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Question- What did lencho hope for ?, Ans- Lencho hoped for a good rainfall so that his field of ripe corn could provide, him a good harvest., Question- Who read the letter ?, Ans- The postmaster , read the letter and was impressed to see Lencho’s faith in, God., Question- Who or What did Lencho have faith in ? What did he do ?, Ans- Lencho had a deep faith in god . so he wrote a letter to god asking for, Hundred pesos so that he can sustain his family till the nest harvest., Question- How did the rain change ? what happened to Lencho’s fields ?, Ans- The rain changed in to hail as a strong wind began to below and huge, hailstones began to fall., All the crops in Lencho’s field got destroyed because of the hailstones., Question- What did the postmaster do then ?, Ans- At first , the post master and the postman broke out in laugh. But , at the, same moment he was impressed by the Lencho’s faith in god. He did not, want to break Lencho’s faith in god. So , he decided to collect money from, his employees and friends. He also gave a part of his salary and send it to, Lencho on behalf of God., Question- Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’ ?, Ans- Lencho’s crops were ready for harvest. However , they required a good, rainfall before harevesting. On seeing the rain drops , he compared them, to new silver coins , as after selling the crops , he hoped to earn good, money . It was his happiness that made him compare the raindrops to new, coins., Question- Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it ?, Ans- No, Lenco was not surprised to find a letter with money in it.

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Question- What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped ?, Ans- Lenco’s soul was filled with sadness. The hailstorm had affected the corn, Field very badly . he said that even a plague of locusts would have left, More than what was left after he hail strom . they worked so hard, throughout the year but all in vain . he said that they would have any corn, that year and could face starvation if not helped., Question- What made him angry ?, Ans- He got angry when he counted the money. There were only seventy pesos in, the envelope. He was confident that god could neither make a mistake nor, deny him what he had requested. Therefore, he concluded that the post, office employees must have taken the remaining thirty pesos., , Question- Where did the ceremonies take place ? can you name any public, buildings in the india that are made of sandstone ?, Ans- The ceremonies took place in the sandstone amphitheatre formed by the, The union buildings in Pretoria. In india , Rashtrapati Bhawan and the red, Fort in Delhi are the buildings made of red stone., Question- Which does he think in natural , to love or to hate ?, Ans- Mandela thinks that to love is more natural than to hate because feeling of, Love comes to our heart naturally whereas it is not so with hate. We have, To learn how to hate from others., Question- What does courage mean to Mandela ?, Ans- According to him Courage means the victory over fear., Question- Why were two national anthems sung ?, Ans- Two national anthems , one of the black and the other of the whites , were, Sung to end racial prejudice. It was done to show respect to the sentiments, Of both the communities.

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Question- How does Mandela describe the system of government in his country., , (i) in the first decade, And, (ii) in the final decade , of the twentieth century ?, Ans- (i) In the first decade, the whites introduced the hated apartheid regime, Which was based on racial discrimination and segregation. It caused, Untold sufferings and the most inhumane behavior with the blacks., (ii) In the final decade , the previous system had been overturn with the, inauguration of the republican governmentled by the nelson Mandela., In the new set-up, all enjoyed freedom, dignity, quality and peace regardLess of their race or colour., Question- What ideals does he set out for the future of south Africa ?, Ans- Nelson Mandela set the ideals of liberating people from bondage of poverty, Deprivation, suffering and discrimination of all kinds. They will never be, Made slaves again. All of them will enjoy equal rights and privileges., Question- What does Mandela thank the international leaders for ?, Ans- Mandela felt very privileged to welcome the international leaders at the, Swearing in ceremony because not too long ago, the south Africans were, Considered outlaws. By the participating in the ceremony, they have, Supported the new republic where there will be no discrimination based on, Race and colour., Question- Can you say how 10 may is an ‘autumn day’ in south Africa ?, Ans- 10th May is an ‘ autumn day’ in south Africa because on this day there was, the largest gathering of international leaders in south Africa for the, installation of south Africa’s first democratic, non-racial government., Question- At the beginning of his speech Mandela mentions “ an extraordinary, Human disaster” what does he mean by this ? what is the “ glorious.., Human achievement” he speaks to at the end ?, Ans- At the beginning by the mentioning ‘ an extraordinary human disaster’, Mandela is referring to the practice of apartheid followed in south Africa., By this he means that there racial discrimination based on colour, due to, Which the blacks suffered a lot. The people were deprived of justice,peace, And human dignity.

