Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions.

“Why do you do this ?” I ask Saheb whom I encounter every morning scrounging for gold in the garbage dumps of my neighbourhood. Saheb left his home long ago. Set amidst the green fields of Dhaka, his home is not even a distant memory. There were many storms that swept away their fields and homes, his mother tells him. That’s why they left, looking for gold in the big city where he now lives. “I have nothing else to do,” he mutters, looking away. “Go to school,” I say glibly, realizing immediately how hollow the advice must sound. “There is no school in my neighbourhood. When they build one, I will go.”

1. Choose the correct option.
   The expression ‘scrounging for gold’ refers to ______.
   
   1. searching for gold items.
   2. looking for something that can fetch money.
   3. rummaging the garbage.
   4. digging to find food to eat.
2. The influence of nature in Saheb’s life was that it ______.
   1. brought prosperity
   2. yielded food for them
   3. gave them home
   4. brought disaster
3. Complete the sentence with an appropriate word.
   Saheb’s conversation with the narrator draws ______ of readers towards Saheb.
4. Explain one inference that can be drawn from the line “...realizing how hollow the advice must sound”.
5. The expression ‘when they build one, I will go’ indicates Saheb’s ______ to go to school.
6. State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.
   ‘…his home is not even a distant dream’ states that Saheb sees his home often in his dream.
   

Answer 1

1. The expression ‘scrounging for gold’ refers to looking for something that can fetch money.
   Explanation:
   Looking for something that can fetch money
2. The influence of nature in Saheb’s life was that it brought disaster.
3. Saheb’s conversation with the narrator draws sympathy/attention of readers towards Saheb.
4. the advice was impractical as she suggested Saheb to go to school despite his circumstances
5. The expression ‘when they build one, I will go’ indicates Saheb’s willingness/desire to go to school.
6. This statement is False.