TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 2C Reaching the Unreached

Telangana SCERT 8th Class English Guide Telangana State Unit 2C Reaching the Unreached Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 8th Class English Guide Unit 2C Reaching the Unreached

Questions and Answers:

Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Complete the following table based on the above article.

Answer:

Name of the child	Age	Nature of work for which engaged
1. Romesh	14	rag picker
2. Shanti	9	maid servant

Question 2.
Who rescued the two children? Where did they take them to ?
Answer :
“The Child Line” and “Child Labour Enforcement Team” rescued the two children, Romesh and Shanti.
They took them to transit homes, where they are brought up by providing education and employment.

Question 3.
Many households in your neighbourhood employ children to do the menial jobs. What will you do to save those children?
Answer :
I will try to create awareness among the people who are encouraging child labour and exploiting the children for their benefits. I’ll gather information of various helplines and give them information regarding the pitiable situation of the children. I will see that all the children, are rescued with the help of the Child Line and Child Labour Enforcement Team.

Question 4.
What is the role of CRY ?
Answer :
CRY (Child Rights and You) is an organization that believes that children are citizens and they have their own rights. CRY’s role is that of a bridge between child development organizations and people working for marginalized children. They gather the support, money and time of people around the world and thousands of field workers across India who struggle to enrich the lives of children.

Question 5.
Three organisations are working to save the destitutes. What are they ?
Answer :
The three organizations are ‘Child Rights and You’ (CRY), “SOS Children’s Villages” and “The Child Line”. “Child Labour Enforcement Team” are also working to save the destitutes.

Question 6.
How does SOS work?
Answer :
SOS is the short form for Save Our Souls. SOS (Children’s Villages) advocates the concerns, rights and needs of children. Their work focuses on strengthening families, helping them to stay together during difficult times and to provide the best care possible to their children. SOS village experts work with families to help them develop a wide range of skills from household budget planning to bonding with a child or young person.

study skills :

Observe the notes made from the above passage.

Now, read the passage Child Rights and You (CRY) once again and make notes from it.

Child Rights and You (CRY) is an organization that believes that children are citizens and they have their own rights. At CRY, they do not believe in charity. Nor do they run schools or orphanages. Instead they partner some basic level organizations working for children, their parents and communities. CRY’s role is that of a bridge between child developmental organizations and people working for marginalized children. They gather the support, money and time of the Indians around the world and thousands of field workers across India who struggle to enrich the lives of children.

CRY has freed more than 1 lakh children from hunger, exploitation and illiteracy in more than 13000 villages and slums. The organization has successfully prevented child labour in 648 villages across the nation and liberated 1152 villages from child marriages. It also has 21,676 out of school children in its account who have now joined schools. These children are into their childhood with all due opportunities of life.

Notes made from the above passage

Title : CRY – A boon for marginalised children :

1. CRY
a) is an organization.
b) believes that children are citizens.
c) believes that children have their own rights.

2. Role of CRY.
a) It’s a bridge between child developmental organizations and people working for marginalized children.
b) They gather support, money and time of the Indians to enrich lives of child labourers.
c) Thousands of field workers are devoted to enrich the lives of children.

3. Achievements of CRY.
a) Freed more than 1 lakh children from hunger, exploitation and illiteracy in more than 13,000 villages and slums.
b) Prevented child labour in 648 villages across the nations. Liberated 1152 villages from child marriages.
c) 21,676 children joined in school with their efforts.

Listening Passage :

Listen to the song your teacher sings and answer the following questions:

HOMELESS CHILD

No mother no father
neither shoes nor a bed.
He lives in a street
on pavements of a road.
He is just ten
looks pale and thin.
He has so small a dinner
sometimes, he dines on the smell.
And even if he is starving to death
nobody comes to feed him.

As the sun rises and rays shoot him,
he is exposed to child labour.
Tears start rolling down his cheeks
there is nobody to comfort him.
And even if he is dead
There is nobody to worry about him.

Question 1.
What is the song about?
Answer :
The song is about a homeless child who has no father and mother, food and shelter. Nobody cares for and loves him.

Question 2.
Where does the child live?
Answer :
He lives in a street, on the pavements of a road.

Question 3.
How old is the child in the poem?
Answer :
The child in the poem is ten years old.

Project Work:

In your village/city you may come across children who are working in some households, factories, shops, hotels and construction work for daily wages. Collect the following information about one child. Make a brief profile of the child you have met and present it in the class.

Answer :

Profile :

Age : 12 years
Gender (M/F) : female
Nature of work he/she is engaged in : household
Wages : Rs.500/-
No. of working hours : 24 hours
Why did he/she take up the work? : to feed herself and family
Has he/she ever gone to school? : yes, but discontinued
At what level did he/she drop out? : 4 th class
Is he/she willing to join school? : Yes.

Work in groups and analyze the data by using the following questions and present it before your class.

Question 1.
Why do children take up jobs?
Answer :
Children take up jobs because they are poor. They don’t have proper food and shelter. Their parents can’t afford their studies. To earn their livelihood is a great challenge for them.

Question 2.
How poorly are they paid ?
Answer :
They are forced to work for hours together, but they are getting meagre wages. Their hard work is not justified with the wages they are getting.

Question 3.
How many are willing to leave the work and join school ?
Answer :
A few are willing to leave the work and join school. If they are given proper safety and security by the government or by the private voluntary organization many more children are willing to leave their work.

Reaching the Unreached Summary in English

Today many children fall to their fate due to domestic violence and poverty. Their parents are not able to provide minimum requirements for their primary needs. Many chidren leave their homes and go in search of work to earn their livelihood. Some selfish people exploit these children. Children are losing their bright future.
Luckily in these days certain voluntary organizations are coming forward to eradicate child labour. Certain organizations like “The Child Line” and “The Child Labour Enforcement” are taking initiative in tracing out the child labourers. They are providing food and shelter to the children.

