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Karnataka 1st PUC English Textbook Answers Reflections Chapter 6 Babar Ali
Babar Ali Comprehension I:
Question 1.
Where does Babar Ali run classes for poor children?
Answer:
Babar Ali runs classes for poor children at Gangapur village in west Bengal’s Murshidabad.
Question 2.
How is Babar Ali’s routine described by the writer?
Answer:
Babar wakes up every morning at 7 and starts his day by doing some house hold chores. Then he takes an auto rickshaw first and later walks five kilometers to the cossimbazar Raj Govinda Sundari Vidyapeeth where he is a class XII student. Babar makes his way to an afternoon school where he is the headmaster of a school of 800 students.
Question 3.
Give a picture of babar Ali’s school.
Answer:
This is where rows of poor, underprivileged kids sit under the open, blue sky and learn what most children in the modem world pay hundreds of dollars for, for free. This is where 800 kids who are deprived from their basic right for education, walk miles to leam, free of cost, the basics and fundamentals of life. The Bhapta neighborhood of Gangapur Village in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, Babar lives with his three siblings and his parents in a thatched house which is the size of an average city kitchen.
Even though their community provides free education to children, sending children to school is not entirely free of cost. Although the children are taught for free they still have to pay for uniforms, books etc.
That is why a lot of families cannot afford to send their children to school. Thus instead of going to school most of the boys help out their families by working as mechanics, day laborers, grass cutters, live stock herders etc; whereas girls work as maid servants in the village where they cook, clean, wash clothes and dishes for their employers . Babar Ali wanted to change this. That is why he took the initiative of opening his very own school.
Question 4.
Why is Babar Ali called ‘a fortunate soul’ in his village?
Answer:
Babar Ali is called ‘a fortunate soul’ in his village. In the Bhapta neighbourhood of Gangapur village in West bengal’s Murshidabad, Babar live with his three sibilings and his parents in a thatched house which is the size of an average city kitchen.
Yet, he is still among the privileged ones in his village, because unlike most children there, he went to school and got formal education. He was better off also in being the son of Nasiruddin Sheik.
Question 5.
What, according to Babar’s father, is true religion?
Answer:
Nasiruddin Sheikh,father of Babar tells that education is man’s true religion.
Question 6.
Why is sending children to school, a costly affair for parents?
Even though children are provided free education, sending children to school is not entirely free of cost. Although the children are taught for free they still have to pay for uniforms, books etc. That is why a lot of families cannot afford to send their children to school.
Question 7.
Tulu Rani Hazra is
(a) a widow.
(b) An illiterate educationist.
(c) A literate educationalist.
(d) A fishmonger.
Answer:
(d) A fishmonger.
Question 8. The teaching staff of Babar Ali’s school is made up of …….
(a) appointed teachers.
(b) High school student volunteers.
(c) Teachers from other schools.
(d) Teachers from Ali’s village.
Answer:
(b) High school student volunteers.
Question 9.
Babar Ali gets the children to listen by …………………
(a) Using the rod.
(b) Sparing the rod.
(c) Making friends with them,
(d) Taking advantage of age gap.
Answer:
(c) Making friends with them.
Babar Ali Comprehension II:
Question 1.
Why do you think Babar Ali took the initiative to start his own school?
Answer:
Even though their community provides free education to children, sending children to school is not entirely free of cost. Although the children are taught for free they still have to pay for uniforms, books etc. That is why a lot of families cannot afford to send their children to school.
Thus instead of going to school most of the boys help out their families by working as
mechanics, day laborers, grass cutters, live stock herders etc; whereas girls work as maid servants in the village where they cook, clean, wash clothes and dishes for their employers . Babar Ali wanted to change this. That is why he took the initiative of opening his very own school.
Question 2.
‘What started as a game resulted in a much sought after school for the unprivileged.’Explain.
Answer:
Babar All actually started his school at the mere age of nine. In fact, his school “Anand Siksha Niketan” grew out of a game.
“We used to play school-school, with me as teacher. My friends had never seen the inside of a school, so they enjoyed playing students. They ended up learning arithmetic and enjoying it”, said Babar Ali while trying to explain, how he initially started teaching. In 2002, the game got institutionalized, with the strength of eight.
So gradually words spread and the numbers grew. Help began to come from other quarters: Babar’s own teachers, monks at the local Ramakrishna Mission, sympathetic IAS officers, even local cops. When Babar first thought up a mid-day meal scheme, the rice came from his father’s fields, but now, with the aid of friends in the administration, it comes from government stock.
Question 3.
Do you think that Babar All’s act of thoughtfulness has enabled the poor children move towards growth? Discuss.
Answer:
Babar is going to school most of the boys help out their families by working as mechanics, day laborers, grass cutters, live stock herders etc; whereas girls work as maid servants in the village where they cook, clean, wash clothes and dishes for their employers . Babar Ali wanted to change this. That is why he took the initiative of opening his very own school. Babar makes his way to an afternoon school where he is the headmaster of a school of 800 students.
Babar Ali Comprehension III:
Question 1.
According to Nasiruddin ‘education is man’s true religion’. How does Babar All’s school prove this?
Answer:
Nasiruddin is a jute seller and a dropout who believes that education is man’s true religion, and who initially supported his son’s venture with his own income. Babar Ali actually started his school “Anand Siksha Niketan” at the mere age of nine.
In 2002, the game go institutionalized, with the strength of eight. So gradually word spread and the numbers grew. After bine years, the school has 60 regular attendees and over 220 students oh roll-call and 800 students in total, with 10 volunteer teachers teaching grades 1 through 8.
His little afternoon venture is now registered and recognized by the West Bengal State Government, which means students graduating from Babar’s school are eligible to be transferred to other local high schools .This shows that education is man’s true religion.
