Father’s Help Question Answer Class 10: Madhyamik 2026 English Special Notes Father’s Help Question Answer is described here with model sey quesrion
Father’s Help Question Answer
১. The author of the story, ‘Father’s Help’ is – (i) RK Narayan (ii) Ruskin Bond (iii) Mulk Raj Anand (iv) Manoj Das
Ans – (i) RK Narayan
২. Swaminathan did not want to go to school – (i) Friday (ii) Saturday (iii) Monday (iv) Tuesday
Ans – (iii) Monday
৩. At nine o’clock Swaminathan wailed that he had – (i) a stomach pain (ii) a toothache (iii) loose motion (iv) a headache
Ans – (iv) a headache
৪. ‘Loaf about less on Sundays …Here ‘loaf’ means – (i) play (ii) a piece of bread (iii) quarrel with others (iv) move around in an idle manner
Ans – (iv) move around in an idle manner
৫. Swami knew his father could be very – (i) friendly (ii) liberal (iii) strict (iv) rude
Ans – (iii) strict
৬. The name of Swami’s teacher as mentioned in the story is – (i) Samson (ii) Samuel (iii) Simpson (iv) none of these
Ans – (ii) Samuel
৭. “He will scold me if I say so.”- Here ‘He’ refers to – (i) Swami’s father (ii) the headmaster (iii) Samuel (iv) the gatekeeper of the school
Ans – (iii) Samuel
৮. “He will scold me if I say so.” – Here ‘scold’ means – (i) rebuke (ii) not allow (iii) turn out of the class (iv) beat
Ans – (i) rebuke
৯. Swami said he did not tell the headmaster about Samuel because the headmaster was – (i) pleased with him (ii) not at school (iii) angry with Swami (iv) afraid of Samuel
Ans – (iv) afraid of Samuel
১০. Swami’s father proposed to send a letter with Swami to – (i) Samuel (ii) The headmaster (iii) The secretary of the school (iv) a lawyer
Ans – (ii) The headmaster
১১. Swami felt he had mixed up the real and the – (i) unreal (ii) Imagined (iii) Imitation (iv) Fake
Ans – (ii) Imagined
১২. Swami stopped on the roadside – (i) For the school bus (ii) To have an ice-cream (iii) For his friend (iv( to make up his mind about Samuel
Ans – (iv) To make up his mind about Samuel
১৩. Samuel had a / an – (i) fair face (ii) Thick moustache (iii) Long bread (iv) An unshaven cheek
Ans – (iv) An unshaven cheek
১৪. Swami decided to deliver the letter to the headmaster – (i) after the first period (ii) At the end of the day (iii) Fat recess time (iv) On the following day
Ans – (ii) At the end of the day
১৫. As Samuel was inspecting the home lessons, he appeared very – (i) angry (ii) Perplexed (iii) Gentle (iv) disappointed
Ans – (iii) Gentle
১৬. Swami felt he had never met anyone – (i) as good as Samuel (ii) As bad as Samuel (iii) As unkind as Samuel (iv) As friendly as Samuel
Ans – (i) As good as Samuel
১৭. Father snatched the letter from Swami and – (i) Threw it off (ii) Tore it up (iii) Kept it in his pocket (iv) Told he would rewrite it
Ans – (ii) Tore it up
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১৮. At 9.30 a.m. Swami was lying on the – (i) bench (ii) table (iii) floor (iv) Bench
Ans – (i) bench
১৯. Swami complained of a headache at – (i) eight o’clock (ii) Half past nine (iii) Ten o’clock (iv) Nine o’clock
Ans – (iv) Nine o’clock
২০. Swaminathan changed his tactics because he knew his – (i) Father (ii) Mother (iii) Headmaster (iv) Arithmetic teacher
Ans – (i) Father
২১. Father advised Swami to move about less on – (i) Fridays (ii) Saturdays (iii) Sundays (iv) Mondays
