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CHAPTER 9 STUDENT BOOK (MCB) ANSWER KEY
THEME: MYSTERY
Warm up
Free response
Comprehension
A. 1.
The price of Blackwood House kept falling
because no one wanted the house. They
thought that it was haunted by a spirit called
the ‘White Visitor’.
2.
The ‘White Visitor’ was
actually Mr Cooper disguised as Miss Varley, the
previous owner of Blackwood House who was
believed to be haunting the house. Mr Cooper
said that Miss Varley had died in the house two
years ago. She was not a happy woman, but
she loved Blackwood House and that people
said that she came back every night to visit
her old home. She always wore a white dress
when she was alive and so people called her
the ‘White Visitor’.
3.
Dr Norton preferred to
buy Blackwood House because he could afford
it. Besides, it was big enough for him and in a
very good location and he did not believe in
ghosts.
4.
Dr Norton wanted Mr Cooper to
ask Mr Varley whether he would allow him to
sleep in Blackwood House for one night before
he bought it. He did so because he wanted to
verify the story of the White Visitor haunting
the house.
5.
Dr Norton was an old soldier
and had a small bed which he planned to take
to the house. He also had a small lamp which he
thought would provide him with sufficient light
for one night.
6.
Dr Norton refused to be
scared of the White Visitor. He threw his book
at the White Visitor. When the visor moved its
head out of the way, he realised that it was not
a ghost. He jumped out of bed and pulled the
white cloth off the visitor’s face to reveal that
it was actually Mr Cooper.
7.
Mr Cooper
couldn’t buy Blackwood House because he
couldn’t afford it. He decided to spread a
rumour that the house was haunted so that no
one would want to buy it and the price of the
house would fall. He was waiting for the price to
come down to £800 and then he would buy the
house.
B. Mr Cooper
profession – real estate agent, character –
persuasive and cunning, attitude towards
Blackwood House – wants to buy it and
discourages others from buying it by telling
them that it is haunted
Dr Norton
profession – doctor, used to be a soldier,
character – fearless and determined, attitude
towards Blackwood House - wants to buy it and
does not believe that it is haunted
C. 1.
Dr Norton seems to be a fearless and
reasonable man who does not believe in
things without seeing them. He first wants
to see the ‘White Visitor’ with his own eyes
before believing any rumour about it.
2.
Mr Cooper had expected Dr Norton to be
terrified of the ‘White Visitor’ after spending
a night in Blackwood House. No, that did
not happen as Dr Norton was not scared
or fooled by Mr Cooper’s cunning plan.
3.
I don’t think Dr Norton will tell anyone about
Mr Cooper’s trick and therefore he will not
lose his business. I would have dealt with
Mr Cooper by letting him get away with trickery
for one time but would sternly warn him against
tricking customers in future.
Grammar
2.
a. Preeti wouldn’t have won the first prize if
her father had not been one of the judges
of the contest.
3.
d. The watchman will let you enter if you
show your identity card at the school
gate.
4.
e. Ritika would be more popular if she wasn’t
so arrogant.
5.
b. If Teja had informed the police in time,
they could have caught the thieves before
they escaped.
6.
c. If we don’t book tickets now, the prices
will go up.
7.
f. I would give Shruti a call if I knew her
number.
B. 2.
If you had arrived a few minutes earlier, you
would have met them. ( Type III conditional)
3.
If he invites you, you will certainly
come. ( Type I conditional)
4.
If you had
kept your promise, she would not have
been disappointed. (Type
III conditional)
5.
If Aman had eaten breakfast, he would
not have fainted during assembly. ( Type III
conditional)
6.
If Arvind fails to qualify
for the final, his coach will be shocked. ( Type I
conditional)
7.
If Simran had remembered
to close the door, the cat would not have
got inside the house. ( Type III conditional)
8.
If I was the principal, I would make
yoga compulsory for all students. ( Type II
conditional)
9.
If our team wins, we will
have a celebration. ( Type I conditional)
Vocabulary
A.
2.
g
3.
e
4.
f
5.
b
6.
a
7.
c
B.
2.
hold on
3.
fell apart
4.
set out
5.
show up
6.
put off
7.
called off
Writing
Monday
I had gone to the real estate agent in Overwood
last week. I informed him that I needed a house in
the area. He is a middle-aged man called Cooper
and seemed quite helpful. The prices of the houses
in Overwood are high. Both Cooper and I were
thinking about what I should do when I noticed
a poster on the wall advertising a house called
Blackwood House. There was no problem with the
house— it was well within my budget— except that
Cooper insisted that I should not buy it. He said that
the house was haunted by its previous owner, Miss
Varley. People call her spirit the ‘White Visitor’. I did
not believe in it and asked Cooper to write to the
owner asking for permission to spend one night in
the house before I bought it. The owner said that
he had no problem with it. I am going to spend
tomorrow night in Blackwood House. I do not think
there is any such thing as the White Visitor. It must
be a rumour. However, I will be wary and keep awake
till midnight, which is when it is most likely to make
its appearance.
Tuesday
What an exciting turn of events! It is 2 in the
morning now and I am at Blackwood House. I must
write immediately of my experience! I had brought
an old bed and a lamp to read by to the house. As
I was reading, the clock struck midnight. I heard
the door open. A white figure appeared before me
and tried to scare me. I refused to be scared and
hurled my book at it. It moved its head out of the
way which showed me that it was scared. I went
towards it and pulled the white cloth off. Imagine
my surprise when I saw Cooper standing there! He
himself was flabbergasted that I was not scared
and he didn’t know what to do. On questioning
him, I found out that he wanted to buy Blackwood
House for himself but could not afford it. He had
spread the rumour about the spirit so that the
price of the house would come down so that he
could buy it. I was amazed at the cunning of the
man and told him that I would tell everyone of
his trickery. He was apologetic and requested me
not to do so as he would lose his business. I then
sternly asked him to finalise the deal with the
owner of Blackwood House so that I could buy it.
I look forward to handing over the money to Mr
Varley, the owner, tomorrow and moving into the
beautiful Blackwood House.

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