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This autobiograpnica plece gives the message of peace and

This
fact equality amone mankind and the necessity of freedom for
peopl
Extract BASED QUESTIONS
Read the extract given below and answer the
questions that (c) The author was about to become the:
follow (i) President
() Vice President
Tenth May dawned bright and clear. For the past few days I had (ii) Prime Minister (iv) None of these
heen pleasantly besieged by dignitaries and world leaders, who were
Ans. (i) President
coming to pay their respects before the inauguration. The inauguration
would be the largest gathering ever of international leaders on South (d) The word 'besieged' means:
() surrounded (i) welcomed
African soil.
the lovely sandstone (in) separated (iv) pierced
The ceremonies took place in amphitheatre
formed by the Union Building in Pretoria. For decades this had been Ans. () surrounded
the seat of white supremacy, and now it was the site of a rainbow (e) Who is 'T' in the passage?
gathering of different colours and nations for the installation of South () Thabo Mbeki (i) Zenani
Africa's first democratic, non-racial government. (i) Nelson Mandela (iv) Mr de Klerk

surrounded by the: Ans. (i) Nelson Mandela

(a) The author was
() army (i) people 2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
(ii) world leaders iv) police follow:
Ans. (ii) world leaders We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare
privilege be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. We
to
(b) The ceremony took place on: thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to
(i) 12 May
9May take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all,
a

(ii) 8 May (iv) 10 May

common for justice, for peace, for human dignity. We have,
victory
Ans. (iv) 10 May
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at last, nchieved
our
BANK given
below and
wer the questi
answer
to political cmancipation. We
liberate all our people 4. Read the
extract

plcdge
from the
continuing bondage ofoursclves
deprivation, suffering. gender and other poverty follow:
the
inauguration,
I was overwhe.

Wi
discrimination. On the duy of ol the twentieth cen
(a) "We, In the first line, refers the first
decale
h i . a fe
history. In
() the world leaders
to:
Anglo-Bocr
war und before my
their
own
birth, the hi
the biter Africa patched up differe
(i) the black people of South
Africa people Southd o m i n a t i o n against the dark-sk.
of ences and
(ii) the ministers system
of racial created thed
formed De
they
(iv) None of the above own land. The
structure
societies the world has s of
Ans. (i) the black hurshest, most
inhumane
Cr k
people of South Afrlca twenticth century and
(b) What did 'we' achieve at last? in the last
decade ofthe
system had been
ny
overturned forev own eighuh
() Possession as a m a n ,
that
and freedoms of all and e
the rights
(ii) Discrimination () Deprivation o n c that
recognised
skin.
Ans. (iv) Political (iv) Political emanclpation of the colour
of their
emancipation overwhelmed
with a sense of his,
history?
(c) The speaker of these lines is: (a) Who was
() Vice President
(i) Prime Minister
() Zenani (0) Ollver Tambo (iv) Zenani
(Gii) Nelson Mandela (iv) None of these
( i ) Author

Ans. (ii) Nelson Mandela Ans. (ii) Author

domination was:
(d) The speaker is thanking all the: of racial
(b) The system
(ii) inhumane
(i) people of South Africa (i) international (i) harsh
guests and (i)
(iv) None of these
(i) Both (0) and (it) (iv) None of these (ii) Both ()
Ans. () and (i)
(ii) international guests Ans. (ii) Both

(e) The word is in his own:

)
'bondage' means:
slavenry
(c) The author
() tenth decade (i) eighth decade
(i) agreement (iv) sixth decade
Gii) gratitude (iv) liberty (il) seventh decade
Ans. () slavery decade
Ans. (i) eighth
3. Read the extract
given below and answer the questions that (d) Who is Tin the passage?
follow: () Oliver Tambo (i) Nelson Mandela
A few moments later we all lifted
our eyes in awe as a spectacular (ii) Walter Sisulu (iv) Chief Luthuli
array of South African jets, helicopters and troop carriers roared in Nelson Mandela
Ans. (i)
perfect formation over the Union Buildings. It was not only a display means:
(e) The word inhumane'
of pinpoint precision and military force, but a demonstration of the (i) gentle
() callous
military's loyalty to democracy, to government that had been
a new
freely and fairly elected. Only moments before, the highest generals
(i) considerate (iv) civilised
Ans. () callous
of the South African defence force and police, their chests bedecked 5. Read the extract given below and answer the questio
with ribbons and medals from days gone by, saluted me and pledged
their loyalty. follow:
No one is born hating another person because of the colour
(a) t was a display of: skin, or his background, or his religion. People must leam
() precision (i) military force and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love. f
(ii) loyalty to democracy (iv) All of these comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. E
Ans. (iv) All of these the grimmest times in prison, when my comrades and Iwere
(b) Who is the speaker here? to our limits, I would see a glimmer of humanity in on
() Walter Sisulu (i) Zenani guards, perhaps just for a second, but it was enough to reass
(ii) Thabo Mbeki (iv) Nelson Mandela and keep me going. Man's goodness is a flame that can be
Ans. (iv) Nelson Mandela but never extinguished.
() They saluted: (a) According to Mandela, it is natural to:
() Mr de Klerk () Thabo Mbeki ) hate (i) love
(ii) Nelson Mandela (v) Oliver Tambo (iv) None of these
(l) fight
Ans. (i) Nelson Mandela Ans. (ii) love
(d) The new government had been elected: (b) Mandela saw a glimmer of. in one of the gu
() freely (i) fairly ) hate (i) religion
(li) Both () and (i) (iv) None of these
(i) humanity (iv) All of these
Ans. (ii) Both () and (i) Ans. (Gii) humanity
(e) The word 'bedecked' means:
(c) Mandela feels that the flame of man's goodness an
() decorated (i1) deprived () lit i) put out
(v) deformed
(ii) stained (ii) blazed (iv) hidden
Ans. () decorated Ans. (i) put out
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freedon
realise that
'extinguished' means: that he couldn't
word

