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RTC---1

Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow :

When he finished, he went to the window to buy a stamp which he licked and then affixed to
the envelope with a blow of his fist. The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the
postmaster went to open it. It said, “God of the money that asked for, only seventy pesos
reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don’t send it to me through
the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks, Lencho”.

1. How did Lencho paste the stamp?

A. He took glue from the post office window.

B. He licked it and pasted it.

C. He asked someone to paste it.

D. None of these

Ans B. He licked it and pasted it.

2. What happened to the letter after reaching into the mailbox? 2 Marks

Ans After reaching into the mailbox, the letter was collected by the postal department. It
was then sorted, stamped, and sent to the recipient’s address through the proper delivery
process.

3. Which word in the passage means the same as ‘attached’?

A. Envelope

B. Affixed

C. Crooks

D. Employees

Ans B Affixed

4. Whom did Lencho call ‘bunch of crooks’ and why?

A. His neighbours as they took his money.

B. His friends as they grabbed his money.

C. Post office employees as he got less money than he had asked for.

D. None of these

Ans C. Post office employees as he got less money than he had asked for.

RTC-2

Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:

The policy of Apartheid created a deep and lasting wound in my country and my people. All
of us will spend many years, if not generations, recovering from that profound hurt. But the
decades of oppression and brutality had another, unintended effect and that was that it
produced Oliver Tambos, Walter Sisulus, Chief Luthulis, etc., men of such extraordinary
courage, wisdom and generosity that their like may never be known again.

1. Whom does ‘my’ refer to in the passage?

A. Chief Luthulis
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Oliver Tambos
D. Walter Sisulus
Ans B. Nelson Mandela

2. Who were the people of extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity?

A. Oliver Tambos
B. Walter Sisulus
C. Chief Luthulis
D. All of them
Ans D. All of them

3. From the passage, find one word which means ‘a period of ten years’.
A. apartheid
B. profound
C. unintended
D. decades
Ans D. decades

4. What created a lasting wound in Nelson’s country? 2MARKS

Apartheid created a lasting wound in Nelson Mandela’s country by enforcing racial
discrimination, denying basic rights to the black majority, and dividing society. This unjust
system caused suffering and left painful memories that lasted for generations.( 30-40
words)

A LETTER TO GOD

SAQ

1.How does Lencho's strong belief in divine help blind him to read human generosity?

Lencho's strong belief in divine help blinds him to real human generosity because he
assumes only God can provide for him. When he receives money, he believes it came from
God and fails to see the kindness of the post office employees. He even wrongly accuses
them of stealing, ignoring their generosity.

2.Could Lencho’s faith be considered both a strength and a weakness? Explain.

Yes. Lencho’s faith gave him hope in crisis, which is a strength. But it also blinded him to
human kindness, making him wrongly accuse the helpers—showing how unwavering belief
can sometimes limit understanding and gratitude.

3.How might the story be different if Lencho knew the truth?

If Lencho knew the truth, he might feel grateful but also embarrassed for accusing others. It
might strengthen his faith in humanity, showing him that people can be God’s messengers
too. The story’s irony would change.

4.What does the story teach us about faith and human nature?
The story highlights the power of faith and how it can inspire hope. It also shows the irony of
human nature—while Lencho trusts God completely, he doubts the very people who tried
to help him.

LAQ

How does “A Letter to God” reflect the values of hope, selflessness, and irony in human
life?

Answer:
The story beautifully reflects hope through Lencho’s character. Even after losing everything,
he does not fall into despair. Instead, he writes to God with complete confidence that help
will come. His letter becomes a symbol of unshaken hope and determination.

At the same time, the postmaster and his colleagues show selflessness. They are deeply
moved by Lencho’s faith and come together to collect money to help him, even though they
are strangers. This act highlights the goodness that can be found in ordinary people when
they are inspired by empathy.

Ironically, Lencho fails to see this selflessness. He assumes that part of the money was
stolen and blames the very people who helped him. This twist at the end teaches an
important life lesson—sometimes, help comes in unexpected forms, and we must look
carefully to recognize it. The story uses irony to remind us to be grateful and open-hearted.

A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

SAQ

What does Mandela thank the international leaders for?

A. The author thanked the international leaders for joining and supporting them in their
victory of freedom, justice and human dignity. Earlier, many nations had cut ties with South
Africa because of their practice of apartheid.

What ideals does he set out for the future of South Africa?

A. As the newly elected President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela wanted to liberate the
country of all the unjust practices. He set out ideals for a country which was free of poverty,
discrimination and injustice.

Why were two national anthems sung?

A. The two national anthems, one of the Blacks and other of the Whites were sung
symbolising equality and respect for the entire community irrespective of their colour.

What does courage mean to Mandela?

A. To Mandela, “courage” does not mean the absence of fear, but the victory over it. A man
who is courageous is the one who has overcome his fear to fight all the odds.

How did Mandela’s ‘hunger for freedom’ change his life?

A. Once Mandela realized his hunger for freedom, his life changed forever. It transformed
him from a family-man to a man of his people and a frightened young man into a bold one.
He built his entire life around fighting for the basic fundamental rights for his
community. He was more selfless and virtuous than ever.

LAQ

What ideas does Mandela have about courage, love and hate?
Ans: According to Mandela, he learnt the meaning of courage from his comrades. They
struggled very hard for the freedom of the country. They did not care for their lives. They
sacrificed everything for their people and country. They did not break before the brutality of
the oppressors. They showed their full strength So Mandela learned courage from them. To
him, courage means not the absence of fear but the victory over it. The brave man is one
who conquers fear. No man is born hating another man due to colour or religion. Love
comes more naturally to the human heart than hate. According to Mandela, both the
oppressor and the oppressed are the prisoners of hatred. No one can become happy after
taking away another’s freedom.

What differences came in Mandela’s opinion about the meaning of freedom, when he
was a little boy and when he became young?
Ans: There were many differences in Mandela’s opinion about the meaning of freedom,
when he was a little boy and when he became young. While he was a little boy, the meaning
of freedom was to run in the fields and to swim in the streams.

When he became young, he realized that his freedom was an illusion. When he was a child,
he measured freedom only on limited parameters such as, roasting meals, riding on the
backs of slow moving bull as a little child, reading whatever he wanted and staying up late
at night as a teenager, but later on, he realized that he was being selfish. He came to know
that he and everybody who looked like him were not free and their freedom was being
curtailed, they were facing discrimination and brutality by the whites. It was then that he
realized that his boyhood freedom was just an illusion and that he had to fight for the
collective freedom of his community and his country.

Now he had realised that not only his freedom, but also others’ freedom had been seized.
So he felt a hunger for freedom now. He wanted all the people of his country to live with
self-respect. They must do what they liked