Difficult words with their meaning

lounge : a room in a house that is used for sitting or entertaining guests

radiogram : an entertainment device that combined a radio and a record player or a gramophone

villa : a large and luxurious country residence

shriek : a high loud cry

tartar : an irritable person

phew : expressing shock or relief

motto : a guiding slogan

pound : the unit of money in the United Kingdom worth 100 pence

shilling : a British coin in use till 1971

absurd : not logical

relent : finally agree to something after initial refusal

Marks and Spencer: a British multinational retailer of goods

thingummy : a word used in spoken english when name of the object

has been forgotten

endorse : to put signature on the back of a cheque in order to make it

able to be paid to someone

II. Answer the following questions.

1. Choose the correct answer from the options given below each of the following questions.

i. Why didn’t Jack and Jill pay rent for their house? They didn’t pay the rent because

(a) they were too poor to pay the rent.

(b) they were staying in the house illegally.

(c) they had bought the house on instalments

Ans. (c) they had bought the house on instalments

ii. How much did Aunt Jane give Jack and Jill as their wedding present?

(a) one hundred pounds

(b) two hundred pounds

(c) one thousand pounds

Ans. (b) two hundred pounds

iii. How much did Jack and Jill pay to get a car?

(a) five pounds

(b) ten pounds

(c) five hundred pounds

Ans. (a) five pounds

iv. Why did Aunt Jane refuse to lie down on the bed? She didn’t lie down on the bed because

(a) she was angry with Jack and Jill.

(b) the bed did not belong to Jack and Jill.

(c) she was in a hurry to leave the house of Jack and Jill.

Ans. (b) the bed did not belong to Jack and Jill.

v. Why did Aunt Jane gift a cheque of ten pounds to Jack and Jill?... because

(a) Jack and Jill asked Aunt Jane to help them with a cheque.

(b) Jack and Jill wanted to repay their loans.

(c) Aunt Jane thought that Jack and Jill could make full payments for at least one of their bills.

Ans. (c) Aunt Jane thought that Jack and Jill could make full payments for at least one of their bills.

vi. What did Jack intend to do with the ten pounds cheque?

(a) He wanted to pay off the instalments to the doctor.

(b) He wanted to pay off the instalments for the houses.

(c) He wanted to pay off the instalments for the car.

Ans. (c) He wanted to pay off the instalments for the car.

vii.How many persons were present in the house when Aunt Jane visited Jack and Jill?

(a) four

(b) five

(c) six

Ans. (a) four

2. Describe Jack and Jill’s house and the things that impressed Aunt Jane.

Ans. The lounge of the house was cosy and the furniture was preety. Their radiogram, car and piano all impresses Aunt Jane.

3. Why was Aunt Jane worried about her gift cheque?

Ans. Aunt Jane was worried about her cheque because she was thinking if she hadn't been put two thousand pound by mistake on it.

4. Why did Jack say that it was better ‘to be Mr. Owner than to be Mr. Tenant’?

Ans. Jack said that it was better 'to be Mr. Owner than to be Mr. Tenant' because he knew that it was very uneconomic to go on paying rent year after year.

5. Why did Aunt Jane say that she would take a bus rather than go by Jack’s car?

Ans. Aunt Jane said so, because that car was not completely owned by Jack.

6. What did Jill do with the ten pound cheque presented by Aunt Jane?

Ans. Jill sent it to Dr. Martin

7. Many people are in the habit of buying things on instalment? Do you support this trend? Give reasons for your answer.

Ans. I support this trend because when a person becomes practical with regards to buying things in easy instalments he can buy and owns the thiongs with a little difficulty in paying the instalments.

8. Describe a situation which you find most humourous in the play.

Ans. Why; just one more instalments and Baby's really ours!

9. What do you understand by the title ‘The Never, Never Nest’? Can you suggest a new title?

Ans. The title 'The Never-Never Nest' here means, the person who lives in a homes and he pays the instalment monthly to own it, he doesn't own his home easily. The new title should be 'Own A Home.'

I. Tick  the words which are similar to the words given in bold.

1. Charming! Such a cosy little room.

(a) costly

(b) cute

(c) comfortable

Ans. (c) comfortable

2. Aunt Jane (suddenly): Jack! I’ve just thought of something. That car—is it yours?

Jill: Of course it’s ours.

Aunt Jane: All yours?

Jack: Well, no. Not exactly all.

(a) immediately

(b) completely

(c) correctly

Ans. (b) completely

3. Now, tell me, how much do all these instalments come to?

(a) loans

(b) full payment

(c) part payment

Ans. (c) part payment

4. Yes, Jack, that’s what’s worrying me.

(a) surprising

(b) irritating

(c) troubling

Ans. (c) troubling

5. Suppose you take it and pay off just one of your bills

(a) give away

(b) make full payment

(c) pay in instalments

Ans. (b) make full payment

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