11. It Used to be Green Once ways with words first year 2021-2022. PDF

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This is some questions and answers of the chapter 11 It used to be green once of english literature ways with words. Any one who is learning this subject can refer it, and you can score good marks in your exams....

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It Used to be Green Once Patricia Grace Paragraph Answers: 1. The character of the mother in ‘It Used to be Green Once’ written by Patricia Grace is important because she helps show the main theme of the story. The main theme surround the issues of appreciation of family and not to care about what others think of you. In the story the mother is loud, strict and resourceful. She is a little old fashioned and lives by traditional values. She is selfless and always puts her family’s welfare first. She has fourteen children and as a result does not have a lot of money to go around. The mother does all she can for her children including making second hand togs, darning the torn clothes and digging out the rotten bits from their fruit. Even when the family wins a lottery, the mother stays exactly the same. 2. One day when the children returned from their school, they were surprised to see their father in best dress. The mother told them that he had won fifty thousand dollars in a lottery. The children could not believe at first. They were happy and that they would have new dresses, bags, shoes, swimming suits and fresh apples and pears for lunch. The father bought a new car for the mother which relieved the children from the shame of the old car. The affect of the lottery had changed the children very much. They started to behave in a posh way. They started to act like somebody extraordinary. At the same time the parents remained what they were. The father got a new milking cowshed, a tractor and some other equipment for the farm but remained what he used to be. The mother continued with her shopping on Wednesdays. She started to take her friends and relatives with her in the new car. The parents remained the same as always. 3. The two cars play an important significance in conveying the theme of the story. The old car which was gifted by their uncle had no brakes and was beyond repair. It was used by the mother. Although the children felt ashamed of the car, the mother happily drove it. It was a means for her to connect herself with her friends and neighbours. The car is shown here as a symbol of poverty. When the father won a lottery, they bought a new car. It depicts the image of prosperity. Even in the prosperity the mother drove the car taking all her friends and neighbours along with her to the market for shopping. The two cars show the change in the way of living but the character and personalities of the parents remain the same. Relations and sentiments have higher priority in their culture. 4. The children hated Wednesdays because it was the day for their mother to go shopping. She would go by car which was gifted to them by their Uncle Raz. He had been using the car for several years and it had gone beyond repair. Using such old car was not permitted in Auckland and so he gave it to them. The car didn’t have any brakes and the only way to stop it was to use the handbrakes. Mother’s driving was a shame to the children. She tooted the horns all the way to announce that she was on her way to the market. If anyone wanted anything they would come out of their house and yelled out to her. Once the mother’s car and the school bus came opposite on the one way bridge. The children were ashamed to tell the driver to stop the bus as she was driving a brakeless car. 5. The literal meaning of ‘Maori’ is normal. Maori people share a common language and culture. Maori became an official language of New Zealand in 1987. Maori people give importance to cultural values like love, hospitality, relationships and ancestors. The story “It used to green once” depicts the cultural values of these people. When the family lives in poverty they are contented with what they have. The parents maintain good relations with their neighbours and relatives. When they get a car they don’t keep it for their personal use instead we see the mother using it to help everyone. Her character shows the intention to help other with the limited resources. When the father won a lottery, they bought a new car. It depicts the image of prosperity. Even in the prosperity the mother drove the car taking all her friends and neighbours along with her to the market for shopping. Wealth and prosperity is least acknowledged in their culture and human values are given high importance.

Essay The story “It used to be green once” tells about the ordinary everyday lives of the Maori community. Patricia Grace highlights the cultural values of the community. The possessions are not valued as the relationships. The story is about a large family living in a small town in New Zealand. The family is poor so the children’s mother does whatever it takes to feed their family and keep them alive. The story is told through daughter’s point of view. The narration of the story contains much humor in it. She cuts the old swimming cloths for her children but they are outsized. Her remark that when she was a child she swam in nothings. When the children do not get up from their bed, she would drag them out and make them sit with their bums on the cold lino. The remark of Rewati “who shot your fruits?” when they take rotten fruits to their school. Humor can again be found in the narration of the car that their uncle gave them. It didn’t have any brakes and the way if they had to stop it. The mother going for shopping on Wednesdays tooted the horn all the way. There is a lot of fun when we see her approaching the old one way bridge and the school bus was coming the opposite way. The author uses the narrative techniques like repetition. When the father gets a lottery the child remarks “At first we couldn’t believe it. We couldn’t believe it” This has the effect of emphasizing the excitement the children felt and the significance that they would no longer have to be ashamed. Hyperbole (exaggeration) is also used to describe their reactions like “This really astounded and amazed us. We went numb with excitement…” Listing “shoes, bags, togs” and Sandwiches cut in triangles, bottles of cordial; crisp apples and pears…”.is also used to show what the kids now had that they didn’t have before. The story can be well accepted for showing the moral and cultural values of Maori people. Wealth and prosperity is least acknowledged in their culture and human values are given high importance. Short Answers: 1. Peti hated swimming at school because of her swimming cloths. It was much larger than her size. Mum made them by cutting the old swimming cloths. 2. Uncle Raz gave the car to Dad because it was too old and beyond repair. It was not permissible to drive in the streets of Auckland. 3. Mum tooted the horns of the car on Wednesday mornings to make her friends aware that she was going to the market. 4. The only accident that Mum had in her car was when she threw a mutton leg to Uncle Peta. It accidentally hit his leg and was fractured. 5. The children thought that Mr. Hadley was a neat person and always went on foot to his home. But one day when the mother came in the car, he simply ran after the car and jumped into it. 6. Dad won a lottery of fifty thousand dollars and he bought a new car for the mother. 7. According to the child, mum darned their clothes by cutting the old ones which looked ridiculous. She gave holey fruits for lunch. Every Wednesday she went for shopping tooting the horns of her brakeless car....