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Samacheer Class 7 English - The Red-Headed League

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Q.1Photography was Vincent Spaulding’s hobby.v
Solution

False

Answer:

False

Q.2Mr. Ross did not want to hire Mr. Wilson.v
Solution

False

Answer:

False

Q.3Mr. Wilson worked for Mr. Ross for six weeks.v
Solution

False
Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

Answer:

False
Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

Q.4Mr. Jones was a lawyer.v
Solution

False

Answer:

False

Q.5Spaulding dug a tunnel from the cellar of the shop to the jewellery shop.v
Solution

False
B. Complete the table based on the information from the text.
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S.No
Holme’s Findings
Clues
1.
Mr. Holmes found the tunnel.
Cellar was behind the shop.
2.
Mr. Spaulding dug the tunnel.
Mr. Spaulding’s trousers were dirty.
3.
The tunnel was made to get into the bank’s strong room.
The Bank is at the back of the shop.
4.
Spaulding could be the thief.
Happy to work for half wages.
C. Answer the following questions.

Answer:

False
B. Complete the table based on the information from the text.
Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Guide Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 2 The Red-Headed League 1
S.No
Holme’s Findings
Clues
1.
Mr. Holmes found the tunnel.
Cellar was behind the shop.
2.
Mr. Spaulding dug the tunnel.
Mr. Spaulding’s trousers were dirty.
3.
The tunnel was made to get into the bank’s strong room.
The Bank is at the back of the shop.
4.
Spaulding could be the thief.
Happy to work for half wages.
C. Answer the following questions.

Q.1Why did Jabez Wilson meet Mr. Holmes?v
Solution

Jabez Wilson was disturbed very much as someone had been playing a practical joke on him. He met Holmes to find a solution to his problem.
Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

Answer:

Jabez Wilson was disturbed very much as someone had been playing a practical joke on him. He met Holmes to find a solution to his problem.
Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

Q.2Describe Vincent Spaulding.v
Solution

Vincent Spaulding is the assistant of Wilson. He is also known as John Clay. He works in Wilson’s pawnshop for half-wage in order to rob the bank by making a tunnel from the pawnshop to the stoned floor of the Bank. Finally, he is caught by Mr. Holmes.

Answer:

Vincent Spaulding is the assistant of Wilson. He is also known as John Clay. He works in Wilson’s pawnshop for half-wage in order to rob the bank by making a tunnel from the pawnshop to the stoned floor of the Bank. Finally, he is caught by Mr. Holmes.

Q.3Why did Spaulding spend a lot of time in the cellar?v
Solution

Spaulding spent a lot of time in the cellar to make a tunnel connecting the pawnshop of Mr. Wilson and the bank.

Answer:

Spaulding spent a lot of time in the cellar to make a tunnel connecting the pawnshop of Mr. Wilson and the bank.

Q.4Why was Mr. Wilson hired to copy the Encyclopaedia?v
Solution

Wilson was hired to copy the Encyclopaedia because the men with red hair could apply to that job.
Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

Answer:

Wilson was hired to copy the Encyclopaedia because the men with red hair could apply to that job.
Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Guide Prose Chapter 2 I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore

Q.5How did Holmes’ team catch the thieves?v
Solution

Holmes suspected that there was a cellar at the back of the pawn shop connecting to the Bank room. He along with Jones waited at the Bank room to catch the thief red-handed when they came through the stoned floor.
D. Based on your reading of the text complete the pyramid by arranging the sequence in the correct order.
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Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Guide Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 2 The Red-Headed League 3
Holmes found the tunnel from the cellar to the bank’s strong room.
Wilson was assigned to copy the encyclopedia.
Wilson asked Sherlock Holmes for help.
Wilson got the job in The Red-Headed League.
Spaulding and Ross were caught by the famous detective.
One day he found the notice that ‘The Red-Headed League’ was dissolved.
Holmes recognised Spaulding who was actually John Clay, a notorious criminal.

Answer:

Holmes suspected that there was a cellar at the back of the pawn shop connecting to the Bank room. He along with Jones waited at the Bank room to catch the thief red-handed when they came through the stoned floor.
D. Based on your reading of the text complete the pyramid by arranging the sequence in the correct order.
Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Guide Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 2 The Red-Headed League 2
Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Guide Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 2 The Red-Headed League 3
Holmes found the tunnel from the cellar to the bank’s strong room.
Wilson was assigned to copy the encyclopedia.
Wilson asked Sherlock Holmes for help.
Wilson got the job in The Red-Headed League.
Spaulding and Ross were caught by the famous detective.
One day he found the notice that ‘The Red-Headed League’ was dissolved.
Holmes recognised Spaulding who was actually John Clay, a notorious criminal.