On the basis of your reading, indicate whether the following sentences are ‘Right’ (a) or ‘Wrong’. If the passage does not provide enough information for choosing ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’, choose ‘Not there’ (c).
Example: This article is based on a true story.
Right (b) Wrong (c) Not there Answer: (a)
1. Manjhi started cutting the hill after her wife injured herself while getting him food.
(a) Right (b) Wrong (c) Not there Answer:
2. People called Manjhi a madman because they thought he should have invited them to work with him.
(a) Right (b) Wrong (c) Not there Answer:
3. People asked Manjhi not to cut the hill.
(a) Right (b) Wrong (c) Not there Answer:
4. Villagers from the nearby areas benefitted from Manjhi’s efforts.
(a) Right (b) Wrong (c) Not there Answer:
5. This story of Manjhi tells us that great will power can help one overcome great difficulties.
(a) Right (b) Wrong (c) Not there Answer:
Answers: 1.(a), 2.(b), 3.(b), 4.(a), 5.(a)
Activity 4. Read the notice carefully. Then fill in blanks using appropriate information from the notice.
The notice is meant for students of ____________________ [a]school. Only students of classes____ [b], ____ [c], _____ [d] and ____ [e] can participate in the Music Carnival. The venue for 6th Inter-School Musical Carnival is ______________________ [f]. It will be held in the month of________ [g]. The notice invites students with ____________ [h] to appear for the audition. _______ [i] will be the judge who will be selecting the students that will participate in the Inter-School Muscal Carnival. The interested students are asked to contact _________ [j] if they have any query about the event.
Answers: a. modern, b. VI, c. VII, d. VIII, e. IX, f. Indian Cultural Centre, Ravindra Bharathi (no marks should be deducted for writing either ‘Indian cultural Centre’ or ‘Ravindra Bharathi’), g. April, h. gifted voices (some other phrase representing same meaning should be awarded full marks), i. Ms Uma A., j. Varun Rao K. (even students writing ‘Secretary, Music Club’ will get fullmarks)
