


Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan | West Bengal Madhyamik Class 10th English Question and Answer Â
MCQ | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan â Madhyamik English Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :
- With a shudder Swami realized that it was [ āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāϞ āϝ⧠, āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ âÂ
(A) Friday [ āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]Â
(B) Wednesday [ āĻŦā§āϧāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]Â
(C) Thursday [ āĻŦā§āĻšāϏā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]Â
(D) Monday [ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]Â
Ans: (D) Monday [ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]
- â When Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall , he was lying on the [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ , āϤāĻāύ āϏ⧠āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ )Â
(A) bench [ āĻŦā§āĻā§ ]
(B) bed [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]Â
(C) desk [ āĻĄā§āϏā§āĻā§ ]
(D) table [ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠]
Ans: (A) bench [ āĻŦā§āĻā§ ]
- According to Swami , Samuel is especially angry with boys who are [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāϤ āϰā§āĻā§ āϝā§āϤā§āύ āϏā§āĻāϏāĻŦ āĻā§āϞā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž ]Â
(A) absent [ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ]Â
(B) late [ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠]Â
(C) inattentive [ āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻā§ ]Â
(D) undisciplined [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞ ]Â
Ans: (D) undisciplined [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞ ]
- At nine oâclock Swaminathan complained about [ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ ⧝ āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞ ] âÂ
(A) fever [ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ]Â
(B) dizziness [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻā§ ]Â
(C) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ ]Â
(D) drowsiness [ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻāĻā§ ]Â
Ans: (C) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ ]Â
- Swami knew his father was [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] âÂ
(A) soft [ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻŽāύā§āϰ ]Â
(B) kind [ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧠]
(C) rude [ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ ]
(D) firm [ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ ]
Ans: (D) firm [ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ ]
- Swaminathanâs mother was [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] âÂ
(A) lenient [ āϏāĻĻāϝāĻŧ ]Â
(B) foolish [ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž ]Â
(C) strict [ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ ]Â
(D) angry [ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ ]Â
Ans: (B) foolish [ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž ]
- Swaminathanâs father ordered him to [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] â
(A) go to school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠]Â
(B) lie down on the bed [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤā§Â
(C) go to the playground [ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠]Â
(D) tell the truth [ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠]Â
Ans: (A) go to school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠]
- Changing his tactics , Swaminathan complained about [ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞ ) âÂ
(A) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰ ]Â
(B) not preparing his lesson [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]Â
(C) becoming late for school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]Â
(D) his fear about the headmaster [ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ ]Â
Ans: (C) becoming late for school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
- According to Swaminathan , Samuel was a / an [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāύ ] âÂ
(A) gentle man [ āĻāĻĻā§āϰāϞā§āĻ ]Â
(B) old man [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāϞā§āĻ ]Â
(C) young man [ āϝā§āĻŦāĻ ]Â
(D) angry man [ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ ]Â
Ans: (C) young man [ āϝā§āĻŦāĻ ]Â
- According to Swami , the headmaster [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ ] âÂ
(A) disliked Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāϤā§āύ ]Â
(B) admired Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻāϰāϤā§āύ ]Â
(C) was indifferent to Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ]
(D) was afraid of Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϤā§āύ ]Â
Ans: (D) was afraid of Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϤā§āύ ]
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- Father decided to send the headmaster a [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻšā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŦā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋâÂ
(A) telegram [ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ ]Â
(B) letter [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ ]Â
(C) notice [ āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻļ ]Â
(D) report [ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ ]Â
Ans: (C) notice [ āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻļ ]
- While going to school Swami was bothered by [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ ] âÂ
(A) conscience [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ ]Â
(B) toothache [ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž ]Â
(C) fever [ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ ]
(D) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž ]Â
Ans: (A) conscience [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ ]
- The colour of Samuelâs coat was [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āϰāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ ] âÂ
(A) black [ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠]
(B) blue [ āύā§āϞ ]
(C) white [ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž ]
(D) yellow [ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ ]Â
Ans: (D) yellow [ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ ]
- Swami stopped on the roadside to [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] âÂ
(A) cross the road [ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]Â
(B) see nature [ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(C) to see the letter [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(D) make up his mind [ āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]Â
Ans: (D) make up his mind [ āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
- According to Swami , Samuel was personally much more [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ ā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ ] â
(A) bad man [ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ ]
(B) angry man [ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ ]
(C) indifferent [ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύ ]
(D) friendly [ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ ]
Ans: (D) friendly [ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ  ]
- While going to school , Swaminathan was [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ ] âÂ
(A) determined [ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻ ]Â
(B) confused [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰāϤ ]Â
(C) revengeful [ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϧāϏā§āĻĒā§āĻšāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤ ]Â
(D) pleased [ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ ]Â
Ans: (B) confused [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰāϤ ]
- When Swami entered the class , Samuel was teaching [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻĸā§āĻāϞ āϤāĻāύ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ) âÂ
(A) History [ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ ]Â
(B) Arithmetic [ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ ]
(C) Geography [ āĻā§āĻā§āϞ ]
(D) Science [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ ]Â
Ans: (B) Arithmetic [ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ ]
- Swami was late to school by [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â
(A) half an hour [ āĻāϧāĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ]
(B) an hour [ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž
(C) two hours [ āĻĻā§ â āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ]
(D) three hours [ āϤāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ]Â
Ans: (D) three hours [ āϤāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ]
- The headmaster was on a leave for one [ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻ ] â
(A) day [ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(B) year [ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(C) month [ āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(D) week [ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]Â
Ans: (B) year [ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
- Swami decided to give the letter to the headmaster [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§ ] â
(A) at the recess [ āĻāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ ]
(B) at the end of the day [ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āώā§
(C) in the last period [ āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĄā§ ]
(D) in the first period [ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĄā§ ]
- Before entering his school Swami halted [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĸā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĨā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â
(A) at a stall [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠]
(B) at the book stall [ āĻŦāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠]
(C) at the gate of the sch ool [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āĻā§ ]
(D) at the headmasterâs room [ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āώ⧠]
- That Swami should not miss the classes was told by his [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϤāĻžāϰ ] âÂ
(A) teacher [ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ ]
(B) father [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž ]
(C) mother
(D) neighbour [ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ ]
Ans: (A) teacher [ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ ]
- â We want more parents like him â â Here â him â refers to [ â āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāϰāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž â āĻŽāĻž āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ â âāĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠â āϤāĻžāϰ â āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ ]
(A) Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ ]
(B) Samuelâs father [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ ]
(C) Swami [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ ]
(D) Swamiâs father [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ ]
Ans: (B) Samuelâs father [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ ]
- The teacher Samuel was inspecting [ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] âÂ
(A) the attendance [ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ ]
(B) their dresses [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ ]
(C) their homework [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ ]
(D) their tidiness [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻž ]
Ans: (B) their dresses [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ ]
- The last period of the school ended at [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĄ āĻļā§āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â
(A) 4.00pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ āϤ⧠]
(B) 4.15 pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§§ā§Ģ āϤ⧠]
(C) 4.30pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§Šā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§ ]
(D) 4.45 pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§Ēā§Ģ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§ ]
Ans: (C) 4.30pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§Šā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§ ]
- Snatching away letter from Swami his father [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž ]Â
(A) tore it [ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ ]
(B) preserved it [ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻĒ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ ]
(C) read it [ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞā§āύ ]
(D) threw it into the dustbin [ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāύ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ ]Â
Ans: (A) tore it [ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ ]
āĻĻāĻļāĻŽ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϰ English āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ Lesson 1 â Fatherâs Help āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϰāĻāϞ āĻā§ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ MCQ āϧāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰāĨ¤
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Questions
1| With a shudder Swami realized that it was-
a) Friday b) Thursday c) Monday d) Wednesday
2| In Swamiâs school students have to assemble for prayer
a) at 8.30 b) at 9.30 c) at 9.45 c) at 10.30
3| âI canât go so late to the class.â The speaker can not go so late because â
a) the school gate will be closed b) the headmaster would not allow him to enter his class c) the headmaster will punish him d) the teacher will scold him
4| Swamiâs father wrote the letter to Swamiâs â
a) friends b) headmaster c) teacher d) mother [Madhyamikâ19]
5| The letter made Swami feel â
a) happy b) sad c) excited d) worried [Madhyamikâ19]
6| While going to school Swami was bothered by â
a) conscience b) headache c) toothache d) fever
7| Swami stopped on his way to school to decide whether Samuel was a/an â
a) bad person b) good and friendly person c) honest person d) dishonest person [Madhyamikâ19]
8| Swami felt dizzy because he was â
a) excited b) indifferent c) afraid d) puzzled [Madhyamikâ19]
9| Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about â
a) Samuel b) his father c) his mother d) other teachers
10| Swami was late to the school by â
a) an hour b) half an hour c) two hours d) fifteen minutes
11| When Swami entered the class, Samuel was teaching â
a) history b) arithmetic c) science d) geography
12| The more Swami thought of Samuel the more â
a) aggrieved he felt b) cheerful he felt c) disappointed he felt d) angry he felt [Madhyamikâ19]
13| Swamiâs description of Samuel was
a) accurate b) real c) imaginary d) a mixture of the real and the imaginary
14| The headmaster was on leave â
a) for two days b) for five day c) for a week d) for a fortnight
15| Father snatched the letter away from Swami and â
a) put it in his pocket b) tore it up c) beat him d) asked him to got to school regularly
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Answers
1| Swami realized with a shudder that it was c) Monday morning.
