The Rebel
When everyone wants a clear sky, what does the rebel want most?
When everyone wants a clear sky, the rebel wants the sun to show up.
Why did the king want no more talk about the Hilsa fish?
Everyone around the king was talking about Hilsa fish. This had infuriated the king so he didn’t want anyone to talk about the Hilsa fish.
Is the speaker of the poem afraid or curious, or both?
He is afraid as well as curious. He is curious to enter the shed, and at the same time, he feels that someone is staring at him.
What did the old couple do when they became rich?
They bought a piece of land and were generous towards their poor neighbours.
What is the purpose of reported speech?
The purpose is to report what someone said to someone else.
Why is it good to have rebels?
It is good to have rebels because they make the society livelier, and they teach us to accept and respect the differences in the thought processes of people around us.
Explain why no one seemed to be interested in talking about the Hilsa fish which Gopal had bought.
No one was interested about the Hilsa fish. Gopal had bought because of Gopal’s condition. He was wearing rugs, his face was half-shaven and ash was smeared over his body. People were more interested in his appearance than the fish.
Describe the shed in the poem.
The shed is at the bottom of the poet’s garden. There is a spider’s web hanging across the door, and the hinges of the door are rusty and creak in the wind. There is a dusty old window around at the side
With three cracked panes of glass. The shed also has rotten floorboards.
Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punish his neighbour for the same act?
The daimio rewarded the farmer but punished his neighbor for the same act. This is because when the old farmer sprinkled the ash on the withered cherry tree in front of the daimio, it blossomed. The farmer’s act of welcoming him pleased the daimio. But when the neighbour did the same, it spolied the daimio's clothes as well as the whole event.
“You are late again,” Mr. Chen told me.
Change this into reported speech.
Mr Chen told me that I was late again.
Who is a rebel, as mentioned in the Poem? Mention a few things that the rebels do in the opposite
A rebel is a person who always disagrees with the commonly accepted norms or likes to do the opposite of what everyone thinks one should do. In other words, a rebel is someone who does not follow orthodox norms.
When everybody has short hair, the rebel grows long hair. When everybody wears a uniform, the rebel dresses in fantastic clothes. When everybody is greeting the rain, the rebel regrets the absence of the sun. In the company of dog lovers, the rebel expresses a preference for cats.
Congratulations, you have achieved the impossible once again.
This line is from the lesson 'Gopal and the Hilsa Fish'. It was said by the king at the end of the story. Before he said this, Gopal had managed to make everyone in the village stop talking about the Hilsa fish just like the king had challenged him to do. When Gopal achieved this, the king congratulated him.
I'll go into that shed one day, but not just yet
This line is from the poem 'The Shed' written by Frank Flynn. The poet says this at the end of the poem because he wants to take some more time to be sure of his thoughts about the shed. He currently fears that someone stares at him and, at the same time, also thinks that his brother’s claim that there’s a ‘ghost’ is just a lie. So, he is hesitating to take any further steps for now.
Quick wife, hand me the spade and hoe!
This line is from the lesson 'The Ashes that made trees bloom. The line was said by the greed old neighbour to his wife when they heard of their kind neighbour's good luck with the gold. They had taken their neighbor's dog to find them the gold that the dog had helped their neighbours find.
Convert to Reported Speech:
1. Direct: You said, “He is a very good athlete.”
2. Direct: I said, “I have finished my work.”
Indirect: You said that he was a very good athlete.
Indirect: I said that I had finished my work.