Question

A Frail old man went to live with his son, daughter- in- law and their four year old son. The

old man’s hands trembled ,his eyesight was bad and his step faltered. Every night the family ate

together at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult . Peas rolled off his spoon on to the floor . When he grasped his glass ,

often water spilled on the table cloth. The son and daughter-In-law became irritated with the

mess . ‘We must do something about grandfather,’ said the son . ‘I’ve had enough of his spilled

water , noisy eating and food on the floor . ‘ So the husband and wife set a small table in a

corner of the room . There , the old man was made to eat alone while the rest of the family

enjoyed dinner at the table. Since he had broken a dish or two , his food was served in a

wooden bowl . Sometimes, when the family glanced in his direction, he had a tear in his eye as

he ate alone. Still , the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he

dropped a spoon or spilled food . Their four-year-old son watched it all in silence .

One evening before dinner , the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor

. He asked the child sweetly , ‘What are you making?’ Just as sweetly , the boy responded, ‘Oh ,

I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food for when I grow up .’ The four –

year-old smiled and went back to work . The words so struck the parents that they were

speechless . Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both

knew what must be done. That evening the husband took his father’s hand and gently led him

back to the family table .Find the opposite meaning words from the extract for the following

(i) Strong …………. (ii) Praises …………………

(ii) Rare……………….. (iv) Rudely …………………….​

Answer 1

Answer:

Strong = Frail

Praises =

Answer 2

Answer:

(i)Strong = Frail

(ii) Praises = Admonition

(iii) Rare = Often

(iv) Rudely = Sweetly