1.3 The Cop and the Anthem - O Henry Activity No 2

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1.3 The Cop and the Anthem - O' Henry

Activity No 2 

Read the extract and complete the activities given below. 
The conjunction of Soapy receptive state of mind..... 
Three months on the island," said the Magistrate in the police court the next morning. 
Pg no. 

A.1 Complete the information taking the help of the passage.

1. Change in Soapy soul caused due to.....
Ans - the conjunction of Soapy's receptive state of mind and the influences about the old Church. 

2. A fur importer offered a post to Soapy.....
Ans- to work as  driver

3. Verdict of the magistrate..... 
Ans-  three months jail.

A.2 . Describe the wonderful change in Soapy's mind.
Ans- i. Hearing the musical note, Soapy rising horror the pit into which he had tumbled. 
ii. He understood his degraded days, unworthy desires, wrecked faculties and base motives that made up is existence. 
iii. A strong impulse ask him to better with his desperate fact. 
iv. He decided to conquer the away that had enslaved him. 
v. He was young yet so he would resurrect  his old eager ambitions and pursue then without faltering. This was  wonderful change in Soapy's mind. 
 
A.3. Explain the irony shown at the end of story.
Ans-i. The conjunction of Soapy's receptive state of mind and the influences of the atmosphere of the old Church brought a sudden and wonderful change in his mind. 
ii. She left the decision to go to the jail.
iii. At the same time policeman came. He arrested him. 
iv. He was sent into jail for lingering there without any reason. 
v. It is really an ironical situation because Soapy was sent to Jail at the time when he did not want to go there. 

A.4.  What lesson do you learn from Soapy’s change of heart at the end?
Answer: i. It’s never too late to change your life.
ii. One moment of realization can change everything.
iii. True change comes from within, not from punishment.
iv. People need inspiration and willpower to improve.
v. A good environment can help people make better choices.

A.5 Language Study:

1. A strong impulse moved him to battle with his desperate fact. ( Begin the sentence with 'he.....)
Ans- He was moved to battle with his desperate fact by a strong impulse. 

2. Tomorrow he would go into the roaring downtown district and find work. ( Join the clauses by infinitive) 
Ans-  Tomorrow he would go into the roaring downtown district to find work.

A.6 Find out any four words used to describe the 'degraded state of Soapy'  from the extract.
Ans- tumbled in a pit, the degraded days, unworthy desires, deac hopes, wrecked faculties and base motives. 



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