Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“He was not accustomed to facing the entire class and speaking out
aloud. He knew that he did not have a flair for making speeches.
However, he had worked hard on his assignment and had written
it from the depth of his heart.”
(India’s Heroes- Anonymous)
(i) Who was ‘he’? What evidence is there that he was not used to facing the entire class?
(ii) What was the assignment? How was ‘his’ assignment different from the others?
(iii) Who was the first person to feature in ‘his’ assignment? What did ‘he’ say about him?
(iv) Who was the General Manager of the Taj Hotel? What role did he play?
(v) What, according to this speaker, is the only true religion in the world? What human qualities have been highlighted through ‘his’ speech?
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(i)
- He’ was Kabeer. /Kabir
- His hands shook/beads of perspiration appeared on his forehead / He was not a not accustomed speaking out aloud / He did not have a flair for making speeches.
(ii)
- The assignment was about a speech on what the students would like to be when they grow up/to write about/ about what the students would like to be etc
- Kabeer’s assignment was different from the others as it did not focus on any one person / profession / quality / It was a blend of traits /and people from different spheres of life / people who had moved Kabeer’s spirit [a description of his speech]/others spoke about actors, sport stars, politicians/ unsung heroes
(iii)
- Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan
- He was a 31 year old National Security Commando/he laid down his life fighting the terrorists in Mumbai in [ November 2008]/ he had decided to join the army at the age of eight when he was in class three. On 27th November, he was deployed to clear Hotel Taj of terrorists. In a fierce encounter, Major Sandeep lost his life. he knew his life was in danger/ he chased the terrorists/ told the team-don’t come up, I’ll handle them/ he followed the terrorists who had escaped/he was hit by their bullets/ saved Gajendra Singh
(iv)
- Karambir Singh Kang
- He evacuated the guests safely from the hotel /His wife and children died of suffocation, being trapped in a room on fire /He did not abandon his responsibilities on hearing about their deaths /He is still at the Taj, helping to restore the heritage structure.
(v)
- The only true religion in the world is love and respect for all human beings./equality/ humanity/brotherhood.
- Courage / fearlessness / selflessness / caring for others/spirit of self-sacrifice / patriotism / sense of duty/help others/tolerance/ noblility/ loyalty/ kindness/ love