Ans. (iv) He was so young

d) The (0) smothered
(i) ignited was denied to others as well
(it) encouraged (Iv) glittered means:
Ans. ( ) s m o t h e r e d (e) Transitory Freedoms lived.
'hidden' is: (0) freedoms that are long required.
The antonym of that a r e temporarily
() freedoms of authorities
( )

(li) unknown
c o n c e a l e d

that are on the grace

freedoms
(iv) invisible (n)
(iv) None of the above.
( H ) e x p o s e d

temporarily required. that

(1) freedoms that a r e
A n s . ( i l ) e x p o s e d

Ans. a n s w e r the
questions
Anshe extract given below and answer the questions that below and
the e x t r a c t glven
Read

Kead as the
follonly when I began to learn that my boyhood frcedom was follow:
be liberated just as surely
that the opressor must
a
knew freedom is
n when I discovered as a young man that my freedomn had another man's
m a n who
takes away and
A
oppressed. the bars of prejudice
andy been aken from me, that I began to hunger for it. At first as is locked behind
prisoner of hatred: he am taking away
someone

alnenl,I wanted freedom only for myself, the uransitory frecdoms free if I
narrow-mindedness. a m not truly I 1s freedom
free when my
I am not
a
ing able to stay out at night, read what I pleascd and go where
be
clse's freedom, just as surely as

the oppressor
alike are robbed

chose.
Late
as a young man in Johannesburg, I yearned for the
taken from me. The oppressed and
I honourable freedoms...."
hasic and of cir humanity.
The above extract has been taken from the lesson. the above lines?
(a) Who is the speaker of Klerk
(i) Mr de
) Two Stories About Flying. )Nelson Mandela (iv) Olver Tambo
(i)TheProposal (i) Thabo Mbeki
Singificance of Glimpses of India
(ii) Ans. (1) Nelson Mandela the
liberated just as
Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom must be
(iv) (b) "1 knew that the oppressor
want to say?
Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom did the speaker
Ans. (iv) oppressed" Here what limited out look.
be free from
think the speaker mention some freedoms slave and ruler should should be
I)Why do you as
() Both
affected by autocracy
transitory? (i) Both autocrat and person
The freedoms are not permanent and keep changing with free from hatred.
of the public.
the passage of time.
(ii) The speaker is against liberty
ci) The definition of freedom is constant but viewpoints differ. (iv) None of the above
affected by autocracy
should be
) Freedom means different things to different persons. Ans. () Both autocrat and person
(iv Freedom is not that significant after a certain age. free from hatred.
of:
Ans. () The freedoms are not permanent and keep changing with
(c) The oppressor is the victim
the passage of time. () prejudice
(ii) narrow-mindedness
c) Choose the option that best suits the usage of the word narrow-mindedness
and
illusion' as used in the extract. (ii) prejudice
() He was always failed to get past the illusion. (iv) luxury
narrow-mindedness
(i)The illusion I experienced was quite intriguing.
Ans. (ii) prejudice and
who is free?
(i) Small mirror in the room creates an illusion. (d) In the true sense
else's freedom
this is possible.
(v) I was living under the illusion that One who takes away someone
()
under the illusion that this is possible. (i) One who is prejudiced
Ans. (iv) I was living
"The speaker says, at first as a student I wanted
freedom (ii) One who is selfish
(d) other's freedom
only for myself." Why do you think he only thought about (iv) One who doesn't take away other's freedom
Ans. (iv) One who doesn't take away
himself?
that:
He wanted to think about the freedom denied to (e) In the above extract, the speaker says
) never
fault.
others. )oppressor and oppressed both are at
(i) He was being cruel and was only bothered about himself. (ii) only oppressor is at fault.
(ii) He didn't think that freedom denied to
him was necessary
(Hi) only oppressed is at fault.
for others. (iv) None of the above
couldn't realise that freedom Ans. () oppressor and oppressed both are at fault.
(iv) He was so young that he
was denied to others as well

