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Wednesday 12 December 2012
Most Important Idioms In Fsc
ABOVE BOARD:
All his business with others is
above board.
AT LENGTH
At length they won the match.
A ROLLING STONE:
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A WHITE ELEPHANT:
This old car is just a white
elephant to us.
AT LARGE:
The thief was at large.
ALADIN’S LAMP:
I do not have an Aladdin’s lamp to
build a house.
A LAUGHING STOCK:
He is the laughing stock of our
school.
A LAME EXCUSE:
Your illness is a lame excuse for
leave.
A MAN OF LETTERS.
My teacher is a man of letters.
A RED LETTER DAY:
The 14th of august is a
red-letter day for us.
A RAINY DAY:
We should save money for a rainy
day.
AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR:
He reached the station at the
eleventh hour.
ALL AND SUNDRY:
He invited all and sundry to the
party.
AT DAGGERS DRAWN:
The two parties are at daggers
drawn.
A WILD GOOSE CHASE.
His search for the car is only
wild goose chase.
A MAIDEN SPEECH:
We liked his maiden speech in the
assembly.
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK:
He wants to pass the exams by hook
or by crook.
BRING UP:
He was brought up in a noble
family.
BY FITS AND STARTS:
They fail because they study by
fits and starts.
BURNING QUESTION:
Kashmir
is a burning question for us.
BETWEEN TWO FIRES:
A wise man always avoids being
between two fires.
BY AND LARGE:
By and large, I am happy with my
life.
BREAK INTO / IN:
The thieves broke into his house
last night.
BREAK WITH:
Do not break with your friends.
BACK UP:
She refused to back up his plan.
BETTER HALF:
His better half is a teacher.
BREAK THE ICE:
He started talking to break the
ice.
BAG AND BAGGAGE:
He left the house with bag and
baggage.
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL:
Many students burn the mid-night
oil near the examination.
BREAK THE NEWS:
I break the news of his father’s
death to her.
BREAK OUT
Bird’s flue broke out in our city.
BRING IN
My job does not bring in much but
I enjoy it.
BED OF ROSES
Life is not a bed of roses.
CARRY THE DAY
Ali carried the day in local election.
CUT A SORRY FIGURE
He cut a sorry figure in the
interview.
COME OFF
This label will soon come off.
CUT OFF
He cut a branch off the tree.
HEART AND SOUL
He loves me heart and soul.
KITH AND KIN.
We should love our kith and kin.
TOOTH AND NAIL
He fought tooth and nail.
LOOK FOR
We look for sincere friends
everywhere.
PUT DOWN
The revolt was put down with an
iron hand.
UNDER A CLOUD
Ali was under a cloud.
UPTO DATE
We like up-to-the date styles of
clothes.
PUT ON
He put on new clothes for the
party.
HARD AND FAST
These are the hard and fast rules
of the games.
PUT OFF
I may put off my visit to Lahore.
FOR GOOD
He left the city for good.
PART AND PARCEL
Religion is a part and parcel of
our life.
MAKE UP
He is trying to make up for the
loss in the business.
TURN UP
Their guests will turn up soon.
FAIR PLAY
We want to have fair play
everywhere.
IN A FIX
He is in a fix about his marriage.
LOOK AFTER
Razia looks after this girl.
OUT AND OUT
He is out and out gentleman.
GET THROUGH
You will get through the examination.
MAKE GOOD
You must make good this loss.
SEND FOR
I have sent for the doctor.
TAKE AFTER
Ali takes after his father.
NIP IN THE BUD
Evil habits must be nipped in the
bud.
TO TAKE TO TASK
Father took his son to task.
TO BRING TO BOOK
The government should bring to
book all corrupt people.
TO GET WIND OF
She may get wind of your plans
from your friends.
GET ABOUT
They get about in their car
easily.
TO GET RID OF
I want to get rid of old car.
TURN OVER A NEW LEAF
Let us turn over a new leaf and
begin a new life.
SEE OFF
We went to the station to see
mother off.
FOR THE SAKE OF
We should work hard for the sake
of country.
THROUGH THICK AND THIN
He will be with you through thick
and thin.
RED TAPE.
Red tape is a curse in a society
GIVE UP
He did not give up smoking.
GIVE AND TAKE
Life is a matter of give and take.
IN FULL SWING
The summer is in full swing.
TO TAKE A FANCY TO
Everyone will take a fancy to the
film
TO CATCH RED HANDED
The thief was caught red- handed.
UP TO THE MARK
Your book is not up to the mark.
ON THE EVE OF
He worked hard on the eve of
examination.
END IN SMOKE
All of his efforts ended in smoke.
RUN OVER
The train ran over the bus.
TURN DOWN
He turned down your request.
TURN OVER
Please, turn the page over.
IN BLACK AND WHITE
I have all their planes in black
and white.
BAD BLOOD
There is no bad blood between the
two brothers.
BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS
We can progress by leaps and
bounds if we work hard.
A BLACK SHEEP
He is the black sheep of the
family.
A MAN OF PARTS
Allama Iqbal was a man of parts.
CHILD`S PLAY
It is not a child’s play to write
a book.
NOW AND THEN
We meet our school friends now and
then.
GIVE IN
I will not give in to him.
PUT ASIDE /BY
CALL A SPADE A SPADE
Call a spade a spade, and tell the
truth.
