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SUBJECT:ENGLISH
CLASS: XB
TEACHER: SMALA
ASSIGNMENT
Book:Fi
rstFli
ght
Chapter
:NelsonMandel
aALongWal
ktoFr
eedom

TheSout
hAf
ri
canac
ti
vi
standf
ormerpr
esi
dentNel
sonMandel
a(1918-
2013)hel
pedbr
ing
anendt
oapar
thei
dandhasbeenagl
obal
advocat
eforhumanr
ight
s.Hi
sact
ionsl
anded
hi
minpr
isonf
ornear
lyt
hreedec
adesandmadehi
mthef
aceoft
heant
iapar
thei
dmovement
bot
hwi
thi
nhi
scount
ryandi
nter
nat
i
onal
l
y.Rel
easedi
n1990,hepar
ti
ci
pat
edi
nthe
er
adi
cat
ionofapar
thei
dandi
n1994bec
amet
hef
i
rstbl
ackpr
esi
dentofSout
hAf
ri
ca.
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erwatchi
ngthevi
deosonexplanat
ion
oft
hechapt
erpl
easeatt
emptthef
oll
owingquest
ions.

Readt
hef
oll
owi
ngext
ract
scar
eful
l
yandanswert
hequest
ionst
hatf
oll
ow.

Q110t
hMaydawnedbr
ightandc
lear
.Fort
hepas
tfewdays1hadbeenpl
eas
ant
ly
bes i
egedbydi gnit
ariesandwor l
dleader swhower ecomi ngt opayt heirrespectsbefor
ethe
i
naugur at
ion.Thei naugurationwouldbet helar gestgatheringeverofi nternati
onall
eaders
onSout hAf r
icans oi
l.Thec eremoniest ookpl aceint helov el
ysandst oneamphi theater
formedbyt heUni onBui l
dingsinPr etori
a.Fordec adest hishadbeent heseatofwhi te
supremac y,andnowi twast hesit
eofar ainbowgat heri
ngofdi f
fer
entc oloursandnat i
ons
fortheinst
all
ationofSout hAf r
ica’
sf i
rstdemoc rat
ic,non-racialgovernment .[CBSE2015]
(a)Whower ec omingandf orwhatbef orethei naugur at
ion?
(b)Whathappenedont hei naugurati
on?
(c)Findoutthewor dthatmeanst hesame‘ commencement ’f
rom t
hepas sage.
(d)Findthewor dfrom thepas sagewhi chmeans‘ anopens pacesur r
oundbys lopi
ngland’
.

Q2I
nli
fe,ever
ymanhast
winobl
i
gat
i
ons
-obl
i
gat
i
onst
ohi
sfami
l
y,t
ohi
spar
ent
s,t
ohi
swi
fe
andchi
l
dren;andhehasanobl
i
gat
iont
ohi
speopl
e,hi
scommuni
ty,hi
scount
ry.I
naci
vi
l
andhumanesoc
iet
y,eachmani
sabl
etof
ulf
il
thoseobl
i
gat
ionsaccor
dingt
ohi
sown
i
ncl
i
nat
ionsandabi
l
it
ies
.Buti
nacount
ryl
i
keSout
hAf
ri
ca,i
twasal
mosti
mposs
ibl
efora
manofmybi
rt
handcol
ourt
oful
f
ilbot
hoft
hos
eobl
i
gat
ions.I
nSout
hAf
ri
ca,amanofc
olour
whoat
tempt
edt
oli
veasahumanbei
ngwaspuni
shedandi
sol
ated. [
CBSE2014]
(
a)Whatar
etheobl
i
gat
i
onst
hatev
erymanhasi
nli
fe?
(
b)Whywasi
ti
mpossi
blef
orac
olour
edmant
odi
schar
gehi
sobl
i
gat
i
ons?
(
c)Fi
ndt
hewor
dint
hepas
sagewhi
chhassamemeani
ngas‘
dut
y’
.
(
d)Awor
dsynonymouswi
t
hint
ent
i
ons’
is……… i
nthepassage.

Q3Iwasnotbornwithahungertobefr
ee.Iwasbornf r
ee— fr
eeineverywayt hatIc oul
d
know.Fr
eetoruninthefi
eldsnearmymother
’shut,fr
eetoswimintheclearst
ream thatran
thr
oughmyvil
lage,f
reetoroastmeal
i
esunderthestarsandr
idethebroadbacksofs low-
mov i
ngbul ls.Asl ongasIobeyedmyf atherandabi dedbyt hec ust
omsofmyt ri
be,Iwas
nottroubledbyt helawsofmanorGod.I twasonlywhenIbegant olearnthatmyboyhood
fr
eedom wasani l
l
us i
on,whenIdi sc overedasay oungmant hatmyf reedom hadal r
eady
beent akenf rom me,t hatIbegant ohungerf orit
.Atfir
st,asast udent,Iwantedf r
eedom
onlyformy self
,thetransi
toryfreedomsofbei ngabl
et os t
ayoutatnight ,r
eadwhatIpl eased
andgowher eIchos e.Later,asa.y oungmani nJohannes burg,Iyearnedf orthebasicand
honour ablefreedomsofac hievingmypot ent
ial
,ofearni
ngmyk eep,ofmar ryingandhav i
ng
afami l
y —thef reedom nottobeobst ructedi nalawfull
if
e.”
(a)InwhatwayswasMandel af ree?
(b)Whatk i
ndoff r
eedom didMandel ay ear nforasaman?
(c)Givet hemeani ngofthewor d‘ il
lusion’?
(d)Whatdoy oumeanby‘ t
ransitory’.

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