[📝 CONCEPTUAL FRUIT – Paragraph Questions and Answers
✍️ Thaisa Frank
Class XI English | Unit 6 – Leaps and Bounds
💻 1. How does Greta become interested in the virtual world created by her father?
Greta’s father tells his family about an Internet site where people can create streets, houses and rooms. His wife and son are not interested, but Greta becomes curious when she hears that the virtual world can have streets and fruit. She asks her father to show it to her. Her interest makes him happy, and he sits beside her to help her create a world of her own.
🏠 2. How does Greta design her virtual house?
Greta’s father creates “Greta’s Street” and “Greta’s House.” Greta wants a bowl in every room and peaches in the kitchen, living room and bedrooms. She also wants eleven windows with sheer white curtains, similar to those in her own bedroom. Her choices reveal her imagination and her desire to create a world according to her own wishes.
🍑 3. Why is Greta disappointed when she sees the peaches on the computer?
Greta expects her father to create real peaches. But when she clicks on the bowl, only the word “peaches” appears on the computer screen. She is disappointed because she realizes that they are only words and representations, not real fruit. Her father explains that people like such virtual things because they remind them of what they stand for.
🚿 4. Why does Greta refuse to have a bathroom in her virtual house?
When Greta’s father suggests adding a bathroom, she refuses. She says that the house is not real, so people would not use a bathroom there. Her father immediately agrees with her reasoning. This incident shows that although Greta has difficulty with some things, she can think logically and has her own distinctive understanding of the difference between the real and virtual worlds.
❤️ 5. What does the final paragraph reveal about Greta’s father?
The final paragraph reveals the father’s deep love, concern and hopes for Greta. He knows that she may never have a house of her own and may have to live in a group home. Yet he dreams of a large, beautiful house for her with sheer white curtains and an orchard filled with real apples, pears and peaches—whatever Greta wants. His dream shows his desire to give his daughter happiness beyond the limitations of her present life. ]
Class XI English | Unit 6 – Leaps and Bounds
💻 1. How does Greta become interested in the virtual world created by her father?
Greta’s father tells his family about an Internet site where people can create streets, houses and rooms. His wife and son are not interested, but Greta becomes curious when she hears that the virtual world can have streets and fruit. She asks her father to show it to her. Her interest makes him happy, and he sits beside her to help her create a world of her own.
🏠 2. How does Greta design her virtual house?
Greta’s father creates “Greta’s Street” and “Greta’s House.” Greta wants a bowl in every room and peaches in the kitchen, living room and bedrooms. She also wants eleven windows with sheer white curtains, similar to those in her own bedroom. Her choices reveal her imagination and her desire to create a world according to her own wishes.
🍑 3. Why is Greta disappointed when she sees the peaches on the computer?
Greta expects her father to create real peaches. But when she clicks on the bowl, only the word “peaches” appears on the computer screen. She is disappointed because she realizes that they are only words and representations, not real fruit. Her father explains that people like such virtual things because they remind them of what they stand for.
🚿 4. Why does Greta refuse to have a bathroom in her virtual house?
When Greta’s father suggests adding a bathroom, she refuses. She says that the house is not real, so people would not use a bathroom there. Her father immediately agrees with her reasoning. This incident shows that although Greta has difficulty with some things, she can think logically and has her own distinctive understanding of the difference between the real and virtual worlds.
❤️ 5. What does the final paragraph reveal about Greta’s father?
The final paragraph reveals the father’s deep love, concern and hopes for Greta. He knows that she may never have a house of her own and may have to live in a group home. Yet he dreams of a large, beautiful house for her with sheer white curtains and an orchard filled with real apples, pears and peaches—whatever Greta wants. His dream shows his desire to give his daughter happiness beyond the limitations of her present life. ]
[Prepared By Sindhu P,HSST English,GGHSS Kallai]