At Shantiniketan, classes are held in the open air. The students sit on the ground under the trees and listen to their teachers.

Question

Read the following passage carefully and on the basis of your reading answer the questions given below it : 

At Shantiniketan, classes are held in the open air. The students sit on the ground under the trees and listen to their teachers. They often act plays, they have written themselves and very often they act those written by Rabindranath Tagore, the great poet who founded Shantiniketan. The place fills anyone with peace and quiet. The meaning of the word ‘Shantiniketan’ is abode of peace. It is one of the best places of learning in India. Many of our greatest leaders were educated at Shantiniketan. 

1. How is Shantiniketan different from other places of learning? 

2. Who is the founder of Shantiniketan? 

3. Who was Rabindranath Tagore? 

4. What does the word ‘Shantiniketan’ mean? 

5. Explain the italicized words in the passage. 

6. Give a suitable title to the above passage.

Answer 1

1. Shantiniketan is different from other institutions in the sense that its way of working is unique, such as classes in the open air, acting of plays written by students themselves etc. 

2. Rabindranath Tagore is the founder of Shantiniketan. 

3. Rabindranath Tagore was the great poet of India. 

4. The word ‘Shantiniketan’ means the abode of peace. 

5. are held = are organised or conducted. abode of peace = a place where peace or quiet prevails. 

6. Shantiniketan – A Unique Centre of Learning.