Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 5 Extract Based Question Answers - A Different kind of school

Q1: “No more than is needed to help them to learn how to do things — simple spelling, adding, subtracting, multiplying and writing. The rest is done by reading to them and by interesting talks, during which they have to sit still and keep their hands quiet. There are practically no other lessons.”“The real aim of this school is not so much to teach thought as to teach thoughtfulness — kindness to others, and being responsible citizens. Look out of the window a minute, will you?” I went to the window which overlooked a large garden and a playground at the back. “What do you see?” Miss Beam asked.

(i) Students used to learn:
(a) Spelling
(b) Addition
(c) Subtraction
(d) all of the above
Ans: (d)

(ii) What students used to do during interesting talks?
Ans: During interesting talks they dint have to use their hands and they used to sit still.

(iii) What the author saw when he looked out of the window?
Ans: When the author looked out of the window, he saw a large garden and a playground.

(iv) What was the real aim of the school?
Ans: Real aim of the school was to teach thoughtfulness — kindness to others, and being responsible citizens rather teaching a lot of subjects.

(v) How was the learning process at the school?
Ans: Students used to learn only simple spelling, adding, subtracting, multiplying and writing. The rest is done by reading to them and by interesting talks, during which they have to sit still and keep their hands quiet.

Q2: This is a very important part of our system. To make our children appreciate and understand misfortune, we make them share in misfortune too. Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day. During the blind day their eyes are bandaged absolutely and they are on their honour not to peep. The bandage is put on overnight so they wake blind. This means that they need help with everything. Other children are given the duty of helping them and leading them about. They all learn so much this way — both the blind and the helpers. “There is no misery about it,” Miss Beam continued. “Everyone is very kind, and it is really something of a game. Before the day is over, though, even the most thoughtless child realises what misfortune is.

(i) Everyone is very _____________ , and it is really something of a game.
Ans: Kind

(ii) Who can learn from a blind day?
Ans: Both the blind and the helpers can learn from  blind day.

(iii) What is the final realisation of students at the end of a day?
Ans: At the end of the day, every student realises the challenge of misfortune.

(iv) Describe the activities of a blind day?
Ans: During the blind day, their eyes were bandaged absolutely since last night so they wake blind. Accordingly, other children are given the duty of perform as their helpers to them around. As those blind students needed help in every aspect.

(v) What are the activities of a student in each term?
Ans: Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day.

Q3: When I arrived there was no one in sight but a girl of about twelve. Her eyes were covered with a bandage and she was being led carefully between the flower-beds by a little boy, who was about four years younger. She stopped, and it looked like she asked him who had come. He seemed to be describing me to her. Then they passed on. Miss Beam was all that I had expected — middle-aged, full of authority, yet kindly and understanding. Her hair was beginning to turn grey, and she had the kind of plump figure that is likely to be comforting to a homesick child. I asked her some questions about her teaching methods, which I had heard were simple.
(i) What was the age of the boy who led the blindfolded girl
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 16
(d) 8
Ans: (d)

(ii) Miss Beam was:
(a) Full of authority
(b) Understanding
(c) Kind
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

(iii) How was the teaching method as per the author?
Ans: As per author, her teaching method is very simple.

(iv) How she looks?
Ans: Miss Beam’s hair started graying and she had a stout but chubby figure.

(v) What was the first sight when author arrived to the school?
Ans: When the author arrived at school, a blindfolded girl aged around 12 was walking between the flower-beds by the help of a little boy aged around 8.

Q4: “I see some very beautiful grounds,” I said, “and a lot of jolly children. It pains me, though, to see that they are not all so healthy and active-looking. When I came in, I saw one poor little girl being led about. She has some trouble with her eyes. Now I can see two more with the same difficulty. And there’s a girl with a crutch watching the others at play. She seems to be a hopeless cripple.” Miss Beam laughed. “Oh, no!” she said. “She’s not really lame. This is only her lame day. The others are not blind either. It is only their blind day.” I must have looked very surprised, for she laughed again.

(i) Who was hopeless cripple?
(a) Blind girl
(b) Lame girl
(c) Dumb girl
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

(ii) ‘The poor little girl who was being led’ was on a:
(a) Deaf day
(b) Dumb day
(c) Blindday
(d) All of the above
Ans: (c)

(iii) What was the reason for author’s pain?
Ans: Author saw lot of jolly children at school campus those were unhealthy and specially abled.

(iv) Why Miss Beam laughed again?
Ans: Miss Beam laughed again to see the author surprised.

(v) What all author saw at school and what was his initial reaction?
Ans: Author saw the beautiful ground where lots of jolly children were playing, few of them were blind and some were lame. Author felt pain thinking about those specially abled children and their uncertain future.

Q5: Miss Beam led me to one of the bandaged girls. “Here’s a gentleman come to talk to you,” said Miss Beam, and left us. “Don’t you ever peep?” I asked the girl. “Oh, no!” she exclaimed. “That would be cheating! But I had no idea it was so awful to be blind. You can’t see a thing. You feel you are going to be hit by something every moment. It’s such a relief just to sit down.” “Are your helpers kind to you?” I asked. “Fairly. But they are not as careful as I shall be when it is my turn. Those that have been blind already are the best helpers. It’s perfectly ghastly not to see. I wish you’d try.” “Shall I lead you anywhere?” I asked.

(i) What was ‘cheating’ as per the blindfolded girl
(a) Sneezing
(b) Yawning
(c) Peeping
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

(ii) A blind girl gets relief when she:
(a) Lie down
(b) Sit down
(c) Wake up
(d) Breath out
Ans: (b)

(iii) To whom Miss Beam guided me to talk?
Ans: Miss Beam guided me to one of the blind girl who had bandage on her eyes.

(iv) Who becomes best helper?
Ans: Students who had already completed their blind day, they became the good helpers.

(v) What was the exclamation of the blindfolded girl?
Ans: When Author asked a bandaged girl whether they peep during a blind day then the girl exclaimed that it would be cheating. She also added that on blind day students feel very awful because they always fear to get hit by something until they sit.