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2 A Boy With A Mission

Activity No. 3

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

A 1. True / False (2)

Read the following sentences and write down true sentences.
1) The sack buyer gave two nickels to Reuben.
2) Reuben gave a small almond – shaped brooch to his mother.
3) Before Reuben’s gift, Dora had only one finery her wedding ring.
4) Reuben gave gift to his mother on Father’s day.

Extract –

Reuben hid the tin and ran down the street, searching.
The shadows were lengthening when Reuben arrived at the factory. The sack
buyer was about to lock up.
“Mister! Please don’t close up yet.” The man turned and saw Reuben, dirty and
sweat stained.
“Come back tomorrow, boy.”
“Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now – please. “The man heard a tremor in
Reuben’s voice and could tell he was close to tears.
“Why do you need this money so badly?”
“It’s a secret.”
The man took the sacks, reached into his pocket and put four nickels into
Reuben’s hand. Reuben murmured a quiet thank-you and ran home.
Then, clutching the tin can, he headed for the store.
“I have the money,” he solemnly told the owner, pouring his coins onto the
counter.
The man went to the window and retrieved Reuben’s treasure, He wiped the dust
off and gently wrapped it in brown paper. Then he placed the parcel in Reuben's hands.
Racing home, Reuben burst through the front door. His mother was scrubbing the
kitchen range. “Here, Mum! Here!” Reuben exclaimed as he ran to her side. He placed a
small box in her work-roughened hand.
She unwrapped it carefully, to save the paper. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared.
Dora lifted the lid, tears beginning to blur her vision.
In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch was the word Mother.
It was Mother’s Day, 1946.
Dora had never received such a gift; she had no finery except her wedding ring.
Speechless, she smile radiantly and gathered her son into her arms.

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 In 1947 Mark Earle moved to Toronto. Dora and children stayed in Bay Roberts
until Mark could afford to send f or them. Two years later the Earle family was joyously
reunited.
Dora Earle died in 1983 in Toronto, at 75. In her will, she left her most valued
possession to her son Reuben. Now in his late 60s, with two sons and five grandchildren,
Reuben lives in Ontario, having retired from his career as a real-estate agent two years
ago. His wife of 47 years, Lillian, says, “Reuben has never changed from the loving boy
who gave his mother that brooch.”
Reuben’s eyes mist at the memory of his mother. “She was the most beautiful
person in the world.”

A2. Find out (2)

Describe Reuben’s encounter with Dora at the time of giving gift.

A3. Suggest (2)

Read the following expression of Lillian and write what it suggests.

His wife of 47 years, Lillian, says, “Reuben has never changed from the
loving boy who gave his mother that brooch.”

A 4. Vocabulary. (2)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words given below.

(tremor, scrubbing, unwrapped, mist)
1) His eyes -----------at the memory of his friend.
2) She was --------------the kitchen range.
3) They -------------- it to see what was there.
4) I hear a -------------in her voice.

A5. Personal Response. (2)

Explain your plan to celebrate this year’s ‘Mother’s Day’

A6. Grammar
Do as directed. (2)

1) The man went to the window and retrieved Reuben’s treasure.

(Rewrite the sentence removing ‘and’)

2) In 1947, Mark Earl moved to Toronto.

(Frame a wh- que to get the underlined words as answer)

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 Expected Answers

A1.
1) Reuben gave a small almond – shaped brooch to his mother.

2) Before Reuben’s gift, Dora had only one finery her wedding ring.

A2.
Reuben gave the parcel to Dora. She unwrapped it carefully, to save the paper. A
blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora lifted the lid and tears beginning to blur her vision.
She had never received such a gift. She smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her
arms.

A3.
His wife of 47 years, Lillian, says, “Reuben has never changed from the loving boy
who gave his mother that brooch.” This expression suggests that Reuben had always
remained a loving and caring member of the family. He always loved his family and
remained a sensitive person. He never forgot his mother.

A4.
1) His eyes mist at the memory of his friend.
2) She was scrubbing the kitchen range.
3) They unwrapped it to see what was there.
4) I hear a tremor in her voice.

A5.
I decided to celebrate this year’s mother’s day arranging a surprise party for my
mother. I will carry my mother for a dinner in the nearby hotel and give a party with the
money I have saved for it.
(Accept any reasonably correct answer)

A6.
1) Going to the window, the man retrieved Reuben’s treasure.

2) When did Mark Earl move to Toronto?

Activity Set By -Prof. Tushar Chavan, Rashtriya Jr. College, Chalisgaon Dist. Jalgaon
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