Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it. Unit-7: Lesson-4(A)
It was Autumn. August 26, 1910. A little girl was born to an Albanian descent, rich Catholic merchant’s family in a small town called Skopje, Macedonia. She was the youngest of the three siblings and was named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Who had known that this tiny, little girl would one day become the servant of humanity-- love and serve the poorest of the poor and become the mother of humanity. Yes, we are talking about none other than Mother Teresa.
At the age of 12, she heard a voice from within her that urged her to spread the love of Christ. She decided that she would be a missionary. At the age of 18 she left her parental home. She then joined an Irish community of nuns called the Sisters of Loreto, which had missions in India.
After a few months of training at the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dublin, Mother Teresa came to India. On May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948, Mother Teresa taught geography and catechism (religious instruction) at St. Mary's High School in Kolkata (then Calcutta). However, the prevailing poverty in Kolkata had a deep impact on Mother Teresa's mind, and in 1948 she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent and devote herself to work among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Kolkata.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
a. Mother Teresa decided to be a _____.
(i) nurse (ii) doctor (iii) missionary (iv) physician
b. The poverty in _______ had a deep impact on her mind.
(i) Kolkata (ii) Kuwait (iii) Kualalampur (iv) Kathmandu
c. She was born in .
(i) Autumn (ii) Summer (iii) Winter (iv) Spring
d. She took her initial vows as _________ on May 24, 1931.
(i) nun (ii) teachers (iii) doctor (iv) nurse
e. She left her _______ at the age of 18.
(i) husband (ii) children (iii) father (iv) parental home
f. Mother Teresa was the _______ siblings.
(i) youngest of the two (ii) eldest of the three
(iii) youngest of the three (iv) eldest of the two
g. She heard a voice at the age of _____.
(i) 12 (ii) 16 (iii) 18 (iv) 20
Extra Practices
h. The voice urged her to spread the love of ______.
(i) Buddhist (ii) Christ (iii) Hindu (iv) Muslim
i. The Irish community of nuns had missions in ______.
(i) Pakistan (ii) India (iii) America (iv) Bangladesh
j. She taught and catechism.
(i) English (ii) Bangla (iii) Geography (iv) Philosophy
k. What does "servant of humanity" mean in the text?
(i) becoming a slave (ii) to work in other people's house
(iii) to be oppressed by others (iv) to serve the needy
l. Mother Teresa set out to join the missionary of the sisters of Loreto in the year —.
(i) 1927 (ii) 1928
(iii) 1929 (iv) 1930
m. Mother Teresa took her first vows at the age of ——.
(i) 18 (ii) 19
(ii) 20 (iv) 21
n. Mother Teresa left her parental home at the age of ——.
(i) 21 (ii) 18
(iii) 24 (iv) 26
o. The poverty in— had a deep impact on Mother Teresa's mind.
(i) Kolkata (ii) Bangladesh
(iii) Albania (iv) Macedonia
p. Which family Teresa was from?
(i) Hindu (ii) Medisi
(iii) Christian (iv) Catholic
q. ‘To serve the needy’ refers that ——
(i) become a slave (ii) work for all people
(iii) servant of morality (iv) servant of humanity
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
a. What was the season that led Mother Teresa to be a missionary?
b. When did she leave her parental home?
c. When was Mother Teresa born?
d. What did she teach at St Mary’s High School?
e. What made impression on her mind?
Extra Practices
f. What did the voice urge her?
g. What did she decide?
h. Where did she join?
i. When did she take her initial vows as a nun?
j. Where did she teach?
f. Do you think that Mother Teresa is a great lady of humanity?
