The Little Girl : Class 7th : English : Short Stories : Lesson 2

The Little Girl : Lesson 2          (Katherine Mansfield)

Working with the Text:

Q1. How did the little girl feel when her father went to work each day?

Ans. The little girl felt the glad sense of relief when her father went to work each day.

Q2. “She never stuttered with other people but only with father.” This shows that the little girl was:

a) Foolish        b) Nervous      c) Funny          d) Unnatural

Ans. Nervous

Q3. Why did the little girl start making the pincushion?

Ans. Little girl started making pincushion as suggested by her grandmother, to gift it to her father on his birthday, next week.

Q4. What did the little girl stuff the pincushion with?

Ans. Little girl stuffed the pincushion with tiny pieces, torn out from sheets of fine paper.

Q5. “What did God make fathers for?” Who said these words?

Ans. The child (Kezia-Little Girl), said these words while clinging to her grandmother.

Q6. What was Kezia’s nightmare?

Ans. Kezia’s nightmare was about the butcher, who had a knife and a rope with him coming nearer and nearer to her with a dreadful smile that made her crying in her dream.

Q7. Did the nightmare repeat itself?

Ans. Yes, the nightmare repeated itself whenever she slept.

Q8. What did the little girl’s father do when she had the nightmare?

Ans. Whenever the little girl had the nightmare, her father took her in his arms into his bedroom and laid down beside her.

Q9. Kezia’s father (Choose the right option):

a) Loved his daughter            b) Was indifferent to her

Ans. Loved his daughter

Language Work:

·  Fill in the blanks in each of the following sentences with suitable word/s taken from those in the brackets:

1. Lawyer to Mr. Lateef, “I __________ you to pay your taxes by March 31.” (advice/advise)

Ans. Lawyer to Mr. Lateef, “I advise you to pay your taxes by March 31.”

2. I _______ that we should go shopping. (plan/suggest)

Ans. I suggest that we should go shopping.

3. Sita is not ready. She hasn’t _________ her hair yet. (done/made)

Ans. Sita is not ready. She hasn’t made her hair yet.

4. It is bad manners to _________ at a person. (stare/gaze)

Ans. It is bad manners to stare at a person.

5. On a cool summer evening we often __________ at the stars. (gaze/stare)

Ans. On a cool summer evening we often gaze at the stars.

6. The management have decided to __________ all the demands of the striking workers ______ the one for a pay revision. (accept/except)

Ans. The management have decided to accept all the demands of the striking workers except the one for a pay revision.

7. The man who sells _________ was hurt in an accident when his car hit a ________ lorry. (stationary/stationery)

Ans. The man who sells stationery was hurt in an accident when his car hit a stationary lorry.

8. The world needs a lot more people working for _________. We want the country to be in one ________ always. (peace/piece)

Ans. The world needs a lot more people working for peace. We want the country to be in one piece always.

9. The _________ of this institution is a man of ________. (principle/principal)

Ans. The principal of this institution is a man of principle.

10. It is ________ difficult to find a _________ room in this hostel. (quiet/quite)

Ans. It is quite difficult to find a quiet room in this hostel.

Grammar Work

A. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable phrasal verbs from those given below. Make necessary changes in the tense of the verb.

Look for          look through              look after        blow out         pull off            give up            

Look at            push open                  hurry up         fill with

1. I am filled with admiration for his bravery.

2. Hurry up! It’s getting late.

3. She pushed open the door of the drawing room.

4. “look at the blackboard” The teacher said to the student.

5. He has given up smoking.

6. The little girl was ordered to pull off the boots of her father.

7. blow out the candle, please.

8. we should look after plants around us.

9. She looked through a window.

10. I am looking for my lost pen.

B. Give the adjective forms of the following adverbs:

Adverbs                      Adjectives

Laboriously                  laborious

Soundly                        sound

Properly                      proper

Sharply                        sharp

Finally                          final

Suddenly                      sudden

Quickly                        quick

Slowly                          slow

Especially                    especial