The Day the River Spoke
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Part - I : Questions with Answers
1. What was Jahnavi’s dream ? Was it important to her ? Why ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§§: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛? āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§ ? āĻāĻŋā§ ?
Ans: Jahnavi’s dream was to go to school and learn to read and write like her brother and sister. Yes, it was very important to her because she was curious and eager to learn. She wanted to understand many things about nature, like why spiders change colour, why the moon moves, and how fish become frogs. Education meant knowledge, freedom, and a better future for her.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻž-āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛—āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻŋā§ ā§°āĻ āĻ¸āĻ˛āĻžā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻ āĻāĻŋā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĢā§ā§°ā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻšā§ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§ā§° āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. Do you think the river can help her in fulfilling her dream ? How ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§¨: āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻŦ ? āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ ?
Ans: Yes, the river can help Jahnavi in a symbolic way. The river encourages her, listens to her problems, and gives her confidence and hope. By motivating her, the river may help her gather courage to speak again to her parents or find a way to go to school. It also teaches her to keep asking questions and never give up on learning.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻšā§, āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ āĻ¨āĻšā§, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻš āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§ā§ āĻšā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ā§-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻāĻĒāĻžā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻĻāĻžā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ā§°āĻŖāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĨ¤
Final Idea (For Students): i. Dream → Education (āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž), ii. River → Hope & Motivation (āĻāĻļāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ā§°āĻŖāĻž)
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Board Exam Question Paper
Part - I : Section A – MCQs (1 mark each)
Q1. Who was crying near the river ?
(a) Meena (b) Jahnavi (c) Gopi (d) Ramu
Q2. What bird is mentioned in the passage ?
(a) Sparrow (b) Parrot (c) Kingfisher (d) Crow
Q3. Why was Jahnavi not going to school?
(a) She was ill
(b) She was too small and had to care for siblings
(c) She didn’t like school
(d) School was far
Q4. Who spoke to Jahnavi ?
(a) Lizard (b) Parrot (c) River (d) Kingfisher
Q5. What does ‘Ettan’ mean ?
(a) Younger brother (b) Friend (c) Elder brother (d) Teacher
Section B – Very Short Answer (2 marks each)
Q6. Why was Jahnavi scared ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§Ŧ: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ āĻāĻŋā§ āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Q7. What did Jahnavi want to learn ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Q8. Name any two things Jahnavi was curious about. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§Ž: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻšāĻ˛ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Section C – Short Answer (3 marks each)
Q9. Describe Jahnavi’s problem. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§¯: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
Q10. How did the river talk to Jahnavi? What kind of voice was it ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§§ā§Ļ: āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛? āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ§ā§°āĻŖā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Section D – Long Answer (5 marks)
Q11. Do you think education is important for children like Jahnavi? Give reasons. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§§ā§§: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻ¨ā§? āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Section E – Extract Based Question (5 marks)
Read the passage and answer: "You shouldn’t cry, you know… I’ve got to hurry to reach the sea."
Q12. Who is speaking these words ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§§ā§¨: āĻāĻ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻā§ ?
Ans: The River is speaking these words. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§ā§° āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q13. Why was Jahnavi crying ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§§ā§Š: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ āĻāĻŋā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Jahnavi was crying because she was not allowed to go to school. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ąā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋā§āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q14. Where is the river going ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§§ā§Ē: āĻ¨āĻĻā§ āĻ’āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻā§ ?
Ans: The river is going to the sea. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
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Part - I : Questions with Answers
1. What was Jahnavi’s dream ? Why was it important to her ? āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ? āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Jahnavi’s dream was to go to school and get an education. It was important to her because she wanted to learn to read and understand the world around her.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤ āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
2. Why was Jahnavi not allowed to go to school ? āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻ āĻāĻŋā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋā§āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: She was not allowed because she had to take care of her younger siblings and help with household work.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋā§āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§° āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ-āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž-āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
3. How did the river help Jahnavi ? āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
Ans: The river encouraged her, gave her confidence, and advised her to go to school and try.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻš āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻŽā§°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
4. Why was Jahnavi afraid to go to school ? āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ āĻāĻŋā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: She was afraid that others would laugh at her and chase her away because she had never been to school before.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ¨ āĻ˛’ā§°āĻž-āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻšāĻŋāĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦ, āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
5. What advice did the river give Jahnavi ? āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻŽā§°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
Ans: The river advised her to quietly go to school and sit there to listen. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻŽā§°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
6. How did Jahnavi gather courage ? āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻš āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
Ans: She followed the river’s advice and decided to try despite her fear. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻŽā§°ā§āĻļ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§ āĻĨāĻāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛’āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
7. What did the teacher do for Jahnavi ? āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
Ans: The teacher spoke to her parents and convinced them to allow her to attend school.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ā§-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
8. How did Jahnavi’s parents react finally ? āĻļā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ā§-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋā§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§ ?
Ans: They agreed to send her to school and supported her education. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻ āĻŋā§āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§° āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
9. What did Jahnavi decide to become in the future ? āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻš’āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛’āĻ˛ā§ ?
