NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English
The Hundred Dresses Part 2 NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 6
The Hundred Dresses Part 2 NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers
The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Oral Comprehension Check
Question 1.
What did Mr Petronski’s letter say?
Answer:
Mr Petronski’s letter said that his daughter Wanda would not come to school as they were shifting to another city. He expressed his bitterness towards the funny comments about the name of his daughter Wanda.
Question 2.
Is Miss Mason angry with the class, or is she unhappy and upset?
Or
What was Miss Mason’s reaction after reading Mr Petronski’s letter?
Answer:
Ms. Mason was unhappy and upset as she was disturbed by the ill treatment to Wanda by the students of her class. She did not approve of the humiliation of a child just because of her strange name, dress or house.
Question 3.
How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father?
Answer:
Maddie felt guilty after listening to the note from Wanda’s father. She was not able to concentrate on her work.
Question 4.
What does Maddie want to do?
Answer:
Maddie wanted to fell Wanda that she did not want to hurt her feelings.
Question 5.
What excuses does Peggy think up for her behaviour? Why?
Answer:
Peggy thought that she was satisfied that she did not make fun of Wanda’s name. She realised her mistake of thinking that Wanda was not bright enough to understand her insulting remarks.
Question 6.
What are Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights?
Answer:
As Maddie reached Boggins Heights, she felt like confessing to Wanda that she was wrong in being with the girls who made fun of her name. She even wanted to tell her that everyone appreciated Wanda for her nice nature. She wanted to urge her not to leave the school because of her misbehaviour.
Question 7.
Why does Wanda’s house remind Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress?
Answer:
Wanda’s house reminded Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress which was shabby but clean like the little white house.
Question 8.
What does Maddie think hard about? What important decision does she come to?
Answer:
Maddie thought about the contest which was won by Wanda. She came to an important decision that she was instrumental in Wanda’s getting the prize as she kept on asking about her dresses which gave her ideas to paint those beautiful dresses.
Question 9.
What did the girls write to Wanda?
Answer:
The girls wrote a letter to Wanda telling her about the contest. They appreciated her for the fine paintings and the hundred beautiful dresses. They wanted to apologise for their misbehaviour. They expressed their love for Wanda in the letter.
Question 10.
Did they get a reply? Who was more anxious for a reply, Peggy or Maddie? How do you know?
Answer:
They got a reply to their letter. Maddie was more anxious than Peggy. Maddie was not able to sleep comfortably. She would think about Wanda before sleeping.
Question 11.
How did the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her?
Answer:
The girls came to know that Wanda liked them even more though they had teased her, through her letter. Wanda had written that she missed them all.
The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Thinking about the Text
Question 1.
Why do you think Wanda’s family moved to a different city? Do you think life there was going to be different for their family?
Answer:
Wanda’s family moved to a different city because her father felt bad about the mean behaviour of the girls towards Wanda. Perhaps he got a better job in the city where he would be able to take better care of his children.Yes, life was going to be different because in the big cities people do not seem to be bothered about the petty things like the names of the people and their dresses.
Question 2.
Maddie thought her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing. Was she right?
Answer:
Maddie thought that her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing because her silence encouraged Peggy to tease Wanda. She should have protested against Peggy.
Question 3.
Peggy says, “I never thought she had the sense to know we were making of fun of her anyway. I thought she was too dumb. And gee, look how she can draw!” What led Peggy to believe that Wanda was dumb? Did she change her opinion later?
Answer:
Peggy was a well-to-do girl who often played pranks on Wanda who never returned the insult to the girls whom she considered her friends. This made her think that Wanda was dumb. But when Peggy came to know that she was a good artist, she realised that Wanda was very creative and intelligent. She changed her opinion about Wanda when she saw the hundred beautiful dresses and a letter.
Question 4.
What important decision did Maddie make? Why did she have to think hard to do so?
Answer:
Maddie was an emotional and kind girl. She decided to speak up in protest of picking on and teasing. She was ready to forego the friendship of Peggy for taking such a bold decision. She had kept quiet whenever Peggy made fun of Wanda, but now she realised her mistake of giving company to Peggy in this insulting game.
Question 5.
Why do you think Wanda gave Maddie and Peggy the drawings of the dresses? Why are they surprised?
