Teaching of English

My Mother at Sixty-Six 1. What did the poet realise looking at her mother in the car? A. When the poet saw her mother’s face ashen like that of a corpse in the car she realised with pain that her mother has grown old and would die soon. 2.How was the scene outside the moving car different from the inside one? A. Inside the car the scene was inert and lifeless. The poet’s old mother has dozed off. With her mouth slightly opened she was looking like a corpse. In contrast the scene outside was full of life and energy with trees sprinting and children spilling out of their homes. 3.How does the poet describe her mother? A. The poet compares her sixty-six years old mother with late winter’s moon. In her old age she has become pale, wan and dim like the late winter’s moon whose journey of life will be over soon. 4. What is the old familiar ache the poet felt? A. The childhood fear and pain about the aging and inevitability of death gripped the poet seeing her mother’s faili

  LOST SPRING      By: ANEES JUNG i)                    Conditions of Ragpickers at Seemapuri : Hints Periphery of Delhi-miles away metaphorically-located nearby lacks the luxury/glamour associated with the city. Squatters from Bangladesh, came in 1971 10,000 rag pickers. a.        Left homes in Dhaka-storms swept away fields & homes. b.       Prefer living   here-with ration cards-can feed families; Children partners in survival c.        Rag picking-fine art-is gold-gets them roof over head. d.       For Children- wrapped in wonder/for parents-means of survival. e.        Saheb-e-Alam -name ironical-means lord of universe-scrounges in the garbage. f.        Would like to go to school, but there is none in the neighborhood, so picks garbage. g.        Live in terrible conditions-structures of mud roofs of tins & tarpaulin, h.       Devoid of sewage, drainage, running water. i.         Saheb unhappy at tea stall-gets Rs, 800 all his meals j.