English Revision

Answer the following questions:

Q 1. What is the real name of Mother Teresa?

 ANS: The real name of Mother Teresa is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.

Q 2. When was Mother Teresa born?

ANS: Mother Teresa was born on 26th August, 1910.

Q3. What was the name of her father and mother?

Ans: Her father’s name was Nikola and mother’s name was Dranafile.

Q4.  How old was Mother Teresa when she decided to become a nun?

Ans: Mother Teresa was seventeen years old when she decided to become a nun.

Q.5 In which year did she come to be known as Mother Teresa?

 Ans: She came to be known as Mother Teresa in 1946.

Q6. In which year did she receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

Ans. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.   

Q7.Why has Mother Teresa’s work has been recognized and praised throughout the world?

Ans. Mother Teresa founded The Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata to help poor, homeless, hungry and sick people. So, people all over the world recognized and praised the selfless work done by her.

Q8. Describe the uniform of the nuns belonging to the order of The Missionaries of Charity.

Ans. The nuns belonging to the order of Missionaries of Charity wear cheap, white, cotton saris, with three blue stripes along the edge.

Q9.Who was Om Prakash?

Ans:  Om Prakash was a ten year old boy from Azamgarh village in Uttar Pradesh.

Q10.  What happened on the way to school?

Ans: His school van caught fire on the way to school.

Q11. What did the driver do?

Ans: The driver opened the door and fled to save his life.

Q12. What did Om Prakash do?

Ans: Om Prakash broke open the door and started pulling out the other children from the van, putting his own life in danger.

Q13. Why was Om Prakash’s father proud of him?

Ans : Om Prakash’s father was proud of him because of his selfless act and bravery. He got an opportunity to visit Delhi.

Q14. Why did Om Prakash save the children?

Ans: Om Prakash did not run away from the van like the driver because he was a brave and selfless child.

Q-15   Where is the kitten?

Ans. The kitten is on the wall.

Q-16  What does the kitten do?

Ans. The kitten plays with the falling leaves.

Q-17 When does the kitten play?

   Ans. The kitten plays in the morning in the presence of calm and frosty air.

Q-18  What does the kitten do when it is startled?

Ans. The kitten crouches, stretches, paws and darts when it is startled.

Q-19 .What is the kitten compared to in the

last stanza?

Ans. The kitten is compared to an Indian conjurer in the last stanza.

Q.20  What were the birdies doing?

 ANS. The  birdies  were chirping,  splattering water on the ground and playing.

 Q-21 What were the birdies saying to their friends?

 ANS. The birdies were asking their friends to come and play with them.

Q.22 Who saw the birdies and where?

ANS. The poet saw the birdies in the garden pool.

Q.23 What were the birds doing in delight?

 ANS. The birds were singing in delight.

Q.24 Which bird is the symbol of peace?

Ans: The dove is the symbol of peace.

Q.25  Which bird sleeps during the day and hunts at night?

Ans: The owl, it sleeps during the day and hunts at night.

Q.26 Which bird lays its eggs in another bird nest?

Ans. The cuckoo lays its egg in another bird’s nest.