AN AXE TO GRIND
Every politician has an axe to
grind.
ON THE HORNS OF DILEMMA
I am on the horns of dilemma, to
stay in the city.
PUT OUT
Please, put out the candle.
A SNAKE IN THE GRASS
Ali is the snake in the grass.
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE
The loss of his job was a bolt
from the blue.
STORM IN A TEA CUP
His protest is only a storm in a
tea cup
SET IN
The rainy season has set in.
COME OF
I applied for a job many times but
nothing came of my efforts.
WITH OPEN ARM
They welcomed their guests with
open arm.
TURN A DEAF EAR TO
The office turned a deaf ear to my
request.
"Good Bye Mr.Chips' Short Questions
Q.1. what did Chips say to the young Colley, the son of
the Colley whom
Chips punished first at Brookfield?
Ans: chips said to him, `` Colley, your father was the first boy I ever punished when I came here twenty-five years ago. He deserved it then and you deserve it now.
Q.2. Describe the atmosphere in the Hall when Chips took his first class?
Ans: There was a sudden silence when Mr. Chips entered the class room. The wall clock was ticking behind him. There was smells of ink and varnish. The red rays of the setting sun were coming in through the glass windows. The sudden hush in the class room frightened Mr.Chips.He felt a bit nervous.
Q.3. How did Mr.Wetherby advise Chips on the day of his interview at Brookfield?
Ans: He asked chips to give his zeal of youth to Brookfield and it would give him something in return. He asked him not to allow anyone to play tricks with him. He asked him to take up firm attitude to keep discipline.
Q.4. What was the name of Chips’ doctor and how often did he visit Chips?
Ans: The name of chips` doctor was Merivale.He called upon chips every fortnight .
Q.5. For how much time did Chips work at Melbury School and why did he not like it?
Ans: Chips worked at Melbury school for a year. He did not like it because he had been a bit tired and anxious there.
Q.6. How did Chips measure his time when he live at Mrs.Wickett’s house?
Ans: Chips measured his time by the signals of the past. He lives his life according to the bells of Brookfield.
Q.7. What did Chips doctor say about Chips?
Ans: the doctor said that he was fitter than he. He would not get any horrible disease. He would die a natural death. He called chips a matchless old boy.
Q.8. What did Chips do after the last bell of Brookfield when he lived at Mrs.Wickett’s House?
Ans: after the last bell of Brookfield, chips wound up the clock, put the wire guard in front of the fire, turned out the gas and carried a detective novel to bed.
Q.9. How did the boys look when Chips took his first class at Brookfield?
Ans: the big hall was full of five hundred wicked boys. They looked like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.10. what kind of fellow was Mrs. Wetherby?
Ans: Wetherby was the headmaster of Brookfield in 1870.he was ill then when chips joined it. He liked and respected chips. He was very gentle and cooperative. He had vivid eyes.
Q.11. How did Chips enjoy sleep?
Ans: Sleep came to him swiftly and peacefully. His days and nights were equally full of dreaming.
Q.12. What mischief was made in the very first class of Chips at Brookfield and who made?
Ans: a boy dropped a desk lid. His name was colley.
Q.13. When was the structure of the building of Brookfield rebuilt and extended?
The main structure of the building of Brookfield was rebuilt and extended, in the reign of the George 1.
Q.14. Was Chips an ambitious teacher?
Ans: In his early twenties, he wanted to get a headship or a senior mastership. It was after many repeated failures that he realized the unfitness of his qualifications.
Q.15. When did Chips retire and what was presented to him on the day of his retirement?
Ans: chips was retired in 1913 at the age of sixty-five .at the time of retirement, he was presented with a cheque, a writing desk and a clock.
Q.16. what was the social and academic status of Chips?
Ans: Chips in social and academic sense was respectable; but he was no more brilliant.
Q.17. what was Chips’ status at Brookfield at sixty?
Ans: At sixty, he was Brookfield in his person. He was the guest of honor at Old Brookfieldian dinners.
Q.18. How did Brookfield look?
Ans: Brookfield lay behind a line of ancient elms. It looked reddish brown. It consisted of a group of eighteenth century building.
Q.19. what kind of people did Brookfield supply?
Ans: it supplied judges, members of parliament, peers and bishops, merchants, etc.
Q.20. Did Brookfield enjoys a good repute?
Ans: There had been rise and fall in its luck. However, it remained a good school of the second rank.
Q.21. what kinds of books did Chips have in his room?
Ans: The books were chiefly classical. There were a few books of history and detective novels.
Q.22. How was Chips’ room decorated at Mrs.Wickett’s house?
Ans: His room was furnished simply and with school masterly taste. There were a few bookshelves, a mantelpiece, easy- chairs and the some pictures.
Q.23. what was the condition of Mrs.Wickett’s house?
Ans: The house itself was ugly and affected but comfortable. It was situated near Brookfield.
Q.24. with what did Chips serve the boys?
Ans: He served the boys with walnut-cake tea. And crumpets, soaked in butter.
Chips punished first at Brookfield?
Ans: chips said to him, `` Colley, your father was the first boy I ever punished when I came here twenty-five years ago. He deserved it then and you deserve it now.
Q.2. Describe the atmosphere in the Hall when Chips took his first class?
Ans: There was a sudden silence when Mr. Chips entered the class room. The wall clock was ticking behind him. There was smells of ink and varnish. The red rays of the setting sun were coming in through the glass windows. The sudden hush in the class room frightened Mr.Chips.He felt a bit nervous.
