A Homage to our Brave Soldiers
Chapter 8
Comprehension Check
1. Where is the National War Memorial located and what is its significance?
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2. What is the nation’s highest gallantry award?
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3. What do the walls of Chakras portray.
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4. Find in the lesson the paragraph/s and the sentence that evoke the feelings given below.
(i) feeling of wonder
(ii) heartening
(iii) sense of motivation
(iv) pride
(v) visually inspiring
(vi) sadness
(vii) gratitude
(viii) inspiration
Comprehension Check
1. Which book does Ananda want to read and why?
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2. How did Ananda feel after reading about the National War Memorial?
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3. Why was she reminded of the poem Pushp ki Abhilasha?
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4. Reading the letter from Soumya, Anada is inspired to act. What actions does she intend to take up. Fill in the table citing the sentences from the text.
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I |
Visit |
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II |
Mobile
app |
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III |
Sharing
ideas |
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IV |
Creating
a Collage |
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V |
Joining
the army |
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VI |
Website |
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Working with the Text
1. Why are war memorials built?
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2. Why is it our duty to pay homage to our brave soldiers?
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3. Why is it a good idea to make a presentation in front of the whole school?
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4. Why were the students awestruck and humbled— explain in your own words?
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5. Complete the table given below. You may have to find the information from the Internet.
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Name of
Wars |
Dates |
Soldiers
Associated |
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Indo-China
War |
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India-Pakistan
Wars |
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Kargil War |
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Working with Language
1. Find the odd one out from the words given in the box.
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Valiant |
Martyr |
brave |
Heroic |
courageous |
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memorial |
monument |
statue |
cenotaph |
victory |
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gratitude |
thankfulness |
appreciation |
respect |
gratefulness |
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unique |
simple |
matchless |
exclusive |
one-off |
2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the word given in brackets.
The Param Vir Chakra signifies the “Wheel of the Ultimate Brave”, and the award is granted for “most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy”. The medal was__________(institute) as a Gallantry Medal with retrospective effect from 15 August 1947 by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the then President of India. The Medal was______ (design) by Mrs. Savitri Khanolkar. The designer_________(draw) inspiration from Sage Dadhichi, a vedic rishi who_________(make) the ultimate sacrifice by giving up his body so that the gods_______(can) make a deadly weapon________(call) Vajra or Thunderbolt from his spine. The medal is cast in bronze. In the centre, on a raised circle, is the state emblem, _________(surround) by four replicas of Indra’s Vajra are ________(flank). The decoration is suspended from a straight swiveling suspension bar, and is held by a 32 mm purple ribbon.
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3. Match the following words with their meanings.
(i) territorial integrity (i) celebrated
(ii) iconic (ii) engraved
(iii) envisioned (iii) grand
(iv) etched (iv) visualised
(v) posthumously (v) a tapering stone piller
(vi) awestruck (vi) after death
(vii) obelisk (vii) amazed
(viii) majestic (viii) never dying flame
(ix) interminable flame (ix) very brave
(x) valiant (x) safeguarding nation’s borders
4. Complete the story of an unknown soldier. Replace the words from the box with the underlined words given in the text below.
touched everyone's heart, territorial integrity, inspired, fallen soldiers, posthumously, valour, exemplary courage, awestruck
He was posted at the Indian border to safeguard our national boundary. He had been motivated by the hundreds of stories of the soldiers who had died in action and were celebrated after their deaths for bravery.
One night as the war intensified, he was asked to take his platoon to the place of action.
He displayed outstanding bravery and led from the front. All the fellow soldiers were amazed at his courage, especially as he made the supreme sacrifice without any hesitation. He too was awarded after he died in the war. His action affected everyone very deeply.
Type By- Bikash Bora
