LESSON TEN
THE PRINCESS AND THE KIDNAPPER
SOLVED EXERCISES
Introduction
You must have noticed that whenever the Chief Minister goes to any place, there are many armed people who move along with him. They are called security men.
Why does the Chief Minister need security?
Who else needs security?
In this lesson you will be reading a true account of Princess Anne's kidnap. But before you read it, complete the word webs given below. Fill in each circle with the word whose meaning is given below. The number after each meaning shows the paragraph where the word is found. The words will all be related to the word in the centre.
1. a type of gun (7)
Answer - revolver
2. a hand gun that puts a new shot in place after ach shot has been fired (10)
Answer - automatic
3. mouth or opening of a gun (13)
Answer - muzzle
4. thick end of a gun (18)
Answer - butt
5. bullets (22)
Answer - cartridges
1. a large car (1)
Answer - limousine
2.a type of car (1)
Answer - Ford Escort
3. moved smoothly (1)
Answer - slid
4. moved sideways (1)
Answer - curb
5. moved car faster (5)
Answer - accelerated
6. a paid car driver (5)
Answer - chauffeur
7. to stop car (6)
Answer - switch off the ignition
8. a type of car (16)
Answer - Jaguar
Match the words correctly with the meanings given. The number after each word tells you the paragraph in which the word is to be found.
| shackles (2) | - policeman's stick |
|---|---|
| ransom (2) | - an action in the game of rugby |
| sidewalk (16) | - money paid to set a prisoner free |
| truncheon (18) | - pavement |
| a flying tackle (22) | - chain for prisoners |
| rear (6) | - thrown, not near one another |
| scattered (13) | - very big, huge |
| burly (18) | - back |
Answer -
| shackles (2) | - chain for prisoners |
|---|---|
| ransom (2) | - money paid to set a prisoner free |
| sidewalk (16) | - pavement |
| truncheon (18) | - policeman's stick |
| a flying tackle (22) | - an action in the game of rugby |
| rear (6) | - back |
| scattered (13) | - thrown, not near one another |
| burly (18) | - very big, huge |
| brooding (2) | - broke into pieces |
|---|---|
| stowed (2) | - swung, stood unsteadily |
| scuffed (7) | - cut the edge of |
| smashed (7) | - tore through |
| pierced (7) | - thinking deeply |
| drain (7) | - made a hole |
| reeled (8) | - break into small pieces |
| scrambled (9) | - hitting (like using hammer ) |
| shattered (13) | - brushed against |
| clipped (15) | - came out on hands and knees |
| plowed (15) | - flow away |
| ducking (15) | - carefully packed |
| hammering (18) | - hiding to save the head |
Answer -
| brooding (2) | - thinking deeply |
|---|---|
| stowed (2) | - carefully packed |
| scuffed (7) | - brushed against |
| smashed (7) | -broke into pieces |
| pierced (7) | - made a hole |
| drain (7) | - flow away |
| reeled (8) | - swung, stood unsteadily |
| scrambled (9) | - came out on hands and knees |
| shattered (13) | - break into small pieces |
| clipped (15) | - cut the edge of |
| plowed (15) | - tore through |
| ducking (15) | - hiding to save the head |
| hammering (18) | - hitting (like using hammer) |
READ AGAIN
Who are they ?
Against each of the characters, write who they are. The number after each name indicates the paragraph where the name occurs.
Princess Anne (1)
Answer - Princess of Great Britain
Captain Mark Philips (1)
Answer - Princess Anne's husband
Peter Sydney Ball (2)
Answer - A giant 26-year old man
Rowena Brassey (3)
Answer - Lady-in -waiting
James Beaton (6)
Answer - Princess's bodyguard
Alec Callender (8)
Answer - Chauffeur
Michael Hills (14)
Answer - Police Constable
Glanmore Martin (16)
Answer - Chauffeur
Brian McConnell (17)
Answer - Journalist
Ronald Russell (18)
Answer - Businessman
Peter Edmonds (22)
Answer - Trainee Detective
READ FAST
Read paragraphs 1 to 6 and answer the following questions.
1. Where were the Princess and her husband returning from on the evening of 20th March 1974?
Answer - On the evening of 20th March 1974 Princess and her husband were returning from a charity film show in London.
2. Who was in white Ford Escort that followed Princess Anne's limousine?
Answer - A giant 26 year old man named Peter Sydney Ball or Ian Ball as he called himself was in white Ford Escort that followed Princess Anne's limousine.
3. From where had Ball bought the revolvers? Why do you think he had to smuggle them?
Answer - The previous December, Ball had flown to Spain and obtained two revolvers from a Madrid shop.
He had to smuggle them because owning firearms in England required special permits and licenses which Ian did not possess.
4. What do you think Ball had written in the letter addressed to Queen Elizabeth?
Answer - I think he had demanded 3 million pounds ransom from the Queen Elizabeth.
5. How was NGN 1 different to other royal cars?
Answer - Like other royal cars, NGN1 had neither bulletproof windows nor emergency radio.
6. Ball accelerated and swept past the royal limousine. Why?
Answer - Ball accelerated and swept past the royal limousine to avoid a collision.
7. Who did James Beaton think Ian Ball was?
Answer - James Beaton thought Ian Ball was an angry motorist.
8. What did Ian Ball tell the chauffeur and Princess Anne?
Answer - Ian Ball ordered the chauffeur to 'switch off the ignition' and said to Princess Anne : 'Come with me I only want you for two days.'
READ CAREFULLY
Read paragraphs 7 to 14 and complete the following notes.
1. Ian Ball's first bullet scuffed Beaton's jacket and the second bullet hit his shoulder and pierced lung.
2. His third bullet was aimed at chauffeur Alec Callender and it hit his chest .
3. Rowena Brassey tried to help Princess Anne to escape by scrambling out of the left rear door.
4. Ian Ball threatened the bodyguard by saying that 'drop that gun If he did not then he will shoot the Princess.
5. Beaton's automatic probably got jammed because the gunshot to his shoulder weakened his grip.
6. A tug-of-war developed between Ian Ball and Mark Philips.
7. Ian Ball wanted to kidnap the Princess because he will get a couple of million.
8. Ball's fourth bullet hit the window and struck James in the palm.
His fifth bullet hit James in the stomach.
9. When Michael Hills recognized the maroon limousine, he radioed Canon Row police station that a Royal car seemed to have been in an accident.
10. Ian Ball's sixth bullet hit the constable Michael Hills in the stomach.
READ FURHER
Read paragraphs 15 to 24. Some events from these paragraphs are given below. They are however , not in proper order. Rearrange them. Put 1 in front of the first event, 2 after the second and so on. The 1st, 5th and 10th, have been done for you.
3 Then Brian McConnell tried to rescue the Princess but he too was shot.
5 Ball pointed the gun at the Princess and tried to pull her out.
2 When Glanmore came to the rescue, Ian Ball warned him to stay away.
8 When he heard the police coming, he tried to run away.
4 Ronald Russell punched Ian Ball who fired at him.
1 Ian Ball wounded constable Hills with a gunshot.
6 The Princess told him that it was useless for him to kidnap her.
10 Ian Ball finally went to prison.
7 Then Russell punched him so hard that he fell headlong.
9 Peter Edmonds gave him a 'flying tackle' and stopped him from running away.
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