CBSE Class 10 English Main Course Book Unit 2 Education Chapter 1 My struggle for an Education
Textual Exercises
1.Read about a boy, Booker T. Washington and his struggle to receive an education?
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2.Answer the following based on your reading of the passage above?
- The hoy was inspired to go to Hampton because of .....
- After working in the coal mine where did the boy work next and what did he learn
- What happened to the money he had earned at Mrs Ruffnerhouse
- How far was Hampton from Malden ? Was he able to hire a coach ? What did he do and where did he reach
- What did he do in Richmond in order to earn for his journey to Hampton
- Why did the writer not make a favourable impression on the head teacher
- What did he have to go through in order to get admission to the Hampton Institute
- The names of some places are given below. Think of the main event that took place there and write them in the order given in the story
- Hampton
- General Lewis Ruffnerhouse
- coal mine
- city of Richmond in Virginia.
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3.Which of the following qualities best describe the boycharacter ? Give evidence from the story to support your answer?
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4.Match the following phrases with their meanings?
| Phrases |
Meanings |
| at work |
pay off the cost by doing some work in lieu |
| work out |
a day one has been waiting for |
| to be on fire |
to be working |
| the great day |
excited |
| to be out of money |
not at all |
| not one bit of |
not having any money |
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5.Based on your understanding of the story respond to the following statements. You could get into groups of six and each student could respond to one statement?
- Rahul is a victim of circumstances.
- His classmates reaction is normal
- Rahul should take admission in another school
- Rahulteacher is at fault
- Children require individual attention
- We need more people like Mrs. Mini
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6.After the convocation, Mrs. Mini, Rahulmother and Rahul have a conversation. Write the conversation and present it to the class in groups of three?
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7.On the basis of your reading of the passage given above and vour own research on the Right to Education, find out and discuss in your groups?
- What is the Right to Education
- What are the challenges of RTE
- What is the implication of free education in the Act
- What action will he taken if some parents dont send children to schools
- Is the Act targeted only at weaker sections
- Have the disabled children been adequately addressed in the Act
- What about children not in schools right now
- What if children admitted after age 6 attain the age of 14 before completing class 8
- Do you think the government has the funds to set up adequate number of schools
- If not, then how will the government meet the challenges of access, equity and quality in education
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8.After you have discussed, give a one minute presentation on any one of the above topics in your class.
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9.Now, hold a class debate on the following motion
The Right of Education Act is a realistic and achievable goal that will change the face of education in India?
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