Ans: She decided to become a teacher and educate other girls in her village. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ąā§° āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§ā§°āĻ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛’āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
10. What message does the story give ? āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ ?
Ans: The story teaches courage, self-belief, and equality in education for girls. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ā§ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§° āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
11. Why did the river laugh at Jahnavi ? āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
Ans: The river laughed because Jahnavi was afraid of school, even though she was brave enough to face nature.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĒāĻžā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
12. How is the river personified in the story ? āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą ā§°ā§āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋā§āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
Ans: The river is shown speaking, thinking, and guiding like a human being.āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§ąāĻž ā§°ā§āĻĒā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
13. What kind of girl is Jahnavi ? āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§ ?
Ans: She is curious, brave, and determined. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§, āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĨ¤
14. What role does curiosity play in the story ? āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻžā§° āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Curiosity drives Jahnavi’s desire to learn and motivates her to go to school. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻš āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĨ¤
15. How does the story promote gender equality ? āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans: It shows that girls are equally capable as boys and deserve education. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§°ā§ āĻ˛’ā§°āĻžā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§° āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
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Part - I : Chapter: The Day the River Spoke
Class: VII | Marks: 40
Section A – MCQs
Q1. What was Jahnavi doing at the beginning ?
(a) Laughing (b) Crying (c) Running (d) Sleeping
Ans: (b) Crying (āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛)
Q2. Who spoke to Jahnavi ?
(a) Bird (b) Lizard (c) River (d) Teacher
Ans: (c) River (āĻ¨āĻĻā§)
Q3. Why was Jahnavi not going to school ?
(a) No school (b) Poor health (c) Family duties (d) No interest
Ans: (c) Family duties (āĻā§°ā§° āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ)
Q4. What does the River symbolize ?
(a) Fear (b) Guidance (c) Anger (d) Power
Ans: (b) Guidance (āĻĒāĻĨāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāĻ¨)
Q5. What did Jahnavi want to learn ?
(a) Cooking (b) Reading & writing (c) Dancing (d) Playing
Ans: (b) Reading & writing (āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻž-āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž)
Q6. What advice did the River give ?
(a) Stay home (b) Run away (c) Go to school quietly (d) Fight parents
Ans: (c) Go to school quietly (āĻā§āĻĒāĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻ)
Q7. What quality did Jahnavi show ?
(a) Laziness (b) Courage (c) Anger (d) Carelessness
Ans: (b) Courage (āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸)
Q8. Who helped Jahnavi finally ?
(a) Father (b) Teacher (c) Brother (d) Friend
Ans: (b) Teacher (āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ)
Q9. What did Jahnavi want to become ?
(a) Doctor (b) Teacher (c) Nurse (d) Singer
Ans: (b) Teacher (āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ)
Q10. Main message of story ?
(a) Nature love (b) Fear (c) Education & equality (d) Family work
Ans: (c) Education & equality (āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻž)
Section B – Very Short Answers
Q11. What was Jahnavi’s dream ?
Ans: Jahnavi’s dream was to go to school and get education. : āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤
Q12. Why was she afraid of school ?
Ans: She was afraid that others would laugh at her and chase her away. : āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ¨ āĻ˛’ā§°āĻž-āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻšāĻŋāĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤
Q13. What did the River say about girls and boys ?
Ans: The River said girls can do as much as boys. : āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§ā§ āĻ˛’ā§°āĻžā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q14. What did the teacher do ?
Ans: The teacher talked to Jahnavi’s parents and convinced them. : āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ā§-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
Q15. What is personification? Give example.
Ans: Personification means giving human qualities to non-living things. Ex: The River speaks like a human. āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻā§°āĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§ā§ą āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§° āĻā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋā§āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻā§āĨ¤
Section C – Short Answers
Q16. How did the River motivate Jahnavi ?
Ans: The River encouraged Jahnavi, gave her confidence, and advised her to go to school and try. : āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻš āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ’āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
Q17. Describe Jahnavi’s character.
Ans: Jahnavi is curious, brave, and determined. She wants to learn and improve her life.: āĻāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨ā§ąā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§, āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĨ¤
Q18. Why is education important in the story ?
Ans: Education helps Jahnavi gain knowledge and achieve equality. It changes her life. : āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q19. How did Jahnavi achieve her dream ?
Ans: She followed the River’s advice, gathered courage, and went to school. : āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
Section D – Long Answers
Q20. Explain the role of the River in Jahnavi’s life.
Ans: The River plays an important role as a guide and motivator. It listens to Jahnavi’s problems, encourages her, removes her fear, and helps her take the first step towards education. It represents her inner voice and confidence. : āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĒāĻĨāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§° āĻā§ āĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§āĨ¤
Q21. What message does the story give about girls’ education ?
Ans: The story gives a strong message that girls should have equal rights to education. They are as capable as boys and can achieve their dreams if given opportunity. : āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ā§ā§ āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§ā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§° āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§āĨ¤