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9 english Chapter 2 Tolstoy farm Question answer​

Answer 1

Read and Respond :-

1. Who were the inmates of the Tolstoy Farm?

• Boys and girls belonging to different religions.

2. Why couldn't Gandhiji appoint special teachers for In dian students?

• Gandhiji could not appoint special teach ers for Indian students because it was difficult to find qualified Indian teachers who were ready to work in a rural area with a small salary

3. What did Gandhiji regard as the proper foundation for the education of the children?

• Gandhiji regarded character building as the proper foundation for the education of the children.

4. Who assisted Gandhiji in literary training?

• Mr. Kallenbach and Sjt. Pragji Desai assisted Gandhiji in literary training.

5. What training was given to children of all ages in the farm?

• All the inmates engaged in gardening irrespective of their age.

6. What were the different types of works in the Tolstoy Farm?

• Cooking, gardening, digging pits, felling timber and lifting loads etc.

7. Why was illness scarce on the farm?

• The illness was scarce on the farm because the farm provided fresh air, pure water and regular hours of food over and above the inmates had sufficient physical exercises.

8. How did Gandhiji introduce vocational training in Tolstoy Farm?

• Gandhiji had an intention to teach every young ster some useful manual vocation. Hence he started with small classes on carpentry with the assistance of Mr.Kallenbach

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9. What made learning a cheerful experience for childrenin the farm?

• The learning was made a cheerful experience for the children in the farm because whenever the
• children asked to do any work there was always a teacher co-operating and working along with them.

Let's revisit and reflect :-

1. In 'Tolstoy Farm', there are references to various skills.

Identify them and fill in the bubbles.

• Skills: co-operation, tolerance, hard work, self-reliance, motivating others, self confidence, morality.

2. You must be familiar with Gandhiji's concept of education:

'By Education I mean an all round drawing out of the best in the child and man, body mind and spirit.' How far is it true with the learning experience in the Tolstoy Farm ? Write your answer in a short paragraph.

• Tolstoy Farm was a place where people belonging to different religions and age resided together. Gandhiji gave adequate importance for the education of the inmates. Bookish knowledge alone couldn't bring out the best in man. In order to make them self-reliant, the inmates were given training in carpentary, cooking, gardening etc. The education system inculcated the values of good charac ter, self-reliance, social harmony, co-operation etc.