Q.3. How did Mr.Wetherby advise Chips on the day of his interview at Brookfield?
Ans: He asked chips to give his zeal of youth to Brookfield and it would give him something in return. He asked him not to allow anyone to play tricks with him. He asked him to take up firm attitude to keep discipline.
Q.4. What was the name of Chips’ doctor and how often did he visit Chips?
Ans: The name of chips` doctor was Merivale.He called upon chips every fortnight .
Q.5. For how much time did Chips work at Melbury School and why did he not like it?
Ans: Chips worked at Melbury school for a year. He did not like it because he had been a bit tired and anxious there.
Q.6. How did Chips measure his time when he live at Mrs.Wickett’s house?
Ans: Chips measured his time by the signals of the past. He lives his life according to the bells of Brookfield.
Q.7. What did Chips doctor say about Chips?
Ans: the doctor said that he was fitter than he. He would not get any horrible disease. He would die a natural death. He called chips a matchless old boy.
Q.8. What did Chips do after the last bell of Brookfield when he lived at Mrs.Wickett’s House?
Ans: after the last bell of Brookfield, chips wound up the clock, put the wire guard in front of the fire, turned out the gas and carried a detective novel to bed.
Q.9. How did the boys look when Chips took his first class at Brookfield?
Ans: the big hall was full of five hundred wicked boys. They looked like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.10. what kind of fellow was Mrs. Wetherby?
Ans: Wetherby was the headmaster of Brookfield in 1870.he was ill then when chips joined it. He liked and respected chips. He was very gentle and cooperative. He had vivid eyes.
Q.11. How did Chips enjoy sleep?
Ans: Sleep came to him swiftly and peacefully. His days and nights were equally full of dreaming.
Q.12. What mischief was made in the very first class of Chips at Brookfield and who made?
Ans: a boy dropped a desk lid. His name was colley.
Q.13. When was the structure of the building of Brookfield rebuilt and extended?
The main structure of the building of Brookfield was rebuilt and extended, in the reign of the George 1.
Q.14. Was Chips an ambitious teacher?
Ans: In his early twenties, he wanted to get a headship or a senior mastership. It was after many repeated failures that he realized the unfitness of his qualifications.
Q.15. When did Chips retire and what was presented to him on the day of his retirement?
Ans: chips was retired in 1913 at the age of sixty-five .at the time of retirement, he was presented with a cheque, a writing desk and a clock.
Q.16. what was the social and academic status of Chips?
Ans: Chips in social and academic sense was respectable; but he was no more brilliant.
Q.17. what was Chips’ status at Brookfield at sixty?
Ans: At sixty, he was Brookfield in his person. He was the guest of honor at Old Brookfieldian dinners.
Q.18. How did Brookfield look?
Ans: Brookfield lay behind a line of ancient elms. It looked reddish brown. It consisted of a group of eighteenth century building.
Q.19. what kind of people did Brookfield supply?
Ans: it supplied judges, members of parliament, peers and bishops, merchants, etc.
Q.20. Did Brookfield enjoys a good repute?
Ans: There had been rise and fall in its luck. However, it remained a good school of the second rank.
Q.21. what kinds of books did Chips have in his room?
Ans: The books were chiefly classical. There were a few books of history and detective novels.
Q.22. How was Chips’ room decorated at Mrs.Wickett’s house?
Ans: His room was furnished simply and with school masterly taste. There were a few bookshelves, a mantelpiece, easy- chairs and the some pictures.
Q.23. what was the condition of Mrs.Wickett’s house?
Ans: The house itself was ugly and affected but comfortable. It was situated near Brookfield.
Q.24. with what did Chips serve the boys?
Ans: He served the boys with walnut-cake tea. And crumpets, soaked in butter.
"Good Bye Mr.Chips' Short Questions
Q.25. What did Chips tell Mrs.Wickett about Major Collingwood?
Ans: He told her that once he had punished Collinwood for climbing on to the gymnasium roof to get a ball out of the gutter. He might have broken his neck.
Q.26.How did Chips feel in the company of women?
Ans: Chips did not care for women. He never felt at ease with them. He considered the new woman of the nineties such a monstrous creature that filled him with horror.
Q.27. How did Katherine Bridges look?
Ans: She had blue flashing eyes and freckled cheeks and smooth straw- colored hair.
Q.28. What did Katherine think about women’s right?
Ans: She believed that women ought to be admitted to the universities. She even thought that they ought to have a vote.
Q.29. Why did Chips not like Bernard Shaw and Ibsen and cycling?
Ans: Chips was a conventional person. He did not like Bernard Shaw Ibsen for there disturbing plays. He d id not like women taking up bicycling because he was against the freedom of women.
Q.30. What did Chips see while climbing on Great Gable?
Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, he saw a girl waving excitedly from a dangerous-looking ledge.
Q.31. Why did Katherine begin to like Chips?
Ans: She began to like Chips because he had gentle and quiet manners. She liked his honest views though they were out-dated. She also liked his brown charming, eyes.
Q.32. What was the profession of Katherine?
Ans: She was a governess out of job but she had already saved a little money.
Q.33. What were the political views of Katherine?
Ans: In politics, she had radical views. She was impressed by the people like Bernard Shaw and William Morris.
