Q1: What was William supposed to be helping his family with?
Ans: William was supposed to be helping the family in moving furniture from their old house to the new one.
Q2: How was moving the piano a challenge?
Ans: The movers tried to get the piano out of the drawing room in every way possible. The first method took a piece out of the doorpost. The second made a deep mark on the piano. The third knocked over the grandfather clock, which fell crashing down and breaking a plant stand on its way. Finally, the piano was brought out into the hall, leaving a broken door handle and a torn chair cover behind. The next difficulty was to lift it into the van. The whole house along with the movers was required to raise it to the van.
Q3: ‘William had one of his brilliant ideas then.’
(a) What did William want to help with?
Ans: William wanted to help by unlocking the door of a small bedroom at the top of the stairs in the new house, which would ease the work of the unpackers.
(b) What was his idea? Was it truly 'brilliant'?
Ans: His idea was to climb up the roof and get down the chimney and open the door from inside. It was not really a brilliant idea.
(c) How did the plan fail?
Ans: His plan failed because once he climbed up the roof, he couldn’t locate the right chimney and while trying them all, he realised they were all too little for him to get down.
Q4: "I wasn't scared a bit. I just wanted to get down. I'll go on helping"
(a) Was William scared? Why does he say he wasn't?
Ans: William was very scared. He denied that he was scared because he didn’t want the others to think that he was frightened.
(b) How do you think his family felt when William promised to continue helping? How do we know?
Ans: His family felt worried and tense when William promised to continue helping. His family tried to persuade him to sleep at an earlier hour than usual so that he would be less in their way. Even though the story is titled William the Helper, in reality he was more of a troublemaker, increasing the work of his house members and the movers in his attempt to help them. The title is sarcastic and funny.
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1. Who is William in "William the Helper"? | ![]() |
2. What are some of the key lessons learned from "William the Helper"? | ![]() |
3. How does William help others in the story? | ![]() |
4. What challenges does William face while helping others? | ![]() |
5. Why is William an important character for Class 6 students to learn about? | ![]() |