2| At (b)9.30, when he ought to have been in the school prayer hall.
3|Â (d) he will scold me if I say so.
4| He proposed to send a letter with Swami to the (b) headmaster .
5| The letter made Swami feel (d) worried .
6| His (a) conscience bothered him.
7| Samuel was not such a (a) bad man after all.
8| Swamiâs head was dizzy with confusion, hence the answer is (d) puzzled.
9| Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about (a) Samuel .
10| Swami was (b) half an hour late.
11| Samuel was teaching (b) arithmetic .
12| The more Swami thought of Samuel the more (c) disappointed he felt .
13| Swamiâs description of Samuel was (d) a mixture of the real and the imaginary .
14| The headmaster was on leave for (b) for a week .
15| Father snatched the letter away from Swami and (b) tore it up .
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Answer the following questions : True or False :Â
- Swami said that he had a headache . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāϞāϞ āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ ||Â
Supporting Statement :Â
Ans . True : Supporting Statement : At nine oâclock Swaminathan wailed , â I have a headache .Â
â 2 . Swami was lying in his fatherâs room . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ ||Â
Supporting Statement :Â
Ans . False ; Supporting Statement : Swami was lying on the bench in Motherâs room .Â
- According to Swami , the headmaster was not afraid of Samuel . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϤā§āύ āύāĻž āĨ¤ ]Â
Supporting Statement :Â
Ans . False ; Supporting Statement : They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him .Â
- Swamiâs mother was quite generous . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāĻž āϝāĻĨā§āώā§āĻ āϏāĻĻāϰ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
Supporting Statement :Â
Ans . True ; Supporting Statement : Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home .Â
Short and Answers questions | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan â
 Madhyamik English Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :Â
- How did Swaminathan want to avoid going to school ? [ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . To avoid going to school Swaminathan started to wail complaining of a headache . [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠, āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāύā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]Â
2 . Why was Swami unwilling to go to school late ? [ āĻā§āύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . If Swami went to school late , the teacher would scold him . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠, āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What was the name of Swamiâs class teacher ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . The name of Swamiâs class teacher was Samuel . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ |Â
- How was the relationship between Samuel and the headmaster , according to Swami ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . According to Swami , even the headmaster was afraid of Samuel . ( āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϤā§āύ |Â
- Why did Swami shudder ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύ ? ]
Ans . Swami shuddered because it was Monday morning . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ | |Â
- What suggestion came from Swamiâs mother ? ( āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§ āĻŽāϤ āĻāϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?Â
Ans . Swamiâs mother suggested that Swami might stay at home . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāĻž āĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ]Â
- Where did father put the letter ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Father put the letter in an envelope and sealed it . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤Â
- What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Swami failed to decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations , [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āύāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻ āĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĨ¤Â
- â How did Samuel look ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Samuel had dark face , thin moustache , unshaven cheek and wore a yellow coat . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ , āϏāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻĢ , āĻĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰāύ⧠āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻ āĨ¤Â
- What was fatherâs proposal ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Father proposed to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŦā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What type of letter was composed by father ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻā§ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Father composed a long letter with allegations against Samuel . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ | ]Â
- Why did Swami stop by the roadside on his way to school ? [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Swami stopped to make up his mind about Samuel . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What was Swami not sure of ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž ? ]Â
Ans . Swami was not sure about his description of Samuel . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž āĨ¤
Answer the following questions | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan â
 Madhyamik English Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :Â
- What was the realisation of Swami lying in bed ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻāĻŽ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Swaminathan realized that the weekend was over . It was Monday and not Friday . Yet he had not done his homework . So he did not feel like going to school . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āϝ⧠āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āĻļā§āώā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ , āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϤāĻŦā§ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĻŋ āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻā§Â āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž āĨ¤Â
- Did his mother believe Swami ? How do you know ? [ āϝāĻž āĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāϤā§āύ ? āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāύāϞ⧠? ]Â
Ans . Yes , his mother believed Swami .Â
 On Monday morning , when Swami complained about headache , his mother believed and suggested him to stay at home . [ āĻšāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤Â
āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϝāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞ⧠, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϰāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ! ]Â
- What was his fatherâs remark hearing that Swami was not going to school because of his headache ? [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻž â āĻ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āύ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Father became really angry hearing that Swami was not going to school because of his headache . He ordered him to dress up and go to school . [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤāĻ āϰā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞā§āύ āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļā§āύāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻž āĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- When and how did Swami change his tactics ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻĻāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Finding his father strict about his going to school Swami changed his tactics and told that he could not go to school so late . [ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻā§ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāϞāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻ āϤ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§ āύāĻž āĨ¤ ]Â
- How did Swami describe Samuel , the class teacher ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . According to Swamiâs description , Samuel was a very angry man . He was especially angry with boys who came in late . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāύ PROSE | Fatherâs Help āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ | āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻā§āϞā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϰā§āĻā§ āϝā§āϤā§āύ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāϏāϤ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What did Swamiâs father advise him to get rid of a headache ? [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . To get rid of a headache , Swamiâs father advised him to loaf about less on Sundays . [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϰāĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What idea occurred to Swami as he entered the school gate ? [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĸā§āĻāϞ , āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?Â
Ans . The idea was not to deliver the letter then . [ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ , āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻāύāĻ āύāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž ]Â
- What was Samuel teaching in the class ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Samuel was teaching arithmetic in the class . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- Standing at the entrance to his class what did Swami expect from his teacher ? [ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]
Ans . Swami expected Samuel to scold him severely for his [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- Pick out a sentence to show that Swamiâs assumption on Samuel was wrong . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāύāĻž āϝ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ] [ Jadavpur Vidyapith ]Â
Ans . The sentence is : â This was an unexpected question from Samuel . â [ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞ : â āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ â ]Â
- Unable to deliver the letter to the headmaster , how did Swami feel , according to your opinion ? [ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻā§ āύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠, āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . I think , being unable to deliver the letter , Swami felt relieved . [ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻž āύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤Â
- What did Swamiâs father do , snatching away the letter from him ? [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻā§ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ ? ]
Ans . Snatching away the letter Swamiâs father tore it up . [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
Complete the following Sentences | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan âÂ
Madhyamik English Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :Â
- Swami went to school feeling ____ .
Ans . Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻāϰāĻāĻŽ āĻā§āĻŦā§ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻšāϞ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āώā§āĻāϤāĻŽ āĻā§āϞ⧠| ]Â
- Swami stopped on the roadside to ______ .
Ans . Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ |
- He was bothered _______ .
Ans . He was bothered by his conscience . [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§āϞāϞ | ]Â
- Personally Samuel was ______ .
Ans . Personally Samuel was much more friendly than the other teachers . [ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāϧā§āĻŽāύā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĒāύā§āύ | ]Â
- The more Swami thought of Samuel ______ .