Q.35. Where and with whom did Chips go during the summer vacation of 1896?
Ans: He with his colleague Rowden went up to the Lake District.
Q.36.What did Katherine say to Chips on the night before wedding?
Ans: She said that she felt like a new by beginning his first term with Chips. She asked if she should call him ‘Sir’ or ‘Mr. Chips’ would be right. Then she said, “Good-Bye Mr. Chips”.
Q.37. What did Chips remember about the time he spent with Katherine in Lake District?
Ans: He remembered the evening strolls with her. He remembered her cool voice and gay laughter. She had always been a happy person. They had been so eager, planning a future together, but he had been a bit serious about it, even a little awed.
Q.38. Where was Katherine married from?
Ans: She had no parents. She was married from the house of an aunt in Ealing.
Q.39.Was Katherine pleased with Chips being a teacher?
Ans: She enjoyed living among the boys. She was happy that Chips was a teacher and not a lawyer or a broker or a dentist or a big businessman. She liked teaching profession.
Q.40. What influence did Katherine Bridges exercise on Chips?
Ans: Katherine exerted a great influence upon Chips. She made him a new man. She broadened his views and opinion. Before marriage, Chips was a dry person. She made him affectionate and kind. His eyes gained sparkle. His humour became mature. He became popular.
Q.41. Describe the quarrel between Ralston and Chips?
Ans: One day, Ralston asked Chips to retire. He said that Chips’ methods of teaching were slack and old-fashioned. His habits were slovenly. He disobeyed him. His pronunciation was wrong. He was slack and obstinate. Chips flamed up to hear this. He refused to retire.
Q.42.Write a note on Chips’ humour?
Ans: Chips had a keen a sense of humour. He amused people with his little witty jokes. Every body waited for his new joke. His humour was harmless.
Q.43. What was Chips performance as a teacher before marriage?
Ans: The teacher feel bore in teaching the same lesson for years. So was the case with Chips before marriage. He worked well. He gave service, satisfaction, and confidence, everything except inspiration.
Q.44. What kind of fellow was Mr. Chips before marriage?
Ans: Before marriage, he had been a dry a natural sort of person. He was liked in general in Brookfield but he had nothing to be popular and loved.
Q.45. How much popular was Katherine in Brookfield?
Ans: She was very popular with boys and masters alike. She won Brookfield as she had won Chips.
Q.46. Was Katherine more intelligent than Chips?
Ans: She was sharper than he. He could not reject her ideas even when he disagreed to them.
Q.47. What changes did Katherine bring in Chips?
Ans: She made him a new man. His eyes gained sparkle. His humor became rich and mature, He began to feel strong. His discipline improved. He became popular.
Q.48. Did Katherine always pleads Chips for leniency?
Ans: No, on rare occasions, she urged him on strictness when he inclined to be forgiving. She asked him to punish the rude and arrogant type of boys.
Q.49. What memories of Katherine haunted Chips?
Ans: In his memory, he saw Katherine rushing along the stone corridors, laughing at some mistake in the essay he checked, taking part in the concerts, and tending him her good advice.
Ans: He told her that once he had punished Collinwood for climbing on to the gymnasium roof to get a ball out of the gutter. He might have broken his neck.
Q.26.How did Chips feel in the company of women?
Ans: Chips did not care for women. He never felt at ease with them. He considered the new woman of the nineties such a monstrous creature that filled him with horror.
Q.27. How did Katherine Bridges look?
Ans: She had blue flashing eyes and freckled cheeks and smooth straw- colored hair.
Q.28. What did Katherine think about women’s right?
Ans: She believed that women ought to be admitted to the universities. She even thought that they ought to have a vote.
Q.29. Why did Chips not like Bernard Shaw and Ibsen and cycling?
Ans: Chips was a conventional person. He did not like Bernard Shaw Ibsen for there disturbing plays. He d id not like women taking up bicycling because he was against the freedom of women.
Q.30. What did Chips see while climbing on Great Gable?
Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, he saw a girl waving excitedly from a dangerous-looking ledge.
Q.31. Why did Katherine begin to like Chips?
Ans: She began to like Chips because he had gentle and quiet manners. She liked his honest views though they were out-dated. She also liked his brown charming, eyes.
Q.32. What was the profession of Katherine?
Ans: She was a governess out of job but she had already saved a little money.
Q.33. What were the political views of Katherine?
Ans: In politics, she had radical views. She was impressed by the people like Bernard Shaw and William Morris.
Q.35. Where and with whom did Chips go during the summer vacation of 1896?
Ans: He with his colleague Rowden went up to the Lake District.
Q.36.What did Katherine say to Chips on the night before wedding?
Ans: She said that she felt like a new by beginning his first term with Chips. She asked if she should call him ‘Sir’ or ‘Mr. Chips’ would be right. Then she said, “Good-Bye Mr. Chips”.
Q.37. What did Chips remember about the time he spent with Katherine in Lake District?
Ans: He remembered the evening strolls with her. He remembered her cool voice and gay laughter. She had always been a happy person. They had been so eager, planning a future together, but he had been a bit serious about it, even a little awed.
Q.38. Where was Katherine married from?
Ans: She had no parents. She was married from the house of an aunt in Ealing.
Q.39.Was Katherine pleased with Chips being a teacher?
Ans: She enjoyed living among the boys. She was happy that Chips was a teacher and not a lawyer or a broker or a dentist or a big businessman. She liked teaching profession.
