Unseen Passage- 3 | English Grammar Class 8 PDF Download

3. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

When Anne reached the school that morning all was quiet and still. The previous teacher had instructed the children to be in their places on her arrival, greet her and extend a warm welcome to her. When Anne entered the classroom the children greeted her with “shining morning faces” and bright, curious eyes. She hung up her hat and faced her pupils, hoping that she did not look as frightened and foolish as she felt and that they would not make out how nervous she was. She had sat up until nearly twelve the previous night drafting a speech with which she meant to begin her interaction with her pupils on the reopening day of school. She had revised and improved it, and then she had learnt it by heart. It was a very good speech and had some very fine ideas in it, especially about mutual help and earnest striving for knowledge. The only trouble was that she could not now remember a word of it. After what seemed a year to her . . . about ten seconds in reality . . . she said faintly, “Take your seats, please,” and sank breathlessly into her chair. While the children read their lessons Anne tried her best to relax and feel comfortable in her new school.

On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions:

(i) What were the children instructed to do when Anne arrived?

trained the children to be in their places on her arrival, greet her and extend a warm welcome to her.

(ii) How did the children greet her when she entered the classroom?

the children greeted her with “shining morning faces” and bright, curious eyes.

(iii) How did Anne feel when she faced the students?

frightened, foolish, nervous.

(iv) How did she plan to begin her interaction with the students? How did she prepare for it?

with a speech….. sat up till twelve the previous night ,drafted a speech and learnt it by heart.

(v) What was the speech about? Why was she unable to deliver it?

mutual help and earnest striving for knowledge…..could not remember a word of it.