CG Board Class 10 English Solutions Unit 1 Inspiration (Reading C) Great Moment For All Those Children are given below for Hindi Medium Students.
CG Board Class 10 English Solutions Unit 1 Inspiration (Reading C) Great Moment For All Those Children
Comprehension-
Q I. Answer briefly the following questions:
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Q.1. Why did Adam Smith call Kailash Satyarthi ?
Ans. Adam Smith called Kailash Satyarthi to congratulate him for the Nobel Prize .
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Q.2. Why was Kailash Satyarthi awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace ?
Ans. Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Noble Prize for peace because of his contribution to hundreds of children in the world who are deprived of their childhood, health, education and fundamental right to freedom.
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Q.3.What did Kailash Satyarthi say on being congratulated by Adam Smith?
Ans. Kailash Satyarthi thanked Adam smith and said, “ It is a great moment of all those children who are deprived of their childhood and fundamental rights.
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Q. 4. What is the ‘End Child Slavery Week’?
Ans. End Child Slavery Week is from 19th to 25th November and that would be an annual event which we would be organising every year on different aspects of child slavery.
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Q. 5. What does Satyarthi mean by ‘Planet’ in the text ?
Ans. By the word “planet” Satyarthi referred to the world where we live.
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Q. 6. As children how can you help in the movement started by Kailash Satyarthi ?
Ans. 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.
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Q. 7. Which are the two ways in which people can help to abolish child slavery according to Satyarthi ?
Ans. According to Satyarthi, first there should be sense of recognition in the people. secondly there is a need of higher amounts of political will, corporate engagement and engagement of the people towards the cause. These two ways would help to abolish child slavery.
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Q. 8. Child labour still exists in the world”. Do you agree with the statement? Give reasons.
Ans. Yes child labour still exists in the world. We get to see many children from poor families working in hotels, shops etc. There are many children who are still deprived of their rights.
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Vocabulary –
- Complete the word-web with words related to media, as shown below.
Grammar-
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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.)
— seed was no bigger than — nail on Deepa’s little finger. It was as hard as — nutshell.
“I’ll plant it, and — flower will grow from it,” Deepa said to herself. She fetched — flowerpot and planted — seed. She watched it — day. — day — shoot sprang up. — plant was no bigger than — little finger. No one knew what it was.
“We’ll have to wait until it flowers,” said Deepa’s mother. — plant grew and grew.
It grew very tall.
We’ll have to measure ourselves to see who is bigger, “said Deepa to — baby tree as she set off for school for — — time.
By summer, — tree had grown much taller than her. It almost filled — sitting room.
“I wonder what kind of — monster it is,” said mother. So she borrowed — book on plants, buried — nose in it and finally called out, “Here we are! It is — Semul also called Silk Cotton — enormous tree. It’ll bring — whole house down!”
Father dashed off to — shed to get —- axe. “No!,” shrieked Deepa. “If you chop its top off, it will die. Father dear, please !”
Ans. 1. A, 2. the , 3. a, 4. a, 5. a, 6. the, 7. every, 8. every, 9. a little, 10. the, 11. the, 12. the 13. a, 14. every, 15. the, 16. her, 17. a, 18. one, 19. her, 20. the, 21 an, 22. the, 23. The, 24 an.
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II. Fill in the blanks with ‘some’ / ‘any’:
1. Would you like………. milk?
2. There are ………. books on that table.
3. No. I don’t want ………. book.
4. She wants……… papers to write a story.
5. They do not have ……….. money with them.
Ans. 1. some, 2. some, 3. any, 4. some, 5. any.
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III. Fill in the blanks with ‘little’, ‘few’, ‘a little’, ‘a few’:
1. They are not happy because… food is left with them.
2. She is quite satisfied now. She has done………. better than she expected.
3. Raju has made …….. mistakes in English paper that’s why he is sad.
4. He has …………hope to get success.
5. There are ……… points to discuss still to get the expected result.
Ans. 1. little, 2. a little. 3. few, 4. a little, 5. a few.
