Matric Notes Class 9th English Book Exercise Chapter 9 All is Not Lost Comprehension Short Question Box Questions

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Comprehension

A. Answer the following questions.

Q1. Why did the nurse ask Hira's sister to come and talk to her?

Ans. The nurse asked Hira's sister to come and talk to her because she thought that the voice of Hira's sister might activate the nearly dead neurons.

Q2. Why did nurse disagree with the doctor's point of view?

Ans. The nurse disagreed with the doctor's point of view because she knew that Hira had suffered from major neural damage, but she needed to be given a chance.

Q3. Why did the nurse ask herself the question: "Could I be able to justify my stance before the senior doctors"?

Ans. She said so because her will and determination had made an impossible task possible despite the disappointment of the senior doctors.

Q4. Describe some qualities of the nurse in the story?

Ans. The nurse is sincere with her profession. She looks after the patient with intense care. She believes that where there is a will, there is a way. Being a young professional, she wants to save the world.

Q5. Why did the nurse say, "Where there is will, there is a way"?

Ans. The nurse said, "Where there is a will, there is a way" because she believed that God help those who help themselves.

Box / Additional Questions

Q1. What is and ICU in a hospital?

Ans. ICU stands for Intensive Care Unit in a hospital. Serious and critical patients are kept and looked after in this unit.

Q2. To what extent does the recovery of a patient depend upon the doctor and the nurse?

Ans. The recovery of the patient depends upon the doctor and the nurse to a very large extent. A patient can never stand on his own legs or receiver without their proper assistance.

Q3. What do you infer about professional skills from the expression, "Try once for her"?

Ans. We can speculate from the expression "Try once for her" that she is an earnest, dedicated, compassionate, professional, dutiful and confident.

Q4. What type of patients are kept in 'ICU'?

Ans. Serious and critical patients are kept in 'ICU' for intensive care.

Q5. What did Hira want to say in helpless condition?

Ans. She wanted to say, 'Please help me'.

Q6. What did the patient's family say to her?

Ans. The patient's family requested her to help them fight the case.

Q7. What did she do to make the patient normal?

Ans. She made all the possible attempts to make the patient normal and in good condition. She worked with extra care and commitment.

Q8. Dis she lose hope?

Ans. No, she did not lose hope but continued to fight keeping in view the principle of hope against hope.

B. Rearrange these sentences in correct sequence.

1. As a young professional, I wished to save the world.
2. One day, standing at the bedside of young bus-accident victim, I wondered if she could make the same recovery as others.
3. We do not have much hope for her.
4. The advice to leave the patient unattended did not seem right.
5. I could not leave my patient fighting a lost battle on her own.
6. One day I was thrilled to see her lift her little finger. All was not lost!
7. I was proud to be a nurse/