In the White House, Abraham Lincoln quietly, sadly and ably guided the nation. Men complained about him, and he listened quietly and without anger. Men worked against him and he did not turn against them. His great heart was full of grief, he loved peace; he was strong and determined to go on to the end. Slowly, the ordinary people of the country began to know that in the White House there was a great President and a great man. Lincoln had one serious fault- one which often troubled the officers of the army very much. He loved people, and he could understand and forgive their weaknesses, perhaps more than was best. He found it difficult, for example, to permit the army courts to have a soldier shot for running away during a battle for falling asleep while on guard duty. He wanted to forgive them and give them a second chance, and their officers didn’t like it. A mother’s tears, a baby’s cry, a story of misfortune- these touched his heart.
Read the passage and answer the questions given below:
1) From the passage write below the words which mean ‘defect’ and ‘Bad luck’.
2) Which line shows that Lincoln was not a revengeful man?
3) Why did Lincoln not allow the army courts to shoot a soldier?
4) Why were the army officers often troubled?
5) What qualities of Lincoln’s character does the passage describe?
Answers
Answer:
In the White House, Abraham Lincoln quietly, sadly and ably guided the nation. Men complained about him, and he listened quietly and without anger. Men worked against him and he did not turn against them. His great heart was full of grief, he loved peace; he was strong and determined to go on to the end. Slowly, the ordinary people of the country began to know that in the White House there was a great President and a great man. Lincoln had one serious fault- one which often troubled the officers of the army very much. He loved people, and he could understand and forgive their weaknesses, perhaps more than was best. He found it difficult, for example, to permit the army courts to have a soldier shot for running away during a battle for falling asleep while on guard duty. He wanted to forgive them and give them a second chance, and their officers didn’t like it. A mother’s tears, a baby’s cry, a story of misfortune- these touched his heart.
Read the passage and answer the questions given below:
1) From the passage write below the words which mean ‘defect’ and ‘Bad luck’.
2) Which line shows that Lincoln was not a revengeful man?
3) Why did Lincoln not allow the army courts to shoot a soldier?
4) Why were the army officers often troubled?
5) What qualities of Lincoln’s character does the passage describe?
Answer:
From the passage write below the words which means 'defect' and 'Bad luck'
- Defect: one serious fault
- bad luck: misfortune
Which line shows that Lincoln was not a revengeful man?
The lines which depict that Lincoln was not a revengeful man are as follows:-
Men complained about him, and he listened quietly and without anger. Men worked against him and he did not turn against them.
Why did Lincoln not allow the army courts to shoot a soldier?
He found it difficult, to permit the army courts to have a soldier shot for running away during a battle for falling asleep while on guard duty due to his kind hearted nature.
Why were the army officers often troubled?
The army officers were troubled because of Lincoln's forgiving nature.
What qualities of Lincoln’s character does the passage describe?
Qualities of Lincoln described through this passage are:-
- his kind nature
- his forgiving nature
- he's a person with a soft heart