Question 2.
The increasing strength of Babar Ali’s school reflects the transformation in our society’s attitude towards education. Substantiate.
Answer:
Babar Ali gradually received help from his own teachers, monks at the local Ramakrishna Mission, sympathetic IAS officers, even local cops. With the aid of friends in the administration, he got rice for the mid day scheme from government stock.
His little afternoon venture is now registered and recognized by the west Bengal state Government, which means students graduating from Babar’s school are eligible to be transferred to other local high schools.
Question 3.
Do you feel that Babar Ali’s initiation is a success story? Explain.
Answer:
Yes, truly it is a great success for him. His stoiy also bears evidence to the fact that if you have a well then there surely is a way. That a 9 year old can also change the world should be enough inspiration for all of us to come out of our closed cocoons and help make a difference.
Coming from a small village in Murshidabad he should be commended just for the audacity of hoping. It is this hope, and the faith that he has upon himself that has helped him come all this way. It is started as game but now the world turned towards his school.
Vocabulary
Homophones
Consult a dictionary to know their meaning and use them in your own sentences.
1. aloud – The juveniles cried aloud for mercy,
allowed – My best friend allowed me to sing at her wedding.
2. bear – The bear was scary looking, bare
I felt bare without my makeup.
3. cent -I bought a chocolate bar for a cent, scent
The boy’s scent smelt musky and strong.
Sent-1 sent my parents a letter today.
4. flour – The cake needed flour, which had dropped out on the way.
flower – The flower had no water so it,started to wilt.
5. groan – You could hear the prisoners grumble and groan in the dungeons.
grown -My child has grown to be d loving and caring person.
6. hoarse – My throat is hoarse because I talk too much, horse
In competing with my horse, Midnight.
7. in – The car was not in garage so the man panicked, inn
There was no place for us at the inn.
8. jean – I accidentally tore my brand new jeans, gene
I think I have mother’s gene because my hair is ginger like hers.
9. knot – knot: I suddenly got a knot in my stomach I had forgotten kumar’s present.
not – It’s not my fault. It is yours
Use the above words in your own sentences so as to get both the meanings.
[Bat, can, found, fair, pound, will, charge, order, rock.]
1. Bat – M .S. Dhoni uses a heavy bat for playing cricket.
Bat – Bat hunts only during nights.
2. Can -1 can swim
Can- please fill the juice in the can.
3. Found – she found a new way of living.
Found – we found a building construction.
4. Fair – It is very fair.
Fair – we bought this dog in a animal fair 2013.
5. Pound – My uncle gifted the guitar costs 25 pounds.
Pound – the policemen pound the wall very heavily.
6. Will – This is . my will to discuss things in front of the management.
Will – we have processed our family will *in the cupboard.
7. Gharge -1 whs charged Rs. 500 for have the meal in the hotel.
Charge – The police gives charge to the accused.
8. Order – The judge ordered the police department to investigate the matter.
Order – The college students ordered 5 kg cake for teacher’s day.
9. Rock – granite is cut from the rocks.
Rock – A. R. Rahman composes much rock music from the television.
Babar Ali Additional Question and Answer
I. Answer the following
Question 1.
Why did he not use the rod in his school?
Answer:
They are more like friends therefore there is no rod in his school.
Question 2.
How does he become an inspiration to millions of youths?
Answer:
Babar Ali has not only helped out hundreds of children to get enlightened , he has also inspired millions of youths.
Question 3.
What proverb does the story of Babar Ali mention?
Answer:
His story bears the proverb “Where there is will there is a way”.
Question 4.
How many students are enrolled in class I and n?
Answer:
There are 200 students are enrolled in class I and II.
Question 5.
How does Babar give the lesson? Where does he conduct his classes?
Answer:
Babar Ali gives lessons just the way he has heard them from his teachers. There is no building or establishment for his school. He teaches his students under the open sky. Some children sit in the mud, others on rickety benches under a rough, homemade shelter. The family chickens scratch around nearby. In every corner of the yard groups of children can be seen studying hard.
II. Fill in the blanks:
1. Class VIII has just 20 students.
2. The students study 10 subjects and are taught by Babar and Debarita Bhattacharva.
3. Tulu Rani Hazra is an illiterate fishmonger.
4. Debarita goes to college in Behrampur.
Babar Ali Summary in English
Babar Ali is an Indian student and teacher from Murshidabad in West Bengal. He was called the “youngest headmaster in the world at the age of sixteen.
Babar Ali is still a student himself, enrolled at the government-run Raj Govinda school in Berhamnore. West Bengal. In the afternoons, starting at 4:00 p.m., he in turn teaches students in a school he founded in his parents’ back yard in Murshidabad. He had begun teaching at nine years of age, mostly as a game, and then decided to continue teaching other children at a \argex scale.
Currently on October 2009 the school continues to be run as an outdoor school and counts a total of ten teachers including Babar Ali himself, all of them students at school or college who volunteer to teach at the school.
There are 800 children learning at the school, starting from four or five years of age. That the school is tuition-free makes it affordable for the poor in this economically deprived area, so that the school has been recognised to have helped increase literacy rates in the area.
In Murshidabad there had been no governmental or private schools. Pupils come from nearby villages and walk up to four kilometres in order to attend their lessons. Babar Ali succeeded in having his school recognized by the local authorities when he realised that this would entitle its pupils to the portion of free rice given to pupils at the end of the month by the government.
Babar Ali Summary in Kannada
Glossary:
Gangly (adj) : tall, thin, and awkward in one’s movements
Intrigue(v) : to make somebody very interested and want to know about something.
Crusading (adj) : pertaining to a long and determined effort