The Passing away of Bapu
Nayantara Sehgal
Textual Questions & Answers
Comprehension Exercises (Unit –I)
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 gathering
Answer: (iii) a prayer 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
Answer: (ii) a telephone call
(c) When one is faced with the shock of a loved one’s death, one
(i) whimpers
(ii) laughs
(iii) claps
(iv) shouts
Answer: (i) whimpers
2. Fill in the chart with the information from the text
(A) Date on which Gandhiji was shot dead _______
Answer: 30th January, 1948
(B) Place where Gandhiji breathed his last _______
Answer: Birla House
(C) Information given by the broadcast _________
Answer: Bapu breathed his last
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
Answer: 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 attempt to break into Birla House
Answer: 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.
Answer: False
Supporting statement: It was the question in many of our hearts as we sat, still shocked and unbelieving.
Unit –II
Comprehension Exercises (Unit –II)
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences
a. Gandhiji’s funeral was to take place
(i) on the day of his deatrh
(ii) two days after his death
(iii) one day after his death
(iv) a week after his death
Answer: (iii) one day after his death
b. Padmasi was Mrs Naidu’s
(i) niece
(ii) sister
(iii) friend
(iv) daughter
Answer: (iv) daughter
c. while walking, Bapu used to carry in his hand a/ an
(i) flag
(ii) staff
(iii) umbrella
(iv) cane
Answer: (i) flag
5. Complete the following sentences with information from the text
(a) Thousands of people wept, trying _______________
Answer: to touch Bapu’s feet
(b) The author was among people for whom walking ___________________
Answer: with Bapu had a special meaning
(c) To walk is to ____________________
Answer: make slow progress
6. Fill in the chart with information from the text
(A) Statement: It was impossible to move
Reason: There was thick crowd and thousands of people were trying to touch Bapu’s feet
(B) Statement: Padmasi declared that they would walk with Gandhiji in the funeral procession.
Reason: It was the last opportunity for them to walk with Bapu’s funeral procession.
(C) Statement: To walk was often the only way open to the average Indian.
Reason: Walking required no vehicle except one’s own body and cost one nothing but one’s energy.
Unit –III
Comprehension Exercises (Unit –III)
7. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences
(a) Gandhiji’s ashes were taken to
(i) Ahmedabad
(ii) Allahbad
(iii) Delhi
(iv) Benaras
Answer: (ii) Allahbad
(b) A huge crowd had gathered by the
(i) Ganges
(ii) Yamuna
(iii) Brahmaputra
(iv) Narmada
Answer: (i) Ganges
(c) Gandhiji awakened people to one another’s
(i) indifference
(ii) jealousy
(iii) suffering
(iv) greed
Answer: (iii) suffering
8. Complete the following sentences with information from the text
(a) People on the special train ______________
Answer: sang bhajans
(b) The author felt she had grown up within __________
Answer: a magic circle
(c) Bapu had passed away but _____________
Answer: his India would continue to live in his children
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 narrator felt unprotected.
(C) Cause: Her values were not so weak.
Effect: The author felt that she wouldn’t lose courage so easily.
Grammar in Use
10. Join the following pairs of sentences into single sentences as directed.
(a) I saw a snake. I ran away (use participle)
Answer: Seeing a snake I ran away.
(b) He learns music. He listens to the chords. (use preposition with ‘gerund’)
Answer: By listening to the chords he learns music.
(c) Gold is a precious metal. It is used to make ornaments. ((use noun in apposition)
Answer: Gold, a precious metal, is used to make ornaments.
(d) Ramu has some money. He can buy books. (use infinitive)
Answer: Ramu has some money to buy books.
(e) The sky was cloudy. We postponed our journey. (use nominative absolute)
Answer: The sky having been cloudy, we postponed our journey.
(f) The boy wrote the answer. The answer was incorrect. (use adverbial phrase)
Answer: The boy wrote the answer though not correctly.
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)
Answer: The old man cannot go out because he is unwell.
(b) He is honest. He is humble. (use cumulative conjunction)
Answer: He is both honest and humble.
(c) Sonali cannot write poetry. She keeps on trying. (use adversative conjunction)
Answer: Sonali cannot write poetry yet she keeps on trying.
(d) Study hard. You will not pass the examination. (use alternative conjunction)
Answer: Either 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)
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore is a famous poet who won the Nobel Prize.
(b) He returned home. Everyone in the family had fallen asleep. (use adverb clause)
Answer: Everyone in the family had fallen asleep when he returned home.
(c) The sun rises in the East. Everyone knows it. (use noun clause)
Answer: 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)
Answer: It rained hard but the roads were not flooded.
(b) He completed his work. He took rest. (simple sentence)
Answer: After completing his work he took rest.
(c) Rahul is a great singer. He can sing different kinds of songs. (complex sentence)
Answer: As Rahul is a great singer, he can sing different kinds of songs.
(d) The time of departure of the train had changed. Alia knew it. (complex sentence)
Answer: 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)
Answer: 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)
Answer: Being short the child could not pick the guava from the tree.
14. Split the following into two sentences.
(a) It rained and I could not leave my room.
Answer: (i) It rained. (ii) I could not leave my room.
(b) he thought that he could win the race.
Answer: (i) He could win the race. (ii) He thought it.
(c) Having been informed of the trouble, the principal left for home.
Answer: (i) The Principal was informed of the trouble. (ii) He left for home.
(d) Nasir, who was the captain of the team, scored a century.
Answer: (i) Nasir was the captain of the team. (ii) He scored a century.
Writing Skill
15. Write a biography of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad .
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad or Abdul Kalam Ghulam Muhiuddin (- February 22, 1958) was a famous Indian Muslim scholar.
He was a poet, writer, journalist and Indian freedom fighter. He was born on November 11, 1888.
He held an important political position after the independence of India. He supported the policy of Mahatma Gandhi. He worked for Hindu-Muslim unity, and was among the Muslim leaders who opposed the policy of a separate Muslim nation (Pakistan).
He played an important role in the caliphate movement. In 1933, he became the youngest President of the Indian National Congress. He was the President of the Congress from 1940 to 1944. After independence, he was elected Member of Parliament from Rampur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in 1952 and became the first Minister of Education in India.
He was an important revolutionary of Dharsan Satyagraha. He was the President of the Indian National Congress from 1940-45, during which time the Quit India Movement took place.
Like many other top Congress leaders, he was sentenced to three years in prison. He became the first Education Minister of India after independence and the establishment of the University Grants Commission was one of his most memorable deeds. He breathed his last on February 22, 1958.
16. Write a paragraph on how a building is constructed.
How a building is constructed
Building Construction
Every human needs a shelter to safeguard his life. Therefore, it becomes necessary to construct a building.
However, the process of building a house is a very complex and difficult task. First of all we must select a proper land to construct the building. After a piece of land is bought, it is cleared from all bushes and greeneries.
Then, the foundation is paved with the filling of the land with brick-chips and dry mud. Later, they are pressed to be made an even arrangement. After this action, pillars are constructed, through which the border-walls are also made. Then, the roof is constructed and dried through the support of bamboos. Finally, the masons do flooring.
Within all these activities, the constructed system is drenched in water and timely dried before the next step. Moreover, the same procedure is followed while construction of every floor of the building. But, the foundation is put only once, so it must be a strong base to lift the weight of an entire building.
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