L-1 HASSAN’S ATTENDANCE PROBLEM
WRITTEN BY- SUDHA MURTY
SHORT Q/A
Q.1. What is the narrator's profession?
Ans.
The narrator was a teacher of Computer Applications at a college in Bangalore.
She teaches computer science at a college in Bangalore.
Q. 2. Why was Hassan not noticed by the
teacher in the class?
Ans.
The teacher did not notice Hassan in the class because he was hardly ever
present in the class.
Q3. Why would the narrator render
attendance to Hassan every time?
Ans.
He always begged his attendance in a very polite manner. The narrator would
render attendance to Hassan because he always fell short of it
Q.4. Why were Hassan's parents called to
school?
Ans.
Hassan was an irregular student. The narrator got tired of Hassan's excuses. So
she called his parents to school.
Q.5. During which days would Hassan often
show up in the class?
Ans.
When there was a class test or examination. Hassan would show up only during
examinations.
6. What was Hassan's mother's plea to his
father?
Ans.
She told his father that he should talk to Hassan hardly. For her it was
difficult to control boys. Father could speak to Hassan man to man.
Q.7. Why did the parent-teacher meeting end
fruitlessly?
Ans. Hassan was not ready to give up his lazy
habits. His parents didn’t take his responsibility. As a result parent-teacher
meeting ended fruitlessly.
Q.8. Describe the physical appearance of
Hassan when he met his teachers after several years.
Ans.
He was a man of thirty five fat with a bald head and not smartly dressed. He
looked plump, with a bald head. He was moderately dressed.
Q.9. What had the narrator expected Hassan
to become in his life?
Ans.
Hassan has potential so, she hoped that he would do something great in life. Hassan
was a bright student.
Q.10. How did Hassan study, when he was in
his college?
Ans.
Hassan was a bright student but, he was hardly ever present in the class.
Hassan did not attend his classes regularly. Hassan would show up only during
examinations.
Q.11. According to Hassan, who were
‘nerds’?
Ans.
Hard workers or stupid persons were ‘nerds’. And nerds were boring and stupid
people.
Q.12. Why did Hassan start living
separately?
Ans.
Hassan was not ready to change his habits so, his father told him to live
separately. Hassan's father was fed up with his bad habits.
Q.13. What made Hassan feel optimistic left
the narrator's office?
Ans.
The narrator advised him that he had a potential to do something great in his
life. The narrator's words do encouragement to Hassan.
Long Question Answers
Ans1
Hassan was a student of Master in Computer Applications at a Bangalore college.
He was tall, handsome with a very good memory. He came to college irregularly.
He was always short of attendance. He was not a serious student. He prepared
some important questions and stood first in class. He was warned by his
teachers and parents to be punctual and regular in college. According to him
hard workers were nerds. After passing out he got a job at one or two places
but sacked (brKwsq) due to his irregularity. His father told him to live
separately. He became a salesman of computer software. One day he met the
narrator. She shocked to see him doing a small job. She advised him to give up
his laziness, work hard in life. He promised to follow her advice.
Ans2
This chapter teaches us the importance of discipline in life. Hassan was a
bright student. He got first division in the exams. But his life was not
regular. He was in the habit of getting up late. This habit continued even
after he got job. He was always late. So he lost job after job and his life
became failure.
Ans3
The narrator was a teacher of Computer Applications at a college in Bangalore.
She was a popular teacher. She was very kind hearted. She didn’t punish her
students for shortage of attendance. She forgave Hassan for his irregularities.
She was sympathetic also. In the end, she felt pity for Hassan who had failed
in his life. She gave him good advice for success.
Ans4
As Hassan was very bright student. However, before exam started, every semester
this drama with Hassan would be repeated. The author would get upset. He would
beg to be excused. Each tme he promised to improve himself. He would attend all
classes for one week. Then the same story would follow. Each time he had
different reason for his absences.
Ans5
Once the author called his parents. She told that their son was bright, but hi
is undisciplined. She asked his parents to look into the matter more seriously.
Hassan’s father was a busy man. But his mother said that she had failed as a
mother. Hassan didn’t listen her. He spends all night listening music and in
chatting. So he is late in attending his classes.
Mrs.
