Madhyamik English
The Passing Away of Bapu
Nayantara Sehgal
Comprehension exercises
1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
(a) Ghandhiji had been shot on his way to
(i) the Birla House
(ii) the author's house
(iii) a prayer meeting
(iv) a family gathering
Ans : (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
Ans : (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
Ans : (i) whimpers
2. Fill in the chart with information from the text :
(a) date on which Ghandhiji was shot dead - 30th January, 1948.
(b) place where Gandhiji breathed his last - Birla House.
(c) information given by the broadcast - Bapu was no more.
3. State whether the following statemants are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer :
(a) The author received an urgent telephone call in morning. False
S S : 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. False
S S : 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
S S : The people were too stuned to speak.
Comprehension exercises
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
Ans : (iii) one day after his death
(b) Padmasi was Mrs. Naidu's
(i) niece
(ii) sister
(iii) friend
(iv) daughter
Ans : (iv) daughter
(c) While walking Bapu used to carry in his hand a/an
(i) flag
(ii) staff
(iii) umbrella
(iv) cane
Ans : (ii) staff
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 Bapu had a special meaning.
(c) To walk is to make slow progress.
6. Fill in the chart with information from the text :
(a) It was impossible to move. - There was a thick crowd.
(b) Padmasi declared that they would walk with Gandhiji in the funeral procession. - It was the last time they would be walking with Bapu.
(c) To walk was often the only way open to the average Indian. - It required no vehicle except his own body and cost him nothing but his energy.
Comprehension exercises
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
Ans : (ii) allahabad
(b) A huge crowd had gathered by the
(i) Ganges
(ii) Yamuna
(iii) Brahmaputra
(iv) Narmada
Ans : (i) Ganges
(c) Gandhiji awakened people to one another's
(i) indifference
(ii) jealousy
(iii) suffering
(iv) greed
Ans : (iii) suffering
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 - but his india would continue to live in his children.
9. Fill in the chart with information from the text :
(a) People could feel Gandhiji's presence amid the flowers and the songs. - People did not weep anymore.
(b) The magic cricle vanished. - The author felt unprotected.
(c) The author's values were not so weak. - The author felt that she wouldn't lose courage so easily.
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