Question

SECTION C: LITERATURE 15 MARKS
SECTION A
(READING)
Q1. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS: (1x5 = 5)
Ulhas Mandlik, 35, a power-loom owner from Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, and
his mother were homeward-bound one evening when heavy rain forced them to
take shelter beneath a bridge. Not far away, a small group of labourers huddled
together under a part of the cement housing above a 16 metre deep well used to
pump water for irrigation. Suddenly, Mandlik and his mother heard the
labourers scream. When the two got to the well, they were told that a five year
old boy named Hariya had fallen in through a side opening in the structure.
Ignoring his mother’s fears, Mandlik quickly knotted together lengths of flimsy
rope belonging to the labourers and asked them to lower him into the dark well.
“I hope the rope holds,” he thought. As he descended, Mandlik noticed the
metal rungs on the wall of the well. He grabbed hold of one and started
climbing down, when he saw the boy clinging to a pipe running up the well’s
centre. Grabbing the child, Mandlik started to climb praying that the old rungs
wouldn’t give away and plunge them both into the churning water below. Their
luck held and within a few minutes, Mandlik clambered to ground level and
handed over Hariya to his sobbing father.The man fell at Mandlik’s feet and
offered him some money as a reward. Refusing the cash, Mandlik took Hariya
and his family to a nearby eatery and offered them steaming tea to warm them
up. Several organisations have honoured Mandlik for his bravery and presence
of mind on that wet day three years ago. “I am happy I was at the right place at
the right time,” he says,” and was able to return a little boy to his family.”
Questions:
Q1: What first drew Ulhas and his mother to the well?
(i) shelter from the heavy rain. (ii) the return journey home.
(iii) news of a small boy’s fall. (iv) the labourer’s screams

Answer 1

here you go..

iv) Labour's scream

Answer 2

Answer:

Answer.

Explanation:

IV) the labourer's scream.