Question 4 - Chapter 2 - “We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can be Together - Hornbill - Chapters (Literature) - English Class 11

Read the extract and answer the following questions.

Extract:

While I was thinking, Sue, moving painfully, joined me. The left side of her head was now very swollen and her blackened eyes narrowed to slits. She gave me a card she had made. On the front she had drawn caricatures of Mary and me with the words: “Here are some funny people. Did they make you laugh? I laughed a lot as well.” Inside was a message: “Oh, how I love you both. So this card is to say thank you and let’s hope for the best.” Somehow we had to make it.

(We’re not afraid to die together..

If we can all be together)

Question (i)

What was the cause of Sue's injury?

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

 The cause of Sue's injury was the wave that hit the ship and threw her against the bunk.

Step-by-step explanation:

• To answer this question, we need to recall the information that is given in the previous part of the story. We can use skimming and scanning skills to find the relevant part of the text quickly. For example:
• Skimming is reading quickly to get the main idea or gist of a text.
•   We can skim the previous part of the story and see that it is about how the narrator and his family faced a huge wave that damaged their ship and injured them.
•  Scanning is reading quickly to find specific details or facts in a text.
•   We can scan the previous part of the story and look for keywords or phrases related to the question, such as "Sue", "wave", or "bunk".
• We can then use these skills to find the answer in the second paragraph of the previous part of the story. We can use quotation marks to indicate the exact words from the text. We can also use bold formatting to highlight the key words. For example:
•  The answer is given in the second paragraph of the previous part of the story: "Sue was flung across the cabin and struck her head on the bunk".

Question (ii)

What did Sue give to her father in the extract?

• (a) A card she had made
• (b) A hug she had saved
• (c) A joke she had heard
• (d) A gift she had bought

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

(a) A card she had made

Step-by-step explanation:

• To answer this question, we need to locate the information that is directly given in the extract. We can use skimming and scanning skills to find the relevant part of the text quickly. For example:
• Skimming is reading quickly to get the main idea or gist of a text.
•   We can skim the extract and see that it is about how Sue joined her father and gave him something.
•  Scanning is reading quickly to find specific details or facts in a text.
•   We can scan the extract and look for keywords or phrases related to the question, such as "Sue", "give", or "father".
• We can then use these skills to find the answer in the second sentence of the extract. We can use quotation marks to indicate the exact words from the text. We can also use bold formatting to highlight the key words. For example:
•  The answer is given in the second sentence of the extract: "She gave me **a card she had made**".

Question (iii)

What did Sue write on the front of the card?

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

Sue wrote on the front of the card some funny caricatures of Mary and her father with the words: “Here are some funny people. Did they make you laugh? I laughed a lot as well.”

Step-by-step explanation:

• To answer this question, we need to locate the information that is directly given in
• the extract. We can use skimming and scanning skills to find the relevant part of
• the text quickly. For example:
•  Skimming is reading quickly to get the main idea or gist of a text.
•    We can skim the extract and see that it is about how Sue gave her father a card she had made.
• Scanning is reading quickly to find specific details or facts in a text.
•   We can scan the extract and look for keywords or phrases related to the question, such as "front", "card", or "write".
• We can then use these skills to find the answer in the third sentence of the extract. We can use quotation marks to indicate the exact words from the text. We can also use bold formatting to highlight the key words. For example:
• The answer is given in the third sentence of the extract: "On **the front** she had drawn caricatures of Mary and me with **the words**: “Here are some funny people. Did they make you laugh? I laughed a lot as well.”"

Question (iv)

How does the extract show that Sue was brave and optimistic despite her injury?

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

The extract shows that Sue was brave and optimistic despite her injury by making a card for her father, cracking a joke, expressing her love, and hoping for the best.

Step-by-step explanation:

• To answer this question, we need to infer how the extract shows that Sue was brave and optimistic despite her injury from her actions and words in the extract. We can use clues such as verbs, adverbs, or expressions to help us. Fo example:
• The narrator says that Sue made a card for her father.
•  The narrator says that Sue drew some funny caricatures and wrote a joke on the card.
•  The narrator says that Sue wrote "Oh, how I love you both" on the card.
•  The narrator says that Sue wrote "let's hope for the best" on the card.
• We can then use these clues to write a complete sentence that explains how the extract shows that Sue was brave and optimistic despite her injury. We can use simple words and connect them with conjunctions like "and" or "by". We can also use bold formatting to highlight the key words. For example:
•  The extract shows that Sue was brave and optimistic despite her injury by making a card for her father, cracking a joke, expressing her love, and hoping for the best.