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Question
Compare the following characters:
Miss Joseph and Denham
Solution
| Miss Joseph | Denham |
| 1. In-charge of the Students’ Council programme and delivers a short address highlighting the Council’s purpose and its activities | 1. In-charge of the Students’ Council programme and assigned the task of calling out the names of the student representatives of the senior class and displays genuine courtesy while addressing them |
| 2. Representative of the subject of ‘Domestic Science’ | 2. Representative of the subject of ‘P.T. and games’ |
| 3. Speaks about the theme of the interdependence of mankind, which was at the root of all their lessons | 3. Criticises the pattern of P.T. and games, citing the limitations of obtaining space, the monotony of the routine, and the scarcity of time allocated to it |
| 4. Qualities Highlighted: leadership skills, calm, insightful | 4. Qualities highlighted: leadership skills, courteous, assertive, blunt |
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