A Different Kind of School

Why do you think the writer visited Miss Beam’s school?

• The writer visited Miss Beam's school for his son's admission.

• The writer visited Miss Beam's school to collect his papers.

• The writer visited Miss Beam's school for a job interview.

• The writer had heard that Miss Beam's school was different, so he went to see it.

What was the ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play?

• Every child in the school had to play the blindfold game.

• Every child had to play Hide-and-Seek.

• Every term each child had one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, and one injured day. This was a game that helped them to understand misfortune.

• Every child had to play Snakes-and-Ladders.

“Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day…”

Complete the line. Which day was the hardest? Why was it the hardest?

• . . . one holiday. one working day and one travel day. The working day was the hardest because children had to work all day long.

• . . . one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day. The blind day was the hardest because children were blindfolded so they were always worried about getting hurt.

• . . . one ice cream day, one pizza day and one vegetable day. The vegetable day was the hardest because children were asked to eat only vegetables that day.

• . . . one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day. The dumb day was the hardest because children could not communicate with others what they wanted.

What was the purpose of these special days?

• The real aim of these special days was to teach thoughtfulness, kindness, and being a responsible citizen so that children can appreciate and understand misfortune when they grow up.

• The real aim of these special days was to have fun.

• The use of these special days was to make students emotionally strong.

• The purpose of these special days was to encourage students to sympathize with differently-abled people.

The school was different because-

• children scored good marks

• children were better behaved

• children were taught to be thoughtful

• children were running

Miss Beam was

• authoritative and egoistic

• kindly and beautiful

• kindly and understanding

• a successful lady

The author was unhappy as

• he saw all unhealthy children

  
  

• he saw them laughing at all times

• few children were not healthy and active

• he had lost his mother

The normal children are bandaged overnight

• so that they wake up as blind

• to make them used to It

• so that they can rest

• to enable them to see better

Other children are given

• good treatment

• the duty of helping them

• a lot of homework

• rewards for good work

The author was heavy-hearted before leaving as

• he sympathized with the disabled

• he loved all children

• he liked Miss beam

• there was still much to learn