Hi Everyone!! This article will share They Did It Questions & Answers.
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They Did It Questions & Answers
Question 1: Why did Mary decide to become a boxer?
Answer: Mary decided to become a boxer because she wanted to help her family live a better life.
Question 2: Why did the coach refuse to train Mary?
Answer: The coach refused to train Mary because she was too tiny.
Question 3: What did the author mean by ‘Montgomery, Albama, was segregated?
Answer: The author meant that in Montgomery, Albama, the people were separated because of their skin colour.
Question 4: What happened when black people protested segregation?
Answer: When black people protested segregation, the US Supreme Court declared bus segregation unconstitutional.
Question 5: What did the bus driver ask Rosa to do? What was her reply?
Answer: The bus driver asked Rosa to vacate her seat for the white person. Rasa replied ‘no’.
Question 6: What did Rosa’s friends do after she was sent to jail?
Answer: Rosa’s friends declared a boycott after she was sent to jail.
Question 7: How would Beatrix and her brother spend their summer holidays as children?
Answer: As children, Beatrix and her brother spent their summer holidays in the wild Highlands of Scotland.
Question 8: Describe the story that Beatrix made up about the rabbit Peter in her letter to Noel.
Answer: Rabbit Peter was a naughty rabbit, dressed up in a smart blue jacket. He stole vegetables from the garden next door and was chased by the farmer. His three siblings were Flopsy, Mopsy & Cottontail.
Question 9: What kind of difficulties did Mary Kon and Rosa Parks go through? Give at least four examples.
Answer: Mary Kom belonged to a very poor family. She did not eat breakfast to save money for lunch and dinner. The caach at first refused to train her as she was tiny in built. Her parents also were reluctant about her boxing career.
Rosa Parks was a black activist. She had to use segregated stores, water fountains, elevators, etc. she was sent to jail for refusing to vacate seat for a white in the bus.
Question 10: Read the lines and answer the questions:
1. “I want to do this. Put me in the ring,’ she said to him.
(a) Who said these words and to whom?
Answer: Mary Kom said these words to the boxing coach.
(b) When did the speaker say these words?
Answer: Mary Kom said these words when the coach had told her to go away but later, he found her still waiting for him by the gate.
(c) What do these words show about the speaker? How did the person spoken to decide to arrange money for doctors?
Answer: These words show that Mary was a lady of strong determination. She decided to arrange money for doctors by working hard.
2. It ended when bus segregation was declared unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court.
(a) What ended when bus segregation was declared unconstitutional?
Answer: The boycott ended when bus segregation was declared unconstitutional.
(b) Was segregation declared unconstitutional elsewhere in the world? How long did it take?
Answer: Yes, segregation was declared unconstitutional in Topeka, Kansas. It took nearly sixty years for it.
(c) Describe the incident that turned into a movement and led to this change.
Answer: The incident took place when Rosa Parks refused to give a seat in the bus to the white person. She was sent to jail. Rosa’a friends declared a boycott. They asked every single black person not to use any of the buses in the city until the law was changed. The boycott lasted for 381 days. It ended when the bus segregation was declared unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court.
3. The squirrels got quite used to her sitting at the edge of the woods as they chased each other through the branches above her head.
(a) Who does ‘her’ refer to?
Answer: ‘Her’ refers to Beatrix Potter.
(b) Why did squirrels get used to ‘her’?
Answer: Beatrix would sit very quietly, so the squirrels got used to her sitting at the edge of the woods.
(c) Which other animals got used to her as well?
Answer: Field mice and rabbits were the other animals that got used to her as well.
So, these were They Did It Questions & Answers.