Question

Tenth May dawned bright and clear. For the past few days I had

been pleasantly besieged by dignitaries and world leaders who

were coming to pay their respects before the inauguration. The

inauguration would be the largest gathering ever of

international leaders on South African soil. The ceremonies

took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed by the

Union Buildings in Pretoria. For decades this had been the seat

of white supremacy, and now it was the site of a rainbow

gathering of different colours and nations for the installation of

South Africa's first democratic, non-racial government .

a) Who is the speaker of the above lines and where is he?

b) Why have the dignitaries and world leaders come to South Africa?

c) Why has it been called a rainbow gathering?

d) ‘White supremacy’ refers to:

(i) the dignitaries and world leaders (ii) the people of Pretoria

(iii)the international leaders iv) the govt. that has ruled South Africa

e)A word similar in meaning to surrounded is _______​

Answer 1

Answer:

the dignitaries and world leaders (ii) the people of Pretoria