Chapter 5 A Different Kind of School Solutions
Question - 1 : - Put these sentences from the story in the right order and write them out in a paragraph. DonтАЩt
refer to the text.
- I shall be so glad when today is over.
- Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun, I guess.
- I donтАЩt think IтАЩll mind being deaf for a day тАФ at least not much.
- But being blind is so frightening.
- Only you must tell me about things.
- LetтАЩs go for a little walk.
- The other bad days canтАЩt be half as bad as this.
Answer - 1 : -
LetтАЩs go for a little walk. Only you must tell me about things. I shall be so glad when today is over. The other bad days canтАЩt be half as bad as this. Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun, I guess. I donтАЩt think IтАЩll mind being deaf for a day тИТ at least not much. But being blind is so frightening.
Question - 2 : - Why do you think the writer visited Miss BeamтАЩs school? (1)
Answer - 2 : -
The writer visited Miss BeamтАЩs school because he had heard a great deal about it.
Question - 3 : - What was the тАШgameтАЩ that every child in the school had to play? (9)
Answer - 3 : - The тАШgameтАЩ that every child in the school had to play was that each term every child had one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day. This was done to make the children appreciate and understand misfortune.
Question - 4 : - ┬атАЬEach term every child has one blind day, one lame dayтАжтАЭ Complete the line. Which day was the hardest? Why was it the hardest? (9, 11, 15)
Answer - 4 : -
тАЬEach term every child has one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day.тАЭ
The dumb day was the hardest. This was because the childrenтАЩs mouths could not be bandaged, so they really had to exercise their will power to remain silent. But the bandaged girl said that being blind was so frightening. Her head ached all the time just from worrying that she would get hurt.
Question - 5 : - What was the purpose of these special days? (5, 9)
Answer - 5 : - ┬аThe purpose of these special days was to teach thoughtfulness тИТ kindness to others, and being responsible citizens. To make the children appreciate and understand misfortune, they were made to share in misfortune too.
Question - 6 : - Matchthe words and phrases with their meanings in the box below.
| | paragraph numbers |
| 1. | homesick | (3) |
| 2. | practically | (4) |
| 3. | it pains me | (7) |
| 4. | appreciate | (9) |
| 5. | thoughtless | (10) |
| 6. | exercise | (11) |
| 7. | relief | (13) |
| 8. | ghastly | (14) |
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| Almost | it hurts me | terrible |
| test the strength of | understanding the difficulties |
| wanting to be home | a welcome change | not very caring |
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Answer - 6 : -
| 1. | homesick | тИТ | Wanting to be home |
| 2. | practically | тИТ | Almost |
| 3. | it pains me | тИТ | It hurts me |
| 4. | appreciate | тИТ | Understanding the difficulties |
| 5. | thoughtless | тИТ | Not very caring |
| 6. | exercise | тИТ | Test the strength of |
| 7. | relief | тИТ | A welcome change |
| 8. | ghastly | тИТ | Terrible |
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Question - 7 : - Re-word these lines from the story:
1. I had heard a great deal about Miss BeamтАЩs school.
2. Miss Beam was all that I had expected тАФ middle-aged, full of authority.
3. I went to the window which overlooked a large garden.
4. тАЬWe cannot bandage the childrenтАЩs mouths, so they really have to exercise their will-power.тАЭ
Answer - 7 : -
1. I had come to know a lot about the school run by Miss Beam.
2. Miss beam was everything I had thought her to be тАФ in the middle years of her life and authoritative.
3. I reached a window which opened in front of a garden of a large size.
4. тАЬThe childrenтАЩs mouths cannot be put into bandages, so an exercise of will power is required on their part.тАЭ