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Pagel143, , 1. Surrender, a friend of Satish, came, to visit him. Satish hadn't gone to, school. Why?, , Satish had not gone to school, because he had been suffering from, bouts of fever and infections of the, ear after he met with an accident., , 2. |dentify the sentence- a questionthat suggests Satish's weakness., "Softly, | can barely hear you.”. This, Suggests that Satish was not able to, hear properly. He was partially deaf., , 3. Why was Satish confined to bed?, What was the worst thing for him?
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Why was it so?, , Satish met with an accident when he, had gone hiking with his father and, brother . He had to under go several, operations to set his leg right. In, addition, he suffered from frequent, bouts of fever and infection, especially of the ear. The worst was, the silence that surrounds him as a, result of the infection in the ear, as, he lay confined to the bed., , 4. The school he was attending, informed Satish's father something., Can you Say, what it was?, , The school authority informed, Satish's father that, due to his
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prolong absence and hearing, problem, they couldn't keep him, anymore in the school., , 5. Satish didnot want to go to anew, school. Give reasons., , Satish didnot want to go to other, school, where he couldnot talk to, other children and every one would, make fun of him for his deafness., , Page 144, , 1. After a lot of persuastion, Satish, agreed to go to a new school. Do you, think,he was accepted at the new, school?, , No, Satish was not accepted in the
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new school,as he was deaf., , 2. What made Avtar Narain angry?, The headmaster of the new school, had not given admission to Satish., The headmaster told his father that, he had to take his son to the school, of deaf and dumb children. This, made Avtar Narain angry., , 3. The word ' expedition’ in para 18, means - visit., , 4. How did Satish’ s brother Inder try, to help him?, , Satish's brother Inder sat for hours, with him and talked to him teaching
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him words and pronunciations., , Page 147., , 1. What did Satish see at the far, corner of the garden? Why did it, attract him?, , Satish saw the bird at the far corner, of the garden. It was unlike any, other bird. It had a longish tail anda, black crest. It had restless energy., It's eyes kept darting here and there., It's whole body ready for flight any, moment., , 2. Both the parents were his well, wishers. But ,each cared for himina, different way. How?