PUNJAB BOARD CLASS 12 ENGLISH 1 MARKS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Important questions On
- Hassan's Attendance Problem (Sudha Murthy)
- The March King (Katherine Little Bakeless
- Thinking out of the Box: Lateral Thinking (Adopted from the article from Internet)
- On Saying Please (A.G.Gardiner)
- The Story of my life (Helen Keller)
- Two Gentlemen of Verona (A.J.Cronin)
- Ghadari Babas in Kalapani Jail (Dr.Harish K.Puri)
- Two Gentlemen of Verona (A.J.Cronin)
- In Celebration of Being Alive (Dr.Christian Barnard)
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Hassan’s Attendance Problem
- Who was Hassan?
(a) a student of MBBS
(b) a student of M.Sc.
(c) a student of B.A.
(d) a student of M.C.A.
Ans: (d) a student of MCA - What type of a student was Hassan?
(a) Very dull and disobedient
(b) Very bright and regular
(c) Regular but dull
(d) Bright but irregular
Ans: (d) Bright but irregular - How would Hassan study?
(a) Throughout the year
(b) Only on Sundays
(c) Only near the examinations
(d) After fifteen days
Ans: (c) Only near the examinations - What kind of a teacher was Sudha Murthy?
(a) Very strict and rude
(b) Kind and inefficient
(c) Kind and loving
(d) Fond of flattery
Ans: (c) Kind and loving - How would Hassan beg for attendance?
(a) In a pitiful manner
(b) Very rudely
(c) Very impolitely
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) In a pitiful manner - What promise would Hassan make to his teacher?
(a) To leave school
(b) To improve himself
(c) To pay fine
(d) To call his parents
Ans: (b) To improve himself
Fill in the Blanks
- Hassan held himself responsible for his problems.
- Hassan became only a small salesman of computer software.
- Hassan was told by his father to live separately.
- The sentence “Old habits die hard” was spoken by Hassan to his teacher.
- Excellence does not come by accident but by practice.
True/False
- Hassan was a very regular and responsible student. False
- The parent-teacher meeting was quite fruitful. False
- Sudha Murthy at once agreed to meet her visitor. False
- Hassan was told by his father to live separately. True
The March King
- On the day of the concert, Philip went to play a game of ________.
(a) Baseball
(b) Football
Ans: (a) Baseball - What is the name of Philip’s best friend to whom he told his secret plan to join the circus?
Ans: Ed - What is Marine band?
Ans: This band is the official band of the President of the United States. - After bakery, Philip did not feel like playing baseball because _________________.
(a) He was too tired
(b) He wanted to study
(c) He was hungry
(d) Guests came to his house
Ans: (a) He was too tired - What was Philip chosen to play in the concert?
(a) Violin
(b) Guitar
(c) Drum
(d) Flute
Ans: (a) Violin - Who scolded Philip at the bakery?
Ans: Baker’s wife - Who revealed the news of Philip’s selection by a circus band leader to his mother?
Ans: His friend Ed’s mother - Who gave a shirt to Philip for the concert?
Ans: Mrs. Esputa, wife of his music teacher. - Who was Charlie?
(a) Philip’s teacher
(b) Bakery owner
(c) Leader of band in circus
(d) Philip’s friend
Ans: (b) Bakery owner
True/False
- Philip wanted to be a musician. True
- Philip had decided to join the circus. True
- Philip loved to work at the bakery. False
- Philip was wildly applauded after “The Washington Post March” was played. True
Fill in the Blanks
- Philip was utterly exhausted after working at the bakery.
- Philip was enlisted as an apprentice to study music in the Marine Band.
- Mrs. Esputa’s nimble fingers pinned enough tucks in the shirt to make it fit Philip.
- John Philip Sousa became the leader of the Marine Band.
- Philip wrote more than a hundred marches.
Thinking Out of the Box: Lateral Thinking
- What is lateral thinking?
