Solution of Chuskit Goes to School
by Sujatha Padmanabhan
(Communication with Cambridge)
Reading
A. Choose the right options to complete these sentences.
1. Chuskit was very happy because
a. the apricot trees were in full bloom.
b. she was about to go to school.
c. her mother was making her favourite tea.
d. she did not have to go to school.
= Correct Answer: b. she was about to go to school.
2. Chuskit could
a. walk faster than the other children.
b. cook while the others could not.
c. stitch and draw well.
d. help her grandfather with his work.
= Correct Answer: c. stitch and draw well.
3. Before she got her wheelchair, Chuskit used to
a. be carried around by her mother.
b. walk very easily.
c. walk with the help of a stick.
d. stay in bed all day long.
= Correct Answer: a. be carried around by her mother.
4. Abdul told the Headmaster that
a. Chuskit was too lazy to come to school.
b. he liked to play with Chuskit and her brother.
c. they should do something to get Chuskit to school.
d. Chuskit’s grandfather did not want her to go to school.
= Correct Answer: c. they should do something to get Chuskit to school.
5. Abdul studied in
a. the Government School.
b. the Village Education society.
c. the Village Education Committee.
d. Azangley Public School.
= Correct Answer: a. the Government School.
B. Work in pairs and answer these questions.
1. What did Abdul, and Chuskit’s parents and grandfather say when Chuskit said she felt bad she did not study like her brother and cousins did?
Answer (Easy):
Abdul understood Chuskit’s feelings and supported her wish to study.
Chuskit’s parents were loving and encouraged her talents.
Her grandfather told her not to dream about school and said she should study at home.
2. How did these people help to make the bridge? Complete the table.
The Headmaster:
He planned the work, called meetings, guided teachers, and made sure everything was done properly.
The teachers:
They divided the children into groups and helped them build the bridge and level the path.
Chuskit’s parents:
They gave hot tea and biscuits to everyone who was working.
3. Describe in detail how Chuskit’s dream of going to school came true.
(Hint: Use the contents of the table in question 2)
Answer (Easy):
Chuskit wanted to go to school but could not because the path was rough and there was a stream. Abdul spoke to the Headmaster about her problem. The Headmaster and teachers decided to help her. The children worked together to level the path and build a wooden bridge. Chuskit’s parents helped by giving refreshments. Finally, the path was ready and Chuskit could go to school for the first time in her life.
C. Think and answer. Read the chapter again and then check your answers with your teacher.
1. Why did Abdul wish to help Chuskit?
Answer (Easy):
Abdul wished to help Chuskit because she wanted to go to school like other children but could not do so due to the difficult path and the stream. He felt she should also get a chance to study.
2. Why did Chuskit’s grandfather have tears in his eyes when he saw the bridge being made?
Answer (Easy):
Chuskit’s grandfather had tears in his eyes because he never thought Chuskit would be able to go to school. Seeing the children and teachers making a bridge for her made him very happy and emotional.
D. Discuss in class.
Make a list of the ways in which you can help children who have disabilities in your school and in your class. Discuss with your friends in class. Also, talk about ways you can be of help at home.
Answer (Easy):
We can help them walk safely in school.
We can sit with them and help them in studies.
We should be kind and friendly to them.
At home, we can help them with small tasks and treat them with love and respect.
Using Grammar
A. Complete this paragraph with suitable articles. Work in pairs. First, check your own answers and then your partner’s answers.
Completed Paragraph (Correct Answers):
I would like to tell you a story. The story is about a little girl who wanted to climb a mountain. She asked the people who lived close to the mountain to help her climb it. The people told her that the mountain was too high to climb. The girl said that she was not worried about the trouble she would have to go through to reach the top of the mountain. She wanted to show the world how brave she was.
B. Work in pairs to complete this table. Discuss with your partner to check each other’s answers.
Positive Comparative Superlative
1. big bigger biggest
2. smart smarter smartest
3. strong stronger strongest
4. exciting more exciting most exciting
5. polite more polite most polite
C. Complete these sentences with the right form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. The story Grandfather told the children was ___ (funny) than the one he told them last week.
Answer:
The story Grandfather told the children was funnier than the one he told them last week.
2. Stobdan is ___ (short) than Chuskit.
Answer:
Stobdan is shorter than Chuskit.
3. The amchi is the ___ (hardworking) man I know.
Answer:
The amchi is the most hardworking man I know.
4. Is this wheelchair ___ (expensive) than that one?
Answer:
Is this wheelchair more expensive than that one?
5. Leh is the ___ (peaceful) place in the world.
Answer:
Leh is the most peaceful place in the world.
6. It is not ___ (easy) to find seashells in Leh.
Answer:
It is not easy to find seashells in Leh.
Using Words (meanings in context)
1. with ease
a. without a sound
b. without any problem
= Correct Answer: b. without any problem
2. fundamental rights
a. things that are fun to do
b. basic freedom or rights
= Correct Answer: b. basic freedom or rights
B. Match the words in column A with those in column B.
Column A
as old as
as hard as
as brave as
as slow as
as quiet as
Column B
a. a rock
b. the mountains
c. a snail
d. a mouse
e. a lion
Correct Matching
as old as → the mountains
as hard as → a rock
as brave as → a lion
as slow as → a snail
as quiet as → a mouse
C. Match the phrases in column A to their collective nouns in column B.
Column A
a class of
a pack of
a fleet of
an army of
a band of
Column B
a. musicians
b. ants
c. students
d. cars
e. wolves
Correct Matching
a class of → students
a pack of → wolves
a fleet of → cars
an army of → ants
a band of → musicians
Dictionary Work
Work in pairs and arrange these words in alphabetical order.
Words given:
tea, bridge, wheelchair, right, fundamental, poplar, stream, mother
Correct Alphabetical Order
bridge
fundamental
mother
poplar
right
stream
tea
wheelchair
Writing
A. Imagine you are Chuskit going to school. Write a paragraph describing what you see outside.
(descriptive paragraph)
Answer:
I am going to school for the first time in my life. I can see the smooth path in front of my house and the small bridge over the stream. Children are walking to school happily and laughing together. I can see green trees, blue water in the stream, and birds flying in the sky. My wheelchair moves easily on the path. Everything looks beautiful and exciting, and I feel very happy.
B. Imagine Abdul comes home and tells his mother how he managed to help Chuskit to go to school. Write what he might have said to his mother in order to describe what the problem was and how they built a bridge for Chuskit.
(Hint: Use “I” for Abdul)
(narrative paragraph)
Answer:
Mother, today I want to tell you about Chuskit. She wanted to go to school but could not come because the path was rough and there was a stream in the way. I spoke to our Headmaster about her problem. He agreed that we should help her. The teachers and children worked together. We levelled the path and built a wooden bridge across the stream. Now Chuskit can go to school happily.