Father’s Help
Textual Questions & Answers
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Unit 1
1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following
sentences:
(a) With a shudder Swami
realized that it was
(i) Friday
(ii) Thursday
(iii) Wednesday
(iv) Monday
Ans: (iv) Monday
(b) When Swami ought to have
been in the school prayer hall, he was lying on the
(i) bench
(ii) table
(iii) bed
(iv) desk
Ans: (i) bench
(c) According to Swami, Samuel
is especially angry with boys who are
(i) absent
(ii) late
(iii) inattentive
(iv) undisciplined
Ans: (ii) late
2. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
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(a) time when Swami complained of a headache |
Ans: at nine o’clock |
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(b) person who ordered Swami to dress up and go to school |
Ans: Swaminathan’s father |
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(c) name of the teacher mentioned by Swami |
Ans: Samuel |
3. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide
sentences / phrases / words in support of your answer:
(a) Swami said that he had a
headache.
Ans: True , Supporting statement: “At nine o’clock,
Swaminathan wailed , “I have a headache.”
(b) Swami was lying his
father’s room.
Ans: False , “At 9:30 when he ought to
have been in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in mother’s
room.”
(c) According to Swami, the
Headmaster was not afraid of Samuel.
Ans: False , “He say that even the
Headmaster is afraid of him.”
Unit 2
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following
sentences:
(a) Father decided to send the
headmaster a
(i) telegram
(ii) notice
(iii) letter
(iv) report
Ans: (iii) letter
(b) While going to school swami
was bothered by
(i) conscience
(ii) headache
(iii) toothache
(iv) fever
Ans: (i) conscience
(c) The colour of Samuel’s coat
was
(i) black
(ii) blue
(iii) white
(iv) yellow
Ans: (iv) yellow
5. Complete the following sentences with information from the
text:
(a) Father’s behaviour took an unexpected turn.
(b) Swami went to school feeling that he was the
worst boy on earth.
(c) Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind
about Samuel.
6. Answer the following questions:
(a) Where did Father put the
letter?
Ans: Father put the letter in an envelope
and sealed it.
(b) What did Swami fail to
decide about Samuel?
Ans: Swami failed to decide if Samuel
really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter.
(c) How did Samuel look?
Ans: Samuel had a dark face with a thin
moustache. His cheek was unshaven. He wore a yellow coat.
Unit 3
7. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following
sentences:
(a) When Swami entered the
class, Samuel was teaching
(i) history
(ii) arithmetic
(iii) science
(iv) geography
Ans: (ii) arithmetic
(b) Swami was late to school by
(i) half an hour
(ii) an hour
(iii) two hours
(iv) three hours
Ans: (i) half an hour
(c) The headmaster was on a
leave for one
(i) day
(ii) month
(iii) year
(iv) week
Ans: (iv) week
8. Complete the following sentences with information from text:
(a) As Swami entered the school
gate, an idea occurred to him.
(b) Swami stood at the entrance to
his class.
(c) Father snatched the letter away
from Swami and tore it up.
9. Fill in the chart with
information from the text:
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Cause |
Effect |
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(a) Due to headache. |
(a) Swami did not do his homework. |
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(b) Swami never met anyone as good as Samuel |
(b) Swami sat down, feeling sad. |
|
(c) The head master had gone a week’s leave. |
(c) Swami could not deliver the letter |
Grammar in use
10.
Choose to correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
(a) Rina (take/takes/took) the
bus to school everyday.
Ans: Rina takes the bus to school
everyday.
(b) Last Monday, while we (was
watching / have been watching/ were watching) the television, electricity went
off.
Ans: Last Monday, while we were
watching the television, the electricity went off.
(c) By this time tomorrow they
(will have left/will have leave /will had left).
Ans: By this time tomorrow they will
have left.
11. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
Ans: Arifa, the younger of the two girls, has cracked IIT,
while one is an engineer in a multinational company.