Reading (Passage)
Read the following passage carefully.
TWO GREAT PERSONALITIES, TWO FOLLIES
PART 1-JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
- As a boy, Jawaharlal Nehru once stole one of his father's pens from his study thinking that his father had two pens and he could not possibly use both of them at the same time. That evening when his father returned from court, he lost his cool on finding one of the pens missing.
- There was uproar in house and after frantic search, the instrument was found in little Jawaharlal's room. His father did not like the way his son had taken his pen without his permission. He scolded the boy so much that he wept bitterly and went rushing to his mother.
- That day he learned two important lessons- never to do things on the sly and never to disobey his father but more importantly, he understood why his father had scolded him.
PART 2-MAHATAMA GANDHI
4. Once, as a child, Gandhiji stole a bit of gold from his brother's armlet to pay for the latter's debt of twenty-five rupees. It was an innocent thing for a little boy to do to save his brother from disgrace. But by doing so he had lost all peace of mind and he could not decide what amends he should make for the wrong that he had done.
5. At last he decided to tell his father the whole truth. He wrote a letter to him, telling him all about the incident and promising that he would never steal again. He asked his father to punish him as severely as he wished and begged him not to feel pained about it in any way.
6. As the father read that letter, tears began to roll down his cheeks. This left Gandhi so devastated with shame and remorse that he took a silent vow never to do an unrighteous deed again. He strove to be good and truthful ever after.
1. Tick (✔) the correct option for each of the following statements/questions.
(a) One thing common to the conduct of both Gandhiji and Jawaharlal Nehru was that they had
(i) disobeyed their fathers
(ii) created uproar in their homes
(iii) told lies to their parents
(iv) stolen something important
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru's father 'lost his cool' to find one of his pens missing. Here the expression 'lost his cool' indicates which of the following personality traits?
(i) patience
(ii) anger
(iii) eagerness
(iv) arrogance
(c) A vice that Jawaharlal's conduct displayed was
(i) anger
(ii) disobedience
(iii) dishonesty
(iv) temptation
(d) Gandhiji's fault was that he had
(i) shown the courage to speak the truth
(ii) sold something precious for a petty reason
(iii) chosen the wrong means of doing a good thing
(iv) failed to take his father's permission before selling the gold
(e) How did their 'mistakes' affect both Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhiji?
(i) Both began to hold a grudge against their fathers
(ii) Both cried and ran to their mothers for solace
(iii) Both sought to be punished for their misconduct
(iv) Both repented and vowed never to repeat their mistakes
(f) One character trait common to both Gandhiji and Nehru was their ability to........their mistakes.
(i) deny
(ii) justify
(iii) hide
(iv) realize
(g) The mistakes that both Nehru and Gandhiji committed were a result of their
(i) desire to seek attention of people around them
(ii) childish ignorance of the right and the wrong
(iii) families' faulty style of bringing them up
(iv) hope that they wouldn't be found out
(h) The expression 'on the sly' means
(i) without too much thinking
(ii) in a secret manner
(iii) without elders' permission
(iv) towards the end of something
2. After stealing gold from his brother's armlet Gandhiji felt....{Tick (✔) four correct options}
(a) proud (e) ashamed
(b) happy (f) confident
(c) guilty (g) upset
(d) disturbed (h) contented
3. Answer the following questions as briefly as possible.
(a) What did Jawaharlal Nehru steal from his father's study and why?
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(b) Why did Jawaharlal's father lose his cool?
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(c) Why did little Jawaharlal rush to his mother?
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(d) Why did Gandhiji decide to steal a bit of gold from his brother's armlet?
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(e) What did Gandhiji write in his letter to his father?
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(f) Why did Gandhiji's father weep on reading the letter?
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4. What two important lessons did Jawaharlal and Gandhiji learn from their respective mistakes?
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5.List two traits of Gandhiji's personality as highlighted in Part 2 of the passage. Select evidence from the text to support each opinion.
I THINK GANDHIJI IS EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT
(a)................ ......................
(b)................ .......................
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