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Question
Answer the following based on your reading of the passage above :
After working in the coal mine where did the boy work next and what did he learn ?
Solution
The boy worked next in the house of Mrs Ruffner, Thereafter he worked in the port to unload a vessel at Richmond Virginia .
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The hoy was inspired to go to Hampton because of ………..
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What happened to the money he had earned at Mrs Ruffner’s house ?
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What did he do in Richmond in order to earn for his journey to Hampton ?
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What did he have to go through in order to get admission to the Hampton Institute ?
Match the following phrases with their meanings :
| Phrases | Meanings |
| (a) at work | (i) pay off the cost by doing some work in lieu |
| (b) work out | (ii) a day one has been waiting for |
| (c) to be on fire | (iii) to be working |
| (d) the great day | (iv) excited |
| (e) to be out of money | (v) not at all |
| (f) not one bit of | (vi) not having any money |
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On the basis of your reading of the passage given above and vour own research on the Right to Education, find out and discuss in your groups.
What are the challenges of RTE ?
On the basis of your reading of the passage given above and vour own research on the Right to Education, find out and discuss in your groups.
What is the implication of ‘free education in the Act ?
On the basis of your reading of the passage given above and vour own research on the Right to Education, find out and discuss in your groups.
If not, then how will the government meet the challenges of access, equity and quality in education ?
Now, hold a class debate on the following motion :
The Right of Education Act is a realistic and achievable goal that will change the face of education in India.
