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1.	You’ll soon stop being smart.” (i) Who says this? (ii) Why does the speaker say it? (iii) What according to the speaker will stop Gerrard from being smart?
Answer» (i) The intruder says the line. (ii) The speaker says it to frighten Gerrard. (iii) According to the intruder, Gerrard would stop being smart once he knew what was going to happen to him. The intruder’s plan was to kill Gerard and take over his identity. He felt that when Gerrard would know this, he would stop being smart and start getting scared.

2.	What is Gerrard’s profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer
Answer» Gerrard is a playwright by profession. Several parts of the play that reflect this. Some of these are: • This is all very melodramatic, not very original, perhaps, but…” • At last a sympathetic audience!” • In most melodramas the villain is foolish enough to delay his killing long enough to be frustrated”. • I said, you were luckier than most melodramatic villains.” • That’s a disguise outfit, false moustaches and what not”. • Sorry I can’t let you have the props in time for rehearsal, I’ve had a spot of bother – quite amusing. I think I’ll put it in my next play.”

3.	Why does the intruder choose Gerrard as the man whose identity he wants to take on?
Answer» Gerrard looks much like the intruder. The intruder is a murderer. The police is after him. He hopes he can easily impersonate Gerrard escape being caught.

4.	At last a sympathetic audience.” (i) Who says this? (ii) Why does he say it? (iii) Is he sarcastic or serious
Answer» (i) The speaker of the given line is Gerrard. (ii) He says it as he is asked by the intruder to speak about himself. (iii) He speaks the given dialogue sarcastically.

5.	I said it with bullets.” (i) Who says this? (ii) What does it mean? (iii) Is it the truth? What is the speaker’s reason for saying this?
Answer» (i) Gerrard says this. (ii) It means that when things went wrong, he had used his gun to shoot someone for his escape. (iii) No, it is not the truth. The speaker says this to save himself from getting shot by the intruder.

6.	They can’t hang me twice.” (i) Who says this? (ii) Why does the speaker say it?
Answer» (i) The intruder says the line. (ii) The intruder had been telling Gerrard that he had murdered one man, and that he would not shy away from murdering him too. This is because the police could not hang him twice for two murders.

7.	Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and (shake/shape) well before using the contents
Answer» . Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and shake well before using the contents.

8.	Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets. The (site, cite) of the accident was (ghastly/ghostly).
Answer» The site of the accident was ghastly.

9.	Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets. Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation.
Answer» Our school will host an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation.

10.	Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets. The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary (collage/college) of science fiction and mystery.
Answer» The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary collage of science fiction and mystery.

11.	Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets. I studied (continuously/continually) for eight hours.
Answer» I studied continuously for eight hours.

12.	Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets. Our college (principle/principal) is very strict.
Answer» Our college principal is very strict