Ans – (iv) Mondays
২২. According to Swami, the headmaster was afraid of – (i) Letter (ii) Noise (iii) Samuel (iv) Samuel
Ans – (iii) Samuel
২৩. Father decided to send the headmaster a – (i) letter (ii) Telegram (iii) Notice (iv) report
Ans – (iv) report
২৪. At the time of going to school Swami was bothered by – (i) thoughts (ii) Conscience (iii) Headache (iv) Weather
Ans – (ii) Conscience
২৫. Samuel did not like the boys to be – (i) Irregular (ii) Noisy (iii) Indifferent (iv) Late
Ans – (iv) Late
২৬. While going to school Swaminathan thought that he was the – (i) finest boy (ii) Worst boy (iii) Most brilliant boy (iv) Cleverest boy
Ans – (ii) Worst boy
২৭. When Samuel noticed Swami, the latter was standing – (i) at the entrance of the school (ii) At the entrance to his class (iii) At the school gate (iv) In the corridor
Ans – (ii) At the entrance to his class
২৮. Swami was late to school by – (i) An hour (ii) Half an hour (iii) An hour and a half (iv) Three hours
Ans – (ii) Half an hour
২৯. Listening to Swami’s reply, Samuel was – (i) Angry (ii) Pleased (iii) disappointed (iv) Pleased
Ans – (i) Angry
৩০. Samuel’s gentle behaviour made Swami feel – (i) sad (ii) Happy (iii) Angry (iv) Relieved
Ans – (i) Sad
৩১. When Swami entered school, Samuel was teaching – (i) history (ii) geometry (iii) arithmetic (iv) geography
Ans – (iii) arithmetic
Father’s Help Question Answer
SAQ
১. Why did Swami shudder to realize that it was Monday morning ? (সোমবার সকাল বুঝতে পেরে স্বামী কেঁপে উঠল কেন ?)
Ans – Realizing that it was Monday morning, Swami shuddered because he had to go to school which he did not want to.
২. What tactic did Swami first take to avoid going to school ? (স্কুল যাওয়া এড়াতে স্বামী প্রথম কী কৌশল অবলম্বন করল ?)
Ans – To avoid going to school, Swami wailed at nine o’clock on Monday pretending that he had a headache.
৩. What was his father’s advice to Swami to avoid a headache on Monday ? (সোমবার সকালে মাথাধরা এড়ানোর জন্য স্বামীর বাবা তাকে কী উপদেশ দিলেন ?)
Ans – Father advised Swami if he loafed about less on Sundays, he would be without a headache on Monday. (
৪. What was Swami’s second tactics to avoid school going that day ? ( সেদিন স্কুলে যাওয়া এড়াতে স্বামীর দ্বিতীয় কৌশল কী ছিল ?)
Ans – As a second tactic to avoid going to school, Swami pleaded with his father that he could not go so late to school for his teacher Samuel might scold him.
৫. Why did not Swami tell his headmaster about Samuel ? (স্বামী কেন স্যামুয়েল সম্পর্কে আ প্রধানশিক্ষককে কিছু বলেনি ?)
Ans – Swami did not tell his headmaster about Samuel sir because he had heard even the headmaster was afraid of him.
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৬. . “But Father’s behaviour took an unexpected turn.” – What was the unexpected turn ? ( “বাবার আচরণ একটি অপ্রত্যাশিত মোড় নিল” – ‘অপ্রত্যাশিত মোড়’টি কী ?)
Ans – The unexpected turn was that father proposed to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster.
৭. How did Swami feel when he went to school ? ( স্কুলে যাওয়ার সময় স্বামী কীরকম বোধ করছিল ?)
Ans – Swami went to school with a feeling that he was the worst boy on earth.
৮. Why did Swami’s conscience bother him ? (স্বামীর বিবেক তাকে কেন পীড়া দিচ্ছিল ?)
Ans – Swami’s conscience bothered him because he doubted if his description of Samuel had been accurate.
