CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LITTLE GIRL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did Kezia’s efforts to please her father irritated him?
A
he was a rude man
B
he was unhappy
C
didn’t know how to speak to the children
D
she had torn his important speech papers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -She unknowingly destroyed some of his important papers while stuffing a cushion that she wanted to present to him on his birthday. This made him very angry and he beat her up badly. Therefore, Kezia’s efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-2: -One day when her father looked for the papers, he did not find them. After some time, he came to know that Kezia had torn them into pieces to make a pin-cushion. He got infuriated and beat her with a ruler. Thus, her efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much.

Detailed explanation-3: -She tore important papers of her father to stuff in the pin cushion because she was making a gift to present to her father. Since the papers had her father’s speech written on it, she was punished for tearing it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: “Father’s great speech for the Port Authority had been lost” because Kezia had torn the sheets to fill up ‘the’ cushion. The Little girl’s name in the story was Kezia. She lived with her father, mother and grandmother.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: Yes, Kezia was at fault when she tore up the important papers of her father. Her intention was not wrong but she should not have taken the paper without his father’s permission.

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