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Reference to the context

Read the lines from the story and answer the questions that follow.

1. I could notice the emotions on my mother’s face—anxiety, fear, relief and finally gratitude and
happiness.

a. What was the narrator describing?

b. Why were there so many emotions on the narrator’s mother’s face?

c. Why did the narrator’s mother have gratitude?
d. Complete the analogy with a word from the above line.

gratitude : thankfulness :: : nervousness

e. According to you, why did the narrator’s mother not scold him?

2. ‘Why? What about the rest? Question numbers 6, 7 and 8?’

‘I didn’t see them.’

Father’s voice changed suddenly.

‘There you are! I knew you would commit such blunders.’
a. What was the mood of the narrator’s father just before this conversation?

b. Why did the father ask ‘What about the rest?’? What was he asking about?

c. How would you describe the father’s feelings in the above situation?

i. anxious and worried ii. happy and ecstatic
iii. angry and disappointed iv. bitter and fearful

d. Why was the father sure that the narrator would commit such blunders?

i. because the narrator was not good at studies

ii. because the narrator was slow and had low concentration

iii. because the narrator was absent-minded and always in a hurry
iv. because he was playful and careless

e. According to the narrator’s father, why was the narrator distracted?

Time to think and answer

1. What kind of emotions do you experience when your examinations begin and when they

end? What prominent difference do you notice in your emotions? life skill handling emotions
2. Have you had a similar experience as the narrator during an examination? Tell the class
about it. How can you avoid such situations from happening to you? life skill self-awareness

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