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WorksheetsLost Spring
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
What two distinct worlds does the author see in the lives of the bangle makers?
Sahukars – policemen
Policemen – bureaucrats
Middlemen – poor people
Poor people – influential people
What is the probable reason for children remaining barefoot?
Lack of money
Physical illness
Perpetual state of poverty
A tradition to remain barefoot
“I wonder if she knows the sanctity of the bangles she helps make.” The underlined phrase symbolizes:
Auspiciousness in marriage
The job provides good profit
Richness
Making bangles is a good job
For the children, the garbage is wrapped in (a) .
The name of the writer of the lesson, 'Lost Spring' is (a) .
Their ability to dream and their initiatives have been killed by years of _________________.
schooling
money making
mind numbing toil
none of the above
“Seemapuri a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it metaphorically.” What is the tone of the writer?
sad
happy
angry
mocking
“It is karam, his destiny”’ says Mukesh’s grandmother who has watched her own husband go blind with the dust from polishing the glass of bangles. What character trait of the grandmother is seen here?
superstitious
atheist
fatalist
religious
What do the parents expect from their children to bring from the garbage dumps?
left over food
silver coins
money
items valuable for them
“The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulders.” Identify the literary device used in the sentence.
simile
alliteration
contrast
none of the above
