{"id":516,"date":"2020-08-14T23:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/?p=516"},"modified":"2025-05-23T09:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T04:17:59","slug":"extracts-from-prose-colors-of-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/2020\/08\/14\/extracts-from-prose-colors-of-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Extracts from Prose Colors of Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Read each of the following extracts and answer the questions given below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong>   \u201cWe will have to look for a new school\u201d, his father said<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. why did Satish\u2019s father have to look for a new school?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:They could not keep him. So, Satish\u2019s father had to look for a new school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. Satish was unhappy about this. What was the reason?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:<\/strong> Satish did not want to go to a school where he couldn\u2019t talk to other children and where they<\/p>\n\n\n\n

would make fun of his deafness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong>   \u201cYou can learn a great deal of things just by reading\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Why do you think Satish\u2019s father encouraged him to read?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:<\/strong> To get on in life, Satish\u2019s father wanted Satish to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. How did reading influence Satish?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:<\/strong> As Satish began to read, it was as if a whole world opened out to him. He realized that there<\/p>\n\n\n\n

were others who had suffered more than him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong>   \u201cThis is an idle pass time. You would do better to read and get some knowledge\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. What is an idle pass time according to the above statement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:<\/strong> Drawing is an idle pass time according to the above statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. Why does Satish\u2019s father give more importance to reading?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:<\/strong> Satish\u2019s father thinks that by reading Satish can make something out of his life, To get on in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

life, one has to read a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.<\/strong>   \u201cYou made do this very badly, don\u2019t you?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. What do you think made Satish\u2019s father say this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:<\/strong> Though his father was against it, Satish continued to draw and paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 His father realized that his son had a great love and talent for art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. What did he do soon after leaving the room?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:<\/strong> He bought paints, brushes of all shapes and sizes and several rolls of drawing sheets for Satish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.<\/strong>   \u201cYou will learn arts and make your life in your chosen field\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Why did you think made Satish\u2019s father take this decision?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:<\/strong> Though his father was against it, Satish continued to draw and paint. His father realized that his son had a great love and talent for art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. How did Satish react to his father\u2019s decision?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:<\/strong> Satish\u2019s eyes filled with tears. He hugged his father tightly and his heart filled with love for his<\/p>\n\n\n\n

father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:<\/strong> Due to his frequent absence and hearing problem, the school Satish was attending, informed his<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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