All the Important Questions with Answers of Being Neighborly ( english chapter 1 )
Complete the following sentences based on the extract.
1 – Meg advised Jo to .
Ans : stay back at home and warm herself by the fire
2 – Jo swept a path around the garden for
Ans : Beth to walk in when the sun came out and the
invalid dolls needed air
invalid dolls needed air
3 – To Jo, the fine house seemed like _
Ans : they were robbed of the vines that covered
them during the summer
them during the summer
4 – The walls of the March’s house looked as if .
Ans : kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and
delights, which no one enjoyed
delights, which no one enjoyed
2 –Bring Out the contrast between two houses with the help of following points
| House of March | House of Laurence |
| Old, brown house | Stately stone mansion |
| Bare and shabby | Well kept grounds |
| Children playing all around | Lonely and lifeless sort of house |
| A warm household with an elderly lady | No motherly face smiled at windows |
3 – Very Important Questions & Answers
1-Explain: “That boy is suffering for society
and fun”.
and fun”.
Ans: The boy desires to be surrounded by people and craves to have fun with friends. However, having been denied such social interactions, the boy is feeling distressed. Meeting and talking to people seems to be the only solution
to his problems.
to his problems.
2-Jo concluded that old Mr. Lawrence did
not know what’s good for Laurie. Explain.
not know what’s good for Laurie. Explain.
Ans: One day, when Beth and Amy were snow balling one another, Jo observed that Laurie was looking at them with a sense of longing,
as if he too wanted to have some fun. Jo believed that interacting with friends and meeting lively people could cheer Laurie up.
But for that he needed to be let out by his grandfather, who kept him shut up in the house all alone.
as if he too wanted to have some fun. Jo believed that interacting with friends and meeting lively people could cheer Laurie up.
But for that he needed to be let out by his grandfather, who kept him shut up in the house all alone.
3-Guess the meaning of ‘hidden glories’.
Ans: There is a sarcastic tone to the phrase ‘hidden glories’. Lawrence’s house indeed looked as if it was a palace from fantasies, but it also had a
lifeless look. To Jo, this occurred as a mystery that she wanted to solve on her own. Hence, the splendors and delights of the palace are referred
to as ‘hidden glories’
lifeless look. To Jo, this occurred as a mystery that she wanted to solve on her own. Hence, the splendors and delights of the palace are referred
to as ‘hidden glories’
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