FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH - KSEEB - CLASS 06 - COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - I WANT TO QUIT THE I.C.S.

 

Unit – 07

I WANT TO QUIT THE I.C.S. 

Tell your partner to answer these questions and write down what he/she says

1)  Read the given extracts to your partner and discuss the answers with him/her.

a) I’m writing this letter to you on a very important matter.

i) Who is writing the letter here?
Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose is writing the letter here.

 

ii) Who is he writing to?
Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose is writing the letter to Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das.

 

iii) What is that very important matter?
Ans: The important matter is to know allotment of work to him in the great programme of National service.

 

b) “I want to quit the I.C.S.”
i) What was “I.C.S”?
Ans: I.C.S. was Indian Civil Services.

 

ii) Why did he want to quit the I.C.S?
Ans: He wanted to quit the I.C.S to join the freedom movement.

 

iii) When did he pass the I.C.S?
Ans: He passed I.C.S in August 1920.

 

c) “Booklets will be published in every provincial language?”
i) Who would publish these “booklets”?
Ans: The Propaganda Department would publish booklets.

 

ii) Why should the booklets be published in every provincial language?
Ans: The booklets should be published in every provincial language because the provincial languages would help to research on individual problems.

 

iii) Would people be asked to buy the booklets?
Ans: No, the people would not be asked to buy the booklets and they would be distributed free.

 

2) Answer in two or three sentences each.

a) Why did Subhas Chandra Bose think it proper to give a detailed introduction of his family and himself to C.R. Das?
Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose thought it proper to give a detailed introduction of his family and himself to C.R. Das because he was a stranger and introduction would help Das to recognize him. 

 

b) What options did he have in his mind after quitting the I.C.S?
Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose wanted to teach at National College and to take up writing and publishing books and newspapers. He wanted to thrust into National Movement with fortitude.

 

c) How did the Civil Service Examination help him?
Ans: Civil Service Examination helped him to have all-round education up to a certain standard in Geography, Sanskrit, Law, English, Political Science and Economics.

 

d) Why didn’t he dare to write directly to C.R. Das? Who did he send his letter with?
Ans: He didn’t dare to write directly to C.R. Das because he was I.C.S. probationer and his letter would be censored. He sent his trusted friend with his letter.

 

3) Work with your partner and discuss the points raised in these questions. Give your reasons for what you say. Write down what you say:

a) Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, Orissa on January 23, 1897. His mother was Prabhavati and his father was Janaki Nath Bose. One of his elder brothers, Mr. Sharath Chandra Bose was a famous lawyer.

 

b) Exactly how old was Subhas on the day he wrote this letter?
Ans: Subhas was 24 years, 1 month, 7days old when he wrote this letter.

 

c) His very first words in this letter are polite and respectful. (True / False)

Ans: True.

 

d) Subhas brags about his educational qualifications. (True / False)

Ans: Not True

 

e) In those days people sailed in ships to foreign countries. How many months after his graduation did Subhas travel on the sea to England? Did any elderly person accompany him?

Ans: Subhas after 6 months of his graduation travelled on the sea to England. No elderly person accompanied him.

 

f) Subhas says that he will remain in England till June 1921.

 

g) Subhas spent his time traveling in England throughout his twenty month’s stay there. (True / False)

Ans: True

 

h) Subhas was still very young, but his heart was strong with patriotic feelings. He was prepared to serve his country as a teacher, educationist and as a social worker.

 

i) You can understand if a young man says he wants to write books and artistes. But Subhas says he wants to publish newspapers. What would you say about this?

Ans: I would say about that is Patriotic feeling.

 

j) What does Bose request C.R. Das to do? (See paragraph 5)
Ans: Bose requested C.R. Das to allot work in the program of National service.

 

k) Subhas did not want C.R. Das to be questioned by some British officer (True / False)

Ans: True.

 

l) Subhas says he doesn’t mind being questioned about letters addressed to him (True / False)

Ans: True

 

m) India was under British rule then, Bose says this had created problems for India. (True / False)

Ans: True

 

n) The problems had to be studied closely. Who had to do it?
Ans: A permanent staff of national service had to do it.

 

o) What was the plan to make these problems known to ordinary people?
Ans: The plan to make these problems known to ordinary people was to distribute free booklets.

 

4) Reading:

Read paragraphs 6 and 7 carefully and pick out the sentences which contain the following words and phrases.

a) Lest
Ans: I did not dare to write to you directly lest my letter should be censored.

 

b) In a sense
Ans: I am now in a sense a government servant.

 

c) Did not dare
Ans: I did not dare to write to you directly.

 

d) To give-up
Ans: I desire to give UP the service with clear cut plans.

 

e) Of mine
Ans: I am sending this letter through a trusted friend of mine.

 

f) Of course
Ans: You may, of course, write to me.

 

5)  Words in use:

Working with our partner, write down your own sentences with the words given below.

{Probably, recognize, enthusiasm, determination, allot, overenthusiastic}

a) Ayan says that she probably says truth.

b) Sonu recognized that he was telling lie.

c) Audience cheered up all players with much enthusiasm.

d) Strong determination takes you to success.

e) Government officers allotted many flats for poor labors.

f) He was overenthusiastic while playing guitar.

 

Language Function:

1) Read the sentences aloud to your partner. Tell him/her what the speaker is doing.

a) If you get a first-class this time, I will buy you a bicycle (making a present)

b) You will fail in the examination if you sit all day before that T.V. (giving a warning)

c) You will feel much better if you take these tablets (giving advice)

d) If you do that again you will be punished (this is a reprimand)

 

2) Now complete these sentences using the words given in the brackets:

a) If you ask him, he may help you (help)

b) If it rains, he won’t come (not come)

c) Your father will punish you, if you don’t go (don’t go)

d) I will tell father, to change the T.V (T.V)