Chapter 12.

Raymond’s Run
Comprehension
A. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. F

B. 1. Squeaky helped in the house by taking care of her brother Raymond.

2. Squeaky defended Raymond by getting into a fight if required and hitting the persons who
made disrespectful comments. She used to run away if things became too rough.
3. Squeaky practiced running whenever she could and always preferred running to walking.
She also took a stroll down Broadway and practiced breathing exercise to on her strolls.
4. Squeaky kept Raymond on the inside, close to the building, while walking because he
would get away from the sidewalk and go to the road. Sometimes he would want to cross
the traffic and go to the island in the middle of Broadway.
5. Gretchen and her friends behaved in a very rude manner with Squeaky and Raymond.
6. Squeaky felt that sometimes grow-ups are very rude to children.
7. Mr Pearson told Squeaky that only six girls were participating and that the new girl would
give her tough competition.
8. Squeaky took good care of her brother almost in a motherly manner. She tried to make
sure that other children did not make fun of him or trouble him. She also protected him
whenever they were on a stroll by ensuring that he walked or ran on the inside of the
sidewalk.
9. Squeaky wanted to coach Raymond to become a running champion.
10. Gretchen congratulated Squeaky and smiled back at her. It tells us that Gretchen could be
a good-natured girl and had the sportsman spirit.
C. 1. Squeaky was a very confident girl. She called herself the fastest thing on two feet who
no one could beat. She was a very protective sister to Raymond. This is reflected when
she said, ‘But if anybody has anything to say to Raymond they have to come by me’. She
was also very observant and kept an eye on Raymond even when she was practicing or
running. She was hardworking and practiced her sport regularly. She was a strong person
who could not get bullied by others, and stood up against Gretchen and her friends.
Squeaky also had a good sense of humour. When Mr Pearson called her Squeaky she said
that he has no right to call her Squeaky and she couldn’t call him Beanstalk.
She was kind hearted as in the end she looked towards Gretchen with kindness and
acknowledged that she is a fast runner.
2. Mr Pearson said this because he knew that Squeaky would win the race, and he wanted
Gretchen to win.
3. This tells us that Squeaky was a very kind and sensitive person who thought beyond
herself. She understood the needs of her brother’s Raymond.
4. Answers may vary. Accept all logically correct answers..

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D. 1. Pinocchio (protagonist from the novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio)
2. The Jungle Book
3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
4. The Chronicles of Narnia
5. The Wolf (character from Little Red Riding Hood)
Life Skills and Values
Accept all correct answers.

Vocabulary
A. 1. c 2. a 3. h 4. f 5. g 6. b 7. e 8. D
B. 1. breakage 2. appearance 3. absence 4. bravery 5. Entertainment
6. shorten 7. silence 8. boredom 9. fineness 10. happiness
Grammar
A. 1. CX 2. C 3. S 4. CX 5. S 6. C
7. S 8. CX 9. C 10. C 11. CX 12. C
B. 1. will go 2. helps 3. is 4. will give
5. studies 6. flies 7. will 8. would travel
9. will pay 10. will call 11. enters 12. will inform
Listening
A. 1. differently-abled 2. beside 3. 2016
4. paralysed 5. swimming 6. civilian
Speaking
Accept all grammatically correct answers.
Writing
Accept all grammatically correct answers.

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