Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) Tom felt miserable on the mornings of
(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Thursday
(d) Saturday
Ans: (b) Monday
(2) If Aunt Polly was to know that Tom had a loose tooth, she would
(a) call a doctor
(b) bring him some medicines
(c) surely pull it out
(d) tell him to rest
Ans: (c) surely pull it out
(3) Tom drew his sore toe from under the
(a) sheet
(b) blanket
(c) pillow
(d) mosquito-net
Ans: (a) sheet
(4) Sid flew down the stairs to call
(a) the doctor
(b) Mary
(c) the nurse
(d) aunt Polly
Ans: (d) aunt Polly
(5) The thread that Mary got aunt Polly was made of
(a) cotton
(b) jute
(c) silk
(d) wool
Ans: (c) silk
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
(1) Which one of Tom’s teeth had come loose?
Ans: One of Tom’s upper front teeth had come loose.
(2) How are Sid and Mary related to Tom?
Ans: Sid is Tom’s brother and Mary is Tom’s cousin.
(3) Why did Tom ask Sid not to stir him?
Ans: Because, one of Tom’s toes was paining.
(4) Why did Tom pretend his toe was paining?
Ans: Because, Tom wished to stay at home instead of going to school.
Exercise 3
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(1) What did Tom remember hearing from a doctor?
Ans: Tom remembered hearing from a doctor that a certain ailment could lay up a patient for three days.
(2) How did Aunt Polly react to the news that Tom was dying?
Ans: Aunt Polly’s face grew pale and her lips trembled.
(3) How was Tom’s loose tooth taken out?
Ans: Aunt Polly fastened one end of the silk thread to Tom’s tooth and the other end to the bed-pot. She pulled and the tooth hung dangling by the bed-post.