CLASS 11 · SNAPSHOTS SUPPL.READER ENGLISH · CHAPTER 5
Original concise and expanded answers for the reading questions on A.J. Cronin’s story Birth.
3 worked answers · short steps first, explanations when you need them
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Question Reading with Insight 1
Recall that Andrew saves the mother and revives the baby.
Explain why this gives his work meaning.
Andrew feels he has done something real because his skill and persistence save Susan and her baby. His work has made a direct difference to a family.
Question Reading with Insight 2
Textbooks teach facts and treatments.
Practice requires judgement and action for a real patient.
Textbooks provide medical knowledge, while doctors must apply it to each patient, make decisions under pressure, and adjust to the situation. Andrew’s emergency shows both are needed.
Question Reading with Insight 3
Mention urgent treatments that support life.
Give transplant and tissue-repair examples.
Emergency care can restore breathing or circulation. A transplant can replace a failing organ, and regenerative medicine aims to repair tissue. These treatments can save lives, though results vary by patient.