What kind of person is Monica ?

What reasons did the principal give for saying a football team would not be possible ?

What happened when Sumit said that the girls could play ?

According to the principal what two things happened when one plays a sport regularly ?

“well I really don’t see why you can’t have it”

a. Who said these words ?

b. Who was she speaking to ?

c. When did she say these words ?

“ you’re afraid , you are afraid to give us chance.”

a. Who said these words ?

b. Who was she speaking to?

c. When did she say these words?

“May be we can ?”

a. Who said these words?

b. Who was he speaking to ?

c. When did he say these words ?

Word meanings:
Stunned _____________________________
Incredulously _____________________________________________
Guffawed ________________________________________________
Glowered _____________________________________________________

What did Nidhi refer to ask horribly unfair?

What did Monica want to do at the start of the story?

What was the first thing she did to make it happen ?

What reason did the principal give for saying no ?

What had Nidhi Feared ?

What happened when Sumit said that girls could play ?

Why did Monica tell Nidhi that she could not wait for games period ?

Fill in the blanks to complete the summary of the poem

In the poem , the speaker hears a __________________________ on the door
The speaker does not find ______________________ on opening the door.
Instead the speaker hears sounds of nature: the beetle is ______________-___
The owl is _________________________- and the cricket is _______________________
While the dew drops are ________________ confused, the speaker has no idea who has come

__________________________________________

Read these lines from the peom and answer the questions
I listened, I opened, I looked to left and right,
a. What did the speaker listen to ? what was opened ?

b. Why did the speaker look left and right ?

But nought there was a-stirring, in the still dark night

a. What does the poet mean by ‘nought there was a-stirring’?

b. What sounds did the speaker hear in the still dark night?

What do these creatures do ? complete the sentences ?

1. The beetle _________________-

2. The owl _____________________

3. The cricket ______________________

Who is the poet of the poem someone ?