Who Did Patrick’s Homework Explanation and Question Answers

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Who Did Patrick’s Homework Explanation and Question Answers

Introduction

This is a story about an intelligent but lazy boy named Patrick. He hated his homework. One day he found an elf and saved it from the cat and in return, the elf promised him to grant a wish. Patrick asked him to do his homework. The elf smartly made Patrick work harder than before and it improved his performance in studies.

Who Did Patrick’s Homework Line by Line Explanation

PATRICK never did homework. “Too boring,” he said. He played hockey and basketball and Nintendo instead. His teachers told him, “Patrick! Do your homework or you won’t learn a thing.” And it’s true, sometimes he did feel like an ignoramus. But what could he do? He hated homework.

Explanation: Patrick never completed his homework because he feels it was boring. Instead of completing homework, he liked to play games like basketball, hockey and video games like Nintendo. His teachers told him to complete his homework otherwise he will not learn anything. It was true because sometimes he feels completely ignorant but he was helpless as he did like to do homework.

 

Then one day he found his cat playing with a little doll and he grabbed it away. To his surprise, it wasn’t a doll at all, but a man of the tiniest size. He had a little wool shirt with old-fashioned britches and a tall hat much like a witch’s. He yelled, “Save me! Don’t give me back to that cat. I’ll grant you a wish, I promise you that.”

Explanation: Then one day an unexpected thing happened, his cat was playing with a doll, he took it away and was surprised to know it wasn’t a cat but a man of the smallest size (elf). He was wearing a woollen shirt, old-fashioned short trousers and a long witch-like hat. He shouted for help and request Patrick to save him from the cat and in return he promised Patrick a wish.

Patrick couldn’t believe his luck to have the answer to all of his problems here. He said, “Only if you do all my homework till the end of the semester, that’s 35 days. If you do a good enough job, I could even get A’s.”

Explanation: Patrick was not able to believe his luck because he has found answers to all his problems related to homework. He asked the tiny man if he will save him from the cat only if f he could do his homework till the end of the semester, which is 35 days and help him to score A’s in his homework.

 

The little man’s face wrinkled like a dishcloth thrown in the hamper. He kicked his legs and doubled his fists and he grimaced and scowled and pursed his lips, “Oh, am I cursed! But I’ll do it.”

Explanation: When the little man heard this, his face frowned and looked like a cloth used for washing dishes. His actions showed that he was unhappy to do the work. He kicked his legs and doubled his fists and his facial expression shows his refusal for the work. The tiny man felt unfortunate but he agreed to complete the work.

And true to his word, that little elf began to do Patrick’s homework. Except there was one glitch. The elf didn’t always know what to do and he needed help. “Help me! Help me!” he’d say. And Patrick would have to help — in whatever way. “I don’t know this word,” the elf squeaked while reading Patrick’s homework. “Get me a dictionary. No, what’s even better is look up the word and sound it out by each letter.”

Explanation: The elf kept his word and started doing homework for Patrick. There was an issue with the elf, he didn’t know what to do and so have to seek help from Patrick and he used to cry for help. Patrick had to help him in every possible manner. While doing Patrick’s homework, the elf asked for a dictionary or some other thing better that would help him with the meaning and pronunciation of a word.

When it came to maths, Patrick was out of luck. “What are times tables?” the elf shrieked. “We elves never need that. And addition and subtraction and division and fractions? Here, sit down beside me, you simply must guide me.” Elves know nothing of human history, to them it’s a mystery. So, the little elf, already a shouter, just got louder. “Go to the library, I need books. More and more books. And you can help me read them too.”

Explanation: Patrick was unfortunate in terms of mathematics. The elf was completely clueless about it. He knew nothing about it. He doesn’t know about timetables because elves never needed all these mathematical things like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or fractions etc. The elf asked Patrick to sit beside him and guide him to solve the mathematical problems. Also, he does not know about human history, as it was like a complete mystery for him. He shouted loudly at Patrick and asked him to go to the library and bring more books and also help him to read them.

As a matter of fact, every day in every way that little elf was a nag! Patrick was working harder than ever and was it a drag! He was staying up nights, had never felt so weary, was going to school with his eyes puffed and bleary.

Explanation: In a real sense, the little elf was a very cunning fellow. He was making Patrick work in every manner. Patrick was working harder than before to help the elf. He was working for late hours at night. He never felt so tired before because he never worked so hard before. He went to school with dull and swollen eyes.

Finally, the last day of school arrived and the elf was free to go.  As for homework, there was no more, so he quietly and slyly slipped out the back door.

Explanation: At last, the last day of school had arrived and the little elf had completed all the homework and was free to go now. There was no more homework to do, so little elf without saying a word secretively moved out of the back door.

