📘 Comprehension Questions with Answers

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🟢 Let us discuss – Page 31

I. True or False Statements

1. The author expresses a deep longing to experience the world through the sense of hearing.
   ❌ False
   (She wants to experience all senses, but mostly values sight the most.)

2. The author would like exploring the city only to observe how people are suffering.
   ❌ False
   (She also wants to see happy and proud faces, not just suffering.)

3. The author would spend the first day seeing the people whose kind-heartedness and friendship have enriched her life.
   ✅ True

4. The author acknowledges that even in three days, she would not be able to see everything.
   ✅ True

5. The author feels that everyone can find the greatest joy merely by the sense of touch.
   ❌ False
   (She says that all senses are important, but sight is the most delightful.)

6. The author advises those who can see to appreciate every moment as if they might lose their senses tomorrow.
   ✅ True

7. On the third day, the author would like to observe people in their daily lives and understand their experiences.
   ✅ True

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II. Table Completion – What Helen Keller wanted to do

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III. Short Answer

Q: Why does the narrator call the eyes the “window of the soul”?
A: Because she believes we can understand a person’s true feelings and emotions by looking into their eyes.

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🟢 Let us think and reflect – Page 32

Extract 1

Q1. What does the ‘delicate symmetry of a leaf’ symbolise?
A: It shows the natural beauty and balance in nature that the author feels by touch.

Q2. List two phrases that describe textures in nature.
A:

• Smooth skin of a silver birch

• Rough, shaggy bark of a pine

Q3. Complete the sentence:
The phrase ‘awakening Nature after her winter’s sleep’ refers to…
A: The coming of spring and new life in trees and plants after the cold winter.

Q4. What is the tone of the writer in this extract?
✅ C. admiring

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Extract 2

Q1. Which word doesn’t match with “thrilling”?
✅ C. knowledge

Q2. Why does the writer refer to the earth as ‘sleeping earth’?
A: Because before sunrise, everything is calm and dark like it is asleep.

Q3. Complete the sentence:
The writer wants to see the present and past world because…
A: She wishes to learn about human achievements and natural history in a short time.

Q4. Why is ‘should’ used repeatedly in the extract?
A: It expresses what the author would want to do if given a chance to see.

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🟢 Let us learn – Page 33

II. Answer the following questions

1. How does the sense of touch make up for the loss of sight and hearing?
A: Through touch, Helen understands shape, texture, emotions, and even bird movements. It helps her feel connected to the world.

2. Why does the author believe that the sense of sight is the most wonderful?
A: Because sight reveals beauty, emotions, nature, and life more directly than other senses.

3. How can the author’s views help us be kinder to differently-abled people?
A: We understand that they value senses differently and deeply, so we should support and respect them.

4. What is the importance of imagining the loss of a sense?
A: It helps us appreciate what we have and encourages us to use it wisely.

5. How does the author encourage us to experience our senses fully?
A: By advising us to use each sense as if we might lose it tomorrow.

6. What do the author’s 3-day plans show about her priorities?
A: She values relationships, nature, knowledge, and human life more than anything else.

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🟢 Let us learn – Grammar (Page 33–34)

III. Modal Verbs – Function Matching

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I. Sensory Word Table