Lesson 1- Wonder | Question & Answer|
By R J Palacio
Read Well
A. Based on your reading of the story, answer these questions.
Fill in these blanks with one word.
1. August knew he was not an ordinary kid.
2. However, he behaved ordinary
3. This was because he did things like other ordinary children
4. When other children saw August for the first time, they were stunned/surprised
5. Via, his sister, felt she had to protect him from other people's
6. The problem with August was his
7. It looked like that because he had had surgeries. face.
Answer:
1-ordinary
2-behaved
3-ordinary children
4- stunned/surprised
5-staring
6-weirdest looking face
7-twenty sevenes.
Answer these questions in a few words.
1. What nickname did the kids in school give August?
Answer: Zombie
2. Why did Summer like to spend time with August?
Answer : Summer liked to spend time with August because according to her he was a noble minded child and was a fun.
3. How did Summer's mother feel when she first saw August?
Answer :She was surprised /felt odd
4. What did Summer say that made August feel happy and proud?
Answer : She called him a Wonder of Science and he called himself a cool bean.
B. Work in pairs and answer the questions.
1. And I feel ordinary. Inside. What made August say this? In what ways did he feel ordinary?
Answer: Spiritually August was feeling as an ordinary child . He spoke this because he could eat ice cream, play with ball and ride on bike as an ordinary child does.
2. People think I haven't gone to school because of the way I look, but it's not that. Why did August not go to school? How did he get his education? The weirdest-looking kid I've ever seen, yes. But just a kid.
Answer: August didn't go to school because he got twenty seven surgeries till the age of ten. He got his education at home as his parents decided his home schooling.
3. Did Summer think August was odd? Why or why not?
Answer: No, Summer didn't think so because of August's noble behaviour.
4. I had warned Mom about August's face. Why had Summer warned her mother? What had she told her?
Answer: Summer had warned her mother as she didn't want to hurt August. She told her mother not to make faces before August
D. Write the answers.
1. What do you know about August's family from this extract?
Answer : His family was very much cooperative. They supported him at every step. His parents thought that he was extra ordinary.
2. Why is August a 'medical wonder'?
Answer: August is a 'medical wonder' because of twenty seven surgeries till the age of ten.
3. Did Summer find it hard to ask August about his appearance? Why or why not?
Answer: Yes, Summer found it hard to ask August about his appearance because it could hurt his feelings. She didn't want to annoy him at any cost.
E. Discuss these sentences in class.
1. I know ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds.
Screaming is to shout loudly in anger or fear. Why did the children shout and run away?
Answer: The children shouted and run away after looking at the horrible / weird face of August.
2. Have lots of friends and hang out after school...
A hang-out is a place where you spend time with friends. What kind of hang out is August talking about here?
Answer: August is talking about hang out a place outside the school where he wants to play with his friends.
3. It took a second for my question to even register. Register means to record or enter in a list. Here it means to make an impression or be understood. Why did it take time for the question to register?
Answer: It took time for the question to register because she was stunned to see the face of August.
4. "Stop making that weirded-out face!" Weird means odd. Did Summer's mother's expression show she had seen something odd or was her expression odd?
Answer: Summer's mother's expression showed that she had seen something odd.
5. I've always lost the guts to ask.
Here, guts means courage or daring. Why did Summer not have the courage to ask her question?
Answer : She had no courage to ask her question from August as her question could hurt his feelings which she never wanted.
G.
Answers :
1-It was a long home drive.
2- I fell asleep in the back seat
3- quietly talked about things grown up
4-how long I was sleeping, there was a full moon
5- dad talking about me.
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