Ans: Lateral thinking is thinking differently or thinking out of the box. - Where did the farmer and his daughter live?
Ans: They lived in a small village in India. - The money-lender was ________ .
(a) Young and attractive
(b) Old and ugly
Ans: (b) Old and ugly - The term lateral thinking was coined by ___________.
Ans: Edward De Bono - Thomas was _________.
(a) A beggar
(b) A money-lender
(c) A farmer
(d) A millionaire
Ans: (d) A millionaire - How much amount did Thomas borrow from the bank?
Ans: Thomas borrowed $5000 from the bank. - Where was the bank situated?
Ans: The bank was situated in the middle of New York City. - How long did Thomas stay away from New York City?
Ans: Thomas stayed away from New York City for two weeks. - Thomas paid ________ as interest.
(a) $15
(b) Rs.15
(c) $50
(d) Rs.50
Ans: (a) $15 - What was the brand of Thomas’s car?
Ans: It was a Ferrari. - Who introduced day and night matches in cricket?
Ans: Kerry Packer introduced day and night matches in cricket. - __________ experimented with two different captains for the test and one-day matches.
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) South Africa
(d) India
Ans: (a) Australia - Who is the author of this chapter?
Ans: The author is Anonymous (Unknown). It is an adapted chapter. - Nowadays ________ matches have become very popular in cricket.
(a) One-day matches
(b) Test matches
(c) T20 matches
(d) Half-day matches
Ans: (c) T20 matches - The Ferrari car was parked in the bank’s _________ garage for safety.
Ans: underground - The girl intelligently won and changed _________.
Ans: an impossible situation into an advantageous one - What did the girl notice?
Ans: The girl noticed that the money-lender had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the money bag. - The girl and Thomas, the millionaire, both used __________ to win the situation.
Ans: lateral thinking - New York is ________ big city.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Ans: (a) a - Forgo means ________.
(a) Feeling hungry
(b) To give up
(c) To be very popular
(d) Thinking above
Ans: (b) to give up
True/False
- Thomas was a millionaire. True
- Thomas borrowed $5000 from a money-lender. False
- The money-lender was young and attractive. False
- The bank was situated in a remote village. False
- The girl used lateral thinking to turn the situation in her favor. True
On Saying 'Please'
- Who is the writer of the essay ‘On Saying Please’?
(a) Anonymous
(b) E.V. Lucas
(c) A.G. Gardiner
(d) R.K. Narayan
Ans: (c) A.G. Gardiner - Who trampled upon the writer’s toe?
(a) The bus conductor
(b) The passenger
(c) The narrator
(d) The old man
Ans: (a) The bus conductor - Words like ‘Okay’ and ‘No Problem’ keep the machine of life in a good working order. (True/False)
Ans: False - Unkind words are more painful than _______ (physical/spiritual) injury.
Ans: physical - A gloomiest person can make the sad person cheerful. (True/False)
Ans: False - The conductor behaved in a very (decent/indecent) manner.
Ans: decent - Good manners are infectious. (True/False)
Ans: True - Bad manners _______ (poison/sweeten) the general stream of life.
Ans: poison - The author once boarded a plane. (True/False)
Ans: False - What does not compel us to be polite?
(a) Law
(b) Government
(c) Family
(d) School
Ans: (a) Law - The lift-man threw (a dog/a passenger) out of the lift.
Ans: a passenger - What did the lift-man want the passenger to say?
(a) Sorry
(b) Please
(c) Thank you
(d) My pleasure
Ans: (b) Please - Discourtesy is a legal offence. (True/False)
Ans: False - One has to pay penalty for being boorish. (True/False)
Ans: False - Law will permit me to retaliate with reasonable (violence/non-violence).
Ans: violence - What would city gutters run with, if total liberty is given?
(a) Milk
(b) Blood
(c) Water
(d) Petrol
Ans: (b) Blood - The pain of a wound to our (self-respect/body) may poison a whole day.
Ans: self-respect - Who bullied Captain Absolute?
