Passage 6
Subject: English
Overview
Passage 6
Nine -years- old Suresh was troublesome at school.His parents were well off, but they lived separately.His father had married another woman and left Suresh's mother.Suresh was in the habit of pushing children for no apparent reason, and once he scratched a girl's leg with a pencil and it bled.
Suresh was also a problem at home.There was a close connection between his home circumstances and his behavior at school. He lived with his mother and younger brother with whom he quarreledall the time.His mother seemed to prefer his brother, who was much better behaved at home and much more successful at school than Suresh. Suresh made his mother angry .she tried not to favor her younger son. but she was aware that it seemed as if she did.
It seemed very obvious that Suresh'sattccks on other children at school were connected with his jealousy of his younger brother. He attached his brother at home, just as he attacked other children at school. His attacks on his brother were ,of course, linked to his feelings of being unwanted and unloved at home. They also ensured that his mother took notice to him.Similarly,his attacks on the others children at school gained him the teacher's attention, eg. when she talked to him, he could be very appealing. Just as his frequent quarrels with his younger brother could be seen as his way of telling his mother that he felt hurt by her preference for the younger child, he showed his teacher that he was hurt when she paid attention to other children. Neither his mother nor his teacher neglected him,but neither of them could give him as much as he desired.
Suresh's attention -seeking behavior made the teacher's life very difficult. She understood that he wanted and needed attention, yet, as he was only one of 40 children in the class she could not give him what he wanted. She also had to protect the other children from his attacks.So she had to reprimand him and punish him, just as his mother did at home.In this way Suresh was caught in a vicious circle which was difficult to break. He wanted to be loved, he felt angry because he could not get what he wanted, he attacked other children because he was angry, and therefore could not get the love that he wanted.
Things to remember
- It includes every relationship which established among the people.
- There can be more than one community in a society. Community smaller than society.
- It is a network of social relationships which cannot see or touched.
- common interests and common objectives are not necessary for society.
Questions and Answers
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar in meaning to the following:
(a) rich
(a) well off
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar in meaning to the following:
(b) clear
(b) obvious
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar in meaning to the following:
(c) linked
(c) connection
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar in meaning to the following:
(d) condition
(d) circumstances
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar in meaning to the following:
(e) exactly
(e) of course
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar in meaning to the following:
(f) likeable
(f) loved
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar in meaning to the following:
(g) interest
(g) wanted
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar meaning to the following words:
(h) knowing or realizing
(h) understood
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar meaning to the following words:
(i) link
(i) connection
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar meaning to the following words:
(j) annoying or irritating
(j) troublesome
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar meaning to the following words:
(k) cause
(k) reason
A. Write the words, from the above text, which are similar meaning to the following words:
(l) envious
(l) neglected
B. Write "T" for true and "F" for false statement:
(a) Suresh's parents lived together with him.
(a) F
B. Write "T" for true and "F" for false statement:
(g) His mother favored her younger son knowingly.
(g) F
C. Answer the following questions:
(a) Why did he quarrel with his younger brother?
He quarreled with his younger brother because he thought that his mother prefering his brother more than him.
C. Answer the following questions:
(b) What were the reason for his bad behavior?
The reason for his bad behaviour is that he had not got as much attention as he desired.
C. Answer the following questions:
(c) What did Suresh do at school and at home?
Suresh used to push children without any reason at school and quarrel with his younger brother at home.
C. Answer the following questions:
(d) Whom did Suresh live with?
Suresh lived with his mother and younger brother.
C. Answer the following questions:
(e) What did Suresh do at school once?
Once Suresh scratched a girl's leg with pencil and it bled.
C. Answer the following questions:
(a) What was the cause of Suresh's badness?
He lived with his mother and younger brother. His mother seemed to prefer his brother, who was much better behaved at home and much more successful at school than him. Feeling of being unwanted and unloved at home is the cause of Suresh's badness.
C. Answer the following question:
(c) How was Suresh's brother?
Suresh's brother was much better behaved and successful than Suresh.
C. Answer the following question:
(d) What did Suresh do at school and at home?
At School Suresh push childrenfor no apparent reason and he quarreled with his brother at home.
A. Find the words, from the passage, which have opposite meaning to the words given below:
i. poor
well off
A. Find the words, from the passage, which have opposite meaning to the words given below:
v. badly behaved
better behaved
Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B:
Column 'A' Column 'B'
Frequent that you do not want
hurt not loved by anyone
favour made sure or certain of
unwanted upset and offended by sth that sb has said or done
successful happening or doing something
unloved having become popular or achieving aims
ensure treat better
| Column 'A' | Column 'B' |
| Frequent | happening or doing something |
| hurt | upset and offended by sth that sb has said or done |
| favour | treat better |
| unwanted | that you do not want |
| successful | having become popular or achieving aims |
| unloved | not loved by anyone |
| ensure | made sure or certain of |
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