‘You’re busy,’ I said; ‘perhaps I’m disturbing you.’  

  a. Who is the speaker?  
  b. Who is he speaking to?  
  c. Why does the speaker say so?  

‘But you’re not thinking about what you see.’

1. Who is the speaker here?

2. Who is ‘you’ here?

3. What is the listener able to see but unable to think about?

‘I did not care to spend more money in a hopeless attempt at recovering them.’

1. Who is the speaker here?

2. Who is he talking to?

3. Which ‘hopeless attempt’ is he talking about?

When did Watson visit Sherlock Holmes?

What was Mr Holmes doing when Watson went to see him?

What all did Sherlock discover about the owner of the hat? How did he arrive at his conclusions?

Why did Sherlock Holmes suspect that the hat was involved in a crime? Explain.

Describe the incident in which the tall man lost both his hat and his goose.

Why was Peterson not able to return the hat and the goose to the rightful owner?

Why did Holmes give Peterson the goose?

What did Sherlock Holmes deduce about the man’s hair?

What did Sherlock do to find Henry Baker?

Analyse the character of Sherlock Holmes. Give details from the story to support your answer.

Do you think Peterson was too naive? Comment.

Match the words in Column A with their antonyms in Column B.

Complete these sentences with appropriate noun clauses.

1. I can see ........................................................................................... .

2. She said ........................................................................................... .

3. I understand ........................................................................................... .

4. She told me ........................................................................................... .

5. ........................................................................................... makes me happy.

6. You can drink ........................................................................................... .

7. Do you know ........................................................................................... .

8. I am sure ........................................................................................... .

9. I know ........................................................................................... .

10. She does not know ........................................................................................... .

Combine these sentences together to make one sentence each. Put the adjective clause after the noun that it describes. You may use who or that to put the clauses together.
1.    We sent a gift to my aunt. She lives in Pune.
2.    The man works as a doctor. He lives in the house next to mine.
3.    That’s the article. She is writing it.
4.    We bought some books. Our cousin told us they were on sale.
5.    The car runs very fast. I got it repaired last week.
6.    I lived in an apartment. It did not have a lift.
7.    You should see a vet. He can help your dog better.
8.    The movie was brilliant. It was directed by Castro.
9.    We saw the boy. He has long hair.
10. My mother bought me a dress. It is beautiful.

Combine these sentences to form one sentence each using an adverb clause.

1. I waited for my sister. I waited till she arrived.

2. He Hid behind the bushes.  The police could not find him.

3. I saw her. She had walked into the room.

4. He was not there. I left a message with his secretary.

5. We wish to do well. We work hard.

6. She was very tired. She could barely walk.

7. Don’t play with the knife. You could hurt yourself.

8. He started late. He finished in time.

9. You must tell me everything. Otherwise I will not be able to help you.

10. We watched the sparrows. They laid their eggs in this nest.

Imagine yourself to be a reporter of a newspaper. You have to report the incident that took place on the Baker Street that Christmas morning. Write a report about the incident.
You may include these points:
-      details about the place, time and exact location of the incident
-      Who all were present
-      What exactly happened
-      What are the speculations
-      Who would handle the case
-      When is the verdict expected

Where had Peterson gotten the hat and goose from? What did he do with it?