FATHER'S
HELP
(TEXTUAL
QUESTIONS)
UNIT-1
[MCQs]
*1. With a shudder Swami realized that
it was-
(a) Friday
(b) Thursday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Monday ✓
2. When Swami ought to have been in
the school prayer hall, he was lying on the-
(a) bench ✓
(b) table
(c) bed
(d) desk
*3. According to Swami, Samuel is
especially angry with boys who are-
(a) Absent
(b) Late ✓
(c) inattentive
(d) undisciplined
*4. Swaminathan's mother was-
(a) strict
(b) lenient ✓
(c) angry
(d) foolish
*5. Swami should have been in the
school prayer hall at -
(a) ten o'clock nine o'clock
(b) nine o’clock
(c) half past nine o”clock ✓
(d) quarter past nine o'clock
*6. The person, who ordered Swami to
dress and go to school, is -
(a) the Headmaster
(b) Swami's father ✓
(c) Mr Samuel
(d) Mrs Samuel
*7. Swami's father asked Swami if -
(a) he had no school that day ✓
(b) he had no school today
(c) there was a holiday in his school
(d) he wanted to stay in his home that
day
*8. Swami's father suggested that he
should not loaf about
(a) on Sunday ✓
(b) on Saturday
(c) on Monday
(d) on Tuesday
*9. The name of Swami's teacher is -
(a) Mr John
(b) Mrs John
(c) Mr Samuel ✓
(d) Mrs Samuel
*10. Finally Swami changed his tactics
that he -
(a) cannot go so late to the class
(b) could not go so late to the class
✓
(c) can even go so late to the class
(d) could even go so late to the class
*11. According to Swami, the
headmaster -
(a) disliked Samuel
(b) admired Samuel
(c) was indifferent to Samuel
(d) was afraid of Samuel ✓
*12. While going to school Swami was
bothered by-
(a) conscience ✓
(b) headache
(c) toothache
(d) fever
*13. The colour of Samuel's coat was-
(a) black
(b) blue
(c) white
(d) yellow ✓
*14. Father's letter was -
(a) brief
(b) rude
(c) prolonged ✓
(d) editorial
*15. Swami's father wrote the letter
to Swami's-
(a) friends
(b) headmaster ✓
(c) teacher
(d) mother
True And False
*1. Swami said that he
had a headache.
Supporting
Statement:_______________.
Ans. True; Supporting Statement: At
nine o'clock, Swaminathan wailed, "I have a headache."
*2. Swami was lying in his
father's room.
Supporting
Statement:_______________.
Ans. False; Supporting Statement: ...Swami
was lying on the bench in Mother's room.
*3. According to Swami,
the headmaster was not afraid of Samuel.
Supporting
Statement:______________.
Ans. False; Supporting Statement:
"They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him."
*4. Swami's father asked
Swami if Mr Samuel always rebuked the students.
Supporting
Statement:___________.
Ans.
True; Supporting Statement: "Does he always scold the students?"
*5. Mr Samuel feels
delighted with the boys who generally reach school late.
Supporting
Statement:________________.
Ans.
False; Supporting Statement: He is especially angry with the boys who come in
late.
*6. . Samuel was a bad
man.
Supporting
Statement:__________.
Ans. F; Supporting Statement: Samuel
was not such a bad man after all.
*7. Father's behaviour
took an expected turn.
Supporting
Statement:__________
Ans. F; Supporting Statement: But Father's
behaviour took an unexpected turn.
*8. Samuel was unamiable
in behaviour.
Supporting
Statement:___________.
Ans. F;
Supporting Statement: Personally he was much more friendly than the other
teachers.
*9. Swami supported
Father's decision to send a letter to the Ans. S headmaster without any protest. Supporting
Statement:________.
Ans. F;
Supporting Statement: He proposed to send a letter Ans. with Swami to the
headmaster.No
amount of protest from Swami would make him change his mind.
Complete the following sentences with
information from the text:
1. Knowing how strict
his father is________________.
ans. Knowing how strict his father is Swami
changed his tactics.
2 . Swami will not have
headache if_____________.
Ans.
Swami will not have headache if he would loaf about less on Sundays.
3. According to Swami's
father, he will have to go to school because __________.
Ans.
According to Swami's father, he will have to go to school because it is his own
fault.
4. Swami knew
if__________.
Ans. Swami
knew if he would go late for having a headache the teacher would scold him.
5. Swami's father
advised him to tell his teacher that _______________.
Ans.
Swami's father advised him to tell his teacher that he was late due to his
headache.
6. On Monday morning Swami hoped
that___________.
Ans. On Monday morning Swami hoped that he
didn't have to go to school.
7. Father's behaviour
took an____________.
Ans. Father's
behaviour took an unexpected turn.
8. Swami went to school
feeling__________.
Ans.
Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth.
9. Swami stopped on the
roadside to___________.
Ans.
Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel.
10. Swami's father
asked him to__________.
Ans.
Swami's father asked him to give the letter to his headmaster.
11. While going to
school Swami felt_________.
Ans.
While going to school Swami felt that he was the worst boy on earth.
Answer the following questions very
briefly:
1. How did Swaminathan want to avoid
going to school?
Ans. To avoid going to school Swaminathan
started to wail, complaining of a headache.
2. What suggestion came from Swami's
mother?
Ans. Swami's mother suggested that Swami
might stay at home.
3. What did Swami's father advise him
to get rid of a headache?
Ans. To get rid of a headache, Swami's
father advised him to loaf about less on Sunday
4. How was the relationship between
Samuel and the headmaster, according to Swami?
Ans. According to Swami, even the
headmaster was afraid of Samuel.
5. When and why did Swami shudder?
Ans. On monday morning, lying in bed swami
shuddered.He shuddered with fear thinking
about
going to school.
6. id his mother believe Swami? How do
you know?
Ans. Yes, his mother believed Swami.
▸ On Monday morning, when Swami
complained
about
a headache, his mother believed him and suggested to stay at home.
7. When and how did Swami change his
tactics?
Ans. Swami's father was very strict about
his going to school and refused to listen to his
excuses.
Then Swami changed his tactics and said that he could not go to school so late.
8. How did Swami describe Samuel, the
class teacher?
Ans. According to Swami's description,
Samuel was a very angry man. He was especially
angry
with boys who came in late. Even the headmaster was afraid of him.
9. Where did father put the letter?
Ans. Father put the letter in an envelope
and sealed it.
10. What did Swami fail to decide
about Samuel?
Ans. Swami failed to decide if Samuel
really deserved the allegations.
11. How did Samuel look?
Ans. Samuel had dark face, thin moustache,
unshaven cheek and wore a yellow coat.
12. Why did Swami's conscience bother
him?
Ans. Swami's conscience bothered him as he
wasn't at all sure if his description of Samuel
had
been accurate.
13. What was Swami not sure of?
Ans. Swami was not sure about his
description of Samuel.
14. How did Swami recall Samuel's
appearance?
Ans. Swami sorrowfully recalled Samuel's
dark face, his thin moustache, unshaven cheek and
his yellow coat.
15. What idea occurred to Swami as he entered
the school gate?
Ans. The idea was not to deliver the letter
then.
16. Pick out a sentence to show that
Swami's assumption on Samuel was wrong.
Ans. The
sentence is: "This was an unexpected question from Samuel."
17. "Samuel looked
impressed." What made Samuel so impressed?
Ans. When
Swami said that his father forbade him to miss school, Samuel was very
impressed.
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