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‘All right,’ said the Cat; and this time it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail,
and ending with the grin, which remained some time aft er the rest of it had gone.
‘Well! I’ve oft en seen a cat without a grin,’ thought Alice, ‘but a grin without a cat! It’s the most
curious thing I ever saw in all my life.’
She had not gone much farther before she came in sight of the house of the March Hare. She
thought it must be the right house, because the chimneys were shaped like ears and the roof was
thatched with fur. She walked up towards it rather timidly, saying to herself, ‘Suppose it should be
raving mad aft er all! I almost wish I’d gone to see the Hatter instead!’
(Adapted from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)

Lewis Carroll (1832–98) was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
He was a mathematician, photographer and writer. He is famous for
writing the novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through
the Looking-Glass. Carroll loved making friends with children. In 1862,
he narrated some whimsical nonsense stories to three little girls, one
of whom was named ‘Alice’. These stories went on to become the Alice
books, two of the most popular works in English literature.

Comprehension

A. Write whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
1. The Cheshire Cat grinned only when it saw Alice.

2. The Duchess addressed Alice as ‘pig’.
3. The Duchess’ manner of speaking off ended Alice.

4. The Hare’s house was towards the right-hand side of the Cat.
5. The Cat, the Hatter and the Hare were all mad.
6. Alice thought dogs were mad.

7. The Cat started vanishing with its grin fi rst and its tail last.
8. Alice was unsure about the sanity of the Hare.

B. Answer the questions with reference to the context.

1. ‘You don’t know much’ . . . ‘and that’s a fact.’
a. Who says this to whom?

b. Why does the speaker say this?
c. How does the listener react to this remark?
2. ‘Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.’

a. Who says this to whom? Where are both the characters at the moment?
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