Father’s Help : R K Narayan
Lying in bed, Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning. It looked as though only a moment ago it was Friday. Already Monday was here. He hoped he didn’t have to go to school.
At nine o’clock, Swaminathan wailed, “I have a headache.”
Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home. At 9.30, when he ought to have been in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.
Father asked him, “Have you no school today?”
“Headache,” Swami replied.
“Nonsense! Dress up and go.”
“Headache!”
“Loaf about less on Sundays and you will be without a headache on Monday.”
Swami knew how strict his father could be. So he changed his tactics. “I can’t go so late to the class.”
“You’ll have to. It is your own fault.”
“What will the teacher think if I go so late?”
“Tell him you had a headache and so are late.”
“He will scold me if I say so.”
“Will he? Let us see. What is his name?”
“Samuel.”
“Does he always scold the students?”
“He is a very angry man. He is especially angry with boys who come in late. I wouldn’t like to go late to Samuel’s class.”
“If he is so angry, why not tell your headmaster about it?”
MCQ : 1 Mark
Complete each of the following sentences choosing the correct alternatives given :
1️⃣ Swaminathan felt that only a moment ago it was
2️⃣ Swaminathan complained about headache at
3️⃣ Hearing about Swami’s headache his mother treated him
4️⃣ Swami had headaches on
5️⃣ At 9.30 Swami should have been
6️⃣ In his mother’s room Swami was lying
7️⃣ Swami’s father asked Swami if
8️⃣ The person, who ordered Swami to dress up and go to school, is
9️⃣ Swami’s father ordered him to
1️⃣0️⃣ According to Swami’s father Swami spent time in useless activities on
1️⃣1️⃣ Swami’s father suggested that he should not loaf about more
1️⃣2️⃣ The person whom Swami knew to be strict was
1️⃣3️⃣ Swami changed the tactics for the fear of his
1️⃣4️⃣ Finally Swami changed his tactics that he
1️⃣5️⃣ The name of Swami’s teacher is
1️⃣6️⃣ Samuel got angry especially with the boys who were
1️⃣7️⃣ Swami’s father told Swami to complain against
1️⃣8️⃣ Swami was afraid to go to school as he
1️⃣9️⃣ According to Swami, the headmaster of his school is a very _________ man.
2️⃣0️⃣ According to Swami, the headmaster
2️⃣1️⃣ What Swami emphasized about Samuel was his
1️⃣—————–>c
2️⃣—————–>a
3️⃣—————–>c
4️⃣—————–>b
5️⃣—————–>c
6️⃣—————–>c
7️⃣—————–>a
8️⃣—————–>b
9️⃣—————–>b
1️⃣0️⃣————->b
1️⃣1️⃣————->a
1️⃣2️⃣————->b
1️⃣3️⃣————->b
1️⃣4️⃣————->b
1️⃣5️⃣————->c
1️⃣6️⃣————->d
1️⃣7️⃣————->d
1️⃣8️⃣————->d
1️⃣9️⃣————->d
2️⃣0️⃣————->d
2️⃣1️⃣————->d
