Question

1. Read the following expressions which are meanings of some of the phrases from
the lesson.
Pick out the correct phrase from the page which is given against each expression.
a) Feel deeply emotional, remembering and understanding all the past events that have led
up to the moment. ( page 19 )
b) A sign of human feeling ( goodness, kindness, pity, justice, etc ) ( page 21)
c) A half-secret life as a life lived in the fading light between sunset and darkness. (
page 22)
d) A great ability ( almost unimaginable )to remain unchanged by suffering. ( page 21 )
e) A beautiful coming together of various people, like the colors in a rainbow. (page 17 )
f) The center of racial superiority ( page 17 )
2.Answer the following questions in 30 – 40 words
a) What are the twin obligations in everybody’s life?
b) How did Mandela enjoy his freedom as a boy?
c) Why should the oppressor be liberated?
d) Why did Mandela say that his childhood freedom was an illusion?
3. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a
blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and the correction against the correct blank
number.
Error Correction
Tourism is one of the biggest business (a) ---------- -----------
In the world generating on least (b) ---------- -----------
288 million jobs. It is vital for a (c) ----------- -----------
economies of many countries. But (d) ----------- ------------
it is a major contributor to climate change. (e)-------- ------------
4. You have read the speech of Nelson Mandela. Prepare a speech in 150 words for the
morning assembly reflecting on the following questions.
a) How do you feel today about the country’s freedom?
b) Are we independent?
c) Are we serious about our responsibilities as citizens?

Answer 1

Answer:

Independent of the Ashoka