Chapter 1 - Papa's Spectacles · Class 5 English
Practise 8 short and long answer questions on Papa's Spectacles from Chapter 1 - Papa's Spectacles. Try writing your own answer first, then tap the question to compare it with the model answer and read the explanation behind it.
Papa is searching for his spectacles.
The poem begins with Papa searching everywhere because he cannot find his only pair of spectacles.
Papa cannot read the newspaper because he has misplaced his spectacles.
The poem lists reading the newspaper among the activities Papa cannot do without his spectacles.
Papa checks his pockets and looks under his chair.
These are two of the places mentioned during his search.
The poem says Papa checks his pockets, looks under his chair, searches near the window and looks everywhere.
The sequence of places makes his search seem thorough and humorous.
The child discovers that Papa’s spectacles are already on his head, even though he has searched everywhere for them.
The contrast between the long search and the obvious location creates the humour.
The child asks Papa to stop, comes close to him and points out that the spectacles are on his head.
The child notices what Papa has missed and solves the problem.
It means that Papa looked quickly.
The poem uses “glanced” for his quick look under the chair.
A reader may learn to pause and look carefully before searching in many places. The child’s calm observation solves the problem.
This is an inference from the way the child notices the spectacles.