Q.40. What influence did Katherine Bridges exercise on Chips?
Ans: Katherine exerted a great influence upon Chips. She made him a new man. She broadened his views and opinion. Before marriage, Chips was a dry person. She made him affectionate and kind. His eyes gained sparkle. His humour became mature. He became popular.
Q.41. Describe the quarrel between Ralston and Chips?
Ans: One day, Ralston asked Chips to retire. He said that Chips’ methods of teaching were slack and old-fashioned. His habits were slovenly. He disobeyed him. His pronunciation was wrong. He was slack and obstinate. Chips flamed up to hear this. He refused to retire.
Q.42.Write a note on Chips’ humour?
Ans: Chips had a keen a sense of humour. He amused people with his little witty jokes. Every body waited for his new joke. His humour was harmless.
Q.43. What was Chips performance as a teacher before marriage?
Ans: The teacher feel bore in teaching the same lesson for years. So was the case with Chips before marriage. He worked well. He gave service, satisfaction, and confidence, everything except inspiration.
Q.44. What kind of fellow was Mr. Chips before marriage?
Ans: Before marriage, he had been a dry a natural sort of person. He was liked in general in Brookfield but he had nothing to be popular and loved.
Q.45. How much popular was Katherine in Brookfield?
Ans: She was very popular with boys and masters alike. She won Brookfield as she had won Chips.
Q.46. Was Katherine more intelligent than Chips?
Ans: She was sharper than he. He could not reject her ideas even when he disagreed to them.
Q.47. What changes did Katherine bring in Chips?
Ans: She made him a new man. His eyes gained sparkle. His humor became rich and mature, He began to feel strong. His discipline improved. He became popular.
Q.48. Did Katherine always pleads Chips for leniency?
Ans: No, on rare occasions, she urged him on strictness when he inclined to be forgiving. She asked him to punish the rude and arrogant type of boys.
Q.49. What memories of Katherine haunted Chips?
Ans: In his memory, he saw Katherine rushing along the stone corridors, laughing at some mistake in the essay he checked, taking part in the concerts, and tending him her good advice.
"Good Bye Mr.Chips' Short Questions
Q.50. Did Chips take a class on the day when his wife and
child died?
Yes, he took his fourth form as usual after call-over.
Q.51. What change did the death of his wife bring in Chips?
Ans: Just as marriage added something to his life, so did grief. After the death of his wife, Chips became suddenly a kind of man whom the boys classed as “old”.
Q.52. What was the April foolery Chips faced?
Ans: On 1st April 1898, while he was staying at his desk, someone said that there were letters for him. He opened them one by one. All the letters contained a blank sheet of paper. He thought that it was strange.
Q.53. How did Katherine urge Chips to forgive the students for their mistakes?
Ans: She urged Chips to give them a chance. She asked him to talk to them and they would be all right. She asked him to tell them that they would be punished if they repeated the mistake.
Q.54. How did Ralston look?
He was a young man of thirty-seven. He was glittering with Firsts and Blues. He had a personality that could reduce the Big Hall to silence by the mere lifting of an eyebrow.
Q.55. What duty was assigned to the boys of Brookfield when the railway men were on strike?
Ans: The railway men were on strike. The soldiers were driving the engines. Stones were being thrown at trains. The boys of Brookfield were asked to guard the railway line.
Q.56. When did Chips become the acting head of Brookfield?
Ans: Meldrum had succeeded Wetherby as Head and held the office for thirty years. In 1900, He died suddenly from Pneumonia and Chips became the Acting Head of Brookfield.
Q.57. Did Ralston knows Brookfield and its traditions?
Ans: No, he knew neither Brookfield nor its traditions. He could estimate neither the toughness of Brookfield’s tradition nor its readiness to defend itself and its defenders.
Q.58. What sort of person was Ralston?
Ans: He was ruthless, ambitious, energetic and a fine power-transmitter.
Q.59. How did people come to know about the quarrel between Ralston and Chips?
Ans: A small boy, who was waiting outside to see Ralston, heard the entire row between the two. He told his friends about it and the boys conveyed the news to their parents. Soon the news spread around.
Q.60. What allegations did Ralston put on Chips?
Ans: Ralston said that Chip’s methods of teaching were old and lazy and his personal habits were slovenly. He blamed him that he ignored his instructions, which was rank insubordination.
Q.61.What did Chips say in the farewell speech?
Ans: In the speech, he made many little jokes. There were several Latin quotations in it. There was also a reference to the Captain of the School who had overstated Chip’s services.
Q.62. Who was the successor of Ralston and what kind of man was he?
Ans: Chatteris was the successor of Ralston. He was modern, friendly and sympathetic. He wisely accepted Chips. Chips also liked him much.
Q.63. When / why did Ralston leave Brookfield?
Ralston left Brookfield in 1911 to better himself. He was offered the headship of one of the greater public schools.
Q.64. What happened to Chips in 1913?
Ans: In 1913, Chips had bronchitis and was off duty for nearly the whole of the winter term. This made him decide to resign. Then he was sixty five.
Q.65. What were the activities of Chips after his retirement?
Ans: He invited boys to tea, watched matches, dined with the Head and the masters took on the preparation of the new edition of Brookfeldian Directory, wrote articles and read newspaper and detective novels.
Q.66. When did Chips receive his farewell party?
