Class 8 - L19 - Dear Daddy-Long-Legs

19. Dear Daddy-Long-Legs

Reading Comprehension

A. Tick the correct answer:

1. J.A. is used for

a. Jerusha and Abbott

b. Jerusha Abbott

c. Jean Abbott

d. Jean L Jerusha

Answer – b. Jerusha Abbott

2. Jerusha Abbott is a

a. a bald man

b. a naughty boy

c. an orphan student

d. a farm girl

Answer - c. an orphan student

3. Mrs Lippett may be

a. Jerusha’s mother

b. Incharge of John Grier Home

c. Teacher of Jerusha

d.Wife of Daddy Long Legs

Answer - b. Incharge of John Grier Home

4. ‘Are you bald?’ is written to

a. John Grier

b. Mrs Lippett

c. Daddy Long Legs

d. Jerusha Abbott

Answer - c. Daddy Long Legs

B. Answer in Yes/No to the following questions:

1. Is the writer happy to go on a trip to a farm?

Answer – Yes, the writer is happy to go on a trip to a farm.

2. Is the home in the lesson same as your home?

Answer – No, the home in the lesson is not same as my home.

3. Does the writer love Daddy Long Legs?

Answer – Yes, the writer loves Daddy Long Legs.

4. Has she finished her examination?

Answer – Yes, she has finished her examination.

5. Has Daddy Long Legs answered her questions?

Answer – No, Daddy Long Leg has not answered her questions.

C. Answer the following questions in short:

1. What is the promise made in the first letter?

Answer – The promise made in the first letter is to pass the examination well to get the scholarship.

2. Why does the writer say that this is not a letter?

Answer – The writer says that this is not a letter because it is very short.

3. Why is the writer happy to go on a trip?

Answer – The writer is happy to go on a trip because she is not used to be outside the orphan home where she lives.

4. Why does the writer say ‘I am going to love being free’?

Answer – The writer says that she she is going to love being free because she has never enjoyed the freedom which she is going to get by living for three months in a farm.

5. What is the name of the home the writer lives in?

Answer – The name of the home where the writer lives in is ‘John Grier Home’.

6. What is the feeling you have for the writer?

Answer – I have the feeling of sympathy for the writer as she is an orphan.

Vocabulary

Look at the pictures carefully. Choose the appropriate word and write it under the related picture:

Happy, sad, smiling, shy, angry, satisfied, confused

Grammar

A. The gram panchayat of your village is going to do the following things, listed in the box, in the next five years. Select the things and frame your sentences as given in the example:

Example: Our gram panchayat is going to open two new schools in the village.

build roads dig tube wells build market place establish dairy farm establish cottage industry build community hall start health centre provide playground open public library

Remember ‘going to' + verb’ is used to talk about definite plans in future.

Answer – 
1. Our gram panchayat is going to build roads in the village.

2. Our gram panchayat is going to dig tube-wells in the village.

3. Our gram panchayat is going to build market place in the village.

4. Our gram panchayat is going to establish dairy farm in the village.

5. Our gram panchayat is going to establish cotton industry in the village.

6. Our gram panchayat is going to build community hall in the village.

7. Our gram panchayat is going to start health care in the village.

8. Our gram panchayat is going to provide playground in the village.

9. Our gram panchayat is going to open public library in the village.

B. Raju wants to interview a doctor for a magazine 'Health club' but the doctor is very busy. He looks into his diary and explains to Raju why he can't see him.

Complete the dialogues using 'going to'.

Visitors Time 7.30-9.00 am.
Monday	Health conference
Tuesday	Operation Theatre
Wednesday	Hospital inspection
Thursday	eye camp
Friday	attend a marriage
Saturday	medical college students

Raju : Can I see you on Monday ?

Doctor : Sorry, I am going to attend (attend) a health conference.

Raju : What about Tuesday, then ?

Doctor : Oh, That day ? I am going to operate (operate) a patient for heart disease.

Raju : Then can I see you on Wednesday ?

Doctor : That day, sorry, I am going to have (have) a hospital inspection.

Raju : How about Thursday, then ?

Doctor : Oh ! no, that day, I am going to work (work) in an eye camp.

Raju : Oh! Then I think Friday will be OK.

Doctor : Sorry, That day I am going to attend (attend) a marriage.

Raju : Can I come on Saturday, then ?

Doctor : I think that day I am going to teach (teach) medical students at medical college

Raju : Oh! I think Sunday will be your day of rest. I would catch up with you later then.

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