(a) Sir Anthony
(b) William Slim
(c) William Blake
(d) Smith
Ans: (a) Sir Anthony - Whom did the Fag kick?
(a) Servant
(b) Little boy
(c) Page-boy
(d) Captain
Ans: (c) Page-boy - What types of damages do not get any allowance?
(a) Physical
(b) Spiritual
(c) Emotional
(d) Moral and intellectual
Ans: (d) Moral and intellectual
CLASS 12 GENERAL ENGLISH - 1 Marks QUESTION BANK SET 2
The Story of My Life
- Name the author of “The Story of My Life”.
Ans: Helen Keller - At what age did Helen publish her autobiography?
Ans: Twenty-two years - Name Helen Keller’s teacher.
Ans: Miss Anne Mansfield Sullivan - When did Anne Sullivan come to teach Helen?
Ans: 3rd March 1887 - How old was Helen when Miss Anne Sullivan came to teach her?
Ans: 6 years and 9 months - _________ was the first word that Helen learnt.
Ans: D-O-L-L - _________ at the Perkins Institution sent a doll for Helen.
Ans: The little blind children - _______ had dressed the doll sent by blind children.
Ans: Laura Bridgman - Helen learnt _________ words and made the letters correctly.
(a) Pin
(b) Father
(c) Stand
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above - Helen had a tussle over the words ____________.
(a) Doll and pin
(b) Mug and jug
(c) Mug and water
(d) Father and sit
Ans: (c) Mug and water - Helen dashed the new doll on the floor. (True/False)
Ans: True - Helen and her teacher walked down the path to the well house. (True/False)
Ans: True - __________ was the wordless cry of Helen’s soul.
Ans: “Light! Give me Light!” - How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen to communicate with others?
Ans: By spelling words on the hand. - Helen Keller became blind and deaf at the age of …………
(a) 10 months
(b) 19 months
(c) 4 months
(d) 2 years
Ans: (b) 19 months - _________ is a form of lip-reading.
(a) Braille
(b) Sign language
(c) Tadoma
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Tadoma - Braille is a language that helps the blind to read. (True/False)
Ans: True - Which word revealed the mystery of language to Helen?
Ans: W-a-t-e-r - Could Helen understand the difference between “mug” and “water”?
Ans: No - What is “Aaron’s rod”?
Ans: A magical rod that blossomed and yielded almonds.
Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Name the writer of “Two Gentlemen of Verona”.
Ans: A. J. Cronin - Where did the narrator and his friend drive through?
Ans: Foothills of the Alps - Who was Luigi?
(a) Driver
(b) Singer
(c) Dancer
(d) Photographer
Ans: (a) Driver - What were the two boys selling?
Ans: Wild strawberries - How did the two boys look?
Ans: Shabby and skinny - How old was Nicola?
(a) 13 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 16 years
(d) 17 years
Ans: (a) 13 years - How old was Jacopo?
Ans: Twelve years - What did the two boys do for their livelihood?
Ans: They shined shoes, sold newspapers and fruits, and did many odd jobs. - Who was Lucia?
Ans: Nicola and Jacopo’s sister - How old was Lucia?
Ans: Twenty years old - What did Lucia aspire to be?
(a) A singer
(b) A dancer
(c) A player
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a) A singer - Why did the two boys work hard endlessly?
Ans: To pay for the hospital bills - Lucia was suffering from ___________.
Ans: Tuberculosis of the spine - Poleta was……… kilometers away from Verona.
(a) Thirty
(b) Forty
(c) Twenty-five
(d) Fifty
Ans: (a) Thirty - ___________ was a place of interest in Verona.
Ans: Juliet’s Tomb - A large red-roofed villa, surrounded by a high stone wall, was a ___________.
Ans: Hospital - Who was the woman at the village?
Ans: A trained nurse - Work was scarce in Verona. (True/False)
Ans: True - War had not broken the spirit of the three children. (True/False)
Ans: True - The two boys paid the hospital bills every month. (True/False)
Ans: False
In Celebration of Being Alive
- Dr. Barnard designed artificial _____________ valves.
