Class 8 - L5 - Alice in Wonderland III

5. Alice in Wonderland

Word Meanings

Wonderland (वंडरलैंड) = आश्चर्यलोक, अनोखी दुनिया  

Tarts (टार्ट्स) = एक तरह की मिठाई  

Knave (नैव) = बेईमान व्यक्ति, ताश में ‘J’ की पत्ती

Stole (स्टोल) = चोरी किया (Steal = चोरी करना का भूतकाल)

Witness (विटनेस) = गवाह, प्रत्यक्षदर्शी

Prisoner (प्रिजनर) = कैदी

Chain (चेन) = जंजीर

Regular (रेगुलर) = नियमित, नियम के अनुसार

Trial (ट्रायल) = जाँच, परीक्षण

Judge (जज) = न्यायाधीश

Trouble (ट्रबल) = समस्या, कष्ट

Decide (डिसाइड) = निर्णय या फैसला करना  

Jury Box (जूरी बॉक्स) = न्यायपीठ के बैठने की जगह

Jurors (जुरर्स) = न्यायपीठ, पंच  

Accuse (एक्युज) = आरोप या दोष लगाना

Trumpet (ट्रम्पेट) = तुरही, वाद्ययन्त्र

Tip (टिप) = गिरना या पलटना

Punish (पनिश) = सजा देना

Curious (क्यूरियस) = जिज्ञासु, विलक्षण. अजीब   

 Reading Comprehension

A. Answer the following questions:

1. Why was the knave of Hearts taken as a prisoner?

Answer – The knave of Hearts was taken as a prisoner because he was accused of stealing the tarts made by the Queen of Hearts.

2. Why did the king wear the wig and the crown?

Answer – The king wore both the wig and the crown so that the people might know he was a judge as well as a king.

3. How many members were there in the jury?

Answer – <This is a wrong question and nowhere the number of jury member is mentioned in the text.>

4. What did the Queen say when she was angry?

Answer – When the Queen was angry, she used to say, “Off with her head.”

5. Is this a real story or a dream? Read out the line that justifies your answer.

Answer – This is not a real story but a dream. The following sentence justifies the answer – “The next thing, Alice woke up out of her curious dream.”

6. Why did the cards become angry?

Answer – The cards became angry because Alice had insulted them by calling that she did not care for them and they are nothing but a pack of cards.

7. Did the cards really tumble down on Alice? Read out the line from the story to support your answer.

Answer – No, the cards did not really tumble down on Alice. The following line from the story supports this answer –

“… and she found that the cards were only some leaves of the trees that the wind had blown down upon her face.”

Vocabulary

A. List out the words from the story that are related to a trial:

Accused, guilty, jurors, jury box, guilty, not guilty, witness, prisoner, wig (of judge)