The article is about all questions and answers from Father’s Help of Bliss (Class 10). The article covers all the textual problems and their solutions for unit 1, unit 2 and unit 3. So let’s begin.
Questions and Answers from Father’s Help
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Unit 1 Questions and Answers
Comprehension exercises
1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) With a shudder Swami realized that it was-
- (i) Friday
- (ii) Thursday
- (iii) Wednesday
- (iv) Monday
(b) When Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall, he was lying on the-
- (i) bench
- (ii) table
- (iii) bed
- (iv) desk
(c) According to Swami, Samuel is especially angry with boys who are
- (i) absent
- (ii) late
- (iii) inattentive
- (iv) undisciplined
2. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| (a) the time when Swami complained of a headache | 9 O’clock on Monday morning |
| (b) the person who ordered Swami to dress up and go to school | His (Swami) Father |
| (c) name of the teacher mentioned by Swami | Samuel |
3. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
- (a) Swami said that he had a headache. — True
- Supporting statement: At 9 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.
Unit 2: Father’s Help Questions and Answers
Comprehension exercises
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) Father decided to send the headmaster a-
- (i) telegram
- (ii) notice
- (iii) letter
- (iv) report
(b) While going to school Swami was bothered by
- (i) conscience
- (ii) headache
- (iii) toothache
- (iv) fever
(c) The colour of Samuel’s coat was-
- (i) black
- (ii) blue
- (iii) white
- (iv) yellow
5. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) Father’s behaviour took an unexpected turn.
(b) Swami went to school feeling himself the worst boy on earth.
(c) Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel.
6. Answer the following questions:
(a) Where did Father put the letter?
Answer: Swami’s father put the letter in an envelope and sealed it.
(b) What did Swami fail to decide about Samuel?
Answer: Swami failed to decide if Samuel really deserved the allegation made against him in the letter.
(c) How did Samuel look?
Answer: Samuel had a dark complexion, a thin moustache and used to wear a yellow coat.
Unit 3 Father’s Help Questions and answers
Comprehension exercises
7. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) When Swami entered the class, Samuel was teaching
- (i) history
- (ii) arithmetic
- (iii) science
- (iv) geography
(b) Swami was late to school by
- (i) half an hour
- (ii) an hour
- (ii) two hours
- (iv) three hours
(c) The headmaster was on a leave for one
- (i) day
- (ii) month
- (ii) year
- (iv) week
8. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
- (a) As Swami entered the school gate, an idea occurred to him that he might hand over the letter at the end of the day.
- (b) Swami stood at the entrance of his class.
- (c) Father snatched the letter away from Swami and tore it up instantly
9. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
| Swami had a headache | (a) Swami did not do his homework. |
| (b) Swami never met anyone as good as Samuel. | His conscience has bothered him. |
| The room was locked and the headmaster was on a week’s leave. | (C) Swami could not deliver the letter. |
Grammar in use
10. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
- (a) Rina (take/takes/took) the bus to school every day.
- (b) Last Monday, while we (was watching/have been watching/were watching) the television, the electricity went off.
- (c) By this time tomorrow they (will have left/will have leave/will had left).
11. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
Arifa, the younger of the two girls, has cracked IIT, while the older one is an engineer in a multinational company.
Fill in the Blanks
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