(a) Heart
(b) Kidney
(c) Eyes
(d) Liver
Ans: (a) Heart - The spot of the accident was _____________ by the police.
(a) Checked
(b) Located
(c) Inspected
(d) Supervised
Ans: (c) Inspected - Nowadays, it is easy to _______________ the heart problem.
(a) Study
(b) Rectify
(c) Locate
(d) Spread
Ans: (b) Rectify - The business of living is __________________ of being alive.
(a) Joy
(b) Recreation
(c) Celebration
(d) Amusement
Ans: (c) Celebration - Dr. Barnard was the pioneer in the _____________________ surgery.
(a) Brain
(b) Heart Transplant
(c) Liver Transplant
(d) Kidney Transplant
Ans: (b) Heart Transplant - Dr. Barnard considered the sufferings of the children heartbreaking because of their total __________ in the doctors.
(a) Trust
(b) Distrust
Ans: (a) Trust - Dr. Barnard suffered from broken legs. (True/False)
Ans: False - The writer learned an important lesson about life from the two boys. (True/False)
Ans: True - Dr. Barnard’s wife was hit by a _______________ while crossing the road.
(a) Bus
(b) Car
(c) Truck
(d) Bike
Ans: (b) Car - “Suffering ennobles you, makes you a better person.” Who said these words?
(a) Writer’s father
(b) Writer’s mother
(c) Writer’s brother
(d) Writer’s wife
Ans: (a) Writer’s father - The blind mechanic provided power to the motor, and the driver steered it with one arm. (True/False)
Ans: True - The writer of this story was inspired by _____________ brave youngsters.
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Four
Ans: (a) Two - Those who have a __________ attitude in life move forward in spite of physical suffering.
(a) Miserable
(b) Positive
(c) Reluctant
(d) Sluggish
Ans: (b) Positive - _______________ people defy all pain and set an example for others.
(a) Weak
(b) Illiterate
(c) Brave
(d) Ignorant
Ans: (c) Brave - The writer’s brother suffered from an ____________.
(a) Abnormal heart
(b) Enlarged liver
(c) Kidney disorders
Ans: (a) Abnormal Heart - The doctor had closed a _________ in the heart of the trolley’s driver.
Ans: hole - The mechanic was ____________ years old.
(a) Seven
(b) Five
Ans: (a) Seven - The shoulder and the arm of the trolley driver were _____________.
(a) Weak
(b) Broken
(c) Amputated
Ans: (c) Amputated - As a doctor, the writer found the suffering of children ______________.
(a) Disturbing
(b) Disappointing
(c) Heartbreaking
(d) Shocking
Ans: (c) Heartbreaking - One can become a better person if one experiences suffering. (True/False)
Ans: True
Ghadari Babas in Kalapani Jail
- The freedom fighters were kept in _________ cells.
(a) Lovely
(b) Open
(c) Lonely
(d) Large
Ans: (c) Lonely - Who committed suicide in Kalapani Jail?
(a) V.G. Pingley
(b) Indu Bhushan
(c) Ulaskar Datt
(d) None
Ans: (b) Indu Bhushan - How many Ghadarites lost their lives in the Kalapani Jail?
(a) Ten
(b) Twelve
(c) Eight
(d) Four
Ans: (c) Eight - The weather in Port Blair was very ____________.
(a) Pleasant
(b) Inclement
(c) Wonderful
(d) Foggy
Ans: (b) Inclement - The first group of political prisoners belonged to ___________.
(a) Alipore Conspiracy Case
(b) Nasik Conspiracy Case
(c) Lahore Conspiracy Case
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Alipore Conspiracy Case - Who continued the hunger strike for four months in the Kalapani Jail?
Ans: Prithvi Singh Azad - What was the color of the turbans of the warders?
