Who Is Missie Sahib In The Secret Garden

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Adapted fromThe Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911)

When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another. Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people. She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible. So when she was a sickly, fretful, ugly little baby she was kept out of the way, and when she became a sickly, fretful, toddling thing she was kept out of the way also. She never remembered seeing familiarly anything but the dark faces of her Ayah and the other native servants, and as they always obeyed her and gave her her own way in everything, because the Mem Sahib would be angry if she was disturbed by her crying, by the time she was six years old she was as tyrannical and selfish a little pig as ever lived. The young English governess who came to teach her to read and write disliked her so much that she gave up her place in three months, and when other governesses came to try to fill it they always went away in a shorter time than the first one. So if Mary had not chosen to really want to know how to read books she would never have learned her letters at all.

One frightfully hot morning, when she was about nine years old, she awakened feeling very cross, and she became crosser still when she saw that the servant who stood by her bedside was not her Ayah.

"Why did you come?" she said to the strange woman. "I will not let you stay. Send my Ayah to me."

The woman looked frightened, but she only stammered that the Ayah could not come and when Mary threw herself into a passion and beat and kicked her, she looked only more frightened and repeated that it was not possible for the Ayah to come to Missie Sahib.

There was something mysterious in the air that morning. Nothing was done in its regular order and several of the native servants seemed missing, while those whom Mary saw slunk or hurried about with ashy and scared faces. But no one would tell her anything and her Ayah did not come. She was actually left alone as the morning went on, and at last she wandered out into the garden and began to play by herself under a tree near the veranda. She pretended that she was making a flower-bed, and she stuck big scarlet hibiscus blossoms into little heaps of earth, all the time growing more and more angry and muttering to herself the things she would say and the names she would call Saidie when she returned.

"Pig! Pig! Daughter of Pigs!" she said, because to call a native a pig is the worst insult of all.

She was grinding her teeth and saying this over and over again when she heard her mother come out on the veranda with some one. She was with a fair young man and they stood talking together in low strange voices. Mary knew the fair young man who looked like a boy. She had heard that he was a very young officer who had just come from England. The child stared at him, but she stared most at her mother. She always did this when she had a chance to see her, because the Mem Sahib—Mary used to call her that oftener than anything else—was such a tall, slim, pretty person and wore such lovely clothes. Her hair was like curly silk and she had a delicate little nose which seemed to be disdaining things, and she had large laughing eyes. All her clothes were thin and floating, and Mary said they were "full of lace." They looked fuller of lace than ever this morning, but her eyes were not laughing at all. They were large and scared and lifted imploringly to the fair boy officer's face.

Why was Mary angry when she woke up?

Possible Answers:

Mary was angry because the garden was locked

Mary was angry because her mom was not home

Mary was angry because Ayah wasn't waking her up

Mary was angry because people were screaming in the house

Correct answer:

Mary was angry because Ayah wasn't waking her up

Explanation:

In the middle of the passage, the reader is told that Mary was upset when she woke up because Ayah was not waking her.

"One frightfully hot morning, when she was about nine years old, she awakened feeling very cross, and she became crosser still when she saw that the servant who stood by her bedside was not her Ayah.

"Why did you come?" she said to the strange woman. "I will not let you stay. Send my Ayah to me."

The woman looked frightened, but she only stammered that the Ayah could not come and when Mary threw herself into a passion and beat and kicked her, she looked only more frightened and repeated that it was not possible for the Ayah to come to Missie Sahib."

Adapted fromThe Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911)

When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another. Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people. She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible. So when she was a sickly, fretful, ugly little baby she was kept out of the way, and when she became a sickly, fretful, toddling thing she was kept out of the way also. She never remembered seeing familiarly anything but the dark faces of her Ayah and the other native servants, and as they always obeyed her and gave her her own way in everything, because the Mem Sahib would be angry if she was disturbed by her crying, by the time she was six years old she was as tyrannical and selfish a little pig as ever lived. The young English governess who came to teach her to read and write disliked her so much that she gave up her place in three months, and when other governesses came to try to fill it they always went away in a shorter time than the first one. So if Mary had not chosen to really want to know how to read books she would never have learned her letters at all.

One frightfully hot morning, when she was about nine years old, she awakened feeling very cross, and she became crosser still when she saw that the servant who stood by her bedside was not her Ayah.

"Why did you come?" she said to the strange woman. "I will not let you stay. Send my Ayah to me."

The woman looked frightened, but she only stammered that the Ayah could not come and when Mary threw herself into a passion and beat and kicked her, she looked only more frightened and repeated that it was not possible for the Ayah to come to Missie Sahib.