Ans . The more Swami thought of Samuel the more he grieved for him . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āϝāϤ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤāϤāĻ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāĻāĻžāϤāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĨ¤ ]Â
- Samuelâs moustache was _______ .
Ans . Samuelâs moustache was thin . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻĢ āϏāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]Â
- Samuel was more friendly to Swami than other teachers and Swami also felt _____ .
Ans . Samuel was more friendly to Swami than other teachers and Swami also felt Samuel had a special regard for him . [ āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞ āϝ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĨ¤Â
- Fatherâs behaviour took an _____ .
- As Swami entered the school gate , ______ .
Ans . As Swami entered the school gate an idea occurred to him . [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻāϞ āĨ¤ ]Â
- Swami stood at ______ .
Ans . Swami stood at the entrance of his class . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļāĻĒāĻĨā§ ||Â
- Father snatched the letter away from Swami and ______ .
Ans . Father snatched the letter away from Swami and tore it . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ ||Â
- Swami appeared at the entrance of his class when ______Â
Ans . Swami appeared at the entrance of his class when Samuel was teaching arithmetic . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻā§āώā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļāĻĒāĻĨā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻšāϞ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- When Samuel looked at Swami he hoped _____Â
Ans . When Samuel looked at Swami he hoped Samuel would scold him severely . [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāϞā§āύ āϏ⧠āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- The question asked by Samuel was an [ Burdwan Town School ]Â
Ans . The question asked by Samuel was an unexpected question to Swami . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϝ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϏā§āĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]
16.That day Samuel appeared to Swami ____Â
Ans . That day Samuel appeared to Swami very gentle . [ āϏā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āύāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϞ āĨ¤Â
- The peon told Swami that the headmaster _____Â
Ans . The peon told Swami that the headmaster had gone on a weekâs leave . [ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻŦāϞāϞ āϝ⧠āĻšā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻā§āύ āĨ¤ ]
Answer the following questions | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan âÂ
Madhyamik English Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :
- How did Fatherâs attitude get an unexpected turn ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Fatherâs attitude got an unexpected turn as he became very rigid about Swamiâs going to the school . He proposed to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāĻāϞ āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻ āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āϞā§āύ āĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- Why was Swami so eager to know about the content of the letter ? [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ āϤ āĻā§āϏā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύ ?Â
Ans . Swami was so eager to know about the content of the letter because he started to suffer from the prick of conscience . He complained about Samuel . It was false as was best known by him . [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āϏā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻāĻļāύ⧠āĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĨ¤Â
- Stopping on the roadside what was Swamiâs thinking about Samuel ? [ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ , āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Stopping on the roadside Swami started to think about Samuel . According to him , Samuel was not such a bad man . Personally he was much more friendly than the other teachers . [ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻĻā§ āĻ āϤāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āύāĻž āĨ¤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻŽāύā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĒāύā§āύ | ]Â
- What picture of Samuel appeared in Swamiâs mind ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Swami could recall Samuelâs dark face , his thin moustache , unshaven cheek and yellow coat . All these filled Swamiâs mind with sorrow and sympathy for Samuel . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ , āϏāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻĢ , āĻĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻā§āϏ⧠āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻ āϏāĻšāĻžāύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāύ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤Â
- Why did Swaminathanâs conscience bother him ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Swaminathanâs conscience bothered him because he wasnât at all sure if his description of Samuel had been accurate . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĨ¤ ]
- Why did Swami take the decision to deliver the letter at the end of the day ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Swami took the decision to deliver the letter at the end of the day because there was a chance Samuel might do something during the course of the day to justify the letter . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤Â
- What happened at the time of Samuelâs inspecting the home lessons ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϝāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϤāĻāύ āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . While inspecting the home lessons , Samuel asked about Swamiâs homework . But Swami had done nothing . Unexpectedly Samuel did not scold him and told him to sit down . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ , āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĻŋ āĨ¤ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϏāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύ āĨ¤Â
- â Samuel looked impressed . â â What made Samuel so impressed ? [ â āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϞ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĨ¤ â â āĻā§ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . When Swami told that his father forbade him to miss school , Samuel was very impressed . [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāϞāϞ āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āύāĻŋāώā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύ , āĻāĻāĻĨāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What happened at the end of the classes ? [ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āĻā§ āĻāĻāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . At the end of the classes Swami picked up his books and ran to the headmasterâs office . But the room was locked as he had gone on a weekâs leave . Swaminathan ran away from the place . [ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĨ¤ ]Â
MCQ | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan â Madhyamik English Question and Answer |
 āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :
- The colour of Samuelâs coat was [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āϰāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â
(A) black [ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠]
(B) blue [ āύā§āϞ ]
(C) white [ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž ]
(D) yellow [ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ ]
Ans: (D) yellow [ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ ]
- Swami stopped on the roadside to [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â
(A) cross the road [ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(B) see nature [ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(C) to see the letter [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(D) make up his mind [ āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
Ans: (D) make up his mind [ āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
- According to Swami , Samuel was personally much more [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ ā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ ] â
(A) bad man [ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ ]
(B) angry man [ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ ]
(C) indifferent [ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύ ]
(D) friendly [ āĻāϧā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ ]
Ans: (D) friendly [Â ]
- While going to school , Swaminathan was [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â
(A) determined [ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻ ]
(B) confused [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰāϤ ]
(C) revengeful [ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϧāϏā§āĻĒā§āĻšāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤ ]
(D) pleased [ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ ]
Ans: (B) confused [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰāϤ ]
- When Swami entered the class , Samuel was teaching [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻĸā§āĻāϞ āϤāĻāύ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ) â
(A) History [ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ ]
(B) Arithmetic [ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ ]
(C) Geography [ āĻā§āĻā§āϞ ]
(D) Science [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ ]
Ans: (B) Arithmetic [ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ ]
- Swami was late to school by [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â
(A) half an hour [ āĻāϧāĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ]
(B) an hour [ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž
(C) two hours [ āĻĻā§ â āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ]
(D) three hours [ āϤāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ]
Ans: (D) three hours [ āϤāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ]
- The headmaster was on a leave for one [ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻ ] â
(A) day [ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(B) year [ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(C) month [ āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
(D) week [ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
Ans: (B) year [ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
- Swami decided to give the letter to the headmaster [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§ ] â
(A) at the recess [ āĻāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ ]
(B) at the end of the day [ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āώā§
(C) in the last period [ āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĄā§ ]
(D) in the first period [ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĄā§ ]
- Before entering his school Swami halted [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĸā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĨā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â
(A) at a stall [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠]
(B) at the book stall [ āĻŦāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠]
(C) at the gate of the sch ool [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āĻā§ ]
(D) at the headmasterâs room [ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āώ⧠]
- That Swami should not miss the classes was told by his [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϤāĻžāϰ ] â
(A) teacher [ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ ]
(B) father [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž ]
(C) mother
(D) neighbour [ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ ]
Ans: (A) teacher [ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ ]
- â We want more parents like him â â Here â him â refers to [ â āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāϰāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž â āĻŽāĻž āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ â âāĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠â āϤāĻžāϰ â āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ ]
(A) Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ ]
(B) Samuelâs father [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ ]
(C) Swami [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ ]
(D) Swamiâs father [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ ]
Ans: (B) Samuelâs father [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ ]
- The teacher Samuel was inspecting [ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] â
(A) the attendance [ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ ]
(B) their dresses [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ ]
(C) their homework [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ ]
(D) their tidiness [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻž ]
Ans: (B) their dresses [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ ]
- The last period of the school ended at [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĄ āĻļā§āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â
(A) 4.00pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ āϤ⧠]
(B) 4.15 pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§§ā§Ģ āϤ⧠]
(C) 4.30pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§Šā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§ ]
(D) 4.45 pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§Ēā§Ģ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§ ]
Ans: (C) 4.30pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§Šā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§ ]
- Snatching away letter from Swami his father [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž ]
(A) tore it [ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ ]
