Class 11 English Thank you, Ma’am Revision notes and solved answers

17 Aug Class 11 English Thank you, Ma’am Revision notes and solved answers

Thank you, Ma’am 

Choose the correct answer.

1. What was the woman carrying

(d) A large purse

2. From where was she coming?

(b) Beauty shop

3. What happened to her?

(d) A Boy tried to snatch her purse

4. The boy washed his face on the direction of

(c) The woman

5. The boy was in his

(Teens)

6. What was the name of the woman?

(d)Luella Bates Washington Jones

7. The boy was dragged into a

(b) Kitchenette –furnished room

8. What did she suggest to the boy to look presentable?

(d) To comb his hair

9. The woman cooked the food and asked the boy

(d) To eat

10. What did the boy want to say to the woman?

(d) Something other than,

“Thank you .Ma’am.

Mark the statements true of false

1. False

2. False

3. True

4. True

5. False

6. False

7. False

8. True

9. False

10. True

Answer the following questions

Q1. What was the time when the boy tried to snatch the purse of the woman?

Ans.It was about 11 0’clock at when the boy tried to snatch the purse of the woman.

Q2. What happened to the boy when he tried to snatch the purse?

Ans.The boy fell down and his legs flew up because he was unable to bear the weight of purse it was equivalent to the weight of the boy.

Q3. What was the reaction of the woman?

Ans.The women lose her temper and grab the boy from his collar and give him jerks to realize the boy his mistake.

Q4.what was the conduct of the people when they saw the incident?

Ans . The people saw the situation and felt that the boy did something wrong with the woman.

Q5.How did the boy look physically?

Ans.The boy was slim boy his face was really ugly.

Q6. What was the condition of the boy when the woman gave him a few jerks?

Ans. The boy could not bear the jerks he got frightened and started trembling because he did not expect this from the lady and when it happens he got frightened.

Q7.why did the woman ask the boy to wash his face?

Ans. The woman asked the boy to wash his face because she was a beautician by profession her job was to make people beautiful so, it was the part of her job secondly the boy looks ugly.

Q8. Why didn’t the boy run from the house of the woman?

Ans. The boy didn’t ran because he trusted the woman that she was kind and he was not much afraid from because she asked him to wash his face and was preparing cake for him .

Q9. Why didn’t the woman watch the boy while preparing a dish?

Ans. The woman did not watch the boy because inside she realized that the boy could not run from there.

Q10. What was the nature of the woman‘s job?

Ans. She was a beautician.

Answers the following in 100-150 words

Q1. Write the incident in your words?

Ans. In this story the wicked boy, wanted to snatch a purse from lady in the mid night he was chasing her .But the lady was really brave she grab the boy from his neck .She gave him jerks hold him tightly and take her to her house .The boy got feared at first that she wanted to call the police and take him to jail. It’s totally different she use to call him her son asked him to wash his face .she also acquire him for his needs .She told him that when she was of his age she also had so many desires but she never tried this wrong way. The mistress made a cake and give him 10 dollars to full fill her needs Mrs. Jones also realize him to not to do this kind of   disruption next  time and should behave. Mrs.Jones portrays a very impressive and noble character in the story while the young boy also got impressed by her behavior and promise that he will be a good person in future

Q2. What was the effect of the behavior of the woman on the boy?

Ans. The boy was notorious initially but when he saw her behavior he got really surprise that she was really kind hearted woman. Her character influenced him greatly that in future he thought of doing it again he would think before.

Q3.why did she treat of the boy nicely in her home after punishing him in the street?

Ans. The women treated him and nicely, because she punished him for his mistake but after wards she might think that the boy was needy and she will help him out. Secondly she wanted to teach him the right way that what’s right and what’s wrong. But she did it with affection.