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IV. Insert ‘much’ or ‘many’ in the following:
1. Did you buy………..story books?
2. How ………………. water is left in this tank?
3. They do not have………. houses.
4. Raj is fond of reading books but he has not brought…… books with him.
5. How……. money you want?
6. How …… students have their textbooks?
Ans. 1. many, 2. much, 3. many, 4. many, 5. much, 6. Many.
Writing-
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Q. Read this story carefully.
One day a father took his son to a village.
He wanted to show him how poor someone can be.They spent time on the farm of a poor family.
Dad asked, “Did you see how poor they are?What did you learn?”
Son said, “We have one dog, they have four;
we have a pool, they have rivers.
We have lanterns at night, they have stars;
we buy food, they grow theirs.
We have walls to protect us, they have friends;
we have encyclopeadias, they have the Bible”
Then they headed.
“Thanks Dad, for showing me how poor we are!”
Q. You are a reporter impressed with this boy. Imagine that you have interviewed this boy. Complete the interview given below.
Reporter: Good morning. Beta. I am Arnav Ghosh from Wisdom.
Boy: Good morning, ‘Sir’.
Reporter: What is your name?
Boy: I am Sankalp Sharma.
Reporter: How was your experience to see village life?
Boy: It was a very nice experience.
Reporter: What did you learn from this experience ?
Boy: They are much rich than us !
Reporter: What do you mean by that?
Boy: That we see only small dimensions of life but people of village see things in large and positively.
Reporter: That is really great!
Study Skills-
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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 April 12, 1985 in Bhopal of district Madhya Pradesh. She is a well known Hockey player. Govt of Chhattisgarh has honoured her by giving posting in police department at the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at Durg. She lives in Durg. She played for India in many other international tournaments like Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester, Asia Cup Feb 2004 New Delhi, and Asian Games 2006 Doha. She is honored with Gunadhar Sports Award and Arjuna award (2013) by the president of India. She was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015.
PRACTICE EXERCISE – I:
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Q I. Read the following.
Around ten years ago there was a young man whose name was Akash. He was studying to be a Doctor. After he completed his MBBS he worked hard and won a scholarship to USA. He got his masters degree and decided to come back. Along with him ten of his friends had also gone for higher studies to America. They all stayed back but Akash returned. Akash’s father was not very happy with his son’s decision. He was very proud that his son had got a foreign degree. He wanted his son to make America his home, earn a lot of money and finally invite his parents and sister also to settle down in America. But Akash was adamant. “My country has spent thousands of rupees in educating me. I have to repay this debt. The only way I can do it is by serving the people here. And moreover India and its villages need good doctors far more than rich countries like America.”
(An Extract from Patriotism)
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Q. Pick out the false statements and correct them.
i. Akash got his MBBS degree from India.
ii. Akash studied in USA only.
iii. Akash got his master’s degree from USA.
iv. Akash wanted to settle in America.
v. India had spent thousands of rupees in educating Akash.
Correct ( Answer ) statements –
i. Akash got his MBBS degree from India.
ii. Akash did his master’s in USA.
iii. Akash got his master’s degree from USA.
iv. He wanted to serve for the people of his country.
v. India had spent thousands of rupees in educating Akash.
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Q.1. Answer the following questions.
i. What was the name of the young man?
Ans. The name of the young man was Akash.
ii. Why was Akash’s father unhappy?
Ans. Akash’s father was unhappy because he wanted Akash to settle in USA and earn more there .
iii. What was Akash’s father proud of?
Ans. Akash’s father was proud of his son’s foreign degree .
iv. Why did Akash return to India?
Ans. Akash was grateful that his country spent thousands of rupees to educate him and wanted to repay its debt so he returned to India .
v. How did Akash repay the debt?
Ans. Akash repaid the debt by serving for the people of the mother land .
