The Man Who Knew Too Much Class 9

The Man Who Knew Too Much Class 9

Q1 :
With your partner, discuss and narrate an incident about a person who likes to show off.
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Check whether your classmates agree with you.

Answer :
Pointers have been provided for students' reference.
It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.
1. Talk about what is 'show off' and then relate a person you know who does so.
2. Take an example of an incident that happened once when you were with that person and he/she showed off.
3. Tell the reaction of other friends or folks, which accompanied you, on the behaviour of the person.
4. Now tell the negative aspects of show off and that one should not do it. Also tell the way one should behave when there are others around.

Q2 :
The 'Professor' knew too much. How did he prove himself? Fill up the space with suitable examples from the story, using the given clues:
about muzzle velocity:

Answer :
Once a Sergeant was describing the mechanism of a service rifle, "The muzzle velocity or speed at which the bullet leaves the rifle is well over two thousand feet per second." On this, The Professor interrupted and corrected the Sergeant, "Two thousand, four hundred and forty feet per second."