Question

Read the following passage and do the activities:

B1. Who said to whom?      (2)

	Sentence	Who said	To whom
i.	Is the world so poor that it cannot give me a toy and a book?
ii.	What is my fault?

 

Twenty years ago, in the foothills of the Himalayas, I met a small, skinny child labourer. He asked me : “Is the world so poor that it cannot give me a toy and a book instead of forcing me to take a gun or a tool?” I met with a Sudanese child soldier. He was kidnapped by an extremist militia. As his first training lesson, he was forced to kill his friends and family. He asked me: “What is my fault?” Friends, all the great religions teach us to care for our children. Jesus said: “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to them.” The Holy Quran says: “Kill not your children because of poverty.” Friends! There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children. Therefore ... I refuse to accept that all the temples and mosques and churches and prayer houses have no place for the dreams of our children. I refuse to accept that the world is so poor, when just one week of global military expenditure can bring all the children to classrooms.

B2. Complete the web:                (2)

B3. Write the describing words for the following from the passage:         (2)

i.	____________	Week
ii.	____________	Quaran
iii.	____________	Violence
iv.	____________	religions

B4. Do as Directed:      (2)

1. He asked me, “What is my fault?” (Choose the correct indirect speech from the following)
   1. He asked me what is his fault.
   2. He asked me what was his fault.
   3. He asked me what his fault is.
   4. He asked me what his fault was.
2. He was forced to kill his friends and family.
   (Rewrite the sentence and underline the infinitive)

B5. Personal Response:      (2)

What will you do if you find a poor and needy child? Explain.  

Answer 1

B1.

	Sentence	Who said	To whom
i.	Is the world so poor that it cannot give me a toy and a book?	The small, skinny child laborer.	The narrator.
ii.	What is my fault?	The Sudanese child soldier.	The narrator.

B2.

B3.

i.	Global	Week
ii.	Holy	Quaran
iii.	Greater	Violence
iv.	Great	religions

B4.

1. He asked me what his fault was.
2. He was forced to kill his friends and family.

B5. If I come across a poor and needy child, I would take quick action to protect their safety and well-being. First, I would give them basic essentials like food, clothing, and shelter. Recognising the importance of education in breaking the cycle of poverty, I would try to enroll them in a school or discover educational programmes that would suit them. I would also contact local charities, non-governmental organisations, and child welfare services that specialise in helping disadvantaged children to ensure they receive complete care and assistance. My goal would be to not just meet their immediate needs but also to help them lay the groundwork for a happier, more secure future.