Question

1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage given above answer the following questions : 1x8=8
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a
i.
Where did Christy s mother draw the letter 'A'?
on the slate
on the desk
on the floor
on the hand
iii.
b. What was the attitude of the members of the family when they watched him trying to draw?
1. Sad
ii. Angry
Surprised and tense
iv. Nervous
C. What sounds could Christy hear in the still room?
1. The water tap dripping
ii. The tickling of the clock
Crackle of the logs
iv. All the three
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d. How did he draw it first time?
i.
ii.
lii.
iv.
A circle
A straight line
A very crooked line
A half circle
e. The physical challenge that Christy Brown faced was
f. What were the reactions of Christy's mother and father when he had drawn the letter?
g. Christy would speak through
h. What effort did he make when he finally drew it? with answers
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Answer 1

The answers are given below.

Explanation:

a.  Christy s mother drew the letter 'A' on the floor.

b. The attitude of the members of the family when they watched him trying to draw was Surprised and tense.

c. The sounds that Christy could hear in the still room were the water tap dripping , the tickling of the clock, and crackle of the logs . He could here all the three.

d. He draw a very crooked line for the first time.

e. The physical challenge that Christy Brown faced was cerebral palsy.

f. The reactions of Christy’s mother and father when he had drawn the letter  was tears rolled on his mother's cheeks and his father stooped and hoisted him on to his shoulder.

g. Christy would speak through written words.

h. Christy stiffened his body and put his left foot out again for the third time, drew one side of the letter. He drew half the other side.