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Read the following passage. The little girl from Gates Avenue wore the dirty dress that she had worn all winter. Probably that was the only dress she owned. Her teacher was very unhappy. The little girl was so nice! She always worked hard in school; she was always friendly and polite. Her face was dirty and her hair was untidy, but anyone could see that she was pretty under the dirt. One day the teacher said, “Won’t you wash your face before you come to school tomorrow morning? Please do that, just for me.” The next morning the child’s pretty face was clean, and her hair tidy. Before the little girl went home that afternoon, the teacher said, “Now, dear, please ask your mother to wash your dress. “But the girl continued to wear the same dirty dress, “Her mother is probably not interested in her” the teacher thought. So she bought a bright blue dress and gave it to the little girl. The child took the gift eagerly and rushed home. The next morning she came to school in the new blue dress, and she was very clean and tidy. She told her teacher, “My mother couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw me this morning in my new dress. My father wasn’t at home, but he’ll see me at supper tonight.” She was full of excitement. When her father saw her in her new-blue dress, he was amazed to find that he had a very pretty little girl.Now, answer the following questions. a) What was the teacher’s opinion about the girl’s mother? b) Why was the teacher unhappy? c) What kind of girl was the little girl in the. above passage? d) Why would all people say “She was pretty under the dirt”? e) Describe the nature of the teacher based on the story. |
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Answer» a) The teacher’s opinion was that that the girl’s mother was probably not interested in the tidy appearance of her daughter. b) Because the girl wore the same dirty dress every day and had an untidy appearance. c) She was a nice girl. She always worked hard in school. She was always friendly and polite. d) Naturally she was very pretty and beautiful but her face was dirty and her hair was untidy. So everyone would say she was pretty under the dirt. e) The teacher was kind, caring and helpful in nature. She gave good advice to the girl and also brought Tier a new dress. She was really interested in her well-being. She wanted to help her to maintain a tidy appearance. |
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