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2 A Boy With A Mission

Activity No. 2

Q.1 (A) Read the first activity. Read the extract and then do all the activities. (12)

A 1. Global Understanding / Complex Factual (2)

The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here.
Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur.
1) Reuben counted the coins and realized that he needed 20 cents more.
2) Reuben’s school closed for the summer vacation.
3) Reuben did extra chores at home during vacation.
4) Reuben’s school reopened but he was still searching burlap sacks.

Extract -

He looked at his mother and smiled. Sunlight from the window gilded her
shoulder-length blond hair. Five foot three, slim and beautiful, she was the centre of the
home, the glue that held it together.
Her chores were never-ending. Sewing clothes for her family on the old Singer
treadle machine, cooking meals and baking bread, planting a vegetable garden, milking
the goats and scrubbing soiled clothes on a washboard. But she was happy. Her family
and their well-being were her highest priority.
Every day after chores and school, Reuben scoured the town, collecting the
burlap nail bags. On the day the two-room schoolhouse closed for the summer, no
student was more de lighted than Reuben. Now he would have more time to devote to
his mission.
All summer long, despite extra chores at home – weeding and watering the
garden, cutting wood and fetching water – Reuben kept to his secret task.
Then all too soon the garden was harvested, the vegetables canned and stored,
and the school reopened. Soon the leaves fell and the winds blew cold and gusty from
the bay. Reuben wandered the streets, diligently searching for his burlap treasures.
Often he was cold, tired and hungry, but the thought of the object in the store
window sustained him. Sometimes his mother would ask: “Reuben, where were you?
We were waiting for supper for you.”
“Playing, Mum. Sorry.”
Dora would look at his face and shake her head. Boys.

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 Finally spring burst into glorious green and Reuben's spirits erupted. The time
had come! He ran into the barn, climbed to the hayloft and uncovered the tin can. With
shaking hands, he poured the coins out and began to count.
Then he counted again. He needed 20 cents more. Could there be any sacks left
anywhere in town? He had to find four and sell them before the day ended.

A2.Complete / Interpretation (2)

Complete the following information taking support from the extract.

Dora’s chores included ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A3. Conclusion / Guessing (2)

1) The school closed for the summer vacation and Reuben was more delighted
than other students. Give its reason.
2) Reuben lied his mother that he spent time for playing because ----------------
(Complete the sentence giving reason)

A 4. Vocabulary. (2)
Match the words given under A with their antonym given under B
A B
a) Slim 1) never
b) Highest 2) fat
c) Closed 3) lowest
d) Sometimes 4) opened

A5. Personal Response. (2)

Describe the qualities that you find in the character of Dora Earl.

A6. Grammar
Do as directed. (2)

1) Her chores were never-ending.

(Make affirmative sentence)

2) Reuben wandered the street, diligently searching for his burlap

treasures.
(Make compound sentence)
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 Expected Answers

A1.
1) Reuben’s school closed for the summer vacation.
2) Reuben did extra chores at home during vacation.
3) Reuben’s school reopened but he was still searching burlap sacks.
4) Reuben counted the coins and realized that he needed 20 cents more.
A2.
Dora’s chores included sewing clothes for her family on the old Singer treadle
machine, cooking meals and baking bread, planting a vegetable garden, milking the
goats and scrubbing soiled clothes on a washboard.

A3.
1) The school closed for the summer vacation and Reuben was more delighted than
other students because he could get more time to search the burlap sacks which gave
him money to buy the object.
2) Reuben lied his mother that he spent time for playing because he didn’t want to
open his secret work of collecting burlap sacks.

A4.
a) Slim :- fat
b) Highest :- lowest
c) Closed :- opened
d) Sometimes :- never
A5.
Dora Earl was a loving woman. She was a hard worker. She saved as much money as
she could by sewing clothes and planting a vegetable garden. She was a caring mother. I
find these qualities in Dora.

A6.
1) Her chores were always continuing.

2) Reuben wandered the street and diligently searched his burlap treasures.

Activity Set By -Prof. Tushar Chavan, Rashtriya Jr. College, Chalisgaon Dist. Jalgaon
Whats app Contact - 9850737199