Ans: Red - Who slapped Superintendent Murray hard in the jail?
Ans: Chattar Singh - Name the revolutionary who died in hospital due to severe beating.
Ans: Bhan Singh - What did David Barry ask the prisoners to follow?
Ans: The rules and orders - V.D. Savarkar was a revolutionary based in _____________.
(a) London
(b) Paris
Ans: (a) London - The penal colony was created to ____________ the rebels and the hardened criminals.
(a) Settle
(b) Torture
Ans: (b) Torture - The highly educated Ullaskar Dutt was driven to _________.
(a) Insanity
(b) Obscurity
Ans: (a) Insanity - Parma Nand Jhansi was _______________ by the Jailor.
(a) Welcomed
(b) Threatened
Ans: (b) Threatened - V.D. Savarkar’s book became a _____________ for the revolutionaries.
(a) Bible
(b) Story
Ans: (a) Bible - Jailor David Barry was a good-natured man. (True/False)
Ans: False - The Ghadari Babas were tried in the Alipore Conspiracy Case. (True/False)
Ans: False - The Mandalay Conspiracy was also known as the Burma Conspiracy. (True/False)
Ans: True - The Kalapani Jail consisted of 690 cells. (True/False)
Ans: True - The Ghadar Party was organized to launch an armed struggle for the freedom of Burma. (True/False)
Ans: False
- Question: What did the narrator feel fed up with Hassan?
Answer: She felt fed up with his attendance problem. - Question: Why was Hassan not noticed by the teacher in the class?
Answer: Hassan was not noticed by the teacher due to his absence from class. - Question: Why were Hassan's parents called to school?
Answer: The narrator got tired of Hassan's stories and called his parents to discuss. - Question: Why did the parent-teacher meeting end fruitlessly?
Answer: Because Hassan was not ready to give up his lazy habits. His parents did not take his responsibility. - Question: At whom did Hassan laugh?
Answer: He laughed at those people who worked hard. - Question: Where did Sudha Murthy work?
Answer: (ii) in a college in Bangalore - Question: According to Hassan, who were 'nerds'?
Answer: (iii) Hardworking people were nerds - Question: During which days would Hassan often show up in the class?
Answer: (ii) during vacations - Question: How did Hassan look when he met the teacher after many years?
Answer: (ii) plump and bald headed - Question: How old was Hassan when he met the narrator as a software salesman?
Answer: Thirty five. - Question: What is the name of Hassan's teacher.
Answer: Sudha Murthy - Question: Hassan always laughed at those people who were....................
Answer: hardworkers - Question: Who is the author of the chapter 'Hassan's Attendance Problems'?
Answer: Sudha Murthy. - Question: In what age Philip started the music school?
Answer: Philip joined the music school at age of seven. - Question: Which game Philip liked to play?
Answer: Philip loved to play baseball. - Question: What was the name of Philip's music teacher?
Answer: His music teacher was Mr. Esputa. - Question: What was the time of the bakery?
Answer: Philip had to go at eight thirty in the evening. - Question: How many marches Philip wrote?
Answer: Philip wrote more than a hundred marches. - Question: What did Philip want to become when he was a child?
Answer: When Philip was a child he wanted to become a musician. - Question: Why did Philip's father take him for a walk?
Answer: He actually wanted to take Philip to United States Marine Barracks to be a trainee in the Marine Band. - Question: How did Philip come to be known as the March King?
Answer: He composed about 100 marches and the famous Washington Post March and became known as the March King. - Question: Give the name of the American Capital.
Answer: Washington, D.C. - Question: Name the band which Philip watched.
Answer: The Marine band. - Question: At what age did Philip got into troubled because of baseball?
Answer: Eleven. - Question: Who scolded Philip for poor performance in the concert?
Answer: Professor Esputa. - Question: Give the name of the baker in 'The March King'.
Answer: Charlie. - Question: Who propagated the art of lateral thinking?
Answer: Edward de Bono. - Question: What was Edward de Bono's nation about 'Lateral Thinking'?