Multiple CHOICE QUESTIONS

d. He did not join any party

Q1 When was the inauguration day?
Ans. (b) African National Congress
a. 10 Mayy b. 10 March
c. 20 May d. 20 March Q3. What began Mandela's hunger for freedom?
Ans. (a) 10 May a. The fact that it had already been taken away from him
02. Which party did Mandela join? b. His obligation towards people
c. His obligation towards family
a. Indian National Congress
d. He was born to fight
b. African National Congress
Ans. (a) The fact that it had already been taken away from him
c. National African Party
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4. Who, according
QUeSTION BANK
to Mandela against the poor
is not free?
c.Discriminatlon

Oppressor b. Oppressed d. Oppression

of women

c. Both a. and b. d. None of domination against the black skie

Ans. these (a) Raclal ed
(c) Both a.
andb Ans.
Q16. Whom did Mandela want to thank but ouldn't?
Q5. How did Mandela's hunger for
a. Turned freedom change his life? a. His family
from
b. Turned from frightened to bold
b. White rulers

law-abiding attorney to C.African patriots who no

longer existed
C.
Turned a criminal
d. All of the life-loving
a
man to live like a monk d. Military
above patriots who no longer existed
Ans. (d) All of the above Ans. (c) African
effect did the decades of
What unintended
.

Q6. It was a celebration of South Q17.

a. Autocratic. racial Africa's first.. government brutality have?

C. Democratic, racial
b. Democratic, non-raclal
d. Monarch, non-racial
a. Created men of
urage. wisdom
extraordinary couras

Ans.(b) Democratic, non-racial generosity

suffering
Poverty and
b.
Q7. How many Boycot from forelgn
nations
a. Two
Deputy Presldents were elected? c.

d. Both b. and
c.
b. Three
One
. men of extraordinary courapp
Ans. (a) Two
d. None of these. Ans. (a) Created wisdom
generosity
Q8. Why did other countries Mandela, what is the greatess
According to
South Africa?
broke off diplomatic relations wih Q18.
nation?
wealth
a. White rulers b. Gems
b. Other countries a. Minerals
C. It is a
are racial d. People
poor
country d. Apartheid policy c. Diamonds
Ans. (d)
Apartheid policy Ans. (d) People
Q9. What change Mandela learn about courage?
brought international leaders to South Q19. What did
a. End of
Apartheid b. Humanity Africa? a. It is absence of fear
C. Peace over fear
d. Trade negotiations b. It is the triumph
Ans. (a) End of
Apartheid C. Both a. and b.
Q10. We thank all of d. None of the above

for having
our
distinguished international guests Ans. (b) It is the triumph over fear
come to take possession with the
country of what is, after people of our man's obligations in life?
all, a common victory for . Q 20. What are a
a. justice b. peace a. Obligations to people
C. human dignity d. All of these b. Obligations to family
Ans. (d) All of these c Obligations to God
d. Both a. and b.
Q11. What was it that the nation needed to be liberated from?
a. Poverty Ans. (d) Both a. and b.
b. Gender discrimination
c. Deprivation d. All of these Q 21. Why were two National Anthems sung?
Ans. (d) All of these a. To imply unity
Q12. "We have achieved our political emancipation." What is the b. To mark the end of racial discrimination
c. To mark the end of gender discrimination
meaning of emancipation?
a. Freedom from restriction d. Both a. and b.
b. Enslavement Ans. (d) Both a. and b.
C. Slavenry g 22. What comes more naturally to heart according to Mand
d. Both b. and c. a. Hatred b. Unity
Ans. (a) Freedom from restriction C. Love d. Racial discrimination
Ans. (c) Love
Q13. The spectacular array of South African jets was a display of:
a. military's precision b. military's loyalty to democracy Q 23. What realisations did Mandela have of his bom
c. Both a. and b. d. None of these freedom?
a. It is just an illusion b. He was born free
Ans. (c) Both a. andb. c. Freedom was meant for kids
Q 14. What colours does the new South African flag possess: d. He had no realisations
a. Black, red. green, blue and gold Ans. (a) It is just an illusion
b. Black, red, yellow, blue and gold
Q 24. Aman who takes away another man's freedom is .
C.Orange. black, yellow, blue and silver a. white b. a prisoner of hatred
d. Black, blue, violet, saffron and green C. criminal d. rude
Ans. (a) Black. red. green, blue and gold Ans. (b) a prisoner of hatred
Q15. "The structure they created formed the basis of one of Q 25. What does depths of oppression create?
the harshest, most inhumane, societies the world has ever a. Oppressed b. Heights of character
known."What structure is Mandela talking about? c. Poverty d. Lack of freedom
a. Racial domination against the black skinned Ans. (b) Heights of character
b. Poverty and suffering