Class 6 English Skylark Question Answers - Monday Morning

Short Answer Questions

Tom wished he was sick so that he could stay home from school.

Q.2. What did Tom try to do to fake an illness?

He tried to encourage symptoms of colic, but they soon grew feeble and vanished.

Q.3. What did Tom remember about an illness described by a doctor?

He remembered that the illness had laid up a patient for two weeks and threatened to make him lose a finger.

Q.4. What did Tom do to make it seem like he was in pain?

He groaned with considerable spirit and held up his sore toe for inspection.

Q.5. Who was Sid in the story?

Sid was Tom's brother who was sleeping next to him.

6. What did Tom say when Sid tried to wake him up?

He moaned out: "Oh, don’t, Sid. Don’t joggle me."

Q.7. Who did Sid go to for help when Tom appeared to be in pain?

Sid went to Aunt Polly for help.

Q.8. What did Aunt Polly do when she reached Tom's bedside?

She laughed a little, then cried a little, then did both together before telling Tom to climb out of bed.

Q.9. What did Aunt Polly use to pull out Tom's loose tooth?

She used a silk thread tied to the tooth and the bedpost, and a chunk of fire.

Q.10. Why did Tom fake an illness in the first place?

He wanted to stay home from school and go fishing, but he changed his mind when he realized that his aunt would pull out his loose tooth.

Long Answer Questions

In the chapter "Monday Morning," Tom wished he could stay home from school. He scanned his body for an illness, but when he found none, he tried to encourage symptoms of colic. When this failed, he remembered an illness that had laid up a patient for two weeks and threatened to make him lose a finger, but he couldn't recall the necessary symptoms. He then drew his sore toe from under the sheet and began to groan with considerable spirit, hoping it would come to his aid. However, his attempts to stay home from school failed as Sid slept through his groans, and Tom had to resort to more desperate measures to get his aunt's attention.

Q.2. What was Tom's reaction when Sid finally woke up and started asking him what was wrong?

When Sid finally woke up and started asking Tom what was wrong, Tom groaned and begged him not to joggle him. He forgave Sid for everything he had ever done to him and told him to give his window-sash and his cat with one eye to the new girl in town. However, when Sid went downstairs to call Aunt Polly, Tom's groans ceased, and the pain vanished from his toe.

Q.3. What was Aunt Polly's reaction when she saw Tom pretending to be sick?

When Aunt Polly saw Tom pretending to be sick, she first gasped out his name and asked him what was wrong. Tom told her that his sore toe was mortified, causing her to sink down into a chair and laugh a little, then cry a little, then do both together. She then told Tom to shut up the nonsense and climb out of bed.

Q.4. Why did Aunt Polly tie one end of the silk thread to Tom's tooth and the other to the bedpost in the chapter "Monday Morning"?

In the chapter "Monday Morning," Aunt Polly tied one end of the silk thread to Tom's loose tooth and the other to the bedpost to pull out his tooth. She had to use dental instruments to do this, but Tom begged her not to pull it out, as it didn't hurt anymore. Aunt Polly, however, wasn't convinced and used a chunk of fire to thrust it almost into Tom's face, causing the tooth to hang dangling by the bedpost.

Q.5. What was the reason behind Tom's pretending to be sick in the chapter "Monday Morning"?

In the chapter "Monday Morning," Tom pretended to be sick because he wished he could stay home from school and go fishing. He tried to encourage symptoms of colic, but they soon grew feeble and vanished. He then drew his sore toe from under the sheet and began to groan with considerable spirit, hoping it would come to his aid. However, his attempts to stay home from school failed as Sid slept through his groans, and he had to resort to more desperate measures to get his aunt's attention.