Ans: At the final end-of-term dinner, in July, 1913, he received his farewell party. He also made speech there.
Q.67. Where did Chips go in 1913?
Ans: In August, 1913, Chips went for a cure to Wiesbaden.
Q.68.How did Chips feel when Chatteris told him about his problems and disease?
Ans: Chips had not known anything about him. When he learnt that Chatteris was ill with diabetes and over-worked, he was shocked because Chips liked him.
Q.69.What did Chatteris read out on every Sunday night during the war?
Ans: On every Sunday night, after evening service, Chatteris read out the names of the old boys who were killed in the was. He also told their short biographies were a very moving sight.
Q.70. Write a brief note on Mr.Chatteris?
Chatteris succeeded Ralston. He was a young man of thirty four. He was suffering from diabetes. He had to work till midnight. He fell ill and died in April, 1917.
Q.71. Write a brief note on Mr.Merivale?
Ans: Mr. Metrical was Chip’s doctor. He visited Chips every fortnight or so. He would often say that Chips was fitter than he. He called Chips a remarkable old boy. He said that Chips had got no disease except old age. He said that Chips would die a natural death.
Q.72. When / how did Chips perform as the head of Brookfield?
Ans: He worked as Head in 1917and 1918. He handled problems and dealt with complaints and requests. He became very kind, gentle and confident. He kept the sense of proportion.
Q.73. How did Chips feel when he rejoined Brookfield?
Ans: He felt very fit. The actual work was not tiring him. He felt very happy. For the first time in his life, he felt himself necessary to Brookfield.
Q.74. What sort of jokes did chips make when he joined Brookfield again during war?
Ans: Besides his old jokes he also made new jokes about the O.T.C. and the food rationing system and the anti-air-raid blinds that had to be fitted on all the windows.
Yes, he took his fourth form as usual after call-over.
Q.51. What change did the death of his wife bring in Chips?
Ans: Just as marriage added something to his life, so did grief. After the death of his wife, Chips became suddenly a kind of man whom the boys classed as “old”.
Q.52. What was the April foolery Chips faced?
Ans: On 1st April 1898, while he was staying at his desk, someone said that there were letters for him. He opened them one by one. All the letters contained a blank sheet of paper. He thought that it was strange.
Q.53. How did Katherine urge Chips to forgive the students for their mistakes?
Ans: She urged Chips to give them a chance. She asked him to talk to them and they would be all right. She asked him to tell them that they would be punished if they repeated the mistake.
Q.54. How did Ralston look?
He was a young man of thirty-seven. He was glittering with Firsts and Blues. He had a personality that could reduce the Big Hall to silence by the mere lifting of an eyebrow.
Q.55. What duty was assigned to the boys of Brookfield when the railway men were on strike?
Ans: The railway men were on strike. The soldiers were driving the engines. Stones were being thrown at trains. The boys of Brookfield were asked to guard the railway line.
Q.56. When did Chips become the acting head of Brookfield?
Ans: Meldrum had succeeded Wetherby as Head and held the office for thirty years. In 1900, He died suddenly from Pneumonia and Chips became the Acting Head of Brookfield.
Q.57. Did Ralston knows Brookfield and its traditions?
Ans: No, he knew neither Brookfield nor its traditions. He could estimate neither the toughness of Brookfield’s tradition nor its readiness to defend itself and its defenders.
Q.58. What sort of person was Ralston?
Ans: He was ruthless, ambitious, energetic and a fine power-transmitter.
Q.59. How did people come to know about the quarrel between Ralston and Chips?
Ans: A small boy, who was waiting outside to see Ralston, heard the entire row between the two. He told his friends about it and the boys conveyed the news to their parents. Soon the news spread around.
Q.60. What allegations did Ralston put on Chips?
Ans: Ralston said that Chip’s methods of teaching were old and lazy and his personal habits were slovenly. He blamed him that he ignored his instructions, which was rank insubordination.
Q.61.What did Chips say in the farewell speech?
Ans: In the speech, he made many little jokes. There were several Latin quotations in it. There was also a reference to the Captain of the School who had overstated Chip’s services.
Q.62. Who was the successor of Ralston and what kind of man was he?
Ans: Chatteris was the successor of Ralston. He was modern, friendly and sympathetic. He wisely accepted Chips. Chips also liked him much.
Q.63. When / why did Ralston leave Brookfield?
Ralston left Brookfield in 1911 to better himself. He was offered the headship of one of the greater public schools.
Q.64. What happened to Chips in 1913?
Ans: In 1913, Chips had bronchitis and was off duty for nearly the whole of the winter term. This made him decide to resign. Then he was sixty five.
Q.65. What were the activities of Chips after his retirement?
Ans: He invited boys to tea, watched matches, dined with the Head and the masters took on the preparation of the new edition of Brookfeldian Directory, wrote articles and read newspaper and detective novels.
Q.66. When did Chips receive his farewell party?
Ans: At the final end-of-term dinner, in July, 1913, he received his farewell party. He also made speech there.
Q.67. Where did Chips go in 1913?
Ans: In August, 1913, Chips went for a cure to Wiesbaden.
Q.68.How did Chips feel when Chatteris told him about his problems and disease?
Ans: Chips had not known anything about him. When he learnt that Chatteris was ill with diabetes and over-worked, he was shocked because Chips liked him.
Q.69.What did Chatteris read out on every Sunday night during the war?
