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Read the following passage carefully. (12 marks)1. After a long day out in the scorching sun at Nizamuddin railway station,having checked out every bit of garbage disposed off trains, a group ofragpickers gathered for a chat in a rain-swept shelter. This was no regulargathering for them. It was a Mother's Day gathering.2. Most children had never heard the word but grew emotional once theygot to know what the day signified. Gifts for their mothers ranged frompromises of not running away, to earning enough to assure their mothers ofsome comfort some day.3. When it came to actual celebrations for the day, a group of boys at thecentre run by Chetna, an NGO, near the station, surrounded Manjula Rai.Some even pulled her hair and the rowdy ones calmed down after a stemglance from her. For many boys and girls, this 47-year old social worker is aface recognized as a help at hand. For quite a few of them, Manjula is themother' who influences them.4. When they settled down to talk, the children at Chetna, related theiraspirations with thoughtful intent. Vikas Kumar, who felt shy to pronouncethe word Mother's Day, said he was determined to secure some day, qualitylife for his mother, who was a domestic worker. His promise to his motheron Mother's Day was to take out his mother from a rented house and togive her a home with a better life, some day.5. Vikas left school when he was just 9, but is now a motivator for otherboys to break free of ragpicking and study through die Open School System.Today, Vikas, who is a Class VII student, is the pride of the Centre andManjula has been a part of his journey all through. She has been convincingthe parents of these children to understand their evolution from being achild labourer to a teenager who can acquire skills for a better life.6. Aslam for instance, who giggled as the boys tried to pronounce Mother'sDay, knew the words 'Mom' and 'Dad' having watched T.V. serials and Hindifilms. According to him: "I keep running away from home and fight with myMom. But on Mother's Day, when I go back, I will not fight and stay withher." The traumatic life stories related by these children become a self-explanation for their aggressive behaviour and their suppressed feelings.(A) Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words:(a) What was special about Mother's Day at the rain-swept shelter?(b) What were the ragpickers' reaction about Mother's Day ?(c) How did the children celebrate the day at the Chetna premises?(d) Why is Vikas' case inspiring for the ragpickers ?(B) Do as directed:(e) When one is out in the scorching sun, it means the day is(i) cool (ii) rainy (ii) very hot (iv) very dry(f) The ragpickers had understood about Mother's Day when Manjula toldthem what it(1) signified (ii) promised (iii) gifted (iv) created(g) When one hankers for something better, it becomes(i) an emotional moment (ii) a dream moment (iii) an aspiration(iv) traumatic life story(h) A term in the passage which means the same as 'compelling'(i) convincing (ii) scorching (ii) understanding (iv) pronouncing |
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