CGBSE Solutions Practice Exercise Unit 1 Inspiration

Practice Exercise Unit 1 Inspiration

Q I. Read the following.

Around ten years ago there was a young man whose name was Akash. He was studying to be a Doctor. After he completed his MBBS he worked hard and won a scholarship to USA. He got his master’s degree and decided to come back. Along with him, ten of his friends had also gone for higher studies to America. They all stayed back but Akash returned. Akash’s father was not very happy with his son’s decision. He was very proud that his son had got a foreign degree. He wanted his son to make America his home, earn a lot of money, and finally invite his parents and sister also to settle down in America. But Akash was adamant.

“My country has spent thousands of rupees in educating me. I have to repay this debt. The only way I can do it is by serving the people here. And moreover, India and its villages need good doctors far more than rich countries like America.”

(An Extract from Patriotism)

Q. Pick out the false statements and correct them.

i. Akash got his MBBS degree from India.
ii. Akash studied in USA only.
iii. Akash got his master’s degree from USA.
iv. Akash wanted to settle in America.
v. India had spent thousands of rupees in educating Akash.

Correct (Answer) statements –

i. Akash got his MBBS degree from India.
ii. Akash did his master’s in USA.
iii. Akash got his master’s degree from USA.
iv. He wanted to serve for the people of his country.
v. India had spent thousands of rupees in educating Akash.

Q.1. Answer the following questions.

i. What was the name of the young man?
Ans. The name of the young man was Akash.

ii. Why was Akash’s father unhappy?
Ans. Akash’s father was unhappy because he wanted Akash to settle in USA and earn more there.

iii. What was Akash’s father proud of?
Ans. Akash’s father was proud of his son’s foreign degree.

iv. Why did Akash return to India?
Ans. Akash was grateful that his country spent thousands of rupees to educate him and wanted to repay its debt, so he returned to India.

v. How did Akash repay the debt?
Ans. Akash repaid the debt by serving for the people of the motherland.

vi. Write the full forms of:

i. USA – United States of America
ii. MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Q.2. Word Building

Sit in groups and make as many words as you can from the word ‘Patriotism’ and then fill them in the table. The first one is done for you. (You can change the order of the letters)

S.No.	Two-letter words	Three-letter words	Four-letter words	Five-letter words
1	to	tap	trip	prism
2	or	pat	trio	atoms
3	it	mat	mist	start
4	at	rat	part	paris
5	as	top	trap	moist

Q.3. Add some more opposite words starting with un-, mis-, dis-, il-, ir-, in- to the list:

unfortunately (un + fortunately)
irrelevant (ir + relevant)
misuse (mis + use)
disappear (dis + appear)
illogical (il + logical)
intolerance (in + tolerance)

Ans.

Unlock, Unclear, Unfinished, Unfriendly, Unleash
Irregular, Irresponsible, Irreparable, Irreality
Mismatch, Mislead, Misbehave, Misspell
Disconnect, Disable, Disrespect, Displease
Illogical, Illiterate, Illegal, Illness
Incomplete, Insecure, Incorrect, Indirect

Q.5. Fill in the spaces with some determiners

It was around Eid. We wanted to buy clothes, Eid lights and some other items. Anarkali is famous for such items. My mother asked me to join her. My mother and I went to Anarkali. It is near the Medical College. There was much crowd. Everyone was pushing each other. There were traffic jams and many vehicles were blowing their horns. Street vendors were selling various items, which were very cheap. They were shouting on top of their voice to attract the customers. Many customers were bargaining with their shopkeepers. Some beggars were asking for food and money. We went to a saree shop, where my mother bought a saree. She bought an artificial jewellery for me. There were no any fruit shops there. We wanted to buy some fruits too but… We also bought some sweets from the famous shop, Butt Sweets. From the electrical market we bought Eid lights and a mixer-juicer. I also bought many records, cassette tapes of classical music. We were all tired after shopping. We took cold drinks to refresh ourselves. Thereafter, we returned home. I enjoyed the shopping very much, although the market was very crowded.

Answer Key:
(i) Some (ii) the (iii) much (iv) many (v) their (vi) some (vii) a (viii) a (ix) an (x) any (xi) some (xii) some (xiii) the (xiv) a (xv) many (xvi) the (xvii) the

Q.6 (a). Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’

Last year we went for a holiday to Mainpat. It is a beautiful place with mountains, rivers and rocks. We stayed there in a hotel. When I woke up in the morning, I looked out of the window of my room. The sun was shining brightly. There was a small cottage outside the window, and an old woman was standing with a child in her arms. A man was chopping some wood with an axe. There was a beautiful mountain far away.