(B) preserved it [ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻĒ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ ]
(C) read it [ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞā§āύ ]
(D) threw it into the dustbin [ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāύ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ ]
Ans: (A) tore it [ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ ]
- With a shudder Swami realized that it was [ āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāϞ āϝ⧠, āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ â
(A) Friday [ āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]
(B) Wednesday [ āĻŦā§āϧāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]
(C) Thursday [ āĻŦā§āĻšāϏā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]
(D) Monday [ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]
Ans: (D) Monday [ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]
- â When Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall , he was lying on the [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ , āϤāĻāύ āϏ⧠āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ )
(A) bench [ āĻŦā§āĻā§ ]
(B) bed [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
(C) desk [ āĻĄā§āϏā§āĻā§ ]
(D) table [ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠]
Ans: (A) bench [ āĻŦā§āĻā§ ]
- According to Swami , Samuel is especially angry with boys who are [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāϤ āϰā§āĻā§ āϝā§āϤā§āύ āϏā§āĻāϏāĻŦ āĻā§āϞā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž ]
(A) absent [ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ]
(B) late [ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠]
(C) inattentive [ āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻā§ ]
(D) undisciplined [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞ ]
Ans: (D) undisciplined [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞ ]
- At nine oâclock Swaminathan complained about [ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ ⧝ āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞ ] â
(A) fever [ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ]
(B) dizziness [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻā§ ]
(C) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ ]
(D) drowsiness [ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻāĻā§ ]
Ans: (C) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ ]
- Swami knew his father was [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] â
(A) soft [ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻŽāύā§āϰ ]
(B) kind [ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧠]
(C) rude [ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ ]
(D) firm [ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ ]
Ans: (D) firm [ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ ]
- Swaminathanâs mother was [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] â
(A) lenient [ āϏāĻĻāϝāĻŧ ]
(B) foolish [ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž ]
(C) strict [ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ ]
(D) angry [ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ ]
Ans: (B) foolish [ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž ]
- Swaminathanâs father ordered him to [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] â
(A) go to school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠]
(B) lie down on the bed [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤā§
(C) go to the playground [ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠]
(D) tell the truth [ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠]
Ans: (A) go to school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠]
- Changing his tactics , Swaminathan complained about [ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞ ) â
(A) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰ ]
(B) not preparing his lesson [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
(C) becoming late for school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
(D) his fear about the headmaster [ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ ]
Ans: (C) becoming late for school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
- According to Swaminathan , Samuel was a / an [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāύ ] â
(A) gentle man [ āĻāĻĻā§āϰāϞā§āĻ ]
(B) old man [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāϞā§āĻ ]
(C) young man [ āϝā§āĻŦāĻ ]
(D) angry man [ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ ]
Ans:
- According to Swami , the headmaster [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ ] â
(A) disliked Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāϤā§āύ ]
(B) admired Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻāϰāϤā§āύ ]
(C) was indifferent to Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ]
(D) was afraid of Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϤā§āύ ]
Ans: (D) was afraid of Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϤā§āύ ]
- Father decided to send the headmaster a [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻšā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŦā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋâ
(A) telegram [ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ ]
(B) letter [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ ]
(C) notice [ āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻļ ]
(D) report [ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ ]
Ans: (C) notice [ āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻļ ]
- While going to school Swami was bothered by [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ ] â
(A) conscience [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ ]
(B) toothache [ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž ]
(C) fever [ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ ]
(D) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž ]
Ans: (A) conscience [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ ]
SAQ | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan â Madhyamik English Short Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :
- What idea occurred to Swami as he entered the school gate ? [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĸā§āĻāϞ , āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?Â
Ans . The idea was not to deliver the letter then . [ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ , āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻāύāĻ āύāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž ]
- What was Samuel teaching in the class ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Samuel was teaching arithmetic in the class . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]
- Standing at the entrance to his class what did Swami expect from his teacher ? [ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]
Ans . Swami expected Samuel to scold him severely for his [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āĨ¤ ]
- Unable to deliver the letter to the headmaster , how did Swami feel , according to your opinion ? [ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻā§ āύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠, āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . I think , being unable to deliver the letter , Swami felt relieved . [ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻž āύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤
- What did Swamiâs father do , snatching away the letter from him ? [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻā§ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ ? ]
Ans . Snatching away the letter Swamiâs father tore it up . [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]
- Pick out a sentence to show that Swamiâs assumption on Samuel was wrong . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāύāĻž āϝ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ] [ Jadavpur Vidyapith ]Â
Ans . The sentence is : â This was an unexpected question from Samuel . â [ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞ : â āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ â ]
- How was the relationship between Samuel and the headmaster , according to Swami ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . According to Swami , even the headmaster was afraid of Samuel . ( āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϤā§āύ |
- Why did Swami shudder ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύ ? ]
Ans . Swami shuddered because it was Monday morning . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ ]
9 . Why was Swami unwilling to go to school late ? [ āĻā§āύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . If Swami went to school late , the teacher would scold him . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠, āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤā§āύ āĨ¤ ]
- What was the name of Swamiâs class teacher ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . The name of Swamiâs class teacher was Samuel . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ |
- How did Swaminathan want to avoid going to school ? [ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . To avoid going to school Swaminathan started to wail complaining of a headache . [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠, āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāύā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]
- What suggestion came from Swamiâs mother ? ( āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§ āĻŽāϤ āĻāϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?Â
Ans . Swamiâs mother suggested that Swami might stay at home . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāĻž āĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ]
- Where did father put the letter ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Father put the letter in an envelope and sealed it . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤
- What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Swami failed to decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations , [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āύāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻ āĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĨ¤
- â How did Samuel look ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Samuel had dark face , thin moustache , unshaven cheek and wore a yellow coat . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ , āϏāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻĢ , āĻĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰāύ⧠āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻ āĨ¤
- What was fatherâs proposal ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Father proposed to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŦā§āύ āĨ¤ ]
- What type of letter was composed by father ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻā§ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Father composed a long letter with allegations against Samuel . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ | ]
- Why did Swami stop by the roadside on his way to school ? [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Swami stopped to make up his mind about Samuel . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]
- What was Swami not sure of ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž ? ]Â
Ans . Swami was not sure about his description of Samuel . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž āĨ¤
- What did Swamiâs father advise him to get rid of a headache ? [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . To get rid of a headache , Swamiâs father advised him to loaf about less on Sundays . [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϰāĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤]
Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan â āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻļāĻŽ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ | West Bengal Madhyamik Class 10th English Question and AnswerÂ
Comprehension Exercises Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ â Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan | Madhyamik English Question and Answer :
- When Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall , he was lying on the â
(A) Bench
(B) Table
(C) Bed
(D) Desk
Ans: (A) Bench
- With a shudder Swami realized that it was â
(A) Friday
(B) Thursday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Monday
Ans: (D) Monday
- According to Swami , Samuel is Bench especially angry with boys who are
(A) Absent
(B) Late
(C) Inattentive
(D) Uncontrolled
Ans: (B) Late
- Swamiâs mother was
(A) Generous
(B) Careless
(C) Accurate
(D) Artful .
Ans: (A) Generous
- According to Swami , his headmaster is very
(A) Merciless
(B) Angry
(C) Polite
(D) Cruel
Ans: (C) Polite
- Swamiâs father had Composed
(A) A long story
(B) A long drama
(C) A long book
(D) A long letter .
Ans: (D) A long letter .
- Father snatched the letter and
(A) Tore it up
(B) Threw it away
(C) Gave it to the headmaster
(D) Burnt it
Ans: (A) Tore it up
- Swami stopped on the roadside
(A) For the school bus
(B) For his friend
(C) For his father
(D) To make up his mind about samuel
Ans: (D) To make up his mind about samuel
- Here â poor â is used in the sense of being
(A) Rudeness
(B) Lack of manners
(C) Wretched
(D) Rustic
Ans: (C) Wretched
- Swamiâs father insisted Swami on going to
(A) School
(B) University
(C) The market
(D) The garden
Ans: (A) School
- The headmaster was on leave was told by
(A) Swamiâs father
(B) Swami
(C) The peon
(D) Samuel
Ans: (C) The peon
- While inspecting the homework , samuel appeared to be
(A) Wild
(B) Angry
(C) Rude
(D) Gentle
Ans: (D) Gentle
- Swami knew his father to be â â
(A) Strict
(B) Angry
(C) Happy
(D) Circus
Ans: (A) Strict
- Swami hoped he didnât have to go to â
(A) Office
(B) School
(C) College
(D) Generous
Ans: (B) School
- Swami loafed about much on â
(A) Saturdays
(B) Sundays
(C) Mondays
(D) Thursdays
Ans: (B) Sundays
- At 9:30 Swami was in
(A) Fatherâs room .
