SAMACHEER - 10 STD - SUPPLEMENTARY -THE PIANO

1. SUPPLEMENTARY
THE PIANO LESSON
- Rob Reilly
1. Can you identify the Musical Instruments
2. Have you seen these instruments? Yes / No
3. If so where have you seen them? Shop / Church / Hospital
4. How do you feel when you hear the music? Pleasant / Unpleasant

2. ROB REILLY’S HOUSE
ROB REILLY’S
Mom
ROB REILLY
The Narrator Rob
Reilly was a five
year old boy
PICTORIAL PRESENTATION
Sequence 1 ROB REILLY’S
DAD

3. PICTURE EVALUATION
1. What is the Profession of Rob Reilly’s Father?
2. What is the colour of the Uniform?
3. How old is Rob Reilly?
4. What is the colour of the Suitcase?

4. What is the
weather like
up there?
Sequence 2
The
advertisement
was about the
piano
NEIGHBOUR

5. Enough
is
Enough
She squealed with
delight
Mom got skill
through practice
by herself
The author’s
Dad bought a
piano on loan
for mom
Sequence 3
Goodnight -
Irene
Where was the Piano placed?
she felt like a princess

6. But the loan
wasn’t paid
so the money
lender took
away the
piano
Mum was
sad
Sequence 4
Not paid
No Job
No MoneyNo Piano
DAD WAS WORRIED

7. Sequence 5
“Well, my
Baby
Boy”
Later, Dad got a job
in an accounting firm.

8. Two years later,
Dad bought Mum
a piano by paying
cash
Sequence 6

9. EVALUATION
1)Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form a
complete meaningfulparagraph:
I can remember like yesterday, the day my father came
home (i). A flying officer (ii), he was dressed in a blue-
uniform with a skinny (iii). Planked so precariously on the
side of is head that I wondered why it never fell off. A
neighbour called out, “what is the weather like up there?”
as my giant-like father bounded by, carrying (iv), strapped
together with a large leather belt. He was, without
question, (v). I had ever seen.
(i)Boat shaped cap (ii) A battered brown suitcase (iii) The
tallest man (iv) During world war II (v) from the war.
Answers:
(i) from the war (ii) ) During world war (iii)Boat shaped cap
(iv) A battered brown suitcase (v) The tallest man

10. (2)Read following sentences and
Identify the character/speaker
1.What is the weather like up there
2.I bought your mom a piano
3.Enough is enough
4.She felt like a princess
5.Well my baby boy
Ans:
1.Rob Reilly’s neighbour
2.Rob Reilly’s father
3. Rob Reilly’s father
4. Rob Reilly’s mother
5. Rob Reilly’s mother

11. 3)Match the following
appropriately:
a)Sobbing in the kitchen – Magnificient piece
of furniture
b)Five year old boy - Rob Reilly’s father
c)Looked sad and worried - Good night Irene
d)Piano - Rob Reilly
e)Song - Rob Reilly’smother
Ans: a-5,b-4,c-2,d-1,e-3.

12. 4)Complete the following sentences choosing the
correct answer from the options given below:
1.The important gift dad had brought was ___
a)Guitar b)Piano c)Suitcase d)Saree
2.A ___ carried a brand new piano
a)Cart b)Van c)Truck d)Labourer
3. The cart was drawn by ___
a)Horse b)Bullock c)Donkey d)Men
4.Rob’s mother began to teach___
a)Children b)Neighbours c)Herself d)Himself
5.Mum squealed with ___
a)Anger b)surprise c)delight d)fuss.

13. 5.Read the passage given below and
answer the questions that follow
It turned out that since returning from the war,Dad had been
unable to find a job.At that time I was too young to understand
why anyone would get sad and worried about that,because I
that I would be has happy as a cat in a fish shop to have such a
long holiday.Then, a few weeks later, I observed the same big
horse pulling a card down our street and it clip clopped right up
into our drive way.Soon two men began to load Mum’s piano
onto the wagon while all the neighbours gathered around to
watch.Mum stayed in the kitchen,sobbing.She was a proud
person and couldn’t bear to see her beloved Piano sitting on
the top of the wagon.Dad sat ou in the backyand next to the
Chickenshed,looking sadder than I had ever seen him.

14. QUESTIONS
1)How was the piano being taken away?
2)Why was Mum sad and sobbing?
3)Where was Dad sitting?
4)Why was Dad looking sadder than ever?
5)What did the author think about his father
staying at home without a job?

15. 5)ANSWERS
1)The piano was being taken away by a
horse cart.
2)Because her loved piano was being taken
away
3)Dad was sitting in the backyard
4)Dad had no job and he couldn’t repay the
loan
5)He couldn’t understand his father’sworry.

16. 6)Study the given mind map and fill in the in
complete details:
The piano was taken
back
The house seemed awfully
quiet
Dad got a job in an accounting
firm
------------------------(ii) the
challenge
He sacrificed(IV) ------------
------------ (v)had saved
enough money
As a part of his job(I) --------
He tried hard (iii)-------------

17. 6)ANSWERS
1)he had to qualify as a chartered
accountant
2)He accepted
3)and studied late in the night
4) a lot over the years
5) Dad

18. Answer in a Paragraph
1.How did the author’s mother over come her
disappointment of not being able to play the Piano?
Answer:
•
The author’s Dad bought Mum a piano on loan.
•
Mum got skill through practice.
•
As the loan wasn’t paid the money lender took
away the piano
•
Mum was sad but was determined to overcome her
disappointment .
•
Later Dad got a job in an accounting firm.
•
Two years later Dad bought Mum a piano by paying
cash.

19. THE END