Question

I was shopping in my home town, when I heard a young voice boom from across the aisle, “ Mum, come here ,there is a

lady my size . “ The mortified mother rrushed to the boy who looked about seven; then she turned to me to apologise. I

smiled and told her, “It’s okay”. Then I looked at her wide-eyed son. He studied me from head to toe and asked, “ Why

are you so little?” “It’s the way God made me. Some people are little, some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any

bigger.” After about five minutes of questioning he returned to his mother.

My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from

their parents. It has taken many years of developing my confidence to be able to do that. It takes only one glance to see

my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches all. I am an achondroplasia dwarf, which is a person having very short

limbs. When I was born, my mother was told I was a dwarf. Not knowing a lot about her dwarfism my mum’s main

concern was my health. Our family doctor put her mind at ease when he told her that I would not have any major

medical concerns. He was right.

Now, answer the following questions: (8)

(a) Where was the narrator shopping?

(b) What did see hear?

(c) Why did the mother feel mortified?

(d) Why did the mother turn to seek an apology?

(e) What did the son ask the narrator?

(f) What did the narrator say to the boy?

(g) What was the height of the narrator?

(h) What did the family doctor predict about the narrator?​

Answer 1

Answer:

was shopping in my hometown, when I heard a young voice boom from across the aisle, “Mum, come here, there’s a lady my size.” The mortified mother rushed to the boy who looked about seven; then she turned to me to apologise. I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then I looked at her wide-eyed son. He studied me from head to toe and asked, “Why are you so little?” “It’s the way God made me. Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After about five minutes of questioning, he returned to his mother.