i. Why did Oliver Lutkin’s mother laugh as she chased him and Bill a

1.	i. Why did Oliver Lutkin’s mother laugh as she chased him and Bill away? ii. Why was it important for Mrs. Pumphrey to be a little cruel in order to be kind towards Tricki? iii. List any one characteristic of Bholi’s teacher with reference to her first day at school. Give a reason for your answer.
Answer» (i) - she knew her son Lutkins was pretending to be Bill - the narrator’s predicament amused her (ii) -she was overfeeding Tricki; being overindulgent -she needed to cut down Tricki’s food intake to help him regain his health (be cruel to be kind) (iii) - Kind/encouraging/empathetic/assuring/any other relevant trait from the text. -Reason from text required Competency applied for : conten t - • Stating Minimum 2 rationales • Depicting Support of / reference to textual evidence expression - • Applying logical progression, using appropriate linking devices (e.g. because/ besides, in order to, therefore etc.) - cohesion • Response relevance for overall sense according to the question attempted -

i. Why did Oliver Lutkin’s mother laugh as she chased him and Bill away? ii. Why was it important for Mrs. Pumphrey to be a little cruel in order to be kind towards Tricki? iii. List any one characteristic of Bholi’s teacher with reference to her first day at school. Give a reason for your answer.

Answer»

(i) - she knew her son Lutkins was pretending to be Bill

- the narrator’s predicament amused her

(ii) -she was overfeeding Tricki; being overindulgent

-she needed to cut down Tricki’s food intake to help him regain his health (be cruel to be kind)

(iii) - Kind/encouraging/empathetic/assuring/any other relevant trait from the text. -Reason from text required

Competency applied for :

conten t -

• Stating Minimum 2 rationales

• Depicting Support of / reference to textual evidence

expression -

• Applying logical progression, using appropriate linking devices (e.g. because/ besides, in order to, therefore etc.) - cohesion

• Response relevance for overall sense according to the question attempted -