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English Worksheet Class Xii Chapter 2

The document is a worksheet for Class XII English, focusing on Chapter 2 with multiple-choice questions and extract-based queries. It covers themes related to poverty, dreams, and the harsh realities faced by children in areas like Seemapuri and Firozabad. The questions aim to assess comprehension of the text and the socio-economic issues depicted within it.

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English Worksheet Class Xii Chapter 2

The document is a worksheet for Class XII English, focusing on Chapter 2 with multiple-choice questions and extract-based queries. It covers themes related to poverty, dreams, and the harsh realities faced by children in areas like Seemapuri and Firozabad. The questions aim to assess comprehension of the text and the socio-economic issues depicted within it.

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CLASS - XII

SUBJECT - ENGLISH
WORKSHEET - 2
CHAPTER- 2

PART - I
1.Why did Saheb leave his native beautiful land of green fields in Dhaka?
(a) Because of his hatred to greenery
(b) Because he found the survival impossible there
(c) Because his father was transferred Udupi
(d)Because he was a boy of indomitable spirit and wanted to be successful

2. After getting a pair of shoes the boy prayer to the goddess saying "Let me never lose them"
shows…….
(a) how easy it was for the boy to get them
(b) that the boy knew nothing about prayer
(c) that getting pair of shoes was like a dream coming true for him
(d) that he had only that pair of shoes

3. Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it means…..
(a) that the place is totally devoid of amenities despite being in the vicinity of Delhi
(b) that it is a small but fully developed area
(c) that living in such an area is miles away from poor
(d) that Seemapuri is not in Delhi's vicinity it is miles away from it

4. The people living in Seemapuri came from ............in


(a) Bangladesh, 1972
(b) Bangladesh, 1971
(c) Sri Lanka, 1972
(d) Jammu and Kashmir, 1971

5. Garbage for children means….


(a) something full of wonders
(b) a source of passing time
(c) a repulsive job
(d) a way of getting paid

6. Garbage for elders means…..


(a) a source of entertainment
(b) boring and repulsive
(c) gold and means of survival
(d) nothing but refuse

7. Why was Saheb contented to watch two boys playing Tennis standing outside the fence?
(a) Because he was not interested in Tennis
(b) Because he was expelled from the academy
(c) Because he requisite qualifications to play
(d) Because it was beyond his reach to go and play there

8. What does the author want to convey when she says that promises like hers abound in every
corner of their bleak world?
(a) Nobody makes a promise to them
(b) Many politicians make promises like hers to them but not to be kept
(c) Promises are kept by people
(d) These promises are significant to them

9. Where did Saheb start working?


(a) In a restaurant
(b) In a sawmill
(c) At a tea stall
(d) At railway station

10. What amount was he paid a month?


(a) 850 rupees
(b) 800 rupees
(c) 750 rupees
(d) 700 rupees

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

Through the years, it has acquired the proportions of a fine art. Garbage to them is gold. It is
their daily bread, a roof over their heads, even if it is a leaking roof. But for a child it is even
more.
(a) What is it that has been termed as 'art'?
(b) How is garbage 'gold' to them?
(c) What kind of lifestyle do these people lead?
(d) Explain: But for a child it is even more.

PART - II
1. His dream looms like a mirage amidst dust of streets. What does 'dream looms like a mirage'
signify?
(a) Being in a state of penury it is beyond his reach to fulfil his dreams
(b) He has to give up his dreams
(c) Someone unseen will help him realise his dreams
(d) Meeting his dreams will spoil his health

2. What are the hazards of working in a glass bangle industry?


(a) High temperature
(b) Dingy cells
(c) Losing eyesight even before adulthood
(d) All of the above

3. Children in Firozabad keep on working in glass bangle industry because


(a) it is like a dream coming true for them
(b) neither the children nor their parents know that it is illegal for children below 14 to work
(c) they are tempted to work in glass bangle industry
(d) they are extra paid there

4. Why did Mukesh want to take the author to his house?


(a) Because the author wanted to visit his house
(b) Because it was a tradition in the family to show hospitality
(c) Because he wanted feel proud by showing the author his house which he said was rebuilt
(d) Because he was sure to get some donation from her

5. Why do people in Firozabad not want to change their profession?


(a) Because years of mind numbing toil have killed their ability to dream
(b) Because they don't want to take initiative
(c) Their state of destitution doesn't allow them to do so
(d) All of the above

6. Why do the people not organise themselves?


(a) Because they don't have time to do so
(b) They are in constant fear of being hauled up and beaten by the police
(c) It is useless for them to do so
(d) They have numerous leaders

7. Which two distinct worlds are talked about in the chapter?


(a) Worlds of witches and wizards
(b) Worlds of beauties and beasts
(c) Worlds of oppressors and oppressed
(d) Worlds of police and victims

8. Who are responsible for the sorry state of people living in Firozabad?
(a) Sahukars and keepers of law
(b) Middlemen and policemen
(c) Bureaucrats and politicians
(d) All of the above

9. 'Few airplanes fly over Firozabad' means…


(a) it is a fully developed city
(b) airplanes are not allowed there
(c) no airport is there
(d) it is not a fully developed city that does not allow children like Mukesh to dream about flying
a plane

10. What does the title 'Lost Spring' symbolise?


(a) Lost blooming childhood
(b) Autumn season
(c) Lost money
(d) Lost age

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

"I will learn to drive a car," he answers, looking straight into my eyes. His dream looms like a
mirage amidst the dust of streets that fill his town Firozabad....
(a) Who wants to learn to drive a car?
(b) What does he actually do now?
(c) What is a mirage?
(d) What is Firozabad famous for?

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