Chapter- 14          You Can Do !


1. Who is Gautam?

Answer: Gautam is a boy from Devali in Udaipur district.

2. What bad habit does Gautam have?

Answer: Gautam has a bad habit of chewing gutkha.

3. What problem has gutkha caused to Gautam?

Answer: Gutkha has spoiled Gautam’s teeth.

4. In which class does Gautam study?

Answer: Gautam studies in class VIII.

5. For how long has Gautam been chewing gutkha?

Answer: Gautam has been chewing gutkha for the last two years.

6. How many times a day does Gautam chew gutkha?

Answer: Gautam chews gutkha 7–8 times a day.

7. Who asked Gautam about his habit?

Answer: Dr. Smita Garasiya asked Gautam about his habit.

8. Who guided Gautam to get rid of the bad habit?

Answer: Dr. Bhatnagar guided Gautam.

9. What are Gautam’s hobbies?

Answer: His hobbies are reading newspapers, watching TV and playing games on mobile.

10. Which musical instrument does Gautam play?

Answer: Gautam plays the Tabla.

11. What did Dr. Bhatnagar suggest Gautam do instead of chewing gutkha?

Answer: He suggested reading newspapers, watching TV, playing Tabla and talking with friends.

12. Why should Gautam keep his mind busy?

Answer: To avoid thinking about chewing gutkha.

13. What activities did the doctor suggest to keep the mind engaged?

Answer: Reading, watching TV, playing Tabla, talking with friends and playing games.

14. What famous saying did the doctor mention?

Answer: “Where there is a will, there is a way.”

15. What does the saying mean?

Answer: It means if a person has strong determination, they can achieve their goal.

16. How did Gautam feel after the advice?

Answer: Gautam felt confident and thankful.

17. What did Gautam promise?

Answer: Gautam promised to get rid of his bad habit.

18. Who hosted the program?

Answer: The Anchor hosted the program.

19. On whose behalf did the Anchor say goodbye?

Answer: The Anchor said goodbye on behalf of the Youth Club.

20. Whom did the Anchor thank?

Answer: The Anchor thanked Dr. Bhatnagar and Dr. Smita Garasiya.

21. Why were the doctors thanked?

Answer: They were thanked for guiding teenagers.

22. Who shared their problems in the program?

Answer: Boys and girls shared their problems.

23. Why did the teenagers share their problems?

Answer: Because they trusted the Youth Club.

24. What is gutkha?

Answer: Gutkha is a harmful chewing substance made from tobacco.

25. Why is gutkha harmful?

Answer: It damages teeth and can cause serious health problems.

26. What lesson do we learn from this story?

Answer: We should avoid bad habits and keep ourselves engaged in good activities.

27. How can friends help someone with a bad habit?

Answer: Friends can talk, support and encourage them to do better activities.

28. What role do hobbies play in life?

Answer: Hobbies keep our mind active and help us avoid bad habits.

29. Why should teenagers stay away from gutkha?

Answer: Because it is harmful to health.

30. What is the main message of the lesson “You Can Do!”?

Answer: With strong determination and good guidance, anyone can overcome bad habits.

Answer by Dimpee Bora