Strike out what is not true in the following.

a. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) a sharecropper.
    (ii) a politician.
    (iii) delegate.
    (iv) a landlord.

b. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) poor.
    (ii) physically strong.
    (iii) illiterate.

Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?
(There could be more than one answer.)

The people in this story suddenly realise how precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?

Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.

Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?

How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?

Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.

How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.

How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?

Name one example to show that Gemini studios was influenced by the plays staged by MRA.

Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.

Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?

How did the instructor “build a swimmer” out of Douglas?

Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?
(There could be more than one answer.)

Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?

The people in this story suddenly realise how precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?

From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?