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Question- What do the military generals do ? how has their attitude, changed, And why ?, Ans- the highest military generals of south African defence force saluted, Mandela and pledged their loyalty which was of great significance as, During apartheid era they have arrested him. Their attitude changed, Because now Mandela was the elected president of their country and, also due to the struggles and sacrifices that were put in by many heroes, of south Africa., , Question- why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young, Birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some birds more, Timid than others? Do you think a human baby also finds it a, Challenge to take its first steps?, Ans- The young seagul was afraid to fly because it was his first flight and he, Feared that he might fall and hurt himself., Yes , when something is done for the first time, it is a bit challenging and, Fearful. All birds must be afraid while making their first flight ., Similarly, a human baby is also afraid of taking the first step and finds it, Challenging when he learns to crawl or stand up without support., Question- “the sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest ?, What compelled the young seagull to finally fly ?, Ans- The young seagull was very hungry. It was his hunger that compelled in to, Fly. When the seagull saw her mother tearing at a piece of fish she cried to, Her get her some food as well. When her mother came forward with food, In her beak, she screamed with joy. Not being able to control her hunger, she dived at the food in its mother’s beak. At that movement , her hunger, overpowered the fear of flying. His wings spread out and he began to fly., Question- “ They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly.” why did the seagull’s, Father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly?, Ans- They threatened and cajoled him so that he might also take his first flight., They thought that hunger would make him fly looking for his food. They, Did this to remove his fear of flight.

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Question- Have you ever had a similar experience, where your parents, encouraged you to do something that you were too scared to try?, Discuss this in pairs of groups., Ans- Yes, I had a similar experience while learning to ride a bicycle in class 5 th, In my initial attempts, I fell down many times and developed a fear of cycle, Which was difficult to overcome., My father encouraged me to overcome the fear and helped in learning, Cycling . he took me on a small hill near our village, made me sit and asked, Me to put my hands on handle and feet on the pedals. when he pushed me,, The cycle moved and I enjoyed it without fear, which developed my, Confidence., Question- In the case of a bird flying, it seems a natural act, and a foregone, conclusion that it should success. In the examples you have given in, Answer to previous question, was your success guaranteed, or was it, Important for you to try, regardless of a possibility of failure?, Ans- In the case of a bird flying, it seems a natural act. Actually it is not so Every, Young bird has to learn how to fly. After constant efforts, he becomes, perfect in flying., Even in my case, success was not a foregone conclusion. Constant, encouragement by my parents and my own practice made me a good cyclist., , Question- “I will take the risk.” What is the risk? Why does the narrator, take it?, Ans- a huge storm was brewing up and the author was keen to reach his home to, Spend his holiday with his family. So, he decided to fly through the storm, as he did not want to miss the chance to meet his family at breakfast. Thus,, he took the risk even when the visibility was almost zero in the storm., Question- describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into, the Storm ?, Ans- The narrator had a very frightening experience in the storm. As he entered, The storm, his plane started jumping and twisting. He could not see, Anything outside the plane as it was totally dark. When he looked at the, compass and other instruments, they had stopped functioning. It was a, terrible experience for him.

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Question- why does the narrator say, “ I landed and was not sorry to walk, Away from the old Dakota…..” ?, Ans- When the narrator safely landed on the earth, he wanted to say ‘ thank you’, To the pilot of the black aeroplane who saved his life. He was filled with, Gratitude for helping him in such a fearsome situation. That is why, he was, Not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota., Question- What made the woman in the control centre look at the narrator, Strangely ?, Ans- The woman in the control centre looked at the narrator strangely because, the narrator asked her about a black aeroplane, whereas the airport’s radar, screen showed no plane except the narrator’s plane in the sky during that, Stormy night., Question- who do you think helped the narrator to reach safely? Discuss this, Among yourselves and give reasons for your answer., Ans- It is very difficult to say about the unknown pilot who helped the narrator to, Reach safely. It could be a supernatural power or his own sixth sense., Probably it was the narrator himself as no other plane was seen in the radar, Except the narrator’s Dakota plane., , Question- What makes writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne, Frank ?, Ans- Writing in a dairy was a strange experience for Anne Frank as she never had, A diary and it was a gift on her 13th birthday. She considered it as her best, friend with whom she shared all her ups and downs. She also thought that, no one will be interested in the thoughts of a thirteen year-old school girl., Question- Why does Anne want to keep a dairy ?, Ans- Anne wants to keep a dairy because she feels that she has no true and, Sincere friend with whom she could share her secrets. She believed that she, Could do so with her dairy who would act as her best friend.

