Q1. At last Maddie sat up in bed and pressed her forehead tight in her hands and really thought. This was the hardest thinking she had ever done. After a long, long time, she reached an important conclusion. She was never going to stand by and say nothing again. If she ever heard anybody picking on someone because they were funny looking or because they had strange names, she’d speak up. Even if it meant losing Peggy’s friendship. She had no way of making things right with Wanda, but from now on she would never make anybody else that unhappy again. (a) Why did Maddie think deeply? (b) At what important decision did Maddie reach? (c) Trace a word from the passage that means ‘decision’. (d) Did she reach to the conclusion easily?
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Answer:
Maddie thought deeply cuz she felt sorry for wanda as peggy teased her always by calling making fun of the names, region etc.maddie was also poor so she could understand wanda.
at last the important decision which maddy reach was if she hears anybody speaking on someone by calling and making the fun of them for their appearance or just because of this strange names she should speak up she doesn't want to repeat the the teachings which wanda felt
word from the passage that means decision is conclusion
Explanation:
no Maddie did not come to know what mistake she was doing if she could know then only she can break the friendship with peggy but at last when Wanda left the school then she realised the truth the mistake she had done
The answers are given as follows:
Explanation:
- (a) Maddy thought very deeply about all the wrong things that happened to Wanda, after this she decided to not stay quiet and rather speak up when someone was getting bullied.
- (b) The important decision made by Maddy was that if she ever noticed anybody picking on someone because of their name or appearance, she would speak up, and she would not stand silently watching that happen. Even if this meant losing her friendship with Peggy.
- (c) The word from the passage that means 'decision' is - conclusion.
- (d) No, Maddy did not reach the conclusion easily. She had to think really hard, harder than she had ever had and it took her a lot of time too.