1.
Choose the correct alternative to completethe
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
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
2.
Fill in the chart with information from the text
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(a) Date
on which Gandhiji was shot dead
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30th January, 1948
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(b)
Place where Gandhiji breathed his last
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Birla House
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(c)
Information given by the broadcast
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Bapu was no more
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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
Ans: 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.
Ans: True Suppoting 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
Ans:
false Suppoting Statement:- the people
were too stunned to speak.
