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LOST SPRING

- ANEES JUNG
OBJECTIVES:

1. To develop sensitivity towards underprivileged


2. To comprehend the text locally and globally

CHARACTERS: Anees Jung (Writer and Narrator), Saheb-e-Alam, Mukesh

MIND MAP: (YOU CAN TAKE A PRINTOUT OF THE MIND MAP GIVEN AND STICK
IT OR WRITE / DRAW YOUR OWN MIND MAP)

MIP: The Child Protection Policy of Abu Dhabi aims to safeguard children by assisting
families in creating a positive environment for raising children. The policy emphasises on
fairness, non-discrimination, and the enhancement of rapid response capabilities to address
cases of child abuse or negligence. It focuses on developing educational programmes to
raise awareness among families and parents regarding the physical, psychological, and social
challenges and risks, that children may face.

MEP: Empathy, Care, Sensitivity

VALUES:

COMPETENCIES:

ART INTEGRATION:

CROSS CURRICULAR LINK:

PERSONAL-REFLECTION:

NOTE:

(AFTER WRITING AND COMPLETING THE ABOVE WORK, scroll down to the next

page, ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS (15 Questions) are given. TAKE A

PRINTOUT OF ONLY THOSE 3 PAGES BELOW, STICK IN YOUR NOTEBOOK and

complete the work.)


ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS

Q. Choose the most appropriate option and tick it:

1. Assertion: The children of Seemapuri are living a life of exploitation.


Reason: Extreme poverty forces them to lead such a life.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

2. Assertion: Most of the rag pickers appear walking barefoot in cities and on village
roads.
Reason: They were caught in the web of a vicious circle of middlemen.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

3. Assertion: Garbage is wrapped in wonder for the elders in Seemapuri.


Reason: For the elders, it is a means of survival.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

4. Assertion: Saheb was not allowed to play tennis in the neighbourhood club.
Reason: He had proper shoes but no racquet to play tennis.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
e) Both A and R are false.

5. Assertion: Saheb is no longer his own master.


Reason: The tea canister which he carries is his own property.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
6. Statement 1: Mukesh insists on being his own master.
Statement 2: He has no fascination for continuing his family profession.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.

7. Statement 1: The children‘s eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside.
Statement 2: The boys and girls end up losing their eye sight before they become
adults.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.

8. Statement 1: The young bangle makers could not organise themselves into a
cooperative.
Statement 2: They were caught in a web of vicious circle.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.

9. Statement: 1: Exemplary punishment should be given by law to those who employ the
children to work in hazardous industries.
Statement: 2: Child Labour is banned by the law.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.

10. Statement 1: Saheb‘s family left Bangladesh and came to India.


Statement 2: Saheb is no longer his own master.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.
11. Assertion: Anees Jung in ‘Lost Spring’ describes two stories of stolen childhood.
Reason: Millions of children in India waste their time in rag-picking or working in
hazardous industries.
a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

12. Assertion: Promises made to children are kept.


Reason: It is easy to tell children that they should be in school.
a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

13. Assertion: Seemapuri is in the periphery of Delhi, yet miles away from it
metaphorically.
Reason: The main occupation of the people living there is rag picking.
a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

14. Assertion: Travelling across the country the author has observed children walking
along the road bare footed.
Reason: It is not lack of money but tradition to stay barefoot.
a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

15. Assertion: Saheb is his own master.


Reason: He got a job at small tea stall, earning 800 rupees and all his meals.
a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

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