Sudha Murthy is the narrator of the lesson 'Hassan's Attendance Problem'. She
was a Computer Science teacher at a Bangalore college. She tells about one of
her students named Hassan. He was always late for college or absent. He was
warned by his parents and teachers to be punctual, but he never bothered. He
got jobs at one place then another but he was fired from the jobs for his lazy
habits. One day he met the narrator. He was then CDs door to door. She advised
him to work hard and rise in life doing a small job of self
Q1. Why was Hassan not noticed by the
teacher in the class?
Ans.
Hassan did not attend the classes regularly. He was present in the college only
at the time of tests or exams. That is why Hassan was not noticed by the
teachers in the class.
Q2. Why was Hassan’s parents called to
school?
Ans.
Hassan’s parents were called to the school because he was not regular in
college. His teacher wanted to discuss this problem with his parents.
Q3. Why did parent- teacher meeting end
fruitlessly?
Ans.
The parent-teacher meeting end fruitlessly because his parents did not take the
responsibility of Hassan’s behavior. They started blaming each other for
Hassan’s absence from college.
Q4. Describe the physical appearance of
Hassan when he met his teacher after several years?
Ans.
Hassan met his teacher at the age of 35. He was fat, bald and moderately
dressed.
Q5. Why did Hassan start living
separately?
Ans.
Hassan did not change his bad habits of college life even after joining job. He
remained irresponsible. His father was fed up of all this. So he asked Hassan
to live separately.
Character Sketch-Hassan
Hassan
is the main character of Hassan’s attendance problem. He was an MCA student in
Bangalore. He was tall handsome and had good memory. He was from rich family.
He was the only son of his parents.
He
did not attend his classes regularly. So he was always short of attendance. He
learnt only important questions during exams. He got good marks in exams. He
called his hard working friends nerds.
Hassan
did not value his time. He spent his maximum time on phone and music. He slept
at 6am. It became his habit. Therefore he could not get a good job. He became a
salesman of software CD’s. His teacher was sad for him. She suggested him to
start his life with new hopes.
Theme- Hassan’s Attendance Problem
The
theme of the chapter is that students must attend their classes regularly. It
helps them to gain knowledge. Thus they become successful in life. If they are
not regular, they lack knowledge and fail in life.
Hassan’s
story makes it very clear to us. He was an MCA student in Bangalore. He was
tall handsome and had good memory. He was from rich family. He was the only son
of his parents. He did not attend his classes regularly. So he was always short
of attendance. He learnt only important questions during exams. He got good
marks in exams. He called his hard working friends nerds.
Hassan
did not value his time. He spent his maximum time on phone and music. He slept
at 6am. It became his habit. Therefore he could not get a good job. He became a
salesman of software CD’s. His teacher was sad for him. She suggested him to
start his life with new hopes. So the story teaches us the value of discipline
and time in life.
Q-1 Write a brief character sketch of
Hassan in about 100 - 120 words.
Ans-
(1) Hassan is the main character of the lesson "Hassan's attendance
problem" and this lesson is written by Sudha Murthy. This story is about
Hassan.
(2)
He was a student of Masters Course in Computer Application at a Bangalore
College.
(3)
He was a tall handsome and bright student.
But
he was not regular in his studies. He was always short of attendance.
(4)
He was not a serious student. He prepared some important questions and stood
first in his class. He attended college during tests or exam days.
(5)
He was the only son of his parents. He belonged to a rich family.
(6)
Hassan did not value time. He would spent all night listening music and chatting
with friends. He slept at 6 in the morning.
(7)
His class- fellows got good jobs after passing Out. They become famous and
rich. But Hassan did not get a good job. He become a salesman of Computer
Software.
(8)
After several years, he met the narrator at that
time
he was 35 years old, plump and bald - headed.
(9)
So, This chapter teaches us the importance of discipline in life. We should be
regular in study. We should not waste time on phone, and we should be punctual
of time. Thus, we get a good job and become successful in life.
Points to remember
1) The narrator of the chapter is Sudha
Murthy.
2) She taught Computer Application at a
college in Bangalore.
3) One of her students was Hassan.
4) He was a tall and handsome boy with good
memory.
5) But he was irregular in attending his
classes.
6) He attended college mostly during class
tests or exams.
7) His parents were called to college.
8) Both his parents did not take his
responsibility.
9) The meeting ended fruitlessly.
10) According to Hassan, hard workers were
‘nerds’.
11) After many years he met the narrator.
12) He was 35 years old and plump with a bald
head.
13) He had a CD in his hand.
14) He was doing a small job of selling high
school software.
