Nizamuddin railway station, having checked out every bit of garbage disposed off trains, a group of ragpickers gathered for a chat in a rain-swept shelter. This was no regular gathering for them. It was a Mother’s Day gathering.(2) Most children had never heard the word but grew emotional once they got to know what the day signified. Gifts for their mothers ranged from promises of not running away, to earning enough to assure their mothers of some comfort some day.(3) When it came to actual celebrations for the day, a group of boys at the centre run by Chetna, an NGO, near the station, surrounded Manjula Rai. Some even pulled her hair and the rowdy ones calmed down after a stem glance from her. For many boys and girls, this 47-year old social worker is a face recognized as a help at hand. For quite a few of them, Manjula is the ‘mother’ who influences them.(4) When they settled down to talk, the children at Chetna, related their aspirations with thoughtful intent. Vikas Kumar, who felt shy to pronounce the word Mother’s Day, said he was determined to secure some day, quality life for his mother, who was a domestic worker. His promise to his mother on Mother’s Day was to take out his mother from a rented house and to give her a home with a better life, some day.(5). Vikas left school when he was just 9, but is now a motivator for other boys to break free of ragpicking and study through the Open School System. Today, Vikas, who is a Class VII student, is the pride of the Centre and Manjula has been a part of his journey all through. She has been convincing the parents of these children to understand their evolution from being a child 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’s Day, knew the words ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’ having watched T.V. serials and Hindi films. According to him : “I keep running away from home and fight with my Mom. But on Mother’s Day, when I go back, I will not fight and stay with her.” The traumatic life stories related by these children become a self-explanation for their aggressive behaviour and their suppressed feelings.
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Q1When one is out in the scorching sun, it means the day is_________
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Rainy
Very hot
Very dry
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Q2The ragpickers had understood about Mother’s Day when Manjula told them what it_________
Signified
Promised
Gifted
Created
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Q3When one hankers for something better, it becomes_________
an emotional moment
a dream moment
an aspiration
traumatic life story
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Q4 A term in the passage which means the same as ‘compelling’ is_________
Convincing
Scorching
Understanding
Pronouncing
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Q5 What was special about Mother’s Day at the rain-swept shelter ?
It was held in a rain swept shelter
It was a discussion day
They had checked out every bit of garbage
It was a Mother's Day gathering
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1. at the rain swept shelter a group of boys had gathered for a special occasion.it is a gathering for mothers day not a regular gathering
2.the rag pickers grew emotional as they have never heard the word before and thought of some gifts for their mothers in the form of promises
3.the children at the premises surrounded Manjula Rai as for a few of them she is the mother
who influences them
4.vikas case is inspiring for the Ragpickers because he left Ragpicking and studied through the open school system after breaking himself free of ragpicking
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