Wednesday, July 28, 2021

The last leaf

 Worksheet

1.       

Choose the correct option.

a)       

What disease did Johnsy have?

 

i.        cancer

ii.      pneumonia

iii.    diabetes

iv.    heart disease

b)      

Where does the story take place?

 

i.        Maine

ii.      New York

iii.    California

iv.    London

c)       

The girls lived in ________

 

i.        Notting Hill

ii.      Barrington

iii.    Greenwich

iv.    Riverdale

d)      

Who was Behrman?

 

i.        the landlord

ii.      Sue’s brother

iii.    the downstairs neighbour

iv.    the doctor

e)       

What was Behrman’s masterpiece?

 

i.        the ivy leaf

ii.      the Mona Lisa

iii.    the lighthouse

iv.    Johnsy’s portrait

 

 

2.       

Answer the following questions in 30-40 words.

a)       

What was the doctor’s observation?

 

On checking Johnsy, the doctor observed that she had one in ten chance of survival. He also said that he cannot help a person who has already decided that she will not get well.


a)       

Who was Behrman? How did he earn his living?

 

Behrman was a sixty-year-old man who lived on the ground floor below Sue and Johnsy. Behrman was a failure in art but wanted to paint a masterpiece. He earned his living by serving as a model to the young artists in the colony who could not pay the price of a professional.

b)      

How did Behrman save Johnsy’s life?

 

Behrman painted the last ivy leaf outside Johnsy’s window as the leaf had already fallen due to the storm. He sacrificed his own life to save Johnsy’s life through his masterpiece.

 

 



3 comments:

  1. nice site useful for examination of podar students thanks to the creater for the site

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  2. not at all matching the podar international school syllabus question answers of the chapter the last leaf

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  3. It is very helpful.

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