(B) Motherâs room
(C) study room
(D) School prayer hall
Ans: (B) Motherâs room
- Swamiâs father was a / an
(A) Absent minded
(B) Flexible
(C) Inflexible
(D) Sincered
Ans: (C) Inflexible
Complete the following sentences with information from the text | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ â Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan | Madhyamik English Question and Answer :
( i ) Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home .
( ii ) Samuel is especially angry with boys who came in late .
( iii ) Swami was questioned by his father whether he had no school .
( iv ) Swami lays on the bench in his motherâs room .
( v ) At nine oâclock Swaminathan complained of headache .
Answer the following questions | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ â Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan | Madhyamik English Question and Answer :
- Why did Swaminathan change his tactics?Â
Ans: Swaminathan changed his tactics because he knew well that his father was a very strict guardian .
- Who suggested that Swami might stay at home ?Â
Ans: Swamiâs mother suggested that he might stay at home .
- What is the name of Swamiâs teacher ?
Ans: The name of Swamiâs teacher is Samuel .
- Who is even afraid of Samuel ?Â
Ans: The headmaster is even afraid of Samuel.
Complete the following sentences with information from the text | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ â Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan | Madhyamik English Question and Answer :
(A) Personally Samuel was much more friendly than the other teachers .
(B) Fatherâs behaviour took an unexpected turn .
(C) Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth .
(D) Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel .
Answer the following questions | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ â Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan | Madhyamik English Question and Answer :
- Where did Father put the letter ?Â
Ans: Father put the letter in an envelope and sealed it .
- What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel ?Â
Ans: Swami failed to decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter .
- How did Samuel look ?Â
Ans: Samuel had a dark face , thin moustache and unshaven cheek . He put on a coat of yellow colour .
Answer the following questions | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ â Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan | Madhyamik English Question and Answer :
- What did Swamiâs father propose ?Â
Ans: Swamiâs father proposed to send a letter with him to the headmaster .
- What did the letter contain ?Â
Ans: The letter contained plenty of things about Samuel .
- Why did Swami stop on the roadside ?
Ans: Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuelâs nature .
- What bothered Swaminathan on his way to school ?Â
Ans: Swaminathanâs conscience bothered him on his way to school .
- What did Swami recall about Samuel ?
Ans: Swami recalled Samuelâs dark face , thin moustache , unshaven cheek and yellow coat .
- What made Samuel look impressed ? Ans: Samuel looked impressed when Swami informed that his father said he ( Swami ) wouldnât miss school .
- What was Swamiâs expectation to Samuel ?Â
Ans: Swami expected to Samuel that he ( Samuel ) would not allow to admit him in the class .
- How long was the headmaster on leave ?Â
Ans: The headmaster was on leave for a week.
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (1 Mark) Madhyamik English Suggestion â FATHERâS HELP (R.K.Narayan) āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻāϤā§āϤāϰ â āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻā§āĻļāύÂ
- When Swami was in bed, he shuddered because
- it was Monday morning b. he hadnât done the homework c. Samuel would scold him d. he had a high fever
Ans. a. it was Monday
- Swami complained of headache
- at nine oâclock b. at eight oâclock c. at seven oâclock d. none of these
Ans. a. at nine oâclock
- At 9.30 Swami should have been
- in Samuelâs class b. in the headmasterâs room c. in the prayer hall d. doing nothing
Ans. c. in the prayer hall
- In his motherâs room, Swami chose to lie
- on a divan b. on bed c. on a bench d. in an easy chair
Ans. c. on a bench
- Swami told his parents that he had
- a fever b. a headache c. stomach problem d. caught cold
Ans. b. a headache
- When Swami told about his headache, his father was
- tensed b. happy c. indifferent d. angry
Ans. d. angry
- On Sundays, Swami would
- do arithmetic b . sleep c. laze around d. go fishing
Ans. c. laze around
- Swami changed his tactics, because
- his father was strict b. his mother was strict c. Samuel was strict d. his parents were strict
Ans. a. his father was strict
- If Swami told that he had a headache, Samuel would
- beat him b. scold him c. shout at him d. ignore him
Ans. b. scold him
- Samuel was a man who was always
- happy b. worried c. relaxed d. angry
Ans. d. angry
- Samuel especially does not like those students who
- are unpunctual b. are not hard working c. skip classes d. are inattentive
Ans. c. skip classes
- The Headmaster was
- pleased with Samuel b. angry with Samuel c. afraid of Samuel d. indifferent to Samuel
Ans. c. afraid of Samuel
- Swami changed his tactics, because his father was
- angry b. liberal c. strict d. cordial
Ans. c. strict morning
- Swamiâs father had written a letter by the time Swami was ready to
- go loafing about b. sleep on the bench c. leave for school d. leave for tuition
Ans. c. leave for school
- Father decided to send the headmaster
- a letter b. an application c. a notice d. a telegram
Ans. a. a letter
- Swamiâs father put the letter in an envelope and
- strapped it b. covered it c. glued it d. sealed it
Ans. d. sealed it
- The word âapprehensivelyâ means
- joyfully b. fearfully c. pleasantly d. angrily
Ans. b. fearfully
- In the letter, Swamiâs father wrote
- plenty of things b. a lot of things c. very little d. none of these
Ans. a. plenty of things
- Swamiâs father wanted the letter to be given to
- the headmaster b. the principal c. the rectar d. Samuel
Ans. a. go to class
- Swamiâs father wrote the letter to Swamiâs
- friends b. headmaster c. teacher d. mother
Ans. c. teacher
- The colour of Samuelâs coat was
- white b. yellow c. blue d. black
Ans. b. yellow
- What bothered Swami was his
- guilt b. offence c. conscience d. late attendance
Ans. c. conscience
- Swami hoped Samuel would
- welcome him b. scold him c. punish him d. laugh at him
Ans. b. scold him
- Swami was not sure if his description of Samuel was
- precise b. perfect c. accurate d. exact
Ans. c. accurate
- At school, Swami felt very
- angry b. confused. c. happy d. tense
Ans. b. confused
- Swami felt that Samuel had a special regard
- for the headmaster b. for his father c. for himself d. for him
Ans. d. for him
- The more Swami thought of Samuel, the more
- aggrieved he felt b. cheerful he felt c. disappointed he felt d. angry he felt
Ans. d. aggrieved he felt
- Swami could recall Samuelâs
- face, moustache and cheek b. hair, beard and cheek c. face, beard and nose d. moustache, eyebrow and wart
Ans. a. face, moustache and cheek
- Swaminathan felt sad as he recalled Samuelâs
- yellow turban b. yellow coat c. yellow jacket d. yellow shirt
Ans. b. yellow coat
- An idea occurred to Swami, as he entered
- the classroom b . Samuelâs house c. the school gate d . his own house
Ans. c. the school gate
- Swami decided to deliver the letter
- at the end of the day b. in the beginning of the day c. during the tiffin break d. the next day
Ans. a. at the end of the day
- Samuel was teaching
- English b. Arithmetic c. History d. Tamil
Ans. b. arithmetic
- Swami was late by
- 20 minutes b. 30 minutes c. 40 minutes d. 60 minutes
Ans. b. 30 minutes
- Samuel got most angry when he
- was talking to guardians b. was teaching arithmetic c. inspecting homework d. found inattentive students
Ans. c. inspecting homework
- Swami had never met anyone who was as________ as Samuel.
- good b. bad c. ugly d. dangerous
Ans. a. good
- On that day, Samuel appeared to be very
- polite b. kind c generous d. gentle
Ans. d. gentle
- When Swami told about his headache, Samuel asked him to
- sit down b. stand up c. go out d. kneel down
Ans. a. sit down
- The bell for the last period rang at
- 5.30 p.m. b. 3.30 p.m. c. 4.30 p.m. d. 6.30 p.m.