There was something mysterious in the air that morning. Nothing was done in its regular order and several of the native servants seemed missing, while those whom Mary saw slunk or hurried about with ashy and scared faces. But no one would tell her anything and her Ayah did not come. She was actually left alone as the morning went on, and at last she wandered out into the garden and began to play by herself under a tree near the veranda. She pretended that she was making a flower-bed, and she stuck big scarlet hibiscus blossoms into little heaps of earth, all the time growing more and more angry and muttering to herself the things she would say and the names she would call Saidie when she returned.

"Pig! Pig! Daughter of Pigs!" she said, because to call a native a pig is the worst insult of all.

She was grinding her teeth and saying this over and over again when she heard her mother come out on the veranda with some one. She was with a fair young man and they stood talking together in low strange voices. Mary knew the fair young man who looked like a boy. She had heard that he was a very young officer who had just come from England. The child stared at him, but she stared most at her mother. She always did this when she had a chance to see her, because the Mem Sahib—Mary used to call her that oftener than anything else—was such a tall, slim, pretty person and wore such lovely clothes. Her hair was like curly silk and she had a delicate little nose which seemed to be disdaining things, and she had large laughing eyes. All her clothes were thin and floating, and Mary said they were "full of lace." They looked fuller of lace than ever this morning, but her eyes were not laughing at all. They were large and scared and lifted imploringly to the fair boy officer's face.

According to the text, what is the worst insult of all?

Possible Answers:

Calling a native a pig

Not learning to read

Not learning to write

Being ugly

Correct answer:

Calling a native a pig

Explanation:

Near the end of the story, the reader is told that calling a native a pig is the worst insult of all.

"Pig! Pig! Daughter of Pigs!" she said, because to call a native a pig is the worst insult of all.

Adapted fromThe Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911)

When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another. Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people. She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible. So when she was a sickly, fretful, ugly little baby she was kept out of the way, and when she became a sickly, fretful, toddling thing she was kept out of the way also. She never remembered seeing familiarly anything but the dark faces of her Ayah and the other native servants, and as they always obeyed her and gave her her own way in everything, because the Mem Sahib would be angry if she was disturbed by her crying, by the time she was six years old she was as tyrannical and selfish a little pig as ever lived. The young English governess who came to teach her to read and write disliked her so much that she gave up her place in three months, and when other governesses came to try to fill it they always went away in a shorter time than the first one. So if Mary had not chosen to really want to know how to read books she would never have learned her letters at all.

One frightfully hot morning, when she was about nine years old, she awakened feeling very cross, and she became crosser still when she saw that the servant who stood by her bedside was not her Ayah.

"Why did you come?" she said to the strange woman. "I will not let you stay. Send my Ayah to me."

The woman looked frightened, but she only stammered that the Ayah could not come and when Mary threw herself into a passion and beat and kicked her, she looked only more frightened and repeated that it was not possible for the Ayah to come to Missie Sahib.

There was something mysterious in the air that morning. Nothing was done in its regular order and several of the native servants seemed missing, while those whom Mary saw slunk or hurried about with ashy and scared faces. But no one would tell her anything and her Ayah did not come. She was actually left alone as the morning went on, and at last she wandered out into the garden and began to play by herself under a tree near the veranda. She pretended that she was making a flower-bed, and she stuck big scarlet hibiscus blossoms into little heaps of earth, all the time growing more and more angry and muttering to herself the things she would say and the names she would call Saidie when she returned.

"Pig! Pig! Daughter of Pigs!" she said, because to call a native a pig is the worst insult of all.

She was grinding her teeth and saying this over and over again when she heard her mother come out on the veranda with some one. She was with a fair young man and they stood talking together in low strange voices. Mary knew the fair young man who looked like a boy. She had heard that he was a very young officer who had just come from England. The child stared at him, but she stared most at her mother. She always did this when she had a chance to see her, because the Mem Sahib—Mary used to call her that oftener than anything else—was such a tall, slim, pretty person and wore such lovely clothes. Her hair was like curly silk and she had a delicate little nose which seemed to be disdaining things, and she had large laughing eyes. All her clothes were thin and floating, and Mary said they were "full of lace." They looked fuller of lace than ever this morning, but her eyes were not laughing at all. They were large and scared and lifted imploringly to the fair boy officer's face.

Based on the text, how did Mary's mom feel about Mary?

Possible Answers:

She felt a strong connection to Mary

She disliked Mary

She loved Mary

She admired Mary

Correct answer:

She disliked Mary

Explanation:

In the text, we are told that Mary was to be kept out of sight from her mom.

"...when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible. So when she was a sickly, fretful, ugly little baby she was kept out of the way, and when she became a sickly, fretful, toddling thing she was kept out of the way also. She never remembered seeing familiarly anything but the dark faces of her Ayah and the other native servants, and as they always obeyed her and gave her her own way in everything, because the Mem Sahib would be angry if she was disturbed by her crying, by the time she was six years old she was as tyrannical and selfish a little pig as ever lived."