Among the public, awareness should be created. Children are to be freed and joined in state based projects. They can start their life fresh and earn their living. In this connection the organization like “The Child Line” responds to a call from 1098. It takes immediate action to rescue the children. The SOS children’s villages are also in practice. They take care of the destitutes in their concerned villages and provide basic needs for them. In this reading section “Reaching the Unreached” children named Romesh and Shanti’s lives are discussed effectively. They were rescued with the help of helplines.

Glossary:

1. toil : work
2. marginalized : looked after separately
3. tailor-made : best suited
4. advocacy : argument in favour of cause

Section-A: Reading Comprehension :

Read the following passage from ‘Oliver Asks for More ?’.

The evening arrived; the boys took their places. The master, in his cook’s uniform,stationed himself at the copper; his assistants ranged themselves behind him; the gruel was served out. The gruel disappeared; the boys whispered to each other, and winked at Oliver, while his next neighbours nudged him. Child as he was, he was desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery. He rose from the table; and advancing to the master, basin and spoon in hand, said: some what alarmed at his own courage.
‘Please, sir, I want some more.’
The master was a fat, healthy man; but he turned very pate. He gazed in stupefied astonishment on the small rebel for some seconds, and then clung for support to the copper. The assistants were paralyzed with wonder; the boys with fear.
‘What!’ said the master at length, in a faint voice.
‘Please, sir,’ replied Oliver, ‘I want some more.’
The master aimed a blow at Oliver’s head with the ladle; and shrieked aloud for the beadle.

The board was sitting in solemn meeting, when Mr. Bumble rushed into the room in great excitement, and addressing the gentleman in the high chair, said, ‘Mr. Limbkins, I beg your pardon, sir! Oliver Twist has asked for more! There was a general start. Horror was depicted on every countenance.
‘For more!’ said Mr.Limbkins. ‘Compose yourself,Bumble, and answer medistinctly. Do I understand that he asked for more, after he had eaten the supper allotted by the board?’
‘He did, sir,’ replied Bumble.
‘That boy will be hung’, said the gentleman in the white waistcoat. ‘I know that boy will be hung.
‘Nobody contradicted the prophetic gentleman’s opinion. An excited discussion took place. Oliver was ordered into instant confinement; and a bill was next morning pasted on the outside of the gate, offering a reward of five pounds to anybody who would take Oliver Twist off the hands of the parish. In other words, five pounds and Oliver Twist were offered to any man or woman who wanted an apprentice to any trade, business, or calling.

(Q. 1-5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
Who was the gruel served out to ?
A) The boys
B) The girls
C) Assistants
D) Cook
Answer :
A) The boys

Question 2.
‘Please, sir, I want some more.’ What does Oliver want more ?
A) Rice
B) Gruel
C) Copper
D) Ladle
Answer :
B) Gruel

Question 3.
The word ‘stupefied’ means ………….
A) Supported
B) Similar
C) Shocked
D) Sorry
Answer :
C) Shocked

Question 4.
What did the master beat Oliver with ?
A) The ladder
B) The cane
C) The beadle
D) The ladle
Answer :
D) The ladle

Question 5.
The owner of Oliver would use him as ………..
A) A trainer
B) A learner
C) A teacher
D) A master
Answer :
B) A learner

(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
What main differences do you notice between the children and the master? (Observe the physical appearances, dress, behavior, etc.) What can you infer from these differences ?
Answer :
The master was a fat, healthy man. He wore expensive clothes. He behaved mercilessly and cruelly. The boys were thin and small. They wore plain clothes. They were afraid of their master. From this description, we can infer that though the boys were not fed properly, the master was well fed.

Question 7.
How do you look at Oliver’s request, “Please, sir, I want some more!” ? What compelled him to say this ?
Answer :
He was forced to go and request for more food as he was desperate with hunger and reckless with misery. It shows the sympathetic and helpless condition of the boy.

Question 8.
What happened to Oliver at the end of the story ?
Answer :
At the end of the story, Oliver was given severe punishment. Next morning, a bill was pasted on the outside of the gate which said that anybody who could take away Oliver from the workhouse and make him his apprentice would get a reward of five pounds.

Question 9.
What was the opinion of the prophetic gentleman ?
Answer :
The opinion of the prophetic gentle man was to hang Oliver Twist.

Question 10.
Do you find children like Oliver around you? How would you help them to live better?
Answer :
Yes, I find children like Oliver around me. I would help them by giving food and clothes. I would also admit them in an orphanage.

Read the following poem.

THE SANDS OF DEE

O Mary, go and call the cattle home,
And call the cattle home,
And call the cattle home,
Across the sands of Dee.
The western wind was wild and dark with foam,
And all alone went she.
The western tide crept up along the sand,
And o’er and o’er the sand,
And round and round the sand,
As far as eye could see.
The rolling mist came down and hid the land;
And never home came she.

“Oh! Is it weed, or fish, or floating hair
A tress of golden hair,
A drowned maiden’s hair.
Above the nets at sea?
Was never salmon yet that shone so fair
Among the stakes on Dee.”

They rowed her in across the rolling foam.
The cruel, crawling foam,
To her grave beside the sea.
But still the boatman hear her call the
cattle home Across the sands of Dee.
– Charles Kingsley

(Q. 11-12 ) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
Where was Mary to go to call the cattle home?
A) To the other side of the river Dee
B) To the other side of the home
C) To the other side of the river Krishna
D) To the village
Answer :
A) To the other side of the river Dee

Question 12.
The full form of ‘o’er’ is ………..
A) Never
B) Ever
C) Fever
D) Over
Answer :
D) Over

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
Who asked Mary to call the cattle home?
Answer :
It was probably Mary’s father or mother or both of them who asked Mary to call the cattle home.

