LESSON-3 || THE PASSING AWAY OF BAPU || NAYANTARA SEHGAL || UNIT-1 || PART - 1 || TEXTUAL QUESTION ANSWERS || NOTES || COMPREHENSION EXERCISES || BLISS || CLASS-10

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 -

Ans- 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 Birla House by an urgent telephone.”

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

Supporting Statement: “The 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.”

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