Question

Read the following passage carefully. (12 marks)
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
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 die 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.
(A) Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words:
(a) What was special about Mother's Day at the rain-swept shelter?
(b) What were the ragpickers' reaction about Mother's Day ?
(c) How did the children celebrate the day at the Chetna premises?
(d) Why is Vikas' case inspiring for the ragpickers ?
(B) Do as directed:
(e) When one is out in the scorching sun, it means the day is
(i) cool (ii) rainy (ii) very hot (iv) very dry
(f) The ragpickers had understood about Mother's Day when Manjula told
them what it
(1) signified (ii) promised (iii) gifted (iv) created
(g) When one hankers for something better, it becomes
(i) an emotional moment (ii) a dream moment (iii) an aspiration
(iv) traumatic life story
(h) A term in the passage which means the same as 'compelling'
(i) convincing (ii) scorching (ii) understanding (iv) pronouncing​

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