'Speak Truth To Power' Benefit Reading

The narrator, a child, struggles with the courage to ask why a peer is cleaning shoes instead of attending school. After hesitating, the narrator questions a teacher, who dismisses the inquiry. Seeking answers, the narrator asks their mother, who attributes the situation to poverty and destiny. Unsatisfied, the narrator approaches the cobbler, the child's father, to understand why the child isn't in school.

What was the narrator's initial reaction upon seeing the child cleaning shoes?

• They immediately asked the teacher about it.

• They laughed at the child.

• They ignored the situation completely.

• They felt hesitant to ask about it.

How did the teacher respond when the narrator finally asked about the child?

• The teacher explained the child's situation in detail.

• The teacher dismissed the question as unnecessary.

• The teacher encouraged the narrator to help the child.

• The teacher praised the narrator for their curiosity.

What was the narrator's emotional response after the teacher's dismissal?

• They felt relieved.

• They were indifferent.

• They were happy.

• They felt angry and unresolved.

What explanation did the narrator's mother give about the child working?

• She said the child was saving for school.

• She explained it as the child's destiny due to poverty.

• She mentioned the child was just playing.

• She said it was a temporary situation.

What question did the narrator ask the cobbler, the child's father?

• Why the child was not at home.

• Why the child was not working harder.

• Why the child was not attending school.

• Why the child was not playing with other kids.