Anne with 'E' - Living English - Class 6 - English

The fact that Mathew had come with a girl instead of a boy made Marilla. 

1. angry with Matthew for bringing her home. 
2. upset and angry with the girl. 
3. angry at what had happened. 
4. very sad that the girl was an orphan. 

Anne burst into tears because 

1. She was tired. 
2. Marilla spoke unkindly and unsmilingly. 
3. She felt she would be sent back. 
4. She wanted to be a boy. 

Anne asked Marilla to call her Cordella because 

1. She felt it was a more beautiful name. 
2. That was her real name. 
3. It did not matter what she was called. 
4. It made her feel happy and cheerful. 

Who/What do the pronouns refer to in these sentences? What do these sentences tell you about the people who speak them? 

1. “Well, she didn’t. She brought her. I asked the stationmaster. And I had to bring her home. 
   She couldn’t be left there, no matter where the mistake had come in.” 
2. I might have expected it. Nobody ever did want me. ....It was all too beautiful to last.” 

“Yes, there is need!” The child raised her head quickly showing a tear-stained face and trembling lips. 

1. What is there a need for? 
2. Why has the need come about? 

“You suppose so! Don’t you know it?” 
“Well now, she’s a real nice little thing, Marilla. It’s kind of a pity to send her back when she’s so set on staying here.” 

1. What are Marilla and Matthew talking about? 
2. What is the result of this conversation? 

Why did the Cuthberts want to boy? 

What did Anne do when she realized Marilla did not want to adopt a girl? 

Why was Anne sent to the Cuthberts when they actually wanted a boy? 

Make five new phrases using the words. 

1. Burst into tears 
2. On the table 
3. Next to it 
4. On the farm 
5. With another smile 
6. At the child 
7. Into the house 
8. At the orphanage 

Ismall and Sheela have two children, Aisha and Anu. Aisha is married to Deepak and they have a son. Anil and a daughter, Zeenat. Anu is married to James and their son is named Peter. 
 
 Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using apostrophes where needed. 
 1.            Ismail and Sheela are Aisha and ________________ parents. 
 2.            Deepak’s ________________ name is Aisha. 
 3.            Deepak and Aisha’s ________________ names are Anil and Zeenat. 
 4.            Their ________________ name is james and their ________________ name is Anu. 
 5.            Peter is ________________ and ________________ cousin. 

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box. 
 You can repeat some of the words. 
                                 the         a              her         my          this         your 

1. It was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring at ________________ window. For ________________ moment she could not remember where she was. Then, Anne dropped on ________________ knees and gazed out through ________________ window,  ________ eyes full of delight. She was startled by ________________ hand on ________________ shoulder. 
2. Anne decided, “I’ve made up ________________ mind to enjoy ________________ drive.  You can nearly always enjoy things if you make up ________________ mind firmly that you will. I am not going to think about anything else during ________________ drive. I’m just going to think about ________________ drive.” 

Circle the appropriate determiners within brackets. 
 “It’d be more to the point if you could say she was (a/an/the) useful little thing,” retorted Marilla, “but I’ll make it (her/his/my) business to see she’s trained to be that. And mind, Matthew, you’re not to go interfering with (her/his/my) methods. 
 “Perhaps (a/an/the) old maid doesn’t know much about bringing up (a/an/the) child, but I guess she knows more than (a/an/the) old bachelor. So you just leave me to manage her. When I fail it’ll be time enough to put (our/your/her) oar in.” 
 “There, there, Marilla, you can have (her/his/your) own way,” said Matthew reassuringly. 
 “Only be as good and kind to her as you can without spoiling her. I kind of think she’s one of (a/an/the) sort you can do anything with if you only get her to love you.” 

Read these newspaper headlines. 
 1. India Celebrates Republic Day 
 2. Japan’s new World Champion 
 3. India Wins gold 
 4. Boy Turns saviour 
 5. Robots to perform Surgeries 
 6. Girl Breaks Record 
 Take turns to change the headlines into proper sentences. Remember, you will have to change some word. 

How did the conversation between Marilla and Mathew affect Anne?