1) Answer the following questions from the lesson:
a) Why was Seema upset?
Ans: Seema was upset by the information that her salary for this month will be late.
b) What did Swati suggest to her mother?
Ans: Swati suggested her mother that they could try the NGO for some help who had visited their school.
c) What happened when Seema met the lady at the office of the NGO?
Ans: When Seema met the lady of the NGO, she talked about her hopes of setting up a small business. Then the lady showed her the women who were working there in blue sarees and aprons and had Brave Mothers embossed on their dress. The lady also explained to Seema that their NGO was a self help group.
d) What did the women of Brave Mothers do?
Ans: The women of Brave Mothers take vocational training in a variety of fields like toy making, embroidery, tailoring, culinary arts, mobile repairing etc and later given load to start their own business.
e) What was Seema interested in doing?
Ans: Seema was interested in doing culinary arts
f) How did the NGO help Seema?
Ans: The NGO helped Seema by giving the hope of providing loan with which she can set up her own business and all the problems of her life will be solved.
Find out the meanings of the words in italics and select the correct answer from the options:
A) Seema looked at Swati’s calm and resolute face
Ans: Determined, Firm
B) ” I would like to choose culinary training as a vocation”
Ans: Cooking
C) Her heart brimmed with new dreams
Ans: Overflowed
- Here are some more words from the lesson.
Read the words in column A and find out their meanings in column B. Draw lines to match each words with it’s meanings.
Edge : The outside limit of an object, a surface or an area.
Adored : loved somebody very much
Jotted : wrote something quickly
Hugged : put ones arms around somebody to hold them tightly, especially to show deep love or liking.
Embossed : a raised design on a fabric
- Sit in groups. Each group will take up one of the following points for discussion. The leader of each group will present the answers to the class on behalf of the group:
A) What, according to you, are the qualities of a good daughter/son?
Ans: (i) A good daughter/son should respect his/her parents.
(ii) A good daughter/son should take care of his/her parents.
(iii) A good daughter/son should behave properly to his/her parents.
(iv) A good daughter/son should obey his/her parents.
B) Do you think Swati is a good daughter? Why do you think so? The solution to the problem is shown
Ans: Yes, I think that Swati is a good daughter.
I think this way because Swati was concerned about her mother's problem and tried to console her by showing the solution of the problem. Swati was a mature girl who knows how to take responsibility of her mother.C) What are the good qualities do you have that match with Swati’s?
Ans: (i) I love my parents like Swati do.
(ii) I take care of my parents as Swati.
(iii) I ask my parents whenever they are upset like Swati does.
D) What will you do to become a better daughter/son?
Ans: (i) I will always speak truth to my parents.
(ii) I will always take their responsibilities.
(iii) I will always try to keep them happy.
- Let’s learn some grammar:
Look at the underlined words in the following sentences from the lesson.
“Seema Deka drew the window curtains of her living room. Without switching on the light, she sat on the edge of her bed, lost in thought”
The underlined words on , of and in are prepositions. A preposition is a word usually placed before a noun or a pronoun to show it’s relation to a place, time, cause, purpose or means.
Here are some common types of preposition. They denote:
A) Place or position:
Eg: in, on, at, over, under, above, below, behind, between, beyond
(i) The book is on the table.
(ii) He is at school now.
B) Time
Eg: at, on, in, for, from, to, since, during, till/until
(i) She will go to office in the morning.
(ii) She sat there for three hours.
C) Cause
Eg: because of, on account of, from, out of, of
i) The match had to be stopped because of the rain
ii) Our school is closed on account of Bihu.
d) Purpose
Eg: for
i) I am waiting for the taxi.
e) Means
Eg: by, with, on, in
i) I go to school by bus.
ii) I will cut the cake with this knife.
Now fill in the blanks with the correct preposition from the choices given in brackets:
Ans:
1) Seema was upset with the information.
2) Swati told her about a lady who lived here.
3) She asked Seema to see the lady at her office.
4) She was the boss of the NGO.
5) Swati goes to school by bus.
- As you know, there are different ways of presenting the same idea. Find a sentence in the text that has the same meaning as each of the following statements. The first one has been done for you :
A) She was very wise for her age. Seema thought.
Ans: She looked so mature. Seema thought.
B) He had expired a few years ago.
Ans: He had passed away nearly five years ago.
C) Depending on Seema’s success, she would be given more work.
Ans: Based on Seema’s performance, she would be assigned more customers.
D) Her heart was filled with new hopes and desires.
Ans: Her heart brimmed with new dreams .
- Read the lesson carefully once again. Working with your partner, use the information given in it to design a signboard for the NGO ‘Brave Mothers’ which will be displayed near the gate.
Ans: Do it yourself.
8) This is the copy of a letter that Seema wrote to the Branch Manager of Assam Co-operative Milan Bank for the sanction of a loan. Read it.
To
The Branch Manager
Assam Co-operative Milan Bank
Naharguri, Assam
Date- 1 January 2019
Subject- Application for sanction of a loan amount of Rs 10,000/-
Sir,
I have been a customer with your bank for over five years. I would like to apply for a personal load of Rs 10,000/- to set up a catering business. I have done the necessary market survey and have submitted all the necessary documents.
I will be very grateful if you could sanction the loan at the earliest. Thankyou, and looking forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully,
Seema Deka
Now write a similar letter to Brave Mothers asking for a loan to set up your toy making business. Carefully note how to begin and end a letter. Also note how the date, subject line and salutation are written.
Ans:
To
Brave Mothers NGODate: _
Subject: Application for sanction of loan
Sir,
I have been taking toy making training under your NGO since a long time. Now, as my training session is going to end soon, I would like to request for a loan so that I could set-up my own toy making business.
I will be very grateful if you could grant me the loan at the earliest. Thank you, and looking forward to hearing from you.Yours faithfully
- In the lesson, Swati tells her mother that she would call up the NGO ‘Brave Mothers’. She would seek help from the representative from the NGO who had visited her school to create awareness on “Entrepreneurship Development and Self Reliance”.
Now work in pairs. Imagine one of you is Swati’s mother and the other is the lady from Brave mothers. Write a telephonic conversation between Swati’s mother and the lady. Note down the conversation and enact it before the class.
Ans: Swati’s mother: Hello ma’am!
The lady: Hello! How may I help you?
Swati’s mother : Ma’am my name is Seema. I have heard about your organization from my daughter, as you have visited there. I would like to let you know that I am thinking of setting up my own business and I would be grateful if your NGO can help me with it.
The lady: Yes Seema. Our NGO has helped many women like you. Please visit our office tomorrow by 10’am and we will discuss it further.
Swati’s mother: Thank you so much ma’am, for your kind response. I will surely visit tomorrow.
The lady : You’re welcome Seema, have a nice day.
Swati’s mother: You too ma’am.
- Find out from your teacher/parents/nearest bank/internet how to open an online bank account. Write out the instructions in clear steps below and tell your classmates how to open the account.
Ans: (i) Visit the website of the particular bank
ii) Fill up the account opening form
iii) Download the form and visit the bank
iv) Take all the documents with you
v) After verification your account will be opened.