৯. Why did Swami feel confused ? ( স্বামী বিভ্রান্ত বোধ করছিল কেন ?)
Ans – Swami was confused because he could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations he had made against him.
১০. What did Swami say that impressed Samuel ? ( স্বামী কী বলল যাতে স্যামুয়েল প্রভাবিত হলেন ?)
Ans – Samuel was impressed to hear from Swami that his father had told him he should not miss school.
১১. What did Swami think when Samuel did not scold him for being late at school ? (স্বামীর কী মনে হল যখন স্যামুয়েল তার দেরিতে স্কুলে আসার জন্য বকলেন না ?)
Ans – Swami felt that he had never met anyone as good as Samuel.
১২. What did Swami do when the bell rang at 4.30 ? ( সাড়ে চারটের ঘণ্টা বাজলে স্বামী কী করল ?)
Ans – When the bell rang at 4.30, Swami picked up his books and ran to the headmaster’s room to deliver the letter.
১৩. Why could not Swami deliver the letter to the headmaster ? ( স্বামী কেন প্রধানশিক্ষককে চিঠিটি দিতে পারল না ?)
Ans – Swami could not deliver the letter to the headmaster because the headmaster was not in his room for he had gone on a week’s leave.
১৪. What did Swami’s father do when he returned home with the letter ? ( চিঠিটি নিয়ে স্বামী বাড়ি ফিরলে তার বাবা কী করলেন ?)
Ans – Father snatched the letter from Swami and tore it up.
Father’s Help Question Answer
Model set – 1
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :
Lying in bed, Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning. It looked as though only a moment ago it was Friday. Already Monday was here. He hoped he didn’t have to go to school.
At nine o’clock, Swaminatham wailed, “I have a headache.”
Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home. At 9.30, when he ought to have been in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.
Father asked him, “Have you no school today?”
“Headache”, Swami replied,
“Nonsense! Dress up and go.”
“Headache!”
“Loaf about less on Sundays and you will be without a headache on Monday” .
Swami knew how strict his father could be. So he changed his tactics. “I can’t go so late to the class.”
“You’ll have to. It is your own fault.”
“What will the teacher think if I go so late?”
“Tell him you had a headache and so are late.”
“He will scold me if I say so.”
“Will he? Let us see. What is his name?”
“Samuel.”
“Does he always scold the students?”
“He is a very angry man. He is especially angry with boys who come in late. I wouldn’t like to go late to Samuel’s class.”
“If he is so angry, why not tell your headmaster about it?”
“They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him.”
Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences: 1×5=5
১. Swami realised that it was a Monday morning while he was –
(i) Lying on bench
(ii) Lying in bed
(iii) Doing homework
(iv) Talking to his mother
Ans – (ii) Lying in bed
২. At 9 o’clock Swaminathan wailed for –
(i) Headache
(ii) Toothache
(iii) Breakfast
(iv) Stomach pain
Ans – (i) Headache
৩. Swami knew about his father’s –
(i) strictness
(ii) generosity
(iii) vividness
(iv) stupidity
Ans – (i) strictness
৪. Hearing about Swami’s headache his father –
(i) became glad
(ii) became sad
(iii) became sympathetic
(iv) rebuked him
Ans – (iv) rebuked him
৫. Swami’s school used to start from –
(i) 9 am
(ii) 9.30 am
(iii) 9.45 am
(iv) 10 am
Ans – (ii) 9.30 am
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Complete the following sentences with information from the text : 1×3=3
১. At 9 o’clock Swami proclaimed that _______________________________________ .
Ans – he had a headache.
২. Swami refused to go late in Samuel’s class because __________________________________ .
Ans – he was afraid of the teacher’s anger and scolding.
৩. Swami’s father advised Swami not to _________________________________________ .
Ans – loaf about on Sundays to avoid having a headache on Monday.
Answer the following questions : 2×2=4
১. What was the reaction of Swami’s parents when he told them about his headache ?
Ans – Swami’s mother was generous and suggested he could stay at home. However, his father was strict, called his excuse “nonsense,” and ordered him to dress up and go to school.
