@ You had been a part of a trekking
expedition that had set out to
exlatore a hill nearby. It was a day
camp say was good laut day 2 ceft
You au atan tineanal. Why Descarike
endetail the recen er reasons that
Emaele bijou feel uneary.
Answer the following questions.
(a) What was strange about the manner in which Mrs. Bramble addressed her son? What did he feel about it?
(b) Why was it necessary to keep Harold’s father’s profession a secret from him?
(c) When Mr. Bramble came to know that he was to become a father what were some of the names he decided upon? Why?
(d) Describe Mr. Bramble as he has been described in the story.
(e) Why was Mrs. Bramble upset when she came to hear that Bill had decided not to fight?
(f) Who was Jerry Fisher? What did he say to try and convince Bill to change his mind?
(g) How did Harold come to know that his father was a boxer?
(h) Why was Harold upset that his father had not told him about his true identity? Give two reasons.
(i) Do you agree with Harold’s parents’ decision of hiding from him the fact that his father was a boxer? Why/why not?
Himalayas. None of us had any experience, but Prakash was acquainted
with the do?s and don?ts (b) _____ such an expedition. In the few days left
for preparation, we (c) _____ books available (d) _____ the subject.
across a diary entry made by PT. Usha, one of the finest athletes India has
ever had. This was written immediately after she won bronze in the
Olympics. The entry was faded and old, and you could not make out parts of
it. So you showed it to your friend. The two of you filled in the places where
there were missing or faded words. Here is an extract from the entry. Choose
the correct option you used to fill in the blanks: (1*4=4)
Dear Diary
Today is a great day for me. I (a) my country and my family
proud. All those hours and years of labour that I (b) n with my
coach have finally borne fruit. How proud I (c)
when my name was called out and I (d) my place
on the podium.
(a) have done, had done, am doing, was doing
(b) had put , put, have put, was putting
(c)feel, felt, was feeling, had felt
(d) took, take, was taking, had taken
Answer the following questions.
1. Why do you think the writer visited Miss Beam’s school? (1)
2. What was the ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play? (9)
3. “Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day…” Complete the line. Which day was the hardest? Why was it the hardest? (9, 11, 15)
4. What was the purpose of these special days? (5, 9)