Read the given passage carefully.
MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable. Monday morning always found him so-because it began another week's slow suffering in school. He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious. Tom lay thinking. Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick, then he could stay home from school. Here was a vague possibility. He canvassed his system. No silment was found, and he investigated again. This time he thought he could detect colicky symptoms, and he began to encourage them with considerable hope. But they soon grew feeble, and presently died wholly away. He reflected further. Suddenly he discovered something.One of his upper front teeth was loose. This was lucky; he was about to begin to groan, as
a "starter." as he called it, when it occurred to him that if he came into court with that argument, his aunt would pull it out, and that would hurt. So he thought he would hold the
tooth in reserve for the present, and seek further. Nothing offered for some little time, and then he remembered hearing the doctor tell about a certain thing that laid up a patient for two or three weeks and threatened to make him lose a finger. So the boy eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet and held it up for inspection. But now he did not know the necessary symptoms. However, it seemed well worthwhile to chance it, so he fell to groaning with considerable spirit.
1.1 Now answer the following questions briefly.
(a) What was Tom's state of mind on Monday morning ? What was the reason?
(b) What were his two wishes ?
(c) What was his first plan to avoid school ? Did he succeed? Give a reason.
(d) What idea did he next hit upon ? Did he carry it out? Give a reason.
(e) What was the problem with the first plan?
(f) What was the problem with the second plan?
1.2 (a) Find in the passage word that means the same as 'hold' (for future use).(2 marks)
(6) Use a prefix to make a meaningful word out of the word 'necessary'.
Answers
Answer:
1.1. a)Tom's state of mind was miserable on Monday morning. Because, it began another week's slow suffering in school.
b) He wished for no intervening holiday and he wished he was sick.
c) His first plan was to act if he was sick
he investigated his entire body to find some symptoms of some I'll, but couldn't find any. During his investigation he realized his upper front teeth was loose. He started acting as if he is in pain. but, then thought his aunt may pull out his teeth. and It was a failure.
d) He remembered hearing the doctor tell about a certain thing that laid up a patient for two or three weeks and threatened to make him lose a finger. So the boy eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet and held it up for inspection. But now he did not know the necessary symptom.
e) The problem with the first plan was he was not really sick.
f) the problem with the second plan was that he didn't know anything about the symptoms.
g) captivity
h)unnecessary