Telangana Board Class 10 English Jamaican Fragment Question and Answers
Board | Telangana |
Class | 10th |
Subject | English |
Unit | 8 (8A) |
Topic | Solution |
Unit 8
Human Rights
1.) What does this statement speak about?
Answer: All human beings are born free and have equal rights. Irrespective of caste, color, creed, gender, etc. every human has equal rights and dignity.
2.) Do you agree or disagree to the statement? Justify.
Answer: Yes, I agree to the statement. We are equal in every right. No man is above or below any other man. We have given certain rights and we have privilege to use them.
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Reading
Jamaican Fragment
Comprehension
I.) Answer the following questions.
1.) ‘I puzzled within myself,’ says the narrator. What conclusion did he come to after this puzzling thought?
Answer: On the way to his walk, the narrator saw two little boys playing. The older way was Jamacian and the younger was white. They were playing a game in which the younger imposed duties on the older one. The narrator was shocked to see them doing that. His mind didn’t leave the thoughts of them. He lost faith in his people. He thought that the whites still overpowered the colored ones.
2.) ‘For a whole day my faith in my people was shaken.’ What do you think was the writer’s faith? Why was it shaken?
Answer: The imposition of the duties by the little white boy on the older Jamacian boy made the narrator think about the whole situation deeply. Many thoughts crossed his minds. For a whole day, his faith in his people was lost. He didn’t expect such imposition by such little boys. He could not stop thinking over the whole situation. His faith in humanity was lost for that day.
3.) Why did the game next morning astonish the author? What did he see ?
Answer: The next morning when the narrator went for his walk, he once again saw those little boys playing the game. He stood there to see what was the little white boy was going to order the old Jamacian boy. But to his surprise, it was the Jamacian boy who made the little boy follow his orders that day. The narrator then realized that it was just a game in which one became the boss and the other slave.
4.) The second day, the narrator smiled as he remembered something. What made him laugh?
Answer: When the narrator came to know that the little boys were just playing the game of the boss and the slave, he remembered that he also used to play it when he was a child. He went back to his fun old days of his youth and it made him smile.
5.) Read the following sentences from the first paragraph:
“…I noticed two little boys playing in the garden…”
“The game, if it could be called a game, was not elaborate.”
From these two sentences, we can understand that the writer knows it is a game, but
then why was he puzzled?
Answer: Since the boys were little he knew that what they were doing was just a game. But what puzzled him that the little young white boy ordered the old Jamacian boy and the old boy obeyed and did the same. This act made the narrator puzzled.
6.) If the writer had seen the second day’s game on the first day, what would he have thought about it?
Answer: Had the writer seen the second day’s game on the first day, he would have thought about two possible things-
- That the old boy is making the younger one work and enjoying his game by making him work
- He would have about how tables have turned in other words the whites who once imposed work on the colors ones were now doing the same with the whites.
7.) Why did the white man feel surprised at the narrator’s outburst? Eventually, he also smiled. Why?
Answer: The narrator was unaware that the man was the boys’ father so he went to telling that the boys were just playing the game and no color is superior over other. The white man was surprise because he didn’t the narrator to tell his feelings on their very first meeting. They were strangers after all. Then he told the narrator that he already that the boys were playing the game and he was their father.
8.) Did the white man believe in white supremacy? How do you know?
Answer: No, the white man didn’t believe in white supremacy. He married to a Jamaican woman and this shows that he didn’t believe in color, creed.
9.) How did the narrator come to the conclusion that grown-ups are silly?
Answer: On the first day the narrator thought that the little white boy was ordering the Jamaican boy. But when the narrator saw the other way on the next day, he smiled and realized that it was just the game of boss and the slave. He had many thoughts about racism and over powering of the whites. With the realization he felt that the grown-ups judge easily and this is was they are silly.
10.) How did the story begin? How did the writer take the story forward? What is the point of conflict? How did the story end?
Answer: The story began with the narrator’s observation of the two little boys on his way to walk. The little white one was imposing work on the Jamaican boy. This made the narrator think deeply about it the whole day. He thought about it so much he lost his hope in humanity and his people. The next morning he saw the boys playing and also he saw a white man standing and watching them play. But the next morning, the narrator is surprised to see that it was the Jamaican boy who ordered the little white boy. Then the narrator realized that they were just playing the game of boss and the slave. He then though that the man who was watching them play would be thinking that the black is superior. The narrator was unaware that the white was their father and the narrator explains him that the boys were just playing the game and no color is superior. The white smiles and tells him that he knew about the game and he was their father. He was married to a Jamaican woman.
The story is written in a proper sequence. There is no flashback and present order. It takes the continuity of time.
The point of conflict is that it was just the game they were playing and there was no superrioty of any color. It was his own thoughts that make lost his hope in his people but his own thoughts again have faith in his people because of the scene that took place the next day.
The story ended with an instilling hope in the narrator’s heart. It was just his thoughts that made him think that there was still superiroty of the whites. He again had faith in his people and felt proud of his country.
