1. Who is Thandi? 2. Thandi treats her chicken as ……

Question

Read the following passage carefully. 

I am Thandi, an Ndebele girl in South Africa. I am eight years old, and my best friend is a chicken. You may laugh at that, but when I tell my friend secrets, she can talk all she wants but no one can understand her except another chicken, of course 

My chicken listens to my stories; she has other uses too. If you play with her and take her mind off what’s going on, you can quickly – very quickly snatch a feather or two when she is distracted. She doesn’t notice, and the feathers will come in handy later, of course. (Painted House, Friendly Chicken and Me) 

Now, answer the following questions. 

1. Who is Thandi?

2. Thandi treats her chicken as ……

A) a beast 

B) a friend 

C) an animal

3. Who can understand her chicken better?

4. Why should we take her mind off?

5. Choose the meaning of ‘come in handy’. 

A) as many as you want 

B) to be useful or helpful 

C) handful of feathers

Answer 1

1. A tribal girl / an Ndebele girl in South Africa

2. B) a friend

3. Another chicken.

4. To snatch a feather or two / to make her distracted (inattentive)

5. B) to be useful or helpful