২. “So he changed his tactics”- Whose tactics is referred to here ? What was the changed tactics ?
Ans – The tactics of Swami are referred to here. His first tactic was pretending to have a headache. When that failed, his changed tactic was claiming he couldn’t go to school because he was too late for class.
Father’s Help Question Answer
Model set – 2
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions given below :
Swami hoped that with this his father would be made to see why he must avoid school for the day. But Father’s behaviour took an unexpected turn. He proposed to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster.
No amount of protest from Swami would make him change his mind.
By the time Swami was ready to leave for school, Father had composed a long letter to the headmaster.
He put it in an envelope and sealed it.
“What have you written, Father?” Swami asked apprehensively.
“Nothing for you. Give it to your headmaster and go to your class.”
“Have you written anything about our teacher Samuel?”
“Yes. Plenty of things.”
“What has he done, Father?”
“Everything is there in the letter. Give it to your headmaster.”
Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth. His conscience bothered him. He wasn’t at all sure if his description of Samuel had been accurate. He felt he had mixed up the real and the imagined.
Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel. Samuel was not such a bad man after all. Personally he was much more friendly than the other teachers. Swami also felt Samuel had a special regard for him.
Swami’s head was dizzy with confusion. He could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter. The more he thought of Samuel, the more Swami grieved for him. To recall Samuel’s dark face, his thin moustache, unshaven cheek and yellow coat filled Swaminathan with sorrow.
Choose the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences: 1×5=5
১. When Swami was getting ready for school, his father –
(i) Was ready for office
(ii) Became disappointed
(iii) decided to accompany him
(iv) Had written a letter to the headmaster
Ans – (iv) Had written a letter to the headmaster
২. When Swami protested, his father remained –
(i) Indifferent
(ii) Unchanged
(iii) angry
(iv) Sympathetic
Ans – (ii) Unchanged
৩. Swami asked his father about the content of the letter –
(i) With fear and anxiety
(ii) Curiously
(iii) jubilantly
(iv) with agony
Ans – (i) With fear and anxiety
৪. Swami was bothered by his –
(i) Headache
(ii) Conscience
(iii) consciousness
(iv) Anxiety
Ans –(ii) Conscience
৫. The more Swami thought of Samuel, the more he felt –
(i) Aggrieved
(ii) Angry
(iii) cheerful
(iv) Puzzled
Ans – (i) Aggrieved
Complete the following sentences with information from the text : 1×3=3
১. Swami’s father’s proposal was __________________________________ .
Ans – to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster.
২. Swami went to school with a feeling _____________________________________ .
Ans – that he was the worst boy on earth.
৩. Swami realised that his description of Samuel had not been accurate because ______________________________________ .
Ans – his conscience bothered him and he felt he had mixed up the real and the imagined.
Answer the following questions:
১. How did Swami estimate Samuel ?
Ans –Swami felt that Samuel was not a bad man. Personally, he was much more friendly than other teachers and seemed to have a special regard for Swami.
২. Why was Swami puzzled with confusion ?
Ans – Swami was puzzled because he couldn’t decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations written in his father’s letter. He was torn between his imagined fears and the reality of Samuel’s kindness.
Father’s Help Question Answer
Model set – 3
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
By the time Swami was ready to leave for school, Father has composed a long letter to the headmaster.
He put it in an envelope and sealed it.
“What have you written, Father?” Swami asked apprehensively.
“Nothing for you. Give it to your Headmaster and go to your class.”
“Have you written anything about our teacher Samuel?”
“Yes. Plenty of things.
“What has he done, Father?”
“Everything is there in the letter. Give it to your headmaster.”
Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth. His conscience bothered him. He was not at all sure if his description of Samuel had been accurate. He felt he had mixed up the real and the imagined.
Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel. Samuel was not such a bad man after all. Personally he was much more friendly than the other teachers. Swami also felt Samuel had a special regard for him.
