1) What did Tess’s father say to her mother?

Question

Read the following passage. 

When Tess heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” she went to her room and pulled a jar of coins from a cupboard. She poured all the money out on the floor and counted it carefully. Holding the jar tightly, she made her way to the medical store and placed it on the glass table.

“What do you want?” asked the chemist. “It’s for my little brother,” Tess answered, “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” 

“We don’t sell miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling sadly at the little girl. “Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.” 

Answer the following questions. 

1) What did Tess’s father say to her mother?

2) Where did Tess go with her savings?

3) What did she want to buy?

4) Why do you think the chemist smiled sadly at the little girl?

5) “Just tell me how much it costs.” What does the word ‘it’ refer to here?

Answer 1

1. Tess’s father told her mother that only a miracle could save Andrew.

2. Tess went to a medical shop with her savings.

3. She wanted to buy a miracle. She thought that ‘a miracle’ was the medicine that was available in a medical store.

4. I think the chemist smiled sadly at the little girl for her innocence.

5. The word ‘it’ refers to ‘a miracle’.