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Question- why did Anne think she could confide more in her dairy than in, People ?, Ans- Anne thought that she could confide more in her dairy than people because, She felt that paper had more patience than people to listen to her mental, thoughts. It was easier for her to pen down all her thoughts and wishes in a, dairy that she had in her mind hence, to confide her secrets, she felt her, personal dairy was the best companion and it was also not meant for any, one else to read., Question- why does Anne provide a brief sketch of her life ?, Ans- Anne provided a brief sketch of her life because she wanted to describe, about her family, school and herself. By reading her dairy, the reader could, develop some sort of connection with her and all the activities that were, happening around her at that time., Question- What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother ?, Ans- Anne lived with her grandmother for sometime while her parents were, settling down in Holland. She was extremely close to her grandmother and, wrote about her in her dairy. However, when her grandmother died, she, said, “ No one knows how often I think of her and still loved her.”, Question- Why was Mr. keesing annoyed with Anne ? What did he ask her, to do ?, Ans- Mr. Keesing, the maths teacher was annoyed with Anne because she was, very talkative. Mr. Keesing asked Anne to do extra home work as a, punishment and also asked her to write an assay on the topic ‘ A chatterbox’., Question- How did Anne justify her being a chatterbox in her essay?, Ans- Anne justified her being a chatterbox in her essay, by explaining that it is, Due to her mother who was also very talkative. She said that she had gained, This trait from her mother and no one can cure an inherited trait., Question- Do you think Mr. Keesing was a strict teacher ?, Ans- No, Mr. Keesing was not a strict teacher.

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Question- What made Mr. keesing allow Anne to talk in class ?, Ans- Anne’s last essay entitled – “ Quack, Quack, Quake, said mistress, chatterbox” in the form of a poem showed Mr. keesing the lighter side of, Anne. He was impressed with the way she presented her argument’s in a, rhythmic manner. In her poem, she wrote that a father swan had bit his three, ducklings to death for quacking too much. Mr. keesing took the joke in the, right spirit and allowed Anne to talk in the class., Question- was Anne right when she said that the world would not be, interested in the musings of a thirteen-year-old girl ?, Ans- It’s a human tendency that kids are often not considered seriously by elders., Being a thirteen-year-old girl, Anne thought that most people don’t want to, give importance to a child’s perspective towards the world because they, think children are too immature to talk about worldly matters., Question- Why does Anne need to give a brief sketch about her family ?, Does she treat ‘kitty’ as an insider or an outsider ?, Ans- Anne need to give a brief sketch about her family to make it understandable, for anyone who reads it. According to her, no one would understand her life, if she did not give an overview of her life. For Anne , her dairy ‘kitty’ is her, friend with whom She could share all her secrets. She , therefore, think of it, as an insider., Question- What does Anne write in her first essay ?, Ans- Mr. keesing asked Anne to write an essay on the topic, ‘ A chatterbox’ as, Punishment. In that she wrote about her talkative nature. She tried to justify, her trait as a characteristic of every student. She also stated that she would, try to cure it but was not sure she would be able to do so. She wrote that she, had inherited this trait from her mother and no one can cure an inherited, trait., Question- Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr. Keesing unpredictable?, Ans- Anne cited the perfect examples of Mr. keesing as an unpredictable teacher because she felt that, Mr. keesing was indifferent towards her behaviour who always rebuked her for her talkative nature., Although, initially he punished her by assigning extra homework, but after reading her essays he, enjoyed a good laugh and thereafter never gave her such punishment and allowed Anne to talk in, the class.

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Question- Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and Why ?, Ans- Wanda Petronski used to sat in the seat next to the last seat in the corner of, Room no. 13 where all the naughty boys sat. she was a poor and shy girl, and sat at that place because her feet were usually caked with dry mud. She, did not want to be laughed at for her appearance by others so she preferred, to sit alone in the corner., Question- Where does Wanda live ? What kind of a place do you think it is ?, Ans- Wanda lived in Boggins heights. That place was quite far away from her, school and it was muddy all around without any proper streets and roads. It, is a poor locality in the outskirts of the town where immigrants used to live., Question- When and why do Peggy and Maddie notice Wanda’s absence ?, Ans- Wanda was absent from school on Monday and Tuesday, but nobody, noticed her absence as she had no friends in the class. Peggy and Madie, noticed her absence on Wednesday as they were waiting to have some fun, with her, after school hours. They waited for a long, but she hadn’t come., Question- What do you think “ to have fun with her” means ?, Ans- “ to have fun with her” means to ridicule her or make fun of Wanda’s, appearance. She was shy and a quiet girl and her classmates often taunt her, for her name and imperfections. She was a source of amusement for then as, she had said that she had a hundred dresses and sixty pairs of shoes In her, closet. Peggy and Meddie always used to make fun of her by questioning, her about her dresses and shoes., Question- In what way was Wanda different from the other children ?, Ans- Wanda Petronski was a polish girl whose parents had shifted to America, From Poland. She was a source of fun for her classmates because of her, name as they have not heard such a name before. They found it difficult to, pronounce as Americans did no have such names. She came to school all by, herself and her feet were always caked with mud. These were the reasons, which make her different from other children in school.