Answer: 'Lateral Thinking' is a skill which helps us to use our potential fully. - Question: What was the proposal given to the poor farmer by the moneylender?
Answer: He would write off the farmer's debt if he could marry with his daughter. - Question: What do you understand by the term 'Lateral thinking' after reading the chapter?
Answer: Lateral Thinking means thinking differently and being creative. - Question: How much loan did Thomas boroow?
Answer: $5000. - Question: What trick did the money-lender cunningly play to win the game?
Answer: He picked up two black pebbles from the pebble-covered path and put them into the bag. - Question: The New York millionaire was helped by .............(i) the bank official (ii) lateral thinking
Answer: (ii) lateral thinking - Question: How long did Thomas, the New York millionaire, stay away?
Answer: Two weeks. - Question: How much money did Thomas pay as interest for the loan?
Answer: 15 dollars. - Question: Who introduced day and night matches with colourful balls and clothing?
Answer: (ii) Kerry Packer - Question: When did Thomas go to the bank to return the bank loan?
Answer: (iii) after two weeks - Question: What would have happened if the girl had selected a black pebble in the pebble game?
Answer: She would have become the moneylender's wife and her father's debt written off. - Question: ...............was a millionaire.
Answer: Thomas - Question: How do we infect the world?
Answer: We infect the world with our ill humours and bad manners. - Question: What were the good qualities of a good conductor?
Answer: He was a kind and helpful person. - Question: How could the liftman have avoided the trouble?
Answer: By controlling his anger and ill will. - Question: Why was the passenger hurled out of the lift?
Answer: Because the passenger asked the liftman rudely to carry him to the top. - Question: What serves as 'Little Courtesies' in our daily life?
Answer: Words like 'Please' and 'Thank you' are the little courtesies. - Question: Who was Anne Mansfield Sullivan?
Answer: She was Helen Keller's teacher. - Question: What did Helen Keller learn at the well-house?
Answer: She learnt the mystery of language as cool water flowed over her hand. - Question: Who had sent the doll for the narrator (Helen Keller)?
Answer: The little blind children at the Perkins Institution had sent it. - Question: What did the teacher spell on the other hand of the writer?
Answer: The teacher spelled 'Water' on the other hand of the writer. - Question: What was the narrator doing while sitting on the steps?
Answer: She was waiting with a beating heart for something to be happened. - Question: The narrator (Helen Keller) compares herself with........................
Answer: (iii) a ship in the dense fog - Question: Anne Mansfield Sullivan was
Answer: (iii) Helen's teacher - Question: The name of Helen Keller's teacher was
Answer: Anne Mansfield Sullivan - Question: List two words which Helen Keller learnt through finger-play.
Answer: Pin, hat. - Question: What happened to Helen's eyes after she felt sorry over the broken doll?
Answer: Her eyes were filled with tears. - Question: Helen Keller published her autobiography when she was ...............years old. (Twenty two/Twenty one).
Answer: Twenty two - Question: The narrator had sent the ...............(doll/toffees) to Helen Keller.
Answer: doll - Question: Who is the author of the chapter 'The Story of my life'?
Answer: Helen Keller - Question: List a few members of the Ghadar Party.
Answer: Key members were Lala Hardayal, V.G.Pingley, Sant Baba Wasakha Singh, Sohan Singh Bhakna and Kartar Singh Sarabha. - Question: The Ghadar Party was founded by ...............in the United States and Canada.
Answer: (iv) Punjabi Indians - Question: What was the Ghadar Party?
Answer: The Ghadar Party was an organisation founded by Punjabi Indians. - Question: When did the jail open?
Answer: The newly constructed jail was opened on 1906. - Question: How long was Nani Gopal hunger strike?
Answer: His hunger strike continued for 72 days. - Question: Who committed suicide in jail?
Answer: Indu Bhushan committed suicide in jail. - Question: How many Ghadarites lost their lives in the Cellular Jail?
