Question

Q1. Read the passage carefully:

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 of rag pickers 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 someday.

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 stern 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 someday, 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 rag picking and study through 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 TV 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 thesechildren become a self-explanation for their aggressive behaviour and their suppressed

feelings.

On the basis of your reading of the passage given above, answer any ten of the following

questions. (1X10=10)

1. Whose gathering is mentioned here in the passage?

(i) a group of passengers

(ii) a group of students

(iii) a group of rag pickers

(iv) a group of NGO volunteers

2. Where was the gathering held?

(i) in front of a shop

(ii) on the station platform

(iii) in a classroom

(iv) in a rain-swept shelter

3. What was the word that most of these children had never heard

of?

(i) Children’s Day

(ii) Mothers’ Day

(iii) Independence Day

(iv) All of these

4. Name of the NGO mentioned in the paragraph which supported them.

(i) Vikas

(ii) Raj

(iii) Manjula

(iv) Chetna

5. What were the gifts they proposed on Mother’s Day?

(i) not running away from home

(ii) necklaces

(iii) Wrist watches

(iv) not picking rags

6. How old was Vikas when he left school?

(i) 9

(ii) 10

(iii) 11

(iv) 12

7. What does Vikas motivate the other boys to do?

(i) to take care of family

(ii) to study

(iii) to work somewhere

(iv) to travel around

8. How did Aslam come to know the word Dad and

Mom?

(i) by reading books(ii) from his friends

(iii) having watched TV

(iv) from elders of his family

9. The reason for the aggressive behaviour of these rag pickers is

(i) lack of money

(ii) bad experiences

(iii) their inborn trait

(iv) films

10. The passage tells us that

(i) proper guidance can save the lives of many child labourers

(ii) rag pickers do not deserve any sympathy

(iii) more provision must be created for child labour

(iv) rag pickers do not want to improve their lives

11. When one is out in the scorching sun, it means the day is …………..

(i) cool

(ii) rainy

(iii) very hot

(iv) cloudy

12. Find out a word from paragraph 6 which is opposite to the word ‘soothing’

(i) giggled

(ii) suppress

(iii) aggressive

(iv) traumatic​

Answer 1

Answer:

1=4

2=4

3=2

4=4

5=1

6=1

7=2

8=3

9=

10=1

11=3

12=

Answer 2

Answer:

Whose gathering is mentioned here in the passage?