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    The story is about child labor and exploitation in India. It focuses on two poor children, Saheb and Mukesh, who live in Seemapuri and work to survive. Saheb works at a tea stall but dreams of going to school, while Mukesh wants to become a mechanic. Both boys scavenge through garbage dumps to find items to sell so that their families have means of survival. The author criticizes how extreme poverty forces children into difficult work instead of allowing them to enjoy their childhoods.

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    The story is about child labor and exploitation in India. It focuses on two poor children, Saheb and Mukesh, who live in Seemapuri and work to survive. Saheb works at a tea stall but dreams of going to school, while Mukesh wants to become a mechanic. Both boys scavenge through garbage dumps to find items to sell so that their families have means of survival. The author criticizes how extreme poverty forces children into difficult work instead of allowing them to enjoy their childhoods.

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    The story is about child labor and exploitation in India. It focuses on two poor children, Saheb and Mukesh, who live in Seemapuri and work to survive. Saheb works at a tea stall but dreams of going to school, while Mukesh wants to become a mechanic. Both boys scavenge through garbage dumps to find items to sell so that their families have means of survival. The author criticizes how extreme poverty forces children into difficult work instead of allowing them to enjoy their childhoods.

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    The Lost Spring: Email

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    The story is about child labor and exploitation in India. It focuses on two poor children, Saheb and Mukesh, who live in Seemapuri and work to survive. Saheb works at a tea stall but dreams of going to school, while Mukesh wants to become a mechanic. Both boys scavenge through garbage dumps to find items to sell so that their families have means of survival. The author criticizes how extreme poverty forces children into difficult work instead of allowing them to enjoy their childhoods.

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    THE LOST SPRING

    Total points31/35
     
    FLAMINGO XII

    Email *
    himanshugarg1286@kendriyavidyalayakoliwada.in

    NAME *
    Himanshu

    CLASS- SEC *
    12 a

    PHONE NUM *
    9653232023

     
    Q1- Who is the author of Lost Spring? *
    1/1
    A) James Bond
    B) Arundhati Roy
    C) Sudha Murthy
    D) Anees Jung
     
     
    Q2- This story is an excerpt from which book of the author? *
    1/1
    A) Lost Spring - Stories of stolen childhood
     
    B) Unveiling India
    C) Breaking the Silence
    D) The Song of India

     
    Q3- What does the author analyze in the story? *
    1/1
    A)Rich people
    B) garbage
    C) Poor children and their exploitation
     
    D) her works

     
    Q4- What is the central theme of the story Lost Spring? *
    1/1
    A) Pitiable Poor children and their lost childhood
     
    B) garbage
    C) Saheb and Mukesh
    D) Spring Season

     
    Q5- What forces the children to live a life of exploitation? *
    1/1
    A) greed
    B) Extreme Poverty
     
    C) peers
    D) parents

    Q6- According to the author what was garbage for the parents? *
    A) Means of entertainment
    B) means of joy
    C) Means of sorrow
    D) Means of survival

     
    Q7- According to the author what was garbage for the children ? *
    1/1
    A) Means of entertainment
    B) Means of timepass
    C) Means of playing
    D) a packet wrapped in wonder
     
     
    Q8- Who was Saheb? *
    1/1
    A) a shopkeeper
    B) a servant
    C) a ragpicker
     
    D) all
     
    Q9- What was Saheb looking for? *
    1/1
    A) eggs
    B)gold
    C)coins
     
    D) toys

     
    Q10- Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall? *
    1/1
    A) yes
    B) yes, he earns money
    C) no earning
    D) no, he's earning but no freedom
     
     
    Q11- Why did Saheb E Alam not go to school? *
    0/1
    A) not interested
    B) no bucks to pay fees
     
    C) wants to go for movie
    D) wants to earn

    Correct answer
    D) wants to earn

     
    Q12- What is the meaning of Saheb E Alam? *
    1/1
    A) Owner
    B) Rich man
    C) Poor man
    D) Lord of the Universe
     
     
    Q13- Where was Saheb employed? *
    1/1
    A) at a tea stall in Seemapuri
     
    B) at a saree shop
    C) at a jewellery shop
    D) at a sweet shop

     
    Q14- Why is author calling garbage as 'gold' in the story? *
    1/1
    A) Because of jewels in it
    B) Because of gems in it
    C) because of gold in it
    d)it provides them means ofsurvival
     
