Fetching The Doctor 7th English |Fetching The Doctor 7th English Question Answer|Jkbose |Brightnotes1|
Working With The Text
Q1: The word 'I' has been used repeatedly in the beginning of the lessson.
Who does 'I' here refer to?
Ans: 'I' refers to Hamlin, the writer of the lesson.
Q2: Why was the mother's face white and frightened and what did sheo
ask ask Hamlin to do?
Ans: It is because her husband was in terrible pain. She asked Hamlin to
get the doctor.
Q3: What did Hamlin do to get the doctor?
Ans: Hamlin put on his clothes, rode on his favourite mare Kitty and
made his way in dark night through mud and rain to get the doctpr.
Q4: How did the doctor come?
Ans: The doctor came on a swaying carriage drawn by powerful hnorses.
Q5:Why did the writer feel content at the end?
Ans: It is because he did a lot to bring sweet relief on his mother's face and to get his father treated in time.
Language Work
1. Use the following phrases in sentences:
Put on: It is too cold so I put on my coat.
Fly off: The boy flies off to get the doctor.
Call on: My friend came to call on me on Friday.
Come to: I have come to say thank you.
At once: I determined to leave at once.
Cry out: He heard his father cry out upstairs.
Take time: Take time to get your thoughts into shape.
To get up: It's time to get up.
Call out: You have to call out a doctor.
Lay in deep sleep: The patient laid in deep sleep after getting
the medicine.
Look out : Look out! There's hole in the road.
II. Rewrite the following sentences using a word from the lesson in place of the underlined words:
1) The lantern was moving from side to side because of the strong wind.
The lantern was swaying because of the strong wind.
2) Hamlin was greatly surprised when he was awakened suddenly from sleep.
Hamlin was greatly surprised when he was roused fro sleep.
3) Hamlin choose a particular horse because it was known never to fail.
Hamlin choose a particular horse because it was brave.
4) He got employed in the army as a person carrying messages.
He got employed in the army as a messenger.
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