FIRST YEAR AT HARROW

First Year At Harrow

Question No. 1:    Who is the writer of ‘First year at Harrow”?

Ans:     Sir Winston Churchill is the author of the essay “First year at Harrow.

Question No. 2:    The writer says that the examiners ask question which students cannot answer and not those which they can answer. Is the complaint just?

Ans:     To some extent, this complaint is true but mostly it does not happen. It is the complaint of dull students. The hardworking can answer any question asked in the exam.

Question No. 3:    What sort of questions is asked by your examiners?

Ans:     Our examiners ask easy as well as difficult questions in the examinations. They ask such questions which can distinguish a diligent student from an ordinary one.

Question No. 4:    Why did not Churchill do well in examinations?

Ans:     He liked poetry and essay writing but the examiners were interested in Latin and Mathematics. He did not know the answers of the questions. So he could not do well in the examination.

Question No. 5:    How did he do his Latin paper?

Ans:     He did his Latin paper badly. He just wrote his name, question ‘1’ and after much reflection put a bracket round it thus (1). Then, unknowingly, he put a blot and many smudges on the paper.

Question No. 6:    Churchill was taught English at Harrow and not Latin and Greek. Was it a gain or loss?

Ans:     Churchill was taught English at Harrow and not Latin and Greek it was a gain for him. This knowledge proved very useful for him in future to earn his livelihood and a promising career.

Question No. 7:    What good did his three years stay at Harrow do him?

Ans:     His three stay at Harrow was very important for Churchill. Here he learnt the basic rules of English. This knowledge proved very useful for him in future to earn his livelihood and a promising career.

Question No. 8:     In after years how did the knowledge of English stand him in good stead?

 Ans:    In after years, the knowledge of English proved very useful for him in his practical life.By knowing his national language, he faced no difficulty in the daily affairs of life. He became a successful politician.

Question No. 9:    What happened to boys who had learnt Latin and Greek?

Ans:     Those boys who had leant Latin and Greek and had won many prizes. They had to learn English again to earn their livelihood.

Question No. 10:   What is Churchill’s advice regarding learning English?

Ans:     His advice is that all English boys should learn English first. They should get it into their bones. Later on, clever ones may learn Latin as an honor and Greek as a treat.

Question No. 11:   Who was Mr. Welldon?

  Ans:   Mr. Welldon was the head of Harrow. He was an intelligent man. He judged the hidden qualities in Churchill and granted him admission. Churchill had great regards for him.

Question No. 12:   Who was Mr. Somervell and how did he teach English?

Ans:    Mr. Somervell was a delightful teacher of English at Harrow. He had his own method of teaching. He taught English by means of red, blue, black and green inks.

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Question No. 1: The writer says that the examiners ask questions which students cannot answer and not those which they can answer. Is the complaint just?

Yes, to some extent the complaint is just. Some examiners ask such questions as they know that the students can not answer.

Question No. 2: Why did not Churchill do well in examinations?

He did not do well in the examination. The examiner asked such questions as he did not know.

Question No. 3: How did Churchill do his Latin paper? OR How did Churchill perform in his entrance test?

He wrote his name at the top of the page. He wrote “Question No. (1)” and left the entire paper blank.

Question No. 4: Churchill was taught English at Harrow and not Latin and Greek. Was it a gain or loss?

Churchill did well in his practical life due to good English language. So, it was a gain for him.

Question No. 5: What good did his three years stay at harrow do him?

He learnt the basic rules of English again and again for three years. So, he understood English well.

Question No. 6: In after years how did the knowledge of English stand him in good stead?

Churchill knew his national language well. He faced no difficulty in his practical life.

Question No. 7: Write an appreciation or criticism of Churchill’s view in regard to the study of Latin, Greek and English and value in earning a living.

Churchill is not against learning Latin or Greek. But he thinks that we should learn our own language first for better living.