A Different Kind Of School
Working with the text (Page 62-63)
Question A:
Put these sentences from the story in the right order and write them out in a paragraph. Don’t refer to the text.
Answer:
Let’s go for a little walk. Only you must tell me about things. I shall be so glad when today is over. The other bad days can’t be half as bad as this. Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun, I guess. I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day — at least not much. But being blind is so frightening.
Question B:
Answer the following questions
1. Why do you think the writer visited Miss Beam’s school? (1)
2. What was the ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play? (9)
3. “Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day…” Complete the line. Which day was the hardest? Why was it the hardest? (9, 11, 15)
4. What was the purpose of these special days? (5, 9)
Answer:
Working with language (Page 63-65)
Question A:
Match the words and phrases with their meanings in the box below.
Words | Paragraph numbers |
1. homesick | (3) |
2. practically | (4) |
3. it pains me | (7) |
4. appreciate | (9) |
5. thoughtless | (10) |
6. exercise | (11) |
7. relief | (13) |
8. ghastly | (14) |
almost | it hurts me | terrible | test the strength of |
understanding the difficulties | wanting to be home | a welcome change | not very caring |
Answer:
1. homesick | wanting to be home |
2. practically | almost |
3. it pains me | it hurts me |
4. appreciate | understanding the difficulties |
5. thoughtless | not very caring |
6. exercise | test the strength of |
7. relief | a welcome change |
8. ghastly | terrible |
Question B:
Re-word these lines from the story:
1. I had heard a great deal about Miss Beam’s school.
2. Miss Beam was all that I had expected — middle-aged, full of authority.
3. I went to the window which overlooked a large garden.
4. “We cannot bandage the children’s mouths, so they really have to exercise their will-power.”
Answer:
1. The writer had heard a lot of praise from people about the different teaching methods at Miss Beam’s school.
2. The writer found Miss Beam to be a middle-aged woman full of authority.
3. The writer looked out of the window and saw a large garden.
4. The children had to use their will-power to keep quiet.
Question C:
1. Given below is a page from a dictionary. Look at it carefully and
(i) find a word which means the same as ghastly. Write down the word and its two meanings.
(ii) find a word meaning a part of the school year.
(iii) find a word that means examination.
Answer:
2. Now make lists of
(i) all the words on the page (plus any more that you can think of) that begin with terr-
(ii) five words that may follow the last word on the page, that.
(iii) write down your own meaning of the word thank. Then write down the meaning given in the dictionary.
Answer:
Question D:
A poem for you to read
All but Blind
All but blind
In his chambered hole
Gropes for worms
The four-clawed Mole.
All but blind
In the evening sky
The hooded Bat
Twirls softly by.
All but blind
In the burning day
The Barn Owl blunders
On her way.
And blind as are
These three to me,
So, blind to Someone
I must be.
Answer:
Read the poem carefully.
Speaking and Writing (Page 66)
Question A:
Make a short list of things you find difficult to do.
For example:
turning a somersault
threading a needle
Compare your list with the others’ in the class. Can you explain why you find these things difficult to do?
Answer:
Activity to be done by yourself.
Question B:
Look at your hands carefully. Now, write down for each finger one action for which that finger is particularly important. For example, the second (or index) finger helps to hold the knife down firmly when cutting.
Answer:
Thumb: It helps in holding a pen or pencil while writing.
Second finger (Index finger): It helps in holding knife while cutting vegetables or fruits.
Third finger (Middle finger): It helps in sketching or holding a paint brush while painting.
Fourth finger (Ring finger): It is used for putting ring in the finger and supports other fingers too.
Fifth finger (Little finger/Pinky finger): It helps in supporting other fingers and making a fist.
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