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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the setting of the story?
Chennai, 19th century
Pondicherry, contemporary time
Chennai, contemporary time
Chennai
"Overnight, it poured, and the graveyard became a swamp. You were coughing in concert with the buzzing hordes of mosquitoes, and we were all slapping and scratching at our skin. Your skin looked the worst -- it wasn't just bumpy with bites, it was dotted with red where you'd scratched so hard, you'd bled."
Using the underlined words as clues, what is the point of view of the story?
First person
Second person
Third person
Match the following
helped the children get off the streets
did not trust strangers
gave the girls food and beads
believed in Jesus Christ (Yesu)
wanted to be a teacher
All the children in the story had a past. Arul's family (a) . Muthu (b) and Rukku and Viji (c) .
Match the following
Realistic Fiction
genre
survival
theme
protection from violence
Children's right
play time
Children's need
Which of the following statements are true about Rukku?
(Click on all the correct options)
Rukku was compassionate towards people and animals alike
Rukku wanted to be a teacher
Rukku saved Viji from the bus driver by throwing her wooden doll at him
Rukku was adept at making bead necklaces
Why did the children move from the bridge to a graveyard? What does this incident tell you about their lives?
(Only one option is correct)
The heavy rains washed away their temporary shelter. It demonstrates how dangerous their lives were.
The bridge broke down. It demonstrates that the children were homeless.
The graveyard was more fun than the bridge. It shows the innocence of the children.
The waste mart man sent his goons to kidnap the girls. It demonstrates that the children were not safe.
Match the following
Orphanage
care and concern
Home on the bridge
friendship and independence
Viji and Rukku's apartment
confinement and escape
Graveyard
refuge and disaster
What did Rukku die of?
Dengue and pneumonia
Malaria and diarrhoea
Dengue and dysentery
Malaria and Dengue
Celina Aunty asked Viji to believe in the "goodness within herself" because she did not believe in God. What do you call a person who does not believe in God?
(a)
