Nelson Mandela : Long walk To freedom 

Lesson 2

A. Very Short Type Questions : Marks: 1 1. State whether the following are true or false: (i) Nelson Mandela spent twenty years in prison. [HSLC '15] (ii) On the day of the inauguration, two na- tional anthems were sung. [HSLC '16] (iii) On the day of inauguration Mandela was accompanied by his daughter Zenani.[HSLC '16]. (iv) Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as the second deputy president. [HSLC '16] (v) The policy of apartheid created lasting peace in Mandela's Country. [HSLC '17]

(vi) On the day of inauguration Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of history. [HSLC '17] 2. (a) Choose the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence from among the alternatives given in the brackets: [HSLC '19]

I saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtailed, but the freedom of everyone... (enhanced/reduced/withheld) (b)State whether the following statements are True or False (Reference: Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom) [HSLC '19]

(i) On the podium, Mr. de Klerk was first sworn in as first Deputy President.

(ii) Then Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as second Deputy President. (C)Choose the correct answer from among I the alternatives given and complete the sentence: [HSLC '19] | In life, every man has ___

(i) three obligations

(ii) twin obligations (iii) many obligations

(d) Choose the meaning of the underlined! word in the following sentence from! among the alternatives given in the brackets: All of us will spend many years, if not generations, recovering from that pro-found hurt. (light and vain/ abnormal/ deep and strong).[HSLC '20] (e) State whether the following statements are True or False: [HSLC '20] (Reference: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) (i) On the day of inauguration, Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of free- dom.

(ii) On the day of inauguration, Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of his-tory. (f) Choose the correct answer from among the alternatives given and complete the Mandela's country is rich___________ sentence given below: [HSLC '20] (i) in forests and lakes

(ii) in minerals and gems (iii) in agriculture

B. Short Type Questions :Marks: 2/3 1. What did courage mean to Mandela? [HSLC '15, 17] 2. According to Mandela, between love and hate which comes more naturally to human heart? [HSLC '16] 3. What missions would Mandela like to achieve for the future of South Africa and her people on securing the political emancipation? [HSLC '18] 4. "The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity." What makes Mandela say this? [HSLC '18] 5. Read the following extract carefully and an- swer the questions that follow: [HSLC '17] In life every man has twin obligations-obli- | gation to his family, to his parents, to his wife and children; and he has an obligation to his people, his community, his country. In a civil and human society, each man is able to fulfil those obligations according to his own incli- nations and abilities. But in a country like South Africa, it was almost impossible for a man of my birth and colour to fulfil those | obligations. In South Africa, a man of colour | who attempted to live as a human being was punished and isolated. In South Africa, a man who tried to fulfil his duty to his people was inevitably ripped from his family and his home and was forced to live a life apart, a twilight existence of secrecy and rebellion. I did not in the beginning choose to place my people above my family, but in attemptting to serve my people, I found that I was pre- vented from fulfilling my obligations as a son, a brother, a father and a husband.

(i) What was done to a man of colour in South | Africa who attempted to live as a human | being? (ii) What are the twin obligations that every man has in life? 2 (iii) What did the speaker find when he attempted to serve his people? 2 6. What did Mandela Say about the wealth of his country? [HSLC '19] 7. When did Mandela begin to hunger for freedom? [HSLC '20]


Type by Bikul Mandal