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    Delhi Public School, Electronic City: Subject: English

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    The document is a worksheet from Delhi Public School for students in Class V on the topic of "Mama and Big Business". It contains vocabulary words from the story, questions to test comprehension, and a short excerpt for analysis. The summary is: 1) The worksheet provides vocabulary and comprehension questions from the short story "Mama and Big Business". 2) It asks students to identify details about characters like Carmelita and Katrin's behaviors and Mrs. Schiller's reaction. 3) One excerpt is included for analysis where the window dresser asks about empty candy boxes he found in the store window.

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    Delhi Public School, Electronic City: Subject: English

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    The document is a worksheet from Delhi Public School for students in Class V on the topic of "Mama and Big Business". It contains vocabulary words from the story, questions to test comprehension, and a short excerpt for analysis. The summary is: 1) The worksheet provides vocabulary and comprehension questions from the short story "Mama and Big Business". 2) It asks students to identify details about characters like Carmelita and Katrin's behaviors and Mrs. Schiller's reaction. 3) One excerpt is included for analysis where the window dresser asks about empty candy boxes he found in the store window.

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    The document is a worksheet from Delhi Public School for students in Class V on the topic of "Mama and Big Business". It contains vocabulary words from the story, questions to test comprehension, and a short excerpt for analysis. The summary is: 1) The worksheet provides vocabulary and comprehension questions from the short story "Mama and Big Business". 2) It asks students to identify details about characters like Carmelita and Katrin's behaviors and Mrs. Schiller's reaction. 3) One excerpt is included for analysis where the window dresser asks about empty candy boxes he found in the store window.

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    Delhi Public School, Electronic City: Subject: English

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    The document is a worksheet from Delhi Public School for students in Class V on the topic of "Mama and Big Business". It contains vocabulary words from the story, questions to test comprehension, and a short excerpt for analysis. The summary is: 1) The worksheet provides vocabulary and comprehension questions from the short story "Mama and Big Business". 2) It asks students to identify details about characters like Carmelita and Katrin's behaviors and Mrs. Schiller's reaction. 3) One excerpt is included for analysis where the window dresser asks about empty candy boxes he found in the store window.

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    DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, ELECTRONIC CITY

    SUBJECT: ENGLISH

    NAME: __________________________ DATE: ______________________


    CLASS: V SEC: ______ TOPIC: Mama and Big Business

    Word Meanings

    1. contented: feeling or showing satisfaction with one’s possessions, status or situation

    2. conceded: admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it

    3. insurance: is a method by which you can protect yourself and your loved ones from facing a financial
    crisis

    4. dresser: a person employed to create attractive displays in store windows

    5. cubbyhole: a small enclosed space or room

    6.moaned: make a low sound, because you are unhappy or in pain

    7. sneaking: a slight or vague feeling, especially one that you are unwilling to accept

    8. sinned: to violate a religious or moral law

    9. frosting: a sweet substance made from powdered sugar that is used to cover and decorate cakes

    Question & Answer

    1. What would Carmelita do when a customer came into the drugstore?

    Ans. Carmelita would pretend to be buying a magazine whenever a customer came into the drugstore.

    2. What would Katrin do if she had a coin? What does this tell us about her?

    Ans. If Katrin had a coin, she would buy a Hoeffler’s Centennials and put the coin in the cash register.
    This tells us that she was an honest person and had a conscience.

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    3. What was the girl’s problem? How did they solve it?

    A. The girl’s didn’t have a place to store all the empty candy boxes. They finally decided to toss the empty
    boxes in the dark recess above the big street window.

    4. What did Mrs Schiller think about the candy-eating?

    A. Mrs Schiller was very unhappy with Katrin for stealing the candy. She called her a “ dirty, rotten,
    sneaking, low-down thief”. She said that Katrin should be sent to prison and no one should ever trust her
    again.

    5. Why did Katrin carry all the empty chocolate boxes home?

    A. Mrs Schiller ordered Katrin to take all the empty chocolate boxes home so that Katrin’s mother would
    know what she had done.

    Explain with Reference to Context:

    1. “What are you collecting these empty Hoeffler boxes for?”

    a. Identify the story and the author.

    A. The above extract has been taken from the story “Mama and Big Business” written by the author,
    Kathryn Forbes.

    b. Identify the speaker and the listener.

    A. The speaker is the window dresser and he is speaking to Mr Schiller.

    c. Where did the window dresser find this empty Hoeffler boxes?

    A. The window dresser found these empty Hoeffler boxes in the dark recess over the big street window.

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