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vi. Write the full forms of: –
i. USA
USA – United States of America
ii. MBBS
MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine , Bachelor of Surgery
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Q.2. Word Building
Sit in groups and make as many words as you can make from the word ‘Patriotism’ and then fill them in the table. The first one is done for you. ( You can change the order of the letters)
| S.No. | Two letter words | Three letter word | Four letter words | Five letter words |
| 1 | to | tap | trip | prism |
| 2 | or | pat | trio | atoms |
| 3 | it | mat | mist | start |
| 4 | at | rat | part | paris |
| 5 | as | top | trap | moist |
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Q.3. Add some more opposites words starting with un-, mis-, dis-,il- , ir-, in to the list:
1. unfortunately (un + fortunately)
2. irrelevant (ir + relevant)
3. misuse ( mis + use)
4. disappear (dis+ appear)
5. illogical (il + logical)
6. intolerance (in + tolerance)
Ans. 1. Unlock , Unclear , Unfinished , Unfriendly , Unleash
2. Irregular , Irresponsible , Irreparable, Irreality
3. Mismatch, Mislead , Misbehave , Misspell
4. Disconnect , Disable , Disrespect , Displease
5. Illogical , Illiterate, Illegal, Illness
6. Incomplete , Insecure , Incorrect , Indirect .
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Q.4. Complete the word web with the words related to Hospital.
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Q.5. Fill in spaces with some determiners –
It was around Eid. We wanted to buy clothes, Eid lights and …… other items. Anarkali is famous
for such items. My mother asked me to join her. My mother and I went to Anarkali. It is near
……. Medical College. There was …… crowd. Everyone was pushing each other. There were traffic jams and …… vehicles were blowing their horns. Street vendors were selling various items, which were very cheap. They were shouting on top of their voice to attract the customers. Many customers were bargaining with …… shopkeepers. …… beggars were asking for food and money. We went to …… saree shop, where my mother bought …… saree. She bought …… artificial jewellery for me.There were no …… fruit shops there. We wanted to buy …… fruits too but…..We also bought …… sweets from …… famous shop, Butt Sweets. From the electrical market we bought Eid lights and …… mixer-juicer. I also bought …… records, cassette, tapes of classical music. We were all tired after shopping. We took cold drinks to refresh ourselves. Thereafter,we returned home. I enjoyed ……shopping very much, although …… market was very crowded.
Ans. (i) Some (ii) the ( iii ) much ( iv ) many ( v ) their ( vi ) some ( vii ) a ( viii ) a (ix) an (x) any (xi) some (xii) some (xiii) the ( xiv ) a ( xv ) many ( xvi ) the ( xvii ) the
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Q.6 (a). Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’
Last year we went for ……….. holiday to Mainpat. It is …….. beautiful place with mountains,rivers and rocks. We stayed there in ……. hotel. When I woke up in …………….. morning, I looked out of ………. window of my room. ………… sun was shining brightly. There was…………… small cottage outside the window, and ……….. old woman was standing with ……..child in her arms. ………. man was chopping some wood with ………….. axe. There was…………. beautiful mountain far away.
Ans. a , a , a , the , the , The , a , an , a , A , an , a
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Q.7. You always observe your mother busy doing different activities from morning till night. Write the daily routine of your mother. You may choose the hints given below and add some more.
eg.: My mother gets up at 5 O’clock in morning
takes bath, cleans worships, cooks, serves tea,reads news paper, packs lunch, brushes
teeth goes to work, prepares dinner…..
Ans Students do themselves with the help of teacher.
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Q.8. Here is a description of Anant’s Library. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks.
My library is near my local shopping centre. I use it every week. There are book
…………… all around the library and there are ……………… books on these shelves.Also, there are tables and chairs where people can ……………. In one corner are the……………………… and in another corner are the computers. In the …………….of the library is a counter. The ……………….. sits here. He is very helpful. Library is a ……………………… place and I can read or study there. I love to read the many different books, newspapers and …………………… at the library.
Ans. many books , different , sit , tables and chairs , centre , librarian , peaceful , magazines.
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Q.9 . Sanjay will be given an award for full attendance on School Annual Day. You are Manoj and you are interviewing Sanjay. Some parts of the interview are missing. Complete the interview using the hints and enact it.
Manoj : Congratulations, Sanjay! You will be given an award on our School Annual Day Celebration. How did you manage to come to school every day?
