a. Anne says these lines because she has learnt to think independently and her perspective has changed.

A3. Anne seems to have grown in wisdom and become more mature in the course of a year. She has learnt to think and judge objectively and wishes to see the world through her own eyes in an unbiased manner. She doesn't want to blindly follow the opinions of her parents but decides to defend them against those of the others.

The Annex Family class7 English

ExA1.Answer the following questions.
Ans1. After reading the first diary entry it seems that Anne and her mother often had a difference of opinion. Anne resents the taunts made by her mother. She snaps back at her mother, who considers Anne to be an insolent, lazy girl. Anne is deeply hurt by her harsh words but doesn't show it.
Ans2. Anne feels hurt as she thinks that no one has ever appreciated her efforts. Everyone is always finding fault in everything that she does. She is considered to be showing off when she talks, ridiculous when she is silent, insolent when she answers, cunning when she gives a new idea, lazy when she is actually tired, calculating, stupid and many more terrible things.
Ans3. No,I don't think Anne was an exasperating girl. She tries her level best to please everyone. Although hurt by the nasty words hurled at her,she pretends not to mind them as she doesn't want them to see her troubles. She is ready to start afresh with the Van Daans and admits that the fault had been largely their own. She decides to give up on gossiping and not to speak ill of her family.
Ans4. Anne mentions the proverb,     "The apple never falls far away from the tree." This proverb means that the child is not very different from his/ her parents.
Ans5. Anne seems to have grown in wisdom in the course of a year. Earlier she believed that the Van Daans were to blame for all the arguments that had taken place between them. Now she realises that most of the arguments could have been avoided. She understands that her parents had been right as far as the issues were concerned but admits that they could have used a little more insight in avoiding the confrontations.