PSEB Class 10 English Supplementary Reader Lesson 3 One Thousand Dollars all Question and Answers Solution
PSEB Class 10 English Supplementary Reader Lesson 3 One Thousand Dollars Solution: Punjab Board (PSEB) 10th Class Lesson 3 all questions of Supplementary Reader answers are in this page.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.) Who gave $1,000 to Robert Gillian? Who did the money belong to? Why was it given to him?
Answer: Lawyer Tolman gave money to Robert Gillian. The money belonged to Gillian’s uncle. It was given to spend sensibly and keep the account of each spending.
2.) Why was Bobby Gillian not happy with the money given to him?
Answer: Bobby Gillian was not happy with the money given to him because Bobby got only $1000 and his uncle had left property worth half a million dollars.
3.) What was the condition laid down by the lawyer?
Answer: The condition laid by the lawyer was, the lawyer told Gillian to spend $1000 and keep the record of each spending. Then only, the complete contents could be shown to him.
4.) Who else got the money and how much?
Answer: The others who got the money were the butler, the housekeeper and Miss Hayden got a seal ring and $10 each, who was the ward of Robert’s uncle. His nephew got 1,000 dollars.
5.) Why was Old Bryson not serious in giving suggestions to Gillian? What were the suggestions given?
Answer: Old Bryson was not serious in giving suggestions because he did not like Gillian. He suggested that Gillian could buy a small house, buy milk for 100 babies, spend half an hour in art gallery, spend on a boy’s education or buy a diamond pendant for Miss Lotta Lauriere.
6.) Which one did Gillian accept? What did he do then?
Answer: Gillian accepted to buy diamond pendant to Miss Lotta. He took a cab and went to Columbine Theatre.
7.) Who was Miss Lotta Lauriere? Did she welcome Gillian’s coming? Was she happy with his offer? Give reason for your answer.
Answer: Miss Lotta was a theatre artist. She did not welcome Gillian’s coming. She was not happy with his offer because she wanted costlier one.
8.) What did Gillian ask the driver of the cab? Did he like his answer? How do you know?
Answer: He asked the driver of the cab what he would do if he had $1000. Gillian did not like his answer because he said, ‘oh, no.’
9.) Who did Gillian talk to next? Why?
Answer: Gillian talked to a blind pencil seller because he wanted to know how to spend $1000.
10.) Which is the correct answer?
After talking to the blind man Gillian went to
(a) Miss Hayden
(b) the lawyers
(c) Miss Lauriere
Answer:(b) the lawyers
11.) Why did Gillian give his money to Miss Hayden? What did he ask her to give him and why?
Answer: Gillian gave money to Miss Hayden because he loved her. He asked her to give him a piece of paper to write a note.
12.) What did Robert Gillian write in his note?
Answer: He wrote, “Paid by Robert Gillian, $1000 to the best and dearest woman on this earth.”
13.) Why did Robert Gillian go to the lawyers again?
Answer: Gillian went to give the account of spending of $1000 to the lawyers.
14.) What had Robert Gillian’s uncle written in the post script of his will?
Answer: He had written if Gillian would spend the money wisely, he would be given $5000 otherwise the money would go to Miss Hayden.
15.) Why did Gillian not get the rest of the money? Was he sorry for his action?
Answer: Gillian did not get the rest of money because he told a lie that he had spent money on races. He was not sorry for his action.
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