Chapter 5 A Different Kind of School
Textbook Questions and Answers
Working With The Text
A. Put these sentences from the story in the right order and write them out in a paragraph. Don’t refer to the text.
कहानी के इन वाक्यों को सही क्रम में लिखिए और इनको एक पॅराग्राफ में लिखो। आप पाठ्यपुस्तक में इन्हें नहीं देखें।
• I shall be so glad when today is over.
• Having a leg tied up and hopping about
• on a crutch is almost fun, I guess.
• I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day-at least not much.
• But being blind is so frightening.
• Only you must tell me about things.
• Let’s go for a little walk.
• The other bad days can’t be half as bad as this.
Answer:
Let’s go for a little walk. Only you must tell me about things. I shall be so glad when today is over. The other bad days can’t be half as bad as this. Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun, I guess. I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day-at least not much. But being blind is so frightening.
B. Answer the following questions.
निम्न प्रश्नों के जवाब दीजिए।
Question 1.
Why do you think the writer visited Miss Beam’s school?
आप क्या सोचते हैं कि कुमारी बीम के विद्यालय को देखने के लिए लेखक क्यों गया?
Answer:
The writer had heard much about Miss Beam’s new teaching methods. So, he visited her school to see the new play-way method himself.
लेखक ने कुमारी बीम के नवीन शिक्षण प्रणाली के बारे में बहुत अधिक सुना था। इसलिए वह उसके विद्यालय में स्वयं नए खेल की प्रणाली को देखने के लिए गया था।
Question 2.
What was the ‘game that every child in the school had to play?
विद्यालय में प्रत्येक बच्चे को अवश्य खेलने वाला खेल कौनसा | था?
Answer:
Every child in the school had to play the role of being blind, deaf, dumb, injured and lame once in a term. It was a sort of game and training.
विद्यालय में प्रत्येक बच्चे को अन्धा, बहरा, गूंगा, घायल और लंगड़ा बनने की एक बारी के अनुसार अपनी भूमिका अदा करना आवश्यक था। यह एक प्रकार का खेल और प्रशिक्षण था।
Question 3.
“Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day…..” Complete the line. Which day was the hardest? Why was it the hardest?
“प्रत्येक बारी से हर बच्चे को एक दिन अंधा, एक दिन लंगड़ा……” इस पंक्ति को पूर्ण कीजिए। सबसे कठोरतम दिन कौनसा था? यह सबसे कठोरतम क्यों था?
Answer:
“…..one injured day and one dumb day.” Being blind was the hardest day, the student felt that there is always a fear of hit with something or the other.
“………….एक घायल दिन और एक गूंगा दिन” अंधा होना सबसे कठोरतम दिन था, छात्र को हमेशा यह महसूस होता था कि हमेशा किसी चीज से या किसी दूसरे से टकराने का डर रहता है।
Question 4.
What was the purpose of these special days?
इन विशेष दिनों का क्या उद्देश्य था?
Answer:
The purpose of these special days was to give the children personal taste of misfortune. They learnt to help the needy in the society which made them good citizens.
इन विशेष दिनों का उद्देश्य बच्चे को दुर्भाग्य का व्यक्तिगत रूप से स्वाद चखाना था। वे यह सीखते थे कि समाज में जरूरतमंद की सहायता करना सीखें जिससे कि वे अच्छे नागरिक बनें।
Working With Language
A. Match the words and phrases with their meanings in the box below.
नीचे खाने में से शब्दों और वाक्यांशों को उनके अर्थ के साथ | मिलान कीजिए।
1. homesick — (3)
2. practically — (4)
3. it pains me — (7)
4. appreciate — (9)
5. thoughtless — (10)
6. exercise — (11)
7. relief — (13)
8. ghastly — (14)
almost, it hurts me, terrible, test the strength, of understanding, the difficulties, wanting to, be home a welcome change, not very caring
Answer:
Word — Meaning
1. homesick — wanting to be home
2. practically — almost
3. it pains me — it hurts me
4. appreciate — understanding the difficulties
5. thoughtless — not very caring
6. exercise — test the strength of
7. relief — a welcome change
8. ghastly — terrible
B. Re-word these lines from the story :
कहानी की इन पंक्तियों को अपने शब्दों में कहिए
1. I had heard a great deal about Miss — Beam’s school.
2. Miss Beam was all that I had expected-middle-aged, full of authority.
3. I went to the window which over — looked a large garden.
4. “We cannot bandage the children’s mouths, so they really have to exercise their will-power”.
