. ‘Laboriously, with a double cotton, the little girl stitched three sides. But what to fill it
with? That was the question. The grandmother was out in the garden, and she wandered
into Mother’s bedroom to look for scraps.’
a) What gift did the girl stitch for her father?
b) What was the question in front of Kezia why preparing the gift?
c) Why did she go inside her mother’s room?
d) What is the antonym of the word ‘stayed’?
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
1. The little girl made a small bag for her father.
2. Kezia didn't know what to put it in.
3. The grandmother went into the mothers room to look for scraps.
4. One antonym of the word staved would be 'repair'. This is because staved means to break or snap something forcefully. (Totally didn't google the definition...)
Answer:
Laboriously, with a double cotton, the little girl stitched three sides. But what to fill it
with? That was the question. The grandmother was out in the garden, and she wandered into
mother’s bedroom to look for scraps. On the bed table she discovered a great many sheets of
fine paper, gathered them up, tore them into tiny pieces, and stuffed her case, then sewed up
the fourth side.
a. Who is the little girl?
b. What did she do to fill the cushion?
c. Where was the grandmother?
d. Trace the word, which means ‘tiny pieces’ in the extract