Swami’s head was dizzy with confusion. He could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter. The more he thought of Samuel, the more Swami grieved for him. To recall Samuel’s dark face, his thin moustache, unshaven cheek and yellow coat filled Swaminathan with sorrow.
Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences : 1×5=5
১. The thought of Samuel filled Swami with –
- Delight
- Sorrow
- Fear
- Naughtiness
Ans – (B) Sorrow
২. The letter was sent through –
(A) Swami’s father
(B) Swami
(C) Samuel
(D) The headmaster
Ans – (B) Swami
৩. Swami stood –
(A) Confident
(B) Dumb
(C) undecided
(D) Crying
Ans – (C) undecided
৪. Swami was troubled by –
- His father
- Samuel
- the headmaster
- His inner feeling
Ans – (D) His inner feeling
৫. Swami stopped –
- At the school gate
- At the entrance of the classroom
- on the way
- In front of the headmaster’s room
Ans – (C) on the way
Complete the following sentences with information from the text : 1×3=3
১. Swami was uncertain _______________________________________ .
Ans – if his description of Samuel had been accurate.
২. Swami was apprehensive when ____________________________________ .
Ans – he asked his father about the contents of the letter.
৩. Swami was full of grief when ____________________________________________ .
Ans – he recalled Samuel’s dark face, thin moustache, and yellow coat.
Answer the following questions :2×2=4
১. Describe the appearance of Samuel .
Ans – Samuel had a dark face, a thin moustache, unshaven cheeks, and wore a yellow coat.
২. What was Swami’s final assessment of Samuel ?
Ans – Swami finally assessed that Samuel was a friendly man who was much better than other teachers and did not necessarily deserve the harsh allegations in the letter.
Model set – 4
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions given below :
Swami stood at the entrance to his class. Samuel was teaching arithmetic. He looked at Swami. Swami hoped Samuel would scold him severely.
“You are half an hour late,” Samuel said.
“I have a headache, sir,” Swami said.
“Then why did you come at all?”
This was an unexpected question from Samuel. Swami said, “My father said I shouldn’t miss school, sir.”
Samuel looked impressed, “Your father is quite right. We want more parents like him.”
“Oh, you poor man!” Swami thought, “you don’t know what my father has done to you.”
“All right, go to your seat.”
Swami sat down, feeling sad. He had never met anyone as good as Samuel.
The teacher was inspecting the home lessons. To Swami’s thinking, this was the time when Samuel got most angry. But today Samuel appeared very gentle.
“Swaminathan, where is your homework?”
“I have not done my homework, sir,” Swami said.
“Why headache?” asked Samuel.
“Yes, sir.”
“All right, sit down,” Samuel said.
Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences : 1×5=5
১. Samuel was teaching –
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Arithmetic
- All of these
Ans – (C) Arithmetic
২. According to Samuel, Swami was late by –
- Half an hour
- One hour
- two hours
- Three hours
Ans – (A) Half an hour
৩. Swami said that he had a –
(A) Fever
(B) Toothache
(C) headache
(D) Stomach-ache
Ans – (C) headache
৪. Swami sat down feeling –
(A) Delight
(B) Angry
(C) despair
(D) Sad
Ans – (D) Sad
৫. To Swami’s thinking Samuel used to get most angry when he inspected –
(A) homework
(B) classwork
(C) project-work
(D) Board-work
Ans – (A) homework
Complete the following sentences with information from the text : 1×3=3
১. Swami stood at the _____________________________ .
Ans – entrance to his class.
২. The teacher was inspecting ________________________________ .
Ans – the home lessons.
৩. Samuel said they wanted more parents _____________________________________ .
Ans – like Swami’s father.
State whether the following statements are True or False. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False statements. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answers : (1+1) x 2 = 4
১. Swami expected that Samuel would not scold him . [ F ]
S.S – “Swami hoped Samuel would scold him severely.”
২. Swami felt that he had never met a person as good as Samuel. [ T ]
S.S – “He had never met anyone as good as Samuel.” .
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