Section – C
C.1. Life is not been kind to everyone. There are people who are born with certain disabilities or develop some problems later in life. (We describe them as differently abled, for they have some other kind of abilities.)
- Do you know any such person who has some kind of disability?
Yes, I know a boy in our neighbourhood who is visually impaired. He studies in a school for the blind and is excellent at playing the keyboard.
- Is doing little, ordinary things for them as easy as it is for you? Discuss in the class.
For him, doing small tasks like walking around, reading, or even crossing the street is not as easy as it is for people with full eyesight. However, he manages well with the help of assistive technology and support from his family.
C.2. Given below are descriptions of some people who in spite of their physical limitations made it big in the world. Choose the name of famous personality from the box and write it against their description.
(i) A scientist who can’t speak and is restricted to the wheel chair but has given amazing theories to the world.
Answer – Stephen Hawking
(ii) A German music composer who was born deaf but created beautiful compositions.
Answer – Ludwig Van Beethoven
(iii) The US president who suffered from polio.
Answer – Franklin D. Roosevelt
(iv) A classical dancer who lost her leg in a car accident but continued dancing with an artificial leg.
Answer – Sudha Chandran
(v) A blind genius who developed the Braille for visually challenged people to enable them to read.
Answer – Louise Braille
(vi) A dynamic cricketer who suffers from diabetes but never let it affect his performance.
Answer – Wasim Akram
C.4. On the basis of your reading of the passage, tick (3) the correct answer.
(i) Janaki practised swimming twenty kilometres everyday in—
the Arabian sea.
the English Channel.
the Indian Ocean.
Answer – the Arabian sea.
(ii) Janaki swam in the Channel for—
four hours.
two hours and a half.
one hour and a half.
Answer – two hours and a half.
(iii) The Channel officials were shocked to see Janaki because she was—
a girl.
a handicapped girl.
an Indian.
Answer – a handicapped girl.
(iv) While swimming in the Channel Janaki faced a lot of difficulties. They were due to—
cold and salty water.
seaweeds and jelly fish.
both the above.
Answer – both the above.
C.5. Write T for true and F for false statements.
(i) Janaki was not allowed to make a solo attempt in the Channel.
Answer – True
(ii) Janaki’s team-mates were Indians.
Answer – False (Her teammates were mostly American)
(iii) Janaki did not need much training to fulfil the conditions of the English Channel Swimming Association.
Answer – False (She had years of training)
(iv) The officials of the English Channel Association were not much impressed with Janaki’s confidence.
Answer – False (They were very impressed)
(v) Janaki’s ambition was to swim alone in the English Channel.
Answer – True
(vi) All the difficulties Janaki faced while swimming in the Channel were forgotten as she swam to victory.
Answer – True
(vii) Janaki believed in luck and did not want to work hard.
Answer – False (She believed in hard work)
C.6. Read the following extracts and answer the questions.
(i) ‘Whoever wishes to swim in the Channel has to fulfil two conditions.’
(a) Who is the speaker of these words?
Answer – An official of the English Channel Swimming Association.
(b) What are the two conditions?
Answer – (1) Swim for ten hours continuously.
(2) Swim in the high sea for long hours without a break.
(ii) ‘Although Janaki had wanted to make a solo attempt, she could not do so.’
(a) What does ‘solo attempt’ mean?
Answer – A “solo attempt” means swimming alone, not as part of a team.
(b) Why was Janaki not allowed to make a solo attempt?
Answer – She was not allowed because a safety boat was not available for her solo attempt.
C.7. Answer the following questions.
(i) Why were the officials of the English Channel Association shocked to see Janaki?
Answer – The officials were shocked because Janaki was a physically challenged girl who wanted to swim the English Channel.
(ii) What was wrong with Janaki? How did it happen?
Answer – Janaki suffered from polio when she was two years old, which weakened her leg muscles and left her unable to use her legs.
(iii)Why were all the officials impressed with Janaki?
Answer – The officials were impressed with her determination, confidence, and the training she had undergone to meet the event’s conditions.
(iv) In what way did July 28, 1992 create history?
Answer – July 28, 1992, created history because Janaki, despite being disabled, successfully swam in the English Channel as part of a relay team.
(v) What were the difficulties that Janaki faced while swimming across the Channel?
Answer – Janaki faced freezing cold water, salty sea water, jellyfish, and seaweeds which made her feel sick and uncomfortable.
C.8. Life Skills
Janaki underwent very difficult training to achieve her ambition. Imagine how she would have felt if, for any reason, she had not achieved victory in the relay across the English Channel. Do you think she would have given up swimming or she would have worked harder next time?
Answer – If Janaki had not achieved victory, she probably would not have given up. Considering her determination and hardwork, she would have trained harder and tried again, instead of quitting.
C.9. Value Based Questions
(i) Which of Janaki’s qualities do you admire the most?
Answer – The quality I admire most in Janaki is her determination. Despite physical challenges, she dared to dream big and worked hard to achieve it.
(ii) What do you think is the secret of Janaki’s success?
Answer – The secret of her success is her strong willpower, continuous training, courage, and belief in herself.
C.10. Read the following sentences.
- Whoever wishes to swim in the Channel…………….
- I should be able to swim in the high sea for long hours without a break. Notice the words ‘whoever’ and ‘without’. They are actually made up of two words each.
‘Whoever’ is made up of ‘who’ and ‘ever’. ‘Without’ is made up of ‘with’ and ‘out’.
They are put together to form a ‘compound’ word. They may be written as one word as in ‘whoever’ or as words separated by a hyphen as in ‘self-reliance’.
Answer – Understand
C.11. Read the story again, identify and write below five compound words.
(i) wheelchair
(ii) seawater
(iii) self-reliance
(iv) seaweeds
(v) team-mates
C.12. Now read the passage given below and fill in the blanks with compound words given in the Aid Box.
everyday the children went for football practice.
They had to reach the playground at 5:00 a.m. sharp.
Nobody was allowed to miss the practice.
Everywhere in the school, notices had been put up saying that
whoever was absent would have to play for three hours without a break.
The boys put in a lot of hardwork.
The date of the match was nearing.
In the match, the team’s performance was outstanding.
This was the result of team-work.
C.13. Read the table given below. It gives us information about Baba Amte—the man who undertook the task of looking after leprosy patients. His hardwork and will to do so made him successful.
The Man with an Iron Will
Baba Amte, as he is popularly known, was a man of great admiration. His real name was Murlidhar Devidas Amte. He was a courageous, determined, and humble man who started his career as a lawyer but later devoted his life to helping leprosy patients. He underwent training in Kolkata to learn how to treat leprosy and then founded a home for such patients, which he named Anandvan. Anandvan became a large community with hospitals, schools, and farms. Baba Amte received several awards including the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan (which he humbly declined), and the Damien-Dutton Award for Leprosy Aid in 1983. His work and sacrifice remain a source of inspiration for generations. He passed away in 2009 but his legacy lives on.