Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why?
Wanda Petronski used to sit on the corner last most benches, lost in her world where rough boys used to sit. She was a very poor, shy and quiet girl who did not want to mess with others so she preferred to sit in isolation or alone.
What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?
Chubukov says of Natalya: “... as if she won’t consent! She’s in love; egad, she’s like a lovesick cat...” Would you agree? Find reasons for your answer.
Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.
greedy naive stupid ungrateful
selfish comical unquestioning
Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?
Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?
What ideals does Nelson Mandela set for the future of South Africa?
Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr Keesing unpredictable? How?
How does Mandela describe the systems of government in his country
(i) in the first decade, and
(ii) in the final decade of the twentieth century?
Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
Do you think Mr Keesing was a strict teacher?
Does Mandela think the oppressor is free? Why/why not?
Why does the conductor refer to Valli as ‘madam’?
Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.
greedy naive stupid ungrateful
selfish comical unquestioning
What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?
Join the sentences given below using who, whom, whose, which, as suggested.
1. I often go to Mumbai. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. (which)
2. My mother is going to host a TV show on cooking. She cooks very well. (who)
3. These sportspersons are going to meet the President. Their performance has been excellent. (whose)
4. Lencho prayed to God. His eyes see into our minds. (whose)
5. This man cheated me. I trusted him. (whom)
Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr Keesing unpredictable? How?
Why did Anne think she could confide more in her diary than in people?
What was Valli’s favourite pastime?
Why did Maxwell put the otter back in the box? How do you think he felt when he did this?
Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back?