Sanjay : I love my school, so I don’t like missing the school even for a day.
Manoj : How do you keep yourself fit?
Sanjay : ————————————————-
Manoj : Tell me how __________________ feel?
Sanjay : My mother was very happy. She takes care that I’m regular to school.
Manoj: Congratulations, Sanjay! nice talking to you.
…………: Thank you. It’s my pleasure, Manoj.
Ans. Sanjay- I exercise daily.
Manoj – do you
Sanjay- Thank you. It’s my pleasure Manoj.
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II. 1. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
In India, Mother Teresa had the first glimpse of poverty. She loved children so she started off as a teacher; the young children loved her too. She even took care of those who were sick. She went for medical training to know how to help them. Soon, Mother Teresa felt that she had to do more. What she really wanted to do was to care for the poorest of the poor; people who were cast aside by society. She understood that to help them she had to sacrifice everything. She ate only rice, to experience their life, because that was all the poor could afford.
i. Write two qualities of Mother Teresa.
Ans. Mother Teresa was caring and helpful.
ii. Why did Mother Teresa decide to live among the ‘poorest of the poor’?
Ans. Mother Teresa decided to live among poorest of the poor because she felt to do something for the poor people and their welfare.
iii. Why did she eat only rice?
Ans. Mother Teresa ate only rice because she decided to sacrifice everything and live like a poor .
iv. Why did she go for medical training?
Ans. Mother Teresa worked as a teacher and took. Care of the students who were sick . In order to treat them well, she went for medical training.
v. List the kind of work the Mother did.
Ans. Mother Teresa was caring and very helpful . She worked as a teacher and treated the sick students . She sacrificed food and ate only rice . She wanted to work for poor people and for their welfare.
vi. Why do you think ‘Teresa’ was called Mother Teresa?
Ans. Mother is someone who always does everything for her children and expects nothing in return . She was someone who would do anything for her child . She was no different from a Mother. She wanted to do things for poor and their welfare . She loved children and cared for them a lot . That is why she is Called as Mother.
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Q.2. Mother Teresa wanted to care for the ‘poorest of the poor’. Find out from the passage the phrases that tell about such people.
Ans. She ate only rice, to experience their life , because that was all the poor could afford.
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Q.3. Read the passage carefully and tick (✓) the correct meanings of the words in bold.
i. Started off
a. began
b. entered
c. became
Ans. began
ii. cast aside
a. rewarded
b. Ignored
c. punished
Ans. Ignored
iii. Glimpse
a. outcome
b. experience
c. sight
Ans. sight
iv. Afford
a. Pay for
b. Give up
c. manage
Ans. pay for
v. Sacrifice
a. Sell out
b. Give up
c. See off
Ans. give up .
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Q.4. Use the linking words given below and join the sentences in Column A and B or, and, so, but, because
| A | B |
| Mother Teresa wanted to care for the sick | She wanted to be with the poorestfor the poor. |
| She ate only rice | That was all the poor could afford. |
| She loved children | She started off as a teacher. |
| She helped the poor and cared for the sick | She felt that she had to do more. |
| To help the sick, she had to either arrange for a specialist | She had to go for medical training. |
.eg. : Mother Teresa wanted to care for the sick and to be with the poorest of the poor.
Ans.
(ii) She ate only rice because that was all the poor could afford.
(iii) She loved children so she started off as a teacher.
(iv) She helped the poor and cared for the sick and felt that she had to do more
(v) To help the sick , she had to either arrange for a specialist or had to go for medical training.
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Q.5. Based on the passage, write five sentences about Mother Teresa. You can use the hints given in brackets. We can begin as:
Mother Teresa had the first glimpse of poverty in India.
____________________________________________ (love children)
____________________________________________ (take care)
____________________________________________ (get trained)
____________________________________________ (sacrifice)
____________________________________________ (help)
Ans (i) She loved Children a lot
(ii) she took care of the children.
(iii) To give children proper treatment, she went for training.
(iv) To help the poor she sacrificed everything.
(v) she wanted to help the poorest of the poor