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Adapted from Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s
“Pather Panchali”
The rural village of
Nischindipur lay quiet under the shade of mango and banyan trees. Apu, a
curious little boy, roamed the dusty paths with his elder sister, Durga. They
loved watching trains from a distance, imagining cities beyond the horizon.
Though their family
struggled with poverty, they found joy in simple things—collecting guavas,
running in the fields, and listening to their mother’s tales under the starry
sky. The story is a tribute to childhood, to hope blooming in the heart of
hardship.
Questions (Each carries 1
mark):
Comprehension (6 marks)
1.What is the name of
the village?
a) Sundarpur
b) Nischindipur
c) Panchali
d) Shantiniketan
2. Who are the two
main children in the passage?
a) Rahul and Mini
b) Apu and Durga
c) Apu and Rehman
d) Durga and Bimal
3. What did Apu and
Durga enjoy watching?
a) The rain
b) Fairs
c) Trains
d) Boats
4. How did the family
live?
a) In luxury
b) Comfortably
c) In poverty
d) In the city
5. What brought them
joy?
a) Expensive toys
b) Nature and simple
pleasures
c) New clothes
d) Movies and music
6. What theme does the
story represent?
a) War and peace
b) Crime and justice
c) Childhood and hope
d) Love and betrayal
Grammar (5 marks)
7.Identify the tense:
They loved watching trains.
a) Present simple
b) Present perfect
c) Past simple
d) Past continuous
8. Change to passive:
They found joy in simple things.
a) Joy is found by
them in simple things.
b) Joy had been found
by them.
c) Joy was found by
them in simple things.
d) They had found joy.
9. Pick the correct
conjunction: They collected guavas and ran in the fields.
a) ran
b) in
c) and
d) collected
10. Identify the verb:
Apu roamed the dusty paths.
a) dusty
b) paths
c) roamed
d) Apu
11. Choose the correct
preposition: Under the shade ___ trees.
a) by
b) under
c) on
d) of
Vocabulary (4 marks)
12.What does “curious”
mean?
a) Lazy
b) Hungry
c) Eager to know
d) Unaware
13. What is a synonym
for “poverty”?
a) Richness
b) Luxury
c) Hardship
d) Kindness
14.What is the
opposite of “joy”?
a) Anger
b) Sadness
c) Excitement
d) Peace
15. What does
“tribute” mean in the passage?
a) Tax
b) Celebration
c) Respect or honor
d) Protest
Answer Key:
1. b) Nischindipur
2. b) Apu and Durga
3. c) Trains
4. c) In poverty
5. b) Nature and simple pleasures
6. c) Childhood and hope
7. c) Past simple
8. c) Joy was found by them in simple
things.
9. c) and
10. c) roamed
11. d) of
12. c) Eager to know
13. c) Hardship
14. b) Sadness
15. c) Respect or honor
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