Patrick got his A’s; his classmates were amazed; his teachers smiled and were full of praise. And his parents wondered what had happened to Patrick? He was now the model kid who Cleaned his room, did his chores, was cheerful, never rude like he had developed a whole new attitude.

Explanation: Patrick scored A grades in his homework. His classmates were surprised, teachers were happy and full of praise for him and his parents were astonished to see the change in Patrick. He was now a disciplined kid who cleaned his room himself and did all his work. His behaviour has changed a lot and he became a happy child and was not rude and it seemed that he has developed a whole new self in him.

You see, in the end, Patrick still thought he’d made that tiny man do all his homework. But I’ll share a secret, just between you and me. It wasn’t the elf; Patrick had done it himself!

Explanation: Till the end of the story Patrick still feels that he had made the elf work for him but the truth is, it was all Patrick who did his work. The elf prompted him and made him work.

Who Did Patrick’s Homework Question Answers

Working with the Text

Answer the following questions:

Working with Language

1. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the words or phrases from the box. (You may not know the meaning of all the words. Look such words up in a dictionary, or ask your teacher.)

Out of luck, mystery, true to his word, chores, semester, between you and me, look up

1. Some people find household__________________ a bore, but I like to help at home.
2. Who stole the diamond is still a_____________________ .
3. This_________________ we are going to have a class exhibition.
4. _______________, the elf began to help Patrick.
5. Can you__________________ this word in the dictionary?
6. I started early to be on time, but I was_____________________ . There was a traffic jam!
7. She says she’s got a lot of books, but______________________ I think most of them are borrowed.

Ans.

1. Some people find household chores a bore, but I like to help at home.
2. Who stole the diamond is still a mystery.
3. This semester we are going to have a class exhibition.
4. True to his word, the elf began to help Patrick.
5. Can you look up this word in the dictionary?
6. I started early to be on time, but I was out of luck. There was a traffic jam.
7. She says she’s got a lot of books, but it is between you and me, I think most of them are borrowed.
8. Use the clues given below to complete the puzzle:

Across

1. Very tired.
2. Had an angry look on the face.
3. Short trousers.
4. A fault in a machine that prevents it from working properly.
5. A small and naughty boy; fairy.

Down

6. Work that must be done every day, often boring.
7. A basket with a lid.
8. Short, high-pitched cry.

Ans.

Across:

1. Weary
2. Scowled
3. Breeches
4. Glitch
5. Elf

Down:

6. Chores
7. Hamper
8. Shriek

Writing

A. This story has a lot of rhyming words, as a poem does. Can you write out some parts of it like a poem, so that the rhymes come at the end of separate lines?

For example:

Patrick never did homework. “Too boring,” he said.

He played baseball and hockey and Nintendo instead.

Ans. One day he found his cat playing with a little doll.

To his surprise, it wasn’t a doll at all.

Elf knows nothing about human history.

To them, it’s a mystery.

He yelled, “Save me”! Don’t give me back to that cat.

I’ll grant you a wish, I promise you that.

As a matter of fact, every day, in every way that little elf was a nag!

Patrick was working harder than ever and was it a drag!

He was staying up nights, had never felt so weary.

Was going to school with his eyes puffed and bleary.

As for homework, there was no more.

So, he quietly and slyly slipped out the back door.

Cleaned his room, did his chores, was cheerful, never rude.

Like he had developed a whole new attitude.

B. Look at these sentences:

1. “Too boring,” he said.
2. Cleaned his room, did his chores.

When we speak, we often leave out words that can easily be guessed. We do not do this when we write unless we are trying to write as we speak (as in the story).

So, if we were to write carefully, we would say:

• “Homework is too boring,” he said.
• He cleaned his room and did his chores.

C. Rewrite the following incomplete sentences carefully, so that the reader does not have to guess what is left out.

1. more and more books.

Ans. Students should read more and more books to boost their knowledge.

2. too difficult.

Ans. This sum is too difficult for me to solve.

3. got up late, missed the bus.

Ans. I got up late, so I missed the bus.

4. solved the mystery.

Ans. The police have solved the mystery of the crime.

D. Look at this cartoon by R.K. Laxman. Read the sentence given below the

cartoon. Discuss the following questions with your partner:

• What is it about?

Ans. It is about homework of children and Laws against child Labour. In this cartoon, a child is advised to complete his homework and stop reading a book about The Laws Against Child Labour.

• Do you find it funny? If so, why?

Ans. Yes, it’s funny because it stops the child from reading the law against child labour. It is a satire on child labour.

• Do you think a cartoon is a serious drawing? Why or why not?

Ans. No, I don’t think this cartoon is a serious drawing because it shows the theme in a funny manner.

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