Hi Everyone!! This article will share What Can a Dollar and Eleven Cents Do Questions & Answers.
In my previous posts, I have shared the questions & answers of Little Hearts, The Coromandel Fishers and The Snake Catcher so, you can check these posts as well.
What Can a Dollar and Eleven Cents Do Questions & Answers
Word Galaxy
- Miracle – a wonderful event that seems impossible and that is believed to be caused by God
- Chemist – a person who is qualified to prepare and sell medicines
- Whisper – murmur / to speak very softly to somebody so that others cannot hear what you are saying
- Audible – loud enough to be heard
- Neurosurgeon – a doctor who performs operations on the nervous system especially on the brain
Question 1: Choose the correct option:
1. Who was Andrew?
(a) An eight-year-old child
(b) Tess’s brother
(c) Shopkeeper
(d) Neurosurgeon
2. “We don’t sell miracles here.” Who said these words?
(a) Tess
(b) Andrew
(c) Chemist
(d) Armstrong
3. The exact price of the miracle was
(a) Dollar.
(b) Eleven cents.
(c) a dollar and eleven cents.
(d) hundred cents.
4. “I’m sorry,” the chemist said, because the miracle the girl had asked for……
(a) was not available in his shop.
(b) was very costly.
(c) was not a medicine.
5. Dr. Armstrong wanted
(a) to help the child.
(b) to collect a lot of money,
(c) to make fun of the child.
Question 2: Write True or False. Correct the false statements.
1. Andrew’s parents had very little money – True
2. Tess’s parents were very poor – True
3. Tess’s parents were not interested to take her little brother, Andrew, to the hospital – False
Correct statement – Tess’s parents were interested to take her little brother, Andrew, to the hospital. But they had little money.
4. Andrew was seriously ill – True
5. Tess thought that “a miracle” was the medicine that was available in a medical store – True
Question 3: Do you think less can buy the miracle with her savings? Why?
Answer: I don’t think Tess can buy the miracle with her savings. This is because miracle is not a medicine that one can buy.
Question 4: Why did the mother say that the surgery was a real miracle?
Answer: The mother said that the surgery was a real miracle because it saved the life of her son, Andrew. They were very poor and couldn’t afford the operation. So, they gave up their efforts to save Andrew. At that time, when they lost all hopes, Dr Armstrong came into picture as if God has sent him for their help. So, it was a miracle for them that saved Andrew’s life.
Question 5: What did the little girl understand by the word “miracle”?
Answer: The little girl could not understand what the ‘miracle’ was. She thought it a kind of medicine that can cure her brother’s disease.
Question 6: What kind of a man was Dr. Armstrong?
Answer: Dr. Armstrong was a kind, noble and helpful doctor. He helped the little girl by saving her brother, Andrew without taking any money.
Question 7: Find out the words that have been used to describe Tess. Would you like to add some from your side?
Answer: The words that have been used to describe Tess are: She was eight-years-old.
I would like to add that she was innocent, caring and loving.
So, these were What Can a Dollar and Eleven Cents Do Questions & Answers.