Question 14.
What do you know about the sands of Dee?
Answer :
Sands of Dee is the river basin of the river Dee.

Question 15.
How did Mary die?
Answer :
Mary drowned in the river Dee. The western tides took her into the river as she had lost sight of the tides due to the mist that came rolling by.

Question 16.
Why was Mary not able to see the danger that she was in ?
Answer :
Mary was not able to see the approaching danger of the western tides due to the mist that came rolling by.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar :

(Q 17 – 21) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Ramalinga (17) wife had a lot of jewels. She wore them in the day. At night she put them away, in a box (18). She kept the box in her bedroom. Ramalinga had two servants. They were rogues (19). One day, they decided to steal the jewels. One servant said, “We’ll stole (20) the jewels in the night.” The other said, “Yes, in the night, they’ll (21) sleep.

Question 17.
The correct form of the underlined word is ………..
A) Ramalingas
B) Ramalingas
C) Ramalingases
D) Ramalinga’s
Answer :
D) Ramalinga’s

Question 18.
The plural form of the underlined word is ………..
A) boxs
B) boxes
C) boxing
D) boxed
Answer :
B) boxes

Question 19.
The synonym of the underlined word is ………..
A) Fools
B) Pupils
C) Guides
D) Bookworms
Answer :
A) Fools

Question 20.
Replace the underlined word with its correct form.
A) steal
B) steel
C) steals
D) stealing
Answer :
A) steal

Question 21.
The full form of the underlined word is.
A) they will
B) we will
C) I can
D) She will
Answer :
A) they will

(Q. 22 – 26) Complete the following passage choosing right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Charles Dickens, who wrote ……….. (22) unforgettable stories as Oliver Twist and David Cooperfield, was born to a poor ……….. (23). His father was always ……….. (24) debt, and ……….. (25) Charles was twelve, his father was ……….. (26) to prison for failing to pay his debts.

Question 22.
A) many
B) such
C) much
D) number of
Answer :
A) many

Question 23.
A) parents
B) mother
C) father
D) family
Answer :
D) family

Question 24.
A) on
B) in
C) for
D) with
Answer :
B) in

Question 25.
A) now
B) when
C) then
D) as
Answer :
B) when

Question 26.
A) put
B) kept
C) sending
D) sent
Answer :
D) sent

(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passages. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

(27) Romesh was fourteen year old. (28) He left his widow mother and three younger sisters back in Bihar. (29) He took up long travel of hundreds of miles to find a new future. (30) He reached Hyderabad, one of the main city in India. (31) On reach the city, he found that the streets were not paved with gold. Finding a job was not an easy task.
Answers :
27. fourteen years old
28. his widowed mother
29. a long travel of hundreds of miles
30. one of the main cities in India
31. On reaching the city

Section – C : Conventions of Writing :

(Question 32.)

Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , ?” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5 M
one day the teacher said, Won’t you wash your face before you come to school tommorow morning please do that just for me
Answer :
One day the teacher said, “Won’t you wash your face before you come to school ? Tomorrow morning please do that, just for me.”

Section – D : Creative writing :

(Question – 33) :

A) Read the following story and convert it into a drama. 12 M
One day, Tess an eight-year-old child, heard that her younger brother was suffering from a serious illness. Andrew needed to be operated on for recovery. But their parents did not have money for the operation. So, they lost their hope and gave up their efforts. Tess heard her father telling her mother that only miracle could save him.

She thought that miracle was a kind of medicine. She took her jar of coins and went to a medical store. She asked the chemist to give her a ‘miracle’ by taking the money she had. The chemist replied that they did not sell ‘miracle’ there. A well-dressed customer at the shop, Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous neurosurgeon, heard the conversation. He asked the girl what kind of miracle her brother needed. She replied with tearful eyes her brother’s sickness, parents’ inability to pay for the operation and her savings which she brought. The doctor asked her to give him her savings_one dollar and eleven cents which was exactly the price of the ‘miracle’.

The doctor examined the patient and operated on him successfully without any charges. Andrew was soon well. Tess’s mother whispered that it was a miracle that saved Andrew and wondered how much it would have cost. Tess knew it was exactly one dollar and eleven cents.
Answer :

THE MIRACLE

CHARACTERS :

Father – a good person but a very poor man
Mother – very clever but hopeless
Tess – an eight-year-old girl – she was caring and hopeful
Andrew – a young boy – he had some serious disease
Dr. Carlton Armstrong – a neurosurgeon – a kind and helpful person
Chemist – a helpless person

Scene -1

(The parents are talking. Andrew is bedridden. Tess overhears her parents.)
Father : We have very little money. But our child is still seriously ill.
Mother : (weeping) Why did it happen to my sweet son? Whom did he harm? God is testing us.
Father : Control, Lana. Don’t cry. The boy will be more frightened. We must be bold in tough times.
Mother : God, save my child! Save my child!
Father : Only a miracle can save our only son.
(Tess overhears the conversation and collects her savings and rushes to a medical store.)

Scene – 2

(At a medical store. The shopkeeper is attending to a customer. Tess waits for her turn.)

