Chapter- 22 A Book Review
Question: Who is George’s father according to the passage?
Answer: George’s father is an ardent environmentalist.
Question: What do George’s parents believe about modern science and technology?
Answer: They believe that modern inventions of science and technology have caused a lot of damage to the earth.
Question: What cause are George’s parents committed to?
Answer: They are committed to the cause of saving the planet.
Question: What do George’s parents use instead of a car?
Answer: They use a bicycle instead of a car.
Question: What is banned in George’s house?
Answer: TV and computers are banned in George’s house.
Question: What kind of food do George’s parents eat?
Answer: They eat only vegetarian and home-cooked food.
Question: Why do they use candles in the house?
Answer: They use candles to avoid using electricity.
Question: How do George’s friends react to his family’s lifestyle?
Answer: George has to suffer jeering and ridicule from his friends.
Question: Does George think TV and computers are bad?
Answer: No, George does not think that TV or computers are bad.
Question: What does George try to explain to his parents?
Answer: He tries to explain that computers and the internet can be used to save the earth.
Question: Are George’s parents willing to discuss this issue?
Answer: No, there cannot be any discussion on that issue in their house.
Question: What kind of questions does George like to ask?
Answer: George always likes to know “why”.
Question: Why do George’s parents not answer his questions?
Answer: They think he is still too young to understand global issues.
Question: Who becomes George’s new friend and neighbour?
Answer: Annie becomes George’s new friend and next-door neighbour.
Question: What is Annie’s father’s name?
Answer: Annie’s father’s name is Eric.
Question: What kind of person is Eric?
Answer: Eric is a brilliant scientist.
Question: Why does George like Eric?
Answer: George likes Eric because he is always willing to answer his questions.
Question: What is the name of Eric’s computer?
Answer: The name of the computer is Cosmos.
Question: What makes Cosmos special?
Answer: Cosmos is a super intelligent computer with incredible powers.
Question: What can Cosmos do in the universe?
Answer: Cosmos can open windows on the universe and take people to planets, stars, comets and even black holes, and bring them back.
Question: On what does Cosmos depend to work properly?
Answer: Cosmos depends entirely on the information that is fed into it by people.
Answer by Dimpee bora
