Question 1

Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why?

Accepted Answer

Wanda Petronski used to sit on the corner most benches, lost in her world, where rough boys usually sat. She was a very poor, shy and quiet girl and did not want to mess with others so she preferred to sit in isolation.

Question 2

Where does Wanda live? What kind of a place do you think it is?

Accepted Answer

Wanda lives upon Boggins Heights, where poor people live. It is not a developed area and is covered with mud. There are no proper roads or streets and it is a kind of slum.More Resources for CBSE Class 10NCERT SolutionsNCERT Solutions for Class 10 ScienceNCERT Solutions for Class 10 MathsNCERT Solutions for Class 10 SocialNCERT Solutions for Class 10 EnglishNCERT Solutions for Class 10 HindiNCERT Solutions for Class 10 SanskritNCERT Solutions for Class 10 Foundation of ITRD Sharma Class 10 Solutions

Question 3

When and Why do Peggy and Maddie notice Wanda’s absence?

Accepted Answer

Wanda didn’t come to school on Monday and Tuesday but nobody noticed her absence as she did not have friends in the class. When Peggy and Maddie waited for Wanda to make fun of her after the school was off, they noticed that she was absent, otherwise nobody bothered about her there.

Question 4

What do you think “to have fun with her” means?

Accepted Answer

“To have fun with her ” means to laugh at her as it is human tendency to make fun of others imperfections which are mostly about the appearance. Here in the story, Wanda is a source of amusement or pleasure because of her shy nature and her hundred dresses.Page 67

Question 5

In what way was Wanda different from the other children?

Accepted Answer

Wanda Petronski was a polish girl whose parents had settled down in America. She was a source of fun because of her last name which made her different from others, because Americans did not have such names and it was difficult to pronounce.She came to school alone and her feet were covered with mud. She preferred to sit alone in the last in the class. She had only one blue dress which was faded but claimed of having a hundred dresses. These qualities make her different from other children.

Question 6

Did Wanda have a hundred dresses? Why do you think she said she did?

Accepted Answer

Wanda was teased everyday by her classmates after schoolhours. They used to make fun of her dress and her name. One day tired of all the teasing and taunting, she claimed of having a hundred dresses and sixty pairs of shoes, but nobody believed her.She was a determined girl and had a great amount of self-confidence. For her number of dresses were not important but the inner talent which had the real value.

Question 7

Why is Maddie embarrassed by the questions Peggy asks Wanda? Is she also like Wanda, or is she different?

Accepted Answer

Maddie is embarrassed by the questions Peggy asks Wanda because she is also poor and understands the mental condition of Wanda. She also wears dresses handed down by rich family. Though, she is an American but she has the same mind-set as Wanda and doesn’t want anyone to tease Wanda because of her dress or her name.Page 70

Question 8

Why didn’t Maddie ask Peggy to stop teasing Wanda? What was she afraid of?

Accepted Answer

Maddie didn’t ask Peggy to stop teasing Wanda because Peggy was the most popular girl in the school. She was a nice girl but when it came to Wanda she behaved differently, otherwise she helped everyone in trouble. Though, she wants Peggy to stop teasing Wanda, she didn’t ask her to do so as she was afraid of being the next target of such taunts and teasings.

Question 9

Who did Maddie think would win the drawing contest? Why?

Accepted Answer

Maddie always believed that Peggy would win the drawing contest as she was good in drawing and everybody in the school loved her. She had a good image and impression on her teachers and classmates. No other girl in the class could draw as well as her. So, Peggy definitely had very good chances of winning the drawing contest according to Maddie.

Question 10

Who won the drawing contest? What had the winner drawn?

Accepted Answer

Among the boys, Jack Beggles and among the girls, WandaPetronski won the drawing contest. To show her determination she did not attend the school for two days and had drawn a • hundred sketches of dresses of different colours.. Each of them was capable to win the contest individually.Wanda had drawn all the dresses which she had claimed to have had in the class. Everybody was very impressed with her drawing skill and clapped for her.Thinking about the TextPage 70

Question 11

How is Wanda seen as different by the other girls? How do they treat her?

Accepted Answer

Wanda is a polish girl who has setded in America with her parents. She lived in Boggin’s Height. She came to school in same faded blue dress everyday with her feet always covered with mud. Her last name is quite funny and difficult to pronounce for her classmates. Her appearance was not perfect to be in a higher class so all the students made fun of her and teased her after the school hours. After being teased over her tolerance she ) claimed to have had a hundred dresses in her closet.

Question 12

How does Wanda feel about the dresses game? Why does she say that she has a hundred dresses?

Accepted Answer

Wanda feels very embarrassed but remains silent in the class. She doesn’t talk to anyone and sits on the back bench with rough boys so that nobody can give attention to her. She is deeply hurt but never complains about it. To avoid their taunts and humiliation, Wanda says that she has a hundred dresses and sixty pairs of matching shoes in her closet. Later on, she draws all of them on paper for the drawing competition.

Question 13

Why does Maddie stand by and does not do anything? How is she different from Peggy? or (was Peggy’s friendship important to Maddie? Why? Which lines in the text tell you this?)

Accepted Answer

Peggy is the most popular girl in the class and Maddie is her closest friend. Though, Maddie is poor, Peggy never teases her as she does with Wanda so Maddie is afraid of losing her friendship. That’s why, she does not risk to annoy Peggy and prefers to be silent. The line, “Peggy was the best-liked girl in the whole room. Peggy could not possibly do anything that was really wrong” illustrates this.

Question 14

What does Miss Mason think of Wanda’s drawings? What do the children think of them? How do you know?

Accepted Answer

Miss Mason is very impressed with Wanda’s drawings. She considers them really beautiful and worthy of winning individually. The children are also impressed by the drawing skills of Wanda that they all applaud and whistle when she wins among the girls.Thinking about LanguagePage 71

Question 15

The Narrative Voice Here are two other sentences from the story. Can you say whose point of view the italicised words express?
1. But on Wednesday, Peggy and Maddie, who sat down in front with other children who got good marks and who didn’t track in a whole lot of mud, did notice that Wanda wasn’t there.
2. Wanda Petronski. Most of the children in room thirteen didn’t have names like that. They had names easy to say, like Thomas, Smith or Allen.

Accepted Answer

1. The italicised words express the point of view of Peggy and Maddie.2. These italicised words express the point of view of other children of Wandas’ class excluding Peggy and Maddie.

Source: This question is from The Hundred Dresses Part 1, English &mdash; Class 10, CBSE Board.
Key Concepts CoveredThis question tests your understanding of the following concepts from the chapter The Hundred Dresses Part 1: Narrative, Voice, Here, Sentences, Story, Say. These are fundamental topics in English that students are expected to master as part of the CBSE Class 10 curriculum.A thorough understanding of these concepts will help you answer similar questions confidently in your CBSE examinations. These topics are frequently tested in both objective and subjective sections of English papers. We recommend revising the relevant section of your textbook alongside practising these solved examples to build a strong foundation.
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