Tess : (in a frantic voice) Give me a miracle urgently.
Chemist : A miracle! No, we don’t sell “miracle” here.
Tess : Take all this money – one dollar and eleven cents. If needed, I will get some more money. But please give me a “miracle”.
Chemist : Oh, kid, why don’t you listen? We don’t sell any miracles here.
(The other person listens to the conversation.)
Dr. Armstrong : What happened, girl? You look worried.
Tess : My brother is suffering from a serious disease. My parents are too poor to get him operated on.
Dr. Armstrong : Tell me what kind of miracle is needed.
Tess : Will you give me a miracle? Will you save my brother’s life?
Dr. Armstrong : Yes.
Tess : How much?
Dr. Armstrong : It is exactly one dollar and eleven cents.
(Tess takes the doctor home.)
Dr. Armstrong : (Examines the boy.) Join him in the hospital at once. I will operate on him. Don’t worry about the money. I will take care of it.

Scene -3

(At the hospital. Andrew is operated on. It is a success.)
Dr. Armstrong : (to Tess and her parents) The child is out of danger. He will recover soon.
Tess Parents : Thank you very much for saving my child’s life. We owe to you. What is the bill, doctor?
Dr. Armstrong : The miracle has saved your child. It was already paid by your little daughter.
Mother : What might be the price of the miracle?
Father : I don’t know either.
(Tess smiles and tells her parents that the price of the miracle is one dollar and eleven cents.)

(Or)

B) Prepare a speech on “Tree Plantation” taking help from the following points. Greetings – importance of trees- present status (disappearance of trees deforestation – problems….) need of plantation- reforestation – seedlings distribution – responsibilities of students
Answer :

TREE PLANTATION

Distinguished director, honourable headmaster, respected teachers and my dear brothers and sisters. Good morning everybody.

I feel honoured to stand before you and deliver a speech on ‘Tree Plantation’. Trees are the most useful things in the world. They give us fruit to eat and firewood to burn. We build houses and make furniture with the wood of trees. We need trees for our lives. If there were no trees, there would be no life on this planet. Living things (people and animals) breathe in oxygen. This gas is let out into the air by trees, the kindest things.

Trees do help us live in numerous ways. But we, human beings, are cutting down trees and causing deforestation. Man is cutting down trees because of his selfishness. If this continues, our survival on earth would become unimaginable.

It is the need of the hour to plant saplings. Reforestation is badly needed for the survival of mankind. To meet this need, Telangana Government has launched a project in the name of Harithaharam with the motto of planting one crore saplings. The state government is also distributing seedlings in every village of Telangana state. It is the utmost responsibility of the students to participate in such tree plantation programmes with enthusiasm and make them successful. Students should also shoulder the responsibility of creating awareness about the importance of trees among illiterate villagers and also corrupt forest officers. Save greenery and save future. Here, I wind up my speech.
Thank you very much for offering me such a rare opportunity.

(Question – 34) :

A) You are Raghavendra, the incharge teacher of the cultural committee of Kothakota Pupils’ School, Kothakota. You have been asked to notify the students of your school, about the Inter- school Cultural Fiesta. Write a notice in 50 words, including relevant details. 8 M
Answer :

(Or)

B) Design a poster on “Blood Donation”.
Answer :

Additional Exercises :

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

(Questions 1 – 10) : Read the following passage.

EXERCISE – 1

Read the following passage from “Oliver Asks for More”.

For the first six months after Oliver Twist was moved in, the system was in full operation. As a result, during this period, the number of workhouse inmates got smaller, and the inmates themselves shrank in size and became thinner.

The room in which the boys were fed, was a large stone hall, with a big copper bowl atone end, out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtime. of this festive composition each boy had one basinful and no more-except on occasions of great public rejoicing, when he had two ounces and a quarter of bread besides.

The basins never wanted washing. The boys polished them with their spoons till they shone again. When they had performed this operation they would sit staring at the copper bowl, with such eager eyes, as if they could have devoured the big bowl itself and everything in it. At the same time they sucked their fingers most carefully to catch up any stray splashes of gruel that might have stuck there on. Boys have generally excellent appetite.

Oliver Twist and his companions suffered the tortures of slow starvation for three months; at last they got so voracious and wild with hunger, that one boy, who was tall for his age, and hadn’t been used to that sort of thing (for his father had kept a small cook-shop), hinted darkly to his companions, that unless he had another basin of gruel per day, he was afraid he might some night happen to eat the boy who slept next to him, who happened to be a weakly youth of tender age. He had a wild, hungry eye; and they believed him. A council was held; lots were cast as to who should walk up to the master after supper that evening, and ask for more; and it fell to Oliver Twist.

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
The system was in full operation in ………..
A) Factory
B) Industry
C) Shop
D) Workhouse
Answer :
D) Workhouse

Question 2.
Who got thinner?
A) Board members
B) Inmates of the restaurant
C) Inmates of the workhouse
D) The authority
Answer :
C) Inmates of the workhouse

Question 3.
‘Fed’ means ………..
A) Gave food
B) Cooked food
C) Raw food
D) Stale food
Answer :
A) Gave food

Question 4.

………. suffered from hunger.
A) Some boys
B) Most boys
C) All the boys
D) None of the above
Answer :
C) All the boys

Question 5.
What do boys have generally ?
A) The desire to fight
B) The desire to drink
C) The desire to eat
D) Unwilling to eat
Answer :
C) The desire to eat

(Q.6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
Describe the dining hall.
Answer :
The dining hall was a large stone hall.

Question 7.
Why did the basins never want washing?
Answer :
The basins never wanted washing because the boys polished them with their spoons till they shone again.

Question 8.
What did each boy have on occasions?
Answer :
Each boy had one basinful of gruel, two ounces and a quarter of bread on occasions.

Question 9.
What did the tall boy hint to his companions?
Answer :
The tall boy hinted to his companions, that unless he had another basin of gruel every day, he was afraid he might eat the boy who slept next to him.

