Lesson 3 The Passing Away of Bapu Question Answers - Nayantara Sehgal - West Bengal Board

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LESSON-3 

THE PASSING AWAY OF BAPU

UNIT-1

1 . Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

a . Gandhiji had been shot on his way to

i. the Birla House

ii. the author’s house

iii. a prayer meeting

iv. a family meeting

b. The author came to know of Gandhiji’s death by-

i. a letter

ii. a telephone call

iii. a telegram

iv. a public broadcast

c. When one is faced with the shock of a loved one’s death, one-

i. whimpers

ii. laughs

iii. claps

iv. shouts

2. Fill in the chart with information from the text:

a. Date on which Gandhiji was shot dead-

Ans- 30th January 1948

b. Place where Gandhiji breathed his last-

Ans- Birla House

c. Information given by the broadcast - their Bapu was no more.

3. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer.

a. The author received an urgent telephone call in the morning. False

Supporting Statement: “I was having tea at home on the evening of 30th January 1948, when I was called to BirlaHouse by an urgent telephone.”

b. People attempted to break into the Birla House. True

Supporting Statement: “They jostled one another in a stampede to break into the house.”

c. The news of Gandhiji’s death did not shock the people. False

Supporting statement: ”The people were too stunned to speak in the beginning.

Or,

“..... we sat, still shocked and unbelieving.”

UNIT-2

4. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

a. Gandhiji’s funeral was to take place -

i. on the day of his death.

ii. two days after his death

iii. one day after his death

iv. a week after his death

b. Padmasi was Mrs.Naidu’s-

i. niece

ii. sister

iii. friend

iv. daughter

c. While walking, Bapu used to carry in his hand a/an-

i. flag

ii. staff

iii. umbrella

iv. cane

5. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

a.Thousands of people wept, trying - to touch Bapu’s feet.

b.The author was among people for whom walking - with Gandhiji had a special meaning.

c.To walk is to - make a slow progress

6. Fill in the chart with information from the text:

a. Statement - It was impossible to move.

Reason- Thousands of people gathered there trying to touch Bapu’s feet.

b. Statement - Padamsi declared that they would walk with Gandhiji in the funeral procession.

Reason- This was going to be their last ever walk with their beloved leader Bapu.

c. Statement - To walk was often the only way open to the average Indian.

Reason - Walking required no vehicle except his own body and cost him nothing but his energy.

UNIT-3

7. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

a. Gandhiji’s ashes were taken to-

i. Ahmedabad

ii. Allahabad

iii. Delhi

iv. Benaras

b. A huge crowd had gathered by the-

i. Ganges

ii. Yamuna

iii. Brahmaputra

iv. Narmada

c. Gandhiji awakened people to one another’s-

i. indifference

ii. jealousy

iii. suffering

iv. greed

8. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

a. People on the special train - sang bhajans

b. The author felt she had grown up within - a magic circle.

c. Bapu had passed away but - his India would continue to live in his children.

Or,

his India would thrive for excellence following the ways and ideals pioneered by him.

9. Fill in the chart with information from the text.

a. Cause -  People could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid the flowers and the songs.

Effect - People did not weep anymore.

b. Cause - The magic circle vanished.

Effect -  The author felt unprotected.

c. Cause - The author’s values were not so weak.

Effect - The author felt that she wouldn’t lose courage so easily.

10. Join the following pairs of sentences into single sentences as directed:

a. I saw a snake. I ran away. (Use participle)

⇒ Seeing a snake, I ran away.

b. He learns music. He listens to the chords. (Use a preposition with gerund)

⇒ He learns music by listening to the chords.

Or By listening to the chords he learns music.

c. Gold is a precious metal. It is used to make ornaments. (Use noun in apposition)

⇒ Gold, a precious metal, is used to make ornaments.

d. Ramu has some money. He can buy books. (use infinitive)

⇒ Ramu has some money to buy books.

e. The sky was cloudy. We postponed our journey. (use nominative absolute)

⇒ The sky being cloudy, we postponed our journey.

f. The boy wrote the answer. The answer was incorrect.(Use adverbial phrase)

⇒The boy wrote the answer in an incorrect way.

Extra: Rima completed her work. She went out. (Nominative absolute)

⇒ Having completed her work, Rima went out.

11. Join the following pairs of sentences into single compound sentences as directed:

a. The old man is unwell. He cannot go out.(use Illative conjunction)

⇒ The old man is unwell so he cannot go out.

Or The old man cannot go out because he is unwell.

b. He is honest. He is humble. (use cumulative conjunctions)

⇒ He is not only honest but also humble.

c. Sonali cannot write poetry. She keeps on trying. (use adversative conjunction)

⇒ Sonali cannot write poetry, yet she keeps on trying.

d. Study hard. You will not pass the examination. (use alternative conjunctions)

⇒ Study hard or you will not pass the examination.

12. Join the following pairs of sentences into single complex sentences as directed:

a. Rabindranath Tagore is a famous poet. He won the Nobel Prize. (use Adjective Clause)

⇒ Rabindranath Tagore who won the Nobel prize is a famous poet.

b. He returned home. Everyone in the family had fallen asleep. (use adverb clause)

⇒ Everyone in the family had fallen asleep when he returned home.

c. The sun rises in the east. Everyone knows it. (use Noun clause)

⇒ Everyone knows that the sun rises in the east.

13. Join the following pairs of sentences into single sentences as directed:

a. It rained hard. The roads were not flooded. (compound sentence)

⇒ It rained hard but the roads were not flooded.

b. He completed his work. He took rest. (simple sentence)

⇒ Completing his work, he took rest.

c. Rahul is a great singer. He can sing different kinds of songs. (complex sentence)

⇒ Rahul who is a great singer can sing different kinds of songs.

d. The time of departure of the train has changed. Alia knew

⇒ Alia knew that the time of departure of the train had changed.

e. I do not watch television. I do not listen to the radio. (compound sentence)

⇒ I neither watch television nor listen to the radio.

f. The child was short. The child could not pick the guava from the tree. (simple sentence)

⇒ The child is too short to pick the guava from the tree.

14. Split the following into two sentences:

a. It rained and I could not leave my room.

⇒ It rained. I could not leave my room.

b. He thought that he could win the race.

⇒ He could win the race. He thought this.

c. Having been informed of the trouble, the principal left for home.

⇒ The principal had been informed of the trouble. He left for home.

d. Nasir, who was the captain of the team, scored a century.

⇒ Nasir was the captain of the team. He scored a century.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Biography)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was born on 11th November, 1888. His real name was Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin. His father’s name was Maulana Khairuddin and his mother’s name was Alia. He was married to Juleikha at the age of thirteen. Maulana Azad was a journalist, author, poet and philosopher. He started to publish the newspaper ‘Al-Hilal’ in the year 1912. Al-Hilal played an important role in forging Hindu-Muslim unity. He wrote many works like ‘India Wins Freedom’,’ Ghubar E-Khatir’, and reinterpreting the holy Quran. He composed poetry in Urdu. He was an enthusiastic supporter of Gandhiji’s ideas. He played an active role in the freedom movement in India. Maulana Azad became the first Education Minister of Independent India. [For his invaluable contribution to the nation, Maulana  Azad was posthumously awarded India’s highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna in 1992.] His birth anniversary 11th November is declared as National Education Day by the Government of India. He breathed his last on 22nd February 1958. 

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