Unit : 1
1. Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions that follow:
Lying in bed Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning. It looked as though only a moment ago it was Friday. Already Monday was here. He hoped he didn't have to go to school.
At nine o'clock, Swaminathan wailed, "I have a headache."
Mother generously suggested that swami might stay at home. At 9:30, when he ought to have been in school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in Mother's room.
Father asked him, "Have you no school today?"
"Headache," Swami replied.
"Nonsense ! Dress up and go."
"Headache I"
"Loaf about less on Sundays and you will be without a headache on Monday."
Swami knew how strict his father could be, so he changed his tactics. "I can't go so late in class."
"You'll have to. It is your own fault."
"What will the teacher think if I go so late ?"
"Tell him you have a headache and so are late."
"He will send me if I say so."
"Will he? Let us see. What is his name ?"
"Samuel."
"Does he always scold the student ?"
"He is a very angry man. He is especially angry with boys who come in late." "I wouldn't like to go late to Samuel's class."
"If he is so angry, why not tell your headmaster about it ?"
"They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him".
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
1. According to Swami his head master is very __________ man.
(i) cruel
(ii) angry
(iii) polite
(iv) meek
Ans. (iv) meek
2. Swami was forced to go to a school by his ________.
(i) father
(ii) mother
(iii) teacher
(iv) Headmaster
Ans:(i) father
3. It seemed to Swami that only a moment ago it was__________.
(i) Sunday
(ii) Saturaday
(iii) Friday
(iv)Wednesday
Ans. (iii) friday
4. According to Swami, Samuel is especially angry with boy who are ___________.
(i) absent
(ii) late
(iii) inattentive
(iv)undisciplined
Ans. (ii) late
5. Swami did not want to go to school on _________.
(i) Monday
(ii) Tuesday
(iii) Wednesday
(iv) Thursday
Ans. (i) Monday
6. Swami's proposal of not going to school was accepted by _________.
(i) his mother
(ii) his father
(iii) Samuel
(iv)his head master
Ans. (i) his mother
7. Swami wanted that he had a headache at _________.
(i) 9 : 30
(ii) 9 : 00
(iii) 8 : 00
(iv) 8 : 30
Ans. (ii) 9 : 00
8. On hearing that Swami had a headache his father was__________.
(i) sad
(iv) indifferent
Ans. (iii) angry
9. 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
10. The person who forced Swami to go to school was __________.
(i) his father
(ii) samuel
(iii) his mother
(iv) he himself
Ans. (i) his father
11. Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall ________.
(i) at 8:30 am
(ii) at 8:00 am
(iii) at 9:00 am
(iv) at 9:30 am
Ans. (iv) at 9:30 am
12. Swami loaf about much on _________.
(i) Sunday
(ii) Monday
(iii) Tuesday
(iv) Thursday
Ans. (i) Sunday
13. Swami's father snatched the letter from Swami and __________.
(i) tore it up
(ii) gave it to the
(iii) kept in with him
(iv) gave it to Samuel
Ans. (i) tore it up
14. Swami found his father's behaviour -
(i) as much as normal
(ii) funny
(iii) painful
(iv) beyond expectation
Ans. (iv) beyond expectation
15. What Swami emphasized about Samuel was his -
(i) love
(ii) hatred
(iii) indifference
(iv) anger
Ans. (iv) anger
16. With a shudder Swami realized it was -
(i) Friday
(ii) Thursday
(iii) Wednesday
(iv) Monday
Ans. (iv) Monday
B. Complete the following sentences with informations from the text:
1. Swami realised with a shudder____________________.
Ans. that it was Monday morning.
2. Swami's father asked him whether Samuel________.
Ans. always scolds the students.
3. Swami chose to lie_________________________.
Ans. on a bench in her mother's room.
4. Swami's father thought that Swami must go to school because_____________________.
Ans. it was Swami's fault.
5. Swami's mother was generous and suggested_____.
Ans. that Swami might not go to school.
6. Swami was very anxious and wanted to know______________________.
Ans. what his father had written in the letter.
7. Swami had a feeling that he might have_____________________.
Ans. given an inaccurate description of Samuel.
8. Swami couldn't tell the headmaster about Samuel because_________________.
Ans. the headmaster himself was afraid of Samuel.
9. On his way to school Swami felt unsure, so he __________________.
Ans. stopped on the roadside.
10. Samuel mostly got angry when_________________.
Ans. he was checking homework.
11. It seemed to Swami as though a short while ago________________________.
Ans. it was Friday.
12. Swami ran to the headmaster's room because______________________.
Ans. he had to deliver the letter.
13. Swami wanted to defend himself by saying that_______________________.
Ans. the headmaster had gone on a leave.
14. Swami introduced Samuel as ___________________ to his father.
Ans. an angry man.
15. While going to school Swami felt___________________.
Ans. that he was the worst boy on earth.
C. State whether the following statements are true or false. write the 'T' for true and 'F' for false in the boxes on the rights hand side. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answers:
1. Swami wailed at 9 o'clock. [T]
Supporting statement: At 9 o'clock, Swaminathan wailed, "I have a headache."
2. It was for Samuel that Swami did not want to go to school late. [T]
Supporting statement: He is especially angry with boys who come in late.
3. Mother ordered Swami to go to school. [F]
Supporting statement: Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home.
4. Swami's father asked Swami if Mr. Samuel always rebuked the students. [T]
Supporting statement: "Does he always scold the students?"
5. Swami was lying in his father's room. [F]
Supporting statement: Swami was lying on the bench in Mother's room.
6. Swami was confident that Samuel would behave well with him. [F]
Supporting statement: "He will scold me if I say so." .
7. According to Swami's father, Swami was himself to be blamed for being late. [T]
Supporting statement: It is your own fault.
8. Swami said that he had a "headache". [T]
Supporting statement: 'Headache', Swami replied, "I have headache".
9. Swami was lying in his father's room. [F]
Supporting statement: He was in his mother's room on the bench.
10. Mr. Samuel feels delighted with the boys who generally reach school late. [F]
Supporting statement: He is especially angry with the boys who come in late.
D. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
Ans:
1.He wailed that he had a headache.
2. Swami had a headache on Monday.
3. His father was very strict.
4. People said that the headmaster was afraid of the Math teacher Samuel.
