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Food is more important for survival than an identity. “If at the end of the day we can feed our
families and go to bed without an aching stomach, we would rather live here than in the fields that
gave us no grain,” say a group of women in tattered saris when I ask them why they left their
beautiful land of green fields and rivers. Wherever they find food, they pitch their tents that become
transit homes. Children grow up in them, becoming partners in survival. And survival in Seemapuri
means rag-picking. Through the years, it has acquired the proportions of a fine art. Garbage to them is
gold. It is their daily bread, a roof over their heads, even if it is a leaking roof. But for a child it is even
more.
i. The phrase ‘transit homes’ refer to the dwellings that are
a. unhygienic
. b. inadequate
. c. fragile.
d. temporary
ii. Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence “Garbage to them is gold”.
a. hyperbole
b. simile
c. synecdoche
d. personification
iii. Choose the term which best matches the statement ‘Food is more important for survival than an
identity.”?
a. immorality
b. necessity
c. obligation
d. ambition
iv. What does ‘acquired the proportions of a fine art’ mean?
a. Rag-picking has regained its lost status.
b. A segment of ragpickers are skilled in fine arts.
Answers
Ques. Read the extracts given below. Food is more important for survival than an identity. “If at the end of the day we can feed our families and go to bed without an aching stomach, we would rather live here than in the fields that gave us no grain,” say a group of women in tattered saris when I ask them why they left their beautiful land of green fields and rivers. Wherever they find food, they pitch their tents that become transit homes. Children grow up in them, becoming partners in survival. And survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking. Through the years, it has acquired the proportions of a fine art. Garbage to them is gold. It is their daily bread, a roof over their heads, even if it is a leaking roof. But for a child it is even more.
i. The phrase ‘transit homes’ refer to the dwellings that are
a. unhygienic.
b. inadequate.
c. fragile.
d. temporary.
ii. Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence “Garbage to them is gold”.
a. hyperbole
b. simile
c. synecdoche
d. personification
iii. Choose the term which best matches the statement ‘Food is more important for survival than an identity.”?
a. immorality
b. necessity
c. obligation
d. ambition
iv. What does ‘acquired the proportions of a fine art’ mean?
a. Rag-picking has regained its lost status.
b. A segment of ragpickers are skilled in fine arts.
c. Rag-picking has attained the position of a skill.
d. Only a few people are experts in rag-picking.
Answer:
i. The correct answer is d. temporary.
ii. The correct answer is a. hyperbole.
iii. The correct answer is b. necessity.
iv. The option c. Rag-picking has attained the position of a skill, is the correct answer.
Explanation:
- The term "transit houses" describes residences that are (d) temporary. Shelters called "transit homes" offer essential services including counselling, medical care, and wholesome nutrition.
- The hyperbole should be understood to be an exaggeration by everybody who hears or reads it. Exaggeration used as a rhetorical tool or figure of speech is known as hyperbole. It is sometimes referred to as auxesis in rhetoric.
- Identity is less significant than survival. One cannot have an identity without surviving.
- It alludes to the act of picking up scraps. Because it is many people's only means of support, it has been referred to as a fine art. In addition, the kids who participate in this practise have mastered the skill of sifting through piles of trash for loose change.
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Answer
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
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