Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
At 9.30, when he ought to have been shouting in the school prayer hall, Swami
was lying on the bench in Mother's room. Father asked him, 'Have you no
school today?'
'Headache,' Swami replied.
'Nonsense! Dress up and go.'
'Headache.'
'Loaf about less on Sundays and you will be without a headache on Monday.'
Swami knew how stubborn his father could be and changed his tactics. 'I can't
go so late to the class.'
'I agree, but you'll have to; it is your own fault. You should have asked me
before deciding to stay away.'
'What will the teacher think if I go so late?'
'Tell him you had a headache and so are late.'
'He will beat me if I say so.'
'Will he? Let us see.'
1. What would Swami usually do during prayer time at school?
2. What, according to Father, is the cause of Swami's headache?
3. Complete the sentence given below suitably.
If Swami had said ‘headache’ once again, his father _________________
4. Do you think Swami is honest in his words? Justify your answer citing
instances from the passage.
