The Passing Away of Bapu
Textual Questions & Answers
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Unit-1
1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) Gandhiji had been shot on his way to
(i) the Birla House
(ii) the author’s house
(iii) a prayer meeting
(iv) a family gathering
Ans: (iii) a prayer meeting
(b) The author came to know of Gandhiji’s death by
(i) a letter
(ii) a telephone call
(iii) a telegram
(iv) a public broadcast
Ans: (ii) a telephone call
(c) When one is faced with the shock of a loved one’s death, one
(i) whimpers
(ii) laughs
(iii) claps
(iv) shouts
Ans: (i) whimpers
2. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
(a) date on which Gandhiji was shot dead | Ans: 30th January 1948 |
(b) place where Gandhiji breathed his last | Ans: Birla House |
(c) information given by the broadcast | Ans: Bapu was no more |
3. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences / phrases / words in support of your answer:
(a) The author received an urgent telephone call in the morning.
Ans : False , Supporting Statement: “I was having tea at home on the evening of ... ... ... telephone call.”
(b) People attempted to break into the Birla House.
Ans : True , Supporting Statement: “They jostled ... ... ... stampede to break into the house.”
(c) The news of Gandhiji’s death did not shock the people.
Ans : False , Supporting Statement: “It was the question ... ... ... we sat, still shocked and unbelieving.”
Unit-2
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
a) Gandhiji’s funeral was to take place -
(i) on the day of his death.
(ii) trap days after his death.
(iii) one day after his death.
(iv) a week after his death.
Ans: (iii) one day after his death.
b) Padamsi was Mrs. Naidu’s -
(i) niece
(ii) sister
(iii) friend
(iv) daughter
Ans: (iv) daughter
c) While walking, Bapu used to carry in his hand a -
(i) flag
(ii) staff
(iii) umbrella
(iv) cane
Ans: (ii) staff
5. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) Thousands of people wept, trying to touch Bapu’s feet.
(b) The author was among people for whom walking with Bapu had a special meaning.
(c) To walk is to make slow progress.
6. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
Statement | Reason |
(a) It is impossible to move. | The crowd was very thick as thousands of weeping people gathered trying to catch Bapu’s feet. |
(b) Padmasi declared that they would walk with Gandhiji in the funeral possession. | It was the last time that they would walk with Gandhiji. |
c) To walk was often the only way open to the average Indian. | There was not much means of transport available at that time. And also transportation was very costly for average Indians. |
Unit-3
7. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
a) Gandhiji’s ashes were taken to
(i) Ahmedabad
(ii) Allahabad
(iii) Delhi
(iv) Benaras
Ans: (ii) Allahabad
b) A huge crowd had gathered by the
(i) Ganges
(ii) Yamuna
(iii) Brahmaputra
(iv) Narmada
Ans: (i) Ganges
c) Gandhiji awakened people to one another’s
(i) indifference
(ii) jealousy
(iii) suffering
(iv) greed
Ans: (iii) suffering
8. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) People on the special train sang bhajans.
(b) The author felt she had grown up within a magic circle.
(c) Bapu had passed away but his India had continued to leave in his children.
9. Fill in the chart with information from the text:
Cause | Effect |
(a) They could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid the flowers and songs. | People did not weep anymore. |
(b) The magic circle vanished. | The author felt unprotected |
(c) The author’s values were not so week. | The author felt that she wouldn’t lose courts so easily. |
Grammar in use
10. Join the following pairs of sentences into single sentences as directed:
(a) I saw a snake. I ran away. (use participle)
Ans: Seeing a snake, I ran away. / Having seen a snake, I ran away.
(b) He learns music. He listens to the chords. (use preposition with gender)
Ans: By listening to the chords, he learns music.
(c) Gold is precious metal. It is used to make ornaments. (use noun in apposition)
Ans: Gold, a precious metal, is used to make ornaments.
(d) Ramu has some money. He can buy books. (use infinitive)
Ans: Ramu has some money to buy books.
(e) The sky was cloudy. We postponed our journey. (use nominative absolute)
Ans: The sky being cloudy, we postponed our journey.
(f) The boy wrote the answer. The answer was incorrect. (use adverbial phrase)
Ans: The boy wrote the answer in an incorrect way.
11. Join the following pairs of sentences into single complex sentences as directed:
(a) The old man is unwell. He cannot go out. (use illative conjunction)
Ans: The old man is unwell so he cannot go out.
(b) He is honest. He is humble. (use cumulative conjunction)
Ans: He is honest and humble. / He is honest as well as humble. / He is not only honest but also humble.
(c) Sonali cannot write poetry. She keeps on trying. (use adversative conjunction)
Ans: Sonali cannot write poetry still/but she keeps on trying.
(d) Study hard. You will not pass the examination. (use alternative conjunction)
Ans: (Either) study hard or you will not pass the examination.
12. Join the following pairs of sentences into single complex sentences as directed:
(a) Rabindranath Tagore is a famous poet. He won the Nobel Prize. (use adjective clause)
Ans: Rabindranath Tagore who is a famous poet won the Nobel Prize. / Rabindranath Tagore is a famous poet who won the Nobel Prize.
(b) He returned home. Everyone in the family had fallen asleep. (use adverb clause)
Ans: When he returned home, everyone in the family had fallen asleep.
(c) The sun rises in the east. Everyone knows it. (use noun clause)
Ans: Everyone knows that the sun rises in the east.
13. Join the following pairs of sentences into single sentences as directed:
(a) It rained hard. The roads were not flooded. (compound sentence)
Ans: It rained hard but the roads were not flooded.
(b) He completed his work. He took rest. (simple sentence)
Ans: After completing his work, he took rest./ He took rest after completing his work./ Having completed his work, he took rest.
(c) Rahul is a great singer. He can sing different kinds of songs. (complex sentence)
Ans: Rahul who is a great singer can sing different kinds of songs.
(d) The time of departure of the train has changed. Alia knew it. (complex sentence)
Ans: Alia knew that the time of departure of the train has changed.
(e) I do not watch television. I do not listen to the radio. (compound sentence)
Ans: I neither watch television nor listen to the radio.
(f) The child was short. The child could not pick the guava from the tree. (simple sentence)
Ans: Being short, the child could not pick the guava from the tree.
14. Split the following into two sentences:
(a) It rained and I could not leave my room.
Ans: (i) It rained.
(ii) I could not leave my room.
(b) He thought that he could win the race.
Ans: (i) He could win the race.
(ii) He thought it.
(c) Having been informed of the trouble, the Principal left for home.
Ans: (i) The Principal had been informed of the trouble.
(ii) The Principal left for home.
(d) Nasir, who was the captain of the team, scored a century.
Ans: (i) Nasir was the captain of the team.
(ii) He scored a century.