Dís

Question 1

this short story is about battle of the sexes and lack of understanding

Answer 1

baineann an gearrscéal seo le cogadh na ngnéasanna agus easpa tuisceanna

Question 2

its true to say we get a view of married life and status of women in this story

Answer 2

is fíor le rá bhfaighimid léargas ar shaol pósta agus stádus na mban sa scéal seo

Question 3

this story is about a married couple and they do not have a good relationship

Answer 3

baineann an scéal seo le lánúin phósta agus nach bhfuil caidreamh maith eatarthu

Question 4

they have an old fashioned marraige

Answer 4

Pósadh seanfhaiseanta atá acu

Question 5

there is no respect on the husband for his wife, she feels unhappy

Answer 5

níl aon mheas ag an bhfear chéile ar a bhean, mothaíon sí míshona

Question 6

we see how the conversation with an independant woman (the survey woman) inspires her to question her status and marraige

Answer 6

feicimid conas a spreagann an comhrá le bean neamhspléach (bean an tsuirbhé) í chun a stádas agus a posadh a ceistiú

Question 7

she accepts her role as housewife

Answer 7

glacann sí lena ról mar bhean an tí

Question 8

she done everything for the husband for example she clean the house and cooks dinner

Answer 8

tá gach rud a déanta aici dá fear chéile mar shampla glanann sí an teach agus cócairí sí an dinnéar

Question 9

he doesnt use her name

Answer 9

ní úsáideann sé a hainm

Question 10

he doesnt have respect for the work she does in the house, is it slavery

Answer 10

níl meas aige ar an obair a dhéanann sí sa teach, is sclábhaíocht é

Question 11

she believes she is nothing but a statisic

Answer 11

braitheann sí nach bhfuil inti ach statistic

Question 12

AN FEAR

Answer 12

THE MAN

Question 13

he is an ordinary married man who has one child

Answer 13

is gnáthfear pósta é a bhfuil páíste amháín aige

Question 14

he has reasonable standards

Answer 14

tá caighdeáin reasúnta aige

Question 15

he doesnt understand the pressure that is on his wioman in the house

Answer 15

ní thuigeann sé an brú a bhíonn ar a bean sa teach

Question 16

he wants to read the paper after work

Answer 16

teastaíonn uaidh an páipéar a léa,h tar éis lá ag obair

Question 17

he gives a deaf ear to his wife

Answer 17

tugann sé cluas bodhar dá bhean chéile

Question 18

he is a selfish and bad mannered person

Answer 18

is duine leithleach agus drochbhéasach é

Question 19

he’s angry that she gave private information

Answer 19

tá fearg air gur thug sí eolas príob

Question 20

it’s clear gur he’s a good father becuase he is worried about the baby

Answer 20

is léír gur athair maith é, mar tá sé buartha faoin leanbh

Question 21

he is a private, ignorant, insulting, hot tempered and disrespectful man

Answer 21

is duine príobháídeach, mímhúinte, maslach agus dí-mheasúil é

Question 22

he lacks affection

Answer 22

tá easpa céana aige

Question 23

AN BEAN

Answer 23

THE WOMAN

Question 24

she is an ordinary married woman who has one child

Answer 24

is gnáthbean pósta í a bhfuil páiste amháin

Question 25

she doesnt have a job outside the house and she is under big pressure as housewife

Answer 25

níl post aici lasmuigh den teach agus tá si faoi bhrú mór bean an tí

Question 26

she is trying to get her husbands attention, mar is ceart

Answer 26

tá sí ag iarradh aird a fear chéile a fháil, as is right

Question 27

she is a kind person and we see this when she has pity for the survey woman

Answer 27

is duine cinéalta í agus feicimid sin nuair a bhí trua aici do bhean an tsuirbhé

Question 28

she believed she gets a job for it

Answer 28

chreid sí go bhfaigheann sí post as

Question 29

she is dependant

Answer 29

tá sí spléach

Question 30

she is a chatty person

Answer 30

is duine cainteach í

Question 31

she is lonely, argumentative and cranky

Answer 31

tá si uaigneach, gearánach aguse cantalach

Question 32

she is bitter and sharp

Answer 32

tá sísearch agus géar

Question 33

she is frustrated with séan

Answer 33

tá sí frustrachas le séan

Question 34

a funny account of the lack of understanding between women and men is given

Answer 34

tugtar léíriú greannmhar ar an easpa tuisceanna idir mná agus fír

Question 35

the woman siad, "i am nothing but a statistic", but the man doesnt listen to her

Answer 35

deir an bean, "nach bhfuil inti ach statistic", ach ní éisteann an fear uirithi

Question 36

at the end she admits she wasnt telling the truth about the survey woman in the first place

Answer 36

ag an deireadh adhmhíonn sí nach raibh sí ag insint an fírinne sa chéadh áit le bean an tsuirbhé

Question 37

there is no end to the story, the story ends as it began

Answer 37

Ní thagann aon athrú ar an scéal, críochnaíonn an scéal mar a thosaigh sé

Question 38

there is no development for séan

Answer 38

ní thagann aon forbairt ar shéan