Answer:
Maddie and Peggy always made fun of Wanda’s hundred dresses. They believed her to be a liar. Wanda gave her beautiful designs to them to make them realise that the dresses were there in her imagination though they might not be there in her closet. They were surprised to see the designs.
Question 6.
Do you think Wanda really thought the girls were teasing her? Why or Why not?
Answer:
Yes, Wanda knew that the girls, Maddie and Peggy, were teasing her. Whenever they asked her about her dresses and shoes, she always told them a lie that she had one hundred dresses and sixty pairs of shoes. Her decision of leaving the school showed that she was aware of the fact that she was teased by them.
The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Extra Questions and Answers
The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Reference-to-Context Questions
Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Question 1.
A deep silence met the reading of this letter. Miss Mason took off her glasses, blew on them and wiped them on her soft white handkerchief. Then she put them on again and looked at the class. When she spoke her voice was very low.“I am sure that none of the boys and girls in Room Thirteen would purposely and deliberately hurt anyone’s feelings because his or her name happened to be a long, unfamiliar one. I prefer to think that what was said was said in thoughtlessness. I know that all of you feel the way I do, that this is a very unfortunate thing to have happened—unfortunate and sad, both. And I want you all to think about it.”
(a) Miss Mason was reading the letter about Wanda’s leaving the school.
Answer:
sad
(b) Miss Mason expected that none of the students would of anybody’s name.
Answer:
make fun
(c) The unfortunate thing that had happened was that the girls had ridiculed Wanda. (True/False)
Answer:
True
(d) Find the meaning of the word “deliberately”.
Answer:
knowingly
Question 2.
The first period was a study period. Maddie tried to prepare her lessons, but she could not put her mind on her work. She had a very sick feeling in the bottom of her stomach. True, she had not enjoyed listening to Peggy ask Wanda how many dresses she had in her closet, but she had said nothing.
(a) Maddie could not concentrate on her studies as she was about Wanda.
Answer:
worried
(b) Maddie was because Wanda had left the school.
Answer:
upset
(c) Maddie liked Peggy’s ill-treatment of Wanda. (True/False)
Answer:
False
(d) Find the meaning of the word “closet”.
Answer:
Cupboard or almirah for storing dresses.
Question 3.
She’had stood by silently and that was just as bad as what Peggy had done. Worse. She was a coward. At least Peggy hadn’t considered they were being mean but she, Maddie, had thought they were doing wrong. She could put herself in Wanda’s shoes.
(a) Maddie felt that she was a …………..
Answer:
coward
(b) Maddie thought that Peggy was doing to Wanda.
Answer:
wrong
(c) Maddie put herself in Wanda’s shoes. (True/False)
Answer:
False
(d) Find the antonym of ‘brave’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘coward’
Question 4.
Maddie could say nothing. All she hoped was that they would find Wanda. She wanted to tell her that they were sorry they had picked on her and how wonderful the whole school thought she was and please, not to move away and everybody would be nice. She and Peggy would fight anybody who was not nice.
(a) Peggy and Maddie were to find Wanda.
Answer:
desperate
(b) Maddie and Peggy would anybody who was not nice.
Answer:
fight
(c) Peggy and Maddie were sorry because they picked on Wanda. (TVue/False)
Answer:
True
(d) Find the meaning of the phrase “picked on”.
Answer:
criticise
Question 5.
“Well, anyway,” said Peggy, “she’s gone now, so what can we do? Besides, when I was asking her about all her dresses, she probably was getting good ideas for her drawings. She might not even have . won the contest otherwise.”
(a) When Peggy was asking her about all her dresses, she was getting for her drawings.
Answer:
good ideas
(b) Peggy felt that it was good that Wanda had left the town
Answer:
for good
(c) Peggy’s words encouraged Wanda to do well in drawings. (True/False)
Answer:
False
(d) Find the meaning of the word “perhaps” from the extract.
Answer:
probably
Question 6.
And before Wanda could press her lips together in a tight line, the way she did before answering, Maddie would cry out, “Stop!” Then everybody would feel ashamed the way she used to feel.
(a) Wanda used to press before answering the question.
Answer:
her lips together
(b) The way everybody ill-treated and Wanda made them ashamed of.
Answer:
teased
(c) In her sleep, Maddie’s conscious mind made her cry out to stop teasing. (True/False)
Answer:
False
(d) Find the meaning of the word “press”.