Ans. c. 4.30 p.m.
- That the headmaster had gone on a leave was reported by
- the clerk b. the supervisor c. the sweeper d. the peon
Ans. d. the peon
- The headmaster had gone on
- a fortnightâs leave b. a weekâs leave c. three-day leave d a monthâs leave
Ans. b. a weekâs leave
- Swamiâs father thought that Swami would
- tear up the letter b. not deliver the letter c. deliver the letter d. keep it in school desk
Ans. b. not deliver the letter
- When Swami entered the class, Samuel was teaching
- Hindi b. Science c. History d. Arithmetic
Ans. d. Arithmetic
- If Samuel scolded him again Swami should
- report immediately b. not go to school c. not come to his father d. not do homework
Ans. c. not come to his father
- Swamiâs head was ________ with confusion
- dizzy b. indistinct c. glazy d. dull
Ans. a. dizzy
- _________ is there in the letter. Give it to your headmaster.
- nothing b. everything c. something d. anything
Ans. b. everything
Very Short Answer Questions (VSAQ)(1 Mark) Madhyamik English Suggestion 2021 â FATHERâS HELP (R.K.Narayan) āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻāϤā§āϤāϰ â āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻā§āĻļāύ 2021
- What did Swami realize with a shudder?
Ans. Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning.
- What did Swami hope on Monday morning?
Ans. On Monday morning, Swami hoped he didnât have to go to school.
- What excuse did Swami give for not going to school?
Ans. Swami told his parents that he had a headache.
- Where should have been Swami at 9.30?
Ans. Swami should have been in the school prayer hall at 9.30.
- What was the reaction of Swamiâs father?
Ans. Swamiâs father thought that the headache was nonsense and wanted Swami to go to school.
- What, according to Swamiâs father, was the cause of Swamiâs headache?
Ans. Swami loafed about in the Sun on Sundays, and that according to Swamiâs father was the cause of headache.
- Why did Swamiâs father say that Swami would have to go to school?
Ans. Swamiâs father said that Swami would have to go to school because he had the headache for his own fault.
- Where did Swami stop to make up his mind about Samuel?
Ans. Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel.
- Why did Swami change his tactics?
Ans. Swami changed his tactics because his father was strict.
- With whom was Samuel especially angry?
Ans. Samuel was especially angry with the boys who are late to school.
- Why didnât anyone tell the headmaster about Samuel?
Ans. None said so because the headmaster himself was afraid of Samuel.
- What unexpected turn did the behaviour of Swamiâs father take?
Ans. Swamiâs father proposed to send a better of complaint against Samuel.
- What did Swamiâs father do with the letter?
Ans. Swamiâs father put the letter in an envelope and sealed it.
- What did Swami ask his father apprehensively?
Ans. Swami asked his father apprehensively what his father had written in the letter.
- What did Swamiâs father write about in the letter?
Ans. Swamiâs father complained against Samuel, a teacher in his sonâs school.
- With what feeling did Swami go to school?
Ans. As Swami was going to school, he felt that he was the worst boy in the world.
- What was Swami not sure of?
Ans. Swami was not sure if his description of Samuel was accurate.
- What kind of relation did Swami have with Samuel?
Ans. Samuel was friendlier than the other teachers, and he seemed to have a special liking for Swami.
- What could Swami recall?
Ans. Swami could recall Samuelâs dark face, thin moustache, cheeks that were not shaven and a coat which was yellow.
- What idea occurred to Swami?
Ans. Swami thought that he would deliver the letter to the headmaster after the school break.
- What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel?
Ans. Swami failed to decide whether Samuel deserved the allegation made against him.
- What was Samuel doing when Swami entered the class?
Ans. When Swami entered the class, Samuel was teaching arithmetic.
- What did Swami hope?
Ans. Swami hoped that his teacher would scold him bitterly.
- What excuse did Swami give for coming late to school?
Ans. Swami told his teacher that he had a headache, and so he was late for school.
- Why did Swami feel sad?
Ans. Swami felt sad because Samuel was good to him but he had to give the letter to the headmaster.
- What did Swami do when the final bell rang?
Ans. When the final bell rang, Swami picked up the books and ran to the room of the headmaster.
- What was Swami told?
Ans. The peon standing at the gate of the headmasterâs room Swami told that the headmaster had gone on a weekâs leave.
- What was the reaction of Swamiâs father?
Ans. Swamiâs father got his fingers on the letter, tore it up and was very angry with him.
- Where did Father put the letter?
Ans. Father put the letter in an envelope.
- Why could not Swami deliver the letter to the headmaster?
Ans. Swami could not deliver the letter to the headmaster because he was on weekâs leave.
Complete the following sentences with information from the text.(1 Mark) Madhyamik English Suggestion 2021 â FATHERâS HELP (R.K.Narayan) āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻāϤā§āϤāϰ â āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻā§āĻļāύ 2021
- It seemed to Swami as though a short while ago__________________.
Ans. it was Friday
- Swamiâs mother was generous and suggested__________________.
Ans. that Swami might not go to school/was allowed to stay at home.
- Swami chose to lie______________.
Ans. on a bench in her motherâs room.
- Swamiâs father thought that Swami must go to school because _________________.
Ans. it was Swamiâs fault.
- Swami introduced Samuel as_______________ to his father.
Ans. an angry man.
- Swami couldnât tell the headmaster about Samuel because_________________.
Ans. the headmaster himself was afraid of Samuel.
- Swami might protest but_______________.
Ans. his fatherâs mind wonât change.
- While going to school Swami felt___________________.
Ans. that he was the worst boy on earth.
- Swami was very anxious and wanted to know____________________.
Ans. what his father had written in the letter.
- Swami had a feeling that he might have__________________.
Ans. given an inaccurate description of Samuel.
- On his way to school Swami felt unsure, so he___________________.
Ans. stopped on the roadside.
- Besides being friendly, Samuel had__________________.
Ans. a special regard for Swami.
- Other teachers were not as_______________,
Ans. friendly as Samuel was.
- A new idea came to Swami as he_______________.
Ans. entered the school gate.
- Instead of scolding Swami, Samuel told him________________.
Ans. that he was half an hour late.
- The unexpected question from Samuel was_______________.
Ans. why Swami had at all come to school.
- Samuel mostly got angry when________________.
Ans. he was checking homework.
- Swami ran to the headmasterâs room because_______________.
Ans. he had to deliver the letter.
- Swamiâs father knew that Swami_______________.
Ans. wonât give the letter to the headmaster.
- Swami wanted to defend himself by saying that________________.
Ans. the headmaster had gone on a leave.
