Chapter 4.4 - A Mad Tea Party
Meanings:
- fantasy – imagination
- mingle – mix
- peculiar – odd
- indignantly – angrily, the anger caused by something wrong, unjust or mean
- but – except
- civil – polite, well-mannered
- curiosity – eager desire to know or learn something
- severity – harshness
- hastily – hurriedly
- dropped – stopped (discussion)
- wearily – in a tired manner
- contemptuously – a feeling of dislike
- cautiously – paying attention to warning/safety
- to accounts for – provide an explanation for
- to not stand – to not tolerate
- keep on good terms – keeps in good relations
- instance – a particular situation
- in a twinkling – in a very short time
- ventured – dares
- between whiles – between two occasions or two short periods
- hoarse – rough, grating (This adjective is used to describe human voice or sound.)
Pointers
1. Read the passage aloud playing the roles of the different characters.
Ans: Students must do this on their own.
2. Write any three of the silly remarks made by the characters other than Alice. Write why you think the remark is silly.
Ans: Three silly remarks made by the characters other than Alice:
(i) “No room! No room!” they cried.
It was silly because there was obviously plenty of room.
(ii) “There isn’t any.” said the March Hare.
It was silly because he had just invited her to have some wine.
(iii) “Have you guessed the riddle… yet?” said the Hatter.
It was silly because he himself did not know the answer to the riddle he had asked.
3. Read the following.
I mean what I say. I say what I mean.
I see what I eat. I eat what I see.
Use your imagination to write a funny sentence on this pattern.
Ans: I do what I love. I love what I do.
4. Write what you would like to do if ‘Time’ was your friend.
Ans: If ‘Time’ was my friend, I would want to do a lot of things. I will want to get back to my childhood days. I would go back in time and keep my grandparents and all my near and dear ones (who are no more now) alive.
5. Can you think of a similarity between a raven and a writing desk? Write at least five differences between the two.
Ans: Five differences between a raven and a writing desk:
(a) A raven is a living creature whereas a writing desk is a non-living thing.
(b) A raven can fly whereas a writing desk cannot fly.
(c) A raven cannot be used for writing purposes but a writing desk can be used for the same purpose.
(d) A raven can lay eggs but a writing desk cannot.
(e) A raven is natural and a writing desk is man-made.
6. Visit a library : Read Lewis Carroll’s book ‘Alice in Wonderland.’
Ans: Students must do this on their own.