Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XII Short Questions Good Bye Mr. Chips Chapter 11

Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XII Short Questions Good Bye Mr. Chips Chapter 11 2nd Year English Notes Online Taleem Ilmi Hub Class 12th

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Q 1. What did Ralston suggest to Mr. Chips?

Ans. Ralston suggested Chips to retire. He also told him that the governors would agree to give him adequate pension.

Q 2. What did Ralston do to the status of Brookfield?

Ans. Ralston raised the status of Brookfield as a school. He increased the school endowment funds through different tricks. The number of students increased very much. And for the first time in history, there was a longish waiting list of the students.

Q 3. What were the reason that led to the quarrel between Mr. Chips and Ralston? / Why did Ralston quarrel with Chips?

Ans. Mr. Ralston was a modern educationist, and he did not like the old methods of Mr. Chips. He leveled many charges against him and asked him to resign but Mr. Chips refused to obey him, so a row started between them.

Q 4. What did Ralston aim to make Brookfield?

Ans. Ralston was a science man. He aimed to make Brookfield a thoroughly up to date school. He thought that every subject, including the classics, should be taught in a modern way.

Q 5. How did Ralston double the school’s endowment funds?

Ans. He doubled the school’s endowment funds by some tricks on the Stock Exchange. He went to London clubs and convinced the rich people to get their children admitted to Brookfield.

Q 6. How was Ralston running Brookfield according to Chips?

Ans. According to Chips, Ralston was running Brookfield like a factory for producing snob-culture based on money and machines.

Q 7. Why was Ralston not liked at Brookfield? / Was Ralston a popular personality? / What were Ralston’s shortcomings?

Ans. Ralston was not a popular personality at Brookfield. He was not liked due to his bossy behavior. Chips and other teachers disliked him because he was running Brookfield like a factory to turn out a snob culture based on money. The higher authorities also did not like his shrewdness.

Q 8. What did Chips think about new style of Latin Pronunciation?

Ans. Chips did not like the new pronunciation. He thought it a lot of nonsense. He did not like to pronounce ‘Cicero’ as ‘Kickero’.

Q 9. Who was Sir John Rivers?

Ans. He was once a student of Brookfield and later became the Chairman of the Governors. He came to Brookfield when he had heard about the row between Chips and Ralston. He ignored Ralston and assured Chips of his full support.

Q 10. Why did Ralston want to get rid of Mr. Chips? / Why didn’t Mr. Chips and Ralston like each other? / What were Ralston’s allegations against Chips?

Ans. Ralston wanted to get rid of Mr. Chips because neither of them liked each other. Ralston thought that Mr. Chips was so old and slovenly that he could not be reformed. Ralston alleged that Chips’ methods of teaching were old and he ignored his instructions as a subordinate.

Q 11. What sort of gown did Mr. Chips wear?

Ans. Mr. Chips wore a tattered gown. Ralston also did not like it because it was a subject of continuous amusement at school.

Q 12. Who broke the news of the quarrel between Ralston and Chips?

Ans. A little boy waiting to see Ralston listened the row. He told instantly to his fellows about the same. The news spread like wild fire and everyone sided with Mr. Chips.

Q 13. What did the Chairman of the Governors tell Chips about the retirement? / How did John Rivers favour  Chips?

Ans. The Chairman of the Governors, Sir John Rivers supported Chips in his quarrel with Ralston. He told him that the governors did not want him to resign. Brookfield would not be same without him. He could stay there till he was a hundred if he felt like it.

Q 14. Write a note on Mr. Chips as a teacher?

Ans. Mr. Chips was a good teacher of Latin at Brookfield. His discipline was not good at the start but it improved later on. He made jokes and puns to amuse the boys. He loved his students and dedicated his life to them.

Q 15. How was Sir John Rivers as a student according to Chips?

Ans. Chips remembered that John Rivers was not a very brilliant student. He could not master his verbs. He was a jolly little fellow with hair that sticks on top.

Q 16. Compare the personality of Mr. Chips with that of Ralston?

Ans. Chips was a mild, conventional man teaching Latin and Greek languages at Brookfield, whereas, Ralston was a science master. Chips was average academically whereas, Ralston was brilliant. Chips loved greatly at Brookfield, whereas Ralston was not very likeable. Fourthly, Chips had to face discipline issues while Ralston was a very strict disciplinarian.

Q 17. How did Chips serve Ralston?

Ans. Chips served Ralston willingly enough and quite loyally. Or rather, he served Brookfield, but even then Ralston blamed him of insubordination and of ignoring his instructions.

Q 18. What type of novel is “Good Bye, Mr. Chips”?

Ans. It is a semi-biographical novel written in the 20^th century. The main character, Chips, takes the readers down his memory lane and unfolds important events of his life. It is written in a flash back technique and does not have any chronological order which makes it both confusing and intriguing.

Written By: Asad Hussain