WBBSE Class 10th English Suggestion â FATHERâS HELP (R.K.Narayan) : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) (1 Mark)
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WBBSE Class 10th English Suggestion â FATHERâS HELP (R.K.Narayan) : Complete the following sentences with information from the text.(1 Mark)
WBBSE Class 10th English Suggestion â FATHERâS HELP (R.K.Narayan) : Short Answer Questions (SAQ)(2 Marks)
WBBSE Class 10th English Suggestion â FATHERâS HELP (R.K.Narayan) : State whether the following statements are True or False. Write âTâ for True and âFâ for False. Write words phrases/sentences from the text to support answer.(2 Marks)
Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. NarayanÂ
Short and Answers questions | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻā§āĻļāύ | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan â Madhyamik English Suggestion :Â
- Where did father put the letter ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Father put the letter in an envelope and sealed it . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤Â
- What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Swami failed to decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations , [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āύāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻ āĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĨ¤Â
- â How did Samuel look ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Samuel had dark face , thin moustache , unshaven cheek and wore a yellow coat . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ , āϏāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻĢ , āĻĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰāύ⧠āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻ āĨ¤Â
- What was fatherâs proposal ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Father proposed to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŦā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What type of letter was composed by father ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻā§ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Father composed a long letter with allegations against Samuel . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ | ]Â
- Why did Swami stop by the roadside on his way to school ? [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Swami stopped to make up his mind about Samuel . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What was Swami not sure of ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž ? ]Â
Ans . Swami was not sure about his description of Samuel . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž āĨ¤
- How did Swaminathan want to avoid going to school ? [ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . To avoid going to school Swaminathan started to wail complaining of a headache . [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠, āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāύā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]Â
9 . Why was Swami unwilling to go to school late ? [ āĻā§āύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . If Swami went to school late , the teacher would scold him . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠, āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What was the name of Swamiâs class teacher ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . The name of Swamiâs class teacher was Samuel . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ |Â
- How was the relationship between Samuel and the headmaster , according to Swami ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . According to Swami , even the headmaster was afraid of Samuel . ( āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϤā§āύ |Â
- Why did Swami shudder ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύ ? ]
Ans . Swami shuddered because it was Monday morning . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ | |Â
- What suggestion came from Swamiâs mother ? ( āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§ āĻŽāϤ āĻāϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?Â
Ans . Swamiâs mother suggested that Swami might stay at home . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāĻž āĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ]Â
MCQ | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻā§āĻļāύ | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan â Madhyamik English Suggestion :
- Swami stopped on the roadside to [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â (A) cross the road [ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ] (B) see nature [ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ](C) to see the letter [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ](D) make up his mind [ āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]Â
Ans: (D) make up his mind [ āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
- According to Swami , Samuel was personally much more [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ ā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ ] â(A) bad man [ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ ](B) angry man [ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ ](C) indifferent [ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύ ](D) friendly [ āĻāϧā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ ]
Ans: (D) friendly [ āĻāϧā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ ]
- While going to school , Swaminathan was [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â (A) determined [ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻ ] (B) confused [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰāϤ ] (C) revengeful [ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϧāϏā§āĻĒā§āĻšāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤ ] (D) pleased [ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ ]Â
Ans: (B) confused [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰāϤ ]
- When Swami entered the class , Samuel was teaching [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻĸā§āĻāϞ āϤāĻāύ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ) â (A) History [ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ ] (B) Arithmetic [ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ ](C) Geography [ āĻā§āĻā§āϞ ](D) Science [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ ]Â
Ans: (B) Arithmetic [ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ ]
- Swami was late to school by [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] -(A) half an hour [ āĻāϧāĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ](B) an hour [ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž(C) two hours [ āĻĻā§ â āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ](D) three hours [ āϤāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ]Â
Ans: (D) three hours [ āϤāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž ]
- The headmaster was on a leave for one [ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻ ] â(A) day [ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ](B) year [ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ](C) month [ āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ](D) week [ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]Â
Ans: (B) year [ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ ]
- Swami decided to give the letter to the headmaster [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§ ] â(A) at the recess [ āĻāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ ](B) at the end of the day [ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āώā§(C) in the last period [ āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĄā§ ](D) in the first period [ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĄā§ ]
- Before entering his school Swami halted [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĸā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĨā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â(A) at a stall [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠](B) at the book stall [ āĻŦāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠](C) at the gate of the sch ool [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āĻā§ ](D) at the headmasterâs room [ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āώ⧠]
- That Swami should not miss the classes was told by his [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϤāĻžāϰ ] â (A) teacher [ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ ](B) father [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž ](C) mother(D) neighbour [ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ ]
Ans: (A) teacher [ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ ]
- â We want more parents like him â â Here â him â refers to [ â āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāϰāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž â āĻŽāĻž āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ â âāĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠â āϤāĻžāϰ â āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ ](A) Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ ](B) Samuelâs father [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ ](C) Swami [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ ](D) Swamiâs father [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ ]
Ans: (B) Samuelâs father [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ ]
- The teacher Samuel was inspecting [ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] â (A) the attendance [ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ ](B) their dresses [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ ](C) their homework [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ ](D) their tidiness [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ â āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻž ]
Ans: (B) their dresses [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ ]
- The last period of the school ended at [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĄ āĻļā§āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â(A) 4.00pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ āϤ⧠](B) 4.15 pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§§ā§Ģ āϤ⧠](C) 4.30pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§Šā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§ ](D) 4.45 pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§Ēā§Ģ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§ ]
Ans: (C) 4.30pm [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ ā§Ē āĻā§ ā§Šā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§ ]
- Snatching away letter from Swami his father [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž ] (A) tore it [ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ ](B) preserved it [ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻĒ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ ](C) read it [ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞā§āύ ](D) threw it into the dustbin [ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāύ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ ]Â
Ans: (A) tore it [ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ ]
- With a shudder Swami realized that it was [ āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāϞ āϝ⧠, āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ â (A) Friday [ āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ ] (B) Wednesday [ āĻŦā§āϧāĻŦāĻžāϰ ] (C) Thursday [ āĻŦā§āĻšāϏā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ ] (D) Monday [ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]Â
Ans: (D) Monday [ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ ]
- â When Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall , he was lying on the [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ , āϤāĻāύ āϏ⧠āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ ) (A) bench [ āĻŦā§āĻā§ ](B) bed [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ ] (C) desk [ āĻĄā§āϏā§āĻā§ ](D) table [ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠]
Ans: (A) bench [ āĻŦā§āĻā§ ]
- According to Swami , Samuel is especially angry with boys who are [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāϤ āϰā§āĻā§ āϝā§āϤā§āύ āϏā§āĻāϏāĻŦ āĻā§āϞā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž ] (A) absent [ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ] (B) late [ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠] (C) inattentive [ āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻā§ ] (D) undisciplined [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞ ]Â
Ans: (D) undisciplined [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞ ]
- At nine oâclock Swaminathan complained about [ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ ⧝ āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞ ] â (A) fever [ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ] (B) dizziness [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻā§ ] (C) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ ] (D) drowsiness [ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻāĻā§ ]Â
Ans: (C) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ ]Â
- Swami knew his father was [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] â (A) soft [ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻŽāύā§āϰ ] (B) kind [ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧠](C) rude [ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ ](D) firm [ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ ]
Ans: (D) firm [ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ ]
- Swaminathanâs mother was [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] â (A) lenient [ āϏāĻĻāϝāĻŧ ] (B) foolish [ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž ] (C) strict [ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ ] (D) angry [ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ ]Â
Ans: (B) foolish [ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž ]
- Swaminathanâs father ordered him to [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ] â(A) go to school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠] (B) lie down on the bed [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠(C) go to the playground [ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠] (D) tell the truth [ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠]Â
Ans: (A) go to school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠]
- Changing his tactics , Swaminathan complained about [ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞ ) â (A) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰ ] (B) not preparing his lesson [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ] (C) becoming late for school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ] (D) his fear about the headmaster [ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ ]Â
Ans: (C) becoming late for school [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
- According to Swaminathan , Samuel was a / an [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāύ ] â (A) gentle man [ āĻāĻĻā§āϰāϞā§āĻ ] (B) old man [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāϞā§āĻ ] (C) young man [ āϝā§āĻŦāĻ ] (D) angry man [ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ ]Â
Ans:Â
