Chapter - 1
Hassan's Attendance Problem
Sudha Murthy
A. Short Answers Type Questions
Question 1. What was the Narrator’s Profession ?
Answer :- The Narrator was a computer science teacher at a college in Bangalore.
Question 2. Why was Hassan not noticed by the teacher in the class ?
Answer :- The Teacher did not noticed Hassan because he was rarely present in the class.
Question 3. Why would the narrator render attendance to Hassan every time ?
Answer :- The Teacher would render attendance to Hassan as he would beg for attendance in a manner that the teacher could not say “no” to him.
Question 4. Why were Hassan’s parents called to School ?
Answer :- They were called to tell them about their son’s bad habit of not attending the class.
Question 5. During which days would Hassan often show up in the class ?
Answer :- Hassan would show up particularly if there was a class test or during examination.
Question 6. What was Hassan’s mother plea to his father ?
Answer :- She told her husband that he was the father, it was his duty to talk to his son.
Question 7. Why did the parent – teacher meeting end fruitlessly ?
Answer :- The meeting ended fruitlessly because they could not decide whose duty was to correct hassan.
Question 8. Describe the physical appearance of Hassan when he met his teacher after several years ?
Answer :- Hassan was a man of about 35 years. He looked fat with a bold man.
Question 9. What had the narrator expected Hassan to become in his life ?
Answer :- That he would rise in life being a bright student.
Question 10. How did the Hassan study when he was in his college ?
Answer :- He did not come to college regularly but he passed the examination by preparing only some important questions.
Question 11. According to Hassan, who were nerds ?
Answer :- According to Hassan hard workers were nerds.
Question 12. Why did Hassan start living separately ?
Answer :- His father were fed up of his habits so he told him to live separately.
Question 13. What made Hassan feel optimistic as he left the narrator’s office ?
Answer :- The Narrator’s advice that it is possible to change one’s old habits with will power made him feel optimistic.
B. Long Answers Type Questions :-
Question 1. Draw a Character Sketch of Hassan. Answer :- Hassan was a tall, handsome and bright boy. He had a very good memory. He was a student of master in computer applications at a college in Bangalore. He come to college irregularly and always ran short of attendance. He will be see in the college during exams. he would prepare only important questions and passed the examination in first class. His teacher and parents were fed up of him. At last he became an ordinary software seller.
Question 2. What is the theme of the story ‘Hassan’s Attendance Problem ?’
Answer :- Hassan’s attendance problem is based on the theme that students can make or ruin their own future. An irregular student cannot gain knowledge and not succeed in life. Hassan’s class fellows whom he called nerds became rich and famous man who sold software from door to door.
Question 3. Draw a character sketch of the narrator. Answer :- The Narrator of this lesson Mrs. Sudha Murthy. she was computer science teacher in a college at Bangalore. she was a very kind hearted teacher who gave the benefits of attendance to students like Hassan. She looked upon the students as her own children. She pities him as his class fellow had risen in life.
Question 4. How would Hassan apologize for his absence in the class ?
Answer :- Hassan was a bright student in the class but he had some bad habits like not attending the regularly. He always ran short of attending attendance. The teacher was annoyed at his habit. But he would promise to improve his attendance.
Question 5. Describe in your words, the narrator’s meeting with Hassan’s parents.
Answer :- The Narrator was actually Hassan’s teacher. when she got tired of his irregularly, she decide to call his parents. she told his parents that their son being student can get rank. Hassan’s father did not take the narrator’s words seriously. He held his mother responsible for all this. He did not listen to her. The parents blamed each other. Thus the meeting ended fruitlessly.
C. Objective Type Question :-
Question 1. Who is the writer of the lesson Hassan’s Attendance Problem ?
Answer :- Sudha Murthy
Question 2. What was Hassan doing in Bangalore ?
Answer :- Hassan was an Master of Computer Application in Bangalore.
Question 3. Who were ‘nerds’ according to Hassan ?
Answer :- According to Hassan, hard working students were nerds.
Question 4. What was Hassan selling when he met the narrator ?
Answer :- Hassan was selling CDs of high school software.
