Read the following passage. “Get up, Swami,” Father commanded. He

1.	Read the following passage. “Get up, Swami,” Father commanded. He looked like a ghost in the semidarkness of the porch. Swami stirred and groaned as if in sleep. “Get up, Swami,” said Father a second time. “Why do you disturb him?” Granny pleaded. “Get up, Swami,” said Father for the third time and Swami got up. Father rolled up his bed, took it under his arm and said, “Come with me.” Swami looked at Granny, hesitated for a moment, and then followed his father into the office room. “Let me sleep in the hall, Father,” Swami pleaded. “Your office room is very dusty and there may be scorpions behind your law books.” “There are no scorpions, boy. You can sleep on the bench if you like.” “Can I have a lamp burning in the room?” “No. You must learn to be brave. You must not be afraid of darkness; it is only a question of habit.” It Will you at least leave the door open?” Swami said very humbly. Now answer the following questions.1) “Swami stirred and groaned as if in sleep” – What does this tell us? Was Swami really in sleep? 2) What do you understand about father after reading this passage? 3) “Swamy looked at Granny” – Why did Swami look at Granny? 4) What complaints did Swami make against sleep in his father’s room? 5) Why did father insist Swami to sleep in his office room?
Answer» 1) Swami was pretending that he was sleeping. Actually he was not sleeping. 2) Father is obstinate and commanding. He does not listen to any suggestions from anyone, if he decides to do anything. 3) Supposing that his grandmother would at least persuade his father not to make him sleep alone, Swami looked at his grandmother. 4) Swami complained that his father’s office room was dusty and there might be some scorpions behind his law books. 5) Father wishes that Swami should not be afraid of darkness. So he insisted Swami to sleep lonely in his office room.

Read the following passage. “Get up, Swami,” Father commanded. He looked like a ghost in the semidarkness of the porch. Swami stirred and groaned as if in sleep. “Get up, Swami,” said Father a second time. “Why do you disturb him?” Granny pleaded. “Get up, Swami,” said Father for the third time and Swami got up. Father rolled up his bed, took it under his arm and said, “Come with me.” Swami looked at Granny, hesitated for a moment, and then followed his father into the office room. “Let me sleep in the hall, Father,” Swami pleaded. “Your office room is very dusty and there may be scorpions behind your law books.” “There are no scorpions, boy. You can sleep on the bench if you like.” “Can I have a lamp burning in the room?” “No. You must learn to be brave. You must not be afraid of darkness; it is only a question of habit.” It Will you at least leave the door open?” Swami said very humbly. Now answer the following questions.1) “Swami stirred and groaned as if in sleep” – What does this tell us? Was Swami really in sleep? 2) What do you understand about father after reading this passage? 3) “Swamy looked at Granny” – Why did Swami look at Granny? 4) What complaints did Swami make against sleep in his father’s room? 5) Why did father insist Swami to sleep in his office room?

Answer»

1) Swami was pretending that he was sleeping. Actually he was not sleeping.

2) Father is obstinate and commanding. He does not listen to any suggestions from anyone, if he decides to do anything.

3) Supposing that his grandmother would at least persuade his father not to make him sleep alone, Swami looked at his grandmother.

4) Swami complained that his father’s office room was dusty and there might be some scorpions behind his law books.

5) Father wishes that Swami should not be afraid of darkness. So he insisted Swami to sleep lonely in his office room.

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