I. Given below
are some emotions
that Kezia felt .
Match the emotions
in column A
with the items
in column B
A
|
B
|
1.
Fear or terror
2.
Glad sense of relief
3.
A ‘funny’ feeling,
perhaps of understanding
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(i)
Father comes
into her room
to give her
a goodbye kiss.
(ii)
Noise of the
carriage grows fainter.
(iii)
Father comes home
(iv)
Speaking to father .
(v)
Going to bed
when alone at
home
(vi)
Father comforts her
and falls asleep.
(vii)
Father stretched out
on the sofa
snoring .
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Ans :
A
|
B
|
1. Fear or
error
2.
Glad sense of
relief
3.
A ‘funny’ feeling
perhaps of understanding
|
(i)
Father comes into
her room
To give
her a goodbye
kiss.
(iii)Father comes
home
(v) Going to
bed when alone
at home.
(vII) Father stretched
out on the
sofa, snoring.
(ii)
Noise of the
carriage grows fainter.
(vi) Father comforts
her and falls
asleep.
(iv)Speaking to
father.
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1 . Why
was Kezia afraid
of her father
?
Ans : Kezia was
afraid of her
father because he
was a big
man. And he
never spoke to her
with love . He
found fault with
her.
2. Who
were the people
in Kezia’s family?
Ans : Kezia had her
father , mother and
grandmother in her family.
3. What
was Kezia ‘s father ‘s
routine .
(i)
Before going
to his office
?
Ans : Kezia ‘s father
gave Kezia a
casual kiss before
going to his
office.
(ii)
After coming
back from office ?
Ans : He asked
for the newspaper
and tea after
coming back from
office .
(iii)
On Sundays ?
Ans : On Sunday
he relaxed with a
sleep on the
sofa and snored.
4. In
what ways did
Kezia ‘s grand mother
encourage her to get to
know her father
better ?
Ans : Kezia ‘s grandmother asked
her to have
a nice talk
with her father
on Sunday afternoons .
She also suggested
to make a
pin - cushion
and present it as a
birthday gift to
her father.
II. Discuss
these questions in
class with your
teacher and then
write down your
answers in two
or three paragraphs
each.
1. Kezia’s efforts
to please her
father resulted in
displeasing him very
much. How did
this happen?
Ans : Kezia was afraid
of her father
. But she
tried to please
him. She wanted
to answer her
father ‘s questions very
respectfully . But she
stuttered out of
fear.
Once she
was sitting to
have a nice
talk with her
father . He was
sleeping . But when he
woke up, he told
her not to
stare like a
little owl.
Again Kezia ‘s
grandmother once asked
her to make
a pin - cushion.
She would present
her father on
his birthday. In
doing so she
used her father’s
papers. His important
speech was written
on it . Her
father was seriously
disoleased.
2. Kezia decides
that there are “ different
kind of fathers “
. What kind
of father was
Mr. Macdonald, and
how was he
different from Kezia’s
father ?
Ans : Mr . Macdonald had five
children . He played
‘tag’ with the children .
So Kezia thought
he was a
different kind of
father . He put Mao
on his shoulder
and two girl
hang on to
his pockets. He
ran round the
flower beds laughing .
Once the boys
turned the hose
on him. He
tried to catch
them laughing.
He was
different from Kezia ‘s
father . Because Kezia’s
father never played
with her. He
always behaved rudely
towards her.
3. How
does Kezia began
to see her
father as a
human being who
needs her sympathy
?
Ans : Once Kezia
had to sleep
alone . She had
a nightmare . She
saw a butcher
with a knife
and a rope
coming to her. She
screamed in fear. As
she woke up
she found her
father sitting beside
her.
Kezia ‘s father
took her to
his bed and
made her sleep
with him . He also
asked her to
rub her feet
against his legs
to make them warm.
A funny
feeling came to her mind .
She thought that
her father’s hardness
was nice . He
had to work
hard . So he
became tired and
could not be a Macdonald.
She put her
head on his
chest and felt
his heart . She
understood that it
was big. As a
man he needed
sympathy.
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