Question 10.
Oliver asked for more. What was it?
Answer :
Oliver asked for more gruel.

EXERCISE – 2

Read the following passage from “Reaching the Unreached”.
Save our Soul (SoS)
SOS Children’s Villages is an independent, non-governmental, social development organisation that provides family-based care for children in India. It advocates the concerns, rights and needs of children. More than 6000 children and young people live in 33 SOS Children’s Villages and 27 SOS Youth Facilities in India.

At SOS Children’s Villages, the organisers believe that every child should grow up in a strong family environment, and so their work helps families to create a loving, caring home. Their work focuses on strengthening families, helping them to stay together during difficult times and provide the best care possible to their children. The needs of a family can be varied. SOS Children’s Village experts work with families to help them develop awide range of skills, from house-hold budget planning, how to get a job and earn a living,to bonding with a child or young person and learning to create a stable family life athome.

Sometimes, however, it is not possible for a child to stay in the family. In these cases, the organisation works to find tailor-made solutions that respond to each situation,keeping the best interest of each child or young person in mind. SOS Children’s Villages is the only organisation of global impact that provides direct care to children who can no longer stay with their families.

Finally, through advocacy, SOS Children’s Villages aim to improve the overall framework conditions for children whose parents cannot take care of them, or who are at the risk of losing the care of their families. Successful advocacy, based on their experience as a practitioner, brings about changes in policies and practices that weaken children’s rights lead to sustainable changes to improve the situation for children and families everywhere.

(1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
‘SOS’ stands for ………..
A) Serve our Service
B) Save our Soul
C) Save our School
D) See our Safety
Answer :
B) Save our Soul

Question 2.
SOS is an organisation in ………..
A) The world
B) Sri Lanka
C) The West Indies
D) India
Answer :
D) India

Question 3.
‘Tailor-made’ means ………..
A) Made by the tailor
B) Made for a particular purpose
C) Made casually
D) Made for safety
Answer :
B) Made for a particular purpose

Question 4.
According to the above text, what can be different ?
A) Family members
B) Family needs
C) Family plans
D) Family relationships
Answer :
B) Family needs

Question 5.
The number of children and young people live in 33 SOS children’s villages is ………..
A) 6000
B) Below 6000
C) Above 6000
D) Exactly 6000
Answer :
C) Above 6000

(6-10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
How does SOS work?
Answer :
SOS is an organization which believes that the family is the best place to provide care to a child. It is the only organization of global impact that provides direct care to children who can no longer stay with their families. It aims to improve the overall framework conditions for children whose parents cannot take care of them.

Question 7.
What is the belief of the SOS organisers ?
Answer :
SOS organizers believe that every child should grow up in a strong family environment, and so their work helps families to create a loving, caring home.

Question 8.
What does SOS advocate?
Answer :
SOS advocates the concerns, rights and needs of children.

Question 9.
What type of organisation is SOS children’s villages ?
Answer :
SOS children’s villages is an independent, non-governmental, social development organisation that provides family-based care for children in India.

Question 10.
What is the objective of SOS children’s villages?
Answer :
The objective of SOS Children’s villages is to improve the overall framework conditions for children whose parents cannot take care of them or who are at the risk of losing the care of their families.

EXERCISE – 3

Read the following poem.

“For oh,” say the children, “we are weary
And we cannot run or leap;
If we cared for any meadows, it were merely
To drop down in them and sleep.
Our knees tremble sorely in the stooping,
We fall upon our faces, trying to go;
And underneath our heavy eyelids drooping
The reddest flower would look as pale as snow.
For, all day, we drag our burden tiring
Through the coal – dark, underground;
Or, all day we drive the wheels or iron
In the factories, round and round.”
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning

(Q. 1 – 5) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

Question 1.
Who are tired ?
A) Children
B) Adults
C) Senior citizens
D) Parents
Answer :
A) Children

Question 2.
The ‘reddest flower’ would look as pale as snow means ………..
A) The flowers are ugly to look at
B) The children’s faces are red because of hard work
C) The tired children are not in the mood of enjoying the beautiful scenes
D) Reddest flowers are symbols of angry faces
Answer :
C) The tired children are not in the mood of enjoying the beautiful scenes

Question 3.
‘Meadows’ means ………..
A) Grasslands
B) Islands
C) Water bodies
D) Factories
Answer :
A) Grasslands

Question 4.
In the line ‘To drop down in ‘them’ and sleep’ what does ‘them’ refer to?
A) Factories
B) Coals
C) Burdens
D) Meadows
Answer :
D) Meadows

Question 5.
Child labour must be ………..
A) developed
B) encouraged
C) eradicated
D) improved
Answer :
C) eradicated

(6 – 10) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 5 × 2 = 10 M

Question 6.
What kind of places are the children working in ?
Answer :
The children are working as labourers in factories and in coal mines.

Question 7.
How does the work affect the children ?
Answer :
When children are engaged in work at their tender age as labourers, it affects their health and future. They are tired of doing excess work. They become weak. They are not able to reach their goals.

Question 8.
Do children enjoy themselves when engaged in work ?
Answer :
No, children do not enjoy themselves when engaged in work.

Question 9.
If the poem were written from the point of view of a factory owner, what kind of things would he say about children ?
Answer :
The factory owner would say that he is great because he is providing jobs to children. He would feel that there is nothing to be worried about child labour.

Question 10.
What is the poet’s attitude towards child labour? Pick out the words / expressions that reveal her attitude.
Answer :
The poet is against child labour. ‘We are weary and we can not run or leap, our knees tremble, the reddest flower would look as pale as snow’ reveal the poet’s attitude.

(Questions 11 – 16)

EXERCISE – 1

Read the following passage.

