Additional English Answers (Class-10)
A HIGH DIVE Q. Why had the attendance of the circus been falling off? Ans: The regular decline in attendance became a matter of concern for the circus manager. There were several significant reasons for this. The jokes of the clowns fell flat as those did not produce much laughter and were out of fashion. The jokes raised laughter before 1939. Moreover, the audience seemed to be more sophisticated and had seen or heard those before. So, the audience would come and kept munching sweets or sucking ices, sometimes talking to each other without paying any attention to the show. Q. What arrangements were made before the man could perform the act? Ans: The circus manager arranged the ‘Mermaid’s tank’ to see the man perform the dangerous act. The men placed the tank into position, a few feet from the pole. Then a hosepipe was fastened to a tap and soon the sound of water was swishing and gargling in the tank. The man was also fixed with a bathing suit and was shown the dressing r...