extra questions for english chapter 3 the little girl one word questions
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Question 1.
Why was Kezia afraid of her father?
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Kezia was a little girl. She was afraid of her father. He was very strict. He had big hands and heavy face. He never played with her. He was a figure to be feared.
Question 2.
What was the morning routine of Kezia and her father?
Answer:
Before going to his office, Kezia’s father used to visit Kezia in the room. He would give Kezia a casual kiss. She responded with “Goodbye, father”. Since she was afraid of him, she always felt relieved after his departure.
Question 3.
What was the nightmare that Kezia had?
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Kezia always had a nightmare. It was a butcher with a knife and a rope, who came nearer and nearer.The butcher had a smile on his face. Kezia could only stand still. She used to cry out ‘Grandma!
Question 4.
Why was Kezia scared when her mother and grandmdther were not at home?
Answer:
One day Kezia was alone. Her mother and grandmother had gone to hospital. Kezia had the same nightmare of a butcher with a knife in hand and a dreadful smile on his face. Kezia was scared.
Question 5.
Who was Mr MacDonald? How was he different from Kezia’s father?
Answer:
Mr Macdonald was Kezia’s next door neighbour. He had a happy family of five children. He was always happy with his family and could be seen playing with his children in the garden. He was not a hard and harsh father.
Question 6.
How did Kezia’s grandmother console her after she was punished by her father?
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Kezia was punished by her father for tearing his important papers. Her grandmother wrapped her in a shawl after she was beaten by her father. Her grandmother gave her a hanky and sent her to her bed.
Question 7.
Why did Kezia always stutter while talking to her father?
Answer:
Kezia was a normal girl but whenever she was in front of her father she felt nervous. She would try hard to speak words but would end up in stuttering. She was very afraid of her father.
Question 8.
What did Kezia usually find when she wanted to interact with her parents?
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Kezia’s grandmother used to send Kezia to her parents to talk to them. When she would go to the drawing room, she would find her mother reading some books and her father sleeping soundly and snoring.
Question 9.
How did Kezia make a pin-cushion for her father? f
Answer:
Kezia’s grandmother advised her to make a pin-cushion for her father on his birthday. She made it out of a beautiful piece of yellow silk. She wanted something to fill it with. She found some sheets of papers lying on the bed table. She tore them up and filled in the pin-cushion.
Question 1.
Why was Kezia punished by her father? Do you think Kezia deserved this? What should father have done instead?
Answer:
Kezia wanted to present a pin-cushion to her father on his birthday. She wanted to make it herself.
She took a fine piece of silk and made a case of pin-cushion. To fill it, she used documents which
were very important for her father.
She tore those papers and stuffed the pin-cushion case with them. The papers contained her father’s speech for the Port Authority. She had spoiled them unknowingly and innocently. Kezia admitted her mistake. Her father wanted to teach Kezia that she should not touch the things that did not belong to her.
So, he took a ruler and hit her pink and little palms. Kezia thought her father was very cruel. No she did not deserve this punishment. She did not have any bad intention. Her father should have not been so harsh. He should make the little girl realise her mistake tactfully.
Question 2.
Why did Kezia like Mr. Macdonald and hate her father?
Answer:
Kezia did not like her father. She was afraid of him because of his harsh attitude. She found him very cruel and harsh. On the other hand, she liked her neighbour, Mr Macdonald who had five children. She found him always smiling, playing, laughing and running with his children.
Seeing them playing and laughing, she thought that there were different sorts of fathers. She found that Macdonald was a happy man with pleasant nature. His children were not afraid of him. He was a great father. She wished her father to be like him. Yes, sharing is very important in good relationship. Parents should spare sometime to spend with their kids. They should have a friendly and caring relationship with them.
Question 3.
How did Kezia’s attitude towards her father change? What brought them closer?
Answer:
One day, Kezia was alone in her room. Her father was in the next room. After Kezia slept, the same old nightmare came – the butcher with a knife and a rope. She cried out. Her father took her to his room. She was shivering with fear. Her father asked her to rub her feet against his legs to get them warmed.
He tried to make her comfortable and warm with his loving care. She realised that her father was not cruel. She found him very caring. She changed her opinion about him. She was no mqre afraid of him. It was the affection and care that brought them closer.
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