CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LITTLE GIRL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When did Kezia decide that there were different sorts of fathers?
A
When her father punished her.
B
When she saw Mr. Macdonald playing with his children.
C
When her father made fun of her stuttering.
D
All of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Macdonald, and how was he different from Kezia’s father? Kezia decided that there were “different kinds of fathers” after watching Mr. Macdonald play with his five children who lived next door.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kezia decides that there are “different kinds of fathers” after secretly watching her next-door neighbour Mr Macdonald play with his children.

Detailed explanation-3: -McDonald played with his children. The girls would hang on to his coat, they would laugh together. Kezia’s father had no time for such things. He really worked very hard for the family.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kezia felt that Mr Macdonald was a better father as compared to her own father. Why? Kezia observed that Mr Macdonald was a good-humoured cheerful father who enjoyed the company of his children and played with them. But her own father was a strict disciplinarian and quite aloof.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kezia decides that there are different kinds of fathers. What kind of father was Mr Macdonald, and how was he different from Kezias father?

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