CBSE Class 12 English Lost Spring Worksheet Set E

               Very Short Answer

Q.1)        What was Saheb’s full name? Why was it ridiculous?

Q.2)        How does the author focus on the ‘perpetual state of poverty’ of the children not wearing footwear?

Q.3)        Why did the poor boys go about without shoes or chappals?

Q.4)        Explain ‘For children, garbage has a meaning different from what it means to their parents’.

Q.5)        How do the rag-pickers live in Seemapuri?

               Short Answer

Q.6)        Draw a Character-sketch of Mukesh?

Q.7)        In what sense is garbage gold to the ragpickers?

Q.8)        Describe the Theme/Central Idea of the lesson?

Q.9)        Answer the following questions:

(1)          Mukesh invited the author to his house. Why did he proudly say it being rebuilt?

(2)          Describe the homes and surroundings in which the bangle-makers lived?

Q.10)      Justify the Suitability and Appropriateness of Title?

               Long Answer

Q.11)      Most of us do not raise our voice against injustice in our society and tend to remain mute spectators. Anees Jung in her story ‘Lost Spring’ vividly highlights the miserable life of Street children and bangle makers of Firozabad. She wants us to act. Which qualities does she want the                        children to develop?

Q.12)      Dedication, determination and devotion are the factors responsible for phenomenal success. Substantiate the above quoted statement in the light of the following lines:

              “I want to be a motor mechanic,’ he repeats. He will go to a garage and learn. But the garage is a long way from his home. 7 will walk’, he insists.”

Q.13)      Describe the circumstances which keep the workers in the bangle industry in poverty?

Q.14)      Health plays an important role in the life of a mortal. But the destitute fail to get nutritious food and do not remain healthy. It is said that health is wealth. People believe that a sound mind lives in a sound body. Elucidate it taking ideas from the following lines:

               “Ek waqt ser bhar khana bhi nahin khaya.”

Q.15)      Describe the life of rag-pickers at Seemapuri. Why is this place, in spite of being on the periphery of Delhi considered miles away from it?

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