THE INVISIBLE MAN

THE INVISIBLE MAN

SOLVED EXERCISES

You are going to read a radio play entitled The Invisible Man. He used to say such things to people . Read and find out why he spoke like that. But before you read the play, do the following exercise. It will help you with the word meanings. 

Match the words correctly with the meanings given. The numbers after  each word tells you the lines where the word occurs in the passage.

staggered (5-10)	- laughed disrespectfully at others
hanging about (25-30 )	- feel
fancy (35-40)	- broke out
scoffed (55-60)	- escape by tricking
erupted (60-65)	- walked unsteadily
elude (120-125)	- to keep busy in other's affairs
meddle (125-130)	- moving around someone, not   going away

Answer - 

staggered (5-10)	- walked unsteadily
hanging about (25-30 )	- moving around someone, not  going away
fancy (35-40)	- feel
scoffed (55-60)	-  laughed disrespectfully at   others
erupted (60-65)	- broke out
elude (120-125)	- escape by tricking
meddle (125-130)	- to keep busy in other's affairs

sovereign (15-20)	- quick view
porter (15-20)	- robberies
glimpse (40-45)	- eagerness to know something
curiosity (55-60)	- door keeper
burglaries (60-65)	- British gold coin (not used now)

 

Answer - 

sovereign (15-20)	-  British gold coin (not used now)
porter (15-20)	- door keeper
glimpse (40-45)	- quick view
curiosity (55-60)	- eagerness to know something
burglaries (60-65)	- robberies

touchy ( 30-35)	- which cannot be seen
sociable (30-35)	- suddenly put
anxious (45-50)	- sudden large numbers

awesome ( 50-55)	- unbelievable
invisible  (50-55)	- glittering
rash (60-65)	- easily angered
ablaze  (65-70)	- full of fear and doubt
jammed (80-85)	- friendly
preposterous (95-100)	- mixed feeling of fear and respect

Answer -

touchy ( 30-35)	- easily angered
sociable (30-35)	- friendly
anxious (45-50)	- full of fear and doubt

awesome ( 50-55)	- unbelievable
invisible  (50-55)	- which cannot be seen
rash (60-65)	- sudden large numbers
ablaze  (65-70)	- glittering
jammed (80-85)	- suddenly put
preposterous (95-100)	- mixed feeling of fear and respect

  

READ CAREFULLY 

Read the play and complete the following statements.

1. The strange thing about the man who arrived at the Coach and Horses inn was   he was wrapped from head to foot and the brim of his soft felt hat hid every centimeter of his face, except for his eyes which were covered by smoked glasses. 

2. The innkeeper's wife was very eager to keep him because at that time of the year, travelers were few and far between. 

3. The strange man did not want people hanging about. 

4. He thought the place was suitable for him because it was remote, quiet, and he was not likely to be interrupted. 

5. The strange thing the porter noticed about the man was whole time the man kept his back to Jimson and wouldn't let him see even a centimeter of his face .

Jimson kept asking him questions and made observations until he got angry and wanted Jimson to get out of his room.

The man couldn't control his anger so he whirled around and talked to Jimson through a handkerchief. 

6. The new mystery in town was that over the rash of burglaries that had erupted in the neighbourhood.

7. Dr Cuss came downstairs terrified because the moment he entered the room he saw that the guest has no hands and no face.

One can see right through him, except where there's clothing covering him. That guest was an invisible man. 

8. The people in the town suspected that the petty thieveries that had been going on was done by a burglar who was invisible. 

9. A group of men from the town suddenly burst into his room because they wanted to arrest and capture the incredible invisible man. 

10. When the men burst into the room they saw bandage hanging in mid air. 

11. The Invisible Man threatened to kill all of them.

LET'S WRITE 

You are Dr Cuss. The police have called you to make a report of what you actually saw in room No.8 when you went there to collect donations. 

Here is your report. It is incomplete. Complete it.

Encounter in Room No. 8

With Mrs. Hall's permission I was going from room to room collecting donations for the new nursing home. I was particularly interested in going to Room No.8 because I had heard that the man who stayed in that room was very rich. So I knocked at his door but there was no answer. For a second, I thought may be he didn't heard that, so I took the liberty of walking in . He was working, and the minute he heard me behind him, he jammed both his hands into his coat. But not before, I was able to see that he has no hands. There were just two empty sleeves and when he turned around, I saw that he has no face. The man in Room No. 8  had no hands and no face. Just emptiness. One can see right through him, except where there's clothing covering him. That's why he always wears the bandages, and the hat and the smoked glasses. The stranger in Room No.8 is an invisible man.