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Notice these words in the poem and guess their meaning from the context turquoise darts - English Elective - NCERT

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Notice these words in the poem and guess their meaning from the context

turquoise

darts

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Turquoise: A greenish-blue colour

Dart: To move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction

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B.1) Order :
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(i) Hanmant joined engineering.
(ii) Hanmant got his Diploma and secured a job in Philips.
(iii) Hanmant migrated to Pune when he was in class VI.
(iv) Hanmant took up a painting job to earn.

Hanmant Gaikwad was born in Koregaon in Satara district.
“My native place is Rahimatpur, around 10 km from Koregaon. My father was a clerk in the court and we lived in a small, rented house.”
Hanmant was a brilliant student especially good in mathematics. When he was in class six, the family shifted to Pune. They lived in Phugewadi near Dapodi in a tiny one-room house-10 by 10 feet. At this point, Hanmant realized the difference between himself and those who had money.
Hanmant was then studying at Modern High School. He needed one rupee to buy a bus ticket to and from the everyday. Even that was hard to come by.
Despite the hardships, Hanmant secured 88% in class 10. Hanmant completed his diploma and joined Philips as a trainee. But he wasn’t happy with the work he got there.
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And then I decided to also do some earning. “Khud Ka Kamana Chalu Kiya”.
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The young engineering student paid his own fees from the third year onwards. But his lifestyle remained frugal.
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B.2) Complete :

Hardships faced by Hanmant Gaikwad
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B.3) Rewrite the following sentence choosing the appropriate word/s for the underlined word/s :
(i) His lifestyle remained frugal:
(a) simple
(b) meager
(c) extravagant

(ii) Despite hardships, Hanmant secured 88% in class X:
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(iii) Hanmant took up painting jobs:
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(iv) Hanmant had his sights set higher:
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(b) lofty ambitions
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