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Question
Which of the following qualities best describe the boy’s character ? Give evidence from the story to support your answer.
kind polite hard- working
careful friendly respectful
generous honest frank eager to learn
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Quality |
Evidence from the story |
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Solution
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Quality |
Evidence from the story |
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Honest and frank |
At the bottom of everything she (Mrs. Ruffner) wanted absolute honesty and frankness. |
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Hard-working |
I swept the recitation room three times, then I got a dusting cloth, and I dusted it four times. All the woodwork around the walls, every bench, table, and desk, I want over four times with my dusting cloth. |
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Friendly |
I thanked the captain of the vessel for his kindness, and started again. |
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Eager to learn |
The lessons that I learned in the home of Mrs.Ruffner were as valuable to me as any education I have ever gotten anywhere since. |
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Answer the following based on your reading of the passage above :
Why did the writer not make a favourable impression on the head teacher ?
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 |
Based on your understanding of the story respond to the following statement. You could get into groups of six and each student could respond to one statement.
(а) Rahul is a victim of circumstances.
(b) His classmates’ reaction is normal
(c) Rahul should take admission in another school
(d) Rahul’s teacher is at fault
(e) Children require individual attention
(f) We need more people like Mrs. Mini
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 Right to Education ?
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.
Have the disabled children been adequately addressed 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.
What about children not in schools right now ?
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 if children admitted after age 6 attain the age of 14 before completing class 8 ?
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.
Do you think the government has the funds to set up adequate number of schools ?
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.