Answer:
squeeze
Question 7.
“Boy!” said Peggy, “this shows she really likes us. It shows she got our letter and this is her way of saying that everything’s all right. And that’s that.”
(a) According to Peggie, the content of the letter reveals that Wanda
Answer:
liked
(b) ‘She’ is the extract refers to
Answer:
Wanda
(c) Peggy’s statement shows that she was surprised, understanding the response of Wanda. (True/False)
Answer:
True
(d) Find a synonym of ‘admire’ from the extract.
Answer:
likes
Question 8.
Tears blurred her eyes and she gazed for a long time at the picture. Then hastily she rubbed her eyes and studied it intently. The colours in the dress were so vivid that she had scarcely noticed the face and head of the drawing. But it looked like her, Maddie! It really looked like her own mouth. Why does it really look like her own self! Wanda had really drawn this for her. Excitedly, she ran over to Peggy’s.
(a) Maddie realized that Wanda had been to her.
Answer:
nice
(b) Maddie was eager to know whether Wanda had painted Peggy’s also.
Answer:
picture
(c) The colours in the dress were really vivid. (True/False)
Answer:
True
(d) Find a synonym of ‘purposely’ from the extract.
Answer:
intently
The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Short Answer Questions
Question 1.
Why had Wanda’s father written a letter to Miss Mason?
Answer:
Wanda’s father was pained to know that his daughter was teased in the school for her strange name so he wanted to inform the teacher that his daughter would not attend the school where the students made fun of her name. They were shifting to a bigger city where people did not make fun of strange names.
Question 2.
Why was there a silence when the teacher read the letter from Wanda’s father?
Answer:
The students realised their mistake. They now felt sorry for Wanda and were sad at her departure from the school. They also felt vilely for thinking that ‘name’ of a person is more important than anything else in life. So there was a silence when the teacher read the letter from Wanda’s father.
Question 3.
Why was Maddie upset after listening to the teacher’s views on teasing the fellow students?
Answer:
Maddie was a conscientious student who did not enjoy hurting others but she had been a mute spectator when Peggy was making fun of Wanda’s hundred dresses. Now she realised that she had been a party to all the insults and humiliations which Wanda suffered quietly. So she was disturbed after listening to the teacher’s views on teasing the fellow student.
Question 4.
Why was Maddie sad about Wanda?
Answer:
Maddie was sad about Wanda because she had realised her mistake that she should not have made . fun of her.
Question 5.
Why did Peggy and Maddie decide to go to Boggins Heights?
Answer:
Peggy and Maddie decided to go to Boggins Heights because they felt sorry to know that they were misbehaving with an innocent girl and were teasing her for her poverty. Now they realised their mistake and wanted to say sorry to Wanda.
Question 6.
What is the comparison between Wanda’s house and her dress?
Answer:
The comparison between Wanda’s house and her dress is that both of them look shabby but are clean.
Question 7.
How did the memories of Wanda haunt Maddie?
Answer:
The memories about Wanda haunt Maddie because she realised her mistake that she should not have kept quiet when Peggy was making fun of Wanda. Now she felt that it was very cruel of her to be a party to insulting an innocent girl who was like her.
Question 8.
How did Maddie decide to compensate for making fun of Wanda?
Answer:
Maddie decided to compensate for making fun of Wanda by becoming strong enough to oppose such harassment faced by a student. She decided not to be quiet when somebody was teased for his/her funny name or dress.
Question 9.
Why did Maddie write a letter to Wanda?
Answer:
Maddie wrote a letter to Wanda to congratulate her on her success telling her that she had won the contest. She also wanted to appreciate the designs of hundred dresses. In fact, Maddie and Peggy, in their letter wanted to convey that they were sorry for insulting her by making fun of her hundred dresses.
Question 10.
Why did Maddie and Peggy not get the reply to the letter written to Wanda?
Answer:
Maddie and Peggy did not get the reply to the letter written to Wanda because they did not know her address and they had written it at the address Boggins Heights from where it was to be forwarded to her new address, which took some time but they felt that she did not reply because she was angry.
Question 11.
What was the Christmas gift to Peggy and Maddie from Wanda?
Answer:
Wanda offered a drawing of the green dress with the red trimming to Peggy and for Maddie she gave the drawing of blue dress as a Christmas gift.
Question 12.