     
    Q15- What do the boys appear like to the author in the story? *
    1/1
    A) Morning crows
    B) Evening crows
    C) Morning birds
     
    D) Evening Birds

     
    Q16- What does the title 'Lost Spring' symbolise? *
    1/1
    A) lost blooming childhood
     
    B) autumn season
    C) lost money
    D) lost age

     
    Q17- Why did Saheb leave his house in Dhaka? *
    1/1
    A) Because storm swept away his house and field
     
    B) to enjoy a life of leisure
    C) to find friends
    D) to go to college

     
    Q.18- What forced Saheb to be a ragpicker? *
    1/1
    A) hard work
    B) Destiny
    C) People around him
    D) Acute poverty
     
     
    Q19- Who are responsible for the poor condition of bangle makers in Firozabad? *
    1/1
    A) middlemen
    B) Society
    C) politicians
    D) All
     
     
    Q20- What are the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry? *
    1/1
    A) Poor health
    B) impaired vision
    C) miserable life
    D) All of these
     
     
    Q21- Who employs the local families of Firozabad? *
    1/1
    A) Bureaucrats
    B) Merchants
    C) Politicians
    D) The glass blowing industry
     
     
    Q21 What makes the working condition of the children worst in the glass industry? *
    1/1
    A) Dark dingy cells without light and air
    B) dazzling and sparking of welding light
    C) high temprature
    D) All these
     
     
    Q22- What excuse do the rag pickers give for not wearing chappals? *
    1/1
    A) mothers don't give
    B) no interest
    C) a tradition
    D) All these
     
     
    Q23- What compels the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad to poverty? *
    1/1
    A) cast and ancestral profession
    B) Karam theory and society
    C) Bureaucrats and politicians
    D) All these
     
     
    Q24- Firozabad is the centre of which industry? *
    1/1
    A) cotton industry
    B) furniture industry
    C) textile industry
    D) glassblowing industry
     
     
    Q25-How is Mukesh's attitude different from that of his family? *
    1/1
    A) being daring, firm and clear
     
    B) being a fighter
    C) being a coward
    D) not clear

     
    Q26- What is the means of survival in Seemapuri? *
    1/1
    A) work
    B) merchandising
    C) education
    D) ragpicking
     
     
    Q27- What is Mukesh's dream? *
    1/1
    A) to be a doctor
    B) to be a merchant
    C) to be a rogue
    D) to be a motor- mechanic
     
     
    Q28- “I will learn to drive a car,” he answers, looking straight into my eyes. a What trait
    of Mukesh is exhibited in the above sentence? *
    1/1
    a. Determined
     
    b. Confused
    c. Hesitant
    d. Curious

     
    Q29- What is the probable reason for children remaining barefoot? *
    0/1
    a. Lack of money
     
    b. A tradition to remain barefoot
    c. Physical illness
    d. Perpetual state of poverty

    Correct answer
    d. Perpetual state of poverty

     
    Q30- “I wonder if she knows the SANCTITY of the bangles she helps make.” The
    underlined phrase symbolises: *
    0/1
    a. Richness
    b. Auspiciousness in marriage
    c. Making bangles is a good job
     
    d. The job provides good profit

    Correct answer
    b. Auspiciousness in marriage
     
    Q31- “As her hands move mechanically, like the tongs of a machine, I wonder if I
    wonder if she knows the sanctity of the bangles she helps make.” Identify the literary
    device used in the sentence. *
    0/1
    a. Simile
    b. Metaphor
    c. Contrast
    d. Alliteration
     
    Correct answer
    a. Simile

     
    Q32- “ The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly
    over his shoulders.” Identify the literary device used in the sentence. *
    1/1
    a. Simile
    b.Metaphor
    c. Contrast
     
    d. Alliteration

     
    Q33- For the children, it is wrapped in wonder, for the elder it is a means of survival.”
    What do the parents expect from their children to bring from the garbage dumps? *
    1/1
    a. Left over food
    b. Money
    c. Silver coins
    d. Items valuable for them
     
     
    Q34- “It is karam, his destiny”’ says Mukesh’s grandmother who has watched her own
    husband go blind with the dust from polishing the glass of bangles. What character
    trait of the grandmother is shown? *
    1/1
    a. Religious
    b. Atheist
    c. Superstitious
    d. Fatalist
     
     
    Q35- “Seemapuri a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it
    metaphorically.” What is the tone of the writer? *
    1/1
    a. Mocking
     
    b. Angry
    c. Sad
    d. Happy

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