II.) Read the following sentences. Some of them are not in accordance with the story. Tick () these sentences.
4.) The narrator observed two boys playing a game one day when he was going for an evening walk. √
5.) The little white boy commanded the black boy to perform a few tasks which the black
boy did obediently. √
2.) The black boy played the role of the servant on both the days and followed his brother’s commands meekly. √
1.) The narrator was worried that even a very young white boy commanded the older black boy which indicated racial domination. √
3.) The white boy who was younger of the two played the role of the master and the older
boy who was a black played the role of the servant on the first day. √
Vocabulary
I.) Tick () the correct meaning of the words underlined below.
1.) The game, if it could be called a game, was not elaborate.
a) simple b) detailed c) brief d) mysterious
2.) The little boy strode imperiously up and down.
a) politely b) respectfully c) humbly d) proudly
3.) This man, I said to myself, will puzzle all day on whether the blacks will eventually rise and rule the world.
a) gradually b) finally c) immediately d) temporarily
4.) Could it be that the little dark boy was the son of a servant in the home and therefore had to do the white boy’s bidding?
a) advice b) instruction c) order d) suggestion
5.) The white youngster walked abjectly behind him.
a) submissively b) unhappily c) miserably d) secretly
II) The following words/phrases describe the two boys in the story Jamaican
Fragment.
1) Now look for the other words in the lesson that describe the two boys. Write your
words in the appropriate column.
The White Boy | The Black Boy |
four-year-old | five -year-old |
hazel eyes | coarse hair |
sturdy | sturdy youngster |
light-brown hair. | very dark |
White | coal-black eyes. |
blue shirts and khaki pants. | blue shirts and khaki pants. |
Read the following paragraph and identify the similes and metaphors in it.
Sunitha was an exceptional student. She was good at sports and other co-curricular
activities too. One day the teachers were talking about her. The maths teacher said fondly, “My Sunitha is the Shakuntala of our school.” The science teacher said, “She is as clever as Kalpana Chawla and as hard working as Marie Curie. One day she will bring the Nobel prize to our country.” The physical education teacher started singing the praises of Sunitha saying, “You know, she runs like a hare and swims like a fish. And in the boxing ring? She is a leopard. I must say she is the Mary Kom of our state.” Unlike other teachers, the social studies teacher hated this girl as Sunitha belonged to the so-called ‘lower caste’. She said, “Sunitha… a hare, a fish and …what is that? … a leopard. She is more an animal than a girl, I suppose.” All other teachers said in unison, “Yes, she is an animal for animals that cannot understand the metaphor in a language.”
Similes-
1.) She is as clever as Kalpana Chawla and as hard working as Marie Curie.
2.) You know, she runs like a hare and swims like a fish.
Metaphor-
1.) My Sunitha is the Shakuntala of our school.
2.) She is a leopard
3.) she is the Mary Kom of our state
4.) She is more an animal than a girl
Writing
Discuss in groups and write an essay on the ‘Violation of Child Rights in Indian
Society’ based on your experiences / reading. Violation of Child Rights in Indian Society’
Child rights are the basic right given to every child. Children have every right to be protected from abuse, exploitation, child labor, etc. They have right to equality, right against discrimination, right to education and health, Right to free and compulsory elementary education for all children. These rights have been created to protect their basic needs.
In country like India, we can see that there is no proper implementation of child rights. It is common for us to see child labor in our daily life. We can see that how every now and there are number of children who are still deprived of their basic rights. There are many children who don’t even get their primary education completed. These are the few examples of how these rights are not only deprived but also they are violated.
There are many reasons why child rights are violated. Many children from rural areas and from the slum areas of urban are deprived from their rights. We see that there are many families who have poor economic condition and everyone from the family works, it then becomes compulsory for the child from that family to work. They are then sent to work instead of schools. Child labor though illegal can be still in many part of India. India is a developing country with having high population. There is also a big economic gap in the Indian society. This lead the children deprive of their basic rights and work in various jobs.
There are many ways through which we can prevent child rights violation. Firstly there should be maximum awareness of these rights among the people,, especially to those who are not educated enough. These might help them realize the importance of their children’s rights. The role of NGO can also be useful in spreading importance of child rights. The NGOs and their volunteers would work for the betterment of the children and their future.There should be strict laws and its implementation. Unless one can take strict actions against people who violate these rights, there cannot be improvement.
Children are the future of the nation and if these children are deprived of their basic rights, how the country is going to develop? With proper execution, implementation and strict laws we can achieve violation free child rights. Children should be protected and encouraged to do something better in life. Children are the building blocks of the country and they should be treated equally in every aspect.
Listening
Listen to your teacher telling you a story of a girl called Maya and say whether the following statements are True or False.
1.) When Maya was born, all were happy. False
2.) When Maya grew, she began to help her mother. True
3.) Maya could not join her friends as she had a lot of work. True
4.) Maya completed her graduation. False
5.) If Maya were a boy, her parents would let her complete school education. True
6.) Maya thinks that her life will be much different from that of her mother. False