- According to Swami , the headmaster [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ ] â (A) disliked Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāϤā§āύ ] (B) admired Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻāϰāϤā§āύ ] (C) was indifferent to Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ](D) was afraid of Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϤā§āύ ]Â
Ans: (D) was afraid of Samuel [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϤā§āύ ]
- Father decided to send the headmaster a [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻšā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŦā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋâ (A) telegram [ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ ] (B) letter [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ ] (C) notice [ āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻļ ] (D) report [ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ ]Â
Ans: (C) notice [ āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻļ ]
- While going to school Swami was bothered by [ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ ] â (A) conscience [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ ] (B) toothache [ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž ] (C) fever [ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ ](D) headache [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž ]Â
Ans: (A) conscience [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ ]
- The colour of Samuelâs coat was [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āϰāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ ] â (A) black [ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠](B) blue [ āύā§āϞ ](C) white [ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž ](D) yellow [ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ ]Â
Ans: (D) yellow [ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ ]
Answer the following questions | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻā§āĻļāύ | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan â Madhyamik English Suggestion :Â
- What was the realisation of Swami lying in bed ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻāĻŽ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Swaminathan realized that the weekend was over . It was Monday and not Friday . Yet he had not done his homework . So he did not feel like going to school . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āϝ⧠āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āĻļā§āώā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ , āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϤāĻŦā§ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĻŋ āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻā§Â āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž āĨ¤Â
- Did his mother believe Swami ? How do you know ? [ āϝāĻž āĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāϤā§āύ ? āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāύāϞ⧠? ]Â
Ans . Yes , his mother believed Swami .Â
 On Monday morning , when Swami complained about headache , his mother believed and suggested him to stay at home . [ āĻšāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤Â
āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϝāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞ⧠, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϰāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ! ]Â
- What was his fatherâs remark hearing that Swami was not going to school because of his headache ? [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻž â āĻ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āύ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Father became really angry hearing that Swami was not going to school because of his headache . He ordered him to dress up and go to school . [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤāĻ āϰā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞā§āύ āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļā§āύāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻž āĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- When and how did Swami change his tactics ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻĻāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Finding his father strict about his going to school Swami changed his tactics and told that he could not go to school so late . [ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻā§ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāϞāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻ āϤ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§ āύāĻž āĨ¤ ]Â
- How did Swami describe Samuel , the class teacher ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . According to Swamiâs description , Samuel was a very angry man . He was especially angry with boys who came in late . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāύ PROSE | Fatherâs Help āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ | āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻā§āϞā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϰā§āĻā§ āϝā§āϤā§āύ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāϏāϤ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What did Swamiâs father advise him to get rid of a headache ? [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . To get rid of a headache , Swamiâs father advised him to loaf about less on Sundays . [ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϰāĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What idea occurred to Swami as he entered the school gate ? [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĸā§āĻāϞ , āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?Â
Ans . The idea was not to deliver the letter then . [ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ , āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻāύāĻ āύāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž ]Â
- What was Samuel teaching in the class ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Samuel was teaching arithmetic in the class . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- Standing at the entrance to his class what did Swami expect from his teacher ? [ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]
Ans . Swami expected Samuel to scold him severely for his [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- Pick out a sentence to show that Swamiâs assumption on Samuel was wrong . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāύāĻž āϝ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ] [ Jadavpur Vidyapith ]Â
Ans . The sentence is : â This was an unexpected question from Samuel . â [ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞ : â āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ â ]Â
- Unable to deliver the letter to the headmaster , how did Swami feel , according to your opinion ? [ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻā§ āύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠, āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . I think , being unable to deliver the letter , Swami felt relieved . [ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻž āύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤Â
- What did Swamiâs father do , snatching away the letter from him ? [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻā§ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ ? ]
Ans . Snatching away the letter Swamiâs father tore it up . [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
Answer the following questions | Fatherâs Help (Prose) R.K. Narayan â Madhyamik English Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :
- Why did Swaminathanâs conscience bother him ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . Swaminathanâs conscience bothered him because he wasnât at all sure if his description of Samuel had been accurate . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĨ¤ ]
- Why did Swami take the decision to deliver the letter at the end of the day ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Swami took the decision to deliver the letter at the end of the day because there was a chance Samuel might do something during the course of the day to justify the letter . [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤Â
- What happened at the time of Samuelâs inspecting the home lessons ? [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϝāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϤāĻāύ āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . While inspecting the home lessons , Samuel asked about Swamiâs homework . But Swami had done nothing . Unexpectedly Samuel did not scold him and told him to sit down . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ , āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĻŋ āĨ¤ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϏāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύ āĨ¤Â
- â Samuel looked impressed . â â What made Samuel so impressed ? [ â āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϞ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĨ¤ â â āĻā§ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . When Swami told that his father forbade him to miss school , Samuel was very impressed . [ āϝāĻāύ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāϞāϞ āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āύāĻŋāώā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύ , āĻāĻāĻĨāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]Â
- What happened at the end of the classes ? [ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āĻā§ āĻāĻāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . At the end of the classes Swami picked up his books and ran to the headmasterâs office . But the room was locked as he had gone on a weekâs leave . Swaminathan ran away from the place . [ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĨ¤ ]
- How did Fatherâs attitude get an unexpected turn ? [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Fatherâs attitude got an unexpected turn as he became very rigid about Swamiâs going to the school . He proposed to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster . [ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāĻāϞ āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻ āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āϞā§āύ āĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĨ¤ ]Â
- Why was Swami so eager to know about the content of the letter ? [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ āϤ āĻā§āϏā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āύ ?Â
Ans . Swami was so eager to know about the content of the letter because he started to suffer from the prick of conscience . He complained about Samuel . It was false as was best known by him . [ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āϏā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻāĻļāύ⧠āĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāύāϤ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĨ¤Â
- Stopping on the roadside what was Swamiâs thinking about Samuel ? [ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ , āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Stopping on the roadside Swami started to think about Samuel . According to him , Samuel was not such a bad man . Personally he was much more friendly than the other teachers . [ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ , āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠, āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāĻĻā§ āĻ āϤāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āύāĻž āĨ¤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻŽāύā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĒāύā§āύ | ]Â
- What picture of Samuel appeared in Swamiâs mind ? [ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ? ]Â
Ans . Swami could recall Samuelâs dark face , his thin moustache , unshaven cheek and yellow coat . All these filled Swamiâs mind with sorrow and sympathy for Samuel . [ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ , āϏāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻĢ , āĻĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻā§āϏ⧠āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻ āϏāĻšāĻžāύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāύ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĨ¤ ]
Madhyamik English
Father’s Help
R K Narayan
Comprehension exercises
1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
(a) With a shudder Swami realized that it was
(i) Friday
(ii) Thursday
(iii) Wednesday
(iv) Monday
Ans : (iv) Monday
(b) 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
(c) According to Swami, Samuel is especially angry with boys who areÂ
(i) absent
(ii) late
(iii) inattentive
(iv) undisciplned
Ans : (ii) late
2. Fill in the chart with information from the text :
(a) time when swami complained of a headache – 9 AM
(b) person who ordered Swami to dress up and go to school – Father
(c) name of the teacher mentioned by Swami – Samuel
3. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer :
(a) Swami said that he had a headache. True
S S : At nine 0’clock Swaminathan wailed, “I have a headache.”
(b) Swami was lying in his father’s room. False
S S : Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.
(c) According to Swami, the headmaster was not afraid of Samuel. False
S S : They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him.
Comprehension exercises
4. Choose the correct altrenative to complete the following sentences :
(a) Father decided to send the headmaster aÂ
(i) telegram
(ii) notice
(iii) letter
(iv) report
Ans : (iii) letter
(b) While going to school Swami was bothered byÂ
(i) conscience
(ii) headache
(iii) toothache
(iv) fever
Ans : (i) conscience
(c) The colour of Samuel’s coat was
(i) black
(ii) blue
(iii) white
(iv) yellow
Ans : (iv) yellow
5. Complete the following sentences with information from the text :
(a) Father’s behaviour took an unexpected turn.
(b) Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth.
(c) Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel.
6. Answer the following questions :
(a) Where did Father put the letter?
Ans : Father put the letter in an envelope and sealed it.
(b) What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel?
Ans : Swami failed to decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations.
(c) How did Samuel look?
Ans : Samuel had dark face, thin moustache, unshaven cheek and wore a yellow coat.
Comprehension exercises
7. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
(a) When Swami entered the class, Samuel was teaching
(i) history
(ii) arithmetic
(iii) sicence
(iv) geography
Ans : (ii) arithmetic
(b) Swami was lete to school by
(i) half an hour
(ii) an hour
(iii) two hours
(iv) three hours
Ans : (i) half an hour
(c) The headmaster was on a leave for one
(i) day
(ii) month
(iii) year
(iv) week
Ans : (iv) week
8. Complete the following sentences with information from the text :
(a) As Swami entered the school gate, an idea occurred to him.
(b) Swami stood at the entrance of his class.
(c) Father snatched letter away from Swami and tore it.
9. Fill in the chart with information from the text :
(a) On Sunday, Swaminathan loafed about. – (a) Swami did not do his homework.
(b) Swami never met anyone as good as Samuel. – (b) Swami sat down, feeling sorry.
(c) The headmaster had gone on a week’s leave. – (c) Swami could not deliver the letter.
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