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THE PASSING AWAY OF BAPU 

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READING COMPREHENSION

(SEEN)

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Some days after the funeral, a special train took Gandhiji's ashes to Allahabad. The compartment was decked with flowers. People on the train sang bhajans. People did not weep anymore for they could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid the flowers and the songs. At every station sorrowful crowds filled the platform. Amid song and prayer the train reached Allahabad. The ashes were immersed in the Ganges where a huge crowd had gathered at the bank. Afterwards we all went back to Delhi.

Back in Delhi, I felt at sea. I had not directly walked with Gandhiji, gone to prison at his call or made any sacrifice for my country. My sisters and I, and other young people like me, had been merely onlookers. But still I felt at sea. I felt I had grown up within a magic circle. With Bapu's passing away, I felt the magic circle had vanished, leaving me unprotected.

With an effort I roused myself. I asked myself--had Bapu lived and died for nothing? How could I so easily lose courage when he was no longer there? My values were not so weak. Millions of people would have been ordinary folk but for Bapu. He brought them out of indifference and awakened them to one another's suffering. What if now Bapu is gone? We were still there, young, strong and proud to bear his banner before us.

Bapu had passed away but his India would continue to live in his children.

A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:                                                               1x5=5

i) After the immersion of the ashes everyone retraced to__________________

a) Rajghat                                b) Allahabad                            c) Birla House                          d) Delhi

ii) Bapu made an all out effort to bring people out of indifference to_________

a) motivate them to walk           b)indulge                      c)be aware of one another’s misery      d)uplift them to a higher level understanding.

iii. The passage ends with a sense of __________________________________

a) joy                                       b) sadness,                               c)self-realization                      d)loss.

iv) “I felt at sea” _____ here ‘at sea’ means _____________________________

a) angry                                   b) cheerful                               c) baffled                                 d) disturbed

v) Gandhiji’s presence could be felt among _____________________________

a) flowers                                b)flowers and songs                 c)songs                                                d)none

B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:                                                                  1x3=3

i) Bapu’s legacy would _________________________________________________

ii) People ceased to weep_________________________________________________

iii)The authoress felt that she had grown up within a __________________________

C. Answer the following questions:                                                                                                          2x2=4

i. What was, according to the authoress, Bapu’s major contribution as a mass leader?

ii. Describe the train which carried Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad?

2) Read the following poem carefully and and answer the questions that follow:

The mountain and the squirrel

Had a quarrel;

And the former called the latter 'Little Prig.'

 Bun replied, 'You are doubtless very big;

But all sorts of things and weather

Must be taken in together,

To make up a year

And a sphere.

And I think it no disgrace

To occupy my place.

If I'm not so large as you,

You are not so small as I,

 And not half so spry.

I'll not deny you make

A very pretty squirrel track;

Talents differ; all is well and wisely put;

If I cannot carry forests on my back,

Neither can you crack a nut.'

A) Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:                                                      1x4=4

i) The word ‘I’ here refers to ____________

a) the track                   b) the squirrel                                      c) the forest                             d)the mountain

ii) The squirrel was _______ about his position in life.

a)sad                            b)optimistic                                          c)pessimistic                            d)shy

iii) Unlike the squirrel the mountain can _________

a) carry forests on its back                   b)crack a nut                c) move about happily                        d) make a sphere.

iv)The word ‘spry’ means __________

a) noble                                   b) kind                                                 c) lively                                   d) proud.

 

B) State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer:                                                                                                                                                (1+1)x2=4

a) Everything in the universe has the same merit.

Supporting Statement: ____________________________________________________________________________

b) The Squirrel admits the elephantine entity of the mountain.

Supporting Statement:_____________________________________________________________________________

UNSEEN

3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

KOLKATA: Combining the academic ethos and the importance of an eco-friendly mode of transport, the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) will introduce a tram library on Thursday. While passing through the academic district of the city, the tram aims to promote the habit of reading books and newspapers which is under threat from visual media among students, teachers and general public.

"It is a tribute to the city's most vibrant academic and iconic book district from another icon of the city - the tram" said a senior official of WBTC. The tram library will run from Esplanade to Shyambazar, a route which has over 30 schools, colleges and universities apart from the city's biggest book hub at College Street.

A single-bogey tram car has been transformed to serve as a library on wheels. The tram car will also be used for the literary festivals in November, apart from book launches and book reading sessions. It will have books and newspapers for on-board reading, free WiFi, free pens for all passengers during the inaugural week.

"We want to promote the tram among Kolkata's students, teachers, booklovers and intellectuals again," said Rajanvir Singh Kapur, managing director, WBTC that operates the Kolkata Tramways - the oldest surviving tramway in the Asia Pacific region.

Initially, readers will find books related to various competitive examinations. The list will be updated regularly according to the requirements.

Recently, WBTC installed some artworks in some of the trams, which depict the beginning of the tram services in 1873 and then the electrification of the cars in 1900. Since 1902, the electric tram cars have been running in the city of joy.

                                                                                                                        (Adopted from The Times of India)

A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:                                                          1x6=6

i) The ‘eco-friendly mode of transport’ refers to------a) the WBTC   b)a library   c)a tram  d)a tram library.

ii)The tram services in Kolkata began in-----            a)1873           b)1783        c)1900     d)1902.

iii)Initially, the passenger will find books on----a)literature   b)competitive examination c)tram services d)visual media

iv) Rajanvir Singh kapur is the managing director of the---a)Asia-pacific region b)Kolkata  c)tram library d)WBTC

v)The city’s biggest book hub is at----a)Shyambazar  b)College Street  c)Esplanade d)Asia –Pacific region.

vi)The tram library will not be used for ---a)literary festivals b)book fair c)book launches d)reading sessions.

B. State whether the following statements is true or false. Write ‘T’ for true ‘F’ for false in the box and provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer:                                                                          (1+1)x4=8

a. All through the year the passengers of the tram library will be provided Wifi and pens free of cost.

S.S_____________________

b. WBTC will initiate a tram library on Thursday.

S.S___________________

c. Electric trams started to running in Kolkata from 1902.

S.S________________________

d. Primarily readers will be given books related to various non-competitive examinations

S.S________________________________

C. Answer the following questions:                                                                                                     2x4=8

i. Why will the West Bengal Transport Corporation introduce a tram library?

ii. Why is the route from Esplanade to Shyambazar Chosen for the tram library?

iii. How will the tram library be used?

iv. What do the artworks installed in some of the trams depict?

D. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find in the passage in Question No.3.Find out the words and write them in the appropriate boxes on the right-hand side:                                                         2x4=8

  ii)Conduction_______________ 

i) An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration_____________________

iii) Pulsating with life, vigor or activity_____________ iv) Nave ________________

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