Question

Read the following passage and do the activities:

A1. Write whether the following sentences are 'True' or 'False': (2)

1. Ramlal had four sons and three daughters.
2. The meaning of Bholi is simpleton.
3. Bholi had an attack of smallpox.
4. Bholi had fallen off the cot on her head.

Her name was Sulekha but since her childhood everyone had been calling her Bholi the simpleton. She was the fourth daughter of Numberdar Ramlal. When she was ten months old, she had fallen off the cot on her head and perhaps it had damaged some part of her brain. That was why she remained a backward child and came to be known as Bholi, the simpleton. At birth the child was very fair and pretty. But when she was two years old, she had an attack of smallpox. Only the eyes were saved. But the entire body was permanently disfigured by deep black pockmarks. Little Sulekha could not speak till she was five and when at last she learnt to speak, she stammered. The other children often made fun of her and mimicked her. As a result, she talked very little. Ramlal had seven children, three sons and four daughters and the youngest of them was Bholi. It was a prosperous farmer’s household and there was plenty to eat and drink. All the children except Bholi were healthy and strong.

A2. Arrange the following sentences in the correct order of occurrence: (2)

1. Bholi had an attack of smallpox.
2. Some part of Bholi's brain was damaged.
3. Bholi's entire body was permanently disfigured by deep black pockmarks.
4. Bholi had fallen off the cot on her head.

A3. Write any four describing words from the passage. (2)

A4. Do as directed: (2)

1. At birth the child was fair and pretty.
   (Rewrite the sentence using "not only ...... but also")
2. Little Sulekha could not speak till she was five.
   (Rewrite the sentence using "unable to")

A5. Personal Response: (2)

Smallpox is a disease. Write any other names of four diseases. Write two symptoms of any one of it.

Answer 1

A1.

1. False (Ramlal had three sons and four daughters.)
2. True
3. True
4. True

A2.

iv. Bholi had fallen off the cot on her head.
ii. Some part of Bholi’s brain was damaged.
i. Bholi had an attack of smallpox.
iii. Bholi’s entire body was permanently disfigured by deep black pockmarks.

A3.

1. Fair
2. Pretty
3. Backward
4. Disfigured

A4.

1. Not only was the child fair but also pretty.
2. Little Sulekha was unable to speak till she was five.

A5.

Four other diseases:

• Tuberculosis
• Malaria
• Dengue
• Typhoid

Two symptoms of Malaria:

• High fever with chills
• Severe headache