Question 3 - Chapter 3 - Mother’s Day - Snapshot - Chapters (Literature) - English Class 11

Read the extract and answer the following questions.

Extract:

MRS FITZGERALD: [with Mrs Pearson’s personality] Oh —it’s happened. 

MRS PEARSON: [complacently] Of course it’s happened. Very neat. Didn’t know I had it in me.

 MRS FITZGERALD: [alarmed] But whatever shall I do, Mrs Fitzgerald? George and the children can’t see me like this. 

MRS PEARSON: [grimly] They aren’t going to —that’s the point. They’ll have me to deal with —only they won’t know it.

 MRS FITZGERALD: [still alarmed] But what if we can’t change back? It’ud be terrible.

 MRS PEARSON: Here — steady, Mrs Pearson —if you had to live my life it wouldn’t be so bad. You’d have more fun as me than you’ve had as you.

(Mother’s Day)

Question (i)

List any two sensory details present in this extract.

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

Two sensory details present in this extract are "alarmed" and "grimly".

Step-by-step explanation: 📝

•  Sensory details are words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
• To find sensory details in a text, we can look for words that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.
•  In this extract, one sensory detail is "alarmed", which describes how Mrs Fitzgerald (who has Mrs Pearson's personality) felt and sounded when she realized that they had swapped bodies. This appeals to the sense of emotion and sound.
•   Another sensory detail is "grimly", which describes how Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) spoke and looked when she told her that she would deal with her family without them knowing. This appeals to the sense of emotion and sight.

Question (ii)

Complete the sentence appropriately.

The phrase "Didn’t know I had it in me" suggests that ____________.

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

The phrase "Didn’t know I had it in me" suggests that Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) was surprised and impressed by her own ability or power to swap bodies with Mrs Fitzgerald.

Step-by-step explanation: 📝

•   To complete a sentence with an appropriate word or phrase, we need to understand the meaning and context of the sentence.
•   In this case, the sentence is about Mrs Pearson's (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) reaction to the body swap that happened after she wished for it on Mother's Day.
•   The phrase "Didn’t know I had it in me" means that she did not expect or realize that she had the potential or capacity to do something remarkable or extraordinary.
•   Therefore, we need to fill in the blank with something that explains what she did not know she had in her or why she said that.
•   Based on the extract, we can infer that she did not know she had in her the ability or power to swap bodies with Mrs Fitzgerald, because it was a rare and unusual event that happened as a result of her wish.
•   So, we can complete the sentence with "Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) was surprised and impressed by her own ability or power to swap bodies with Mrs Fitzgerald".

Question (iii)

 Explain any one possible inference that can be drawn from the line "You’d have more fun as me than you’ve had as you".

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

One possible inference that can be drawn from this line is that Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) thought that her life was more enjoyable and exciting than Mrs Fitzgerald's (who has Mrs Pearson's personality) life.

Step-by-step explanation: 📝

•   An inference is a logical conclusion based on evidence and reasoning from a text.
•    To explain an inference, we need to provide both the evidence from the text and our reasoning behind it.
•     In this case, the line "You’d have more fun as me than you’ve had as you" is a statement made by Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) to Mrs Fitzgerald (who has Mrs Pearson's personality) when she tried to calm her down after the body swap.
•    The evidence from this line is that Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) says that she would have more fun as her than as herself, which means that she compares their lives and finds hers more fun.
•    Our reasoning behind this inference is that this statement implies that she thought that her life was more enjoyable and exciting than Mrs Fitzgerald's life, because she suggested that it would be an improvement or a benefit for her to live as her instead of as herself.
•    Therefore, we can explain our inference by saying that this line shows that Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) thought that her life was more enjoyable and exciting than Mrs Fitzgerald's (who has Mrs Pearson's personality) life.

Question (iv)

Identify the line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that Mrs Fitzgerald (who has Mrs Pearson's personality) was more timid and passive than Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality).

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

The line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that Mrs Fitzgerald (who has Mrs Pearson's personality) was more timid and passive than Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) is "But whatever shall I do, Mrs Fitzgerald?".

Step-by-step explanation: 📝

•   To identify a line from the text that supports a fact, we need to look for words or phrases that show or imply the fact.
•   In this case, the fact is that Mrs Fitzgerald (who has Mrs Pearson's personality) was more timid and passive than Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality), which means that she was more afraid and submissive in her actions and words.
•   The line that shows this fact is "But whatever shall I do, Mrs Fitzgerald?".
•   This line implies that Mrs Fitzgerald (who has Mrs Pearson's personality) was more timid and passive than Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) by asking her for guidance or help in a desperate or helpless tone, which shows that she did not know how to handle the situation or take charge of her own life.
•   Therefore, we can identify this line as the evidence for the fact.

Question (v)

 What does the term 'complacently' indicate about Mrs Pearson's (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) emotion or reaction to the body swap?

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

The term 'complacently' indicates that Mrs Pearson's (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) emotion or reaction to the body swap was positive and satisfied.

 Step-by-step explanation: 📝

•    To explain what a term indicates about something, we need to define the term and relate it to the context of the text.
•    In this case, the term is 'complacently', which means feeling or showing self-satisfaction or smugness in a situation.
•    The term is used to describe how Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) felt when she realized that they had swapped bodies after she wished for it on Mother's Day.
•    This indicates that Mrs Pearson's (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) emotion or reaction to the body swap was positive and satisfied, because she did not regret or worry about it, but rather enjoyed or appreciated it as a result of her wish.
•    Therefore, we can explain what the term indicates by saying that it shows that Mrs Pearson's (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) emotion or reaction to the body swap was positive and satisfied.

Question (vi)

 Which of the following headlines best suggests the central idea of the extract?

1. A Woman's Wish Comes True on Mother's Day
2. A Woman's Shock at Swapping Bodies with Her Friend
3. A Woman's Plan to Deal with Her Friend's Family
4. A Woman's Calmness and Confidence After a Body Swap

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

The best headline that suggests the central idea of the extract is (d). A Woman's Calmness and Confidence After a Body Swap.

Step-by-step explanation: 📝

•    To choose the best headline for an extract, we need to consider which one captures the main theme or message of the text.
•    In this case, the extract is about a conversation between two women, Mrs Fitzgerald and Mrs Pearson, who have swapped bodies after Mrs Pearson wished for it on Mother's Day. Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) is calm and confident about the situation and tells her that she will deal with her family without them knowing. Mrs Fitzgerald (who has Mrs Pearson's personality) is shocked and alarmed by the situation and asks her what they will do.
•    The central idea of this extract is how Mrs Pearson (who has Mrs Fitzgerald's personality) shows her calmness and confidence after the body swap and how she plans to use it to her advantage.
•    The headline that best reflects this idea is D. A Woman's Calmness and Confidence After a Body Swap, because it summarizes the main emotion and trait of one of the characters in the extract.
•    The other headlines are either too specific (B), too general (A), or too irrelevant (C) to convey the central idea of the extract.