Unit-9, Lesson-6(B) and Unit-10, Lesson-2(B)
4. Write the synonyms or antonyms of the following words as directed in brackets. 1x5=5
(a) insincere (antonym) (b) offer (antonym)
(c) listen (synonym) (d) ashamed (synonym)
(e) grateful (synonym)
Unseen Passage [Marks: 20]
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions no. 5, 6 and 7.
Mother Teresa, the servant of humanity, was born on August 26, 1910, in Macedonia. She was the youngest of the three siblings. At the age of 12, she felt an urge to spread the love of Christ and so she decided to become a missionary. In 1928, she left home and joined the sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns which had missions in India. After receiving training for some months, she came to India. On May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. Then Mother Teresa taught Geography and religion at St. Mary’s High School in Kolkata. However, poverty in Kolkata moved her and she left the convent in 1948 to work for the poor. She founded the home for the dying and sick helpless in Kolkata and named it Nirmal Hriday. She along with her fellow nuns gathered the dying people and brought them to her home. Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1979 for her love and compassion for humanity.
5. Complete the grid below with appropriate information. 1x5=5
6. Read the passage again and write, whether the statements are true or false. Give correct answers, if the statement is false. 1x5=5
(a) Mother Teresa was a Muslim woman. (b) She decided to be a nurse. (c) ‘Nirmal Hriday’ was established for the dying, the sick and the helpless.
(d) Mother Teresa got the Nobel Prize for peace in 1989.
(e) She was a teacher of St. Mary’s High School.
7. Summarize the above text with your own words. 10
Answer: 4. a. sincere/honest, b. withdraw/ declare,
c. attend/hear, d. embarrassed/remorseful/apologized, e. thankful/obliged.
5. i) in 1928, ii) An Irish community of nuns, iii) On May 24 , iv) Geography and religion, v) in 1948.
6. a. False. Coreect Ans: Mother Teresa was a Christian woman. b. False. Coreect Ans: She decided to be a missionary. c. True. d. False. Coreect Ans: Mother Teresa got the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979. e. True.
7. The passage is about Mother Teresa, a great humanitarian, was born on August 26, 1910, in Macedonia. She decided to serve humanity at a very early age. First, she joined an Irish community in India. After receiving training, she came to India as a nun and started teaching at St. Mary’s High School in Kolkata. Then, being moved by seeing the sufferings of the destitutes in Kolkata, she founded Nirmal Hriday the home for the dying and the helpless. For her love and kindness for humanity, she was awarded with the Nobel Prize for peace in 1979.
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