2021: Ahimsa Chapters 11 to 15

• ENGLISH
• Secondary Education
• Age 12,13

A beautiful journey to the chained India

Expected Learning Outcomes

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

* relate with the main events of the plot and share my views on the same.

* answer the questions pertaining to the text. 

Exploring Chapters 11 to 15

Anjali hissed back, ignoring the putrid odors of rotting garbage and human waste dancing around her nose.
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym
of 'putrid'? (Ch.- 11)

1. decomposing
2. rotten
3. worthy
4. spoilt

Anjali's mother said with tears in her eyes, "...Together we can change things..." Do you agree with Anjali's mother?
Why/ Why not?
(Ch.-11)

A 'harijan' means ________________.
(Ch.-11)

1. a child of God
2. a man chosen by people to represent them
3. a man of values
4. a common man

Mohan said, "Changing what you call someone doesn't fix the problems behind the name." He considered 'Harijan' too
equally hurting. What does this reflect about
his pain and suffering of being an untouchable?
(Ch.-11)

Imagine how heavy the widow's burden is, having to carry thousands of bags of memories out of her home that you want to destroy. Which of the following words
is NOT a synonym of 'destroy'? (Ch.-12)

1. demolish
2. wreck
3. preserve
4. consume

In Marathi's tradition, the bride has her first and last name changed by her husband.
(Ch.- 12)

1. True
2. False

Masterji-cruel, impatient Masterji-was secretly a freedom fighter? Which of the following
words is an antonym to 'secretly'?
(Ch.-13)

1. openly
2. covertly
3. confidentially
4. discreetly

Keshavji had to drop some ___________ to the villages outside town before they need to
record the next radio address.
(Ch.-13)

1. papers
2. books
3. charkhas
4. sound recorders

'How oblivious had I and Ma been?' Anjali felt foolish and ashamed. Which of the
following is a synonym of 'oblivious'?
(Ch.-13)

1. heedful
2. clueless
3. observant
4. sensitive

Anjali, her mother, her teacher, and many others, joined hands together to educate the children in their basti.
Is there a need of such volunteers, at present too?
How would you contnribute to this cause? (Ch.-13)

Anjali's mother said, '... I overheard some of them saying how perfect a fit it was for an elitist like me.' The word 'elitist' means _________.
(Ch.-14)

1. egoless
2. humble
3. aristocratic
4. modest

According to Anjali's mother, who was the Dalit leader who did not agree with
Gandhiji's stance?
(Ch.-14)

1. Dr. Ambedkar
2. Keshavji
3. Chachaji
4. Anjali's teacher

Keshavji said, 'Perhaps you're realizing now that it isn't we
Dalits who are backward. Who need to be saved,
who need to change. But rather it is the rest of India.'
Do you agree with his opinion? Why, why not? (Ch.-14)

Identify the literary device used in these lines. 'There, behind the vines and creepers that fought for space on the outhouse walls, was an opening.'
(Ch.- 15)

1. Alliteration
2. Personification
3. Irony
4. Metaphor

Frustrated, Anjali gripped the wagon handle tighter. Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of 'frustrated'?
(Ch.-15)

1. discontented
2. saddened
3. uplifted
4. dismayed

Anjali felt she had to change her own attitude before others would change theirs. Do you agree with
Anjali's thought? Why, why not?
(Ch.-15)

I CAN:
* relate with the main events of the plot and share my views on the same.
* answer the questions pertaining to the text.

1. Agree
2. Strongly agree
3. Not sure
4. I need some help.