Answer:
1. The writer had heard people praising the teaching methods at Miss Beam’s school.
2. The writer found Miss Beam a middle aged and dominating woman.
3. The author looked out of the window and saw a large garden.
4. The children had to use their will power to keep quiet.
C. 1. Given below is a page from a dictionary.
Look at it carefully and
नीचे शब्दकोश का एक पृष्ठ दिया गया है इसे ध्यानपूर्वक देखिए और
(i) find a word which means the same as ghastly. Write down the word and its two meanings. ghastly
शब्द को एवं उसके दो अर्थ लिखिए।
(ii) find a word meaning a part of the school year. ‘a part of the school year’
(iii) find a word that means examination.
‘examination’ शब्द के अर्थ वाला एक शब्द खोजिए
Answer:
Word | Meaning |
(i) terrible
|
(a) causing fear,
|
2. Now make lists of:
अब आप निम्न की सूचियाँ बनावें
(i) all the words on the page (plus any more that you can think of) that begin with terr
पृष्ठ के सभी शब्द (इसके अतिरिक्त कुछ और जिनके बारे में आप सोच सकते हैं) जो कि terr- से शुरू होते हैं।
(ii) five words that may follow the last word on the page, that.
अंतिम पृष्ठ पर ‘that’ के बाद वाले सम्भावित पाँच शब्दों को लिखिए।
(iii) write down your own meaning of the word thank. Then write down the meaning given in the dictionary,
‘thank’ शब्द का आपका स्वयं का अर्थ लिखिए। तब शब्दकोश में दिया गया अर्थ लिखिए।
Answer:
(i) terrace, terraced, terrible, terribly,
terrify, terrifying, terrified, terror,
territory, terrain
(ii) theatre, there, think, this, those
(iii) thank = gratitude
Meaning given in the dictionary: to say we are grateful to someone.
Seen Passages
Study the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below:
निम्न गद्यांशों को सावधानीपूर्वक पढ़िए और नीचे दिए गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें
Passage – 1.
When I arrived there was no one in sight but a girl of about twelve. Her eyes were covered with a bandage and she was being led carefully between the flower-beds by a little boy, who was about four years younger. She stopped, and it looked like she asked him who had come. He seemed to be describing me to her. Then they passed on. Miss Beam was all that I had expected — middle-aged, full of authority, yet kindly and understanding. Her hair was beginning to turn grey, and she had the kind of plump figure that is likely to be comforting to a homesick child.
Questions :
1-3. निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर अंग्रेजी में दीजिए
1. Whom did the author see when he arrived there?
2. Who was describing the author and to whom?
3. How was Miss Beam?
4-6. निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर हिन्दी में दीजिए
4. सुश्री बीम की आकृति किस प्रकार की थी?
5. वह बच्चा उस लड़की से कितने साल छोटा था?
6. लेखक को क्या प्रतीत हो रहा था?
7. निम्न शब्दों के विलोम शब्द गद्यांश में से ढूँढ़ कर लिखिए
(i) carelessly
(ii) unexpected
8. निम्न वाक्य का हिन्दी में अनुवाद कीजिए
He seemed to be describing me to her.
Answers :
1. The author saw a girl of twelve year old when he arrived there.
2. The little boy was describing to the girl about the author.
3. Miss Beam was middle aged, full of authority.
4. सुश्री बीम की आकृति गोल-मटोल थी।
5. वह बच्चा उस लड़की से चार साल छोटा था।
6. लेखक को यह प्रतीत हो रहा था कि वह बच्चा उसके बारे में उस लड़की को बता रहा था।
7. (i) carefully
(ii) expected
8. वह मेरे बारे में उसे बताता हुआ प्रतीत होता था।
Passage – 2.
“No more than is needed to help them to learn how to do things – simple spelling, adding, subtracting, multiplying and writing. The rest is done by reading to them and by interesting talks, during which they have to sitstill and keep their hands quiet. There are practically no other lessons.” “The real aim of this school is not so much to teach thought as to teach thoughtfulness-kindness to others, and being responsible citizens. Look out of the window a minute, will you?”
Questions :
1-3. निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर अंग्रेजी में दीजिए
1. What is the real aim of the school?
2. What is not needed any more?
3. How is the rest of the work done?
4-6. निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर हिन्दी में दीजिए
4. क्या वहाँ पर व्यावहारिक रूप से कोई पाठ पढ़ाया जाता
5. बातचीत के दौरान बच्चों को क्या करना होता है?
