The Railway Children Pt3 50i4r

The Railway Children Q: Based on the novel you have studied, write about a character whom you like. Based on the novel, The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit, a character whom I like is Roberta. I like Roberta because she expresses the quality of kindness and thoughtfulness throughout the story / she is a kind and thoughtful person. In this novel, Roberta asked the driver and the fireman to mend the broken toy engine. When Peter gave Roberta half his toy engine, she took the broken half. She wanted to get it mended for her brother. So she met the driver and the fireman to ask their help. They agreed to mend the broken toy. Some weeks later, she took Peter and Phyllis to meet the driver and the fireman. Peter was excited to see his engine mended. Furthermore, Roberta hid the story about her imprisoned father from her brother and sister. Roberta went to the station to collect some old magazines. Perks wrapped the magazines with an old newspaper. On the way home, she stopped to rest. She read the newspaper. It is about her father. Roberta learnt that her father was in prison for spying. Nevertheless, Roberta did not tell Peter and Phyllis about it. She did not want them to be upset like her. Finally, Roberta made Jim comfortable in the tunnel. Jim had a broken leg and cannot walk. So, she made Jim comfortable by put her petticoat under his broken leg. She talked to him and got the necessary information to help him. She found out that he is Jim from Northumberland. In conclusion, it is clear that Roberta expresses the quality of kindness and thoughtfulness throughout the story / Roberta is a kind and thoughtful person. It makes this novel interesting. Question : Based on the novel you have read, write about an interesting event. Give reasons for your choice. Tips: 1. State the event 2. Describe the event 3. Give at least 2 reasons Model Answer: I studied the novel ' "The Railway Children " by Edith Nesbit. An event which I find interesting is when Bobbie and her siblings saved the train. One day, the children took a walk along the top of the hill beside the railway line. Suddenly, they heard a noise and saw half the hillside crashed down onto the railway line below. The children realised that the 11.29 a.m train was in danger. They used the girls’ red petticoat to make six flags to warn the train. The train came down the track too fast. Bobbie was afraid that it would not see them. She ran onto the line waving two flags. The train stopped just twenty metres away from Bobbie. I find this event interesting because the children have shown their bravery to save the train. They were not afraid instead they were willing to risk their lives to save the train and the engers in it. Bobbie was brave enough to run onto the track when she realized

the train would not stop. This act should be praised.Another reason is their team work. They worked together to save the train; tore the girls' red petticoat and made six flags to warn the train. Here, I could see that they cooperated to accomplish their mission, that was to save the train.This interesting event makes the story more interesting. Reading about the children's courage and the adventure they went through is definitely exciting. Based on the novel you have read, write about the moral values you learnt from this novel. Give examples to your answer. Tips · · ·

State at least 2 moral values Give an example for each moral value stated Describe and elaborate the examples

Note: In order to earn Band A marks, you should have detailed development of the examples or events. Model Answer: I read the novel, The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit. I have learnt a lot of moral values from this novel such as, being brave and kind. The first moral value is being brave. The best example in this novel is when the children saved the train. One day, the children took a walk along the top of the hill beside the railway line. Suddenly, they heard a noise and saw half the hillside crashed down onto the railway line below. The children realised that the 11.29 a.m train was in danger. They used the girls’ red petticoat to make six flags to warn the train. The train came down the track too fast. Bobbie was afraid that it would not see them. She ran onto the line waving two flags. The train stopped just twenty metres away from Bobbie. This event has shown how brave the children were and they should be sampled by other children. The second moral value is being kind. One good example of such is when The children asked to have the cakes on Thursday. They wanted to make a birthday tea for Perks. Peter wanted to ask everybody in the village to help them give Perks a nice birthday. On Thursday, the children went around to collect presents the people had promised. At three o’clock, the children took the presents and the pram to Perks’ house. When Perks came home and saw the pram and the presents, he was angry. He thought people would laugh at him for being poor and needing their things. Bobbie explained that the people wanted to give him the presents because they liked him. Perks calmed down. He was glad that his neighbours thought so kindly of him. By being kind, the children had made Perks happy. The children have shown good moral values in this novel and they should be taken as role models.