1. Reference to context: When I arrived there was no one in sight but a girl of about twelve. Her eyes were covered with a bandage and she was being led carefully between the flower-beds by a little boy, who was about four years younger. She stopped, and it looked like she asked him who had come. He seemed to be describing me to her. Then they passed on. Answer the following questions: (5) 1. From which chapter have these lines been taken? 2. Where did the writer arrive? 3. What was the girl doing? 4. What was the age of the girl? 5. Why did the girl stop?
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The narrator went to the school gardens which were beautifully maintained.There, he noticed a poor little girl being helped by a boy.He also saw a girl with a crutch.He thought the one was blind and the other was lame. These activities make the children more thoughtful and concerned.
On the blind day eyes were bandaged of one child and other children helped the blind throughout the day.This game became a great learning for both the blind and their helpers.Thereafter, Miss Beam took the narrator to one of the bandaged girls. The girl shared her feelings and learning with him. She related how she felt scared of being hit at every moment and this feeling was the most painful one. After this experience the narrator realized that he had also developed a concerned attitude towards the disabled. He told Miss Beam that he was sorry to leave her school. She felt happy to know that the system in her school was good and her teaching style and way of imparting values was marvellous.