Lying in bed, Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning. It looked as though only a moment ago it was Friday. Already Monday was here. He hoped he didn’t have to go to school.
At nine o' clock, swaminathan wailed, "I have a headache."
Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home. At 9.30, when he ought to have in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.
1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the follwing 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
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.
(b) Swami was lying in his father's room.
At nine o' clock, swaminathan wailed, "I have a headache."
Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home. At 9.30, when he ought to have in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.
Father asked
him, “Have you no school today?
“Headache,”
Swami replied.
“Nonsense!
Dress up and go.”
“Headache!”
“Loaf about
less on Sunday and you will be without a headache on Monday.”
Swami knew
how strict his father could be. So he changed his tactics. “I can’t go so late
to the class.”
“You’ll have
to. It is your own fault.”
“What will
the teacher think if I go so late?”
“He will
scold me if I say so.”
“will he? Let
us see. What is his name?”
“Samuel”
“Does he
always scold the students?”
“He is a
very angry man. He is especially angry with boys who come in late. I wouldn’t
like to go late to Samuel’s class.”
“If he is so
angry, why not tell your headmaster about it?”
“They say
that even the headmaster is afraid of him.”
1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the follwing 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 | |
| (b) person who ordered swami to dress up and go to school | |
| (c) name of the teacher mentioned by Swami |
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.
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(c) According to Swami, the headmaster was not afraid of Samuel.
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