Reading C
A Great Moment for all Those Children
Comprehension
Answer the following questions.
1.) Why did Adam Smith call Kailash Satyarthi?
Answer: Adam Smith called Kailash Satyarthi to congratulate him on receiving Nobel Peace Prize.
2.) Why was Kailash Satyarthi awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace?
Answer: Kailash Satyarthi worked for the welfare of the children. He worked to end child slavery in India. This is why he was awarded Nobel Prize for Peace.
3.) What did Kailash Satyarthi say on being congratulated by Adam Smith?
Answer: When Adam Smith congratulated Kailash Satyarthi he felt honored and thanked him.
4.) What is the ‘End Child Slavery Week’?
Answer:‘ End Child Slavery Week’ is an annual event organized every year on different aspects of child slavery.
5.) What does Satyarthi mean by ‘planet’ in the text?
Ans By saying ‘planet’ Satyarthi refers to the world where we live.
6.) As children how can you help in the movement started by Kailash Satyarthi?
Answer: As a child I can tell about the movement to those who are not aware of it and in this way it would reach to maximum people.
7.) Which are the two ways in which people can help to abolish child slavery according to Satyarthi?
Answer: According to Satyarthi, firstly there should be sense of recognition in the people. Secondly there is a need of higher amounts of political will, corporate engagement and the engagement of the people towards the cause. These two ways would help to abolish child slavery.
8.) “Child labour still exists in the world.” Do you agree with the statement? Give reasons.
Answer: Yes, child labor still exists in the world. We get to see many children from the poor families working in hotels, shops, etc. They are many children who are still deprived of their rights.
Vocabulary
I.) Complete the word-web with words related to media, as shown below.
Media
1.) Newspaper
2.) Radio
3.) Television
4.) Social Media
5.) Journalist
6.) Breaking news
7.) Voice over
8.) Anchor
Grammar
I.) Fill in the blanks with the most suitable determiners from the list given
below.
a, an, the, every, one, a little, her, little, the little, first, his
A seed was no bigger than the nail on Deepa’s little finger. It was as hard as anutshell.
“I’ll plant it, and a flower will grow from it,” Deepa said to herself. She fetcheda flowerpot and planted the seed. She watched it everyday. Every day a little shoot sprang up. The plant was no bigger than the little finger. No one knew what it was.
“We’ll have to wait until it flowers,” said Deepa’s mother. The plant grew and grew. It grew very tall.
We’ll have to measure ourselves to see who is bigger, “said Deepa to a baby tree as she set off for school for every time.
By summer, the tree had grown much taller than her. It almost filled her sitting room.
“I wonder what kind of a monster it is,” said mother. So she borrowed one
book on plants, buried her nose in it and finally called out, “Here we are! It is the Semul also called Silk Cotton an enormous tree. It’ll bring the whole house down!”
Father dashed off to the shed to get an axe. “No!,” shrieked Deepa. “If youchop its top off, it will die. Father dear, please !”
II.) Fill in the blanks with ‘some’/ ‘any’.
1.) Would you like some milk?
2.) There are some books on that table.
3.) No, I don’t want any book.
4.) She wants some papers to write a story.
5.) They do not have any money with them.
III.) Fill in the blanks with ‘little’, ‘few’, ‘a little’, ‘a few’.
Remember (‘little’ and ‘few’ are used to give a negative idea; ‘a little’ and ‘a few’are used to give a positive idea.)
1.) They are not happy because little food is left with them.
2.) She is quite satisfied now. She has done a little better than she
expected.
3.) Raju has made few mistakes in English paper that’s why he is sad.
4.) He has a little hope to get success.
5.) There are a few points to discuss still to get the expected result.
IV.) Insert ‘much’ or ‘many’ in the following.
1.) Did you buy many story books?
2.) How much water is left in this tank?
3.) They do not have many houses.
4.) Raj is fond of reading books but he has not brought manybooks
with him.
5.) How much money you want?
6.) How many students have their textbooks?
Study Skills
Now, based on the profile given, write the biographical sketch of Saba Anjum in about 100 words.
Saba Anjum was born to Mr. Rafique Baksh and Mrs. Farida Begum on 12th April, 1985, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. She is a hockey player. She is DSP (Deputy Superintendent of Police) at Durg. She has played at Common Wealth Games, 2002 Manchester, Asia Cup, 2004 New Delhi, Asian Games and 2006 Doha. She has been felicitated with many prestigious awards. She has got Gundadhar Sports Award, Arjun Award in 2013. She has been honoured by Padma Shri in 2015. She is truly an inspiration to the girls who wish to make their career in sports.