How did the children decorate Room Thirteen?
Answer:
The children decorated the room with great love and care. They decorated it with Christmas bells and a small tree.
The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Long Answer Questions
Question 1.
Peggy realised her fault in making fun of Wanda. What excuses did she think up for her behaviour with Wanda? What does it show about her character?
Answer:
Peggy said that she had never called Wanda a foreigner and made fun of her name. She thought Wanda did not have sense to know that she was making fun of her, she thought her to be too dumb. Maddie was sorry for her behaviour and how wonderful the whole school thought she was. Both wanted to request her not to move from there. Peggy and Maddie would fight anyone who wouldn’t be nice to her. Peggy realised her fault. It shows that she was not a bad human being. She never realised that her innocent fun would hurt Wanda to such an extent. She had a soft corner for her by the end of the story.
Question 2.
How is Wanda different from other girls?
Answer:
Wanda Petronski was a young Polish girl. She studied in a school with some American children. She was an introvert girl who rarely spoke to anybody in the school. She was different from other students in the school. She did not have good clothes. She always wore faded clothes. She had a funny name. She lived in Boggins Heights. She did not have friends. She usually occupied the seat next to the last seat in the row in the corner where only rough boys sat.
Question 3.
Maddie was full of sympathy and compassion for Wanda but she never stopped Peggy from making fun of Wanda. Why? What does it show about Maddie? Do you think it was her self-interest and lack of courage which stopped her from helping Wanda?
Answer:
Maddie and Peggy were good friends. Peggy was a pretty and rich girl. Maddie was not so rich. She- knew that Peggy was making fun of Wanda but she never stopped her. She did not want to lose Peggy as a friend. She had compassion and sympathy for Wanda. She did not appreciate Peggy’s act of making fun of Wanda but never opposed her. It shows Maddie was not a bold girl. She did not have courage to say right things right. She was selfish to some extent. Yes, in my opinion it was her self-interest and lack of courage that stopped her from helping Wanda.
Question 4.
Who is a better human being-Maddie or Peggy? What attributes in the personality of Maddie make her different from Peggy?
Answer:
Peggy and Maddie both were good friends. They studied in the same school and the same class. They were American girls. Peggy was a rich, pretty girl with blonde hair. Maddie was also a pretty girl but she was not as rich as Peggy. Both, Maddie and Peggy used to make fun of Wanda. Peggy never missed any opportunity of teasing Wanda. Maddie belonged to a poor family.
She was always with Peggy but she had sympathy for Wanda too. She did not like Peggy making fun of Wanda. She wanted to stop Peggy but could never muster the courage for the same. Maddie had a different temperament than Peggy. In the end when they came to know that Wanda was leaving the school, Maddie was affected the most. She came out as a better human being by the end of the story.
Question 5.
How did Wanda win the hearts of her classmates towards the end of the story? What is more important, money or talent? How did Wanda prove that beauty and wealth do not pay in the long run, it is the talent that helps?
Answer:
Wanda was a poor Polish girl who studied in an American school with the American students. They used to make fun of her name. Maddie and Peggy, two American girls, used Jo tease her by asking her about the dresses she had. Wanda decided to leave the school forever. But before leaving the school she wanted to prove herself and show her talent. She participated in a drawing competition in the school. She made hundred paintings showing hundred different dresses.
Wanda wrote a letter to Ms Mason telling her that the girls could keep those hundred dresses as a Christmas gift from her. She gifted two special paintings to Maddie and Peggy. She won the hearts of everyone by her gesture. It shows that to win other’s money is not everything. Talent, plays a very important role in one’s life. In long run money and beauty do not pay, it is the skill and talent which help us.
Question 6.
We should behave well with all the students in our class specially with the weak and poor students. We should not make fun of them. Do you agree? What would have you done if you had been Peggy or Maddie?
Answer:
We should behave well with all the students in our class especially with the weak and poor students. We should not make fun of them. It was very unfortunate that Wanda had to leave her school because other girls made fun of her name and dress. We should always respect our friends and class fellows.
If someone is weaker, ugly or poor, it is not his/her fault. We all are the creation of God and should have respect for his creation. We should never hurt feelings of others. If I had been in place of Maddie I would have stopped all the girls from making fun of Wanda. I would have recognised her talent and had supported her in continuation of her education with dignity and self respect in the same school.