Put these sentences from the story in the right order and write them out in a paragraph. Don't refer to the text.
•I shall be so glad when today is over.
•Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun, I, guess.
•I don't think I'll mind being deaf for a day—at least not much.
•But being blind is so frightening.
•Only you must tell me about things.
•Let's go for a little walk.
•The other bad days can't be half as bad as this.
1. Why do you think the writer visited Miss Beam’s school?
2. What was the ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play?
3. “Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day…” Complete the line. Which day was the hardest? Why was it the hardest?
4. What was the purpose of these special days?
Match the words and phrases with their meanings in the box below.
paragraph numbers
1. homesick (3)
2. practically (4)
3. it pains me (7)
4. appreciate (9)
5. thoughtless (10)
6. exercise (11)
7. relief (13)
8. ghastly (14)
almost it hurts me terrible test the strength of
understanding the difficulties wanting to be home a welcome change not very caring
Match the words and phrases with their meanings in the box below.
paragraph numbers
1. homesick (3)
2. practically (4)
3. it pains me (7)
4. appreciate (9)
5. thoughtless (10)
6. exercise (11)
7. relief (13)
8. ghastly (14)
almost it hurts me terrible test the strength of
understanding the difficulties „ wanting to be home
a welcome change not very caring
Re-word these lines from the story :
1 I had heard a great deal about Miss Beam's school.
2. Miss Beam was all that I had expected - middle-aged, full of authority.
3. I went to the window which overlooked a large garden.
4. "We cannot bandage the children's mouths, so they really have to exercise their will-power."