In most cases, if you love, admire, or have a strong connection with them you want to be around them. You wouldn't want to keep them out of sight; thus, Mary's mom seems to dislike Mary.

Select the type of sentence that is provided:

I really don't feel well this morning, can I skip school and stay in bed?

Possible Answers:

Declarative

Interrogative

Exclamatory

Imperative

Correct answer:

Interrogative

Explanation:

Looking at our answer choices, there are four types of sentences:

1. Ad eclarative sentence is a sentence that tells the reader about something, and it will always end with a period.
2. Animperative sentence is a sentence that is a command, it tells someone to do something. This type of sentence will end in either a period or an exclamation point.
3. Aninterrogative sentence is a sentence that asks something, it's a question. This type of sentence will always end with a question mark.
4. Anexclamatory sentence is a sentence that shows excitement, surprise, or a strong emotion. This type of sentence will always end with an exclamation point.

Let's look at the sentence from the question:

I really don't feel well this morning, can I skip school and stay in bed?

This sentence ends in a question mark; thus, this sentence is an interrogative sentence.

Select the type of sentence that is provided:

When Amanda got to school today, she realized that she had forgotten to complete all of her homework.

Possible Answers:

Exclamatory

Declarative

Interrogative

Correct answer:

Declarative

Explanation:

Looking at our answer choices, there are four types of sentences:

1. Ad eclarative sentence is a sentence that tells the reader about something, and it will always end with a period.
2. Animperative sentence is a sentence that is a command, it tells someone to do something. This type of sentence will end in either a period or an exclamation point.
3. Aninterrogative sentence is a sentence that asks something, it's a question. This type of sentence will always end with a question mark.
4. Anexclamatory sentence is a sentence that shows excitement, surprise, or a strong emotion. This type of sentence will always end with an exclamation point.

Let's look at the sentence from the question:

When I got to school today, I realized that I had forgotten to complete all of my homework.

This sentence is telling us something, it's telling us that Amanda forgot to do all of her homework. A sentence that tells the reader about something is a declarative sentence.

Complete the analogy provided:

Green is to grass as blue is to __________.

Possible Answers:

sky

telephone

table

floor

Explanation:

An analogy shows a relationship between two pairs of words.

Let's look at the first part of our analogy:

"Green is to grass"

"Green" is describing the color of the "grass".

The second part of the analogy is:

"blue is to __________. "

We need to think, What is commonly known as being blue?

Based on our answer choices, "sky" is the best option. Not only is the sky often described as blue, but both the sky and grass can be found in nature, making "sky" the best answer choice.

Complete the analogy provided:

Drive is to car as ride is to __________.

Explanation:

An analogy shows a relationship between two pairs of words.

Let's look at the first part of our analogy:

"Drive is to car"

We know that we drive a car, so what do we ride? Based on our answer choices, "bike" is the best choice.

We drive a car and we ride a bike; thus, drive is to car as ride is to bike.

For the sentence provided, select the correct part of speech for the bolded word:

The basketball player quickly dribbled the ball down the court.

Possible Answers:

Verb

Adverb

Noun

Adjective

Explanation:

To answer this question correctly, we need to recall the definitions of the parts of speech given in the answer choices:

• Adverb- An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or adverb. Adverbs usually tell where, when, or how.
• Adjective- An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
• Noun- A noun is a person, place, or thing.
• Verb- A verb is a word that shows action, an occurrence, or a state of being.

Let's look at our sentence:

The basketball playerquickly dribbled the ball down the court.

The word "quickly" is describing "dribbled". Based on our definitions, the word "dribbled" is an action; thus, "dribbled" is a verb. This means that "quickly" is describing a verb, which makes "quickly" an adverb.

For the sentence provided, select the correct part of speech for the bolded word:

The cake that you baked is delicious!

Possible Answers:

Verb

Adverb

Adjective

Noun

Explanation:

To answer this question correctly, we need to recall the definitions of the parts of speech given in the answer choices:

• Adverb- An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or adverb. Adverbs usually tell where, when, or how.
• Adjective- An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
• Noun- A noun is a person, place, or thing.
• Verb- A verb is a word that shows action, an occurrence, or a state of being.

Let's look at our sentence:

The cake that you baked isdelicious!

The word "delicious" is describing "cake" in our sentence. "Cake" is a thing, which makes "cake" a noun. This means that "delicious" is an adjective because it's describing the noun, "cake".

Replace the bolded words in the sentence provided with the correct contraction:

He is going to the hockey game after he finishes his homework.

Explanation:

A contraction is the combining, and shortening of two words. Contractions always have an apostrophe the replaces a missing letter, or letters.

When we combine a word with "is" the apostrophe replaces the "i".

He is He's

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