Father's Help by R. K. Narayan Questions Answers for Class 10 | Madhyamik Examination

 

Father's Help by R. K. Narayan Questions Answers for Class 10 | Madhyamik Examination

✓ About R. K. Narayan ( 1906 — 2001)

• His full name is Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami
• A renowned writer in Early Indian Literature in English
• Famous works are Malgudi Days and The Guide
• Got Sahitya Akademi Award for his notable work The Guide in 1960 and Padma Bhushan Award in 1964 during Republic Day for his great contributions to literature.
• His first novel/work is  Swami and Friends released in 1935 

✓ Story in brief

This story is an excerpt from Malgudi Days. It tells about a child named Swami who dislikes going to school. Swami's father asked him about why didn't he go to school and he replied that a teacher in his school named Samuel is very cruel and beats students. Hearing it, Swami's father wrote a complaint against Samuel to Headmaster and said Swami to deliver this letter to the headmaster. While Swami was going to school, on the way, he was imagining of the accuracy of descriptions about Samuel that he told to his father and he started considering himself as the worst boy in the world. At school, Samuel behaved with him kindly and Swami was feeling sad for what his father had done in the letter about Samuel. At the end, when last bell was rung at school, Swami rushed towards the Headmaster's room but it was locked as Headmaster had gone on a week's leave. After this Swami run away from there with an afraid that his lie would be discovered.

✓ Comprehension Exercises (Unit — 1)

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  1. Choose the correct alternative

a) With a shudder Swami realized that it was — iv) Monday.

b) When Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall , he was lying on the — i) bench.

c) According to Swami , Samuel is especially angry with boys who are — ii) late.

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  2. Fill in the Chart with information from the text

a) time when Swami complained of ths headache — at nine o'clock 

b) person who ordered Swami to dress up and go to school — Swami's fahher 

c) name of the teacher mentioned by Swami — Samuel

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  3. True False with Supporting statements

a) Swami said that he had a headache. [True] Supporting Statement: 'At nine O'clock, Swaminathan wailed, "I have a headache." '

b) Swami was lying in his father's room. [False]

Supporting Statement: '... Swami was lying on the bench in his Mother's room.'

c) According to Swami, the headmaster was not afraid of Samuel. [False]

Supporting Statement: ' "They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him." '

✓ Comprehension Exercises (Unit — 2)

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  4. Choose the correct alternative

a) Father decided to send the headmaster a — iii) letter . 

b) While going to school Swami was bothered by — i) conscience. 

c) The colour of Samuel's coat was — iv) yellow.

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  5. Complete the following sentences

a) Father's behaviour took an unexpected turn.

b) Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth.

c) Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel.

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  6. Answer the following questions

a) Where did father put the letter? 

Ans: Father put the letter in an envelope and sealed it. 

b) What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel? Ans: Swami failed to decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter. 

c) How did Samuel Look? 

Ans: Samuel had dark face, thin moustache, unshaven cheek and was dressed up in yellow coat.

✓ Comprehension Exercises (Unit— 3)

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  7. Choose the correct alternative

a) When Swami entered the class , Samuel was teaching — ii) arithmetic 

b) Swami was late to school by — i) half an hour. c) The headmaster was on a leave for one — iv) week.

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  8. Complete the following sentences

a) As Swami entered the school gate, an idea occurred to him.

b) Swami stood at the entrance to his class.

c) Father snatched the letter away from Swami and tore it up.

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  9. Fill the chart with information from text

Cause	Effect
(a) As Swami said, he had a headache.	(a) Swami did not do his homework.
(b) Swami never met anyone as good as Samuel.	(b) Swami sat down, feeling sad.
(c) The headmaster had gone on a week's leave.	(c) Swami could not deliver the letter.

✓ Grammar in use

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  10. Choose the correct alternative

a) Rina takes the bus to school everyday. 

b) Last Monday, while we were watching the television, the electricity went off. 

c) By this time tomorrow they will have left.

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  11. Fill in the blanks with articls and prepositios

Arifa, the younger of the two girls, has cracked IIT, while the older one is an engineer in a multinational company.

✓ Questions asked in Madhyamik Examinations and their answers

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  Multiple Choice Questions

1. Swami’s father wrote the letter to Swami’s — Headmaster. 

2. The letter made Swami feel — worried. 

3. Swami stopped on his way to school to decide whether Samuel was a/an— a good and friendly person. 

4. The more Swami thought of Samuel, the more— aggrieved he felt. 

5. Swami felt dizzy because he was— puzzled

6. Swami decided to deliver the letter to the headmaster — at the end of the day.

7. Samuel got most angry while he — checked the homework.

8. When Swami stood at the entrance of his class, Samuel was teaching — mathematics.

9. Swami gave the excuse of headache for — arriving in school half an hour late that day.

10. “We want more parents like him.” Here “him” refers to — Swami's father.

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  Complete the following sentences with information from the text

1. Swami’s father asked him to  give a letter to his headmaster.

2. While going to school Swami felt that he was the worst boy on earth.

3. Other teachers were not as good as Samuel.

4. An idea occurred to Swami when he entered the school gate.

5. Swami decided to deliver the letter to the headmaster at the end of the day because there was a chance Samuel might do something during the course of the day to justify the letter.

6. Samuel was impressed with Swami’s father for being a dutiful and firmly responsible parent.

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  State True and False with Supporting Statemens

1. Swami felt sympathy for Samuel when he appreciated Swami’s father for sending Swami to school. [True]

Supporting Statement: ' "Oh, you poor man!" Swami thought,...'

2. Samuel appeared very angry as he was inspecting the home lessons on the day Swami came late to his class. [False]

Supporting Statement: ' But today Samuel appeared very gentle.'

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  Answer the following questions

1. Why did Swami's conscience bother him? 

Ans: Swami's conscience bothered him because he was not sure at all if his descriptions of Samuel had been accurate.

2. How did Swami recall Samuel's appearance? Ans: Swami recalled Samuel's dark face, his thin moustache, unshaven cheek and yellow coat.

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  Extra questions and answers

1. Why did Swami decide to deliver the letter to the headmaster at the end of the day? 

Ans: Swami hoped Samuel would do something during the day to justify the letter.

2. Why could Swami not deliver the letter to the headmaster at the end of the day? 

Ans: Swami could not deliver the letter to the headmaster at the end of the day because the headmaster had gone on a week's leave. 

3. Why did Swaminathan change his tactics?

Ans: Swaminathan changed his tactics because he knew that his father was very strict and would not allow him to stay home for headache.

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  Textual Grammar

1. Father had composed a long letter to the headmaster. ( Change the voice)

Ans: A long letter had been composed to the headmaster by father.

2. Give it to your headmaster. (Change the voice)

Ans: You are ordered to give it to your headmaster.

3. “What have you written, father?” Swami asked apprehensively. (Change into indirect speech)

Ans:  Swami asked his father apprehensively what he had written.

4. Swami changed his tactics.(Change the voice)

Ans: Swami's tactics were changed by him.

5. “Does he always scold the students?” Father asked Swami. (Change into indirect speech)

Ans: Father asked Swami if he always scolded the students.