Every man should have an aim in his life. The aim should be a very high one. It should be decided upon even when one is young. Even though one comes across a number of fearful impediments in life, one should face them with self confidence and fight for the achievements of his aim.

Once Gandhiji said, “Even animals do the act of eating, wandering and sleeping like man. There will be difference between man and animal, only when man achieves a high aim.”

Even when one decides upon an aim in one’s mind, one should, first of all, prepare a plan for achieving it and then follow the plan in the right way and reach the aim. By reaching the aim, we will have self satisfaction and our birth as men will be fruitful.

(11- 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
When should man form an aim in his life?
A) During boyhood
B) When the thought of an aim comes to his mind
C) After growing up
D) After passing suffering
Answer :
A) During boyhood

Question 12.
How many times have aim-related words occurred in the passage?
A) 6 times
B) 7 times
C) 8 times
D) 9 times
Answer :
A) 6 times

(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
Why should man have an aim in his life ?
Answer :
Man should have an aim in his life because on achieving the aim, self satisfaction is generated and his birth as man becomes fruitful.

Question 14.
What should we do to reach our aim?
Answer :
We should have a pre-prepared plan and proceed in the right way to reach our aim.

Question 15.
Why did Gandhiji say that there should be difference between man and animal ?
Answer :
Gandhiji said that there should be difference between man and animal as we are men, we should achieve our aims.

Question 16.
What should every man have in his life ?
Answer :
Every man should have an aim in his life.

EXERCISE – 2

Read the following poem.

summary :

I lay in sorrow, in deep distress;
My grief a proud man heard;
His looks were cold, he gave me gold,
But not a kindly word.
My sorrow passed – I paid him back
The gold he gave to me;
Then stood erect and spoke my thanks
And blessed his charity.

I lay in wait, and grief and pain;
A poor man passed my way,
He bound my head, he gave me bread,
He watched me night and day.
How shall I pay him back again
For all he did to me?
Oh, gold is great, but greater far
Is heavenly sympathy.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
What was it the proud man did not give the poet?
A) Money
B) Gold
C) Food
D) Sympathy
Answer :
D) Sympathy

Question 12.
Which of the following statements is not true?
A) The poet repaid his debt to the proud man by thanking him.
B) The poor man blessed the charity of the poet.
C) When the poet was in sorrow, he was given money.
D) The poet says he cannot repay the poor man for his sympathy.
Answer :
B) The poor man blessed the charity of the poet.

(Q. 13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
How did the poor man take care of the poet?
Answer :
The poor man gave food to the poet and took care of him day and night.

Question 14.
Which word in the poem means “giving money to a person who is in need” ?
Answer :
The word charity means giving money to a person who is in need.

Question 15.
How did the proud man help the poet when he was ‘in deep distress’ ?
Answer :
When the poet was in deep distress, the proud man helped him by giving some money.

Question 16.
Pick out any two pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Answer :
The pair of rhyming words from the poem are : 1 . heard – word 2 . way – day

EXERCISE – 3

Results of summative assessment St. John’s High School, Kazipet.

(Q. 11 – 12) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 × 1 = 2 M

Question 11.
The graph shows the results of a ………..
A) College
B) University
C) Coaching centre
D) School
Answer :
D) School

Question 12.
Who got the better results in 5th standard ?
A) Boys and girls
B) Boys
C) Girls
D) Girls and boys
Answer :
B) Boys

(13 – 16) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences in your own words. 4 × 2 = 8 M

Question 13.
What data does the above graph display?
Answer :
The above graph displays the results of summative assessment in St. John’s High School.

Question 14.
What is the result of the summative assessment in 10th class ?
Answer :
In 10th class 70 per cent of boys passed and 60 per cent of girls passed.

Question 15.
Who performed better in 8th standard – boys or girls ?
Answer :
Boys performed better in 8th standard.

Question 16.
In which standard did the girls secure the highest percentage ?
Answer :
The boys secured the highest percentage in 6th class.

Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar :

(Questions 17 – 21)

Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end. Write the answers in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

Once there was a lion (17) without a roar. The lion had always been this way. He had never (18) been able to roar. But no one on the plains knew this. But from (19) an early age he realised that he could not roar, he had learnt to talk softly with everyone, and to listen to them patiently (20). He learned to convinced (21) others of his point of view without having to raise the volume levels.

Question 17.
The feminine gender of the underlined word is ………..
A) cub
B) lions
C) lioness
D) jungle king
Answer :
C) lioness

Question 18.
The antonym of the underlined word is ………..
A) frequently
B) rarely
C) always
D) temporarily
Answer :
C) always

Question 19.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable word.
A) Since
B) If
C) When
D) Unless
Answer :
A) Since

Question 20.
The suffix of the underlined word is ………..
A) ently
B) im
C) patient
D) ly
Answer :
D) ly

Question 21.
Replace the underlined word with its correct form.
A) convince
B) convincing
C) convinces
D) has convinced
Answer :
A) convince

EXERCISE – 2

Once in a small village near the mountains lived an old (17) farmer and his wife. They had no children (18). They were very old. One morning the old farmer woke up early. He took his axe and going (19) to the mountains. He wanted to cut (20) some firewood. He climbed the mountain very slowly. The sun was up. It (21) was hot.

