Class - 10 Lesson - 1 Father's Help by - R. K. Narayana

Class - 10

Lesson - 1

Father's Help

by - R. K. Narayana

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	His father
(c) name of the teacher mentioned by Swami	Samuel

 3. State whether the following statements are True or False. Providesentences/ phrases/ words in support of your answer:

(a) Swami said that he had a headache. True

S.S. :- Swaminathan wailed I have a headache.

(b) Swami was lying in his father's bed. False

S.S. :- Swami was lying on the bench in mother's room.          

(c) According to Swami, the headmaster was not afraid of Swami. False

S.S. :- “They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him.

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 behaviour to 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 question:

(a) Where did Father put the letter?

Ans :- Father put the letter in an envelope.

(b)  What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel?

Ans :- Swami failed to decide that the description he had made of Samuel was accurate or not.

(c) How did Samuel look?

Ans :- Samuel had a dark face, thin moustache, and an unshaven chick.

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)  there 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 him.

(b) Swami stood at the entrance to his class.

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

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

Cause	Effect
(a)Swami had a headache.	(a) Swami did not do his homework.
(b)Swami never met anyone as good as Samuel.	(b) Swami felt 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 hue to school every day.

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

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

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

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