Amended_Ahimsa_Ch.-29 to 35

• ENGLISH
• Secondary Education

A beautiful journey to the chained India

Expected Learning Outcomes

I will be able to:

1. Relate to the main events of the plot and share my views on the same.

2. Answer the questions pertaining to the text. 

Exploring Chapters 

29 to 35

Townspeople would play pranks, trying to douse one another with colour when they least suspected it. The word 'douse' means ___________.(Ch.- 29)

1. drench
2. wring
3. dewater
4. none of these

Anjali scanned the road for ______________. (Ch.-29)

1. her favourite flowers
2. peacock feathers
3. her friends
4. none of these

What did Paro present Anjali on Holi?
(Ch.-29)

Anjali couldn't stop staring at the peepal tree swaying in the evening breeze. Identify the literary device in the given line.(Ch.-29)

1. Imagery
2. Irony
3. Symbolism
4. Metaphor

Anjali couldn't stop herself from seeking Irfaan's family's help when she saw Nandini wailing. (True / False)(Ch.-30)

In India, with 'Unity in Diversity', all festivals unfold the beauty around and spread immense joy in the hearts of not just the people of specific religion, but Indians. This is where the true strength and beauty of our nation lies. Comment. (Ch.-30)

Farhan Uncle emerged, smudges of crimson on his kurta visible in the evening light. Which of the following is NOT a synonym of 'crimson'? (Ch.-31)

1. scarlet
2. reddish
3. achromatic
4. roseate

What did Irfaan ask Anjali for?
(Ch.-31)

1. crayons
2. badam barfi
3. a peacock feather
4. none of these

"... and the two of them hesitantly entered the little shack." Which of the following words CANNOT replace 'hesitantly'?
(Ch.- 31)

1. doubtfully
2. credulously
3. suspiciously
4. apprehensively

Paro flinched as the crabby old man splattered some of the water from the container on his cart in the children's direction, falling short of his target. In the given
sentence, which of the following words is a synonym
of the word 'recoiled'? (Ch.- 32)

1. flinched
2. falling
3. splattered
4. none of these

Anjali and ________ were the only original Pragati students in this class. (Ch.-32)

1. Paro
2. Nandini
3. Irfaan
4. none of these

'... sitting side by side...'
___________ is the literary device used in the given phrase.(Ch.- 32)

1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Alliteration
4. Symbolism

When Anjali and Irfaan were playing with the new calf, the familiar patriotic cry of ___________ was heard down the street. (Ch.-33)

1. Jai Hind
2. Quit India
3. We will win
4. none of these

"... So sure freedom was coming." Identify the literary device used in the given line. (Ch.-33)

1. Personification
2. Metaphor
3. Irony
4. None of these

"... having painted the sky with strokes of peach and orange." Identify the literary device used in the given line.
(Ch.-33)

1. Imagery
2. Personification
3. Metaphor
4. None of these

"Beads of nervous perspiration danced down his red cheeks."
Identify the literary device used in the given line.
(Ch.-33)

1. Alliteration
2. Simile
3. Personification
4. None of these

Who applied turmeric to Anjali's scrapes and cuts?
(Ch.-34)

__________ held Anjali, trying in vain to comfort Anjali.
(Ch.- 34)

1. Anjali's father
2. Anjali's mother
3. Jamuna
4. Chachaji

Baba turned to Anjali, stunned.
The word 'stunned' means __________.
(Ch.-34)

1. casual
2. awestruck
3. unruffled
4. clearheaded

Anjali ran through the dilapidated building. The word 'dilapidated' means ___________. (Ch.-35)

1. upgraded
2. enriched
3. rickety
4. developed

Anjali's mother was finally released from the prison.
(True / False)
(Ch.-35)

When Anjali's mother was released, in honor of Keshavji, what did Anjali and her father think of doing?
(Ch.-35)

1. Helping distributing more charkhas to the villages
2. Educating more children in the nearby villages
3. Encouraging people to join the National Freedom Struggle
4. none of these

Supriya Kelkar's novel ends with the line: 'Freedom was in the air'. 'Freedom'- a word that defines our very own existence, a treasure we all take pride in sharing, an emotion that reveals the incredible power of 'Ahimsa' that Anjali dreamt of.
Elucidate: What is 'Freedom' for you?

Now, I CAN:
1. Relate to the main events of the plot and share my views on the same.
2. Answer the questions pertaining to the text.

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