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Question- Did Wanda have a hundred dresses ? Why do you think she said, she did ?, Ans- No, she did not have a hundred dresses because she was a poor girl who, Wore the same faded blue dress everyday to school. She had an inferiority, Complex. In order to hide the complex and impress the other girl, she said, That she had a hundred dresses in her closet but nobody believed her., Question- Why is Maddie ask Peggie to stop testing Wanda ? What was she, Afraid of ?, Ans- Maddie did not ask Peggy to stop teasing Wanda because Peggy was her, Best friend and the most popular girl in school . she was afraid that if she, did so, Peggy along with her other classmate would tease her just like they, teased Wanda and one more reason behind it was that she could not lose her, benefactor who offered old dresses to her., Question- Who did Maddie think would win the drawing contest ? why ?, Ans- Maddie had a strong belief that Peggy would win the drawing contest as she, was good in drawing and everybody in the school loved her. She was so, good at drawing that she could draw any sketch from the drawing book or, any magazine. She could even draw any celebrity face easily . Considering, all this, Maddie felt that Peggy would definitely win the drawing contest, among girls., Question- Who won the drawing contest ? What had the winner drawn ?, Ans- Among the boys, Jack Beggles and among the girls , Wanda Pentronski won, the drawing contest. The winner Jack Beggles has designed out board motor, whereas Wanda Petronski has drawn the sketches of hundred beautiful dresses, which were all very colourful and beautiful., Question- How does Wanda feel about the dresses game ? Why does she say, that she has a hundred dresses ?, Ans- Wanda feels very embarrassed but remains silent in the class . She was, always teased by her classmates but never complained about it. To avoid their, constant taunts and humiliation, Wanda claimed that she had a hundred dresses, and sixty pairs of shoes in her closet.

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Question- What does Miss mason think of Wanda’s drawings ? What do the, Children think of them ? How do you Know ?, Ans- Miss mason was very impressed with Wanda’s drawings. She felt that each, dress was drawn beautifully and worthy of winning a prize., The children were also impressed by the drawing skill of Wanda. They all, clapped and whistled when she won the drawing and the colouring contest, among the girls. We know that because in the end Peggy exclaimed,, “….and I thought I could draw.” This shows that she also realized how, good Wanda’s drawings were., , Question- What did Mr. Petronski’s letter say ?, Ans- Mr. Petronski’s letter was to inform the principal and Miss mason that, Wanda would not come to school anymore as she was teased in the school, for her unfamiliar name. they were moving to a bigger city where nobody, would make fun of their name., Question- Is miss mason angry with the class, or is she unhappy and upset ?, Ans- Miss mason seems to be unhappy and upset rather than angry with the class., She had never expected such behavior from the students. She did not, approve the humiliation faced by the young girl due to her looks, name and, appearance. She wants everyone to think about it and asked them not to hurt, other’s feelings., Question- How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s, father ?, Ans- After listening to the note from Wanda’s father, Maddie felt sorry and, ashamed of her behavior towards Wanda. She felt guilty for not helping, Wanda and quietly listening to Peggy while she insulted Wanda. Maddie, believed that her silence was as bad as what Peggy had done. She decided to, find out Wanda at Boggins heights and meet her there.

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Question- What does Maddie want to do?, Ans- Maddie wanted to apologies for her behavior towards Wanda. So , when she, came to know that Wanda was moving to a big city, she decided to visit, Wanda’s house. She wished to convey that everyone appreciated her talent, in the class as she had won the contest and her ‘hundred dresses’ were, really beautiful., Question- What excuses does Peggy think up for her behavior ? Why ?, Ans- Peggy thought up excuses for her behavior by thinking that she never called, Wanda a foreigner or made fun of her name. she also said that she never, thought that Wanda was too dumb to understand that they were making fun, of her. She realized her mistakes of thinking that Wanda was not bright, enough to understand her insult., Question- What are Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins heights ?, Ans- Maddie was feeling ashamed and apologetic for being a silent spectator, while Peggy humiliated Wanda. She wanted to say sorry to Wanda and also, want to request her to come back to school. She wants to assure Wanda that, everyone will be nice to her and nobody will tease her anymore in the class., Question- Why does Wanda’s house remind Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress ?, Ans- Wanda’s house reminded Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress as Wanda’s house, was empty little yard which looked shabby but clean just like her blue dress., Question- What does Maddie think hard about ? What important decision, does she come to ?, Ans- Maddie thought hard that she would not be a mute spectator anymore. She, promised herself that she would not let any injustice happen to anyone in, front of her even if it meant to lose her dearest friend or anything else., Question- What did the girls write to Wanda ?, Ans- The girls wrote a friendly letter to Wanda to apologise for their mistakes, and also to inform her that she was the winner of the drawing contest. They, asked her whether she liked her new school, friends and teachers or not., Through this letter they extended their hand of friendship towards her.