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If I Were You
How does Gerrard outwit the Intruder?
Gerrard tells the Intruder that he is also a murderer. He is expecting police. His accomplice has been caught. Another of his men will ring up on seeing the police. He convinces the Intruder to run away with him. He pushes him in the cupboard and closes it. In this way, he outwits the Intruder.
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(i) Who has been referred to as ‘a poor hunted rat’ here?
(ii) What does the intruder has to gain? How?
(iii) Find the words from the passage which are opposites of:
(a) lose, (b) bounded.
(a) Who is the ‘villain’ in this context?
(b) How has he been luckier?
(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘simulation’.(i) How will the intruder’s clothes let him down?
(ii) What is extremely interesting?
(iii) Find words which are similar in meaning to the meaning of given words (from the passage):
(a) very much, (b) wisdom.
(i) Why does the intruder want to kill Gerrard?
(ii) Why does Gerrard say it will not help the intruder?
(iii) Find the words from the following passage which mean the same as:
(a) recognition, (b) mislead.
(a) Who spoke these lines?
(b) Whom does ‘you’ refer to? What is likely to happen in case he shoots?
(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘actually’.
(i) What kind of game does Gerrard talk about? What is the result?
(ii) What trouble is Gerrard expecting and why?
(iii) Find words from the passage which mean the same as:
(a) hoping, (b) by bad luck.
(i) Why can Gerrard not deliver the props in time?
(ii) What does he wish to put in his next play? Why?
(iii) Find words from the passage which mean opposite of the following words:
(a) boring, (b) late.
What is Gerrard’s profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer.
Why does the Intruder break in Gerrard’s house?
How does Intruder behave with Gerrard? What does it tell about him?
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