6. लेखक को किस बात के लिए प्रार्थना की गई?
7. निम्न शब्दों के बहुवचन गद्यांश में से ढूँढ़कर लिखिए
(i) lesson
(ii) talk
8. निम्न वाक्य का हिन्दी में अनुवाद कीजिए
There are practically no other lessons.
Answers:
1. The real aim of the school is to teach thoughtfulness-kindness to others.
2. No more help is needed to learn how to do things.
3. The rest of the work is done by rending and by interesting talks.
4. नहीं, वहाँ पर व्यावहारिक रूप से कोई पाठ नहीं पढ़ाया जाता है।
5. बातचीत के दौरान बच्चों को चुपचाप बैठना होता है।
6. लेखक से खिड़की के बाहर देखने के लिए प्रार्थना की। गई।
7. (i) lessons
(ii) talks
8. वहाँ पर व्यावहारिक तौर पर कोई अन्य पाठ नहीं थे।
Passage – 3.
I must have looked very surprised, for she laughed again.”This is a very important part of our system. To make our children appreciate and understand misfortune, we make them share in misfortune too. Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day. During the blind day their eyes are bandaged absolutely and they are on their honour not to peep.
The bandage is put on overnight so they wake blind. This means that they need help with everything. Other children are given the duty of helping them and leading them about. They all learn so much this way–both the blind and the helpers.
Questions :
1-3. निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर अंग्रेजी में दीजिए|
1. What surprised him?
2. What is the most important part of the system?
3. What happens to a child when it is his blind day?
4-6. निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर हिन्दी में दीजिए
4. बच्चों को क्या सीखने के लिए प्रेरित किया जाता था?
5. प्रत्येक बच्चे की क्या-क्या बारी आती थी?
6. पट्टी को रात को बाँधने का क्या कारण था?
7. निम्न शब्दों के समकक्ष शब्द गद्यांश में से ढूंढ़िए- .
(i) दुर्भाग्य
(ii) घायल
8. निम्न वाक्य का हिन्दी अनुवाद कीजिए
Other children are given the duty of helping them.
Answers:
1. Her laughing surprised him.
2. The most important part of the system is to appreciate and understand the misfortune.
3. When it is his blind day a bandage is put on overnight to a child’s eyes.
4. बच्चों को किसी की तकलीफ में सहायता करना सीखने को प्रेरित किया जाता था।
5. प्रत्येक बच्चे की अंधा, बहरा, गूंगा, लंगड़ा, घायल आदि बनने की बारी आती थी।
6. पट्टी को रात को बाँधने का कारण था कि वे सुबह नेत्रहीन की तरह ही उठे।
7. (i) misfortune
(ii) injured
8. दूसरे बच्चों को उनकी सहायता करने का कार्य दिया जाता है।
Passage – 4.
“Let’s go for a little walk. Only you must tell me about things. I shall be so glad when today is over. The other bad days can’t be half as bad as this. Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun. I guess. Having an arm tied up is a bit more troublesome, because you can’t eat without help, and things like that. I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day – at least not much. But being blind is so frightening. My head aches all the time just from worrying that I’ll get hurt. Where are we now?”
“In the playground”, I said. “We’re walking towards the house. Miss Beam is walking up and down the garden with a tall girl.”
Questions :
1-3. निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर अंग्रेजी में दीजिए
1. What proposal did the girl put before the author?
2. What problem do you face when your hand is tied up?
3. What makes the girl’s head ache?
4-6. निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर हिन्दी में दीजिए
4. लड़की कब खुश होगी?
5. आनन्द का आभास कब होता है?
6. सुश्री बीम क्या कर रही थी?
7. निम्म शब्दों के समान शब्द ढूंढ़िए|
(i) प्रसन्न
(ii) परेशान करने वाला
8. निम्न वाक्य का हिन्दी में अनुवाद कीजिए
Let’s go for a walk.
Answers :
1. The girl put proposal before the author to go for a walk.
2. When your hand is tied up you can’t eat … without help.
3. The girl’s head aches all the time by the worry that she will get hurt.”
4. जब दिन पूरा हो जाएगा तो लड़की खुश होगी।
5. बैसाखी पर चलते समय उछल-उछल कर कूद कर चलने पर आनन्द का आभास होता है।
6. सुश्री बीम एक लम्बी लड़की के साथ ऊपर-नीचे घूम रही थी।
7. (i) glad
(ii) troublesome
8. हमें घूमने के लिए चलना चाहिए।