Question

Poem: Chivvy
1.What do you understand by the word Chivvy?
2. Do you think adults should tell the children what to do and what not to do? Why?
3.What do the grown-ups want the children to say when they want something?
4.When a child gets something, what do the grown-ups tell him to do?
5. Write down two things that you are not supposed to do according to the adults.
6. When someone keeps instructing you about everything, do you feel happy or upset?
7. How do the adults want you to stand?
8. What should we not do when our mouth is full?
9. How are the children expected to walk?
10. Give another word for interrupt.
11. What do the adults expect the child to do in the last two lines? Are they being reasonable?
12. Name the poet.

Story: Quality
13. What was Mr. Gessler’s profession?
14. Why did the author not visit his shop very often?
15. What was the author’s opinion about Mr. Gessler?
16. What was Mr. Gessler’s complaint against big firms?
17. How did Mr. Gessler describe his work?
18. How did the big firms get work according to Mr. Gessler?
19. Why did the author order so many pairs of boots?
20. How did Mr. Gessler die?
21. Was Mr. Gessler a failure as a bootmaker or as a competitive businessman?
22. What does the title Quality refer to?
23. Write down the synonyms of the following words:
a. guttural b. lasted terribly c. wane
24. Who took over Mr. Gessler’s shop in the end?
25. Where was Mr. Gessler’s shop located?
26. Why did Mr. Gessler lose his customers?
27. What did Mr. Gessler spend his money on?
28. Mr. Gessler believed in _________.
29. What did the author compare Mr. Gessler’s shop to?
30. How many brothers did Mr. Gessler have?​

Answer 1

Answer:

30. 2 brothers of Mr gesller