Question 5. How old was Hassan when he met the author ?
Answer :- He was 35 years old.
Question 6. What was the narrator’s profession ?
Answer :- The narrator was a Computer Science teacher.
Question 7. During which days would Hassan often show up in the class ?
Answer :- During the exam days.
Question 8. What was Hassan’s attitude towards studies ?
Answer :- Hassan had a casual attitude towards studies.
Question 9. How would Hassan beg for attendance ?
Answer :- He would beg by giving excuses.
Question 10. What promise would Hassan make to his teacher ?
Answer :- He promised to be more sincere and hardworking.
Question 11. What was in Hassan’s hand when he met the narrator in her office ?
Answer :- A Software C.D.
Question 12. Who started crying at the end of the parent – teacher meeting ?
Answer :- Hassan’s mother.
D. Fill in the Blanks
- Hassan belonged to a _______ family. ( Answer :- rich)
- Hassan was an _____ Student. (Answer :- irregular)
- The parents-teacher meeting ended _______. (Answer :- fruitlessly)
- Hassan met the narrator more often for _______. (Answer :- attendance shortage meeting)
- Hassan remembered the lesson of _____. (Answer :- morality)
- Hassan was not______. (Answer :- hardworking)
- ______ didn’t brother much and said that only time would teach Hassan. (Answer :- Hassan’s father)
- Hassan’s state is a result of _____. ( Answer :- his own habits)
- Hassan felt _____ on leaving the narrator’s office. (Answer :- optimistic)
E. Write True/False
- To err is human to forgive divine. ( Answer :- True)
- The narrator recognized the visitor easily. (Answer :- False)
- Hassan did not care for the advice of his parents ? (Answer :- True)
- Hassan was at high position in software industry ? (Answer :- False)
D. Grammar Exercises
1. Change the Voice
A. I like my teacher.
Answer :- My teacher is liked by me.
B. Do manners reveal character ?
Answer :- Is character revealed by manners?
C. Columbus discovered America.
Answer :- America was discovered by Columbus.
D. This man has cut down the trees.
Answer :- The trees have been cut down by this man.
E. Hari did not open the door.
Answer :- The door was not opened by Hari.
F. I will win him over.
Answer :- He will be won over by me.
G. The old man takes the snuff.
Answer :-The snuff is taken by the old man.
H. A cruel boy killed the bird.
Answer :- The bird was killed by a cruel boy.
I. I had never seen a zoo before.
Answer :- A zoo had never been seen by me before.
J. Will she have written a letter ?
Answer :- Will a letter have been written by her?
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable Determiners
A. How ________ (much/many) money do you want ?
Answer :- much
B. All ______ (an,the) books are lying at sixes and sevens.
Answer :- the
C. He lost _____ (the few, a few) friends he had.
Answer :- the few
D. There is _____ (little, the little) milk in the jug.
Answer :- little
E. I have ____ (much, many) work to do.
Answer :- much
F. _____ (Several, Much) people paid homage to the departed leader.
Answer :- Several
G. _____ (These/That) grapes are sweet and juicy.
Answer :- These
H. He related_______ (the,an) interesting story.
Answer :- an
I. Kanta is _____ (a,the) taller of them both.
Answer :- the
J. Both_____ (his,him) sons are very intelligent.
Answer :- his
3. Do as Directed
A. It is never too late to mend. (Remove too)
Answer :- It is never so late that it cannot be mended.
B. I am as strong as he. (Change the degree of comparison)
Answer :- He is not stronger than I am.
C. She could not prove her innocence. (Transform into a complex sentence)
Answer :- She could not prove that she was innocent.
D. I sold my lame horse. (Transform into a complex sentence)
Answer :- I sold my horse which was lame.
E. He was victimized by the travel agents. (use the Noun form of the italicized word)
Answer :- He was a victim of the travel agents.
F. 1. i know this. 2. English is easy to learn. ( Combine the two sentences)
Answer :- I know that English is easy to learn.
G. Can a day be turned into night ? (Change into the Negative form)
Answer :- A day can never be turned into night.