Answer Key: a, a, a, the, the, The, a, an, a, A, an, a

Q.8. Description of Anant’s Library

My library is near my local shopping centre. I use it every week. There are many books all around the library and there are different books on these shelves. Also, there are tables and chairs where people can sit. In one corner are the tables and chairs and in another corner are the computers. In the centre of the library is a counter. The librarian sits here. He is very helpful. Library is a peaceful place and I can read or study there. I love to read the many different books, newspapers, and magazines at the library.

Answer Key: many books, different, sit, tables and chairs, centre, librarian, peaceful, magazines

Q.9. Interview with Sanjay (Full Attendance Award)

Manoj: Congratulations, Sanjay! You will be given an award on our School Annual Day Celebration. How did you manage to come to school every day?
Sanjay: I love my school, so I don’t like missing the school even for a day.
Manoj: How do you keep yourself fit?
Sanjay: I exercise daily.
Manoj: Tell me how your family feels?
Sanjay: My mother was very happy. She takes care that I’m regular to school.
Manoj: Congratulations, Sanjay! Nice talking to you.
Sanjay: Thank you. It’s my pleasure, Manoj.

Answer Key:

Sanjay – I exercise daily.
Manoj – Do you keep yourself fit?
Sanjay – Thank you. It’s my pleasure, Manoj.

II.1. Read the passage and answer the following questions

Passage:
In India, Mother Teresa had the first glimpse of poverty. She loved children so she started off as a teacher; the young children loved her too. She even took care of those who were sick. She went for medical training to know how to help them. Soon, Mother Teresa felt that she had to do more. What she really wanted to do was to care for the poorest of the poor; people who were cast aside by society. She understood that to help them she had to sacrifice everything. She ate only rice, to experience their life, because that was all the poor could afford.

i. Write two qualities of Mother Teresa.
Ans: Mother Teresa was caring and helpful.

ii. Why did Mother Teresa decide to live among the ‘poorest of the poor’?
Ans: Mother Teresa decided to live among the poorest of the poor because she felt she had to do something for the welfare of poor people.

iii. Why did she eat only rice?
Ans: Mother Teresa ate only rice because she decided to sacrifice everything and live like a poor person.

iv. Why did she go for medical training?
Ans: Mother Teresa worked as a teacher and took care of the students who were sick. In order to treat them well, she went for medical training.

v. List the kind of work Mother Teresa did.
Ans: Mother Teresa was caring and very helpful. She worked as a teacher and treated sick students. She sacrificed food and ate only rice. She wanted to work for poor people and their welfare.

vi. Why do you think ‘Teresa’ was called Mother Teresa?
Ans: A mother is someone who always does everything for her children and expects nothing in return. Mother Teresa was someone who would do anything for others like a mother. She wanted to help poor people and care for their welfare. She loved children and cared for them a lot. That is why she is called Mother Teresa.

Q.2. Mother Teresa wanted to care for the ‘poorest of the poor’. Find out from the passage the phrases that tell about such people.

Ans: She ate only rice, to experience their life, because that was all the poor could afford.

Q.3. Read the passage carefully and tick (✓) the correct meanings of the words in bold

i. Started off
a. began
b. entered
c. became
Ans: ✓ began

ii. Cast aside
a. rewarded
b. Ignored
c. punished
Ans: ✓ Ignored

iii. Glimpse
a. outcome
b. experience
c. sight
Ans: ✓ sight

iv. Afford
a. Pay for
b. Give up
c. manage
Ans: ✓ pay for

v. Sacrifice
a. Sell out
b. Give up
c. See off
Ans: ✓ give up

Q.4. Use the linking words (or, and, so, but, because) and join the sentences in Column A and B

Column A	Column B	Joined Sentence
Mother Teresa wanted to care for the sick	She wanted to be with the poorest for the poor	Mother Teresa wanted to care for the sick and to be with the poorest of the poor.
She ate only rice	That was all the poor could afford	She ate only rice because that was all the poor could afford.
She loved children	She started off as a teacher	She loved children so she started off as a teacher.
She helped the poor and cared for the sick	She felt that she had to do more	She helped the poor and cared for the sick and felt that she had to do more.
To help the sick, she had to either arrange for a specialist	She had to go for medical training	To help the sick, she had to either arrange for a specialist or had to go for medical training.

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