Answer: Eight Ghadaristes lost their lives in the Cellular Jail. - Question: Who were the chief governing officials in the cellular jail?
Answer: Jailor David Barry and Superintendent Murray. - Question: Who were addressed as 'demi-gods' and why?
Answer: Old criminals and Jamadars were called 'demi-gods'. They ill-treated all the prisoners. - Question: The cellular jail in Andamans popularly known as .........
Answer: Kalapani - Question: What had Lucia been suffering from?
Answer: She had been suffering from the tuberculosis of the spine. - Question: What did Lucia aspire to be?
Answer: She aspired to be a singer. - Question: Who was Nicola, what was his age?
Answer: Nicola was elder brother and he was 13 years old. - Question: What did the writer feel about the two boys?
Answer: Ans: The writer felt that both these boyish faces there was seriousness which was far beyond their years. - Question: What did the two boys do during the summer days?
Answer: Ans: They shined shoes, sold fruit, hawked newspapers, conducted tourists round the town. - Question: Describe the physical appearance of both the boys.
Answer: Ans: The two boys were little figures with brown skins, tangled hair and wore shabby clothes. - Question: Jacopo was lively as a........
Answer: (c) squirrel - Question: How were the two boys useful for the narrator in many ways?
Answer: Ans: They brought chocolates, shined shoes and booked seats of Opera for him. - Question: Why did the two boys useful for the narrator in many ways?
Answer: Ans: They worked very hard to pay for the treatment of their sister, who was suffering from T.B. - Question: Who was the woman at the village?
Answer: Ans: She was a good looking nurse. - Question: What made the two brothers and their sister orphans?
Answer: Ans: The war made the two brothers and their sister orphans. - Question: What had Lucia been suffering from?
Answer: Ans: Lucia had been suffering from tuberculosis of spine. - Question: The elder brother of Nicola was ...............old.
Answer: Ans: 13 years - Question: Lucia was suffering from......................
Answer: Ans: tuberculosis of spine - Question: What did the narrator's brother suffer from in the chapter 'In Celebration of Being Alive'?
Answer: Ans: He suffered because he had an abnormal heart for which there was no surgery (treatment) in those days. - Question: Why couldn't Dr.Barnard's brother survive? (SURE)
Answer: Ans: Because of improper treatment for heart surgery. - Question: According to Dr.Barnard, what is the business of living?
Answer: Ans: The business of living is a celebration of being alive. - Question: What do the people with brave and positive attitude teach us?
Answer: Ans: They teach us to move forward in life and the business of living is joy. - Question: What was Dr.Barnard's father's attitude towards life?
Answer: Ans: God tests us when we are in suffering. - Question: Why does Dr.Barnard consider the suffering of the children heart breaking?
Answer: Ans: Because they have total faith in the ability of doctors to cure them. - Question: What made the driver and the mechanic choose their roles?
Answer: Ans: The mechanic was blind and the driver had only one arm. - Question: What did the narrator's brother suffer from in the chapter?
Answer: Ans: The narrator's brother suffered from heart trouble. - Question: Dr.Barnard's brother had died of:
Answer: (ii) heart trouble - Question: Dr.Barnard's brother had eaten ...............before his death.
Answer: (ii) a biscuit - Question: Name of Cape Town's Hospital
Answer: Ans: Red Cross children's Hospital
One marks questions on Extensive Study (Supplementary Reader) (5 Marks)
The School for Sympathy (E.V.Lucas)
- Question: Who did Miss Beam lead the author to?
Answer: Ans: She led the author to the girl with bandaged eyes. - Question: Why did the author feel sorry for some of the children?
Answer: Ans: He felt sorry because they seemed to be handicapped. - Question: What was the real aim of Miss Beam's school?
Answer: Ans: To make students thoughtful, helpful and good citizens. - Question: What is a "lame day" at Miss Beam's school?
Answer: Ans: A healthy child had to use a crutch for a lame day.
