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A HUNDRED DRESSES-II Oral Comprehension Check Question 1:  What did Mr Petronski’s letter say? Answer:  Mr Pertronski’s letter said that Wanda would not come to school anymore. They were moving away to a big city. He also said that there, nobody would ask them why they had funny names because there were plenty of funny names in the city. Question 2:  Is Miss Mason angry with the class, or is she unhappy and upset? Answer:  Miss Mason was unhappy and upset. She said that she was sure that none of the boys and girls of Room Thirteen would purposely and deliberately hurt anyone’s feelings. She preferred to think that what was said was said in thoughtlessness. She thought of it as a very unfortunate thing to have happened and wanted everybody in the class to think about it. Question 3:  How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father? Answer:  After listening to the note from Wanda’s father, Maddie had a very sick feeling in the bottom of her stomach. S

A HUNDRED DRESSES -I Oral Comprehension Check Question 1:  Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why? Answer:  Wanda sat in the seat next to the last seat, in the last row, in Room Thirteen. She sat in the corner of the room where the rough boys who did not get good marks sat. It was also the place where there was the most scuffling of feet, most roars of laughter when anything funny was said, and most mud and dirt on the floor. Question 2:  Where does Wanda live? What kind of a place do you think it is? Answer:  Wanda lived at Boggins Heights. It seems that it was a place far away from the school and also, where there was a lot of dry mud, thereby indicating that it was not a very rich locality. Question 3:  When and why do Peggy and Maddie notice Wanda’s absence? Answer:  Peggie and Maddie noticed Wanda’s absence after three days, i.e., on Wednesday. They finally noticed her absence because Wanda had got them late for school. They had waited for her in order to ha

THE BALL POEM Extract Based Questions [3 Marks each] Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow. Question 1. What is the boy now, who has lost his ball, What, what is he to do? I saw it go Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over – there it is in the water! No use to say – ‘O there are other balls’:  [CBSE 2012] (a) What has happened to the boy? (b) Why does the poet say ‘No use to say – ‘O there are other balls’? (c) Which word means ‘happily’? (d) Where did the ball go? Answer: (a) The boy was very sad as he had lost his ball. (b) The poet says so as the loss of the ball is of a major consequence to the boy. (c) Merrily means happily. (d) The ball went to the water. Question 2. An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down All his young days into the harbour where His ball went. I would not intrude on him, A dlime, another ball, is worthless. (a) Where had the boy’s ball gone?