Class 7 English My Early Days in England

C. 1. Gandhiji's friend treated him as his own brother. He initiated Gandhiji  into English ways and manners and gave him necessary practice in speaking in English.
2. Gandhiji's main problem was his not getting proper food. He was a pure vegetarian and vegetarian food was not easy to come by.
3. Gandhiji spent a lot of time reading newspapers. In fact, he developed liking for reading newspaper. Secondly,  he would go out searching for a vegetarian restaurant.
4. Gandhiji changed himself in and out to be like an English gentleman. He got new clothes, a chimney-pot hat , an expensive evening suit and ties for himself. His brother sent him  a double watch-chain in gold and he started visiting the barber regularly to get a shave and hair cut. Not contented with all this, he took lessons in dancing,French, elocution and playing violin.

5. The name 'Mr Bell' reminded Gandhiji that he was wasting time over things which would not be of much help once he went back to India. He realized that he was a student and he had come to England to pursue his studies for the Bar Examination. As a result, Gandhiji gave up his efforts to become an English gentleman and became a serious student.
HOTS.
1. Yes, the intruder has brains. He has made a plan to replace himself with Gerrard. He plans to eliminate him and live in his house as Gerrard. He has studied him and his activities carefully and chalked out his plan to escape the police. He is almost able to carry out his plans.

Father's Help. Chapter 18. Class 6

A.
1.He was not in mood to go or he was feeling lazy.
2. A letter, give it to the headmaster
3. The dismissal of his teacher, how the teacher caned the students violently
4.at the end of the day.
5. That the headmaster had taken the afternoon off and would be on leave for a week.
B.
1. Mother was lenient and generously suggested that he should stay at home if he had a headache.  Father was a strict man and could not be fooled so easily.he did not believe Swami's excuses and insisted that he must go to school.
2. Because as pwr Swami's account , the teacher used to beat the students violently. So, father wrote a letter to the headmaster suggesting some stern action against Samuel.
3. Because like himself, Swami's father also held the opinion that students should not miss school

4.Swami had given an exaggerated account of the teacher to his father. So the  father had written a letter to the headmaster suggesting some strong action against the teacher. Swami now felt sorey for his action and felt responsible for the disgrace and humiliation that the teacher would suffer.
5. Swami disturbed Samuel in the class by asking stupid questions, in a very loud voice, related to the topic he was teaching. He also interrupted qhile the other children were responding to Samuel's questions. He thus provoked Samuel to beat him.
6. In the end, Father tore up the letter and threw it the wastepaper bin. He suspected that Swami qas lying to him about the headmaster being on leave and seemed to be angry with him.

HOTS
Ans1. Swami felt bad because in his heart, he knew that the teacher was not so bad. He felt responsible for the misery Samuel would have to suffer. He had lied to his father only to escape schoool.

Ans3. Swami wanted Samuel to beat him so that he could justify the teacher's dismissal in his conscience and would not feel guilty.