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off the bed, breaking his neck and resulting in his death. The simple 11. shoals
desire of wanting to sleep like a normal person instead of sitting up 12. strong wind
on the bed with his arms around his legs and his body arched forward 13. sea
is an unattainable goal for Merrick. 14. failed
Merrick wishes to be like other people, something that is 15. cabin
beyond him because of his deformity. Even the simple act of lying on 16. pump
his back to sleep proves impossible for him due to the sheer weight 17. slower
of his head. It is not his choice that he is born abnormal and society 18. foghorn
should therefore treat people with abnormalities humanely and not 19. kitten
ridicule them. 20. Sinbad
A person, though deformed is in every right a human being and 21. pilot
should therefore be respected as one. Merrick accepts his deformity 22. flag
as something that is frightening to others. He does not blame others 23. Flushing
for laughing or screaming in fear at him. He does not even blame his 24. adult
mother for abandoning him because of his hideous looks. He is an 25. chart
intelligent man who is able to read and write and is loyal and loving. 26. telegram
Thus, the ending of the story is a reminder not to take life for granted 27. Shotley
and a gentle reminder to us to be thankful for what we are endowed 28. consciousness
with. Merrick dies in an attempt to do a simple thing that people take
for granted. Practice 4
1. ✗ 2. ✓ 3. ✗ 4. ✓ 5. ✗
Practice 6 6. ✓ 7. ✓ 8. ✗
One of the main themes in the story The Elephant Man is human
dignity is a man’s right. Human dignity is an individual’s sense of self-
respect and self-worth. As long as a living being is rightfully called a Practice 5
person, he or she has the right to be treated as such. John Merrick, The main theme of the story We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea is
though deformed from birth is a person – a human being in every perseverance is the key to success in life. When Jim fails to return
sense of the word. He should therefore not be treated as a creature. after setting out to buy some petrol and when the children realises
Merrick is sensitive to other people’s feelings. He understands that the anchor of the yacht has dragged in the fog and that they
that his looks frighten people and does not bear any grudge against are drifting down the river, they did not panic. Everything begins to
them. He is not angry with the nurse who screams in terror when happen very fast. John tries to put out more chain as the tide has
she sees him. In fact, he tells Dr. Treves that he wishes to stay in a risen but loses the anchor.
lighthouse where he cannot frighten others or in a home for the blind The yacht continues to drift down the river. John courageously
where the blind cannot see him and thus would not be frightened by tries to hoist up the sails and lets the yacht drift further out to sea.
his looks. John is determined to steer the yacht to safety. Due to insistence of
Silcock and much of the Victorian society treats Merrick as a Susan to keep the promise made to the mother of not going out to
creature to be ridiculed because of his looks. They pay in order to see sea, the children try to return to the river but find sailing against the
an oddity. Silcock makes use of him to make money but treats him wind impossible. With strong wind blowing, John leaves Susan at the
shabbily like an animal with no respect for him. During the Victorian helm while he reefs the sail to slow down the yacht and is almost
times, people who are abnormal like Merrick are laughed at and their swept overboard.
self-respect and self-worth is trampled on. People like Merrick are When sea water floods the cabin, the children work together
looked down upon and are marginalized by society. In providing him to pump the water out. The children persevere during the storm and
a place to stay at the hospital, Dr Treves gives Merrick a chance to successfully direct the yacht to the nearest port. They even manage
regain his dignity as a human being.
to save a kitten floating on a case along the way. With perseverance,
John and Susan finally bring the yacht safely to Flushing.
We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea by Arthur Ransome
Formative Practice Practice 6
A lesson that I have learnt in the story We Didn’t Mean to
Practice 1 Go to Sea is we should persevere and take obstacles squarely in
1. responsibility the shoulder when we come across problems in life. We should be
2. obedience prepared to face the unexpected in life. When such problems come
3. cooperation we should persevere and handle it the best way possible.
4. determination We should also maintain a clear head to enable us to make
5. perseverance decisions. John keeps a clear head throughout the ordeal. The
6. bravery children do not have any experience handling a yacht that is as big
as the Goblin and have never taken a yacht to sea. John tries to
Practice 2 recall all that Jim has shared with him about how to steer a yacht
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A safely. This level-headedness enables him to avoid the dangers that
6. C 7. A 8. C he meets along the way. He is reminded of what Jim has said about
avoiding the shoals-it is dangerous and can cause boats to run
Practice 3 aground. He learns to steer the yacht in stormy weather and learns to
reef the sail to slow down the yacht.
1. Pin Mill The children learn that to overcome the problems they are
2. Jim Brading facing, they have to work together to ensure that water is pumped out
3. the Goblin of the cabin when sea water floods the cabin, tilting the yacht to one
4. petrol side. This happens as John tries to redirect the course of the yacht
5. accident back to the river instead of going out to the sea. This decision proves
6. anchor even more dangerous and he quickly makes the decision to turn the
7. high tide yacht back to the original course. The children face the perils at sea
8. heading bravely and handle one issue after another bravely till they arrive
9. fog safely at Flushing.
10. disappears

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