Ans: On every Sunday night, after evening service, Chatteris read out the names of the old boys who were killed in the was. He also told their short biographies were a very moving sight.
Q.70. Write a brief note on Mr.Chatteris?
Chatteris succeeded Ralston. He was a young man of thirty four. He was suffering from diabetes. He had to work till midnight. He fell ill and died in April, 1917.
Q.71. Write a brief note on Mr.Merivale?
Ans: Mr. Metrical was Chip’s doctor. He visited Chips every fortnight or so. He would often say that Chips was fitter than he. He called Chips a remarkable old boy. He said that Chips had got no disease except old age. He said that Chips would die a natural death.
Q.72. When / how did Chips perform as the head of Brookfield?
Ans: He worked as Head in 1917and 1918. He handled problems and dealt with complaints and requests. He became very kind, gentle and confident. He kept the sense of proportion.
Q.73. How did Chips feel when he rejoined Brookfield?
Ans: He felt very fit. The actual work was not tiring him. He felt very happy. For the first time in his life, he felt himself necessary to Brookfield.
Q.74. What sort of jokes did chips make when he joined Brookfield again during war?
Ans: Besides his old jokes he also made new jokes about the O.T.C. and the food rationing system and the anti-air-raid blinds that had to be fitted on all the windows.
'Good Bye Mr.Chips' Important Questions
Q.75. What did doctor Merivale say about Chips health?
Ans: The doctor said that Chips was fitter than he. He would not get any horrible disease. He would die a natural death.
Q.76. Who was Mrs.Wickett?
Ans: Mrs. Wickett was a kind lady. In the past, she had been in charge of the linen-room at Brookfield.
Q.77. How did Katherine help Chips in the matters of discipline?
Ans: He was very rigid in maintaining discipline. Many times, Katherine advised Chips in the matter of discipline. She urged his discipline improved. He became popular with students. People began to love him.
Q.78. What were Chips’ feelings on the death of his wife?
Ans: Katherine and her new-born child died on 1st April, 1898. It was a deep shock for Chips. On the death of his wife Chips found himself to be in a horrifying nightmare. He wished to die like her. He found himself to be in a continuous trance. He was totally preoccupied.
Q.79. Why was Ralston against Chips?
Q.80. What was Chips’ reaction to Ralston’s allegations?
Ans: He thought that Ralston was running the school like a factory to turn out a snob-cultural based on money and machines. He thought that Ralston was lessening the old good traditions.
Q.81. How did Chatteris die?
Ans: He was suffering from diabetes. He had to work till midnight. He fell ill and died in April, 1917.
Q.82. When did Chips think to getting retirement?
Ans: In 1913, Chips had bronchitis and was off duty for nearly the whole of the winter term. This made him decide to resign. Then he was sixty five.
Q.83. How did Chips perform his duties during his second Headship?
Ans: He worked as Head in 1917 and 1918. He handled problems and dealt with complaints and requests. He became very kind, gentle and confident. He kept the sense of proportion.
Q.84. What were Chips’ outdoor activities during the last years of his life?
Ans: He invited boys to tea, watched matches, dined with the Head and the masters, wrote articles and read newspaper and detective novels.
Q.85. What was Chips will?
Ans: In 1930, Chips made his will. Expect for the legacies to the mission and to Mrs. Wickett, he left all he had to found an open entrance scholarship the School.
Q.86. What did Cartwright say about Chips children?
Q.87.How did Chips face his first class at Brookfield?
Ans: The big hall was full of five hundred wicked boys. They looked like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.88.What was the effect of Katherine’s death on Chips?
Ans: On the death f his wife he found himself to be in a horrifying nightmare. He wished to die like her. He found himself to be in a continuous trance. He was totally preoccupied.
Q.89. Why did Ralston ask Chips to retire?
Ans: In 1908, when Chips had just reached sixty, Ralston asked him to retire. He said that Chips’ methods of reaching were old lazy and his personal habits were slovenly.
Q.90. Who was Merivale?
Ans: Mr. Merivale was Chips doctor. He visited Chips every fortnight or so.
Q.91. Why did Chips join Brookfield again?
Ans: Chatteris told him that the young masters had joined the army. He had to take the classes till mid nights. He said that he could no linger continue like that.
Q.92.What is the contribution of Brookfield school of England?
Ans: Brookfield served England in both peace and war. During peace, it gave England judges, members of parliament, merchants, etc. During the war, its grounds were used as a training camp for the soldiers.
Q.93.What is the most thrilling incident of the Novel?
Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, Chips saw a girl on a dangerous ledge. He thought that she was in trouble. He ran to help her. But he slipped and wrenched his foot. The girl came to help him. During this period they fell in love with each other and finally married. This is the most important incident of the novel.
Q.94. Why was Sir John Rivers in favour of Chips?
Ans:
Q.95. What changes did the marriage bring in Chips?
Before marriage Chips was a dry person. After marriage, he became affectionate Katherine broadened his views and opinions. His eyes gained sparkle. His humour became rich and mature. His discipline improved. He became popular. People began to love him.
Q.96. How did Chips come across Katherine Bridges?
Q.97. Why did students; teachers and parents turn against Ralston?
Ans: Ralston was not liked in Brookfield. He was feared and respected. However, after the row with Chips, the dislike rose to the point where it conquered fear and destroyed even respect.
