Q.2 (B) Read the following passage and do the given activities : (10 marks)I give the biggest credit of this honour to my movement’s Kaalu Kumar, Dhoom Das and Adarsh Kishore from India and Iqbal Masih from Pakistan who made the supreme sacrifice for…

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Q.2 (B) Read the following passage and do the given activities : (10 marks) I give the biggest credit of this honour to my movement’s Kaalu Kumar, Dhoom Das and Adarsh Kishore from India and Iqbal Masih from Pakistan who made the supreme sacrifice for protecting the freedom and dignity of children. I humbly accept this award on behalf of all such martyrs, my fellow activists across the world and my countrymen. My journey from the great land of Lord Buddha, Guru Nanak and Mahatma Gandhi; India to Norway is a connect between the two centres of global peace and brotherhood, ancient and modern. Friends, the Nobel Committee has generously invited me to present a “lecture.” Respectfully, I am unable to do that. Because, I am representing here — the sound of silence. The cry of innocence. And, the face of invisibility. I represent millions of those children who are left behind and that’s why I have kept an empty chair here as a reminder. I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children – because they are all our children – (gesture to everyone in the audience). I have looked into their frightened and exhausted eyes. I have held their injured bodies and felt their broken spirits. B1. Complete the activity : Names of the people given credit by the speaker – (i) ........ (ii) ........ (iii) ........ (iv) ........ (2) B2. Fill up the boxes : (i) Two centres of global peace : [ ] [ ] (1) (ii) The speaker represents : [ ] [ ] (1) B3. (i) Write the antonyms of the following words by adding prefixes : (a) honour × ........ (b) broken × ........ (1) (ii) Give one word for the following from the passage : (a) a person who works for social change. (b) a person who sacrifices his/her life for the country. (1) B4. Do as directed : (2) (i) I humbly accept this award on behalf of all such martyrs. (Pick out two determiners) (ii) I have held their injured bodies and felt their broken spirits. (Rewrite the sentence by using ‘not only–but also’) B5. Would you like to be...

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B1. (i) Kaalu Kumar (ii) Dhoom Das (iii) Adarsh Kishore (iv) Iqbal Masih B2. (i) India, Norway (ii) the sound of silence; the cry of innocence (also: the face of invisibility) B3. (i) (a) honour × dishonour (b) broken × unbroken (ii) (a) activist (b) martyr B4. (i) this, all (also: such) (ii) I have not only held their injured bodies but also felt their broken spirits. B5. Yes, I would like to be a social worker when I grow up. Many children in our country still work in shops and factories instead of going to school. Like Kailash Satyarthi, I want to help such children get education, food and a safe childhood. Serving people who cannot speak for themselves would give real meaning to my life.

Q.2 (B) Read the following passage and do the given activities : (10 marks)I give the biggest credit of this honour to my movement’s Kaalu Kumar, Dhoom Das and Adarsh Kishore from India and Iqbal Masih from Pakistan who made the supreme sacrifice for…

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