Answer the following questions. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)
Question 1: What did Patrick think his cat was playing with?
What was it really? (2)
Answer: Patrick thought that his cat was playing with a little doll, But in Reality it was a very small-sized man called an elf.
Question 2. Why did the little man grant Patrick a wish? (2)
Answer: Patrick had saved the tiny man’s life from his cat as he had not gave him back to the cat. So he promised to fulfil one wish of Patrick.
Question 3. What was Patrick’s wish? (3)
Answer: Patrick’s greatest wish was that the little man should do all his homework till the end of the session, as he hated doing homework.
Question 4. In what subjects did the little man need help, to do Patrick’s homework? (5,6)
Answer: The little man needed Patrick’s help in Maths, English and history.
Question 5. How did Patrick help him? (7)
Answer: Patrick sat beside the elf and guided him. He brought books from the library and read them out to him.
Question 6. Who do you think did Patrick’s homework – the little man, or Patrick himself? Give reasons for your answer. (9, 10)
Answer: Patrick had to help the elf again and again with guidance and books, so in reality It was Patrick himself who actually did all the homework.