Q.98.What is the most interesting incident of the Novel?
Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, Chips saw a girl on a dangerous ledge. He thought that she was in trouble. He ran to help her. But he slipped and wrenched his foot. The girl came to help him. During this period they fell in love with each other and finally married. This is the most important incident of the novel.
Q.99. Describe Chips experience at Brookfield on the first day?
Ans: The big hall was full of five hundred boys. They looked like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.100. Describe any two changes brought about by Katherine in the life of Chips?
Ans: She made him a new man. His eyes gained sparkle. His discipline improved.
Ans: The doctor said that Chips was fitter than he. He would not get any horrible disease. He would die a natural death.
Q.76. Who was Mrs.Wickett?
Ans: Mrs. Wickett was a kind lady. In the past, she had been in charge of the linen-room at Brookfield.
Q.77. How did Katherine help Chips in the matters of discipline?
Ans: He was very rigid in maintaining discipline. Many times, Katherine advised Chips in the matter of discipline. She urged his discipline improved. He became popular with students. People began to love him.
Q.78. What were Chips’ feelings on the death of his wife?
Ans: Katherine and her new-born child died on 1st April, 1898. It was a deep shock for Chips. On the death of his wife Chips found himself to be in a horrifying nightmare. He wished to die like her. He found himself to be in a continuous trance. He was totally preoccupied.
Q.79. Why was Ralston against Chips?
Q.80. What was Chips’ reaction to Ralston’s allegations?
Ans: He thought that Ralston was running the school like a factory to turn out a snob-cultural based on money and machines. He thought that Ralston was lessening the old good traditions.
Q.81. How did Chatteris die?
Ans: He was suffering from diabetes. He had to work till midnight. He fell ill and died in April, 1917.
Q.82. When did Chips think to getting retirement?
Ans: In 1913, Chips had bronchitis and was off duty for nearly the whole of the winter term. This made him decide to resign. Then he was sixty five.
Q.83. How did Chips perform his duties during his second Headship?
Ans: He worked as Head in 1917 and 1918. He handled problems and dealt with complaints and requests. He became very kind, gentle and confident. He kept the sense of proportion.
Q.84. What were Chips’ outdoor activities during the last years of his life?
Ans: He invited boys to tea, watched matches, dined with the Head and the masters, wrote articles and read newspaper and detective novels.
Q.85. What was Chips will?
Ans: In 1930, Chips made his will. Expect for the legacies to the mission and to Mrs. Wickett, he left all he had to found an open entrance scholarship the School.
Q.86. What did Cartwright say about Chips children?
Q.87.How did Chips face his first class at Brookfield?
Ans: The big hall was full of five hundred wicked boys. They looked like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.88.What was the effect of Katherine’s death on Chips?
Ans: On the death f his wife he found himself to be in a horrifying nightmare. He wished to die like her. He found himself to be in a continuous trance. He was totally preoccupied.
Q.89. Why did Ralston ask Chips to retire?
Ans: In 1908, when Chips had just reached sixty, Ralston asked him to retire. He said that Chips’ methods of reaching were old lazy and his personal habits were slovenly.
Q.90. Who was Merivale?
Ans: Mr. Merivale was Chips doctor. He visited Chips every fortnight or so.
Q.91. Why did Chips join Brookfield again?
Ans: Chatteris told him that the young masters had joined the army. He had to take the classes till mid nights. He said that he could no linger continue like that.
Q.92.What is the contribution of Brookfield school of England?
Ans: Brookfield served England in both peace and war. During peace, it gave England judges, members of parliament, merchants, etc. During the war, its grounds were used as a training camp for the soldiers.
Q.93.What is the most thrilling incident of the Novel?
Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, Chips saw a girl on a dangerous ledge. He thought that she was in trouble. He ran to help her. But he slipped and wrenched his foot. The girl came to help him. During this period they fell in love with each other and finally married. This is the most important incident of the novel.
Q.94. Why was Sir John Rivers in favour of Chips?
Ans:
Q.95. What changes did the marriage bring in Chips?
Before marriage Chips was a dry person. After marriage, he became affectionate Katherine broadened his views and opinions. His eyes gained sparkle. His humour became rich and mature. His discipline improved. He became popular. People began to love him.
Q.96. How did Chips come across Katherine Bridges?
Q.97. Why did students; teachers and parents turn against Ralston?
Ans: Ralston was not liked in Brookfield. He was feared and respected. However, after the row with Chips, the dislike rose to the point where it conquered fear and destroyed even respect.
Q.98.What is the most interesting incident of the Novel?
Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, Chips saw a girl on a dangerous ledge. He thought that she was in trouble. He ran to help her. But he slipped and wrenched his foot. The girl came to help him. During this period they fell in love with each other and finally married. This is the most important incident of the novel.
Q.99. Describe Chips experience at Brookfield on the first day?
Ans: The big hall was full of five hundred boys. They looked like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.100. Describe any two changes brought about by Katherine in the life of Chips?
Ans: She made him a new man. His eyes gained sparkle. His discipline improved.
Monday 12 December 2011
CONTEXT OF"A SINDHI WOMAN"
In this poem the poet has portrayed a picture of Karachi slums.While describing the movement of a Sindhi woman the poet has paid a glowing tribute to the dignity of labour.He wants to convey that those people who are habitual of working hard are physically and spiritually more fit then those people who are lazy and depend upon others.
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