Unit-7: People Who Stand Out
Lesson-3: The Beginning
Part A : Reading Test (17 Marks)
Read the passage. Then answer the questions no-1.
It was late summer, 26 August 1910. A little girl was born to a rich Catholic merchants’ family of Albanian descent in a small town called Skopje, Macedonia. She was the youngest of the three siblings and was named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Who could imagine at the time that this little girl would one day become the mother of humanity, loving and serving the poorest of the poor. Yes, we are talking about none other than Mother Teresa.
At the age of 12, she heard a voice from within 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 theology at St. Mary’s High School in Kolkata (then Calcutta). However, the widespread poverty in Kolkata had a deep impact on Mother Teresa and in 1948 she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent and devote herself to caring for the poorest of the poor in the slums of Kolkata.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1x7=7
(a) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word ‘Theology’ in the passage?
(i) spiritual education
(ii) religious studies
(iii) the study of humanity
(iv) reasons of poverty
(b) 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
(c) Who urged Mother Teresa to serve humanity?
(i) a voice
(ii) Christ
(iii) her parents
(iv) her soul
(d) ‘Sisters of Loreto’ is ---.
(i) a band
(ii) a group of people
(iii) a group of priests
(iv) an institution
(e) The term ‘prevailing poverty’ refers to---.
(i) existing scarcity
(ii) people’s poverty
(iii) prevailing affluence
(iv) people’s well and woe
(f) In paragraph 2, it is said, “she heard a voice from within her.” What is meant by this sentence?
(i) Mother Teresa felt love for Christ and humanity.
(ii) Mother Teresa felt hatred for her parents.
(iii) Mother Teresa heard the voice of a giant.
(iv) Mother Teresa left the poor people of the slums in Kolkata
(g) What is the theme of this passage?
(i) the biography of a celebrity
(ii) the memoir of a celebrity
(iii) giving information about a celebrity
(iv) a call for the humanitarian service
Answer: 1. a) ii; b) iv; c) i; d) iii; e) i; f) i; g) iii.
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