Part A : Reading Test (Marks-50)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it. Unit-7: Lesson-6(A)
Mother Teresa was moved by the presence of the sick and dying on the streets of Kolkata. She founded the home for the dying destitute and named it ‘Nirmal Hridoy’, meaning ‘Pure Heart’. She and her fellow nuns gathered the dying people off the streets of Kolkata and brought them to this home. They were lovingly looked after and cared for. Since then men, women and children have been taken from the streets and carried to Nirmol Hridoy. T hese unloved and uncared for people get an opportunity to die in an environment of kindness and love. In their last hours they get human and Divine love, and can feel they are also children of God. Those who survive, the Missionaries of Charity try to find jobs for them or send them to homes where they can live happily for some more years in a caring environment. Regarding commitment to family, Mother Teresa said, “ Maybe in our own family, we have somebody, who is feeling lonely, who is feeling sick, who is feeling worried. Are we there? Are we willing to give until it hurts in order to be with our families, or do we put our interest first? We must remember that love begins at home and we must also remember that future of humanity passes through the family”.
Mother Teresa's work has been recognised throughout the world and she has received a number of awards. These include the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), the Nehru Prize for Promotion of International Peace & Understanding (1972), the Balzan Prize (1978), the Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and the Bharat Ratna (1980).
Mother Teresa died at the age of 87, on 5 September 1997.The world salutes her for her love and compassion for humanity. She has taught us how to extend our hand towards those who need our love and support irrespective of creed, caste and religion. Draped in a white and blue-bordered sari, wrinkled face, ever soft eyes and a saintly smile, is the picture of Mother Teresa in our mind.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
a. Mother Teresa founded the home for the .
(i) old (ii) lame (iii) blind (iv) dying destitute
b. She has taught the world how to extend our hands towards the .
(i) rich (ii) powerful (iii) needy (iv) thief
c. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in .
(i) 1979 (ii) 1975 (iii) 1976 (iv) 1978
d. She along with her treated the dying people with care and love.
(i) fellow nuns (ii) sisters (iii) brothers (iv) friends
e. She breathed her last on .
(i) September 5, 1979 (ii) September 5, 1997
(iii) March 3, 1997 (iv) March 5, 1979
f. The world salutes Mother Teresa for her for humanity.
(i) love and affection (ii) honesty
(iii) truthfulness (iv) love and compassion
g. She wore a sari.
(i) white and blue-bordered (ii) blue
(iii) black (iv) white
Extra Practices
h. She died in the century.
(i) 18th (ii) 19th (iii) 20th (iv) 21st
i. She got the Bharat Ratna Prize in .
(i) 1981 (ii) 1988 (iii) 1980 (iv) 1989
j. Mother Teresa said that love begins at .
(i) home (ii) school (iii) college (iv) university
k. Mother Teresa received —— award in 1979.
(i) The Balzan Prize (ii) The Nobel Peace Prize
(iii) The Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (iv) The Bharat Ratna
l. Mother Teresa passed away on ——.
(i) September 5, 1979 (ii) December 5, 1997
(iii) September 5, 1997 (iv) December 5, 1979
m. Teresa founded the home for ——.
(i) The old people (ii) The blind people
(iii) The lame people (iv) The dying destitute
n. Mother Teresa along with her —— gathered the dying people.
(i) sisters (ii) brothers (iii) students (iv) fellow nuns
o. Mother Teresa has taught the world how to ——.
(i) become rich overnight (ii) exploit the general masses
(iii) take bribe from people (iv) extend our hand towards the needy
p. Mother Teresa brought —— to Nirmal Hridoy
(i) only men (ii) only women (iii) only children (iv) all of them
q. Mother Teresa and her fellow nuns brought —— to ‘Nirmal Hridoy’.
(i) the poor people (ii) the old people
(iii) the blind people (iv) sick and dying people
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
a. What do you think the world salutes Mother Teresa?
b. What has she taught us?
c. What opportunity did the unloved and uncared people get in touch of Mother Teresa?
d. When did she receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
e. When did she pass away?
Extra Practices
f. What is the picture of Mother Teresa in our mind?
g. What prize did she get in 1980?
h. What moved Mother Teresa?
i. Why did she found Nirmal Hridoy for?
j. What did she and her fellow nuns do?
k. Why does the world salute Mother Teresa?
l. What did she teach us?
m. When did Mother Teresa die?
n. What was the feeling of the unloved and uncared people in touch of Mother teresa?
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