Q.1. What was the name of the town?
Ans. The name of the town was Cardiff Hill.
Q.2. What was the work allotted to Tom?
Ans. Tom was allotted the work of white washing the fence:
Q.3. Where was Jim going?
Ans. Jim was going to bring water from the town pump.
Q.4. Who were Tom’s friends?
Ans. White and Negro boys and girls were Tom’s friends.
Q.5. What attracted Jim?
Ans. Fim was attracted by the marble and Tom’s.. sore toe.
Q.6. Make a list of five things collected by Tom from his friends.
Ans. The five things collected by Tom from his friends were:
(i) a key, (ii) kite , (iii) a dead rat , (iv) twelve marbles , (v) part of a harp,
[B] Tick (v) the correct and cross (x) the
wrong one.
1. Tom wanted to whitewash the wall… (x)
2. Tom wanted to play with his friends.
3. Jim helped him to whitewash the wall.
4. Jim ate the apple. (x)
5. Billy Fisher had a kite.
6. Ben had a sore toe. (x)
7. The fence had three coats of whitewash.