The Passing Away of Bapu
Textual Questions & Answers
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Unit-1
1. Choose
the correct alternative to complete the 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
Ans: (i) whimpers
2. Fill
in the chart with information from the text:
|
(a) date on which Gandhiji
was shot dead |
Ans: 30th January 1948 |
|
(b) place where
Gandhiji breathed his last |
Ans: Birla House |
|
(c) information
given by the broadcast |
Ans: Bapu was no more |
(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 ... ... ... telephone call.”
(b) People attempted to break
into the Birla House.
Ans : True
, Supporting Statement: “They jostled ... ... ... stampede to break into
the house.”
(c) The news of Gandhiji’s
death did not shock the people.
Ans : False , Supporting Statement: “It was the question
... ... ... we sat, still shocked and unbelieving.”
Unit-2
4. Choose the correct
alternative to complete the following sentences:
a) Gandhiji’s funeral was to
take place
(i) on the day of his
death.
(ii) trap days after his death.
(iii) one day after his death.
(iv) a week after his death.
Ans: (iii) one day after his death.
b) Padamsi was Mrs. Naidu’s
(i) niece
(ii) sister
(iii) friend
(iv) daughter
Ans: (iv) daughter
c) While walking, Bapu used to
carry in his hand a
(i) flag
(ii) staff
(iii) umbrella
(iv) cane
Ans: (ii) staff
5.
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) Thousands of people wept, trying to touch
Bapu’s feet.
(b) The author was among people for
whom walking with Bapu
had a special meaning.
(c) To walk is to make slow
progress.
6. Fill
in the chart with information from the text:
|
Statement |
Reason |
|
(a) It is impossible
to move. |
The crowd was very
thick as thousands of weeping people gathered trying to catch Bapu’s feet. |
|
(b) Padmasi declared
that they would walk with Gandhiji in the funeral possession. |
It was the last time
that they would walk with Gandhiji. |
|
c) To walk was often
the only way open to the average Indian. |
There was not much
means of transport available at that time. And also transportation was very
costly for average Indians. |
Unit-3
7. Choose
the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
a) Gandhiji’s ashes were taken
to
(i) Ahmedabad
(ii) Allahabad
(iii) Delhi
(iv) Benaras
Ans: (ii) Allahabad
b) A huge crowd had gathered by
the
(i) Ganges
(ii) Yamuna
(iii) Brahmaputra
(iv) Narmada
Ans: (i) Ganges
c) Gandhiji awakened people to
one another’s
(i) indifference
(ii) jealousy
(iii) suffering
(iv) greed
Ans: (iii) suffering
8.
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) People on the special train sang
bhajans.
(b) The author felt she had grown up
within a magic
circle.
(c) Bapu had passed away but his India
had continued to leave in his children.
9. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
Cause | Effect |
(a) They could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid the flowers and songs. | People did not weep anymore. |
(b) The magic circle vanished. | The author felt unprotected |
(c) The author’s values were not so week. | The author felt that she wouldn’t lose courts so easily. |
Grammar in use
10. Join
the following pairs of sentences into single sentences as directed:
(a) I saw a snake. I ran away.
(use participle)
Ans: Seeing a snake, I ran away. / Having
seen a snake, I ran away.
(b) He learns music. He listens
to the chords. (use preposition with gender)
Ans: By listening to the chords, he
learns music.
(c) Gold is precious metal. It
is used to make ornaments. (use noun in apposition)
Ans: Gold, a precious metal, is used to
make ornaments.
(d) Ramu has some money. He can
buy books. (use infinitive)
Ans: Ramu has some money to buy books.
(e) The sky was cloudy. We
postponed our journey. (use nominative absolute)
Ans: The sky being cloudy, we postponed
our journey.
(f) The boy wrote the answer.
The answer was incorrect. (use adverbial phrase)
Ans: The boy wrote the answer in an
incorrect way.
11. Join the following pairs of
sentences into single complex sentences as directed:
(a) The old man is unwell. He cannot go out. (use illative
conjunction)
Ans: The old man is unwell so he cannot
go out.
(b) He is honest. He is humble. (use cumulative conjunction)
Ans: He is honest and humble. / He is honest as well as humble. / He is not only honest but also
humble.
(c) Sonali cannot write poetry.
She keeps on trying. (use adversative conjunction)
Ans: Sonali cannot write poetry still/but
she keeps on trying.
(d) Study hard. You will not
pass the examination. (use alternative conjunction)
Ans: (Either) study hard or you will not
pass the examination.
12. Join the following pairs of
sentences into single complex sentences as directed:
(a) Rabindranath Tagore is a
famous poet. He won the Nobel Prize. (use adjective clause)
Ans: Rabindranath Tagore who is a famous
poet won the Nobel Prize. / Rabindranath Tagore is a famous poet who won the
Nobel Prize.
(b) He returned home. Everyone
in the family had fallen asleep. (use adverb clause)
Ans: When he returned home, everyone in
the family had fallen asleep.
(c) The sun rises in the east.
Everyone knows it. (use noun clause)
Ans: Everyone knows that the sun rises in
the east.
13. Join
the following pairs of sentences into single sentences as directed:
(a) It rained hard. The roads
were not flooded. (compound sentence)
Ans: It rained hard but the roads were
not flooded.
(b) He completed his work. He
took rest. (simple sentence)
Ans: After completing his work, he took
rest./ He took rest after completing his work./ Having completed his work, he
took rest.
(c) Rahul is a great singer. He
can sing different kinds of songs. (complex sentence)
Ans: Rahul who is a great singer can sing
different kinds of songs.
(d) The time of departure of
the train has changed. Alia knew it. (complex sentence)
Ans: Alia knew that the time of departure
of the train has changed.
(e) I do not watch television.
I do not listen to the radio. (compound sentence)
Ans: I neither watch television nor
listen to the radio.
(f) The child was short. The
child could not pick the guava from the tree. (simple sentence)
Ans: Being short, the child could not
pick the guava from the tree.
14. Split
the following into two sentences:
(a) It rained and I could not
leave my room.
Ans: (i) It rained.
(ii) I could not leave my room.
(b) He thought that he could
win the race.
Ans: (i) He could win the race.
(ii) He thought it.
(c) Having been informed of the
trouble, the Principal left for home.
Ans: (i) The Principal had been informed
of the trouble.
(ii) The Principal left for home.
(d) Nasir, who was the captain
of the team, scored a century.
Ans: (i) Nasir was the captain of the
team.
(ii)
He scored a century.