Chapter- 11 Grandchildren by Surprise
1. Question: Where did Mr. and Mrs. Newton live?
Answer: They lived at 1814 Beech Avenue.
2. Question: What was Mrs. Newton like in appearance?
Answer: She was short, round, and neat.
3. Question: What was Mr. Newton like in appearance?
Answer: He was tall, thin, and careful.
4. Question: How was the Newtons’ house?
Answer: Their house was very neat, like a pin.
5. Question: What shows that their house was very tidy?
Answer: Not even a shoe was out of place.
6. Question: When were their meals served?
Answer: Their meals were always on time.
7. Question: What did the neighbour’s children know about the Newtons?
Answer: They knew they should keep off the Newtons’ grass.
8. Question: How did Mr. Newton feel when children stepped on the grass?
Answer: He did not like it.
9. Question: Did the Newtons know much about children?
Answer: No, they did not know much about children.
10. Question: What did the Newtons think about children?
Answer: They thought children make noise and mess up things.
11. Question: Why didn’t the Newtons like children?
Answer: Because children spill things and mess up the house.
12. Question: What kind of life did the Newtons like?
Answer: They liked everything to be quiet, careful, and neat.
13. Question: What activities did the Newtons do together?
Answer: They knitted, baked, and built things together.
14. Question: What special thing did Mr. Newton make?
Answer: He made a tall clock that looked like a tree.
15. Question: What was special about the clock?
Answer: It had a little bird that flew out and sang sweetly.
16. Question: How was everything Mr. Newton made?
Answer: Everything was made just right.
17. Question: How were the Newtons’ lives described?
Answer: Their lives were quiet, careful, and neat.
18. Question: What did the Newtons receive one afternoon?
Answer: They received a letter.
19. Question: Why did Mrs. Newton open the letter immediately?
Answer: Because they did not get many letters.
20. Question: From where was the letter written?
Answer: The letter was written from Madrid.
21. Question: Who wrote the letter?
Answer: The letter was written by their grandchildren.
22. Question: What surprise was mentioned in the letter?
Answer: The grandchildren said they would come and knock at the door.
23. Question: How did Mrs. Newton react to the letter?
Answer: She was surprised and said they had no grandchildren.
24. Question: What did Mr. Newton think about the letter?
Answer: He thought it was a joke.
25. Question: Why did Mr. Newton not want to open the door?
Answer: Because children make noise and mess.
26. Question: What did Mrs. Newton decide to do the next morning?
Answer: She decided to make cookies.
27. Question: For whom did Mrs. Newton plan to make cookies?
Answer: For the grandchildren, if they came.
28. Question: Did anyone come after the letter?
Answer: No, no one came for many days.
29. Question: What did Mr. Newton say on Monday afternoon?
Answer: He said maybe they had read the letter wrong.
30. Question: What did Mr. Newton do with the letter again?
Answer: He read it again and looked at it for a long time.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