Question 17.
The synonym of the underlined word is ………
A) new
B) elderly
C) young
D) sharp
Answer :
B) elderly

Question 18.
The singular form of the underlined word is ……
A) childrens
B) childs
C) child
D) childes
Answer :
C) child

Question 19.
Replace the underlined word with its correct form.
A) go
B) goes
C) went
D) gone
Answer :
C) went

Question 20.
The past participle of the underlined word is ………..
A) cuts
B) cutting
C) cutted
D) cut
Answer :
D) cut

Question 21.
What part of speech is the underlined word?
A) noun
B) preposition
C) pronoun
D) adjective
Answer :
C) pronoun

EXERCISE – 3

One evening Ali is (17) cycling home after a cricket match. It was getting dark and their (18) was no moonlight. He was in an (19) hurry to get home. He took the shortest (20) way home and happened to pass to (21) his uncle’s watch factory.

Question 17.
Replace the underlined with a suitable be form.
A) has
B) been
C) being
D) was
Answer :
D) was

Question 18.
The correct word of the underlined word is …………
A) here
B) there
C) where
D) never
Answer :
B) there

Question 19.
Replace the underlined with a suitable article.
A) a
B) the
C) zero article
D) no article
Answer :
A) a

Question 20.
The degree of the underlined word is ………..
A) positive degree
B) negative degree
C) comparative degree
D) superlative degree
Answer :
D) superlative degree

Question 21.
The suitable preposition of the underlined word is ………..
A) at
B) by
C) from
D) with
Answer :
B) by

(Questions 22 – 26)

Complete the following passages choosing the right words from those given below it. Each blank is numbered, and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

Mr. Jones, the manager of a large company, was worried. His money was missing. When he attended ………. (22) meeting this morning, he had ………. (23) an envelope with five hundred dollars on his table. When he returned to his office ………. (24), the envelope was gone. As Mr. Jones always locks his office when he leaves, no one could have ………. (25) it. No one ………. (26) for the cleaning lady, Mary, who also had the key to his office must have entered it. Mary cleaned his office every morning.

Question 22.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
Answer :
A) a

23. A) leaved
B) left
C) lefted
D) leaving
Answer :
B) left

Question 24.
A) latter
B) next
C) later
D) earlier
Answer :
C) later

Question 25.
A) enter
B) enters
C) entered
D) entering
Answer :
C) entered

Question 26.
A) except
B) only
C) expect
D) remaining
Answer :
A) except

EXERCISE – 2

The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world. Like ……….. (22) mammals, it has only seven bones in its neck; its height is accounted ……….. (23) by the extraordinary ……….. (24) of the bones. Because of its long neck, the giraffe ……….. (25) very clumsy when it spreads out its four ……….. (26) and bends down to drink.

Question 22.
A) most
B) many
C) all
D) other
Answer :
D) other

Question 23.
A) from
B) to
C) for
D) with
Answer :
C) for

Question 24.
A) height
B) length
C) width
D) breadth
Answer :
B) length

Question
25. A) looks
B) look
C) looking
D) looked
Answer :
A) looks

Question 26.
A)hands
B) arms
C) legs
D) feet
Answer :
C) legs

EXERCISE – 3

It was April Fool’s Day. Victor, ……….. (22) a mischievous boy, decided to play a trick ……….. (23) his teacher, Miss Williams. He scooped his pet mouse, Snoopy ……….. (24) his pocket and took it to school. In the middle of the science lesson, Victor ……….. (25) Snoopy loose. The little creature at once scampered ……….. (26) the front of the class.

Question 22.
A) be
B) been
C) being
D) because
Answer :
C) being

Question 23.
A) on
B) at
C) against
D) with
Answer :
A) on

Question 24.
A) in
B) into
C) with
D) at
Answer :
B) into

Question 25.
A) let
B) letting
C) lets
D) has let
Answer :
A) let

Question 26.
A) to
B) at
C) from
D) along
Answer :
A) to

(Questions 27-31)

(Q. 27 – 31) Read the following passages. Five sentences are numbered. Each numbered sentence has an error. Find the error and write the correct sentences in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

(27) Child Rights and You (CRY) are an organization that believes that children are citizens and they have their own rights. (28) At CRY, they do not believe charity. (29) Nor does they run schools or orphanages. (30) Instead, they partner some basic level organizations working for children, their parents and communities. (31) CRY’s role is that of a bridge among child development organizations and people working for marginalized children.
Answer :
27. Child Rights and You (CRY) is an organization
28. they do not believe in charity
29. Nor do they run schools
30. their parents and communities
31. bridge between child development organizations and people working for marginalized children

EXERCISE – 2

(27) The members of this board was very wise and philosophical men. (28) As they turned their attention to the working house, they discovered that it was the regular place of public entertainment for the poorer classes. (29) It was the place where they had a breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper all the year round and free; where it was all play and no work. This was really a shocking state of affairs. (30) They were of the opinion that the poor should be given only two alternatives – either to starve quick outside the workhouse, or gradually inside the house. (31) With this view, they decided that the inmates of the workhouse would be issued three meals of thin gruel a day, with a onion twice a week.
Answer :
27. The members of this board were very wise
28. As they turned their attention to the workhouse
29. It was the place where they had breakfast
30. to starve quickly
31. with an onion twice a week

EXERCISE – 3

(27) Luck, he got a helping hand from “The Childline” when some rescuer called 1098 helpline. (28) Romesh is now one of the beneficiaries of Andhra Pradesh based project for the elimination of Children Labour.
(29) Many such children fall to similar fate due to domestic violence and abject poorness. One such example was Shanti, a nine year old kid. (30) She was taken out from the school by her parents and sent to Hyderabad to work in a middle-class home.
(31) She suffered all day long spending her energy in cooking, mopping, cleaning and washing clothes.
Answer :
27. Luckily, he got a helping hand
28. for the elimination of Child Labour
29. due to domestic violence and abject poverty
30. She was taken out of the school
31. spending her energy on cooking

