FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH - KSEEB - CLASS 07 - COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - A LETTER FROM A MOTHER

 

Unit -03

A LETTER FROM A MOTHER

Mary Ann Cain

C) Listening, Speaking and Writing

 

Take turns with your partner, sitting next to you, to ask or answer these questions. Explain why you think your answer is correct. Quote from the letter wherever necessary. Write down your answer.

 

1) This is a letter written by a father to his daughter.
Ans: Not True

 

2) What, do you think, the age of the daughter could be?
Ans: I think that the age of daughter could be 12 or 13.

 

3) It is somewhat painful for both parents and the child to be separated.
Ans: True

 

4) Why, do you think, the daughter has gone away from home and living in a distant place?

Ans: I think the daughter has gone away from home and living in a distant place because to end goal of training and furthermore to develop the propensity for doing their chips away at their own, to be very much focused, solid leaning and determined, mindful, and so on.

 

5) The mother says, “This is the first time apart.” What does she mean? Explain this to your partner.

Ans: She implied that they were accustomed to being close every one of nowadays. This is the first run through both are separated from one another.

 

6) The mother says, “……… you will be ready to fly away.” Explain what she means.
Ans: She implied that like a bird in light of the fact that a flying creature remains in the home supported by the mother until it builds up the solidarity to fly out. Similarly, when a youngster grows up it normally gets free and lives a long way from their folks.

 

7) The mother praises her daughter for her six good qualities. What are they? Scan paragraph 2 and find them. Explain why she praises her so.

Ans: The mother praises her daughter for her six good qualities and those qualities are strong –minded, persistent, not easily discouraged, independent, responsible, taking her parent’s help when she needed it.  The mother commends her little girl since when the girl couldn't stay up with the educator's showing speed; she herself made her examination cards and furthermore looked for her parent's direction. At the point when she at last prevailing in that, she figured out how to tackle her own issues when it emerged just as mindful enough to request help and direction from others.

 

8) An example of the daughter’s good behaviour is given. What is it?

Ans: At the point when the teacher was going quicker than she could oversee, she herself made examination cards and took help from her parents at last prevailing with regards to learning tables. The little girl's acceptable conduct is she was autonomous enough to consider her issues.

 

9) Imagine you are living in a hostel. Tell your partner about your life there.

Ans: My hostel life is not the same as life I had at home. Here I must be prompt. The eating lobby is shut after a particular time. I need to deal with my own things like tidying up the room, washing garments. I need to acclimate to my flat mates. Fortunately I have flat mates who have a similar intuition as me. I need to turn off the room light at 10 pm.

 

The lodging entryways are shut down at 6:30 pm. sharp. I need to prepare what I need to purchase and precede that time. I get time to go to the library to allude just as give more opportunity to contemplate. I am ready to collaborate with understudies who have originated from various pieces of India. We have a couple of unfamiliar understudies who have come here for the understudy trade program. I am gradually getting to know them.

 

10) Learning to look after oneself is learning to feel dependent.
Ans: Not True

 

11) Poonam once said to her hostel mate: “Speak up for your needs. Why are you hesitant?”
Ans: Not True

 

12) What is homesickness? Have you ever felt homesick?

Ans: Homesickness happens when somebody is isolated from home or from recognizable individuals and condition. Everybody feels yearning to go home occasionally. I have felt achy to visit the family regularly. During weekend, I think about the goodtime I used to have with my family. The cookout we used to go, the long strolls with my dad, the battles with my sibling. My mom's tasty food reminds me ordinary at whatever point I eat the inn food. In any case, each time I let myself know. I am remaining in lodging for a particular reason and a will return home after that. This makes me upbeat and beat nostalgia.

 

13) Look at the third sentence in paragraph 5. Rewrite it as 3 simple sentences.
Ans: Are you homesick?
If so help someone else to overcome homesickness
That may help you feel better.

 

14) What good qualities can hostel life develop? According to Mary Ann Cain? Give examples, (you can use these words: broadmindedness, sympathy, helpfulness.

Ans: Hostel life builds up the great characteristics of being free, capable, determined, broadmindedness, compassion, accommodation. As indicated by Mary Ann Cain, lodging life shows autonomy, assists with accomplishing their work all alone and furthermore develop the nature of duty. At whatever point we discover somebody nostalgic we need to show compassion and help them to come out from their achiness to visit the family. It will in any event, rescue ourselves once again from nostalgia. The lodging life instructs us to show worry about others. Inn life likewise shows us how to adapt to new circumstance and furthermore to conquer the disarray which occurs at the hours of learning new ways or getting acquainted with new individuals. In lodging life since all the understudies live under one rooftop it assists with building up the feeling of unity.

 

15) The mother tells her daughter: “It is good to be an introvert.
Ans: Not True

 

16) Is it good to be an introvert or an extrovert? Tell your partner about this.

Ans: Being an extrovert is good. Extrovert understudies will make a ton of companions rapidly and will have a great time. As they are social butterfly in nature, they will partake in bunch exercises and have general fun too. They likewise figure out how to rely upon one another. It understudies increment their shrewdness, become great athletes, grow high resilience limit, and furthermore tolerating things without any problem.

 

Then again, understudies who are thoughtful will be timid, have low confidence. They think that it’s hard to make companions effectively and this prompts dissatisfaction in them. They can undoubtedly enjoy hazardous exercises like medications, liquor, and smoking. Since ragging is more widespread in inns, these bashful withdrawn ones will make some extreme memories.

 

A lot of outgoing individual or contemplative person isn't acceptable. Outgoing person understudies may not give a lot of time in their examinations as they will be occupied with their companions. In any case, contemplative person can dedicate and move more in their examinations on the off chance that they need to.

 

Exercise:

Work with your partner and supply the missing Modals “may”, ‘will” or “can” in the dialogue given below.

Grandmother: (grandma:) We are going to Ragigudda Temple, Ravi.
Ravi: You will have to climb one hundred steps there, Grandma. Can You do that?
Grandmother’s Friend: That may not be difficult for me Shantha, but it may be difficult for Veena.
Grandmother’s Friend: Is this a new car, Ravi?
Ravi: Yes, it is, Veena Aunty, (anti) Bless me. (Touches their feet)
Grandma and friends: May God bless you.
Ravi: Mother, can I take Grandma and aunties to Banashankari Temple?
Mother: Yes, but drive safely, Ravi.
Ravi: I will, mother. (After the Trip)
Mother: Did you have a good trip?
Grandma: Yes, we did, Malathi.
Friends: We must thank Ravi for that.
Ravi: Oh, no, Leela aunty. It was a pleasure for me.
Mother: Ravi, do you know? Veena is flying to her grandson’s place, in France, this Sunday.
Ravi: Take care, Veena Aunty.
Mother: Oh, she will take care of herself. She can speak French.

 

E. Use of Words:

Write the noun for the verb given:

i. choose – choice           ii. live – livelihood
iii. lose – lose                 iv. sing – signaling
v. speak – speech            vi. run – runway

Write the Verb for the noun given:

i. bath – bathe.                ii. food – fed.
iii. sale – sells                 iv. cheer – cheered
v. check – checked