A Hero Question And Answer

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1) Swami’s father drew his attention to a report in the newspaper. What was the report about?

Ans: The report was about a boy who while returning home fought with a tiger. He stayed half a day on the tree till some people came and killed the tiger.

2) Why did swami feel that his father’s proposition was frightful?

Ans: Because he always slept beside his granny in the passage, and any change in this arrangement kept him awake all the night.

3) Why were congratulations showered on Swami the next day?

Ans: Because he had caught the notorious house breaker of the district and helped the police. So congratulations showered on Swami.

4) Why did father want Swami to sleep alone in the office room?

Ans: Because he wanted Swami to leave sleeping beside his granny like a baby, to develop good habit and to prove his courage.

5) Why did Swami say that there were scorpions behind the law books?

Ans: Because he did not like to sleep in the office room and it was just a trick to escape from his father.

6) What comment did Swami make when he heard the newspaper report?

Ans: Swami felt that it was not possible for a boy to fight a tiger and it must have been a  strong and grown up person who had done this.

7) Why did Swami look at his granny & mother when his father wanted him to go the office?

Ans: Swami’s father asked him to sleep alone in the office that night. Swami was really afraid to do this, so he looked at them with the hope that they would save him.

8) How was Swami honored by his classmates, teachers and headmaster?

Ans: Swami classmates looked at him with respect and his teachers patted his back. The headmaster said that he was a true scout.

9) What is disgraceful according to Swami’s father?

Ans: According to Swami’s father, Swami sleeping beside granny or mother like a baby is disgraceful. Because he was in second form.

10) Why did Swami feel relieved at the end?

Ans: Swami felt relieved at the end when his father gave up on him and allowed him to sleep with his granny as usual.

11) As the night advanced, Swami felt that something terrible would happen to him, what would it be? How would it happen?

Ans: As the night advanced and everything became quite. Swami’s heart began to beat faster. He remembered all the stories of devils and ghosts he had heard. He was filled with fear.

12) There was absolute silence in the room. In spite of it, some noises reached Swami’s ears. What were they?

Ans: ln silence in the office room Swami heard some noises: the tickling off the clock, rustling of trees, snoring sound and some night insects humming.

13) Do you think Swami really wanted to join the police? lf not, what did he want to be?

Ans: Swami did not want to join the police. He wanted to be an engine driver, a railway guard, or a bus conductor later in life.

14) How were Swami’s opinion different than his father’s view on courage?

Ans: Swami had different opinion than his father. Swami thought that age and strength of man is very important. His father believed that courage is important.

15) What desperate attempts did Swami make to escape from his father?

Ans:  Swami tried to change the subject by telling about the cricket club, requested to sleep in the office room from the first of next month. He went silently and pretended like sleeping beside his granny. He told that there were scorpions behind the law books in the office room.

3 MARKS QUESTIONS

Read each of the following extracts and answer the questions given below.

1) ‘A frightful proposition, Swami thought.”

1. a) What was the frightful proposition?

Ans: It was that Swami’s father wanted him to sleep alone in the office room that night.

1. b) Why did Swami regard it as frightful?

Ans: Swami used to sleep with his granny in the passage and any change in this left him trembling and awake all night.

1. c) What do you mean by the word ‘proposition’ in this context?

Ans: Proposition means suggested action or opinion.

2) ‘Your office room is very dusty and there may be scorpions behind your law books.’ a)Whom do ‘your’ refer here?

Ans: Swami’s father

1. b) Why did Swami make this remark?

Ans: Because he wanted an excuse for not sleeping in the office room

1. c) What does it show you about his character?

Ans: He did not have courage to tell his father that he was afraid to sleep alone.

3) ‘Congratulations were showered on Swami next day.’

1. a) Why did Swami have so much of praise?

Ans: He had bitten a notorious house breaker.

1. b) Who were the persons congratulate him?

Ans: His classmates, teachers, headmaster and the police.

1. c) Do you think he deserved the praise?

Ans: Swami had bitten the burglar out of fright. He was not really hero.

4) The inspector said,’ why don’t you join the police when you are grown up?’

1. a) Why do you think the inspector said this?

Ans: Because he felt swami was a brave boy who had helped them to catch a burglar.

1. b) Do you feel Swami would be happy to do so?

Ans: Swami had caught the burglar by accident. He did not want to be a policeman.

1. c) What do you mean by the phrase ‘grown up’ ?

Ans: It means that fully developed as an adult.

5) “From the first of the next month, l’ll sleep alone father.”

1. a) Who wanted to sleep alone?

Ans: Swami wanted to sleep alone.

1. b) Why did he request his father to allow him sleep alone from the first of next month?

Ans:  It’s a plan to escape from his father.

1. What reply did speaker get?

Ans Swami’s father told him to sleep in the office room that day itself.

6) “I’ll make you the laughing stock of your school.”

1. a) Whom do ‘your’ refer here?

Ans: Swami

1. b) Who wanted to make him the laughing stock of his school?

Ans: Swami’s father.

1. c) Why did speaker tell like that?

Ans: Because Swami used to sleep beside his granny like a baby. He wanted him to be courageous

7) “Aiyo! Something has bitten me.”

1. a) Who cried “Aiyo! Something has bitten me” ?

Ans: The burglar

1. b) Why caused him to make an agonized cry?

Ans: As he entered the office room swami caught his leg and bitten with his teeth.

1. c) When did he make agonized cry?

Ans: when the burglar try to enter the office room, Swami caught his leg and bit him

8) “He didn’t have a wink of sleep the whole of last night”

1. a) Who is the speaker?

Ans: Swamis mother

1. b) When was this statement made ?

Ans: When Swami’s father returned from office and asked about Swami.

1. c) Why do you think he didn’t have a wink of sleep last night?

Ans: Last night he slept in the office room so he didn’t get sleep because he was afraid of darkness.

A HERO LESSON IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

9) “How could a boy fight a tiger?”

1. a) Who is the speaker?

Ans: Swami

1. b) What does the speaker mean by this statement?

Ans: The speaker means that the news paper report was wrong as the boy cannot fight a tiger and he must have been a grownup person.

1. what do you understand about speaker?

Ans: The speaker means that he believes that strength and age are important.

10) “Leave alone strength, can you prove that you have courage?”

1. a) Who posed this challenge to whom?

Ans : Swami’s Father challanged to his son Swami.

1. b) Did he accept the challenge?

Ans: No, He did not accept the challenge.

1. c) What was the response?

Ans – Swami thought that it was a frightful proposition for him.