LOST SPRING
Intext Questions -
1) What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps ? Where is he and where has he come from ?
Answer ) Shabe is looking for gold in the garbage dumps. That is he is in hope of finding new things in garbage every-time.
He is at Seemapuri and he has come from Bangladesh, Dhaka.
2) What explanation does the author offer for the child not wearing footwear ?
Answer ) She explains that it is the tradition to stay barefoot. When she asks one child about ''why he was not wearing Chappals ?'' The child explains the reason that the chappals are on the top of the shelf and his mother did not bring them down.
3) Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall ? Explain.
Answer ) No, he was not happy in working at the tea stall. Because the steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag to carry as the bag was his and the canister belongs to the tea stall owner. In Garbage picking he can do anything he want he was his own king.
1) What makes the city of Firozabad famous ?
Answer ) Firozabad was famous for bangles. There are bangles everywhere. Every home is busy in bangle making.
2) Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry ?
Answer ) The people working in the glass industry may suffer from respiratory diseases such as asthma and bronchitis.
3) How is Mukesh's attitude to his situation different from that of his family ?
Answer ) He was very brave as he have the courage to become a mechanic. Whereas every member of the family is included in bangle making. Mukesh have the power to break the God given linage to their family.
Understanding the Text -
3) What for as conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty ?
Answer ) The workers of the bangle industry of Firozabad are kept in poverty by being exploited at the hands of the middlemen, the policemen, the law maker, the bureaucrats and the political leaders.
Moreover their children are also compelled to join the same trade at an early age thus remaining in the vicious web.
Talking about the text -
1) How in your openion, can Mukesh realise his dream ?
Answer ) Mukesh belong to a family of bangle-maker but his attitude to his situation is different from that of other family members. He dreams of becoming a motor-mechanic and learning to drive a car. His determination seems to be very strong.
Though his efforts and hard work and the guidance, he can attain the skills of a mechanic.
3) Mention that why should child labour be eliminated and how ?
Answer ) Child labour should be eliminated to bring back the spring in the lives of poor children like Saheb and Mukesh.
We have a strong will to ensure that all children get basic knowledge and education. Feel the need to do something for such children. Say no to child labour in any work. By creating awareness in society about child labour so that people not follow it blindly.
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