The Little Girl

1. Given below are some emotions that kezia felt. Match the emotions In column A with the items in column B.

A

B

1. fear or terror

2. glad sense of relief

3. a‘funny’ feeling, perhaps of understanding

(i) father comes into her room to give her a goodbye kiss

(ii) noise of the carriage grows fainter

(iii) father comes home

(iv) speaking to father

(v) going to bed when alone at home

(vi) father comforts her and falls asleep

(vii) father stretched out on the sofa, snoring

Ans: 1. — (iii)

         2. — (ii)

         3. — (vi)

(ii) Answer the Following question in one as two sentence

(i) why was Kezia afraid of her father?

Ans: Kezia was afraid of her father because he was a strict and disciplined man.

(ii) Who were the people in Kezia’s family?

Ans: Kezia’s family had her grandmother, mother and father.

(iii) What was Kezia father’s routine?

1. Before going in his office?

2. After coming back from his office?

3. On Sunday?

Ans: 1. Before going to the office, her father went into her room to give her a casual kiss.

2. He would ask for the newspaper and tea after coming back from his office.

3. On Sundays, he would take rest. He would enjoy sound sleep on the sofa.

(iv) In what ways did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her father better?

Ans: Kezia’s grandmother sent her to her father’s room to have a nice talk with him. Besides, she asked her to make a gift of a pin-cushion on her father’s birthday.

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