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Q6. What experiences popped into the teacher’s mind after
Nora’s learning problem.
Ans: The teacher came across a page in an Indian language script
that he couldn’t understand, making the words look like a jumble.
Nora faced a similar learning problem, as some words also appeared
confusing to her.
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Q7. Why are the children of unlettered homes at a
disadvantage?
Ans: Children from unlettered homes face a disadvantage because
no one at home can teach them. As a result, they remain unfamiliar
with the shapes and patterns of letters.
Q8. How did the child learn from Nora?
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Ans: To understand children’s learning problems, a teacher must
see things from their perspective. For a child experiencing the world
for the first time, remembering words can be difficult.
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1. In the text, the author keeps using the American
expression, ‘to figure out’. Which of the
following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the
expression as it is used in the
passage?
(a) To guess (b) to recognize (c) to reason out (d) to
decide Answer (b) To recognize
2. He taught me to play the piano.
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I learned to play it.
These two sentences describe the same action from different
points of view. Now write a second sentence for each of the
sentences below in the same way.
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(a) He loaned me some clothes.
I had made a new suit.
(b) He sold me an old piano.
I bought it.
(c) He chased me.
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I ran away
(d) I gave him a glass of water.
He took it.
(e) We conquered the enemy.
They got defeated.
3. Some suffixes (like -al, -ial, -ish , -py, -ous, -ine, -ly etc.)
are added to nouns to form adjectives. e.g. orient ——-
oriental ; nation ——national; child—– childish; friend ——
friendly.
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Now form adjectives from the following nouns by using suffixes.
Noun Adjective
Alphabet Alphabetical
Angel Angelic
Shape Shaped , shapeless
Book Bookish
Man Mannish, manly
Government Governmental
Minister Ministerial
Elephant Elephantine
Tiger Tigerish
Day Daily
College Collegiate
