Question

Read the following extracts and answer the questions from the given below:

I started right away at the Montessori Nursery School. I stayed there until I was six, at which time I started in the first form. In the sixth form, my teacher was Mrs. Kuperus, the headmistress. At the end of the year we were both in tears as we said a heartbreaking farewell. In the summer of 1941, Grandma fell ill and had to have an operation, so my birthday passed with little celebration.

1. "In the summer of 1941, Grandma fell ill and had to have an operation, so my birthday passed with little celebration."
   State any one inference about Anne from the above context.   (1)
2. The first education of Anne started at ______.    (1)
   1. some Kindergarten School
   2. a Nursery School
   3. Montessori Nursery School
   4. Elementary School
3. Who was Mrs. Kuperus? What kind of relationship did Anne share with her?   (2)
4. Substitute the word 'heartbreaking' with a word similar in meaning in the following sentence:     (1)
   "At the end of the year we were both in tears as we said a heartbreaking farewell."

Answer 1

1. Anne had a strong link with her grandmother and did not celebrate her birthday due to illness.
2. The first education of Anne started at Montessori Nursery School.
3. Mrs. Kuperus was Anne's sixth form teacher and the school's headmistress. Anne and Mrs. Kuperus had a deep and caring relationship, as seen by their sorrowful goodbye after the year.
4. The word "heartrending" could substitute "heartbreaking" in the given sentence.