EXERCISE – 4

(27) ‘What!’ said the master at lengthy, in a faint voice.
(28) ‘Please, sir’, replied Oliver, ‘I wants some more.’
(29) The master aimed an blow at Oliver’s head with the ladle, and shrieked aloud for the beadle.
(30) The board was sitting in solemn meeting, when Mr. Bumble rushed into the room in great excitement, and addressing the gentleman on the high chair, said, ‘Mr. Limbkins, I beg your pardon, sir! (31) Oliver Twist have asked for more!’
Answer :
27. said the master at length
28. I want some more
29. The master aimed a blow
30. addressing the gentleman in the high chair
31. Oliver Twist has asked for more

EXERCISE – 5

“And underneath our heavy eyelids drooping
(27) The reddest flower would look so pale as snow.
(28) For all day, we drag their burden tiring
(29) Through the coals – dark, underground;
(30) 0 r, all the day we drive the wheels or iron
(31) In the factories, round or round.”
Answer :
27. as pale as snow
28. we drag our burden tiring
29. Through the coal
30. all day we drive
31. round and round

Scetion – C : Conventions of Writing :

(Question 32)

(Q. 32) Read the following passage carefully and supply the punctuation marks (. , I ?” “) and capital letters, wherever necessary. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word. 5 M

EXERCISE – 1

Come back, come back, O Magnificent Wind Bird, cried the seventh mandarin. Come back with the king’s soul and i will tip your tail with gold and melt silvar onto your wings.
Answer :
‘Come back, come back, O Magnificent Wind Bird,” cried the seventh mandarin. “Come back with the king’s soul and I will tip your tail with gold and melt silver onto your wings.”

EXERCISE – 2

When sohrab heard the mighty voice of Rustum he thought that it was perhaps his father’s. He aproached Rustum and asked eagerly, Are you not Rustum Speak, are you not he?
Answer :
When Sohrab heard the mighty voice of Rustum, he thought that it was perhaps his father’s. He approached Rustum and asked eagerly, “Are you not Rustum? Speak, are you not he?”

EXERCISE – 3

One evening, as it was getting dark, the three strangers entered togethar when they passed, the husband said, Well do you know who he is ?
Answer :
One evening, as it was getting dark, the three strangers entered together. When they passed, the husband said, “Well, do you know who he is?”

Section – D : Creative Writing (Discourses) :

(Question – 33)

A) Read the following outline and develop a story out of your imagination.
A king Midas – rich and greedy – prays God – “Everything I touch should turn into gold” – God gives boon Midas very happy – touches tables, chairs, cots, cups, plates – all turn into gold. Flowers also turn into gold – touches his only daughter – turns into gold – unhappy – repents – prays again – to take away the boon – God agrees – learns a lesson.

Make use of the following hints in your answer.

• Suggest a suitable title
• Use past tense
• Write the moral of the story

Answer :

KING MIDAS – AND HIS GREED
Once there lived a king. His name was Midas. He was very rich but greedy. Once he prayed to God. God appeared before him and asked him what he wanted. Midas asked the boon that whatever he touched would turn into gold. God gave the boon and disappeared.

Midas was very happy. He wanted to test the boon. He touched tables, chairs, cot and plates. Everything turned into gold. He turned natural flowers into unnatural gold flowers.
Unfortunately he touched his only daughter. She too turned into a golden statue. He was shocked and became unhappy. The boon became a curse to him. He repented.

He prayed God to take away the boon. God agreed. The daughter came to Midas. Midas learnt a lesson.
Moral : Greed leads to grief.

(OR)

B) Write a letter to your friend telling him about your new school you joined recently. Make use of the following points.

Name of the school – infrastructural facilities – surroundings – experienced teachers – incentives – scholarships, free text books – playground – games and sports – science experiment – moral education – yoga, meditation – computer education.
Answer :

Letter to Friend

D. No. 3-1,
Shankar Gunj,
Wanaparthy.
28th March, 20XX.

My dear Sudha,
I hope all is well with you. I think of you a lot all the time. I hope this letter finds you in the most cheerful mood.

Here, I am interested in writing about my new school. It is Geethanjali High School with the tagline ‘Rise and Shine’. The school infrastructural facilities are modern with spacious rooms. The school surroundings are absolutely beautiful with lush green fields and hills. The main reason for joining this school is, it has experienced teachers who have the willingness and enthusiasm to impart their knowledge to students. Besides academics, we also enjoy games and sports in the playground. The science lab is available with all the requirements for doing experiments. In this new school, the one that has stolen my heart is moral education sessions. All the students do yoga and meditation on a regular basis for body fitness and relaxation. This school offers even computer education. We are getting scholarships and free text books in this new school. It is a big bonus for a poor student like me. Do write to me about your school.
Convey my regards to your parents and best wishes to your brother and sister.
Take care and bye!

Yours ever,
××××

Address on the Envelope
To
Sudha,
D/o Gopal,
D. No. 4 – 15,
Vanasthalipuram,
Hyderabad.

(Question – 34)

A) Your school is going to organise a cultural expo on the eve of children’s day. Now, prepare an invitation for the programme. (Observe all the features of an invitation)
Answer :

(OR)

B) You are the secretary of the welfare organization of your school. Under your leadership, the organization was able to collect a substantial amount for the old age home, ‘HELP ME’. Express your sense of pride and happiness in the form of a diary entry.
Answer :
Dt: XX.XX.XXXX
9:00 p.m.
Dear Diary,
I am proud to be a part of the Welfare Organisation of my school as I always wanted to help the old. Through various activities, we collected a sum of nearly one lakh rupees. This fund will take care of their health, welfare and other required things. We will be able to bring smiles in their lives. I feel contented and happy like never before.

Yours,
××××