The opening of the school in the Kanawha Valley, however, brought to me one of the
sharpest disappointments that I ever experienced. I had been working in a salt-furnace for
several months, and my stepfather had discovered that I had a financial value for the
family, and so, when the school opened, he decided that he could not spare me from my
work. I was bitterly disappointed.
The disappointment was made even more severe because I could see from my place of
work the happy children passing to and from school, mornings and afternoons.
My mother tried to comfort me in all the ways she could, and to help me find a way to •
learn. After a while, I managed to arrange some lessons at night with the teacher, after the
day's work was done. These night lessons were so welcome that I think I learned more at
night than the other children did during the day. But my boyish heart was still set upon
going to the day-school, and I did not miss any opportunity to push my case. Finally, I
won, and was permitted to go to the school in the day for a few months. The
understanding was that I must rise early in the morning and work in the furnace till nine
o'clock, and return immediately after school closed in the afternoon for at least two more
hours of work.
A. Answer the following questions. (6)
a. What was discovered by stepfather of the narrator?
b. Why was the narrator bitterly disappointed?
c. What arrangement did the narrator make?
B. Complete the following sentences. (2)
a. He has been working in a factory………………………….
b. The night lessons were…………………………………….
C. Find the words from the passage which mean the same as following. (2)
a. sorrow ………………………..
b. allowed ………………………
Answers
Answer:
night lessons were…………………………………….
C. Find the words from the passage which mean the same as following. (2)
a. sorrow ………………………..
b. allowed ……………
Answer:
The opening of the school in the Kanawha Valley, however, brought to me one of the
sharpest disappointments that I ever experienced. I had been working in a salt-furnace for
several months, and my stepfather had discovered that I had a financial value for the
family, and so, when the school opened, he decided that he could not spare me from my
work. I was bitterly disappointed.
The disappointment was made even more severe because I could see from my place of
work the happy children passing to and from school, mornings and afternoons.
My mother tried to comfort me in all the ways she could, and to help me find a way to •
learn. After a while, I managed to arrange some lessons at night with the teacher, after the
day's work was done. These night lessons were so welcome that I think I learned more at
night than the other children did during the day. But my boyish heart was still set upon
going to the day-school, and I did not miss any opportunity to push my case. Finally, I
won, and was permitted to go to the school in the day for a few months. The
understanding was that I must rise early in the morning and work in the furnace till nine
o'clock, and return immediately after school closed in the afternoon for at least two more
hours of work.
A. Answer the following questions. (6)
a. What was discovered by stepfather of the narrator?
b. Why was the narrator bitterly disappointed?
c. What arrangement did the narrator make?
B. Complete the following sentences. (2)
a. He has been working in a factory………………………….
b. The night lessons were…………………………………….
C. Find the words from the passage which mean the same as following. (2)
a. sorrow ………………………..
b. allowed ………………………
Explanation:
The opening of the school in the Kanawha Valley, however, brought to me one of the
sharpest disappointments that I ever experienced. I had been working in a salt-furnace for
several months, and my stepfather had discovered that I had a financial value for the
family, and so, when the school opened, he decided that he could not spare me from my
work. I was bitterly disappointed.
The disappointment was made even more severe because I could see from my place of
work the happy children passing to and from school, mornings and afternoons.
My mother tried to comfort me in all the ways she could, and to help me find a way to •
learn. After a while, I managed to arrange some lessons at night with the teacher, after the
day's work was done. These night lessons were so welcome that I think I learned more at
night than the other children did during the day. But my boyish heart was still set upon
going to the day-school, and I did not miss any opportunity to push my case. Finally, I
won, and was permitted to go to the school in the day for a few months. The
understanding was that I must rise early in the morning and work in the furnace till nine
o'clock, and return immediately after school closed in the afternoon for at least two more
hours of work.
A. Answer the following questions. (6)
a. What was discovered by stepfather of the narrator?
b. Why was the narrator bitterly disappointed?
c. What arrangement did the narrator make?
B. Complete the following sentences. (2)
a. He has been working in a factory………………………….
b. The night lessons were…………………………………….
C. Find the words from the passage which mean the same as following. (2)
a. sorrow ………………………..
b. allowed ………………………