Father's Help Question Answer | Lesson 1 | Class 10 | West Bengal Board

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Father’s Help Question Answer

Unit – 1

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 

(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

(c) According to Swami, Samuel is especially angry with boys who are 

           (i) absent

           (ii) late 

           (iii) inattentive

           (iv) undisciplined

2. Fill in the chart with information from the text:

(a) time when Swami complained of a headache

at nine o’clock.

(b) person who ordered Swami to dress up and go to school

Swami’s 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. [T]

Supporting statement: Swaminathan wailed, “I have a headache.”

(b) Swami was lying in his father’s room. [F]

Supporting statement: Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.

(c) According to Swami, the headmaster was not afraid of Samuel. [F]

Supporting statement: They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him.


Unit – 2

Comprehension Exercises

4. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(a) Father decided to send the headmaster a 

           (i) telegram

           (ii) notice

           (iii) letter 

           (iv) report

(b) While going to school Swami was bothered by 

           (i) conscience 

           (ii) headache

           (iii) toothache

           (iv) fever

(c) The colour of Samuel’s coat was 

           (i) black

           (ii) blue

           (iii) white

           (iv) yellow 

5. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) Father’s behavior 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 made against him in the  letter.

(c) How did Samuel look?

Ans: Samuel had a dark face, this moustache, unshaven cheek and wore a  yellow coat.

 
Unit – 3

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) science

           (iv) geography

(b) Swami was late to school by 

           (i) half an hour 

           (ii) an hour

           (iii) two hours

           (iv) three hours

(c) The headmaster was on a leave for one 

           (i) day

           (ii) month

           (iii) year

           (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 at the entrance to his class.

(c) Father snatched the letter away from Swami and tore it up.

9. Fill in the chart with information from the text:

Cause

Effect

(a) Swami had headache.

(a) Swami did not do his homework.

(b) Swami never met anyone as good as Samuel.

(b) Swami sat down, feeling sad.

(c) The headmaster had gone on a week’s leave.

(c) Swami could not deliver the letter.

Grammar in use

10. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(a) Rina (take / takes / took) the bus to school everyday.

Ans: takes

(b) Last Monday, while we (was watching / have been watching / were watching) the television, the electricity went off.

Ans: were watching

(c) By this time tomorrow they (will have left / will have leave / will had left).

Ans: will have left

11. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:

Arifa, the younger of the two girls, has cracked IIT, while the older one is an engineer in a multinational company.

Writing activities

12. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper (within 100 words) about the problems faced by commuters due to reckless driving of public vehicles.


To,
The Editor,
The Times of India,
Kolkata – 700001

Sub: Reckless driving of public vehicles

Sir,

      I shall be highly obliged if you kindly publish this letter about reckless driving of public vehicles in the esteemed columns of your daily.

    Accidents have become very frequent recently for reckless driving. The drivers madly try to overtake other vehicles and collide with one another. They also don’t maintain the speed limit in crowded area. Often the drivers drink and drive. There is none to force the drivers to follow rules and regulations. Strict laws must be imposed.

    In this circumstances, I am writing this letter to you. I hope you will be kind enough to publish this letter in your daily, so that the Government and the higher authorities take proper action to solve this acute problem immediately.

Date:
Place:
Yours sincerely
(your full name)


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