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1. Why do you think the writer visited Miss Beam’s school?    2. What was the ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play?    3. “Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day…” Complete the line. Which day was the hardest? Why was it the hardest?   4. What was the purpose of these special days?   

Answer:

1. The writer visited Miss Beam’s school because he had heard a great deal about it. 2. The ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play was that each term every child had one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day. This was done to make the children appreciate and understand misfortune.   3. “Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day.” The dumb day was the hardest. This was because the children’s mouths could not be bandaged, so they really had to exercise their will power to remain silent. But the bandaged girl said that being blind was so frightening. Her head ached all the time just from worrying that she would get hurt.   4. The purpose of these special days was to teach thoughtfulness − kindness to others, and being responsible citizens. To make the children appreciate and understand misfortune, they were made to share in misfortune too.